A silly list of characters that inspired or influenced Cole's creation.

Left Side:

RE4 Merchant: Represents video game merchants who are in odd corners of the world to sell you things.

John Bender: An outcast who puts up a tough exterior to cover a pathetic life of loneliness.

Link: A Fantasy Adventurer who has a million things in his belt. Zelda and the Final Fantasy games were my gateway to the fantasy genre where weird bullshit would be there and everyone is either cool with it, or don't pay it that much mind.

Right Side:

The Spirit: I like the two-fisted slug fests and the down to earth characters, both good and bad. Avoid the movie, though.

Captain Bluebear: He recalls the weird places of the weirder world that he's travel to in his many lives.

Raccoon Mario: Favorite Power-Up in Mario 3! The Tanuki Suit is better overall, but it was rarer. Still, it was a nice flight power up without making going through a level completely free like Mario World's Cape.