Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20150609144508/@comment-25396609-20150611063238

just because you are influenced by something oesn't mean the end result is plagiarism. if you make a character that is a carbon copy of the original, then it's plagiarism, but if you decide you like one particular variety of power  or personality trait and use it when designing an otherwise unrelated character, it's inspired creativity.