OMG You did well here! Love how rugged and scratchy K. Rool is!

I really like his raw expression here, and the shading compliment it.

Thank you both for the comments. About the scratches, I wanted to add depth to K. Rool by adding a scaled texture to his body, but he looks like he got beaten up badly instead! º¬º Regardless, I decided to keep it since it looks neat. Adding to this, it seems Shigahisa Nakaue--

(The primary artist for 2D Mario illustrations) forewent the scales as well. Maybe they were too detailed for the simple artstyle, or maybe he found them difficult to convey in 2D. I always found K.Rool to be a bit deranged, a schemer, and cruel. Thank you for your comments!