History JustForFun / SurprisinglySimilarCharacters

* During a speculative ''WebVideo/WhatIfTheyWereInSmash'' moveset video for [[VideoGame/MegaManX Zero]], [[https://youtu.be/5ACi-YhxVpw?t=484 upon the subject]] of ''[=MvC3=]'' being referenced twice in a row for his series, BJ remarks that Zero is another [[RedIsHeroic red-colored]], sword and gun wielding, Creator/Capcom owned character, much like another he covered before in an episode, being [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]]. Before he completely [[TemptingFate dismisses the thought as a mere coincidence]] does the footage suddenly cut to both Zero and Dante's respective moments of love-lost {{Angst}}. The sudden revelation left BJ shook enough to leave his recording on hold for a short while.

* As drawn and compared in [[https://twitter.com/tabinokarasu/status/1326754097366671360?s=20 this tweet]], a {{Bishonen}} WingedHumanoid voiced by Creator/DaikiYamashita using a deeper voice than the actor's usual range, are we talking '''[[VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena Karuraten]]''' or '''Zitui Swallow''' (''Tale of Food'' JP build)? Subverted however, as the same twitterer points out; aside from these core similarities, the characters are ''yin-yang opposites'', making one wonder whether the creators of the games know about each other's works:
** They are a HairContrastDuo, with the former having short fluffy white hair and the latter long sleek blue.
** TsurimeEyes vs. TaremeEyes.
** Color scheme: mostly red vs. mostly blue.
** Loud and boisterous vs. quiet and reserved.
** Bastion of [[BigEater huge appetite]] vs. AnthropomorphicPersonification of a food item.
** Generally enjoys life vs. TheEeyore DeathSeeker.

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* An [[SinisterMinsister evil religious fanatic]] treats their child horribly, partly due to believing them to be some kind of demon. They forbid them from [[FunHatingVillain having any fun, thinking it's sinful,]] and get furious when they want to go to a social event, as well as [[KnightTemplar thinking anyone who disagrees with them is evil and is going to Hell.]] Is this [[Literature/{{Carrie}} Margaret White]] or [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Claude Frollo?]]

* This character is an [[ArtificialHuman artificial being]] created by the EldritchAbomination BigBad of the show for data-gathering purpose. They are sent to human world without being aware of their nature. Living as a brave and cheerful youngster, they contrast yet befriend the reluctant goggled main character who doesn't actually act like a hero at first. After the hero gets some CharacterDevelopment, they become the hero's most important person that he would risk his life to save. When it's revealed that they are the big bad's tools [[ApocalypseMaiden destinied to bring upon the end of the world]], and no human to begin with, the hero utterly falls into despair. They wear [[MsFanservice black tight]] [[MrFanservice suit]] as the big bad's servant, and emotionlessly announce to the broken-hearted hero that their good relationship before this means nothing to them. But when they are shown something that binds them to the hero, it turns out that the consciousness of them as the hero's friend are genuine and still there, struggling to return to their old self. Knowing this, the hero promises to save them from the big bad's dominance and save the world. Unfortunately, because they are still part of the big bad's entity, [[HeroicSacrifice they have to 'die' following the big bad's defeat, in order to save the entire world]]. The hero felt devastated for losing this character, but he believes that they are always connected forever. Is this character [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren Lagann's Nia Teppelin]], or [[Anime/DigimonUniverseApplimonsters Digimon Universe's Oozora Yuujin]]? In addition, the 'father' of the said character also becomes the hero's greatest enemy at some point, but later acknowledges the hero and trusts the world on the hero's hand upon his fall.

* SurprisinglySimilarCharacters/TroperEntriesNToZ

* SurprisinglySimilarCharacters/TroperEntriesAToM

* A ruler is a completely [[TheCaligula sadistic, murderous loony]] who [[BadBoss tortures and kills his followers at the drop of a hat.]] In the prequel(s), we learn that, while he was still a bad guy even then, he wasn't completely nuts and could (sometimes) be reasoned with. Is this [[Series/{{Animorphs}} Visser Three]] or [[VideoGame/Borderlands Handsome Jack?]]

* [[https://connor-dioda.tumblr.com/post/185724335382/shuttershocky-gold-themed-powerful-villain This]] Website/{{Tumblr}} post draws parallels between [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio Brando]] and [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 King Ghidorah]].

* [[WebVideo/MisterPlinkettReviews Mr. Plinkett]] from WebVideo/RedLetterMedia, in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYWAHuFbLoc review]] of Film/RevengeOfTheSith, compared [[Franchise/StarWars Anakin Skywalker]] in the prequels to [[Film/CitizenKane Charles Foster Kane]]:

* This brown-haired 10-year-old boy is given a strange watch that grants him special abilities and allows him to interact with bizarre beings not of the human world, bringing him into a far wider world unknown to most ordinary folks yet frequently hidden amongst them. Is he '''[[Anime/YokaiWatch Nate Adams]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Ben Tennyson]]'''? Pointed out by this Website/{{Tumblr}} [[https://scourge-epic-ness.tumblr.com/post/644613338407616512/if-i-had-nickel-for-everytime-a-10-year-old-with post]].

* This brown-haired 10-year-old boy is given a strange watch that grants him special abilities and allows him to interact with bizarre beings not of the human world, bringing him into a far wider world unknown to most ordinary folks yet frequently hidden amongst them. Is he [[Anime/YokaiWatch Nate Adams]] or [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Ben Tennyson]]? Pointed out by this Website/{{Tumblr}} [[https://scourge-epic-ness.tumblr.com/post/644613338407616512/if-i-had-nickel-for-everytime-a-10-year-old-with post]].

* [[WebVideo/MisterPlinkettReviews Mr. Plinkett]] from WebVideo/RedLetterMedia, in his review of Film/RevengeOfTheSith, compared [[Franchise/StarWars Anakin Skywalker]] in the prequels to [[Film/CitizenKane Charles Foster Kane]]:

'''[[Manga/DragonBall Son Gohan]]''' or '''[[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Negi Springfield]]'''?

* This character is a teenager who is the second youngest in their main family of five, comes from a Scandinavian-influenced place and is a blond, stoic {{Bishonen}}. While he gets annoyed at their antics and has some issues with his biological brother, he's still pretty close to them. He is smart, quite adept at using magic and is often shipped with someone much more HotBlooded than he is. [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Prince Leo of Nohr]], or [[Anime/AxisPowersHetalia Norway]]?

-->"So you got a boy who's [[YouCantGoHomeAgain taken from his home]] and [[MommasBoy his mother]] at a young age, and away from a bad environment. Eventually, he becomes an idealistic young man with a set of principles...Then, slowly, (he) is consumed and ultimately destroyed by [[ItsAllAboutMe (his) arrogance and lust for power and control]], and a fear of losing the ones that (he) love(s). A FallFromGrace, if you will."