I still don't think they look like paintbrush...
I would agree more on that LEGO thing XD
Me and my sister have been referring them as LEGO characters since the day we bought the game haha.

I find it quite disturbing, its like someone has chopped of their hands!
Yup yup, agreed on that hahaha, their hands or arms do looked like chopped... (Especially their elbows lolz)