body: As many tabletop and also computer games have quite unique themes for characters I'm wondering there if those can be copyrighted and thus similar ideas brought to court for copyright infringement?
  
  
  As example if we take a computer game like Prototype. Then the character theme would be "undead shapechanger who needs to absorb others in order to take on their shape and needs to absorb his own kind in order to increase his powers". 
  
  
  Going mainly there about European law, but I think US law is similar enough there.
  
  
  
title: Is it possible to copyright general game character themes?