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** Also, Vegeta himself helped define the concept of [[The Rival]] archtype. You could most likely list some of the expies as much as you could the [[Rei Ayanami Expy|Rei]] or [[Shana Clone]]s. |
** Also, Vegeta himself helped define the concept of [[The Rival]] archtype. You could most likely list some of the expies as much as you could the [[Rei Ayanami Expy|Rei]] or [[Shana Clone]]s. |
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*** And of course Veget himself can be seen as an expy of Piccolo, and Piccolo an expy of Tien. The three of them define [[The Rival]] archetype and are all [[Anti-Hero]]ic, [[The Stoic|cold]], [[Ineffectual Loner|loners]], [[Foil|to show the contrast with]] [[The Hero|the heroic]], [[Hot-Blooded|loud]], and [[The Messiah|friendly]] Goku. |
*** And of course Veget himself can be seen as an expy of Piccolo, and Piccolo an expy of Tien. The three of them define [[The Rival]] archetype and are all [[Anti-Hero]]ic, [[The Stoic|cold]], [[Ineffectual Loner|loners]], [[Foil|to show the contrast with]] [[The Hero|the heroic]], [[Hot-Blooded|loud]], and [[The Messiah|friendly]] Goku. |
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* Another Shonen Jump starter was ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'''s [[Fallen Hero|Sensui]]. Before him there were just [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] and [[Smug Snake]] [[Chessmaster]] villains in anime/manga, then with his extremely suave persuasions, [[Villain Sue|extremely broken]] ([[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|in more ways]] [[Alas, Poor Villain|than one]]) |
* Another Shonen Jump starter was ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'''s [[Fallen Hero|Sensui]]. Before him there were just [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] and [[Smug Snake]] [[Chessmaster]] villains in anime/manga, then with his extremely suave persuasions, [[Villain Sue|extremely broken]] ([[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|in more ways]] [[Alas, Poor Villain|than one]]) [[Story-Breaker Power|abilities]] and able to turn [[Gambit Roulette|every little mishap to his advantage]], is what defines today's anime/manga (particularly [[Shonen]]) villains. Just ask [[Bleach|Aizen]], [[Naruto|Madara]], [[One Piece|Blackbeard]], [[Katekyo Hitman Reborn|Byakuran]] and [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Father]]. |
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** Though Sensui has some more traditionally ''direct'' (as in, based directly on ''him'' in particular and not just the type of overpowered shounen [[Anti-Villain]] he created) expies as well- [[Filler Villain|Jin]] [[Bleach|Kariya]], [[Hunter X Hunter|Chrollo]] (unsurprisingly, from a manga by [[Yoshihiro Togashi|the same author]]) and [[Saiyuki|Homura]]. |
** Though Sensui has some more traditionally ''direct'' (as in, based directly on ''him'' in particular and not just the type of overpowered shounen [[Anti-Villain]] he created) expies as well- [[Filler Villain|Jin]] [[Bleach|Kariya]], [[Hunter X Hunter|Chrollo]] (unsurprisingly, from a manga by [[Yoshihiro Togashi|the same author]]) and [[Saiyuki|Homura]]. |
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* [[Captain Harlock]] is very iconic in [[Space Opera]] anime, and he shows up damn near everywhere in anything where there are huge spacey battleships. Notable Harlock expies include [[Last Exile|Alex Row]], stoic renegade captain of the legendary steampunk battleship "Kill'em All" Silvana, and the villainous [[Cowboy Bebop|Vicious]], who even has the weird bird, probably to make up for his distinct lack of a battleship. |
* [[Captain Harlock]] is very iconic in [[Space Opera]] anime, and he shows up damn near everywhere in anything where there are huge spacey battleships. Notable Harlock expies include [[Last Exile|Alex Row]], stoic renegade captain of the legendary steampunk battleship "Kill'em All" Silvana, and the villainous [[Cowboy Bebop|Vicious]], who even has the weird bird, probably to make up for his distinct lack of a battleship. |
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