Russell is a anthromorphic blue sea otter wearing an eyepatch on one of his eyes, has two wood peglegs as feet, has a hook for a hand, has a black pirate hat with a white skull, has a red and white striped shirt, and black ripped pants. He is a pirate and says yar alot. He lives on a pirate ship. He has a pet parrot as his alarm clock. He loves fishing. He eats fish, pufferfish, and clams.