sketch book: Big Pirate character

So I was thinking I might do a pirate vs. ninja scene in 3D for my final reel (considering I talk about it so much). Anyway, I have to design two characters, here is the pirate design I have so far. I didn't want the guy to be a captain, just a sort of grunt character. All comments and ideas are welcome. Also, I drew out an ortho just in case I wanted to start the modeling process.