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The character equivalent of a [[Bland-Name Product]].
This character's design is a mix of legal issues and homage. Just as someone who wants to incorporate a Wal-Mart into a story but can't manage the [[Product Placement]] might use "[[Brand X|Box Mart]]," a person who wants to write [[Superman|Captain Original]], but can't because a rival comic company owns the trademark, will create [[Captain Marvel|Captain Ersatz
Done when an artist or writer wants to use a character but for whatever reason [[Exiled From Continuity|isn't allowed to]] at the present time, especially due to uncertainty of ownership, or else certainty that that character is trademarked into someone else's continuity and isn't going to be loaned out.
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* In [[Acclaim]]'s ''[[Legends of Wrestling]] II'' career mode, regional promoters are somewhat based on existing promoters [[Vince McMahon]], Ted Turner (WCW), Paul Heyman, Christine Jarrett, Jim Crockett and Hiro Matsuda.
* Billy and Jimmy Lewis from ''Rage of the Dragons'' are obvious stand-ins for Billy and Jimmy ''Lee'' from ''[[Double Dragon]]''. The game was initially developed as a ''Double Dragon'' spin-off, but the developers were unable to secure the rights to the license. The game's sub-boss character, Abubo, is also an obvious stand-in for ''Abobo''.
* The [[Hentai]] game ''Season of the Sakura'' was really blatant about this, with the primary cast all coming from famous anime; the protagonist's father and school principal are [[Tenchi Muyo!|Nobuyuki and Yosho/Katsuhito Masaki]], his homeroom teacher is [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Misato Katsuragi]], his best friend is [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Kensuke Aida]], and the girls he can romance include [[Magic Knight Rayearth|Hikaru Shido, Umi Ryuzaki, Fuu Houji]], [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley]], [[Kaitou Saint Tail|Seira Mimori, Meimi Haneoka]], and [[Welcome
* The [[Nintendo DS]] fighting game ''[[Windy X Windam]]'' has character designs that are heavily based on ''[[Guilty Gear]]''. Big is basically Potemkin minus his gigantic gauntlet; swordsman Kirikou is Ky Kiske with fire abilities instead of lightning; and Jack and Stin are clones of Slayer and Bridget, respectively.
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