Cast
Ersatz
Ersatz noun - An artificial or inferior substitute or imitation.
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- Much of the cast of Jack Staff is made up of Ersatz versions of either Marvel Comics heroes, or British pulp comic heroes.
Source: Captain Ersatz / Comic Books - The tiny change she makes in the life of a very young Ranma leads first to his acquiring a small faerie creature as a friend, and then inexorably to Ranma and the rest of the usual cast becoming ersatz Sailor Senshi who find themselves locked in a war with the Unseelie Court and their yakuza pawns.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Ranma ½ -
Captain Ersatz: Half the cast look like they might have been stolen from Harry Potter.
Source: Video Game / GrimGrimoire
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