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After the whole Ellen Page claiming that Ellie from The Last of Us looks like her-debacle<\/a>, we decided to have a look at some other characters that may have an uncanny resemblance* to some real-life counterparts.<\/p>\n

Guile \/ Kobus Wiese<\/h3>\n

One is a former Springbok rugby player, the other – a military combatant, but one thing is for certain: they’re identical.<\/p>\n

From the block-like high-rise hair, to the love for the colour green, its clear that Capcom took inspiration from the big man.<\/p>\n

\"Wiese<\/p>\n

Big Boss \/\u00a0Sean Connery<\/h3>\n

The former 007 agent has to know about Kojima’s Metal Gear protagonist, because he’s been around since the 80s.<\/p>\n

The beard, the scowling brow, and the mystery, everything screams Connery, but at least Big Boss borrows the famed actor’s characteristics and look with grace and poise.<\/p>\n

\"Connery<\/a><\/p>\n

Miranda (Mass Effect 2) \/\u00a0Michael Jackson<\/h3>\n

They say you shouldn’t speak ill of the dead, but how did MJ not catch on to Bioware’s identity-thieving scheme!?<\/p>\n

Mass Effect’s Miranda looks frighteningly like the King of Pop – Jackson was probably too busy fending off the rabid paparazzi to notice.<\/p>\n

\"Miranda<\/a><\/p>\n

Prince (Prince of Persia: Warrior Within) \/ Jared Leto<\/h3>\n

The 30 Seconds to Mars frontman and Fight Club star has the dark and brooding good looks and physique needed for a hero, and Ubisoft took wind of this and blatantly ripped him off with the remade Prince in Warrior Within.<\/p>\n

Why Jake Gyllenhaal was selected to play Dastan in the Prince of Persia movie was bizarre; why didn’t they just go straight back to the source material – Jared Leto.<\/p>\n

\"Leto<\/p>\n

John Travolta \/ Marcus Fenix<\/h3>\n

Scrunched up face? Check. Bandana? Check. Make the character look exactly like John Travolta? Check.<\/p>\n

It’s clear that Epic Games borrowed the facial qualities of the Grease star to skin out the Locust Horde battling saviour of human-kind.<\/p>\n

\"Travolta<\/p>\n

*MyGaming has zero evidence of these allegations and claims of studios stealing likenesses; we’re just pointing fingers and seeing what happens.<\/h6>\n

More gaming features:<\/h3>\n

5 free browser games to eat your time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

GTA 5: who\u2019s got the cheapest pre-order in SA?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

5 awesome things about the Deadpool videogame<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Games that rewrote history<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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