Last week, the tireless lawyer corps dispatched by the estate of Michael Jackson forced developer PopCap to remove the "dancing zombie" in its much-loved tower defense game Plants Vs. Zombies, complaining that it bore too strong a likeness to the deceased pop legend. Well, boo hoo. But PopCap was cool about it, replacing the character with a "disco-themed" zombie that is hilarious because looks like Disco Stu and an undead Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords produced a lovechild. We don't mind the change, but we also know that it's common practice for video game characters to "draw inspiration from" or "coincidentally resemble" real-life personalities or well-known movie characters. Believe us, it didn't start with Dancing Zombie, and it won't end there either. So take a look back at 10 of our favorites...
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