Question: What character in All You Need Is Kill inspired Tom Cruise's character in Edge of Tomorrow?

Context articles: Tom Cruise: All the World's a Stage
Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography
All You Need Is Kill
Tom Cruise: Unauthorized
Top Gun
Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Being Tom Cruise
Pierre Denan
Edge of Tomorrow
Tom Cruise filmography

Tom Cruise: All the World's A Stage is an authorized biography of actor Tom Cruise, written by British film critic Iain Johnstone.
 The book was first published by Hodder & Stoughton in a paperback format and an audiobook in 2006, and then again in a hardcover format on March 1, 2007, and a second paperback release, on May 1, 2007.
Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography is a biography of actor Tom Cruise, written by Andrew Morton.
 The book was published in the United States in hardcover format on January 15, 2008 by St. Martin's Press, with a first printing of 400,000 copies, and an audio format on five CDs by Macmillan Audio.
All You Need Is Kill (Japanese: オール・ユー・ニード・イズ・キル , Hepburn: Ōru Yū Nīdo Izu Kiru ) is a Japanese military science fiction light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka with illustrations by Yoshitoshi ABe.
 The novel was Sakurazaka's breakthrough science-fiction novel, earning wide praise from fellow novelists including Yasutaka Tsutsui and Chōhei Kanbayashi and was entered in contention for the Seiun Awards.
 The book was published in Japanese by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint in December 2004, and was later released in English by Viz Media under their "Haikasoru" imprint.
 "All You Need Is Kill" follows a soldier named Keiji Kiriya, who, after dying in a battle with extraterrestrials, is caught in a time loop that makes him live the same day repeatedly, allowing Kiriya to improve his fighting skills.
Tom Cruise: Unauthorized is a non-fiction biographical book about Tom Cruise, written by Wensley Clarkson.
 The book was published by Hastings House in 1998.
 The book discusses Tom Cruise's early life, his rise as an actor, involvement with Scientology, and past relationships with Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman.
 The book ended during the filming of "Eyes Wide Shut".
Top Gun is a 1986 American romantic military action drama film directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, in association with Paramount Pictures.
 The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr., and was inspired by an article titled "Top Guns" published in "California" magazine three years earlier.
 The film stars Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Tom Skerritt.
 Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young Naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS "Enterprise" .
 He and his Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Edwards) are given the chance to train at the Navy's Fighter Weapons School at the former Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar in San Diego.
Hiroshi Sakurazaka (桜坂 洋 , Sakurazaka Hiroshi , born 1970) is a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy light novels.
 He is best known for his novel "All You Need Is Kill", which formed the basis of "Edge of Tomorrow", featuring Tom Cruise.
"The Church of Scientology Presents: Being Tom Cruise, Why Scientology Isn't In Any Way Mental" is a satirical spoof documentary from the series "Star Stories", parodying the life of Tom Cruise and his relationship with the Church of Scientology.
 It is episode 2 of the second series of "Star Stories", and first aired on Channel 4 on 2 August 2007.
 The show recounts Cruise's time with a group of some of his early acting friends.
 After filming "Top Gun", Cruise (Kevin Bishop) is introduced to Scientology by John Travolta (Steve Edge), who convinces him to join the organization by smashing Cruise over the head with a shovel.
 He meets Nicole Kidman (Dolly Wells) and they start a relationship.
 After dating Penélope Cruz, Cruise is introduced to Katie Holmes (Laura Patch) by Travolta.
 Holmes agrees to marry Cruise, and the program ends with a voiceover asking the viewer to visit a Scientology website and purchase expensive products.
Pierre Denan is the author of "Pourquoi Tom Cruise: Book 1" (2010), "Pourquoi Tom Cruise: Book 2" (2015) news ticker tales published by les Presses du réel as part of their Literature Collection—Fiction.
 He has also published: "Libre" (2002–2005), "Paradis" (2015), and "Voilà, A Collection, Notes for the Book to Come" (2016).
Edge of Tomorrow (also known by its tagline Live.
 Die.
 Repeat.
 and renamed as Live.
 Die.
 Repeat.: Edge of Tomorrow such upon home release) is a 2014 American science fiction action film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
 Doug Liman directed the film based on a screenplay adapted from the 2004 Japanese light novel "All You Need Is Kill" by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
 The film takes place in a future where Earth is invaded by an alien race.
 Major William Cage (Cruise), a public relations officer with no combat experience, is forced by his superiors to join a landing operation against the aliens.
 Though Cage is killed in combat, he finds himself in a time loop that sends him back to the day preceding the battle every time he dies.
 Cage teams up with Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt) to improve his fighting skills through the repeated days, seeking a way to defeat the extraterrestrial invaders.
Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama "Endless Love".
 Two years later he made his breakthrough by starring in the romantic comedy "Risky Business" (1983), which garnered Cruise his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
 In 1986, Cruise played a fighter pilot in the Tony Scott-directed action drama "Top Gun" (the highest-grossing film that year), and also starred opposite Paul Newman in the Martin Scorsese-directed drama "The Color of Money".
 Two years later he played opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Academy Award for Best Picture-winning drama "Rain Man" (1988), and also appeared in the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture-winning romantic drama "Cocktail" (1988).
 In doing so Cruise became the first and only person as of 2014 to star in a Best Picture Oscar winner and a Worst Picture Razzie winner in the same year.
 His next role was as anti-war activist Ron Kovic in the drama adaptation of Kovic's memoir of the same name, "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989).
 For his performance Cruise received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.