Evil Twins?

Have you ever noticed how certain characters from cartoons seem to resemble or have unusual similarities to each other, even though their shows have nothing to do with one another?  Okay, maybe you haven't, but I'm weird (obsessed?) enough to admit that I have!  I'm not the only one either.  Some of you long-time Thundercats fandom veterans may remember that ex-Professor Jackalmann once wrote a comprehensive thesis on his belief that the Lunatacs were really from the Rocky Horror Picture show.  But those aren't the only compelling similarities among seemingly unrelated characters out there.  Here are the fruits of my own research: characters that must have been separated at birth!


Thundercats and Jem

Alluro and Riot

   

Similarities:
Alluro: Can hypnotize people with his charming, sexy, soothing voice.
Riot: Can hypnotize people with his charming, sexy, soothing voice.
Alluro: Has an unbelivably huge ego.
Riot: Has an unbelievably huge ego.
Riot: Has strange fasion sense, such as wearing garter belts on his arm or pirate vests with spandex pants.
Alluro: Has strange fashion sense, such as wearing a loincloth and long johns with cowboy boots.
Riot: Has long, big hair.
Alluro: Has long hair which might very well be big if he wasn't going bald.
Riot: Believes he should rule rock'n'roll.
Alluro: Believes he should rule the galaxy.

Chilla and Roxy

   

Similarities:
Chilla: Has white hair and weird makeup.
Roxy: Has white hair and weird makeup.
Chilla: Is the toughest and most ruthless of the Lunatacs.
Roxy: Is the toughest and most ruthless of the Misfits.
Chilla: Allows an obnoxious leader to boss her around for reasons we can't quite understand.
Roxy: Allows an obnoxious leader to boss her around for reasons we can't quite understand.

Luna and Pizzazz

   

Similarities:
Luna: Is the loudmouthed, shrill-voiced, bossy, and arrogant leader of the Lunatacs.
Pizzazz: Is the loudmouthed, shrill-voiced, bossy, and arrogant leader of the Misfits.
Luna: Throws temper tantrums when she doesn't get her way.
Pizzazz: Throws temper tantrums when she doesn't get her way.
Luna: Spouts a lot of threats and orders, and has her loyal Amok back her up.
Pizzazz: Spouts a lot of threats and orders, and has her rich Daddy back her up.

Vultureman and Techrat

   

Similarities:
Vultureman: Invents a lot of things that don't work and/or blow up.
Techrat: Invents a lot of things that don't work and/or blow up.
Vultureman: Feels that no one appreciates his brilliant genius.
Techrat: Feels that no one appreciates his brilliant genius.
Vultureman: Is uptight and freaks out if the Mutants mess around with his stuff.
Techrat: Is uptight and freaks out if the Misfits mess around with his stuff.

Thundercats and Captain Planet

Alluro and Looten Plunder

   

Similarities:
Alluro: Has long hair and is going bald.
Looten Plunder: Has long hair and looks like he's in denial about going bald.
Alluro: Doesn't have the greatest fashion sense (see entry above).
Looten Plunder: Also doesn't have the greatest fashion sense (see picture above).

TugMug and Hoggish Greedly

   

Similarities:
TugMug: Has a mohawk and a weight problem.
Hoggish Greedly: Has a mohawk and a weight problem.
TugMug: Is rumored to be the filthiest of the Lunatacs.
Hoggish Greedly: Is rumored to be the filthiest of the Eco-Villians.

RedEye and Duke Nukem

   

Similarities:
RedEye: Is built like an olympic weightlifter.
Duke Nukem: Is built like an olympic weightlifter.
RedEye: Can see in the dark.
Duke Nukem: Glows in the dark.
RedEye: Wears weird-ass shorts.
Duke Nukem: Wears weird-ass shorts.

Jem and Captain Planet

Jerrica and Dr. Blight

   

Similarities:
Jerrica: Has a super-computer named Synergy that can think for itself.
Dr. Blight: Has a super-computer named Mal that can think for itself.
Jerrica: Converses with her computer on a regular basis.
Dr. Blight: Converses with her computer on a regular basis.
Dr. Blight: Uses her computer to do evil things.
Jerrica: Uses her computer to lie to her boyfriend.


What the heck? You've gone totally bonkers!  Take me back to the Thundercats Zone!