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"Jonesy" comes from [https://web.archive.org/web/20091024033930/http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=17&issue=1 this page] (and the one before it) of ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' #1.
If you have a good enough disguise, you might still be able to get away with bumping into the person you're impersonating if you convince them that you are actually [[Mirror Routine|their reflection in a mirror]]. Those liable to [[
Compare [[I Am One of Those, Too]], [[I Am Spartacus]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Baccano!]]'' has an instance of this involving a member of the [[Mook|white suits]]. Would not have been so bad if the person he was trying to trick was {{spoiler|[[Ax Crazy|Claire Stanfield]]/[[Torture Technician|RailChaser]]/[[Chaotic Neutral|the young conductor]]}}.
* Subverted in the 8th ''[[Detective Conan]]'' movie, where Kaitou KID shows up disguised as Shinichi Kudo. Conan, who is secretly a de-aged Shinichi Kudo and standing right there, immediately blurts out "That isn't Shinichi!", but has no evidence to back it up without giving away his secret identity. He can't use the usual proof of tearing off [[Latex Perfection|Kid's mask]] because Shinichi and Kid share the same face.
* A major plot point in ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' is when the titular running back comes across the "real" Eyeshield 21. {{spoiler|Averted, in that Sena uses that game to take off his mask and play as himself, not the false hero of Notre Dame.}}
** And later {{spoiler|Sena not only faces off against another real Eyeshield 21, he eventually becomes the real deal himself.}}
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* The major plot point of the very first issue of [[Fairy Tail]]. Long story short, the real Natsu confronts an imposter using illegal magic in his name.
* This trope is what does in [[Master of Disguise]] Saemon from ''[[Basilisk]]'', as his disguise as Tenzen is exposed by the actual Tenzen in some rather unfair circumstances. {{spoiler|namely, Saemon thought that Tenzen was dead and didn't know about his ability to come back from the dead after being killed. Three guesses what Tenzen did to expose Saemon; the first two don't count.}}
* During one of the picture dramas for ''[[Princess Principal]]'', [[Man of a Thousand Voices|Woman of a Thousand Voices]] Beatrice impersonated Ange while calling Princess so that Beatrice could find out whether Princess thought Beatrice was a liability to the team – not knowing Ange was standing beside Princess at the time. Princess played along.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* An amusing variation—more a case of "Because ''He's'' Jonesy"—is pointed out in Jim Lovell's autobiographical novel ''Apollo 13'' (originally ''Lost Moon''). Lovell is traveling to a hotel in Houston under the name of Max Peck, to receive his new assignment as a NASA astronaut. Shortly after he settles in to his room, he gets a call from another guest, who ''also'' claims to be Max Peck. Lovell, at this point, realizes there is probably more than one ersatz Max Peck here, because he had picked up another bit of info on the way to the room: "If you have a problem, take it up with the manager. I understand ''his'' name is Max Peck!" {{spoiler|The other ersatz Max Peck turns out to be another new astronaut, Ed White. In fact, ''all'' the astronauts in that group were assigned rooms at that hotel under the name "Max Peck". White had called his room in an attempt to draw Lovell out; he was waiting in the lobby with a couple of other new astronauts when Jim came and looked.}}
** A [[Real Life]] example, as the book is largely nonfiction. The scene is repeated in the television miniseries [[From the Earth to the Moon]], including a very puzzled check-in lady who is NOT in on the fiction. {{spoiler|And yes, Lovell was actually telling the truth--the real hotel manager's name was indeed Max Peck, hence the clerk who was not aware of the situation being very puzzled by "Mr. Peck's" attempt to check in.}}
* The ''[[Codex Alera]]'' has the "Because ''you're'' Jonesy" variant. Aldrick ex Gladius, regarded as one of the greatest swordsmen in the world, is famed partially because of his legendary duel with Araris Valerien, which is still being talked about ''fifteen years later''. At multiple points throughout the series he crosses swords with other famed warriors, calmly informing each of them "The only man who has ever matched me in battle was Araris Valerian himself, [[Pretender Diss|and you aren't Araris.]]" At the climax of ''Furies of Calderon'', [[The Reveal|it turns out his opponent
* In ''The Bad Bunch'' by [[J. T. Edson]], Belle Boyd poses as Belle Starr in order to infiltrate an all-female outlaw gang. Unfortunately for her, the real Belle Starr had the same idea
* A variation occurs in the ''[[X-Wing Rogue Squadron]]'' novels after Corran Horn realizes fringers are absolutely ''terrified'' of his girlfriend because she's daughter of notorious outlaw Booster Terrik. To her embarrassment, he tries to use this to their advantage when the two of them are negotiating against a fringer for who gets to purchase an arms cache, unaware the other party ''is'' her father.
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
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