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That is an Expy. The trope you're probably thinking of is Captain Ersatz.
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If it was unintentional, that would be the cut "trope" Counterpart Comparison.
See also: Alternate Company Equivalent.
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Note that all of the above have to be intentional.
If the resemblance isn't intentional (or only intentional in the sense that they're using a similar constellation of archetypes and tropes) you have JustForFun.Surprisingly Similar Characters. Not a Trope, but still an amusing exercise in character analysis.
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^ My question: Do examples where it's widespread in the fans still fall into SSC?
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Essentially what the question says. If two characters from separate works are alike in many aspects, but it isn't a deliberate attempt on the author's part to import the character. They're essentially very similar but not an Expy due to the second reason (which is kind of a bull idea in my opinion).