Most of the original characters were inspired by different characters from various media.
Keeper of the Light = Gandalf
Most of the original characters were inspired by different characters from various media.
Well maybe not other characters, but real people. Zangief is based on a guy named Zangief, Ryu is based on some karate legend, Bison is based on an anime villain, Johnny Cage is JCVD, everyone is Bruce Lee, etc. Blanka and Dhalsim may be original creations but I honestly kinda doubt it.
inspired by harlequins in general obviously, but I always assumed moreso from this: (not trying to reach. I've never even watched Batman)
Genesis in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is modeled after Gackt.
Warcraft's Athras is such a painfully obvious Elric of Melnibogne rip-of. It feels like if some kid decided to make a clone of Elric, only make him even more "badass" in a way that only kids would consider badass
Mewtwo's design, animations and personality are pretty much Frieza's.
I've heard Stroheim inspiring Guile, but I've also seen claims Dire did as well:
Also, I recall reading the Japan Team in KOF are based around Getter Robo---Kyo, Benimaru, and Goro are meant to mimic Ryoma, Hayato, and Musashi in terms of basic character.
Legend tells that Guilty Gear's Baiken
was created when someone told that "the girl from Rurouni kenshin"
was actualy a male samurai and dude was like "meh, a girl samurai is an awesome idea"
If we're going to bring Skullgirls into this, most of the palettes are a homage to something or other. Like Riker Beowulf:Eliza from Skullgirls has a Dio colour palette, though she's not even close to being based on the character.
If we're going to bring Skullgirls into this, most of the palettes are a homage to something or other. Like Riker Beowulf:
...BE those characters ?
is suposed to be
????
The Lizard and Gorilla in Rampage are definitely King Kong and Godzilla. I'm not sure about the giant werewolf.
I always think of Ryo from KoF when this topic comes up.
They have tried to diversify Ryo in later games. In KoF XIII he has red hair. This comparison is ironic since Ken is a lot of fun and Ryo is so boring to play.
If people are mentioning Law/Fei Long -> Bruce Lee
Than
DiveKick has
Markman ! Based on ...Mark "Markman" Julio !
Axel Stone from the Streets of Rage series looks quite a bit like Jean Claude van Damme on the box art of Bare Knuckle II (that's what it's called in Japan), don't you think?
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I think Nathan Drake from Uncharted is a homage to Indiana Jones from the Movies. And Indiana Jones movies are based on the games.
Game > Movie > Game
Actually that was a callback to the original Art of Fighting game, where Ryo's sprite had red-orange hair despite being blond in artwork.They have tried to diversify Ryo in later games. In KoF XIII he has red hair. This comparison is ironic since Ken is a lot of fun and Ryo is so boring to play.