Character Definitions: Anthropic Postmortem
Art Style: ligne-claire Tone: warm
Main Characters
Sarah Chen - Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Role: Protagonist, investigation leader
Appearance:
Age: Early 30s
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: East Asian
Hair: Black, shoulder-length, often tucked behind ears
Eyes: Brown, warm and determined
Height: Average (5'6")
Build: Slim, professional
Clothing:
Dark blue comfortable sweater or hoodie
Simple jeans or casual pants
Anthropic badge on lanyard
Sometimes wears glasses when debugging
Expression Range:
Default: Focused, slightly concerned
Investigating: Intense concentration
Discovery: Eyes widening with realization
Resolution: Warm, relieved smile
Personality: Determined, empathetic, methodical
Marcus Rodriguez - Senior Systems Engineer
Role: Team member, hardware specialist
Appearance:
Age: Late 30s
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Hair: Black, short, neat
Facial hair: Well-trimmed beard
Eyes: Dark brown, kind
Height: Tall (6'1")
Build: Average
Clothing:
Plaid button-down shirts
Dark pants
Often carrying tablet/laptop
Headphones around neck
Expression Range:
Default: Thoughtful, analytical
Problem-solving: Furrowed brow
Explaining: Animated hand gestures
Success: Broad, warm smile
Personality: Knowledgeable, patient, supportive
Priya Sharma - ML Engineer
Role: Team member, precision expert
Appearance:
Age: Late 20s
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: South Asian
Hair: Long black hair, usually in ponytail
Eyes: Dark brown, bright and curious
Height: Petite (5'3")
Build: Slim
Clothing:
Graphic tees (tech/math themed)
Cardigan
Comfortable sneakers
Smart watch
Expression Range:
Default: Eager, curious
Deep thought: Finger on chin
Eureka moment: Bright smile
Frustrated: Determined pout
Personality: Brilliant, enthusiastic, persistent
Claude (Anthropomorphized)
Role: The AI system, affected party
Appearance:
Form: Gentle, ethereal humanoid figure
Color: Soft orange/coral glow (#E8985E)
Eyes: Large, warm, circular
Expression: Kind, gentle
Aura: Soft warm glow around edges
Height: Slightly smaller than humans
Visual Style:
Semi-transparent, luminous quality
Clean ligne-claire outlines
Gradient glow (only exception to flat colors)
No harsh edges
Expression Range:
Healthy: Warm, helpful glow
Affected by bug: Flickering, concerned
Recovered: Bright, grateful
Personality: Helpful, gentle, resilient
Bug Characters
Bug #1: Routy (Router Bug)
Appearance:
Shape: Round body with direction arrows as tentacles
Color: Cool blue (#6B8E9F)
Eyes: Confused, spinning spirals
Size: Medium
Visual Elements:
Traffic direction arrows pointing wrong ways
Tangled routing lines
Question marks floating around
Behavior: Misdirects things, looks perpetually confused
Bug #2: Glitchy (Corruption Bug)
Appearance:
Shape: Pixelated, unstable form
Color: Purple/magenta with glitch effects (#9B59B6)
Eyes: One larger than other, asymmetric
Size: Medium, shape-shifting
Visual Elements:
Random characters floating (สวัสดี, 中文)
Pixel artifacts
Scrambled text bubbles
Behavior: Causes scrambled output, flickering appearance
Bug #3: Decimal (Precision Bug)
Appearance:
Shape: Two misaligned gears
Color: Mechanical gray with red error indicators (#95A5A6 / #E74C3C)
Eyes: Calculator-like digital display
Size: Compact but complex
Visual Elements:
bf16 and fp32 labels on gears
Decimal points and numbers floating
Probability charts in background
Behavior: Causes precision mismatches, looks mathematical
Supporting Characters
Users (Various)
Appearance: Diverse group of people using devices
Developer at laptop
Student on phone
Professional at workstation
Researcher with tablet
Visual Style: Simple, relatable designs Expressions: Range from happy to confused to frustrated
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