See Captain Ersatz on Wiktionary
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"text": "> Thanos?\nHe and his opposite-brand Captain Ersatz Darkseid (actually, I think it's the other way around -- Darkseid first) certainly both get to play in the \"Omnicidal Maniac\" area, but they didn't quite grab me as much as some of the others I listed.",
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"text": "Adaptability...I made a 'WIR' of that game in rpg.net, and one thing I did was making two Captain Ersatzes of Toph Bei Fong and Rick Sanchez. So yeah, there's adaptability.",
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