User blog comment:Hitsuji Mamoru/FGO-style Servant Creation Room/@comment-28209103-20170125060954/@comment-27971189-20170126035206

Both Merlin and Seimei do have a lot of similarities as both, lore-wise, are demi-human high wizard that serve their country. Its hard for me to not gave him similar skill set.

I myself consider it original instead of alternative because similar skill set as I designed Seimei as 'core' for Arts Crit team in mind.