That's... not totally wrong, but there's a bit more to it than that...

[Oh boy. Looks like explaining things to Okuyasu is going to take a bit more work than with Sasami.]

I think it would be more accurate to say he is one. Probably. I mean, I guess he could be the original for all I know, but I have enough of an identity crisis on a daily basis as it is so I'm not going to speculate on that.