Okay, here's the story:
In my Fantasy story, I created a whole continent where the story will take place and after a lot of headaches trying to think of a name for it, I named it "Arceus" and yes, it is a reference to Pokemon. I am a big fan of video games and my intention with this name was that it was just make a reference to the game, but because this continent is something very important to my story, I started to develop a fear that maybe people would not see my true intention and misunderstand me. Coming to think that I would be "stealing names" or something worse. Then I started to remember a case that happened in 2019, where DC Comics was suing Mattel just because their characters shared the same name: Bumblebee. And i don't that to happen with me.
I want to know what you guys think. Should I change the name of my continent? Should I explain right off the bat that the name is a proprosital reference because of my love for Pokemon? Or should I just go ahead and continue the way it is? Please help me!
My other question is about an element I've been thinking about putting in my story (But which isn't implemented, so please don't kill me! It's just an idea!).
In my story, almost all people on the continent have magical powers, and to use such magical powers, they need to channel their Magical Energy (Manna) out of their body in the form of the power they received at birth. And my new take would be that not only do humans possess magical energy, but the Planet would also be completely full of it, and that humans would have found a way to extract and use it as an ecological energy source, using it to light ovens, turn on the TV, charge cell phones and so on. Not to mention that because it is an ecological energy, the cars that use it would not pollute the planet in any way, because their cars would not release smoke.
But now I'm afraid that my idea has become too similar to the concept of the Lifestream of Final Fantasy VII, or the Orbal Energy of the Trails/Kiseki franchise, so I'm in doubt if I should really put or if it is better to continue with the good old electricity for my world and characters.