I s'pose my characters went the same as everyone else's, so I'll keep this short and sweet.
5 years ago: Cringy basic characters with no or very cliche backstories.
3 years ago: New characters, better designed, still bland on stories and personality.
Present: Reverted to older characters, less ostentatious designs, actually fleshed out in terms of personality, motives, and backstories.
It's nice to know you've at least improved at something, yeah?