PART 6

Reptile, Riptor, Gon & Lizard Man

 
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Those crazy giant lizards... always popping up in fighting games. Oddly enough, they all manage to fight very differently. Take notes humans!


 

Pullum & Rouge

 
                                   
 
Capcom not only "copied" designs from other companies, but with Rouge, has officially copied their own design... they've officially gone crazy. 


 

Bao & Pete

 
                                   
 
Bao & Pete are two vertically-challenged wimps that probably don't belong in fighting games. Their hats are nearly the same, and they both wear shorts and goofy shoes. Ironically enough, both of these designs came out in 1999 and they fight very differently... suggesting a coincidence.

 
 

Mukoro & Jack

 
                                   
 
Not only do both of them have a massive head wound, but they both carry two insanely long knives and they're both completely psycho... yet another case of possible relation, but I doubt it was done on purpose.

 
 

Vega & Shiki
(Submitted by Leona)

 
                                    
 
Here's another one that you have to look a little closer to see. Just for fun, I'm going to "black out" what makes these two characters so similar. If you still can't figure it out, use your mouse and highlight here -----> It's those purple snake tattoos. ...It's also kind of ironic that Vega & Shiki finally met in SNK VS Capcom: Chaos, especially after this likeness was pointed out on TFG way before that game was made!

 
 

Bazett, Vanessa & C. Viper

 
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Ladies don't always need to show cleavage to be sexy... and can look pretty damn good in a business suit. Bazett from Fate / Unlimited Codes, Vanessa from KOF and C. Viper from SFIV all fancy the business-lady attire, red hair and a red tie. Red & black go together ever so nicely, I might add.

 
 

Gen-Fu, Wang Jinrei, Gen & Tung Fu Rue

 
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Ahh, the "old kung-fu master" to close things out. This archetype has been done so many times before... and naturally he's a staple in any fighting game. However, after so many... you'd think the designers would try to differentiate them more. If I had to pick a rip-off out of this bunch, I'd say it's Gen-fu. His story and appearance (and name, lol) are just too close to Gen's. In fairness, these elderly gentleman are different enough when it comes to their overall fighting styles, and all make sense as designs in their respective series.

 

Final Fight Mechanical Door & Akira Mechanical Door

 



 
This "bonus" Separated at Birth isn't about any characters... it's about a door! This door from Final Fight stage 3 is most definitely an exact replica of the door pictured above from the iconic 1988 film, Akira. Simply a cool little Easter Egg Capcom snuck into the influential beat-em-up.

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