8 Fictional Characters Inspired By David Bowie
An unavoidable pop icon whose inspiration goes deeper than you think.
From the late 1960s onwards David Bowie was an unavoidable pop culture icon. His variety of musical genres, electric performances and memorable aesthetic have inspired musical artists like Duran Duran, Lady Gaga and even Marilyn Manson. Music, however is not the only thing Bowie has inspired. In everything from comic books to movies, writers and actors have cited David Bowie as a template for their characters.
Sometimes the reference is obvious, at other times it may surprise you to find exactly how David Bowie inspired this character. The following list is just eight examples of how David Bowie is everywhere and you cannot escape him. Although why would you even want to?
8. David Bowie - Venture Bros
Venture Bros doesnt even try and hide its Bowie influence; instead it goes all-out and has the mysterious character previously known only as The Sovereign revealed to be David Bowie himself. Bowies Venture Bros character is the current leader of The Guild of Calamitous Intent and has Iggy Pop and Klaus Nomi as his inferiors.
Aside from leading The Guild of Calamitous Intent, Venture Bros David Bowie has the ability to shape shift into anything he wants, including a pack of cigarettes, an eagle, and the aforementioned Iggy Pop. Nothing Venture Bros ever did with the Bowie character falls too far outside real-word possibility. It is David Bowie after all.