Character Rules!

Noticing that the character ideas threads have already popped up, I want to lay down THE LAW some rules before anything gets out of hand.

1. Original Characters only. As much as I would want to throw Chakram as Colette or incinerate my opponents as Charizard, it's just not that original. Of course, such characters can be NPC cameos.
2. Characters must be able to use at least one kind of existing weapon. By this, I mean weapons originally in GS:TLA.
3. Please try to keep the character's name 6 letters or less. Sure, Atrius has his longer name patch, but the thing is, this can cause graphical issues. Characters with longer names can be used as cameos however.

4. Please keep animal-like humans (animal homonoids, angels/fairies/devils) to a minimum. It's interesting to have 1 or 2 animal like characters, but a full party starts to make it boring. Also, no Lycans.

Make sure your character is descriptive and has lots of detail to make it appealing to others. Make them as intersting as possible! It helps to have some sketches, but if your character is chosen, you must provide basic sketches of your characters for sprites.