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{{quote|''"We don't need'' two ''stretchy guys down there!"''|'''John Stewart''', ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''}} |
{{quote|''"We don't need'' two ''stretchy guys down there!"''|'''John Stewart''', ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''}} |
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A looser adaptation of the [[Five |
A looser adaptation of the [[Five-Man Band]]. Generally speaking, it's bad form to have two major crew members on the show who essentially perform the same job (unless you have a multi-team [[Heroes Unlimited]] situation). That would lead to inevitable comparisons between the two, and probably lots of flame wars. |
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So any character who starts mirroring another too closely will have a different personality which affects the outcome of their work, or will be given a noticeably different job. One way to do this is to make the two [[The Rival|rivals]], competing to be the best at what they do. In this case, usually one is more friendly and laid-back and the other is more serious and stoic. |
So any character who starts mirroring another too closely will have a different personality which affects the outcome of their work, or will be given a noticeably different job. One way to do this is to make the two [[The Rival|rivals]], competing to be the best at what they do. In this case, usually one is more friendly and laid-back and the other is more serious and stoic. |
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[[Not So Similar]] is the super trope. Compare [[Divergent Character Evolution]], which happens gradually and isn't as deliberate. |
[[Not So Similar]] is the super trope. Compare [[Divergent Character Evolution]], which happens gradually and isn't as deliberate. |
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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] == |
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== [[Toys]] == |
== [[Toys]] == |
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* The ''[[Transformers]]'' franchise has this in spades in order to [[Merchandise |
* The ''[[Transformers]]'' franchise has this in spades in order to [[Merchandise-Driven|sell more toys]]. No [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist|omnidisciplinary scientists]] here - the original series' Autobots had a theoretician (Skids), a metallurgist (Swerve), an engineer (Wheeljack), and more. Sadly, the fiction often treats this as an [[Informed Ability]]. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |