L.A.W. - League of Anime Wrestling

This is something that has been going on and off around the Discord for some time now, so I felt it was about time we brought it to the forum. This is a format in which people share what served as the inspiration for their characters! It's been fun for a lot of users, and I'm sure many would find it interesting, so I'm making this thread to allow people to showcase their inspiration memes. If you're interested, you can find the template here!

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As for mine...

Yuki Kazikura

AZM
Sakura Kasugano (Street Fighter)
Cody Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes
Umi Sonoda (Love Live)
Reiko Hinomoto (Rumble Roses)

Chelsea Forster

Chelsea (Akame ga Kill; named after and former faceclaim)
Dynamite Kid
Gordon Ramsay
Kenny Omega's heel run in NJPW
Someone Translated a Manga into Northen English Slang (Soothouse)
Dave Lister (Red Dwarf)

Mizuki Sakura

Saki Yoshida (Emergence)
Lillie (Pokemon)
Sakuri Kunikai (Demonophobia)
Lynnette Bishop (Strike Witches)
Madoka Kaname (Madoka Magica)
Wendy Marvell (Fairy Tail)
Sakura Hagiwara (I Wanna Be the Strongest in the World; named after)

Meiyun Lai

Tsuruno Yui (Magia Record; faceclaim and general basis)
Xiangling (Genshin Impact)
Ramenman (Kinnikuman)
Kidd Bandit
Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
Felicia Mitsuki (Magia Record)

Kanon Fujiwara

Maliki/Alistar Black
Kyubey (Madoka Magica)
Dr. Strange (Marvel Comics)
Hari Seldon (Foundation)
Papa Shango
Elric of Melnibone (Eternal Champion)

Eiji Matsumoto

Jim Cornette
Jim Ross
Matt Brock (London Publishing/Bill Apter Wrestling Magazines)
Old Man Yells at Cloud (Meme)
J. Jonah Jameson (Spider-Man)
r/oldpeoplefacebook (Reddit)

Hitomi Akari

Keith Apicary (Talking Classics)
Sumireko Usami (Touhou Project)
Mass Transit
Eugene
Douchey McNitpick (The Nostalgia Critic)
Futaba Sakura (Persona 5)

Cynara Morgan

Cynara (London Publishing/Bill Apter Wrestling Magazines; adapted from)
Sable
Ningguang (Genshin Impact)
Jake Roberts in AEW
Ted DiBiase
Paul Heyman

Allie Lee

Logan Paul
Belle Delphine
Donald Trump in WWE (specifically in WWE, please don't make this a political debate)
Kiryu Coco (Hololive)
Sophie (I Am Sophie)
Sammy Guevara

Cool idea, and I'm gonna do mine but. I did NOT expect to see some of these inspirations lmao

Just an FYI most of these aren't really proper inspirations, moreso characters I subconsciously had in mind when making them, or characters that represent the tropes I based the characters on.

Bella King

Gilgamesh: King persona, arrogance
Garou: Arrogant street fighting martial artist
Metal Bat: Delinquent
Doppo Orochi: Karate
Jolyne: Badass woman who hates her father
King Crimson: Finisher was named for it

Momo Kazan

Kakyoin: Milf lover
Monkey: Monkey
Yotsuba Nakano: The main inspiration for Momo
Luffy: Lackadaisical attitude, monke
Sun: More laidback monke
Kid Goku: Cheeky attitude, monke

That's all I got for now. I've made some others but they're not for characters I've made on LAW yet. Will make ones for my other girls soon.

These are the character inspiration charts I've made so far! A few inspirations came about during the creation process, those most fall into the "continue to inspire" category for after the fact. Here they are!

Honie B. Bea

Arachne W. Spyder

Antonia A. Aunt

More Later!

Tony Ohtani

Haida (Aggretsuko)
LA Knight (WWE)
Denki Kaminari(My Hero Academia)
Lancer (Fate/stay night)
Leon Kuwata (Danganronpa)
Jamie Tartt (Ted Lasso)

Kyoko MIyama

Motoko Aoyama (Love Hina)
Twilight Suzuka (Outlaw Star)
Peko Pekoyama(Danganronpa)
Kikyo (Inuyasha)
Makoto Nijima (Persona 5)
Mai (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Matsuri Sato

Menat (Street Fighter V)
Ibuki Mioda [Danganronpa
Kana Minami(Minami-Ke)
Yoshi (Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro)
Mina Ashido (My Hero Academia)
Aisha Clanclan (Outlaw Star)

More, because why not?

More Later!

Akiko Kikuchi

Touko Fukawa (Danganronpa)
Carly Nagisa/Carmine (Yugioh 5D's)
Mousse (Ranma 1/2)
Saki Yoshida (Emergence)
Nate Shelley (Season 1) (Ted Lasso)
Washu(Tenchi Muyou!)

Kiyomi Kashima

Nejire Hadou (My Hero Academia)
Mihoshi Kurimitsu (Tenchi Muyou!)
Selkie(Fire Emblem Fates)
Atehna Asamiya (King Of Fighters)
Shermie (King Of Fighters)
Skyla (Pokemon)

Ryoma Kitamura

Urien (Street Fighter III/V)
Ganon/Ganondorf (Zelda Breath Of The Wild)
Lysandre(Pokemon)
Vegeta (DragonBall Z)
Bowser (Mario Bros)
Kyojuro Rengoku (Demon Slayer)

Momo Tanaka

Mako Makanshoku (Kill La Kill)
Gardenia [(Pokemon)
Ochako Uraraka(My Hero Academia)
AZM (Stardom)
Yuri Sakazaki (King Of FIghters)
Callie (Splatoon)

Gwendolyn Dupont Bettencourt

This was fun, I might do more~...

Shimmerlace

Madeleine

Severa

Finally got around to doing Ashley



Edolas Lucy (Fairy Tail): Was formerly her faceclaim and was the main inspiration for her design.
Okubo Naoyo (Kengan Ashura/Omega): Served as an inspiration for her all-rounder fighting style.
Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia): Both were formerly superfans of their respective careers and have an analytical fighting style.
Another OC: Ashley was me adapting another original character of mine to LAW. Though thanks to the various retcons I've given Ashley she no longer really resembles her OG self lol.
Alibaba Salluja (Magi): I don't really have a good explanation for this one other than vibes.
Captain America (Marvel Comics): Served as an inspiration for Ashley having a more goodie two-shoes girl scout personality, as well as being unflinching in her moral values.