Your _usually biggest inspiration?
Or what inspires you to create them the most?

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"...I wouldn’t necessarily consider a gap in logic within the mind of a psychotic serial killer a plot hole. That’s like critiquing the grammar of someone who writes on the walls in an insane asylum."

I'd have to say... comics. Usually of the superhero/fantasy/horror/entertainment type. Sometimes animu and movies. In special and rare occasions even "holy shit why do these people in the internets make this suck so badly I must make it right!".
But if I have to name one specific thing that usually works as an inspiration with stories, it's Hellboy. Oh yeah.

Most of my characters and stories have (sadly) really blatant copy origins which I twist and change as much as I can or realize but still trying to keep the things that I like in the original (which is why I generally feel akward when people call me original).

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"holy shit why do these people in the internets make this suck so badly I must make it right!".

Holyfuck I actually know what you're talking about. Because...someone has to.

Another artist told me the same. They'll see other things around them, occasionally take what aspects they like and alter or omit what they don't. Or...something.

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98% of 98% signatures are bullshit.

"...I wouldn’t necessarily consider a gap in logic within the mind of a psychotic serial killer a plot hole. That’s like critiquing the grammar of someone who writes on the walls in an insane asylum."

Would you belive that even Shi [link] used to be a DEATH NOTE OC?! Because it's just too hard for people to notice that Shinigami isn't some lolita with scythe.

Yeah, I guess it is pretty much the normal thing to do. Not to mention you really can't avoid influences so the best you can do is realize when you're having them and do your best on adding your own spin in them.
Which also makes my laugh with people trying to "copyright" some silly blatant and overused aspects of their characters and bitching when people accidentally invent the same.

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I actually like his designs. Huh...lolita with a scythe....Lolitas come with everything these days.

I would definitely agree influences are a major driving force in the creative world. But it's also cool when _sometimes creation can be magically birth from some very random things. Or a prolonged series of thought processes. But we'd kinda have to admit that can take a while at times. But both ways can be fun.
Pssshh...copyright. All those useless "wars" over said overused aspects are just serving as fodder for ED articles. I've seen so many people (hell, even thuper "talented/popular" artists) try to copyright ultra-colored wolves with wings, fire, chains, elements, etc. alone that someone could seriously make some damn money off of "copyright."
Fuuuunnn tiimes.

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98% of 98% signatures are bullshit.

"...I wouldn’t necessarily consider a gap in logic within the mind of a psychotic serial killer a plot hole. That’s like critiquing the grammar of someone who writes on the walls in an insane asylum."

You should have seen the wank over one specific "Shinigami", oh boy.

Not to mention that since evrything is done and nothing is original anymore, there is going to be that one guy saying "hay that reminds me of 'insert title here'".
And you know what's especially funny to me over these copyright wars? The fact that you can't really copyright a character! The only option for anyone without Disney's corporate power is to trademark, but people seem to think that copyright somehow magically fixes everything and they don't change their opinion no matter what sources you cite.

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Have you taken any of your really old old old characters and 'recycled' them?

Who's your favorite charater of yours?

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Not really, most of my really old characters are still part of my stories, the only worth mentioning is perhaps NightmareHound that evolved from bulky eeevil black dog into skinny weird dog [link] and serves it's purpose now as a joke sparkledog [link]
I do have plans to re-draw/design some of my really old monster characters, but we'll see when I get to that!

My most emotionally closest character is Dead Girl who originally was created to be an alter ego/self insert, so I like her like I like myself, but a close second would be Regia, oh yes.

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Haha, thankyou for answering!

I can't wait for more.

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