I like to imagine my chubby hyena furry OC being a really strong, competent warrior who might also come across as somewhat cold and unapproachable at first (he's just a bit shy, once he knows you better he's more laid-back), because I genuinely dislike the whole thing of chubby/fat characters being played for laughs and only being good for talking about food.
in fact, if I ever do end up making something with my characters, what if Jaryl's the only one who's somehow never seen eating anything. Like, to running gag levels of "no food is ever shown near this man".