...and that's another webcomic that bites the dust
>>153085480Nigga has never heard of taking insperation.
>>153085480Because a character with a TV for a head was a totally unique concept, right?
i've never heard of either of these series but bruh has a computer for a head stop the fucking presses never been done before
>>153085524Yeah totally unique. Never been done before.
Michael Poe of Exploitation Now (On Keenspot back in the day) and Errant Story & Does not Play Well with Others died last month
>>153085563>>153085541>>153085524>>153085499To play devil's advocate, RGB and Mr Puzzles both have a very distinct effect on their TV faces. Both of them have multicolored bars that represent their mouths and the colors are in the same order too. This goes beyond "inspiration".>>153085480>even through a lawyerDumbass author, ignoring a lawyer's letters is like signing your own death warrant. See if they ignore a court summons, and if they do it's automatically in your favor.
>>153085614This Puzzles guy looks like a Digital Circus character.
>>153085614>multicolored bars that represent their mouths and the colors are in the same order tooThey're the SMPTE bars. Standard test pattern for NTSC.
>>153085614Here's the thing. We don't even know if he has the money to afford a lawsuit.
>>153085661Ah, I live in a PAL region so I didn't know.
>>153085614>>153085661I'd focus on clothing and mannerisms instead, though I don't think there'd be much ground to it regardless: it seems plausible that looking up what kinda clothes people wore when tv was new and dressing you object-head donut steel the same way could happen independently. and that's pretty much the only common thread to their clothing, barring the fact both wear a hatI wouldn't mind seeing some youtube grifter taken down a notch, but I doubt that's happening without calling daddy 'tendo
>>153085614I thought the idea was stolen from Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Dolts.
>>153085614Those are two very obviously different characters. Classy suit vs wacky clown, even down to how the tv is used to display the face. Hell, the left one has more resemblance to Tenna from Deltarune(who is himself a deliberate reference to another tv head character from a 2009 game) than the right one. These character are only superficially similar in that they have a TV head and use the SMPTE bars(but even then they use them differently).Sounds like the artist is being a dumb bitch.
>>153085982It's an idea that's as old as TVs are.
SUE THEM ALL!
>>153086576Eh, it's not *just* a guy in a suit with a TV head though, it's specifically that they both wear 1920s fashion, have almost identical looking TVs for heads, and both use the SMPTE bars for their mouths.
>>153085524I heckin love pyrocynical
>>153085480That's a shame, TPoH was one of the few slow burn webcomics I had on my feed that consistently updated
>>153086694>have almost identical looking TVs for headsWow I can't beleive they're both ripping off the Crazy TV from Clockwork Knight!
>>153086576That's rightI SHOULD HAVE SUED THEM ALL
>>153085480at least it didn't kill your royal grandma like in trolls
Who's suing who, o I know who to be angry at?
>>153088160*so
>>153086694But the puzzle dude isn't 1920s, nor is he wearing a suit, he's a clown. The suspenders, the bowties, the poofy sleeves and slacks, oversized shoes, puzzle buttons, ect.Also, I'm not a menswear expert, but iirc 1920s suits were more restrained in color, with straight slacks, not tapered. The cut of the jacket doesn't seem like a 1920s cut either, nor the popped shirt collar. I think the most 1920s thing about him is the two tone shoes.They are not at all alike in terms of fashion.>identical tvsIt's a very generic, old school tv. If you google "old tv" you'll see a bunch in the search results. Even then, it's not identical - puzzle's in taped and more cartoony, with a bent antenna to show he's WACKY. There's also other minor details, but it's really just old tv stuff.>SMPTE barsNot really an original thing, and really the only really arguable point.>>153085614>Dumbass author, ignoring a lawyer's letters is like signing your own death warrant. See if they ignore a court summons, and if they do it's automatically in your favor.The lawyer probably wisely advised them that they were likely to lose in court. Similar characters predate TPoH(King TV Dinnah from Little King's Story) and other characters are much more visually similar(Tenna from Deltarune) but apparently get a pass. The only point of contention can really be the use of the SMPTE bars, which have been used by other characters as well(Tenna displays them as part of his death animation) and are thing associated with old TVs. It's really a big nothing burger being blown out of proportion by internet fuckos.
>>153085480So why is there some kind of drama bullshit involving Zamination almost every other day? They already got into a slapfight with some mascot horror titter account just yesterday.
Gotta sue Vivziepop and Toby Fox too.
>>153085480Is he getting hatemail from the fans because they think his creation is a ripoff of the YouTubers? Or is he getting hatemail because he's been trying to get the YouTuber to take that shit down? If it's the former, I kind of get it, but if it's the latter, yeah, come on, dude. Why you picking fights?
>>153085614How do you sue someone in another country?
>>153088248>>153088248There's a much stronger argument for it ripping off the middle character there than this webcomic.
>>153088234>But the puzzle dude isn't 1920sSpats, gloves, bowties, and suspenders are pretty 1920s>It's a very generic, old school tvSame general shape, same dials>Not really an original thing, and really the only really arguable point.Show me a character that also uses it thenThe main issue is that all of these elements on their own doesn't mean munch but they have a cumulative effect where it's hard to not argue he isn't a ripoff.
