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| 15 | !!The following have their own pages: |
| 16 | [[index]] |
| 17 | * ''Expy/EquestriaGirlsFriendshipSouls'' |
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| 20 | [[AC:''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'']] |
| 21 | * ''Fanfic/ChasingDragons'' features a character named Ser Harry Flash, who is clearly based on [[Literature/{{Flashman}} Harry Flashman]], both in his role as somehow managing to [[BeenThereShapedHistory be involved in every major event in Westeros' current history]] and in the fact that his POV chapters are presented as memoirs written at some point in the timeline's future. The only difference is that unlike Flashman, Ser Harry is actually likable. |
| 22 | ** The same fic also features one particular lord named [[Literature/GauntsGhosts Abram Gaunt.]] |
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| 24 | [[AC:''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'']] |
| 25 | * In the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Legend of Korra]]'' fanfic ''Fanfic/BookFiveLegends'' we have several, most notably Princess Koko, who is a thinly veiled [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTwilightSparkle Twilight Sparkle]] from ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship is Magic]]''. Dresses in purple, insists on being called a princess, and has a great love of reading. Also, Miko more or less jumped over from [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers Prime]], both in appearance and personality, though the latter changes slightly after TheReveal. [[WordOfGod The Author]] states in his notes he imagines them voiced by the same voice actresses as well. Temuji also bears some similarities with Kaworu Nagisa from [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]], particularly in appearance but also somewhat in mannerisms (at first). |
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| 27 | [[AC:''VideoGame/BackyardSports'']] |
| 28 | * ''Fanfic/TheSecretLifeOfTheBackyardKids'': Jorge is this to Franchise/{{Zorro}}, magical superpowers notwithstanding. |
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| 30 | [[AC:''Manga/{{Bleach}}'']] |
| 31 | * ''Fanfic/VowOfTheKing'': |
| 32 | ** Eien-ō's spirit form is heavily based off [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Lancer Artoria]]. |
| 33 | ** Ichigo's inner hollow Tirana is visually identical to [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Skull Knight]] when armored and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage Lady Dimtrescu]] unarmored. Her personality is also very similar to the latter. |
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| 35 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'']] |
| 36 | * ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': |
| 37 | ** Berlioz in “The Paris Trip” is unambiguously based on his namesake in ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats''. A black cat who can play piano, he lampshades this by saying it’s a [[AncestralName naming tradition in his family going back several generations]]. |
| 38 | ** Petey in “The Survivor” is clearly based on his namesake in ''Film/TheLittleRascals'' film shorts. He's a brown and white American pit bull terrier with a ring around the left eye. [[AngryGuardDog Except when Jack threatens Mittens or his master Darnell]], he's very personable and friendly. |
| 39 | ** The five unnamed dogs -- a male pit bull, schnauzer, chihuahua, and husky, plus a female beagle -- who save Bolt in "The Wind" by bringing him to a nearby animal hospital are all obviously based on the main characters from ''ComicStrip/DogsOfCKennel''. Among other things, the husky has an [[AllLoveIsUnrequited unrequited crush]] on the beagle, and the group had all escaped by digging a tunnel out of their kennel home. |
| 40 | ** Soapy in “The Clouds” is clearly based on the homeless bum of the same name from “The Cop and the Anthem,” an Creator/OHenry ShortStory. Like his namesake, the character unsuccessfully tries to get himself arrested so he can spend the winter in a warm jail cell. |
| 41 | ** "The Service Dog" features a couple examples: |
| 42 | *** Ulgine Barrows, the woman who [[PointyHairedBoss has set up a dubious program allowing sighted people to experience what blind people go through during the course of the day]] is named after and modeled on the antagonist in the Creator/JamesThurber short story "The Catbird Seat." She exhibits that character’s aggressive and obnoxious manner as well as her braying laugh. |
| 43 | *** The private investigator who helps Penny find the woman whose dog bit Bolt is modeled after the title character Adrian Monk from ''Series/{{Monk}}''. He is described as being extremely adept at his job despite having numerous unusual phobias and utilizing a Tai Chi inspired style of examining evidence. He is also a widower, at one time married to a woman named Trudy. Bolt misremembers his name as "Adrian Chipmunk" for some reason. |
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| 45 | [[AC:''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'']] |
| 46 | * ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'': [[KillerRobot Shadow]] is this to [[MoralityDial Evil!Jack]]. The LemonyNarrator even {{lampshades}} it. |
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| 48 | [[AC:''VideoGame/ChronoCross'']] |
| 49 | * A ''fanfic'' ''Fanfic/SearchingForMyMaster'' has Guile. [[CatchPhrase Who the hell do you think he is?]] His character is inspired by [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Guts]] and [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]. |
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| 51 | [[AC:{{Crossover}}s]] |
| 52 | * ''Fanfic/AceCombatTheEquestrianWar'' has the foreign pegasi aces being potrayed similarly to their originals from [[VideoGame/AceCombat04ShatteredSkies video]] [[VideoGame/AceCombat6FiresOfLiberation games]]. |
| 53 | * In ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfTime'', Kit Bennett, alias [[spoiler:Kathy Watson]], is clearly an expy of River Song. The parallels aren't in full, but dang if they don't go far, with everything about Kit in her introductory episode echoing many elements of River throughout her tenure on ''Series/DoctorWho''. |
| 54 | * ''Fanfic/CodePrime'': [[Anime/CodeGeass Mao]] can be considered one for [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Silas]] in the story: a human who attempts to get into Megatron's graces with his ability, [[spoiler:only to get taken in as a science experiment when their attempts fail.]] |
| 55 | ** Kallen's mother, Akari, can also strongly be considered one for June Darby. Like June, Akari is a single mother whose husband left at some point, her daughter is not only involved in the Cybertronian War but also has Arcee has an Autobot partner, and she also works as a nurse. |
| 56 | * ''Fanfic/EventHorizonStormOfMagic'' features Westeros and Middle Earth being invaded by a MegaCorp from 22nd century Earth that's more or less an Expy of both [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Weyland-Yutani]], and of the [[NGOSuperpower historical British East India Company]] (but [[RecycledInSpace IN SPAAACE!]]). |
| 57 | * Being a FusionFic of ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' and ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' (and overlaps with TransplantedCharacterFic), the characters in ''Fanfic/{{Fellowship}}'' are expies of almost all the characters in Digimon Tamers with some changes. |
| 58 | ** The exception is Guile, who plays only a little of Renamon's role. His character is initially an {{Expy}} of [[Manga/OnePiece Whitebeard]] and [[Anime/DragonBallZ Son Gohan]], but turns out to be more similar to [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash]]. |
| 59 | * ''Fanfic/HonokasBizarreAdventure'' is a FusionFic between ''Anime/LoveLive'' and ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure''. As such, a few of the ''Love Live'' characters become expies to Jojo characters, particularly to ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]''. |
| 60 | ** Kotori is one for Josuke, being a HeroicBastard who is also the teams CombatMedic [[spoiler:and a child of a ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' character from a previous part]]. |
| 61 | ** Nozomi’s background makes her one to Iggy. Both of them were once criminals who used their Stands to create their own gangs (Iggy in New York and Nozomi in Egypt) before their defeat by Avdol. It's downplayed, as while Iggy remains a JerkWithAHeartOfGold after his debut in Part 3, Nozomi's training under Avdol and her late grandfather's guidance lead her to become the TeamMom she is in the present-day. |
| 62 | ** Yoshikawa Fuhai has quite a few similarities to Angelo from Part 4. They're both psychotic Stand wielding criminals who threaten the main character and their family as well as motivate them into becoming a hero, they've both murdered one of their own parents in the past (Angelo killed his dad in the live action movie, while Fuhai killed his mom for her inherentance money), and both of them [[spoiler: are ultimately dealt a FateWorseThanDeath upon their defeats, though Fuhai's was unintentional and unknown on Honoka's part, and is played more seriously compared to Angelo's darkly humorous fate]]. |
| 63 | ** [[spoiler:Fumiko Nikaido, Honoka’s classmate, is ultimately one for Shingechi, a Colony Stand user that’s friends with the protagonists and is killed by Kira, but not before sending a clue to aid the heroes in finding him]]. |
| 64 | * Dr. Beesano from [[http://alaxr274.deviantart.com/gallery/37280372 Hottie 3: The Best Fan Fic in the World]] in an expy of Dr. Insano from WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall. |
| 65 | * ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'': Lexi, a book who can uses his pages to become a humanoid, has an appearance based off of [[Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS Specter]]. In-universe this is because this "Specter" was made from a 'Create-a-crush' app on Chloe's phone and she used it as a basis for Lexi's human form. |
| 66 | * ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'': |
| 67 | ** The [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Mask of Darth Nihilus]] in this fic shares more than a few similarities with [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-035 SCP-035]] from the ''Website/SCPFoundation'' mythos. Both are {{Evil Mask}}s who influence the minds of anyone in proximity to them. Both are also skilled manipulators, have existed for thousands of years, are [[WhiteMaskOfDoom White Masks of Doom]], and ultimately destroy the bodies of their hosts due to a PossessionBurnout. |
| 68 | ** Darth Nihilus shares many similarities with Karness Muur, the main antagonist of the ''Star Wars: Vector'' comic storyline from the ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' continuity. Both are immensely powerful Sith Lords who used to be Jedi, bound their spirits to a Sith artifact after their deaths, seek to return by possessing a host, and spent thousands of years marooned on a deserted planet. |
| 69 | ** The Temple of Shadows is one for the Jedi Order. Like the Jedi, they were originally a religious order of monks who trained in combat, used their skills to protect the weak, and fought against the Dark Side. Both even have their leaders given the same rank of "Grand Master". |
| 70 | ** [[OriginalCharacter Petros Krizoz]] is basically what would happen if you took [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Tyrian Callows]] and put him in charge of a cult. Like Tyrian, Petros is a religiously fanatic assassin who worships the BigBad as a god, and gleefully kills innocent people in his master's name. |
| 71 | * In ''Fanfic/JusticeLeagueOfEquestriaGodsAndMonsters'' the MLP cast takes the roles of certain DC characters, however a few characters have special aspects taken from other incarnations: |
| 72 | ** The "Dollmakers"; Trickster(Button's Mom) and the Toymaker(Button Mash) both hold aspects of the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/ArrowverseStarCityCriminals Arrowverse]] versions and the versions from WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries. Both of them being a parent and child team like in the Arrowverse, while they share the same backstory with the animated version where they lose and father/husband to a criminal. |
| 73 | ** A giant purple monster floats through space, it's method of talking is simple yet grand, it devours planets whole, and seeks new ones to constantly feed it. Now was what I described Galactus or [[spoiler: Starro The Conqueror]]? Ironically enough among one of Galactus's many assumed forms that certain planets see him as [[spoiler:one of them DOES see him as Starro itself]]. |
| 74 | * Fanfic/KhaosOmega has devised numerous girl versions of known Let's Players, usually to increase the Rainbow Angels' ranks. |
| 75 | ** All of the original six main Achievement Hunters (Geoff, Jack, Ryan, Michael, Gavin, and Ray), plus several of their added members (primarily Lindsay, Matt, Jeremy, Trevor, and Alfredo). |
| 76 | *** The Amethysts have an even larger bunch of expies that extends to members of parent company [[Creator/RoosterTeeth Rooster Teeth Productions]]; the Rooster Teeth expies were mainly added for an Amethyst version of the Great Microwave Heist, [[spoiler:which ends up starting Anise's troubles with an especially flirtatious Edelgard determined to find a way into her heart]]. |
| 77 | ** All nine members of the Crewniverse group also have expies on the Rainbow Angels' roster; the [=ShadowBeatz=] expy Hollie Nightshade makes the most appearances because she has the most counts of being plot-relevant in some way. |
| 78 | ** LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys aren't immune either, though their main trio's expies are second-generation Amethysts. [[spoiler: Emily, the expy of [[LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} Emile]], was the only one Anise intentionally tapped into Meme Storm to [[ChildByRape force Daisy to conceive]] [[DisproportionateRetribution as a penalty for losing Crate and Peril]], [[LetsPlay/NintendoCapriSun Tina]] and [[LetsPlay/ProtonJon Jennifer]] were a bonus.]] |
| 79 | *** [[LetsPlay/ProtonJon Jon]] has a second expy, also a second-generation Amethyst, centered on [[LetsPlay/TomFawkes Tom's]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Custom Smash series]], accompanied by similarly-focused expies of [[LetsPlay/StephenPlays Stephen Georg]] and [[LetsPlay/MalMakes his wife Mallory]]. One can usually tell when Rosalie (the Custom Smash-centered Jon expy) appears whenever someone mentions Smash Ultimate around Anise because [[ContrivedCoincidence that's usually the moment Rosalie's character gets sent through the portal leading to her favorite Custom Smash map's namesake box]]. |
| 80 | * ''[[Creator/DetsniyOffSkiword Kid Icarus Uprising 2: Hades Revenge]]'' has Pandora, [[EvilCounterpart Cloud2]], and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strafe]] collectively become expies of the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Team Rocket Trio]]. |
| 81 | * The ''Franchise/KamenRider''/''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' crossover fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11772125/1/Metroid-Kamen-Rider-Generations-Full-Series Metroid: Kamen Rider Generations]]'' also has numerous of them, among are which from the previous Metroid series installments up to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. |
| 82 | ** Samus Aran's ability to use her [[PowerCopying Rider Suits]] are based on [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Tsukasa Kadoya's]] ability to transform into Kamen Riders before him. The only main difference is that Samus uses Rider Suits [[Series/KamenRiderDouble are]] [[Series/KamenRiderOOO those]] [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Riders]] [[Series/KamenRiderWizard that]] [[Series/KamenRiderGaim come]] [[Series/KamenRiderDrive after]] [[Series/KamenRiderGhost Decade]]. |
| 83 | *** Given to her solitary background, she is an expy of [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Ren Akiyama]] and [[Series/KamenRiderBlack Kotaro]] [[Series/KamenRiderBlackRX Minami]]. |
| 84 | *** WordOfGod states that she's [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Natasha Romanoff]] in an [[ComicBook/IronMan Iron Man suit]]. |
| 85 | ** [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Gou Shijima]]/Kamen Rider Mach is essentially based on [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption Gandrayda]] and [[VideoGame/MetroidOtherM Anthony Higgs]]. With some mannerisms of ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}. |
| 86 | *** Chase himself is also one to Rundas. |
| 87 | ** [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Mitsuzane]] also has some aspects of [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Yuto Sakurai]] and [[Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters Masato Jin]]. Also, he is a mixture of Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnations of [[Film/IronMan Tony Stark]], [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Clint Barton]], [[Film/AntMan1 Scott Lang]], and [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Peter Quill]]. |
| 88 | *** His habit of [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]], [[TheAlcoholic alcohol drinking]], [[LonelyRichKid wealthy]] [[UpperClassTwit upbringing]], and [[GuiltComplex his guilt over his past]] literally makes him more of Tony. On the other side, WordOfGod also implies that there are lot more expies that apply to Micchy are mostly based on Creator/RobertDowneyJr played characters aside from Tony Stark (e.g., [[Film/NaturalBornKillers Wayne Gale]], [[Film/KissKissBangBang Harry Lockhart]], [[Film/Zodiac2007 Paul Avery]], and [[Film/SherlockHolmes2009 Sherlock Holmes]].) |
| 89 | *** Ironically, Micchy is more of [[AmbiguouslyGay "Gay" Perry van Shrike]], [[HoYay so Gou is the Harry]]. |
| 90 | *** You can see Mitsuzane's role of TheQuisling in ''Gaim's'' TV series makes him the literal Wayne Gale. |
| 91 | *** Similar to his expy switch from [[Anime/YuGiOh Katsuya Jounouchi to Yami Bakura]] in his season, Mitsuzane becomes more of [[Anime/TigerAndBunny Barnaby Brooks, Jr.]] to Gou's Kotetsu Kaburagi. As Gou himself is much more of Barnaby in his own respective season. |
| 92 | ** [[VideoGame/MetroidFusion The Adam AI]] is also one to Krim Steinbelt. |
| 93 | * ''Fanfic/MyHuntsmanAcademia'': When one or more members of Team MNVW needs to be pitted against another team in a spar, they'll often end up against characters who are blatantly based on characters from other works, such as Caitlyn and Vi from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' or Lloyd, Presea, Genis, and Zelos from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''. |
| 94 | ** Mitsu Bachi, Izuku's second sparring opponent, is a clear reference to The Pain from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', between his ability to manipulate bees and hornets and shoot bullet bees from his mouth. |
| 95 | * ''Fanfic/NewVegasShowtime'': |
| 96 | ** The Khans that found Haru on the outskirts of Fiend territory and their Freeside associates are explicitly based on [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy the Kankers and the Eds respectively]]. |
| 97 | ** [[ArmsDealer Danger Caravans]] is likewise explicitly based on [[LetsPlay/MikeBurnfire Mike Burnfire and Zach Hazard]]. |
| 98 | * ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossing'': Several characters in the series are based on characters from other series. Apollo is based on Jotaro, both being trenchcoat-wearing muscular leads in the story who are swarmed by annoying fangirls. Holly is one to the Joestars in general, being a hot-blooded fighter with a star birthmark on the shoulder and having a poor relationship with their father. Julian is based on Earl Dorian Red Gloria, both being possessive thieves with long curly hair. |
| 99 | * ''Fanfic/{{SAPR}}'': Due to the author's love of fairy tales and their tropes many characters from canon ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' who are based off a fairy tale counterpart and don't have much canon information about them will find much of their backstory and characterization filled in with characteristics from the character they were initially based off. The most prominent example of this is Cinder, who has an abusive stepmother and stepsisters as part of her FreudianExcuse. and In addition, any time the author needs an OC for an arc they'll often take fairy tale characters that haven't been used in canon and put them through the same process. |
| 100 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12049959/116/SeerKing-s-Asylum-for-Plot-Bunnies-That-Won-t-Stop-Bugging-Me She's a Hero]]'', a crossover between ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' and ''Anime/{{Heroman}}'', decided to double homage Heroman's [[Creator/StanLee creator]]. Not only is Stan the Man featured there, but there's also King Marvel, a clear expy of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, with a red and white costume, a heater shield bearing the American Flag, and a clear dislike of Nazis. |
| 101 | * ''[[http://sosshinsei.proboards.com/index.cgi Suzumiya Haruhi no Yaku-Asobi]]'' is full of these. One [[PlotTumor particularly sprawling]] multi-[=RPer=] slider faction known as the [[GovernmentAgencyOfFiction Multiverse Enforcement Bureau]] employs what is practically an alternate SOS-dan, consisting of a long-haired [[ButNotTooForeign half-American]] TriggerHappy Haruhi who's a stickler for keeping things orderly, [[GenderFlip Kyonko]], the person Kimidori Emiri was 'based on' by the aliens (a CuteClumsyGirl), the StudentCouncilPresident from [[GenderFlip Seitenkan]], a ColdSniper Mikuru, and a [[TheMenInBlack Men in Black]]-ish Sasaki. No, really. |
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| 103 | [[AC:''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa}}'']] |
| 104 | * ''Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod'': Chie Midoriyama acts incredibly childish, has a VerbalTic of animal onomatopoeia at the end of her sentences, and is openly affectionate towards a CompanionCube, just like Gin Ibushi from ''VisualNovel/YourTurnToDie''. |
| 105 | * ''Fanfic/DanganronpaParadiseLost'': With her hairstyle of GirlishPigtails, alongside being a PerkyGoth who is [[BunnyEarsLawyer surprisingly competent at forensics]], it's easy to see the influence of [[Series/{{NCIS}} Abby Sciuto]] on Sumire Takemi. |
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| 107 | [[AC:''Literature/{{Discworld}}'']] |
| 108 | * The works of Creator/AAPessimal does this a lot. Creator/MichaelMoorcock's [[Literature/TheElricSaga Elric]] has been played for laughs, for instance. The central characters of Creator/TomSharpe's ''Piemberg'' farces have crossed to the Disc - most notoriously the insane and demented secret policeman Verkramp. And there have even been a Hobbit or two... |
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| 110 | [[AC:''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'']] |
| 111 | * The fancomic ''Webcomic/BeTheSeaDwellerLowblood'' has [[OurTrollsAreDifferent troll]] versions of the B1 kids (including bro, though not really a "kid"), Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff characters, the Midnight Crew, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}. They're all renamed to fit the six-letter troll name limit and to just sound more trollish. For example, Rose Lalonde becomes Rhosyn Lalond, Sweet Bro becomes Suweet Broski, etc. |
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| 113 | [[AC:''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'']] |
| 114 | * ''Fanfic/UnbreakableDiamondProteanRain'': Yasuho Onodera, one of [[OriginalCharacter Fubuki Kurosawa's]] classmates, draws many similarities to Yasuho Hirose from ''Manga/{{JoJolion}}'', the 8th part of the series. While she has her own personality, she notably has pink hair, and there are many nods to ''[=JoJolion=]'' tied to her as well. She even ends up becoming a love interest for Josuke Higashikata in the story. |
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| 116 | [[AC:''Franchise/KungFuPanda'']] |
| 117 | * In ''Fanfic/ADifferentLesson'', the Wu Sisters start out as this of [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Ozai's Angels]], with Xiu standing in for Azula, Chun as Mai, and Jia as Ty Lee. They aren't exact copies, but the author does have a fair amount of fun with this, and they drop a lot of familiar lines. They also end up growing and developing as characters in their own right. |
| 118 | * The fic ''Fanfic/TheVow'' has Lady Lianne, a [[SwansASwimming swan noble]] who's based on [[WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess Princess Odette]], both in ([[ForcedTransformation the swan]]) appearance and personality. There's also a minor character named Lang, a trader duck who's similar to Master Shifu's messenger goose Zeng, both in the awkward personality and [[BearerOfBadNews role]]. |
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| 120 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']] |
| 121 | * In ''Fanfic/MiraculousTalesOfScarletBeetleAndIkatiBlack'', there are the Austins, who are {{Gender Flip}}ped, older copies of the Ashleys from ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', even sharing the same last names. Other ''Miraculous'' stories by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/BooksRBetterThanPeople/pseuds/BooksRBetterThanPeople BooksRBetterThanPeople]]'' also have gender flip expies of other ''Recess'' characters in the Austins' homeroom class. |
| 122 | * Pick a character -''any'' character- from ''Fanfic/MiraculousThePhoenixRises'', and they're more likely than not based off of someone from ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan''. |
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| 124 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']] |
| 125 | * [[Fanfic/TheConversionBureau Chatyoance's]] work has Blackmesh Security, a pretty obvious expy of Blackwater USA. |
| 126 | * ''Fanfic/CurseOfTheDemonPony'' has Boris, who is basically a ponified, [[FantasticRacism fantastically racist]] [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]] with some [[WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit Victor Quartermaine]] and [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Biff Tannen]] thrown in. The author even uses some of the same lines from each of their movies for his dialogue! |
| 127 | ** His minions Boxco and Dum Dum are exactly like [=LeFou=] (Gaston's henchman) and Biff's gang, with a little [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Snips and Snails]] thrown in. |
| 128 | * ''Fanfic/DuelNature'' features occasional scenes with [[Series/CSIMiami Horatio Mane]], complete with the expected QuipToBlack style of dialogue. |
| 129 | * In ''Fanfic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed'', in an InUniverse example, the Griffon nation has the uncanny trait of ripping off its more popular Equestrian counterparts, notably when it comes to its [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct books, companies,]] or even ponies themselves, with their dubious (yet admittedly, probably non-existent) answer to Shining Armor, [[CaptainErsatz Shining Amour]]. |
| 130 | * ''Fanfic/EscapeFromTheMoon'': Played with: The voice Doa has been hearing claims Doa is one for itself - [[spoiler: the banished pony, imprisoned for a thousand years.]] Doa is not completely convinced. |
| 131 | * ''Fanfic/TheFlashSentryChronicles'': Springer the Jakhowl is one to [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Riolu]]. [[spoiler:His Battle form is one to Lucario, and [[ArchEnemy Shade the Trickster]] is one for Zorua and Zoroark.]] |
| 132 | * Most of the characters in ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic'' are expies. Made most obvious in one of the author's [=YouTube=] videos explaining his characters, clearly showing that they are recolors of the original show's cast! |
| 133 | ** The Grand Ruler and Lightning Dawn are male versions of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Celestia and Twilight Sparkle]], while Starla Shine is based on [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rarity]]. Lightning's [[spoiler: Enticorn form]] is said to be a combination of a [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]] and an [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Anodite]]. |
| 134 | ** Krysta is named after the main character of Ferngully and appearance-wise is pretty much Fluttershy with her mane and coat color swapped, and in human form. |
| 135 | ** Dyno and Myte are based on Mas Y Menos from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. |
| 136 | ** Rhymey, Abra Kadabra and Goldwin are based on Muffy Mouse, Waldo the Magnificent and Jeff Hyslop from ''Series/TodaysSpecial''. |
| 137 | ** Titan is inspired by [[Anime/SailorMoon Wiseman]] and [[Franchise/CareBears No-Heart]]. |
| 138 | ** In ''My Brave Pony: Star Fleet Magic III'', Raven, [[spoiler: Twilight's assassin]], is named and based off the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' character. |
| 139 | * ''Fanfic/MyChoicesTwistedTalesThroughTime'': Each of the G1 ponies, in a reversal of how the main characters are ultimately based on the ones from the G1 show, serves as these to Twilight's friends. She does notice some differences though, such as Surprise being slightly more levelheaded than Pinkie Pie, Posey being more likely to stutter than run in fear of another pony, and Firefly being more disciplined than Rainbow Dash. Sparkler, on the other hand, is almost a perfect match of Rarity, while Applejack is much younger, clumsier and more excitable than her future counterpart. |
| 140 | |
| 141 | [[AC:''Series/OddSquad'']] |
| 142 | * ''Fanfic/OSMUFanfictionFriction'' lampshades this trope by having Todd asks who out of the Mobile Unit is the "wacky Scientist". In canon, Oswald is the one who takes up the role, despite not being a wacky Scientist and instead being more like Oscar in personality than in job title. |
| 143 | |
| 144 | [[AC:''Manga/OnePiece'']] |
| 145 | * ''Fanfic/ThisBites'' has a few: |
| 146 | ** The [[TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats Teenage Dugong Warrior Squad]], [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Leo, Mikey, Raphey and Donny]]. |
| 147 | ** The two South Birds the Straw Hats end up getting [[Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike are constantly arguing which of their Tribes is better, Swagger or Bear Glove.]] The former is a smooth-talking ColdHam, and the latter is a macho LargeHam. Their names are ''actually'' Isaiah and Terry, to boot! |
| 148 | *** And then they get Zoro and Sanji arguing in the same way. |
| 149 | |
| 150 | [[AC:''Franchise/{{Persona}}'']] |
| 151 | * In ''Fanfic/PersonaTheSougawaFiles'', the author isn't shy about using these: |
| 152 | ** The Strength Social Link, Komori Raidon, has been confirmed to be an expy of Creator/GordonRamsay - short-tempered, critical chefs who nonetheless have hearts of gold. |
| 153 | ** Shadow Tamiko is a jester who uses scythes as their main weapon and believes everything is a game, referencing [[spoiler:Jevil of ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'' fame]]. [[ShoutOut She even says "I can do anything!"]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | [[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']] |
| 156 | * ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' has some for other Pokemon characters who cannot fill roles they'd usually do. The OriginalCharacter Felgrand fills in the role of Giovanni as the one hiding down in the game corner's secret lair, while in one of the spinoff oneshots much of the story of canon anime Ash is filled by the character Casey Snagem, who has several Pokemon whom expy his Pokemon, such as Clefairy, Magmortar, Purugly, Chesnaught, and Liligant for Pikachu, Charizard, Gliscor, Greninja, and Snivy respectively. |
| 157 | * In the fic ''Fanfic/{{Traveler}}'', by the time of the Pokemon League, Ash has taken on more than a few of [[Videogame/PokemonRedAndBlue Red's]] traits, preferring solitude in nature with his team to being around people, as well as becoming more silent and stoic, and a much calmer, more collected battler. Gary lampshades this in conversation after the League, claiming that without his friends making him socialize, Ash would probably disappear into the wild. Jonathan later mentions having his final showdown with Ash [[Videogame/PokemonGoldAndSilver atop Mt. Silver]], saying it seems like Ash's type of place. |
| 158 | |
| 159 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'']] |
| 160 | * ''Fanfic/OldWest'' has Henry, a [[CreepyBlueEyes blue-eyed]] and [[PsychoForHire creepy mercenary]] who has been inspired by Frank from ''Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest''. He also has a [[YouKilledMyFather motive to avenge his dead brother]] like [[spoiler:Harmonica]] from the same movie, making Henry a CompositeCharacter. |
| 161 | ** There's also Delilah Rangler, a [[TheDreaded notorious]] female outlaw known as [[KissOfDeath the Scarlet Kiss]]. She has more than a passing resemblance to [[Literature/{{Holes}} Kissin' Kate Barlow]]. |
| 162 | |
| 163 | [[AC:''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'']] |
| 164 | * The ElsewhereFic ''Fanfic/BoyScoutsOneHalf'' follows mostly a cast of original characters, although some of them are obvious expies of characters from the original work. |
| 165 | ** The Porter sisters are expies of the Tendo Sisters, with Sarah being the [[{{Tsundere}} tsundere]] love interest of the main character (like Akane), Kirstin being the cooking and cleaning caregiver (like Kasumi), and finally Nicole being the money lover with questionable principles (like Nabiki). This is [[{{LampshadeHanging}} lampshaded]] with the first names of Kirstin and Nicole starting with the same letters as those they are expies of. |
| 166 | ** Despite being based on a real person, as a large chunk of the ''Boy Scouts ½'' cast is, the character of Derek Provost is also an expy of Happosai. |
| 167 | ** Taylor Kuntz shares his initials with Kuno Tatewaki and is basically what you would get if you took away Kuno's pretension of class. |
| 168 | ** And oddly, in a case not based on ''Ranma ½'', the character of Justy Yung is an expy of Jinnai Katsuhiko from ''[[Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld El-Hazard]]''. This was even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in Universe when some of the other characters were watching that show and thought Jinnai seemed familiar. |
| 169 | |
| 170 | [[AC:''Manga/Reborn2004'']] |
| 171 | * [[OlderThanTheyLook Lisa]], SupportingProtagonist of the fanfic ''Fanfic/LookingFromTheOutsideIn'', is an Expy of Alice from ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''. Both are blue-eyed girls with bright blond hair learning about something they don't understand. |
| 172 | |
| 173 | [[AC:''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'']] |
| 174 | * [[PsychoKnifeNut Indigo Jack]], one of the protagonists of the fanfic ''Fanfic/AMoreFlawedGem'' is an expy of [[{{Literature/Worm}} Jack Slash]]. An intuitive and borderline sociopathic knife-wielder who can extend the edges of any bladed tool in his possession. |
| 175 | * In ''Fanfic/ANewWorldOnHerShoulders'', pretty much every OriginalCharacter is based off another character or person from different media, ranging from comics, musicians, theatre plays, or video games. |
| 176 | ** Team RGAL is based off teenage superhero sidekicks: Robin Bates (Comicbook/{{Robin}}), Gaia Greene (Terra), Ace Byre (ComicBook/WinterSoldier) and Laura Wolff (Comicbook/{{X 23}}). |
| 177 | ** Team JZME is based off famous musicians and singers: Jacin Michaelis (Music/MichaelJackson), Dylan Zimmers (Music/BobDylan), Marlin Kingston (Music/BobMarley), and Elvio Jayhouse (Music/ElvisPresley). |
| 178 | ** Team CROT is based off characters from famous Shakespeare plays and tragedies: Cordelia Leir (Theatre/KingLear), Romy Julie (Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet), Otto Moore (Theatre/{{Othello}}), and Tidus Andronicus (Theatre/TitusAndronicus). |
| 179 | ** The teachers at Atlas, barring those that also appeared in canon, are based off robots and/or their creators from other media: Colt Schwaren (Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's Franchise/{{Terminator}}), Katt-Grumm and Tiger Iron ([[Franchise/BlazBlue Kokonoe and Iron Tager]]), Professor Shade (ComicBook/TheVision), and Lieutenant Commander Soong ([[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Lieutenant Commander Data]]). |
| 180 | ** Members of ship crews are based off pirates and privateer ships: Morgen Hind (The Golden Hind galleon and Sir Henry Morgan), Tick J. Roger ([[Literature/PeterPan The Jolly Roger]]), and Pearl Swann ([[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean The Black Pearl]]). |
| 181 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28367718?view_full_work=true A Man Of Honor]]'': |
| 182 | ** Sophia, a high ranking lieutenant in the Valean branch of the [[TheMafiya Atlesian mafia]], is modelled after Balalaika from ''Manga/BlackLagoon''. |
| 183 | ** O-Ushi, an enforcer for [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Junior's]] [[Yakuza Clan]], is named and modelled after a character from ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings''. |
| 184 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30275454/chapters/74614986 Arcadia]]'': One of the background characters is a stag faunus named [[Literature/HarryPotter Evan Potter]]. WordOfGod states that he's actually dating a girl named "Harmony" and his best friend is named "Rufus". |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[AC:''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'']] |
| 187 | * In [[https://www.deviantart.com/misakiyu misakiyu]]'s illustrations of [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon SlifofinaDragon]]'s fanfics, UsefulNotes/DateMasamune and [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura Sanada]] [[MisterSeahorse Yukimura]]'s daughter Yuki greatly resembles Kan'u from ''VisualNovel/{{Juuzaengi}}'', while her two of her brother's/Masamune & Yukimura's son Masa's four friends Honba Hikaru and Mikami Soma resemble Gau Meguro from ''Manga/NabariNoOu'' and Manatsu Soda from ''Literature/RDGRedDataGirl'' respectively, baby Maeda-Date-Sanada Nobushige resembles the baby Shion from ''Literature/No6'', and Hitomi Kira resembles Natsuko Honda from ''Literature/KingsGame''. |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[AC:''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'']] |
| 190 | * ''Fanfic/SonicXDarkChaos'' has a very large number of them, and WordOfGod has confirmed that many of the non-canon characters were based on others in at least some form. |
| 191 | ** Dark Tails is an expy of [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Dark Samus]]. Also, the Quadraxis robot is basically the same as the boss from the same game, except massively upgraded and far more powerful (and vicious). Dark Chaos Energy is also a pretty clear expy of Phazon. |
| 192 | ** Along with his obvious parallels to Shadow, Tsali is essentially a more-humanlike Franchise/{{Terminator}}. In a similar vein, the armies of flesh-eating Tsali Androids he once controlled are rather suspiciously similar to [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Necron Flayed Ones]]. |
| 193 | ** According to the author, Venus the Seedrian is a gender-flipped version of Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', with several parallels in their back stories. |
| 194 | ** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tephiroth]] is the most blatantly obvious one, except his character and personality are entirely different. And he's not evil. |
| 195 | ** Even the ''ships'' are expies according to WordOfGod -- the Dreadnought is based on the [[http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Machariel Machariel]] from ''VideoGame/EveOnline'', and Maledict's ''Leviathan''-class ships are based on the [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Eclipse-class_dreadnought Eclipse Super Star Destroyer]]. |
| 196 | |
| 197 | [[AC:''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'']] |
| 198 | * "Fanfic/AenrhienVailiuri" has the merchant freighter ''Axiana'', which the author's notes say was based on ''Serenity'' from ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. Battered old heavily modified freighter with a RagtagBunchOfMisfits crew, including a [[DumbMuscle not-so-bright]] TokenEvilTeammate. |
| 199 | * Captain Kanril Eleya of the ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' fanfic continuity ''Fanfic/{{Bait and Switch|STO}}'' is actually intended as an {{inversion}} of a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Picard]] expy, according to the author. Despite the fact that, like him, she commands a ''Galaxy''-class starship, she's a 29-30-year-old woman instead of a man in his sixties, openly religious instead of atheist, HotBlooded and battle-ready instead of calm and diplomatic to a fault, blue-collar PriorEnlisted instead of aristocratic career officer, BookDumb instead of intellectual... the list goes on. She has more in common with [[Franchise/MassEffect FemShep]] than an archetypical Starfleet captain. |
| 200 | * ''Fanfic/RealityIsFluid'': The author's note states that Professor Atani Dukat of the Cardassian Science Ministry was partially based on Emperor Turhan of the Centauri Republic from the ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E09TheComingOFShadows The Coming of Shadows]]". Both are members of an enemy culture who are trying to [[TheAtoner atone for their peoples' past crimes]] by apologizing to representatives of those they harmed (Kanril Eleya, a Bajoran captain in Starfleet, in Dukat's case, Ambassador G'Kar of the Narn in Turhan's). The comparison is only partial, however, as Dukat's attempt turns out much better. |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[AC:''Franchise/StarWars'']] |
| 203 | * ''Fanfic/StarWarsGalacticFolkloreAndMythology'': Most stories are based fairly directly on real-life myth, and a number of characters can be traced to famous legendary figures: |
| 204 | ** Big Bloqo, a giant who created various landforms through odd accidents and daily habits and who created a huge version of his planet's ox-like beasts of burden to match his size, strongly resembles Myth/PaulBunyan. |
| 205 | ** A Brodo Asogian folktale claims that aurorabirds can take off their feathery cloaks to reveal their true shapes as beautiful maidens, and that hunters can contrive to claim them as brides if they somehow get the cloak out of the picture -- very reminiscent of the tale of Literature/TheSwanMaiden. |
| 206 | ** Chaya, a kindly spirit who saved the early Toydarians from a divine cataclysm by giving them wings and who was harshly punished by the gods as a result, brings Prometheus to mind. |
| 207 | ** Nana Jebhanye, a Rodian witch who flies around Rodia on a magical spoon stealing unhatched eggs to eat, is based on Literature/BabaYaga and her flying mortal and pestle. |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[AC:''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'']] |
| 210 | * ''Fanfic/ClashOfTheElements'': Appearance-wise, [[spoiler: Save for the metallic arms]], [[spoiler: Alpha]] is one to [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Ultimateverse Nick Fury]], which surprisingly doesn't look ridiculous despite the fact that he is a [[spoiler: Goomba]] |
| 211 | * Because of the WholePlotReference to ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', the villains of ''Fanfic/TheEndOfEnds'' are expies to the villains of that game. |
| 212 | ** Count Logan has Count Bleck’s hat and backstory [[spoiler: albeit less impactful and despairing as Bleck’s]]. He also shares Slade’s mask, though chromed. |
| 213 | ** His three minions are expies of Bleck’s own minions and named after some of the goons from ''Series/WhereInTimeIsCarmenSandiego''. Kamica and Madeva are ones to Starfire and Raven respectively. |
| 214 | ** Dr. Beljar is one of Dimentio. [[spoiler:Knowing this, Beljar backstabbing Logan was pretty obvious]]. |
| 215 | |
| 216 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'']] |
| 217 | * ''Fanfic/BeastBoyAndRavenJoinPETA'': |
| 218 | ** The local PETA members are thinly-veiled copies of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' characters, and the ALF spokesman is clearly based on Cartman. |
| 219 | ** Don Gooseson is a parody of Ron Swanson from ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''. |
| 220 | |
| 221 | [[AC:''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'']] |
| 222 | * While ''Fanfic/VoiceOfTheCondor'' is set in ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'' universe, Dorad Elo, a mysterious Inca priest, is a {{Cyborg}} take on El Dorado from ''VideoGame/{{Inca}}'', who flies the same ''[[CoolStarship Tumi]]'' from that game. |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[AC:''Franchise/TheSmurfs'']] |
| 225 | * ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' has Nabby, an Expy of the [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs comic book version]] of Greedy since Greedy is still the village chef as in [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981 the cartoon show]]. The Psyche Master is basically one for [[Film/{{Tron}} the MCP]], and Traveler is one for Waverider from DC Comics' ''ComicBook/{{Armageddon 2001}}''. Duncan [=McSmurf=], on the other hand, is more of a CaptainErsatz of Gutsy from ''Film/TheSmurfs'' film series. |
| 226 | |
| 227 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'']] |
| 228 | * ''Fanfic/TurtleKittens'': Lazuli, the human-like mutant with [[MakingASplash hydrokinetic powers]], is based on [[Characters/StevenUniverseLapisLazuli Lapis Lazuli]] from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. |
| 229 | |
| 230 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'']] |
| 231 | * ''Fanfic/ACodetteWorldTour'': Ted, the Tiger is one of both [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Pura]] and [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy Ed]]. |
| 232 | * ''Fanfic/TheDoctorWillSeeYouNow'': The character of #409 appears to have been inspired by the G-Man from the ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' series. Though his look differs from the sinister interdimensional bureaucrat, his overall demeanor and manner of speaking is quite similar. To the point where much of his word choice comes from dialogue lifted from the games. |
| 233 | * ''Fanfic/MonsterChronicles'': Cedric von Túfeice is based on Dr. Facilier from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''. Both Cedric and Facilier made a deal with a loa for power, and both of them wore suits and hats. The difference is while Facilier is looking to take all the souls in New Orleans, he is a ConMan looking to get rich, while Cedric is a SerialKiller looking to end the world. |
| 234 | * ''Fanfic/RandomDramaSeries'': Angel, the Innocent Idealist, is confirmed by WordOfGod to be based on the Creator/DCComics ComicBook/{{Starfire}}. |
| 235 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaBrainsVSBrawns'' |
| 236 | ** The author states Bianca Hunter's meant to be based on [[Series/TheBigBangTheory Bernadette]]. |
| 237 | ** Shares a number of similarities with [[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead Butthead]] of all people, though Cy Beavistar himself is much deeper. |
| 238 | ** The Cloaked Shadow is based on [[Fanfic/TotalDramaSwitcheroo a certain other mystery villain]], minus any pretense of being nice, down to having the exact same FreudianExcuse. |
| 239 | ** Patrick Wolfe is based on WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd. |
| 240 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaComebackSeries'': Joel might seem [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 kind of familiar]]… In fact most of the original characters are expies. [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Alfred]], [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Sakaki]], [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Daisy]], [[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Sandra]]... |
| 241 | ** Alfred, the American Gonzo is based on Music/WeirdAlYankovic, [[Series/TheMuppetShow The Great Gonzo]], and [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Ash Ketchum]]. |
| 242 | *** InUniverse, he has been referred as Owen raised in America and slimmed down. |
| 243 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaDoOver'' |
| 244 | ** Abigail is based off Mabel from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', with her perky attitude and her bright pink sweater. |
| 245 | ** The orange-clad Southerner Felicity is one of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Applejack.]] [[spoiler:Lampshaded in Celebrity Manhunt 2 when she turns into Applejack and returns back to Equestria.]] |
| 246 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaGenesis'' |
| 247 | ** WordOfGod states Diamonique appearance started out as being based of Leshawna’s cousin. Her ditzy nature and fashion evokes the idea of Lindsay. |
| 248 | ** Frannie bares many resemblances to a character from the author's previous work named Julie who is herself based on the [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama canon]] character of Izzy, making Frannie the {{Expy}} of an {{Expy}}. |
| 249 | ** WordOfGod confirms Ignacio’s role as Mr. Fanservice was based on [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Justin and Alejandro]] and the discussion of the character before he arrived was to imply he'd be like two characters. Subverted, as Ignacio as a quite the opposite personality than the usual Mr. Fanservice. |
| 250 | ** Lita has reminded some readers of [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Leshawna]], given her confident and tough personality and both being from the streets. WordOfGod confirms the allusion was intentional, along with taking cues from [[Manga/SailorMoon Sailor Jupiter]], who in the dub was named Lita. |
| 251 | ** Pascal’s based of Pappa Rappa. No, really. |
| 252 | ** Many readers have noticed similarities between Zipporah and the Goths in Ridonculous Race. WordOfGod states Zipporah was thought of before RR aired however. |
| 253 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaIsle'': '''Erika''', The Disc Jockey is based on [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Vinyl Scratch]]. Erika actually has a voice, however. |
| 254 | * ''FanFic/TotalDramaLegacy'''s Nero is an expy of [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3 Kooky von Koopa]]. He's a MadScientist and OverlordJr who [[GadgeteerGenius is very good with machines]], has EinsteinHair (with Nero's even being a dark bluish-black, invoking Kooky von Koopa's blue hair), and is prone to EvilLaughter. He even describes himself as a "kooky inventor" in one scene. |
| 255 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaLetterz'' |
| 256 | ** Hector Candle: The Intellect is based on Total Drama Noah. |
| 257 | ** Kasimar [=McSkeen=]: The Complete Monster is based on Total Drama Duncan. |
| 258 | ** Patch Johnson: the Burger King is based on Total Drama Owen. |
| 259 | ** Tabitha Barrington: The Manipulator is based on Total Drama Heather. |
| 260 | ** Xaria Clark: The Complainer is based on Total Drama Gwen. |
| 261 | ** Yessica Bubbler: The Born Swimmer is based on Total Drama Bridgette. |
| 262 | ** Alice Gatobel: The Type A is based on Total Drama Courtney. |
| 263 | ** Of Derby Harrington from ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}''. |
| 264 | ** Eddie Lynmoire, the Detective is based on ''Series/{{Columbo}}''. |
| 265 | ** Eddie in [=TDL3=], as the Level-Headed Guy seems to be based on [[Fanfic/TotalDramaCabinFever Richy]]. Design-wise, he's practically a palette-swap of [[Fanfic/TotalDramaNations Hans]], by the same author. |
| 266 | ** Fripp Skip, the Blockhead is based on the title character of the ''WebAnimation/{{Blockhead}}'' series by The Swain. |
| 267 | ** Helen Grey, the Anti Fun Girl is based on Nitt Notts from the ''Series/ImaginationMovers'' TV show. |
| 268 | ** Paul Foster, the Germaphobe is based on Total Drama Cameron. |
| 269 | ** Quarla Grim, the Aggressive Girl is based on Total Drama Jo. |
| 270 | ** Rheneas Scorch, the ''Rebellious Pyromaniac WordOfGod states he was inspired by Jimmy Hopkins and Travis Touchdown from ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}''. |
| 271 | ** Yannis Kumatora, the Mute Guy is based on Total Drama B. |
| 272 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaNightmareAtPahkitewIsland'' |
| 273 | ** Gray - The Nutcase is based on Total Drama Izzy. |
| 274 | ** Oregon - The Adventurer is based on ''Franchise/IndianaJones''. |
| 275 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaRefresh'' |
| 276 | ** The author states Beatrice is based on Zoey from Total Drama. |
| 277 | ** Ezmyralda is based on Ezekiel from Total Drama, if only in looks. |
| 278 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaReloaded'': Tamera Jenipher Oshunrind, The Beatmaker is based on Of hip hop producer Wondagurl. |
| 279 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaRevolution'' |
| 280 | ** Antoine - The Street Performer is based on a character from WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb who sang the song "S.I.M.P. (Squirrels in my Pants)," given a name and backstory for this fanfic. |
| 281 | ** Donny - The Calm Guy is based on [[Recap/AdventureTimeS1E21Donny a one-off character from Adventure Time]]. |
| 282 | ** Kim - The Strategist's based on [[Recap/AdventureTimeS1E20FreakCity an Adventure Time character]] just like Donny, only even more obscure. |
| 283 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaSchoolScuffle'': Ellis Cooke - the Compulsive Liar is based on Staci from Revenge of the Island, though he gets better later on. |
| 284 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaStranded'' |
| 285 | ** Keith shares a lot of similarities with [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Lil' Gideon]]. |
| 286 | ** Pedro is similar to another character of the author called Crisco who was in the eleventh season of ''Webcomic/SurvivorFanCharacters''. |
| 287 | ** Shannon, like Justin from canon, thinks she can use her looks to get members of the opposite gender to do what she wants. |
| 288 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaSuperstarShowdown'' |
| 289 | ** Devin - The Jive Turkey is based on Total Drama World Tour-era Ezekiel, albeit with far less intelligible speech patterns. |
| 290 | ** Ori - The Gemini is based on Devin from Total Drama this time, with some added temper outbursts, which is especially strange with Devin himself in the same story. |
| 291 | ** Estrella was inspired by Jade West from ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' and Raven from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. |
| 292 | ** Puck and Wolfgang were based around and named after two [=NPCs=] from ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', although their personalities are much more fleshed out. |
| 293 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaSwitcheroo'' |
| 294 | ** Collin is basted on Cody from Total Drama. |
| 295 | ** Gene certainly has a lot of similarities with Keith from Fanfic/TotalDramaStranded, written by the same author. |
| 296 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaTokyo'' |
| 297 | ** Horatio - The Jazz Cat is inspired by Horatio Sanz's character in the Catalina Wine Mixer scene of ''Film/StepBrothers''. |
| 298 | ** Julian - The Rocker musical skills and his crush on a goth girl who has no interest in him are reminiscent of [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama a combination of Trent and Cody]]. |
| 299 | ** Layla - The Rich Snob bossiness, treatment of Isabel, and eventual win are very similar to Heather from the canon WesternAnimation/TotalDrama series. |
| 300 | ** Neal - The Smartass is based on Neal from ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks''. |
| 301 | ** Roz - The Maniac is based on Izzy from Total Drama, who happens to be her cousin. Some of her traits, particularly her dynamic with Mr. Chapman, were also inspired by a friend of the author's. |
| 302 | ** Thomas - The Extremely Tall Guy is based on one of the author's friends. However, when he was turned into more of a jerkish character, the similarities (other than the appearance and height) disappeared. |
| 303 | ** Vivienne - The Mysterious Romantic is based on Vivian from ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', the author's favorite character from his favorite video game. |
| 304 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaTweenabet'' |
| 305 | ** Flynn Fletcher: The Advertiser is based on Yellow Face from WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland. He even has a picture of Yellow Face on his shirt. |
| 306 | ** Otis Skullzy: The Skullduggery is based on Duncan from Total Drama. |
| 307 | ** Veedle Mannerhein: The Strong Slapping Machine is based on Needle from ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland''. |
| 308 | * ''Fanfic/TotalDramaTweenTour'' |
| 309 | ** Cuthbert Jasperbatt, The Oran is based on Oran from ''Webcomic/SurvivorFanCharacters''. His stereotype comes from a very disliked character from that series. |
| 310 | ** Elvira Umcliffe, The Umbridge is basically a teenage version of[[Franchise/HarryPotter Dolores Umbridge]] who is just as hateful as the original one but harmless. |
| 311 | ** Megan Paranor, the ''Paranormal Enthusiast, is partly inspired by [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]] but only more unstable and eventually becomes crazy. |
| 312 | * ''Fanfic/TotalShuffledIslandSeries'': Dawn's father, Cryptologia Sweetlily, is based on [[Literature/HarryPotter Luna Lovegood's father]], but with a more hippie-like appearance. |
| 313 | * ''Fanfic/TotalSiblingRivalry'': Ron, the prison warden, is based on Ron the Rent-a-cop from ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}''. |
| 314 | * ''Fanfic/TotalZeksmitSeries'' |
| 315 | ** Kathy Ikaname |
| 316 | *** Hm, a pale-skinned girl with (semi in her case) lengthy dark hair, with a suit, a giant weapon, sharp teeth, and a generally mischevious atittude? And large breasts? Sounds like a mash of Fan's [[Webcomic/SweetJadeAndHellaJohn two]] [[FanFic/HecksingUlumateCrconikals portrayals]] of [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Rip,]] that also draws heavily from her canon design. |
| 317 | *** She's also something of a very bizarre cross between Gwen and Izzy. Justin lampshades this before her debut by saying that either of those two might like her. Gwen still hasn't met her, but seeing as Izzy's first official interaction was her breaking into the confessional and probably slugging her over her shoulders, that part might have been wrong. |
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