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Krunal | April 19, 2008 | News | Misc

It can certainly be said that there appears to be a bit of a resemblance between some of these characters... so similar in some cases, you'd either think they were based on their real-life counterparts, or were separated at birth.

Amongst those that are similar are:

Eric Clapton & Half-life's Gordon Freeman
Rhona Mitra & Lara Croft
George Clooney & Sam Fisher of the Splinter Cell
Orlando Bloom & Zelda's Link
Milla Jovovich & Joanna Dark of the Perfect Dark
David Bowie & Leon S. Kennedy of Resident Evil 4
Andrew Sachs & Mario

Do you agree with these? If not take a look at the images below and at the source, and see if you'd like to reconsider? Still don't think so, then post below and share your comments and opinions.

Ever begun playing a new game with the sneaking suspicion you had seen this guy (or gal) before? We certainly have, and we have assembled a collection of our favourite gaming lookalikes accordingly.

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chautemoc | April 19, 2008

Very nice. Would love to see Clapton play Freeman in a Half Life movie, hahah.
And Bloom would pretty much have to play Link. That'd rock.

I dont agree with Bowie though, I think its just the hairstyle.
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Gamesta100 | April 19, 2008

Well Rhona was a Lara Croft model for a while.

*Lol, originally I accidentally typed Cfortf*
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Xenctuary | April 19, 2008

Great list, the similarity between Gordon Freeman/Eric Clapton is scary!
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jmac353 | April 19, 2008

Hahaha, *bleep*ing Bowie as Leon? I don't think so. Love the Gordon Clapton one. Two awesome people.
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Redemption | April 19, 2008

This is hilarious. Those shots are perfect. Actually I find the Clooney shot the most funny .
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Euphoric | April 20, 2008

Eric Clapton...Gordon Freeman I would never have picked it and yet it is perfect
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StarJet | April 20, 2008

Zelda and Orlando Bloom? I never noticed before.
Awesome list.
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Play ISDF | April 20, 2008

Milla Jovovich & Eric Clapton are probably the closest to their respective characters imo. Rhona Mitra also looks pretty damn close to Lara Croft..and with good reason.
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Final Blade | April 20, 2008

_{You know, i really don't see a 100% match. I will agree in some features they do look the same, but not fully. But good list though.

Zelda and Bloom, no, bad match. Bowie and Leon S Kennedy, sorry its not a good match.

Rhona Mitra and Lara Croft, pretty good, and Milla Jovovich And Joanna Dark actually looks the best. Except the first picture which im assuming is Clapton than that one is near perfect.}
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Kokoro | April 20, 2008

Some of them look a like, but George Clooney and Sam Fisher don't really look a like.
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InnerDemon | April 20, 2008

The Mario one is made of epic win. I find that some of these were suppoused to look the same...Some coincidence though.
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theundertakergonzo | April 20, 2008

Geez, some of those lookalikes are so good it's just outright scary. Take some age off the Leon lookalike and you'd have a perfect match. ROFL at the Mario one i must say.
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Elcheezo | April 20, 2008

Some of those are pretty damn close. I dont agree that Orlando Bloom looks like Link though. Or that George Clooney looks like Sam Fisher.

Though Eric Clapton and Gordon Freeman are very similar, I must say.
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BANDITO ATTACK | April 20, 2008

legolas dont look like link one bit.
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Gothic Girl | April 20, 2008

Ditto on what Bandito said.
Legolas and Link both use a bow and arrow ... the similarities end there.

Some of the lookalikes are pretty good (like the Lara Croft one). But some are just awful (David Bowie and Leon? Leon might look more like Bowie in 30-40 years maybe).
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  Final Blade | April 20, 2008
  
  _{I love how i said the same thing and gets thumbs down.}
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Existenz | April 20, 2008

Thing is why they chose Rhona Mitra is beyond me i mean this is look a likes i mean Karima Adebibe is the new Lara Croft, surely she looks the closest to Lara lol...
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tidus04 | April 20, 2008

Only becuase he has a bow in his hand it does not mean he looks like Zelda ¬_____¬
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Capn Droid | April 20, 2008

Wow. Ultimate lookalike at Gordon Freeman.
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tekmosis | April 21, 2008

hmm Eric Clapton does look similar but so does whats-his-name from the TV series House. Someone needs to do a side by side by side of
Clapton | Freeman | House dude.
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  Seeker X | April 21, 2008
  
  Hugh Laurie? He needs the thick glasses though.
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  Final Blade | April 22, 2008
  
  _{Hugh Laurie doesn't even look like him. I would post a picture but apparently GG doesn't allow links anymore.
  
  And Jesus Christ Stop thumbing down my post, there's nothing wrong with it}
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    tekmosis | April 24, 2008
    
    orly
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      Final Blade | April 27, 2008
      
      _{Actually that still looks nothing like him. Besides the facial hair and the glasses.}