User blog comment:Sarasue1/Orange Origins/@comment-1344907-20120321193717

Uh...well, for Sven, I was watchin' this TV show, called Lost. There was this guy, Miles Straume. Kinda like Sven, he was a pretty grumpy dude, sometimes perverted. I was watchin' this scene where a chick in the show backed Miles against a wall with a knife, and then he was like, "Whoa, this is pretty hot."

And then it hit me. I was like, oh my goodness, I should create a perverted guy character like that and completely step out of my comfort zone. Because I like the challenge of portraying characters that sound completely unlike me. So there you go...

Sven was also partially based on my brother. Mostly in general appearance (guy with glasses and short hair), and his fashion style. Other than that, they're not really alike.

In my original idea, I think Sven was a little more dorky. I imagined him makin' internet culture references from time to time...but he just turned out to be a straight-up jock with a nerd face.