...is fill out memes nowadays.
But I just had to.

1) how you thought of their name
2) what made you create the character in the first place
3) how the character has changed over time (if they have changed)
4) any random fun fact about that character

1. I thought to myself "Hey, I need a cool Russian name. What's a cool Russian name? Yevgeny's a cool Russian name." That's it. (I guess I got it from Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Hurrah for English class.)

2. I had this other character, Sasha, who needed a bodyguard/associate type of guy. So I went with the whole "huge, tough guy" thing and came up with Yevgeny. No brainpower needed.

3. Ah, this is where the brainpower comes in. : D At first, Yevgeny was just an expendable, cliche character who fit the whole "I am big quiet guy. I kick ass" deal. I didn't plan to use him much as a character, so I didn't really give much thought to him (obviously). But then I decided that even an expendable character needed some kind of backstory, because everyone has a backstory. So I set off on a magical journey into Characterdevelopmentlandia together with Mr. Yevgeny and started giving him a history, a personality, and other stuff. After that adventure, I grew very fond of him and decided to work on him more. From there, he's really become more than just "big quiet guy" (though he's still a big quiet guy, just not a cardboard cutout big quiet guy.) He has dreams (kind of), he has fears (lots of them, and he will never admit it), he has motivations for his actions beyond "I AM BIG AND FOREIGN. I WILL CRUSH YOU NOW." (BUT HE WILL STILL CRUSH YOU.)

Also, he used to be a 30 something guy. Now he's 48. They grow up so fast.

4. Yevgeny is actually quite fond of gardening. He has a vegetable garden growing at home. Mmm...veggies...