History Expy / Webcomics

->''"Well, yeah, the only reason'' we'' know there was some guy holding fire dude's leash is because my dad's basically [[Literature/HarryPotter Dumbledore]]"''.

** Jesse the Killer is an obvious riff on WebOriginal/JeffTheKiller, complete with the similar name, hoodie and SlasherSmile.

-->-- '''Tedd''', Webcomic/ElGoonishShive

* One of Jolene's coworkers in ''Webcomic/CloverAndCutlass'' is a ranger with monomaniacal {{blood|Knight}}lust, and who ardently believes that MurderIsTheBestSolution. All of this makes him a dead ringer for [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Belkar]].

* Bro's rapping ventriloquist dummy Lil' Cal in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' shares a large number of traits with Franklin from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', one of Hussie's favourite shows.

* In-universe case in ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo''. Kotone, the IllGirl Kimiko is voicing in a game, is an expy of [[spoiler:Tohya Miho]], just like all other in-universe {{Ill Girl}}s. [[spoiler:Miho's story touched the world so much that it became more real than she ever was. One of the side effects of this is that she created the IllGirl trope as writers tried to capture the emotion of her story. The other is that it brought her back to life to relive her sickness and die again. And again and again and again...]]

** In Act 6, we meet the Alpha kids, [[spoiler: aka alternate universe counterparts of the original kid's guardians, ]] who share some similarities to the [[spoiler: dead ]]trolls. Jane Crocker shares many similarities to [[GenkiGirl Feferi]] [[spoiler: and is related to her by adoption]], Jake English has mirrors Eridan in many ways, Roxy seems to be based [[CatGirl Nepeta]], and Dirk is Equius. [[spoiler: Their aspect and even their relationships tie into this. ]]

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* Every major character in ''{{Webcomic/Sire}}'' shares the basic story and abilities of their relevant Sire/Dam, though they are unique characters to themselves. So far characters descended from Literature/TheInvisibleMan, Literature/JeevesAndWooster, Literature/LesMiserables, Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera, Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde and Literature/TheStringOfPearls have appeared.

* Every major character in ''{{Webcomic/Sire}}'' shares the basic story and abilities of their relevant Sire/Dam, though they are unique characters to themselves. So far characters descended from Literature/TheInvisibleMan, Literature/JeevesAndWooster, Literature/LesMiserables, Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera, Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde and [[Theatre/SweeneyTodd The String of Pearls]] have appeared.

* Miranda, Timothy, and Reseda from ''Webcomic/ButImACatPerson'' are AU versions of original characters from the author's earlier fancomic, ''Webcomic/AndShineHeavenNow''. Ann Walker is a derivative of that comic's AU version of ''LittleOrphanAnnie''. Several readers have identified Stuart Cohen as resembling (a sinister AU version of) [[Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart Jon Stewart]].

* Masked vigilante [[Webcomics/TheFan Maelstrom]] is not completely unlike a certain mascot of a [[Music/IronMaiden certain band]].

* ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': Harold Duvase is one of Harry Potter. ([[BilingualBonus "Du Vase" is French for "of the Vase"]], or [[MeaningfulName "potter"]].)

* Grace, of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', definitely has nothing in common with ComicBook/SquirrelGirl... [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-05-25 oops]]. On the other hand, "{{cat girl}}"-to-"[[PettingZooPeople squirrel]] girl" substitution doesn't leave many options anyway.

** There's also Tiffany Winters, who is [[{{parody}} a parody]] of [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy Summers]]. While [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/slipped_past_our_defenses Tandy]] is based on [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Rin Tohsaka]], right down to being a mega twin-tailed {{tsundere}} and a Class S ZettaiRyouki (when she's in uniform).

* Every major character in ''{{Webcomic/Sire}}'' shares the basic story and abilities of their relevant Sire/Dam, though they are unique characters to themselves. So far characters descended from Literature/TheInvisibleMan, Literature/JeevesAndWooster, Literature/LesMiserables, Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera, Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde and [[SweeneyTodd The String of Pearls]] have appeared.

* Miranda, Timothy, and Reseda from ''Webcomic/ButImACatPerson'' are AU versions of original characters from the author's earlier fancomic, ''Webcomic/AndShineHeavenNow''. Ann Walker is a derivative of that comic's AU version of ''LittleOrphanAnnie''. Several readers have identified Stuart Cohen as resembling (a sinister AU version of) [[TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]].

* Olivia, Tate, and Zoey from ''{{Weesh}}'' are rather obviously modeled on Alex, Riley, and Tristan from the author's earlier ''Webcomic/AngelMoxie''. (Zoey is a teenager and Tate is a [[GenderFlip boy]], but other than that...)

* Thorn from the same artist's webcomic''Webcomic/Leif&Thorn'' is also based on [[TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]], and Leif is [[TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert.

** Given that Lord English, in both name and [[LordBritishPostulate properties]], is (at first unintentionally, but later [[AscendedFanon canonically]]) similar to [[NighInvulnerable Lord British]] of ''VideoGame//{{Ultima}}'', it seems that his servant [[spoiler: [[MonsterClown Gamzee]]'s]] miraculous inability to die in all timelines, despite such extreme injuries as [[{{Determinator}} taking dozens of Caliborn's bullets in the chest]], makes him an expy of Chuckles.

* Every major character in ''{{Webcomic/Sire}}'' shares the basic story and abilities of their relevant Sire/Dam, though they are unique characters to themselves. So far characters descended from Literature/TheInvisibleMan, Literature/JeevesAndWooster, Literature/LesMiserables, Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera, Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde and [[SweeneyTodd The String of Pearls]] have appeared.

->''Well, yeah, the only reason'' we'' know there was some guy holding fire dude's leash is because my dad's basically [[Literature/HarryPotter Dumbledore]]''.
-->--'''Tedd''', Webcomic/ElGoonishShive

** In Act 6, we meet the Alpha kids, [[spoiler: aka alternate universe counterparts of the original kid's guardians, ]] who share some similarities to the [[spoiler: dead ]]trolls. Jane Crocker shares many similarities to [[GenkiGirl Feferi]] [[spoiler: and is related to her by adoption]], Jake English has similarities to [[BoisterousBruiser Equius]] and mirrors Eridan in many ways, Roxy is an odd mix of [[PlayfulHacker Sollux]], [[TheAlcoholic Gamzee]], and [[CatGirl Nepeta]], and Dirk is Equius and Rose.

* Doc Mars of ''Webcomic/HowToRaiseYourTeenageDragon'' appears to be one of Franchise/DocSavage.