History Expy / VideoGames

** Krystal, while easily likened to [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Millia Rage]] or Brownie/Tsugu-Min, actually shares more in common, at least in terms of looks, with [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]]. Her gun is based on the ArmCannon of Samus's [[PoweredArmor Power Suit]] and Krystal even has an alternate color scheme where she looks exactly like [[VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission Zero]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Suit Samus]].

*** ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'' has Knight Artorias, a warrior with a [[AnimalMotif wolf motif]], an injured left arm, and wielding a {{BFS}} that can kill otherworldly monsters. His pose on the cover of the game's ''[[UpdatedRerelease Prepare to Die]]'' [[UpdatedRerelease edition]] also resembles Guts' pose from the cover of Volume 28 of the manga, and Artorias' [[TheBerserker combat style]] in his boss fight greatly resembles Guts' when the Berserker Armor is equipped.

*** Velka is one to the [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Raven Queen]], a goddess with a [[AnimalMotif crow and raven motif]], as well as an association with winter, who performs judgement on the deceased.
** The Pursuer from ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' is one to [[VideoGame/ArmoredCore Nine-Ball]], a RecurringBoss with a [[CyberCyclops cyclops-like design]] and a [[AnimalMotif black bird motif]].

* ''VideoGame/DeadIslandRiptide'' introduces us to Australian sailor John Morgan. Here's a [[http://images.wikia.com/x-men/images/3/30/Wolverine-marvel-huge-jackman.jpg photo]] of [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} who he looks like]] and how [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ag9ys2c1ZW0/maxresdefault.jpg he actually appears in game.]]

* ''VideoGame/Destiny2'' has a character in lore named Rezyl Azzir. His backstory of how he became Dredgen Yor is similar to Darth Vader's backstory. Bungie writers were inspiered by Star Wars when making Destiny

* Dr. 0 in the ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' expansion ''Old World Blues'' is based on Rusty Venture from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''. Not only do they share the same voice actor -- and yes, James Urbaniak makes sure to use the same voice and inflections -- but they also share similar personalities as well. Both are inventors of dubious competence with a deep inferiority complex towards a superior scientist (Mr. House and Jonas Jr. respectively) as well as drug habits (Mentats for 0 and "diet pills" for Rusty). With the [[SillinessSwitch Wild Wasteland trait]], one of 0's old labs contains "walking eye" robots; Rusty invented a Walking Eye on the show.

** The Producer whom Jacket fights in "Decadence" is likely based on Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan's portrayal of [[ComicBook/TheKingpin the Kingpin]] in ''Film/Daredevil2003''.

* In ''VideoGame/SilentScope'', [[TheDragon Monica]] [[{{Dominatrix}} the Armored Secretary]] is basically an armor-plated version of ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}.

** Dr. Eggman borrowed some ideas from another mad scientist antagonist in video games, Dr. Wily- Egg Mobile is similar to Wily Capsule, both have robotic minions, both reside in futuristic fortresses. In Game Boy ''Mega Man'' games Dr. Wily's final stage sets in space, while in many Sonic games Dr. Eggman's final stage also sets in space. But in ''VideoGame/MegaManV'' Dr. Wily has Death Star-like space station, like his fellow Dr. Eggman made his own space station months earlier. While both seek for achieving and maintaining world dominance, historical personalities, they based on are pacifists- Theodore Roosevelt and Albert Einstein repectively.

* All the hero characters in Mobirix's Zombie Hive are based off of characters elsewhere: Red Fox is Claire Redfield from ''Resident Evil'', Jack [=McLaine=] is John [=McClane=] from ''Franchise/DieHard'', Lady Hawk is Marvel's ComicBook/BlackWidow but with an inverted colour scheme and an electrified submachine gun rather than shockrods, Mr. Blood Jacket is Franchise/{{Rambo}} down to the bare chest and M60 but he's a black man now and finally there is Iron Shark who's a total expy of ComicBook/IronMan (complete with missile-firing cannon off of ComicBook/WarMachine).

** Hugo/Andore from ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' is himself an expy of Wrestling/AndreTheGiant. When he made his appearance in ''Street Fighter III'', he helped solidify this comparison by doing with Alex the Wrestling/WrestleMania III [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTJUOLZUQAAlrA1.jpg pose-down]] between Hogan and Andre.

* ''VideoGame/VGAPlanets'' is a multiplayer FourX space-empire game, where each player heads up a faction modelled directly off a race or group from either Franchise/StarWars, Franchise/StarTrek or Franchise/BattlestarGalactica. The more recent Nu version has toned this way back in an attempt to avoid lawsuits.

** Ath-Yolazsth, a LivingPlanet that seeks to consume the Earth, is a mix of ''Hellstar Manga/{{Remina}}'' and Ghroth the Harbringer.

** Ygothaeg, the Irresistable Gaze, is a giant axolotl with a hypnotizing gaze that was awoken by nuclear testing, making it a combination of Franchise/{{Godzilla}} and [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} the Hypnotoad]].

** ''Xenosaga''[='s=] Jin Uzuki, who is clearly based as both a visual design and narrative matter on ''Xenogears''' Citan Uzuki; both characters are master swordsmen, but more importantly to the plot, [[GentlemanAndAScholar sagacious faunts of knowledge and wisdom]]. Both provide moral support, guidance, and a dose of restraint ot the larger group of principal protagonists, but in both cases they are [[KeepingSecretsSucks keeping deep secrets]] from their compatriots about their own nature, because disclosing all that they know would be dangerous.

** The RecurringBoss Big Fuzz looks like a gigantic [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Terminator skeleton]], and the two androids that are fought before him in ''Alien Wars'' look like normal sized ones. The three, however, are actually expies of the Snatchers from ''VideoGame/{{Snatcher}}'', made specifically more apparent in the name of their debut stage being "Neo Kobe", the setting of ''Snatcher''.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', and ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' series are flush with innumerable expies, owing to the fact that, despite the games being produced and owned by different developers and publishers, all involve the creative efforts of writer/director Tetsuya Takahashi. The expies include about a dozen variants based on main characters alone, and often these characters share not just superficial design features and a few character traits but rather have nearly identical plot arcs. All told, there are dozens and dozens of borrowed characters across the games, making them some of the most expy-heavy works ever. As just a few examples:

* The titular character of ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot''. A SeldomSeenSpecies of Australian marsupial who performs tornado spins to break everything in his path. Wait, were we talking about [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Taz]] or Crash?

* IOS games tend to make common use of expy and CaptainErsatz characters. Psyche from [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]] was a beautiful princess in a tower that the god Eros fell in love with. In Com 2 Us's game ''Majestia'', she's made into a fighter with a sword and shield and wearing an AbsoluteCleavage white robe. In other words, she's an expy of the ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur IV]]'' version of Sophitia but with red hair and no braid.

*** From ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'': The Crestfallen Warrior is one to the character of the same name (both being soldiers who lost the will to go on, can be found in their game's main HubLevel, and share the same voice actor), The Undead Merchant is one to the Dregling Merchant (a human turned monster who managed to retain their sanity, and acts as an early game merchant), the Bell Gargoyles are ones to the Maneaters (flying monsters with similar appearances and fighting styles, who are initially fought one to one until [[DualBoss a second one spawns after the first reaches half-health]]), Lautrec of Carim is one to Yurt the Silent Chief (an AxCrazy warrior in heavy armor wielding a [[SinisterScimitar scimitar]] as his WeaponOfChoice), Snuggly the Crow is one to Sparkly the Crow (an unseen NPC who can exchange specific items with the player), Kirk, Knight of Thorns is one to Garl Vinland ([[spoiler:an AntiVillain knight whose goal is centered around protecting an IllGirl]]), Quelana of Izalith is one to Yuria the Witch (both being pyromancy trainers and {{Broken Bird}}s who wear similar attire and share a voice actress), Maneater Mildred is one to both Executioner Miralda (a DarkActionGirl who [[TheFaceless always wears a sack over her face]]) and the unnamed black phantom fought in the Valley of Defilement (a phantom enemy fought in a poisonous swamp area), the Fair Lady and Crossbreed Priscilla are ones to Maiden Astraea (the former a demon who managed to retain her free will, has the ability to heal the sick by [[EmpathicHealer taking their ailments onto herself]], and also has a loved one guarding her that the player needs to beat in order to get to her, while the latter being a NonMaliciousMonster who [[YouBastard calls the player out for their cruel actions]], and also shares a voice actress), Siegmeyer of Catarina is one to both Biorr of the Twin Fangs (a BoisterousBruiser in heavy armor who [[spoiler:performs a HeroicSacrifice to help the player on their journey]]) and Ostrava of Boletaria (a DistressedDude who the player can help throughout their journey, only to eventually [[spoiler:cross the DespairEventHorizon and need to be put down]]), Big Hat Logan and Griggs of Vinheim are ones to Sage Freke and his apprentice, respectively (the former a [[TheArchmage skilled mage]] with an unhealthy fascination with magic, who is first found locked in a cage in need of rescuing, and the latter having a similar appearance and being the apprentice to a powerful mage who they've been separated from), Blacksmith Vamos is one to Blacksmith Ed (a [[GrumpyOldMan grumpy]] [[TheBlacksmith blacksmith]] encountered in the later half of the game, who can make some of the most powerful upgrades in the game), and the Bed of Chaos is one to the Old One and True King Allant (a BotanicalAbomination that hides a pathetic slug that was once a great ruler inside it).

** M. Bison/Vega/Dictator is visually based off of [[http://fightingstreet.com/folders/variousinfofolder/ripofffolder/ripoff_pics/vegakato.jpg Yasunori Katō]] from the novel ''Literature/TeitoMonogatari'' and its various adaptations[[note]]''Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis'' and ''Doomed Megalopolis'' in particular[[/note]], right down to [[http://i.imgur.com/XeYcqCA.jpg the cape and hat]].

** Opher, a warrior monkey armed with a [[SimpleStaff battle staff]], resembles a composite of [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] and [[Franchise/TheLionKing Rafiki]].

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** Gouenji from the first series is according to WordOfGod based on Sing from ''Film/ShaolinSoccer''.

** EVA from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' was stated by Kojima to be his take on Fujiko Mine from ''Franchise/LupinIII''. She's a similarly powerful [[BikerBabe motorcycle-riding]] ActionGirl who disguises herself and uses sex to get an advantage, and also her ultimate action is to stab Snake in the back and steal a legendary item from him.

* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'', to the notorious degree, as there are so many similar characters fandom categorized them into [[http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Archetype archetypes.]]
** Taken UpToEleven in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''. Characters such as Caeldori, Rhajat, and Asugi are all dead ringers for characters in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' (Cordelia, Tharja, and Gaius respectively) and share very similar personality traits. [[spoiler: Then again, Caeldori could possibly be the granddaughter of Cordelia (depending on if her father marries Cordelia's daughter), and it's hinted that Rhajat and Tharja are part of the same reincarnation cycle (just who reincarnates into who is up for debate) so it strays a little from this trope.]]

* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2'': Perhaps intentional on the part of Creator/RockstarGames, Micah Bell seems to be an extreme version of a mix between [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV Michael [=DeSanta=] and Trevor Philips]]. In many ways, Micah is a ShadowArchetype, {{Foil}} and even an EvilCounterpart to both characters -- a dark mirror of their worst traits turned UpToEleven, having all of Trevor [[AxCrazy Ax-Crazyness]] and all of Michael's {{greed}}, ruthlessness and individualism but none of the charm and redeemable traits that Trevor and Michael were best known for. Ironically, Trevor and Michael were two of the main protagonists of Rockstar's previous game while here, Micah is [[spoiler:the main BigBad]]. It's almost as if the company has created an [[EvilCounterpart antagonistic, evil, unsympathetic version]] of both characters.

* Nel Zelpher from ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'' was created to be an expy of Phia from ''VideoGame/StarOcean1''. Phia's combat style in the PSP UpdatedRerelease of the first game was even reworked to be more like Nel's later on.

* While not applying to a Character, the double-barrelled Devestators of VideoGame/DuneII have an expy in all ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' games to date save for ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun Tiberian Sun]]'', in the form of the Mammoth, Apocalypse and Overlord tanks.

* Each of the playable classes of ''Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' is a clear analog to a character or at least an archetype from the films:

* Ninten and Ness, both from the ''[[VideoGame/{{Mother}} Mother/Earthbound]]'' franchise. In fact, most of your party in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' serve as expies of the party from ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings''.

** Absa takes moves from [[VideoGame/EarthBound Ness]], [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Mewtwo]], and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]], in the case of the latter some of said attacks even having the same name. She's also built around Ness/Mewtwo's unique jump mechanics.

* Officer Ooe from ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'' is one to Mashita from the previous game ''VisualNovel/DeathMark''. With her black hair, half-lidded eyes, and role as a CowboyCop who bucks the rules in favour of the truth, she's strikingly similar to a female version of him. This is shown to be deliberate in the concept artwork, which features a sketch of Mashita alongside her own.

*** Princess Filianore is one to [[Anime/AngelsEgg the little girl]], a MysteriousWaif with RapunzelHair who guards a strange egg.

** Rather infamously, K9999 was a blatant homage to Tetsuo from the movie ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', bearing a similar design, fighting style (right down to certain moves that were lifted straight from the film) and even [[Creator/NozomuSasaki the same voice actor]]. It has been speculated that sheer blatantness of the similarities are part of the reason why he was [[ExiledFromContinuity quickly dropped from the series and hasn't been seen since]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Nostalgia}}'' has Doctor Brown, who looks like Franchise/IndianaJones with a thick mustache.

* ''VideoGame/Destiny'' has a character in lore named Rezyl Azzir. His backstory of how he became Dredgen Yor is similar to Darth Vader's backstory. Bungie writers were inspiered by Star Wars when making Destiny

* Several of the fighters in ''VideoGame/RivalsOfAether'' are based off of characters throughout the ''Franchise/SuperSmashBros'' series, as the game was created for the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' fandom.
** Zetterburn is heavily based on the "Spacies" archetype (that is, [[VideoGame/StarFox Fox, Falco, and Wolf]]) that has historically been exceptionally popular in the ''Smash'' competitive scene. This is especially evident in his Up and Neutral Special Moves -- his Up-Special is Fox's "Fire Fox" with no change in function, and his Neutral-Special is based on his Reflector -- without the reflection capabilities, instead focusing on its [[NotTheIntendedUse unintended offensive capabilities as one of the fastest attacks in the series]]. In addition, many of his standard attack animations are taken directly from Wolf's moveset in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl''. When the series began to expand, he [[DivergentCharacterEvolution drifted apart from Fox personality-wise]], but in the original game, the inspiration remains clear.

** Clairen takes the majority of her moveset from [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth]] down to animations and the gimmick of the tip of her sword being stronger than the blade, and takes her backstory from [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]] in that she travelled into the past to aid her ancestor (for Lucina, Chrom; for Clairen, Forsburn) in order to prevent a BadFuture.
** Absa takes moves from [[VideoGame/EarthBound Ness]] and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]], in the case of the latter some of said attacks even having the same name. She's also built around Ness's unique jump mechanics.

* Ranmaru Mori from ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'' has several striking similarities to Nico Meier from Cybird's earlier game ''Midnight Cinderella'': both of them have [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] and boyishly cute looks, act as [[{{Keet}} sweet and cheerful]] attendants for the main character's faction, but are secretly TheMole for an enemy faction even though they feel increasing guilt about deceiving the MC.

* ''VideoGame/LufiaTheLegendReturns'' has Deckard, an Expy of Dekar from ''VideoGame/LufiaIIRiseOfTheSinistrals''. [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair Spiky blue hair]], [[BadassNormal badass normaltude]], [[IdiotHero amazingly stupid]]...

*** Both the game's [[PlayerCharacter male protagonist]] and Aigis act as [[ReiAyanamiExpy expies]] of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]]—the former being a {{stoic}} with [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue hair]] who warms up to the other characters over time while also having some WhenHeSmiles moments, and the latter being an EmotionlessGirl who slowly gains emotions over time and acts as the protagonist's primary {{Love Interest|s}}.

*** Naoto Shirogane acts as an [[ReiAyanamiExpy expy]] of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]], a mysterious [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue-haired]] girl who shows a rather endearing side to those she warms up to.

* ''VideoGame/ForkParkersCrunchOut'': The games [[PlayerCharacter Fork]]'s company plays have titles like "[[VideoGame/StreetFighter Alley Fighter]]" and "[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Wyvern Quest]]".

** The Jedi Knight is one to Luke and Anakin Skywalker, especially the latter if played Dark-sided. The Sith Warrior is basically Darth Vader. In fact, several Sith [=NPCs=] are essentially {{Darth Vader Clone}}s, most prominently Darth Malgus.

*** The Sith Warrior is reminiscent of Darth Vader, with his most prominent ingame NPC, Darth Malgus, being a DarthVaderClone. The player character also borrows elements from the latter, like him (potentially) having a blue Twi'lek wife. Said Twi'lek, Vette, is an expy herself: same species, personality, and ''voice actress'' as [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Mission Vao]]. The main difference is that Vette's "of age" and a romanceable option.