Having similar characters/styles sucks so bad. It's such a bummer.
I used to drew a character like Toro. Mine was far more square, and had no horns, and just circles for eyes, but they were very similar. Especially the teeth.
Even though we live in different cities, I felt that Toro was most likely getting up far more than me, and decided to respect him and stop making "MR. CUBE".
Out of that, I've created so many new characters which I love so much more than my original design. Every cloud (no pun intended) has it's silver lining.