Harry Ness (Daraku Tenshi)

Maxima (King of Fighters)

"Although Maxima really is based on the protagonist of Robo Army, you can't help but wonder if Max is just Ness after a protein/weight lifting regimen. They both have distinct mullets, penchants for thick, leather full-arm jackets, and a cannon on their left hand."

Haiji Mibu (Daraku Tenshi)

Yashiro Nanakase (King of Fighters)

Ultimate Chicken, "My guess is that the Daraku team were already influenced by SNK since the beginning, or they simply ran outta time to complete Haiji's design - Haiji never wielded a gun in the game (Yashiro debuted in KOF'97, a year before Daraku was released). Although Haiji has a different stance, his sprite is literally just a recoloured Yashiro. Not to mention their techniques are similar, too. On a side note: Yashiro's Orochi Incarnate form would gain a "secret" desperation move based on Haiji's unblockable dash punch special in KOF2002; fair price to pay for a wholesale rip on Psikyo's side, I'd say, if we take the next one into consideration as well..."

Haiji Mibu (Daraku Tenshi)

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Cool (Daraku Tenshi)

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K' (King of Fighters)

Ultimate Chicken, "Behead both Haiji and Cool, and stitch Haiji's head on Cool's body. Throw the excess parts away. K' also has Haiji's Raybans (tm - which he takes off during his intro and throws at an opponent during his supermove) and has inherited his combative personality." FO's Comment: Interesting stuff. I wonder if the two games share any of the same design team? Maybe they didn't want their designs wasted on a game that was so unknown.

Inu-Yasha

Renee Roberts (Mew Mew Power)

Submitted by Shebakoby, "Both got the doggy ear thang goin on." FO's Comment: I hope that doesn't become as big a fad as the eagle thing...

Mr. Pringle

Mario

Submitted by cuttersDCut FO's Comment: I remembered this being submitted on the forums before the hacker attacks wiped out the posts.

Shaft (Dracula X)

Pope John Paul II

Submitted by Adam Jackson, "I recently played Castlevania Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, and to my surprise, the dark priest Shaft looks a lot like a dark version of the former pope." FO's Comment: Surprising, indeed.

Cervantes de Leon (Soul Calibur)

Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid)

Submitted by Wil Keaton, "An undead, demonic sword-possessed, soul eating, 17th century pirate and a triple crossing, two-armed then one-armed then two armed again, secret agent cowboy wanna-be. Who'd of thought they would look exactly the same?" FO's Comment: Certainly not me.

Cyan (Final Fantasy 6)

Tao Pai Pai (Dragon Ball)

Submitted by Wil Keaton, "Cyan, the noble knight from FF6 bears a striking resemblance to the infamous assassin Tao Pai Pai, the first person to hand Goku's ass to him on a silver platter." FO's Comment: That's a major WTF? I think Dragon Ball did influence the style of a lot of 8 and 16-bit videogame art.

Sturm (Advance Wars)

Darth Vader (Star Wars)

Submitted by Wil Keaton, "Sturm (Advance Wars) and Vader Sturm from the Advance Wars series looks an awful lot like Darth Vader, but we're not done yet..."

Von Bolt (Advance Wars)

Darth Vader (Star Wars)

Wil Keaton, "Von Bolt (Advance Wars) and Ugly Vader Von Bolt, also from Advance Wars, looks even more like Vader without his mask on!" FO's Comment: Considering both have "Wars" in their titles, I wouldn't be surprised if the former are intentional parodies of the latter. Also, Sturm looks like what you'd get if you crossed Darth Vader with M. Bison.

Dr. Wily (Mega Man)

Dr. Nanba (Pokemon)

Submitted by Wil Keaton, "Dr. Wily and Dr. Nanba, two evil scientists with the same hair style, the same bald spot, the same fashionable lab coat and tie combo and the same evil mustache. Both also suffer from exploding laboratory syndrome. (Their labs get blown up all the time.)" FO's Comment: Which leaves me to wonder...If you have an "evil mustache" are you pretty much fated to be a villain?

Ridley (Metroid)

Gargoyle (Lament of Innocence)

Submitted by Wil Keaton, "I think that this Gargoyle from Castlevania Lament of Innocence looks like Ridley from the Metroid series." FO's Comment: Yeah, it does. It especially looks like the 3D version of Ridley found in Metroid Prime.

Crimson Chin (The Fairly Odd Parents)

The Tick

Submitted by Wil Keaton, "Not game related but these two muscle-bound, chintastic superheores were just asking for it. For those of you who aren't sure the Crimson Chin is the red guy, not the buck-toothed kid in the pink hat." FO's Comment: Crimson Chin is actually based on Jay Leno, who also provides his voice.

Astaroth (Soul Calibur)

Unnamed Character (Teen Titans)

Submitted by Wil Keatin, "'The End' part three features an imposing looking character who, though never named, shall forever be known as Astaroth due to the clearly intentional resemblance to the Soul Calibur character." FO's Comment: I guess the executioner look is all the rage with bad guys these days.

Lucius (Fire Emblem 7)

Natasha (Fire Emblem 8)

Submitted by Wil Keaton, "I think this is quite scary. Here we have Lucius from FE7, who looks just like Natasha from FE8. Now the scary part... Lucius is a man!" FO's Comment: Either they're related or the character designers got lazy. Basically, it looks like they just edited Lucius's sprite to make Natasha.

Krazoa (Star Fox Adventures)

The Vok (Beast Wars)

Submitted by Wil Keaton, "The Krazoa spirits from Star Fox Adventures look like the Vok from the episode 'Other Victories'". FO's Comment: Good entry. Although I have to confess that I was disappointed when they actually showed the Vok. It was better when you didn't know what they looked like, and those Terminator-style skulls were rather silly.

Yamazaki (King of Fighters)

Carnage (Spider-Man)

Submitted by Wil Keaton, "This one just creeps me out. Something about the look in their eyes... they want to eat my soul!" FO's Comment: I'm disturbed by not being able to see where Yamazaki's hands are in that picture.

Funky Kong (Donkey Kong Country)

Thrilla Gorilla (T&C2: Thrilla's Surfari)

FO's Comment: And finally, one so obvious, I cannot comprehend why nobody saw it sooner, except that maybe the four people who've actually played Thrilla's Surfari were too distracted by the eternal question of are those rolling objects in the first level peanuts or logs to notice. I swear, no matter how hard I try, I can't stop from finding these things. Help!

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