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The phrase "a character based on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a character that is inspired by or derived from another person, story, or concept.
Example: "The protagonist in the novel is a character based on the author's own experiences growing up in a small town."
Alternatives: "a character inspired by" or "a character derived from".
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Paul Bereyter, a character based on one of Sebald's childhood teachers, is another late-life suicide, and Sebald sets out to discover the reasons.
Improv taught me so much about creating a character based on one idea... also about creating a person across from me that isn't there.
In fact, a character based on Hwang's father appears as one of the voices of dissent in his fabulous 2007 play, "Yellow Face," which Hwang called "a mix of fact and fiction... about a character based on me".
She wore Lisbeth Salander like a second skin, making it one of the most brilliant portrayals of a character based on a novel I've ever seen.
Will there be a character based on him?
Was someone else playing a character based on you?
Like Lotringer, Valdez gave Kraus permission to create a character based on him.
The protagonist of "Thirteen Moons," though, is a character based on William Holland Thomas.
She was acting in du Maurier's play September Tide, playing Stella, a character based on Ellen.
Play idea: A character based on my father, but without quite so prominent a big toe.
Paradoxically, Levin, a character based on the author, is a crashing bore.
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