That’s ok. Most people did not get his joke at first. As you can see in the many articles on different sites, like IGN. It’s only bad if people don’t accept that they were wrong^^

Many people thought he was serious, but tried to say it in a “humorous” way.

Or Stitches from Warcraft and even Wonderwoman and Indiana Jones (not joking here). There are so many characters with that hook/whip concept. Calling out for copying is so senseless... There is/was never a first in such things, as literally everything was inspired from something else. People should realize this…