I've had this idea for a while and only recently started dabbling with character designs for it.

This is Genki Steamblade, a character for an OC universe called "Way of The Ironkai" about steampunk ninjas and samurais. Genki is a very skilled swordsman, but he's only a rookie as a mechanic and in ninjutsu craft. He's the older brother of Meiko Steampunk, another steampunk ninja.

I've dabbled with Genki's design a few before the most recent sketch (which is in colour, the old ones are in black and white). His name actually used to be Genji, but when Tik Tok came along with the "I'm already tracer" meme, I changed his name to Genki.

More information about him, more characters, and the universe in a future post.