Oh come on, everything in anime and games is ripped off from something else.
I'm sure they do. The
creators of forementioned anime and video games, including
Hellsing-creator Kouta Hirano, have openly stated that their product is indeed an impression of another source.
Hellsing's Alucard dresses and wields an arsenal almost identically to Vash from
Trigun...that's why Hirano went out of his way to state that Alucard's design was based on him, as well as peppering various
Trigun references in the
Hellsing manga (i.e., the words
Trigun hidden amongst villaness Zorin Blitz's facial runes). And guess what? Hideki Kamiya is one of these people. He's stated that Dante's personailty and design was lifted not only from popular anime, but from
one specific character from the manga,
Cobra. He's openly stated that Dante's design isn't original...he
knows Dante isn't some singular, iconic, or a work of his own. The problem is that many fans...including JonTron...have contradicting misconceptions that he IS original.
There are SO many characters that have white hair and red clothing, it's amazing.
Yes, and a lot of characters have Dante's same backstory as well,
including characters like Vash and the even earlier-conceived Vampire Hunter D. But, once again...a lot of people act that Dante's origins are something to sing about, when in fact, they're just as derivative as his visual design.
I remember people saying Dante's design was ripped off of Inuyasha, and now you're saying he's ripped off from Vash the Stampede? So which is it? Both? Or perpaps all anime characters remotely like Dante? Come on, make up your minds. Like I said, there are bound to be some characters that are very similar to each other.
Hmm, you know...I'm pretty sure a coincidence like characters with visual similarities are quite common in the video game/anime medium. You know what's
not common? Sharing the same visual style, basic origins story, relationships with other characters, twin brother complex, and role in said story with other characters of other works. THOSE are elements in Dante's conception that people find similar to Vash or InuYasha. Although I only remember mentioning Vash...so please don't lump me with other people's comparisons. I'm not "everybody", and I don't claim to speak for "everybody."
It's like saying Hitsugaya's look was ripped off from Vergil or something. It's a useless opinion.
I think Vergil owes more of his composed insanity and misguided sense of "honor" with characters like Sephiroth than Hitsugaya.
For the record, I'm fairly certain a "useless opinion" isn't something that exists. Now, a useless
statement, that most certainly exists. But you know what
is useless? Denial. Denial is one of the direct off-springs of uselessness. Frankly, I'm detecting a lot of denial in your little tangent. You aren't as upset as you sound, are you? I should hope not.
Most reviewers like to make a joke out of the games they review, even the ones they like, so it's not so surprising. Try not to let it bother you too much.
