Chinese game uses characters from famous games without permission

China is known for producing a range of consumer electronics and accessories that are "inspired" by other famous, but this practice seems to repeat itself until the games released there. The online game The Legend of Dao Sheng decided to put some adventure in Western characters, but without the permission of their creators, of course. These include Kratos (God of War) and Iron Man, Marvel Comics.


These heroes can be seen during character creation, before the player starts a game. Others appearing in the same style are Dante (Devil May Cry), a murderer who looks a lot like Altaïr (Assassin's Creed), among others.
To try to circumvent copyright, despite appearances identical, the characters use other names within the game. The Iron Man clone called "Gore Fiend", while Kratos is called "Mars". Dante is called "Musician" and the hero inspired by Altaïr is only "Assassin."


Despite using these Western characters, the game is only available for the Chinese market and has IP blocking by region. Thus, in theory, any player can play Western.