User blog comment:Sorairo/Snow White and Rose Red/@comment-11481298-20130902093450/@comment-226878-20130909195227

A work I am writing which was inspired by the melding of FF and Disney into Kingdom Hearts, draws on everything from Grimm tales to more modern mythos. Whenever I think of a character or story that I would like included into my work, I first delve into what I have to see if my default characters match the characterization. By this methodology, I have characters that are culminations of multiple versions of Snow White, combinations of Goldilocks and Alice, multiple versions of Alice-type characters, and at least two red-coats, each one an amalgamation of four other known characters who also wore redcoats (in the case of one, Vash, Alucard, Vincent Valentine, and Dante, and the other being Sol Badguy, Ragna, Rocketbilly, and Dart from Legend of Dragoon).

Point being, I would have been surprised if Monty didn't draw from multiple sources. People can see connections in anything, even connections that were not intended, due to the world embracing apophenia. The only way to blur those connections is to throw in so much other inspiration to the material it becomes difficult to recognize where the tale will go. It also guarantees that the author doesn't have to follow a strict archetype and since the audience doesn't know what to expect, they won't be disappointed with whatever direction you would take.