"They mimic his fighting style, and the fast-paced leaping attacks that they have really reminded me of that fight."
"Do I think that she was a precursor to Harley Quinn? Absolutely."
"Jessie's inclusion is credited to John Lasseter's wife Nancy."
"We can all try to be a little bit like Sanji."
"Johnny Depp based his characterization for Sparrow on both Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and cartoon character Pepe LePew - what a combo!"
"It's like Elsa but grown up. It's like Elsa but like Miss Universe."
"Louise's ears were inspired by a character in the anime 'Tekkonkinkreet' who wears a bear hat."
"Every time I feel like myself slipping in some sort of emotional way, I always think back to a specific Naruto character."
"Sephiroth's design took inspiration from conflict between Musashi and Kojiro."
"I aspire to have Regina George's confidence."
"Roy's blazing lion design is reminiscent of ancient legends."
"Oshawott and its evolution line were inspired by experiences with otters and sea lions."
"If you feel some kind of surge of Hope or kind of this feeling of nostalgia... that's what DC was always trying to put forward when it came to the character of Jay Garrick."
"This is like our superhero juice, like Superman."
"This Joker's appearance is firmly rooted in the inspiration from the Silver Age comics."
"Cabal's SuperSpeed was inspired by the flash."
"He became so renowned for his penny-pinching ways that he is credited as the inspiration for Ebenezer Scrooge from 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens."
"Emma became the inspiration for the vibrantly drawn Bathsheba Everdeen."
"Similarly, Mr. House was also based on a real person too."
"Speaking of others on the cannibal's menu, it's pretty obvious who the King is based on."
"She is believed to have been the influence for Charles Dickens when he came to creating the character of Miss Havisham in one of his most acclaimed novels, Great Expectations."
"Sir Ian McKellen based Gandalf's voice on Tolkien's."
"Marvel's Deadpool is extremely heavily inspired by DC's Deathstroke."
"This is our sort of Shia LaBeouf from Constantine character."
"Sam's whole character seems to be heavily inspired by both the Western cowboy and the Eastern samurai."
"General Hunter Gathers is based on the gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson."
"They based the Defender Strange character on Errol Flynn, the actor who is most known for playing swashbucklers like Robin Hood."
"John Aston infused much of his own personality into the character, laying the foundation for Gomez's eccentricity."
"Wolf's default appearance in Smash Remix is largely inspired by his design for Star Fox 64."
"The gym leaders and the Elite Four members were based on and represented these gods."
"Your rival in this theoretical region should be based off of a Greek hero like Perseus, Achilles, Odysseus, or even Jason."
"Rehuman Sukuna is actually a character based on Japanese legends."
"Why the name Atticus? It comes from the book 'To Kill a Mockingbird'..."
"The inspiration behind Beetlejuice: a straight-up murderous monster."
"With such a big personality and his trademark split punch, Johnny is, unsurprisingly, modeled after a real Hollywood action star: Jean-Claude Van Damme."
"I never would have made that music if I didn't play the character."
"This late rapper may not have been too pleased at the role he inspired with a design that's the spitting image of former NWA member Eazy-E."
"Most of the characters and names in Winnie the Pooh were based on creator A.A. Milne’s son’s toys and stuffed animals."
"A banjo and kazooie is my inspiration of MS and Nintendo partnership, and if that happens, Haloid for life, dude!"
"In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the Kikwi race are clearly based on that of the New Zealand Kiwi."
"It really does feel like he's the real-life Up character."
"Disney executives definitely thought they had made a grave mistake when Johnny Depp explained that his inspiration for the character was a rock star and Pepe LePew."
"Visually, I feel like Katana Man's human appearance might actually be slightly inspired by the FLCL character Commander Amarao."
"Who is Mason Dixon? Mason Dixon is based on Sylvester Stallone, and his fight with Rocky Balboa is based on George Foreman vs. Michael Moore."
"Given how this wrestling anime is considered a classic of the genre, it only makes sense that one of its key characters would be inspired by a figure like Terry Funk."
"The character of Ginger McKenna played by Sharon Stone was patterned after Rosenthal's real wife, Geraldine 'Jerry' McGee Rosenthal, a former Vegas hustler and showgirl at the Tropicana."
"We're really just channeling Ursula here."
"Flora and Fauna characters are very much inspired by all the things we like."
"Brows are giving Demure and Kevin's are giving Disney villain."
"Cersei Lannister is based on Margaret of Anjou, both in terms of beauty and cunning."
"We got to be inspired by our characters; we got to inspire our characters."
"Holly came from... Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's."
"There's a lot of Chuck Norris in Cordell Walker."
"This outfit makes me feel like Harper from Wizards of Waverly Place."
"All of these characters were based on real people."
"Starfire's design was inspired by Naomi Campbell."
"He's named after the character Dipper from Gravity Falls."
"Discover the inspiration behind Disney's most outrageous villain."
"Fargo himself is derived, in a general sense, from the character that Lee Marvin played in Richard Brooks's extraordinarily good movie 'The Professionals'."
"She's Disney bounding as Tiana, so you can see she's got like New Orleans, she's got these fun plants."
"Mickey was a reflection of Walt's fantasies and realities."
"Poppy Doubtfire, exactly Denise, that's the inspiration."
"My whole life is a story, and Renee, and my character Miss Renee, it's based on my Auntie Renee."
"I aspire to be Baymax, like I don't always get there but I wish I could be just like Baymax."
"I think it's very on brand for Tinkerbell, I think they really emulated that film and her style."
"Jack modeled Big Barda in personality on his wife Roz because he just admired an amazing woman."