I once 'created' a universe of super heroes based loosely on Marvel and DC characters that I wanted to use and feel free to kill off. Among them (just by way of example), was a character called Flag, based on Capt. America. He carried a shield and wore a costume based on the American flag. All of the characters were in a similar vein. The company banner was C I Comics. C I stands for Copyright Infringement. The whole thing was done as a joke and I knew that I could never publish it without getting my whole ass sued. The fact that the end result was a 450 page hand drawn comic book, which obviously took a great deal of work and imagination made absolutely no difference. The whole thing was done for my personal entertainment (strange, but true). Mr Bebop has obviously put far less work into stealing the work of Blackhearted than I did stealing that of Marvel and DC. Does it matter how many characters I copied. No, I don't think so. My saving grace is that I NEVER intended nor attempted to profit by it, or rob others of profit, because that would be THEFT, which is definitely illegal. And don't get me started on the immorality of it. Of course, similarities and coincidences exist. If I write a book in English, I am going to use the same words that other authors have used. But if I simply rename King Lear and try to pass it off as my own work, then I am a THIEF, and can argue the point forever more and still remain a thief. This appears to be the case here. I'm sure that none of this will make any difference to Bebop, but I just wanted to get my 2 cents worth out there.