Yeah sorry, Joe's AVA was definitely an inspiration. I'm actually part of his discord channel and a lot of people there have helped me with this design.
Definitely reminiscent at first glance. I don’t know if/how Joe licenses any of his work or if any of this is infringing in any way so I’ll avoid that topic.
I will say that I am seriously impressed with folks that are able to combine so many disciplines, especially when each domain seems to have its own set of unique hard challenges.