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Impa was only actually similar to Sheik... in OOT. By proxy of having taught her how to fight in that form. That's it. Since then, Impa has gained abilities in the canon games and really isn't that similar anymore. HW alone shows a lot of unique stuff, but even without that, she has tons of unique material.
The idea of a semi-clone fits best if HW won't be taken into account. That way you can use something besides the OOT design, but also allow for various abilities in various games while making her stand out. I mean, maybe some abilities will be shared(Impa is still a ninja archtype in canon, after all), but not that much. And even if it was a fair amount, it wouldn't really change her being reasonably unique. Just look at Isabelle. She's a branch of Villager's moveset(in practice. I'm aware she was designed in a way to try and be unique but ended up being similar to Villager), but damn, does she stand out. Albeit, I'd have loved some more Work Project stuff, but still.
The idea of a semi-clone fits best if HW won't be taken into account. That way you can use something besides the OOT design, but also allow for various abilities in various games while making her stand out. I mean, maybe some abilities will be shared(Impa is still a ninja archtype in canon, after all), but not that much. And even if it was a fair amount, it wouldn't really change her being reasonably unique. Just look at Isabelle. She's a branch of Villager's moveset(in practice. I'm aware she was designed in a way to try and be unique but ended up being similar to Villager), but damn, does she stand out. Albeit, I'd have loved some more Work Project stuff, but still.