H
P * L O O K - A L I K E S !
Long-lost siblings of the HP characters...?
One of the fun
perks of being obsessed with something is that you make all sorts of weird
connections to it wherever you go. I've put up this little collection of
folks from other book series, anime, manga, video games, movies, and tv
shows that remind me somehow of HP charas in hopes that you'll get a good
laugh out of seeing some HP chara clones too. Enjoy! ^^
| Harry
Potter |
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Sakuya
Kira
Though
little seen in Angel Sanctuary, Sakuya is the adorable
little boy who died in a tragic car accident at age 7, and the Sakuya
we see thenceforth is a powerful sword spirit that possesses his
body. But little Sakuya befriends the lonely spirit and tries to
teach him what it means to be human. Doesn't he look just like Harry?
^^
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Cho
Hakkai
Hakkai
is one of the four heroes of Gensou Maden Saiyuki, a new
manga based on the old Journey to the West Chinese novel.
He is the calm, mature one of the team--and very powerful as well.
One might project Harry to become the calm, collected sort of leader
that Hakkai is someday... and Hakkai has the messy hair & green
eyes too! ^^ |
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Eriol
Sakura's
mysterious classmate in the 2nd season of Card Captor Sakura,
Eriol is not only polite and intelligent beyond his years--he's
also got a lot of mysterious power like Harry. And they sure look
alike. |
| Draco
Malfoy |

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Dilandau
Albatou
The
maniacal commander of the elite Dragonslayers squad in the anime
The Vision of Escaflowne. Cute and preppy as he seems,
Dilandau's pretty looks mask a nastiness and flair for violence
that make him a REAL villain. As far as personality goes, Dil is
a bit snobby and very commanding, just like Draco. And... don't
they look an awful lot alike? In my mind at least... ^^ |

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Rufus
Shinra
The
young president of the gigantic and powerful Shinra Power Company
from Final Fantasy VII, Rufus is not only a fashionable, snotty,
preppy blonde like Draco--he also has very little regard for the
average, non-wealthy person, and considers them as expendable pawns
to help build his fortune. (very Malfoyish, ne?) Oh, and he does
toss his pretty blonde hair every few minutes, the vain thing...
^^ |
No
picture available (yet) |
Ariel
The
enchantingly angelic-looking little villain from Isobel Carmody's
wonderful book series, Obernewtyn. Ariel and the series'
heroine, Elspeth, strike a dislike for each other since they meet
as children at a school for talented orphens-- much like Harry and
Draco. Further, Ariel is smart, charasmatic, and rather cruel, and
quickly wheedles his way to being favored by the adults in charge,
who are charmed by his posh manners and pretty, blonde looks. ^^
Quite the Draco, ne? |
| Sirius
Black |


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Sakuya
Kira
The
sexy, teenage swordsman, Sakuya Kira, from Angel Sanctuary steals
every scene he's in--an instant heart-throb like Sirius. He also
has those dark, handsome looks and dangerous edge that school mischief-maker
Sirius has as well. Kira also spends his time protecting a teenage
boy main-character-of-the series, and has a very dark, tragic past...
Bonus:
this is a great pic of Kira & AS's main character,
Setsuna... except Set looks unusually similar to Draco here! Sirius
and Draco? Weird... |
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Laguna
Loire
Final
Fantasy VIII's wreckless, handsome, smooth-talking nice guy. Basically,
I see Sirius as being this sort of guy back in his school days.
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Dee
Laytner
A smooth,
smart-talking New York City cop from the manga FAKE, Dee
is exactly the street-smart, confident, gorgeous adult that schoolboy
Sirius Black would have grown up to be if he hadn't wound up in
Azkaban. ;__; FAKE is a really fun, light-hearted manga/OVA
(and shounen-ai, for you slash fans!) Even more fun... his policing
partner, Ryo, is the perfect Remus... |
| Remus
Lupin |

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Randy
(Ryo) McLane
Ryo
is the soft-spoken, intellectual half of the FAKE police
super duo (the other half being Sirius-clone Dee). Ryo is *completely*
Remus, from his gentle voice, impeccable manners, and tacit charisma.
He is also often found engaging in very Remus-like behavior: enjoys
drinking tea, staying in Saturday nights reading books, and being
nice to everyone. ^^ Honestly, you'd just expect him to start sprouting
fur on the full moon!
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You
know, I still don't know this poor guy's name. I saw him in some screen
caps of Viggo Mortenson's movie, The Prophecy, and thought
he looked like the perfect real-life Remus. The fact that he stars
oppositve Viggo Mortenson (who I think would make a not-too-bad Sirius),
adds to the effect. Look at this pic--could
it not be the scene in the Shrieking Shack?? |
| Albus
Dumbledore |
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Ian
McKellan (Gandalf the Gray)
You
know, I had a LOT of problems with the HP movie adaptation of book
1... and it only made it worse when a month later, the BEST book-to-movie
adaptation in the world was released. And while we may have settled
for mediocre acting in the HP cast because we figured they looked
the part, at least one of those actors is now busted. I thought
Richard Harris was HORRIBLE as Dumbledore--and I could rant on and
on about it, but let us suffice to say that Dumbledore should be
a powerful and wise, but KIND and LOVABLE old wizard. In two words:
Ian McKellan. In four words: Ian McKellan as Gandalf. THERE are
the twinkling blue eyes, the kindly smile, the mischief, the power...
THERE is the real Dumbledore. Woe to Chris Columbus and his casting
director... |
| Minerva
McGonagall |

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Quistis
Trepe
A combat
professor from Final Fantasy VIII, Quistis is not nearly as mature
or composed as Professor McGonagall, but I find similarities in
them such as their need to show an unemotional exterior, despite
being caring people inside. Oh, and they are both professors with
authoritive personalities. ^^ And, for some reason, I think Quistis
ended up inspiring some of the hairstyle for my design of Professor
McGonagall... hmm. |
| Cho
Chang |

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Rinoa
Heartilly
I don't
know what it is about her... but Rinoa just strikes me as the perfect
Cho. She's pretty, independent, and well-liked... which is pretty
much what we can see of Cho since she isn't much in the books. Hmm...
or maybe it's because I was reading The Prisoner of Azkaban
while I was playing Final Fantasy VIII... who knows. ^^; Oh
yeah, and both Rinoa and Cho are action-type girls--no sitting around
at home waiting for their boys to come off the Quidditch field,
ne? |
| Cedric
Diggory |
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Setsuna
Mudou
The
young, naive (and terribly pretty) main character of Angel Sanctuary--
Setsuna Mudou. Although he's not as sweet and cuddly as Cedrick,
Setsuna is a pretty boy and does look lost throughout a lot of the
series... and that's Cedric for ya! ^__~ |
| Viktor
Krum |

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Heero
Yuy
I guess
it's pretty obvious from my own chara. design of Viktor that I draw
a resemblance between him and Heero Yuy, the taciturn main character
of Gundam Wing. Both guys are rather surly, and have a
tousled look/feel about them, and they are both men of action. Both
are also rather quiet (though not necessarily out of shyness), but
still attract people to them. Oh, and they are the few intelligent
men out there that appreciate and love strong, intelligent women.
^__~ |
| The
Dementors |
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The
Nazgul (Ringwraiths)
All
right, I know that the figure of a black-cloaked, hooded figure
is the basic stuff of nightmares, but when I watched LotR: The
Fellowship of the Rings, the Ringwraiths were EXACTLY the vision
of terror that I had in mind for the Dementors. The warping aura
of death, coldness, and silent danger that surrounded them is exactly
how I picture Harry's swoon whenever Dementors come near him. Too
bad they were in the LotR movie instead of HP. (ooh, another
diss to Columbus and his crew...) |
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