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(fandom slang) A fictional character created as a knock-off of another character whose copyright is owned by a separate entity.

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Captain Ersatz

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Source Word

Captain Ersatz

slang

Japanese Meaning

(ファンダム・スラング) 他社の著作権を持つキャラクターの模倣品として作り出された架空のキャラクター / (ファンダム・スラング) 別の著作権所有者がいるキャラクターのノックオフとして創作された架空のキャラクター

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The fan forum exploded when Captain Ersatz was unveiled as an obvious knock-off of a studio-owned space hero.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ファンフォーラムは、別の企業が著作権を所有する宇宙ヒーローを明らかに模倣して作られた架空の模倣キャラクターが公開されたことで騒然となった。

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> And Astro City isn't mainly about the superhero powers and fights,

No, it's mainly about the Captain Ersatz's and Kurt pretending to be a real novelist. Except, you know, his main characters are all superheroes and supervillains, so however much he apes Raymond Chandler his resolutions usually involve someone punching someone else in the face or smashing their hero-defeater machine.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Captain Ersatzes

（ plural ）

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