I understand why having your character compared to another from popular media can seem upsetting, but ultimately for a lot of people when they see a character they think is cool, they're naturally going to compare it to something else they like.

Especially teenagers and autistic people (categorizing and making connections is like. a very asd way of engaging with interests). Who are abundant in online fandom, hobby and indie character design spaces.

If the sentiment is intended to be positive, I don't know if I can bring myself to be offended. Not at the age I am now, anyway.