r/TopCharacterTropes • u/NinjaOfOnion • 12h ago
Characters [Fun Trope] Legally Distinct Characters
What do you mean this character has a lot of similarities to another, it’s totally a different original character (essentially parody characters or characters that it is very obvious where the inspiration came from, I’m gonna just do a bit where I pretend that they are totally not, okay, also I left out a fun one on purpose because i thought it would be more fun for the audience, I think it’s fun when they have to go around and make their own when its obvious whose it is supposed to be.)
Characters:
Agent Spider from Invincible:
What do you mean this character is similar to any Marvel character, just because he’s got spider abilities and is voiced by Josh Keaton, doesn’t mean that its Spider-Man
Rorschach from Watchmen:
This character may have a faceless mask and wear trenchcoat and fedora but that does not mean he is a knock off of The Question
Creature of the Clergy from Its Bunlith! The Witch Upstairs!
Okay this character may have some resemblances to other characters but it has a fluffy tail so it is in no way the Cleric Beast from Bloodborne
(I have no idea of the actual name of the last creature so I made my own, please let me know if there is one)
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u/_wizardpenguin 12h ago
The whole cast of Watchmen fits this trope as well. They're all intentionally knockoffs of a bunch of classic Charlton Comics characters that DC bad recently acquired. DC wouldn't let Alan Moore use them though, insisting on original characters.
So, Rorschach is The Question, Silk Spectre is Nightshade, Dr. Manhattan is Captain Atom, Nite-Owl is Blue Beetle (Daniel being Ted Kord, Hollis being Dan Garrett), The Comedian is Peacemaker, and Ozymandias is Thunderball.