It’s pretty obvious that some of the appearances of the different classes are based on actual people. I.e. Mage=Charles Dance, Primalist=Michael Shannon, Rogue=Florence Pugh. I can’t quite see any resemblances for the Sentinel or Acolyte, if any are intended or not. Maybe some other people have drawn some parallels? Or maybe I have some form of prosopagnosia.
Actually it was Mike W, though they then changed it for some reason.
I never heard of any of these people and looked them up, (old and new photos).
I really wouldn’t think they served as inspiration.
Everyone I know looked at the mage and thought it was Tywin Lannister/Charles Dance. I guess I might see Florence Pugh, but it doesn’t stand out as much as a resemblance to me. Don’t know Michael Shannon, haven’t seen his films, so can’t tell for that one.
TBF, Charles Dance is a fairly generic skinny old white man.
I think he has a distinctive look. I’m terrible with telling actors apart especially when not in their role, but I can tell him apart from the other old white actors pretty easily.
Also, funny anecdote: When I was on the character select page once, my roommate walked in and asked why the Lannister father from Game of Thrones was on my screen.
You may find him generic, but quite a few people seem to immediately think of him.
That said, it probably is coincidence.
Yeah, that’ll be because Game of Thrones was incredibly popular/wide spread, Tywin Lannistwr is not a small role & Charles Dance is an awesome actor. So if you see a generic skinny white old man, odds are good you’ll think of Charles Dance.