Instances of Ballsy Character Design

[Fooz]

How about this?

OMFG KILL IT!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!

O.T. cant really think of any, none of them are ever ballsy in my eyes

 

[Mysten]

Kirby is pretty ball-like in appearance.

 

[Android2137]

This is Raziel. Raziel is a vampire with no jaw, essentially no skin, few or no internal organs, three talons instead of five fingers/toes, the complexion of a Smurf, the stunning physique of a vulture's dinner, and two long, thick flaps of flesh hanging from his back that used to be wings before the supporting elements thereof were brutally ripped from his body by a vengeful monarch.

This guy was chosen to be the face of the non-Blood Omen Soul Reaver games. I daresay it takes some serious artistic integrity to try to sell these products to people with this character as their representative.

... What are you talking about? He's got skin. I can see it right there. It's green. And I think he looks cool.

As for unconventional character design I've seen, hmmm... The only thing that comes to mind are turians. Sometimes I wonder if Garrus was intended to be one of ME2's romantic interests from the beginning or they did it because he was that popular among the fanbase. Maybe I don't play enough video games...