-I know this won’t at all be a positive inspiration, but I’ve one very minor character named [name_m]Scott[/name_m] [name_m]Williamson[/name_m] who’s vaguely inspired by [name_m]Scott[/name_m] [name_m]Peterson[/name_m] (if you don’t know who he is, then you’re better off) in terms of appearance and aesthetics only. [name_m]Scott[/name_m] W. is actually a nice, hardworking middle-class man trying to provide for his three kids and has zero personality traits in common with [name_m]Scott[/name_m] [name_m]Peterson[/name_m].
-On a lighter note, I’ve a character named [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] [name_m]Templeton[/name_m] who’s inspired by [name_f]Regina[/name_f] [name_m]George[/name_m]. Likewise, one of her two closest friends, [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] McCoy, is inspired by [name_f]Gretchen[/name_f] Wieners.
-I’ve also a teacher character named [name_m]Gale[/name_m] Springborn who’s inspired by my 3rd grade teacher, who was named Mrs. [name_m]Hale[/name_m] (Gale? [name_m]Hale[/name_m]? Geddit?).
-I’ve another character named [name_m]Clayton[/name_m] Castleberry, who’s essentially the genderbent version of a snobby girl named [name_f]Celia[/name_f] I once knew from elementary to middle school. Another character inspired by [name_f]Celia[/name_f] is a girl named [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] “Becky” [name_m]Davidson[/name_m], yet she’s not nearly as insufferable as [name_f]Celia[/name_f] was.
-Lorelei [name_m]Atkinson[/name_m], who takes upon the appearance and athletic nature of my elementary school crush named [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] (in case you’re wondering, none of my protagonists romance [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] in any way; I’m not that much of a self-insert).
-Kahliyah [name_f]Neveah[/name_f] Minton, whose appearance, personality and unique name is inspired by another middle school friend of mine.
-Abigail “Abby” [name_m]Kirkpatrick[/name_m], whose name and appearance is inspired by a girl in my class named [name_f]Abigail[/name_f].
-Maxwell “Max” Porterfield, who’s inspired by a redneck former classmate of mine named [name_m]Jacob[/name_m].
-Gary Hakansson, whose surname is derived from the surname of [name_m]James[/name_m] “Jimmy” [name_m]Byron[/name_m] Haakenson (again, if you don’t know who he is, you’re better off. But, if you do decide to google him, discretion is advised).
-Vivica Hopkins, whose forename is derived from [name_f]Vivica[/name_f] A. [name_m]Fox[/name_m]. They’ve nothing else in common aside from that, though.
-Rosetta Churchwell, whose forename I discovered through the existence of the [name_f]Rosetta[/name_f] [name_m]Stone[/name_m].
-Brynhildur “Birdie” [name_f]Maria[/name_f] Einarsdottir is inspired both in appearance and personality by [name_f]Sonia[/name_f] Nevermind from Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair.
-Harper [name_f]Annamarie[/name_f] Mortenson shares some common tendencies with [name_f]Kyoko[/name_f] Kirigiri from Danganronpa: [name_m]Trigger[/name_m] [name_f]Happy[/name_f] [name_m]Havoc[/name_m].
-Valentina “Tina” [name_f]Diane[/name_f] [name_f]Bell[/name_f], whose forename is the genderbent version of a character named [name_m]Valentino[/name_m] from Hazbin Hotel. [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m] is inspired in demeanor and personality by [name_m]Alastor[/name_m], also from the same property.
-Lily [name_m]Lambert[/name_m], whose name is inspired by [name_f]Lily[/name_f] Longsocks, a background character from [name_f]My[/name_f] [name_m]Little[/name_m] Pony: Friendship is [name_m]Magic[/name_m].
-Speaking of [name_f]My[/name_f] [name_m]Little[/name_m] Pony, I’ve got other characters in this category: [name_f]Pepper[/name_f] Pierangela [name_f]Mayberry[/name_f] is inspired by [name_f]Pinkie[/name_f] Pie and [name_f]Summer[/name_f] [name_f]Briallen[/name_f] Yearwood is inspired by Fluttershy. Additionally, [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] McCaffrey is vaguely based off of Applejack.
. You might need to look them up, just to see what I mean…