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* ''LightNovel/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'' draws heavy inspiration from the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' franchise. The TrueCompanions of the series map conveniently as {{Decomposite Character}}s of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, but the most obvious example is Professor Darius Grenville, who is ''very'' like Severus Snape: he's a thoroughly unpleasant SadistTeacher with long dark hair, is the alchemy instructor and covets another teacher's job (Luther Garland's sword arts position), and was connected to the primary protagonist's MissingMom. [[spoiler:Only instead of having been in love with her, he helped murder her.]]
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* Ermina from ''Manga/TheSwordOfParos'' is a lesbian/transman version of Lady Oscar from ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles''. Both have blonde, curly hair, both dress and behave like men, and prefer riding and fencing to activities considered "feminine". Also, both have fathers that decide to force them into an ArrangedMarriage, although Ermina's father is more extreme than General Jarjayes (taking into account that he is the king of Paros and desperate for a male heir to the throne, is understandable). Besides, there's Yurias, Ermina's ChildhoodFriend, who is basically a straight-haired version of Andre; both love the protagonists, although Andre [[spoiler: and Oscar become a couple, while Ermina loves Fiona and refuses Yurias.]] Just to finish, Fiona is obviously inspired on Rosanlie, although the latter is blonde and Fiona has dark, curly hair. But both are orphans, fall in love with the protagonists and are very, very dramatic.
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* Ermina from ''Manga/TheSwordOfParos'' is a lesbian/transman version of Lady Oscar from ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles''. Both have blonde, curly way hair, both dress and behave like men, men and prefer riding and fencing to than activities considered "feminine". Also, both have fathers that decide want to force them into an ArrangedMarriage, although Ermina's father is more extreme than General Jarjayes (taking into account that he is the king of Paros and desperate for a male heir to the throne, is understandable). Besides, there's Yurias, Ermina's ChildhoodFriend, who is basically a straight-haired version of Andre; both love the protagonists, although Andre [[spoiler: and Oscar become a couple, while Ermina loves Fiona and refuses Yurias.]] Just to finish, Fiona is obviously inspired on Rosanlie, Rosalie, although the latter is blonde and Fiona has dark, curly hair. But both are orphans, poor, fall in love with the protagonists and are very, very dramatic.
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* Ermina from ''Manga/TheSwordOfParos'' is a lesbian/transman version of Lady Oscar from ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles''. Both have blonde, curly hair, both dress and behave like men, and prefer riding and fencing to activities considered "feminine". Also, both have fathers that decide to force them into an ArrangedMarriage, although Ermina's father is more extreme than General Jarjayes (taking into account that he is the king of Paros and desperate for a male heir to the throne, is understandable). Besides, there's Yurias, Ermina's ChildhoodFriend, who is basically a straight-haired version of Andre; both love the protagonists, although Andre [[spoiler: and Oscar become a couple, while Ermina loves Fiona and refuses Yurias.]] Just to finish, Fiona is obviously inspired on Rosanlie, although the latter is blonde and Fiona has dark, curly hair. But both are orphans, fall in love with the protagonists and are very, very dramatic.
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** Lelouch is a main character version of Char, what with both being exiled members of (more or less) royalty, suffering from having their beloved parent murdered, having a sister, planning for revenge, and not allowing that sister to be part of it, or even knowing about it. And when she does find out, they have a showdown, and she gets in his way, etc, etc. They also fight an internal battle between revenge, wanting to join with the "nice guys" and be a real hero, and mass genocide.
** Suzaku does fairly regularly get compared to Kira Yamato. He's a brunet with a super mecha, opposed to violence, has a best friend for a [[TheRival Rival]], a romance with a pink-haired pacifist princess...
** Suzaku does fairly regularly get compared to Kira Yamato. He's a brunet with a super mecha, opposed to violence, has a best friend for a [[TheRival Rival]], a romance with a pink-haired pacifist princess...
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** Lelouch is a main character version of Char, Zechs marquise from Gundam Wing (many say he's a Char clone, but due to Code Geass overtly performing homage to Gundam Wing, that's at best inaccurate), what with both being exiled members of (more or less) royalty, suffering from having their beloved parent murdered, having a sister, planning for revenge, and not allowing that sister to be part of it, or even knowing about it. And when she does find out, they have a showdown, and she gets in his way, etc, etc. They also fight an internal battle between revenge, and wanting to join with the "nice guys" and be a real hero, but the outcomes of the conflict and mass genocide.
the betrayals they experience eventually forcing them to play the part of a Genocidal monster and Martyr themselves in order to bring peace to the world.
** Suzakudoes at one point was fairly regularly get compared to Kira Yamato. He's a brunet brunette with a super mecha, opposed to violence, has a best friend for a [[TheRival Rival]], a romance with a pink-haired pacifist princess...princess... The problem with the comparison is Suzaku is frequently lying to himself to excuse his own actions and uses what powers he has to enforce oppression onto others as opposed to fighting against all sides to find better solutions people had blinded themselves to as Kira did, as Suzaku never fought to PROTECT anything. As time as moved on and Both CG and Seed been re-evaluated the comparison has died a slow death to bearing only superficial similarities. Comparisons to Suzaku being an AMURO RAY Expy however, have risen immensely; due to renewed analysis of the original Gundam series finding that Amuro fought to maintain an oppressive status quo from an Authoritarian Government which the Colonies (Area's in Code Geass) sought liberation from.
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***The grand majority of Code Geass Sidestories focused on other characters inevitably recreate the same protagonist-Deuteragonist-Tritagonist Dynamic seen of Lelouch, Kallen and Suzaku. In Akito the Exiled, this Dynamic is seen of Leila Malcal (Lelouch), Akito Hyuga (Kallen) and Shin Hyuga Shang (Suzaku). In Oz the Reflection, it is Marybell Mel Britannia (a 'stayed with the family' version of Lelouch, even having her own puppetry geass and being brainwashed by their father), Marybell's Knight/Lover Oldrin Zevron (Kallen) and their central foe Orpheus (Suzaku). The case for them being Expies is especially large in Oz, due to Marybell's own grief at the consequences of her actions while brainwashed have her take part in Lelouch's Zero Requiem plan just so Oldrin will kill her.
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* ''Anime/CrossAnge'''s protagonist Ange is what happens when Kamille Bidan from ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' [[DistaffCounterpart becomes]] [[HilariousInHindsight a woman]]. Both of their parents are in government jobs, Vilkiss and Zeta Gundam having similar weapons like the Michael Mode Vilkiss to Biosensor Mode, Michael Mode's beam saber being as long as the Hyper Beam Saber, both have a [[RammingAlwaysWorks Waverider Crash]], both of them are always struck by their superiors for their behavior, and both are players which do help them in their piloting skills (Ange being an Iaria player while Kamille's a champion in Mobile Suits). Design-wise, Ange is based on Cagalli Yula Athha and Stella Loussier.
%%** Tusk is based on Kira Yamato.
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* ''Anime/CrossAnge'''s protagonist Ange is what happens Character and Storyarc-wise, according to Series Director Mitsuo Fukada, she is intended to be an Expy Daughter of Lelouch Vi Britannia and Kallen Kozuki, with their character traits and even the abilities of the mecha they pilot being an Overt Crossing of the two. The Parallels increase when Kamille Bidan from ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' [[DistaffCounterpart becomes]] [[HilariousInHindsight the commonalities of incompetent brother, a woman]]. Both sister they have a need to protect but inevitably end up at odds with, their lives being shattered by a man playing God, and the interpersonal conflicts with their allies are all taken into account. Even the Nature of their parents are in government jobs, Vilkiss and Zeta Gundam having similar weapons like the Michael Mode Vilkiss to Biosensor Mode, Michael Mode's beam saber being as long as the Hyper Beam Saber, both have a [[RammingAlwaysWorks Waverider Crash]], both of them are always struck by their superiors for their behavior, and both are players which do help them in their piloting skills (Ange being an Iaria player while Kamille's a champion in Mobile Suits). Design-wise, Ange paramour relationships applies here. Design-wise She is based on Cagalli Yula Athha and Stella Loussier.
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** Griffith very clearly takes inspiration from [[Manga/{{Devilman}} Ryo Asuka]], the {{bishounen}} best friend of the hero whose interest in him [[AmbiguouslyBi seems to go beyond a simple friendship]], only to tragically end up betraying the hero. His appearance also seems to be based on [[Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles Oscar François de Jarjayes]], and given Miura's love for the manga, it's very likely.
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** Griffith very clearly takes inspiration from [[Manga/{{Devilman}} [[Franchise/{{Devilman}} Ryo Asuka]], the {{bishounen}} best friend of the hero whose interest in him [[AmbiguouslyBi seems to go beyond a simple friendship]], only to tragically end up betraying the hero. His appearance also seems to be based on [[Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles Oscar François de Jarjayes]], and given Miura's love for the manga, it's very likely.
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* Eva Marie Parallels/Cyborg 0015 from ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}} VS Manga/{{Devilman}}'' is an Expy of Rina Hirokoji from Creator/ShotaroIshinomori's earlier series ''Blue Zone''.
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* Eva Marie Parallels/Cyborg 0015 from ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}} VS Manga/{{Devilman}}'' Franchise/{{Devilman}}'' is an Expy of Rina Hirokoji from Creator/ShotaroIshinomori's earlier series ''Blue Zone''.
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** Shinji and Kaworu are somewhat based on [[Manga/{{Devilman}} Akira and Ryo]], respectively. A male duo consisting of a dark-haired guy and a light-haired guy? The light-haired guy outright loves the dark-haired one? The light-haired one is actually attempting to destroy the world? All check. There are only some differences: Akira does not return Ryo's feelings while Shinji returns Kaworu's, and while Ryo succeeds in destroying the world, Kaworu lets Shinji kill him instead because he wants humanity to be alive.
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** Shinji and Kaworu are somewhat based on [[Manga/{{Devilman}} [[Franchise/{{Devilman}} Akira and Ryo]], respectively. A male duo consisting of a dark-haired guy and a light-haired guy? The light-haired guy outright loves the dark-haired one? The light-haired one is actually attempting to destroy the world? All check. There are only some differences: Akira does not return Ryo's feelings while Shinji returns Kaworu's, and while Ryo succeeds in destroying the world, Kaworu lets Shinji kill him instead because he wants humanity to be alive.
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[[folder:Dragon Ball]]
The ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise has lots of these:
* A number of characters introduced in the original ''Manga/DragonBall'' are based off of characters from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
** Goku is an expy of
*** [[MonkeyKingLite Sun Wukong, The Monkey King]] from ''Journey To The West'', mixed with Comicbook/{{Superman}}. It's even down to having the former's EXACT SAME name in a Japanese reading, though in the original Wukong/Goku's case, ''Dragon Ball''-Wukong/Goku has started to pay less homages to him day by day ever since his fame in the US.
*** In his early days, he was basically a SpearCounterpart to [[Manga/DoctorSlump Arale]], the main character of Creator/AkiraToriyama's previous work.
** Bulma:
*** Like a number of the early characters, she actually did begin as a loose expy of a Journey to the West character - in this case, no less a person than Xuanzang Sanzang himself (she's on a quest which Goku/Wukong is just tagging along for, she gets into peril and needs saving by Goku, she's far less of an Action Person than Goku, etc). Of course, as time went on these elements drifted away and by the time the Saiyans show up, it can be hard to remember it was there at all.
*** In the original series, she has a personality quite similar to Akane Kimidori of ''Manga/DoctorSlump'', the first success of Akira Toriyama, being a sassy and outspoken teenage girl who serves a StraightMan to the naive and strong KidHero (Goku and Arale, respectively). Even Bulma's first love Yamcha looks a lot like Akane's love interest Tsukutsun. The main difference is that Akane is a full-blooded tomboy, while Bulma is a boy-crazy GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak and that Akane is StreetSmart but not a genius like Bulma.
** Exception for the scar, Yamcha is physically identical to Tsukutsun from ''Manga/DoctorSlump''; both characters at the beginning can not approach women for certain reasons (Yamcha because he was afraid of them, while Tsukutsun is because when a woman touches him she becomes a tiger), they also have AnimalMotifs (Yamcha Wolf, and Tsukutsun Tiger), and their LoveInterest is the spoiled but sensible teenage girl.
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
** The Ginyu Force are this to the popular ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, the whole lovable lot of them.
** Future Trunks is the unborn future son of the female lead, and he travels back in time to stop a group of robots from taking over the world in the future. [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Sounds familiar...]] (He even shares John Connor's hairstyle and taste in clothes.)
** Android 16 to Android 8 from earlier in the series. Both androids are fully mechanical creations that are incredibly strong but considered failures in spite of it due to their well-meaning, caring personalities. 16 is even a multiple of 8.
** Umpteen times in the {{Non Serial Movie}}s. Almost every villain is an expy of a main series villain in some way, along with many of the movie-original supporting characters. Just for example, [[Anime/DragonBallZLordSlug Lord Slug]] is an expy of King Piccolo (they're both evil-hearted Namekians), [[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge Cooler]] is an expy of Frieza (they're brothers), [[Anime/DragonBallZFusionReborn Janemba]] is an expy of Majin Buu, etcetera.
* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'':
** Goku Black is basically the canon version of Turles, Goku's original EvilCounterpart and the main antagonist of ''Anime/TheTreeOfMight''. Interestingly, Goku Black's debut episode featured lettuce frequently, which was most likely a reference to Turles, who, like Black, [[EvilTwin closely resembled Goku in appearance]], and even having a similar status of being [[SatanicArchetype pure evil]]. Both have similar personalities, since both are vicious {{sociopath}}s [[FauxAffablyEvil with a veneer of friendliness]]... although Black is [[EvilerThanThou more evil]] and [[AxCrazy deranged]] than Turles.
** Fused Zamasu similarities to some characters as well:
*** He is similar to [[Anime/DragonBallGT Super 17]], in the sense that both characters are fusions of two counterparts of the same individual. However, in Super 17's case one of his fusee is an artificial incarnation (as Hell Fighter 17 is an artificial copy of Android 17).
*** Zamasu's Half-Corrupted form design resembles that of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Two-Face]].
*** Several fans have noticed many similarities between [[spoiler:Infinite Zamasu and [[VideoGame/EarthBound Giygas]]. Both being incomprehensible, formless EldritchAbomination level monstrosities who's immense power comes at [[AlmightyIdiot complete lack of sapience]].]]
** Universal Survival arc features several expies of movie villains (that's right, expies of expies) as competitors from different universes:
*** Frost shares similarities with Cooler, as both are the third best known member of Freeza's race.
*** The most prominent is Kale, a seemingly submissive and mild mannered female Saiyan who can transform into a huge berserker beast, mirroring Broly [[Anime/DragonBallZBrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan from]] [[Anime/DragonBallZBrolySecondComing the]] [[Anime/DragonBallZBioBroly three]] {{Non Serial Movie}}s . They share a similar appearance, Kale says the same things Broly did, and many visual shots in the anime are the same as the movie Broly starred in. They also both steamroll a bunch of weaker fighters and suffer from PowerIncontinence. The Toei character sheet even regards her as "similar to that Legendary Super Saiyan."
*** A more downplayed example is Caulifla. As a [[BloodKnight fight-loving]] Saiyan who's [[AwesomenessByAnalysis quick to learn new techniques by watching somebody else do them]] and who basically cares only about finding challenges and loyalty to her friends, she's the Universe 6 counterpart to Goku.
*** Aniraza is one to Hatchiyak from ''Anime/DragonBallPlanToEradicateTheSaiyans''. He has a very similar design (despite his different color scheme and having Hildegarn's facial structure), backstory (artificial lifeform partially spawned from the fusion of a scientist with his machinery), powers, and speaking patterns. In the anime, he also meets his end the same way: a team assault of five foes simultaneously blasting him in a beam struggle.
*** Pirina takes his role as an [[SmugSuper arrogant]] and antagonistic Super Namekian, plus his overall appearance, from [[Anime/DragonBallZLordSlug Lord Slug]]. This includes his tall and very bulky build (otherwise unique among Namekian characters), use of WhiteGloves, facial structure, and his signature attack being a BreathWeapon.
** Bardock in ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''. While the original incarnation was similar, this incarnation of Bardock is more in line with Jor-El from the Franchise/{{Superman}} mythos, as a loving father that alongside his wife sent his son to another planet, one that no one would bat an eye. [[DependingOnTheWriter Depends on which Jor-El incarnation]], but you get the point.
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[[folder:Gundam]]
* Most ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series will have a character based on Char Aznable, a.k.a. a CharClone. Wikipedia lists 16 Char Clones in the entire Gundam franchise to date. They're most easily identified by the fact that they wear a [[CoolMask mask]] for [[RuleOfCool little or no reason]] and occasionally have a penchant for piloting red mobile suits. They're almost always TheRival and/or TheDragon. Notable Char expys include Carozzo "Iron Mask" Ronah from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'', Chronicle Asher from ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', Zechs Merquise from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', Lancerow Darell from ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX'', Rau Le Creuset from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', Neo Roanoke from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', Graham Aker from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', Zeheart Galette from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'', Full Frontal from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' & even a literal clone of Char in the ''Literature/GaiaGear'' series of novels & audio dramas. Char clones show up quite often in other HumongousMecha series' as well (see Elzam Branstein's entry in the Games section). Lelouch from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' is a borderline example. Apparently the idea of him wearing a mask came from executives who said something along the lines of "It just wouldn't be a Sunrise show without a mask". Ironically, Char is an Expy himself from Prince Sharkin, TheDragon of ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'', Creator/YoshiyukiTomino's first HumongousMecha anime.
* Sayla Mass, Char's younger sister, has expies of her own in [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Cecily Fairchild]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Relena Darlian]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Cagalli Yu]][[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny la Athha]] (who also shares traits with Relena). The common traits shared among these characters are that they were exiled princesses who adopted a different alias, has a strong relationship with the lead character, and she has a relative who's (usually) the lead character's [[TheRival main rival]].
** [[FountainOfExpies Expies of Relena]] would also include [[Anime/TurnAGundam Dianna Soreil]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Lacus]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Clyne]], [[Anime/SDGundamForce Princess Rele]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Marina Ismail]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans Kudelia Aina Bernstein]]. These princesses are defined by their commitment to pacifism and willingness to embrace their royal heritage.
* Char's [[BigBad boss]], Gihren Zabi has also had his fair share of expies. There's Fonse Kagatie from ''Victory'', Siedel Rasso from ''Gundam X'', and Patrick Zala from ''Gundam SEED'', all of whom share Gihren's status as amoral military dictators who preach a MasterRace philosophy and have a love of superweapons. Patrick even duplicates Gihren's infamous "Sieg Zeon!" speech in his rant about "Who exploits the Coordinators"? Gihren's son and/or clone, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Glemmy Toto]] has his own expy in ''SEED'''s Muruta Azrael, who shares his [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon looks]], childish demeanour, creepy interactions with women, willingness to use children as weapons, and total lack of scruples.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' had Lalah Sune as the franchise's first PhlebotinumGirl. Since then [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four Murasame & Rosamia Badam]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Puru & her clones]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Quess Paraya]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Stella Loussier]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE Yurin L'Ciel]] have danced in her shoes and one another's, fighting for the villains, developing a connection to the hero, and eventually dying horribly.
* After Char, the most commonly duplicated character may be ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'''s Yazan Gable, a brutal thug who was the franchise's first, and most archetypal SociopathicSoldier. His progeny include [[ColonelKilgore Rakan Dakharan]] of ''ZZ Gundam'', [[DistaffCounterpart Rezun]] [[DarkActionGirl Schneider]] of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'', Ash Grey from ''Gundam SEED Astray'', [[PsychoForHire Ali Al-Saachez]] from ''Gundam 00'', and Decil Galette from ''Gundam AGE'', as well as [[AxeCrazy Luciano Bradley]] of ''Code Geass'' infamy, and [[CombatSadomasochist Gauron]] from ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic''.
%%* Though he's not replicated as often as Char or Yazan, DarkMessiah and ManipulativeBastard [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Paptimus Scirocco]] has three notable expies in [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Treize Khushrenada]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gilbert Durandal]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Ribbons Almark]].
* Mecha Expies are also par for the course in Gundam. ''Wing's'' Shenlong Gundam is an Expy of ''G's'' Dragon Gundam (both are Chinese dragon themed mecha with extendable arms and carry a polearm), ''X's'' Leopard is an Expy of ''Wing's'' Heavyarms (loaded with [[MoreDakka lots of guns]] and the main weapon is a [[{{BFG}} large]] [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]]), and Deathscythe and Deathscythe Hell resemble Master Asia's Kowloon and Master Gundams respectively (with retractable metal "cloaks" that make them look bulkier than they really are).
* The [[MookMobile grunt suits]] are almost always based on either the Zaku since they have the green color scheme, CyberCyclops head design, and plain tank-like build of Zeon's original mass-produced mobile suit.
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%%*** Strike = RX-78-2 Gundam
%%*** Freedom = Gundam Formula 91 + Gundam Double X
%%*** The Impulse is based on the RX-78-2 Gundam, but plays a role similar to the [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Gundam Mk. II]] in ''Destiny''. Similarly, Destiny played a role similar to the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam.
%%*** Strike Freedom = Freedom + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Hi-Nu Gundam]]
%%*** Akatsuki = Hyaku Shiki
%%** Speaking of Mecha expies, the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Aile Strike Gundam]] now has a expy outside the franchise: The [[Anime/CodeGeass Lancelot Air Calvary.]] The [[Anime/CrossAnge Vilkiss]] is inspired by the Strike Freedom and Destiny.
* ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz]]'' has Mariemaia Khushrenada, who is based on [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Mine]][[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ va Lao]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Zabi]], being the daughter of a deceased major villain who's used as a figurehead by the [[ManBehindTheMan true leader]] of the new villain faction.
* Sting Oakley and Auel Neider are Expies of two characters from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Gundam SEED]]'', with [[OnlySaneMan Sting]] playing [[SoreLoser Clotho Bauer]] to [[SociopathicSoldier Auel's]] [[AxeCrazy Shani Andras]]. The Extended as a whole are a collective expy of UC's Cyber-Newtypes, each being {{Muggles}} who were upgraded with surgery and drugs to duplicate the the powers of Coordinators and Newtypes, respectively.
* Garrod Ran is something of an expy of Judau Ashita, since both were war orphans who couldn't help but get caught up in the events of the world around them and both grew into real badass (or in the case of Garrod BadassNormal) pilots, and even though they both had reason to neither one of them succumbed to their HeroicBSOD for very long. Both also specialize in stealing mobile suits at the start of their respective series.
* Setsuna F. Seiei from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' is pretty much a dead ringer for [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Sosuke]]. Pilot of a [[RealityIsOutToLunch physics-defying]] SuperPrototype {{Mecha}}? Check. ChildSoldier in a wartorn Islamic country? Check. AxCrazy [[TheRival rivals]] with unhealthy obsessions? You got it. Need I go on? Makes you think their creators were trying to one-up each other.
* It goes much further with [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Lockon Stratos]] and [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Kurz Weber]] who are both cool snipers who excel at in giant robot sniping, who [[HandsomeLech can get almost any girl they want]], though this might have a bit to do with their [[Creator/ShinichiroMiki shared voice]]. [[spoiler: They also both die in combat sniping. Lockon turns out to have a BackupTwin who [[LegacyCharacter becomes the new Lockon]], while Kurz ends up having been NotQuiteDead.]]
* Both ''Gundam Wing's'' Heero Yuy (the original one, the namesake of the Gundam pilot) and King Peacecraft, as well as ''Gundam SEED's'' George Glenn, were based on Zeon Zum Deikun, as charismatic visionary leaders whose ideologies play major roles in their respective series [[spoiler:and whose murders are pivotal moments that greatly escalate conflict in each timeline]]. Uzumi Nara Attha is based on King Peacecraft. Uzumi is the only one of these to not be a PosthumousCharacter [[spoiler:until a HeroicSacrifice takes care of that problem]].
%%* As for the rest of the ''Gundam SEED'' characters:
%%** Murrue Ramius = a gender-flipped Bright Noa, with Archangel being White Base
%%*** Murrue has her own expy in ''Gundam 00'''s Sumeragi Li Noriega; her CommanderContrarian, Natarle Badgiruel, lives on as Kati Manniquin.
%%** Mu La Flaga = Sleggar Law with some of Char's Quattro persona thrown into the mix.
%%** Andrew Waltfeld = Ramba Ral, with Aisha as his Crowley Hamon.
%%** Nicol Amalfi = Quatre Raberba Winner; they're both kind-hearted pilots with a love for music.
%%** Admiral Lewis Halberton = General Revil
%%** The DOM Trooper pilots (Hilda, Mars, and Herbert) = the Black Tri-Stars; they even have the Tri-Stars' [[SignatureMove signature Jet Stream Attack]]. The only difference is that one is gender-flipped and this time they're EliteMooks in the ''heroes' ''army.
* And now ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAge Gundam AGE]]'' has Yurin L'Ciel as an expy of Tiffa Adil from ''[[Anime/AfterWarGundamX Gundam X]]'', being both loli MysteriousWaif characters that help the main hero with their clairvoyance powers.
* [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAge Emily Amonde]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Fa Yuriy]] are expies of [[ChildhoodFriend Frau Bow]] in this following concept: She is a semi-major character who despite having no direct conflict with or impact toward the main story, initially has a close relationship with the protagonist, and join the boy's fleet to "look after" with him. She likes him, but he doesn't notice her because he [[TemporaryLoveInterest loves somebody else]]. She also tends to suffers from the StayInTheKitchen issue.
* ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters'':
** Mr. Ral looks like - and has [[RoleReprise the same]] [[Creator/MasashiHirose voice actor]] as - Ramba Ral, an EnsembleDarkhorse from the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. The reason he's not actually Ramba Ral is because ''Build Fighters'' is set in an AlternateContinuity where ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' is [[RecursiveCanon a work of fiction.]]
* ''[[{{Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross}} Macross]]'' director Noburo Ishiguro stated that Roy Focker was based on Sleggar Law.
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* A number of characters introduced in the original ''Manga/DragonBall'' are based off of characters from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
** Goku is an expy of
*** [[MonkeyKingLite Sun Wukong, The Monkey King]] from ''Journey To The West'', mixed with Comicbook/{{Superman}}. It's even down to having the former's EXACT SAME name in a Japanese reading, though in the original Wukong/Goku's case, ''Dragon Ball''-Wukong/Goku has started to pay less homages to him day by day ever since his fame in the US.
*** In his early days, he was basically a SpearCounterpart to [[Manga/DoctorSlump Arale]], the main character of Creator/AkiraToriyama's previous work.
** Bulma:
*** Like a number of the early characters, she actually did begin as a loose expy of a Journey to the West character - in this case, no less a person than Xuanzang Sanzang himself (she's on a quest which Goku/Wukong is just tagging along for, she gets into peril and needs saving by Goku, she's far less of an Action Person than Goku, etc). Of course, as time went on these elements drifted away and by the time the Saiyans show up, it can be hard to remember it was there at all.
*** In the original series, she has a personality quite similar to Akane Kimidori of ''Manga/DoctorSlump'', the first success of Akira Toriyama, being a sassy and outspoken teenage girl who serves a StraightMan to the naive and strong KidHero (Goku and Arale, respectively). Even Bulma's first love Yamcha looks a lot like Akane's love interest Tsukutsun. The main difference is that Akane is a full-blooded tomboy, while Bulma is a boy-crazy GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak and that Akane is StreetSmart but not a genius like Bulma.
** Exception for the scar, Yamcha is physically identical to Tsukutsun from ''Manga/DoctorSlump''; both characters at the beginning can not approach women for certain reasons (Yamcha because he was afraid of them, while Tsukutsun is because when a woman touches him she becomes a tiger), they also have AnimalMotifs (Yamcha Wolf, and Tsukutsun Tiger), and their LoveInterest is the spoiled but sensible teenage girl.
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
** The Ginyu Force are this to the popular ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, the whole lovable lot of them.
** Future Trunks is the unborn future son of the female lead, and he travels back in time to stop a group of robots from taking over the world in the future. [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Sounds familiar...]] (He even shares John Connor's hairstyle and taste in clothes.)
** Android 16 to Android 8 from earlier in the series. Both androids are fully mechanical creations that are incredibly strong but considered failures in spite of it due to their well-meaning, caring personalities. 16 is even a multiple of 8.
** Umpteen times in the {{Non Serial Movie}}s. Almost every villain is an expy of a main series villain in some way, along with many of the movie-original supporting characters. Just for example, [[Anime/DragonBallZLordSlug Lord Slug]] is an expy of King Piccolo (they're both evil-hearted Namekians), [[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge Cooler]] is an expy of Frieza (they're brothers), [[Anime/DragonBallZFusionReborn Janemba]] is an expy of Majin Buu, etcetera.
* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'':
** Goku Black is basically the canon version of Turles, Goku's original EvilCounterpart and the main antagonist of ''Anime/TheTreeOfMight''. Interestingly, Goku Black's debut episode featured lettuce frequently, which was most likely a reference to Turles, who, like Black, [[EvilTwin closely resembled Goku in appearance]], and even having a similar status of being [[SatanicArchetype pure evil]]. Both have similar personalities, since both are vicious {{sociopath}}s [[FauxAffablyEvil with a veneer of friendliness]]... although Black is [[EvilerThanThou more evil]] and [[AxCrazy deranged]] than Turles.
** Fused Zamasu similarities to some characters as well:
*** He is similar to [[Anime/DragonBallGT Super 17]], in the sense that both characters are fusions of two counterparts of the same individual. However, in Super 17's case one of his fusee is an artificial incarnation (as Hell Fighter 17 is an artificial copy of Android 17).
*** Zamasu's Half-Corrupted form design resembles that of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Two-Face]].
*** Several fans have noticed many similarities between [[spoiler:Infinite Zamasu and [[VideoGame/EarthBound Giygas]]. Both being incomprehensible, formless EldritchAbomination level monstrosities who's immense power comes at [[AlmightyIdiot complete lack of sapience]].]]
** Universal Survival arc features several expies of movie villains (that's right, expies of expies) as competitors from different universes:
*** Frost shares similarities with Cooler, as both are the third best known member of Freeza's race.
*** The most prominent is Kale, a seemingly submissive and mild mannered female Saiyan who can transform into a huge berserker beast, mirroring Broly [[Anime/DragonBallZBrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan from]] [[Anime/DragonBallZBrolySecondComing the]] [[Anime/DragonBallZBioBroly three]] {{Non Serial Movie}}s . They share a similar appearance, Kale says the same things Broly did, and many visual shots in the anime are the same as the movie Broly starred in. They also both steamroll a bunch of weaker fighters and suffer from PowerIncontinence. The Toei character sheet even regards her as "similar to that Legendary Super Saiyan."
*** A more downplayed example is Caulifla. As a [[BloodKnight fight-loving]] Saiyan who's [[AwesomenessByAnalysis quick to learn new techniques by watching somebody else do them]] and who basically cares only about finding challenges and loyalty to her friends, she's the Universe 6 counterpart to Goku.
*** Aniraza is one to Hatchiyak from ''Anime/DragonBallPlanToEradicateTheSaiyans''. He has a very similar design (despite his different color scheme and having Hildegarn's facial structure), backstory (artificial lifeform partially spawned from the fusion of a scientist with his machinery), powers, and speaking patterns. In the anime, he also meets his end the same way: a team assault of five foes simultaneously blasting him in a beam struggle.
*** Pirina takes his role as an [[SmugSuper arrogant]] and antagonistic Super Namekian, plus his overall appearance, from [[Anime/DragonBallZLordSlug Lord Slug]]. This includes his tall and very bulky build (otherwise unique among Namekian characters), use of WhiteGloves, facial structure, and his signature attack being a BreathWeapon.
** Bardock in ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''. While the original incarnation was similar, this incarnation of Bardock is more in line with Jor-El from the Franchise/{{Superman}} mythos, as a loving father that alongside his wife sent his son to another planet, one that no one would bat an eye. [[DependingOnTheWriter Depends on which Jor-El incarnation]], but you get the point.
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* Most ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series will have a character based on Char Aznable, a.k.a. a CharClone. Wikipedia lists 16 Char Clones in the entire Gundam franchise to date. They're most easily identified by the fact that they wear a [[CoolMask mask]] for [[RuleOfCool little or no reason]] and occasionally have a penchant for piloting red mobile suits. They're almost always TheRival and/or TheDragon. Notable Char expys include Carozzo "Iron Mask" Ronah from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'', Chronicle Asher from ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', Zechs Merquise from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', Lancerow Darell from ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX'', Rau Le Creuset from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', Neo Roanoke from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', Graham Aker from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', Zeheart Galette from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'', Full Frontal from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' & even a literal clone of Char in the ''Literature/GaiaGear'' series of novels & audio dramas. Char clones show up quite often in other HumongousMecha series' as well (see Elzam Branstein's entry in the Games section). Lelouch from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' is a borderline example. Apparently the idea of him wearing a mask came from executives who said something along the lines of "It just wouldn't be a Sunrise show without a mask". Ironically, Char is an Expy himself from Prince Sharkin, TheDragon of ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'', Creator/YoshiyukiTomino's first HumongousMecha anime.
* Sayla Mass, Char's younger sister, has expies of her own in [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Cecily Fairchild]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Relena Darlian]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Cagalli Yu]][[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny la Athha]] (who also shares traits with Relena). The common traits shared among these characters are that they were exiled princesses who adopted a different alias, has a strong relationship with the lead character, and she has a relative who's (usually) the lead character's [[TheRival main rival]].
** [[FountainOfExpies Expies of Relena]] would also include [[Anime/TurnAGundam Dianna Soreil]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Lacus]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Clyne]], [[Anime/SDGundamForce Princess Rele]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Marina Ismail]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans Kudelia Aina Bernstein]]. These princesses are defined by their commitment to pacifism and willingness to embrace their royal heritage.
* Char's [[BigBad boss]], Gihren Zabi has also had his fair share of expies. There's Fonse Kagatie from ''Victory'', Siedel Rasso from ''Gundam X'', and Patrick Zala from ''Gundam SEED'', all of whom share Gihren's status as amoral military dictators who preach a MasterRace philosophy and have a love of superweapons. Patrick even duplicates Gihren's infamous "Sieg Zeon!" speech in his rant about "Who exploits the Coordinators"? Gihren's son and/or clone, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Glemmy Toto]] has his own expy in ''SEED'''s Muruta Azrael, who shares his [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon looks]], childish demeanour, creepy interactions with women, willingness to use children as weapons, and total lack of scruples.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' had Lalah Sune as the franchise's first PhlebotinumGirl. Since then [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four Murasame & Rosamia Badam]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Puru & her clones]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Quess Paraya]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Stella Loussier]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE Yurin L'Ciel]] have danced in her shoes and one another's, fighting for the villains, developing a connection to the hero, and eventually dying horribly.
* After Char, the most commonly duplicated character may be ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'''s Yazan Gable, a brutal thug who was the franchise's first, and most archetypal SociopathicSoldier. His progeny include [[ColonelKilgore Rakan Dakharan]] of ''ZZ Gundam'', [[DistaffCounterpart Rezun]] [[DarkActionGirl Schneider]] of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'', Ash Grey from ''Gundam SEED Astray'', [[PsychoForHire Ali Al-Saachez]] from ''Gundam 00'', and Decil Galette from ''Gundam AGE'', as well as [[AxeCrazy Luciano Bradley]] of ''Code Geass'' infamy, and [[CombatSadomasochist Gauron]] from ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic''.
%%* Though he's not replicated as often as Char or Yazan, DarkMessiah and ManipulativeBastard [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Paptimus Scirocco]] has three notable expies in [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Treize Khushrenada]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gilbert Durandal]], and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Ribbons Almark]].
* Mecha Expies are also par for the course in Gundam. ''Wing's'' Shenlong Gundam is an Expy of ''G's'' Dragon Gundam (both are Chinese dragon themed mecha with extendable arms and carry a polearm), ''X's'' Leopard is an Expy of ''Wing's'' Heavyarms (loaded with [[MoreDakka lots of guns]] and the main weapon is a [[{{BFG}} large]] [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]]), and Deathscythe and Deathscythe Hell resemble Master Asia's Kowloon and Master Gundams respectively (with retractable metal "cloaks" that make them look bulkier than they really are).
* The [[MookMobile grunt suits]] are almost always based on either the Zaku since they have the green color scheme, CyberCyclops head design, and plain tank-like build of Zeon's original mass-produced mobile suit.
%%** In the CE timeline, here are their mecha expies:
%%*** Strike = RX-78-2 Gundam
%%*** Freedom = Gundam Formula 91 + Gundam Double X
%%*** The Impulse is based on the RX-78-2 Gundam, but plays a role similar to the [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Gundam Mk. II]] in ''Destiny''. Similarly, Destiny played a role similar to the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam.
%%*** Strike Freedom = Freedom + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Hi-Nu Gundam]]
%%*** Akatsuki = Hyaku Shiki
%%** Speaking of Mecha expies, the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Aile Strike Gundam]] now has a expy outside the franchise: The [[Anime/CodeGeass Lancelot Air Calvary.]] The [[Anime/CrossAnge Vilkiss]] is inspired by the Strike Freedom and Destiny.
* ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz]]'' has Mariemaia Khushrenada, who is based on [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Mine]][[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ va Lao]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Zabi]], being the daughter of a deceased major villain who's used as a figurehead by the [[ManBehindTheMan true leader]] of the new villain faction.
* Sting Oakley and Auel Neider are Expies of two characters from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Gundam SEED]]'', with [[OnlySaneMan Sting]] playing [[SoreLoser Clotho Bauer]] to [[SociopathicSoldier Auel's]] [[AxeCrazy Shani Andras]]. The Extended as a whole are a collective expy of UC's Cyber-Newtypes, each being {{Muggles}} who were upgraded with surgery and drugs to duplicate the the powers of Coordinators and Newtypes, respectively.
* Garrod Ran is something of an expy of Judau Ashita, since both were war orphans who couldn't help but get caught up in the events of the world around them and both grew into real badass (or in the case of Garrod BadassNormal) pilots, and even though they both had reason to neither one of them succumbed to their HeroicBSOD for very long. Both also specialize in stealing mobile suits at the start of their respective series.
* Setsuna F. Seiei from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' is pretty much a dead ringer for [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Sosuke]]. Pilot of a [[RealityIsOutToLunch physics-defying]] SuperPrototype {{Mecha}}? Check. ChildSoldier in a wartorn Islamic country? Check. AxCrazy [[TheRival rivals]] with unhealthy obsessions? You got it. Need I go on? Makes you think their creators were trying to one-up each other.
* It goes much further with [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Lockon Stratos]] and [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Kurz Weber]] who are both cool snipers who excel at in giant robot sniping, who [[HandsomeLech can get almost any girl they want]], though this might have a bit to do with their [[Creator/ShinichiroMiki shared voice]]. [[spoiler: They also both die in combat sniping. Lockon turns out to have a BackupTwin who [[LegacyCharacter becomes the new Lockon]], while Kurz ends up having been NotQuiteDead.]]
* Both ''Gundam Wing's'' Heero Yuy (the original one, the namesake of the Gundam pilot) and King Peacecraft, as well as ''Gundam SEED's'' George Glenn, were based on Zeon Zum Deikun, as charismatic visionary leaders whose ideologies play major roles in their respective series [[spoiler:and whose murders are pivotal moments that greatly escalate conflict in each timeline]]. Uzumi Nara Attha is based on King Peacecraft. Uzumi is the only one of these to not be a PosthumousCharacter [[spoiler:until a HeroicSacrifice takes care of that problem]].
%%* As for the rest of the ''Gundam SEED'' characters:
%%** Murrue Ramius = a gender-flipped Bright Noa, with Archangel being White Base
%%*** Murrue has her own expy in ''Gundam 00'''s Sumeragi Li Noriega; her CommanderContrarian, Natarle Badgiruel, lives on as Kati Manniquin.
%%** Mu La Flaga = Sleggar Law with some of Char's Quattro persona thrown into the mix.
%%** Andrew Waltfeld = Ramba Ral, with Aisha as his Crowley Hamon.
%%** Nicol Amalfi = Quatre Raberba Winner; they're both kind-hearted pilots with a love for music.
%%** Admiral Lewis Halberton = General Revil
%%** The DOM Trooper pilots (Hilda, Mars, and Herbert) = the Black Tri-Stars; they even have the Tri-Stars' [[SignatureMove signature Jet Stream Attack]]. The only difference is that one is gender-flipped and this time they're EliteMooks in the ''heroes' ''army.
* And now ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAge Gundam AGE]]'' has Yurin L'Ciel as an expy of Tiffa Adil from ''[[Anime/AfterWarGundamX Gundam X]]'', being both loli MysteriousWaif characters that help the main hero with their clairvoyance powers.
* [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAge Emily Amonde]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Fa Yuriy]] are expies of [[ChildhoodFriend Frau Bow]] in this following concept: She is a semi-major character who despite having no direct conflict with or impact toward the main story, initially has a close relationship with the protagonist, and join the boy's fleet to "look after" with him. She likes him, but he doesn't notice her because he [[TemporaryLoveInterest loves somebody else]]. She also tends to suffers from the StayInTheKitchen issue.
* ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters'':
** Mr. Ral looks like - and has [[RoleReprise the same]] [[Creator/MasashiHirose voice actor]] as - Ramba Ral, an EnsembleDarkhorse from the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. The reason he's not actually Ramba Ral is because ''Build Fighters'' is set in an AlternateContinuity where ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' is [[RecursiveCanon a work of fiction.]]
* ''[[{{Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross}} Macross]]'' director Noburo Ishiguro stated that Roy Focker was based on Sleggar Law.
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* Rei Ryugazaki from ''{{Anime/Free}}'' resembles Joe Kido from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', both are [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue-haired]] glasses-wearers, love studying, and prone to passionate rants about things. They both also have a happy-go-lucky sidekick (Nagisa/Gomamon).
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*** Both are stern teachers with harsh training methods and are known to use threats of expulsion as a SecretTestOfCharacter for their students.
*** Both of their signature powers originate from their eyes and require visual contact to take full advantage of.
*** Both lack the CharlesAtlasSuperpower of their colleagues and contemporaries, relying on their skill, intellect, and clever use of tools/lesser techniques to compensate.
*** Both of them suffer from depression as a result of >!losing their loved ones in the line of duty growing up, particularly Shirakumo for Aizawa and Rin for Kakashi!<.
*** Both are stern teachers with harsh training methods and are known to use threats of expulsion as a SecretTestOfCharacter for their students.
*** Both of their signature powers originate from their eyes and require visual contact to take full advantage of.
*** Both lack the CharlesAtlasSuperpower of their colleagues and contemporaries, relying on their skill, intellect, and clever use of tools/lesser techniques to compensate.
*** Both of them suffer from depression as a result of >!losing their loved ones in the line of duty growing up, particularly Shirakumo for Aizawa and Rin for Kakashi!<.
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* Rei Ryugazaki from ''{{Anime/Free}}'' resembles Joe Kido from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', both are [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue-haired]] {{Megane}}, glasses-wearers, love studying, and prone to passionate rants about things. They both also have a happy-go-lucky sidekick (Nagisa/Gomamon).
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* Most ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series will have a character based on Char Aznable, [[FanNickname known as]] a CharClone (or just "[[MemeticMutation A CHAR]]"). Wikipedia lists 16 Char Clones in the entire Gundam franchise to date. They're most easily identified by the fact that they wear a [[CoolMask mask]] for [[RuleOfCool little or no reason]] and occasionally have a penchant for piloting red mobile suits. They're almost always TheRival and/or TheDragon. Notable Char expys include Carozzo "Iron Mask" Ronah from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'', Chronicle Asher from ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', Zechs Merquise from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', Lancerow Darell from ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX'', Rau Le Creuset from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', Neo Roanoke from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', Graham Aker from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', Zeheart Galette from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'', Full Frontal from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' & even a literal clone of Char in the ''Literature/GaiaGear'' series of novels & audio dramas. Char clones show up quite often in other HumongousMecha series' as well (see Elzam Branstein's entry in the Games section). Lelouch from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' is a borderline example. Apparently the idea of him wearing a mask came from executives who said something along the lines of "It just wouldn't be a Sunrise show without a mask". Ironically, Char is an Expy himself from Prince Sharkin, TheDragon of ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'', Creator/YoshiyukiTomino's first HumongousMecha anime.
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* Most ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series will have a character based on Char Aznable, [[FanNickname known as]] a.k.a. a CharClone (or just "[[MemeticMutation A CHAR]]").CharClone. Wikipedia lists 16 Char Clones in the entire Gundam franchise to date. They're most easily identified by the fact that they wear a [[CoolMask mask]] for [[RuleOfCool little or no reason]] and occasionally have a penchant for piloting red mobile suits. They're almost always TheRival and/or TheDragon. Notable Char expys include Carozzo "Iron Mask" Ronah from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'', Chronicle Asher from ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', Zechs Merquise from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', Lancerow Darell from ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX'', Rau Le Creuset from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', Neo Roanoke from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', Graham Aker from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', Zeheart Galette from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'', Full Frontal from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' & even a literal clone of Char in the ''Literature/GaiaGear'' series of novels & audio dramas. Char clones show up quite often in other HumongousMecha series' as well (see Elzam Branstein's entry in the Games section). Lelouch from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' is a borderline example. Apparently the idea of him wearing a mask came from executives who said something along the lines of "It just wouldn't be a Sunrise show without a mask". Ironically, Char is an Expy himself from Prince Sharkin, TheDragon of ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'', Creator/YoshiyukiTomino's first HumongousMecha anime.
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* ''Anime/SonicX'': Dr. Eggman's [[ThoseTwoBadguys robotic henchman]], [[http://i.imgur.com/oBN4EMQ.jpg Decoe and Bocoe]], are almost identical to [[http://i.imgur.com/hITm3Kp.jpg Epsilon and Omega]]--the lackeys of Dr. Bug from the obscure 1991 series ''Kinkyu Hasshin Saver Kids''. Both shows were animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, and Decoe is even voiced by the same voice actor (Ken Yamaguchi) as Epsilon, so this is almost certainly intentional.[[note]]Bocoe was instead voiced by Bin Shimada, as Omega's voice actor (Ginzo Matsuo) passed away in the interim between the two series.[[/note]]
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* ''Anime/SonicX'': Dr. Eggman's [[ThoseTwoBadguys [[BumblingHenchmenDuo robotic henchman]], [[http://i.imgur.com/oBN4EMQ.jpg Decoe and Bocoe]], are almost identical to [[http://i.imgur.com/hITm3Kp.jpg Epsilon and Omega]]--the lackeys of Dr. Bug from the obscure 1991 series ''Kinkyu Hasshin Saver Kids''. Both shows were animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, and Decoe is even voiced by the same voice actor (Ken Yamaguchi) as Epsilon, so this is almost certainly intentional.[[note]]Bocoe was instead voiced by Bin Shimada, as Omega's voice actor (Ginzo Matsuo) passed away in the interim between the two series.[[/note]]
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** Wangari is based on Dean Thomas from the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' franchise, being a black LargeHamAnnouncer who provides colorful commentary for her WizardingSchool's sporting events. The key difference is that Wangari is [[GenderFlip a girl]].
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** Wangari is based on Dean Thomas Lee Jordan from the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' franchise, being a black LargeHamAnnouncer who provides colorful commentary for her WizardingSchool's sporting events. The key difference is that Wangari is [[GenderFlip a girl]].
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** Umpteen times in the {{Non Serial Movie}}s. Almost every villain is an expy of a main series villain in some way, along with many of the movie-original supporting characters. Just for example, [[Anime/DragonBallZLordSlug Lord Slug]] is an expy of King Piccolo, [[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge Cooler]] is an expy of Frieza, [[Anime/DragonBallZFusionReborn Janemba]] is an expy of Majin Buu, etcetera.
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** Umpteen times in the {{Non Serial Movie}}s. Almost every villain is an expy of a main series villain in some way, along with many of the movie-original supporting characters. Just for example, [[Anime/DragonBallZLordSlug Lord Slug]] is an expy of King Piccolo, Piccolo (they're both evil-hearted Namekians), [[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge Cooler]] is an expy of Frieza, Frieza (they're brothers), [[Anime/DragonBallZFusionReborn Janemba]] is an expy of Majin Buu, etcetera.
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** Ebony Devil, Devo's Stand, is a {{sadist}}ic, foul-mouthed, blade-wielding CreepyDoll who [[LaughingMad laughs like a maniac]] as it kills its victims. It's very clearly meant to be a homage to [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]].
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** Cioccolata from ''Manga/VentoAureo'' is a very obvious [[PracticallyJoker expy]] of ComicBook/TheJoker, being an AxCrazy psychopath with green hair and an almost [[MonsterClown clownish appearance]].
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** Cioccolata from ''Manga/VentoAureo'' ''Manga/GoldenWind'' is a very obvious [[PracticallyJoker expy]] of ComicBook/TheJoker, being an AxCrazy psychopath with green hair and an almost [[MonsterClown clownish appearance]].
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** Bianca (in [[AdaptationalPersonalityChange the anime)]] was easily a girl version of Barry from ''Diamond and Pearl'', in that they are both hyperactive, impatient blondes who serve as recurring rivals to Ash.
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** Bianca (in [[AdaptationalPersonalityChange the anime)]] was easily a girl version of Barry from ''Diamond and Pearl'', in that they are both hyperactive, impatient blondes who serve as recurring rivals to Ash. Ditto Ursula with Harley, in that they are both rude-mannered recurring rivals of the resident girl in Ash's group (Dawn for Ursula, May for Harley).
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* Max Taylor of the anime series ''VideoGame/DinosaurKing'' is very much an Expy of [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Ash Ketchum]]. The similarities include their weird hair, both being comical protagonists, yet serious about their fighting, having a pet with lighting attacks and both having the same (English) voice. The connection is helped in that Creator/VeronicaTaylor uses the ''exact same'' voice she used for Ash.
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* Max Taylor of the anime series ''VideoGame/DinosaurKing'' is very much an Expy of [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Ash Ketchum]]. The similarities include their weird hair, both being comical protagonists, yet serious about their fighting, having a pet with lighting attacks and both having the same (English) voice. The connection is helped in that Creator/VeronicaTaylor uses the ''exact same'' voice she used for Ash.
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* The protagonists of ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'', Saki and Mai, are pretty clear expies of Nagisa and Honoka from [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure the previous season]]. Saki and Nagisa are both orange-haired BookDumb tomboys who love food and play a particular sport (softball for Saki, lacrosse for Nagisa), while Mai and Honoka are both dark-haired, intelligent introverts with a passion for science. They have other minor quirks setting them apart, such as Mai's interest in drawing, and the show gives them further DivergentCharacterEvolution as it progresses. For the most part, however, they are similar to the point that non-fans often conflate them. This was deliberate on the part of the showrunners, who were testing the waters to see if the ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' franchise could expand into new territory beyond the tried-and-true Nagisa and Honoka; the next season, ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'', takes the series in an entirely different direction.
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* The protagonists of ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'', Saki and Mai, are pretty clear expies of Nagisa and Honoka from [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure the previous season]]. Saki and Nagisa are both orange-haired BookDumb tomboys who love food and play a particular sport (softball for Saki, lacrosse for Nagisa), while Mai and Honoka are both dark-haired, intelligent introverts with a passion for science. They have other minor quirks setting them apart, such as Mai's interest in drawing, and the show gives them further DivergentCharacterEvolution as it progresses. For the most part, however, they are similar to the point that non-fans often conflate them. This was deliberate on the part of the showrunners, who were testing the waters to see if the ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise could expand into new territory beyond the tried-and-true Nagisa and Honoka; the next season, ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'', takes the series in an entirely different direction.
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** Tony Tony Chopper is one to [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Rudolph]], a reindeer who was [[TheExile exiled]] from his herd for being different. Interestingly, he's also one to ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk, being a doctor whose powers are based around transforming.
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** Tony Tony Chopper is one to [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer [[Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Rudolph]], a reindeer who was [[TheExile exiled]] from his herd for being different. Interestingly, he's also one to ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk, being a doctor whose powers are based around transforming.
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* Marika from ''Manga/BokuraNoHentai'' is a clear {{expy}} of Nitori from ''Manga/WanderingSon''. They're both (for most of the story in the latters case) middle school aged UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} girls with bob haircuts who wear gakuran school uniforms. They're also both very sensitive and prone to TenderTears. At one point Marika even cuts her hair similarly to Nitori's most common style, though she lets it grow out later. Marika is played far more darker than Nitori and she [[spoiler:transitioned in middle school]] while Nitori [[spoiler:waited until post-high school]]. Marika is also attracted to boys while Nitori only showed clear attraction to girls (Takatsuki aside).
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Dewicking per TRS.
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* Marika from ''Manga/BokuraNoHentai'' is a clear {{expy}} of Nitori from ''Manga/WanderingSon''. They're both (for most of the story in the latters case) middle school aged {{transgender}} girls with bob haircuts who wear gakuran school uniforms. They're also both very sensitive and prone to TenderTears. At one point Marika even cuts her hair similarly to Nitori's most common style, though she lets it grow out later. Marika is played far more darker than Nitori and she [[spoiler:transitioned in middle school]] while Nitori [[spoiler:waited until post-high school]]. Marika is also attracted to boys while Nitori only showed clear attraction to girls (Takatsuki aside).
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* Marika from ''Manga/BokuraNoHentai'' is a clear {{expy}} of Nitori from ''Manga/WanderingSon''. They're both (for most of the story in the latters case) middle school aged {{transgender}} UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} girls with bob haircuts who wear gakuran school uniforms. They're also both very sensitive and prone to TenderTears. At one point Marika even cuts her hair similarly to Nitori's most common style, though she lets it grow out later. Marika is played far more darker than Nitori and she [[spoiler:transitioned in middle school]] while Nitori [[spoiler:waited until post-high school]]. Marika is also attracted to boys while Nitori only showed clear attraction to girls (Takatsuki aside).
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* [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxZeroTwo Zero Two]] of ''Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx'' is another expy of Lum Invader. Both sport horns, fangs and eyeliner. Both are romantically obsessed with a boy who they always call "Darling", who they would go to great lengths to be with. ''Darling in the Franxx'' also has some references to ''Urusei Yatsura''. The number 002 is once read as "o-ni"; Lum's alien species is the Oni.
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* [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxZeroTwo Zero Two]] Two of ''Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx'' is another expy of Lum Invader. Both sport horns, fangs and eyeliner. Both are romantically obsessed with a boy who they always call "Darling", who they would go to great lengths to be with. ''Darling in the Franxx'' also has some references to ''Urusei Yatsura''. The number 002 is once read as "o-ni"; Lum's alien species is the Oni.
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* Elfin from ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' is very unsubtly based on the title character of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', with the only major difference being that she's a frog-like [[{{Mon}} Bakugan]]. She has her iconic long, blond twintails and OdangoHair combo and invokes the MagicalGirl trope with her TransformationSequence taking longer than that of other Bakugans (on a blue shiny background, no less) and uses InTheNameOfTheMoon speech before doing one of Sailor Moon's iconic poses.
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* Elfin from ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' is very unsubtly based on the title character of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', with the only major difference being that she's a frog-like [[{{Mon}} Bakugan]]. She has her iconic long, blond twintails and OdangoHair odango hair combo and invokes the MagicalGirl trope with her TransformationSequence taking longer than that of other Bakugans (on a blue shiny background, no less) and uses InTheNameOfTheMoon speech before doing one of Sailor Moon's iconic poses.
