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[Erik Burnham]

Originally Posted by neatoman

So I should probably ask Erik about this, and it's probably coincidental anyway, but was the Baxter Stockman backstory inspired by the backstory of Seto Kaiba?

It's just that I noticed certain parallels like the chess playing father and the son tricking him out of his company using the skills he taught him.

Spoiler:

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http://z.mfcdn.net/store/manga/291/0...sed/05_148.jpg

Total coincidence!

I like chess -- but don't have the patience for it. I retained just enough knowledge to have Bobby tell me just how mixed up I was once or twice. (;