IP CHARACTER DESIGN · 2026
MEET THE BOI
barqboi

Business, Supercharged

A boy made of lightning. Barq means lightning in Arabic, and boi is just a fun boy. He was born in Doha to run the boring bits of small shops: menus, orders, the day's closing. This is how he was built.

barqboi giving a thumbs up

Character Concept

The first sketch. The brows were still yellow, but the hair was already doing the work: even from behind, you know it's him.

Concept sketch, front, side and back
FRONT
SIDE
BACK
barqboi holding a tablet with a rising chart
Shop Sidekick

Head Carving

Head from the back, front and three-quarter
BACK
FRONT
THREE-QUARTER
barqboi enamel pin
ENAMEL PIN
barqboi keychain
KEYCHAIN

Clay Model

Untextured clay model, three views
BACK VIEW
FRONT VIEW
SIDE VIEW

Render Model

Full colour render, three views
BACK VIEW
FRONT VIEW
SIDE VIEW
barqboi vinyl figure on a stand beside its box

VINYL FIGURE AND BOX

The Details

Close-ups of the hair, eye, hoodie bolt and sneaker
FLAME HAIR
BLUE EYES
BOLT ON THE BACK
WHITE SNEAKERS

What He Carries

Power cell, bag and table tent
POWER CELL
THE BAG
TABLE TENT
barqboi 3D icon set

THE ICON SET

The Bolt

It's on his chest, his back, his bag and every table tent. One shape, repeated until nobody can miss it.

The bolt in three views and clay
FRONT
THREE-QUARTER
SIDE
Black cap with an embroidered yellow bolt

EMBROIDERED CAP

Studio Pose

barqboi holding up a tablet showing the Pulse dashboard
barqboi sitting outside a café in Doha at golden hour