Board Thread:DC Universe Discussion/@comment-5624498-20140216234029/@comment-1038387-20140218000733

I wouldn't call it ripping. Minor character models and backgrounds could be reused to save time and money. Every character, prop or vehicle you don't have to design means you can pay more attention to things that matter more.

It's not uncommon. Brainiac Attacks went all-out lazy and reused all models. Superman: Doomsday reused some random models for minor characters. Even YJ reused stuff: backgrounds from Superman/Batman: Apocalypse and Batman: Under the Red Hood, and all the police cars are reused from Superman: the Animated Series. War reused YJ models for Morrow, Roquette (Sarah Charles) and Cat Grant (the rescued lady), as well as models from Flashpoint Paradox (Darla and Freddy), and probably more. It may be a bit distracting to people who're familiar with both, but to the general public, it's not important.