It seems that a good amount of people are still into the conceit of “superhero academy”. I don’t think anyone is expecting any interpretation of that core idea to be PRCU but with the serial numbers filed off. 

My disagreements/issues/etc with Wraith aside, I do somewhat understand the inclination to not be pleased if people decided to do a wholesale spiritual successor. If I shut down Pariah Online and the core of my players decided they still wanted to play those characters in a “trapped in a video game MMORPG” role-play I would be very much in my feelings about it. I get that those who are close don’t want to incite any annoyances, especially with their close friends. 


That said, Kuro and others who have come to the conclusion that “well he doesn’t own the general idea”. Of course not. Don’t think Wraith or anybody else said he did. This is more about keeping a general group together than the ability to adapt all of those same characters to another setting. As someone who was briefly involved with PRCU, I’m not going to lie and say I wouldn’t like to play Lakisha alongside the others in a similar structured idea. ‘Superhero Academy’ on its own can be adapted and interpreted in so many different ways, after all. Anybody who would choose to adapt that general idea would have different influences, tone, themes, etc. going through their own personal interpretation. People spent a lot of time, invested a lot of energy, etc. into their characters. It’s no surprise they want something a little in the same vein.

Suppose in many respects it's a complicated situation. What is the perfect solution? IDK if there is one.