One of my major rules in life is “Nothing is new.” Generally, any “New” idea is a remix of an old one. I like to refer to Rainbow Factory as “Soylent Green with ponies.” But, it has a secondary rule attached directly to it.
The add-on to that rule is “There is a difference between nothing is new, and cloning.”
What if Marvel made a hero named Rocket Man? His gimmick is that he has a rocket on his back and he was born on the moon. Then a month later, DC releases Missile Man, with the same gimmick, and a design that is close enough to be Rocket Man’s twin brother.
People would complain.
It’s not right to see somebody else’s proven concept that is popular, and then do the same thing and hoping that all the popularity and talent will rub off on you.
This tends to happen to popular ask blogs quite a bit. For example, Discord Whooves. I could probably find other examples, but Dissy Whooves is rather popular and there are tons of people who try to do the same.
Most times when you see a Discorded Doctor thing, they use Jitters design do to a T. This often results in blogs that exist merely to go down the same path, and often without the foresight or patience to try anything different with the concept.
I should update my doctor whooves blog.