Hmm...do any of these video game characters look familiar to you? * According to David Gaider, one of the top writers at BioWare, virtually every Bioware character is an Expy. When posting about their writing process on the official forums, Gaider said that Bioware's writers build characters by taking characters from other media and giving them new names and backstories. His example was Alistair, who he is heavily based on Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer * Bioware characters also tend to be expies of each other, often sharing personality types, abilities and backstories. This Cracked article scratches the surface. * Alistair is the Scottish form of Alexander, meaning Xander and Alistair even have the SAME NAME. * Any game with a reasonably decent charatcer customizatio