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Jerry Since: Aug, 2013
2025-11-07 09:48:54

That is an Expy, I would say. There's also Suspiciously Similar Substitute and Captain Ersatz.

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KD Since: May, 2009
2025-11-07 10:21:43

Might be part of a Pragmatic Adaptation. Novels and films do certain things better, so different personality traits or backstories work better. Screenplays are also often changed according to which actors get cast, so that the character personality and the actor's ability mesh well.

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