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I don't see a problem with it. I mean, Monty grabbed entire visual looks from real people for his characters, but the character themself is unique in their backstory. Neptune, Scarlet and Sage are all prime examples of this.

So a few traits from the main inspiration is fine, but as long as it is a unique character then I don't see the problem. Like, say, having a blonde with a cloning semblance based off Naruto, but the backstory and personality and weapon are completely different, then it's not a Naruto ripoff or a direct port. It's just inspired by him. It gave you a starting point, and you built from there.