I had an idea that maybe this character could be manifesting himself from the game. I used the sketching style of the other artist to help make the concepts more cohesive.
Initially I was going for a look that would fit with the rest of our 3D games. Soft and simple, while readable.
Same idea, different variations.
I tweaked the design more into the desired style and handed it off.
A fun game show host character concept I did at https://internet.game I had the idea that this character could feel like a rough AI generated video, constantly swirling and changing as he used this game world to manifest and solidify his body.