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{{quote|''I know all her moves. [[Genre Blindness|Therefore, I have the upper hand]].''|'''[[Futurama|Leela]]''' referring to her alternate-dimensional doppelganger.}}
A staple of [[Fighting Game
* '''[[Tekken|Mokujin]]ner:''' The moveset is chosen randomly, sometimes per ''round''. If the character is playable, the player may or may not be able to change between movesets.
* '''[[Pokémon|Ditto]]mediate:''' The Ditto Fighter copies the moves of the opponent they're facing, sometimes copying their appearance if they're lucky.
* '''[[Mortal Kombat|Tsung]]xpert:''' The moveset is non-random: the player has full control over what character they copy or the moveset is a predefined combination of moves from already-existing fighters.
In most cases, the moves tend to be less effective since they're built for the original character model's size/height, unless the Ditto Fighter is [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|also the boss of the game]].
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* The Duplighosts of ''[[Paper Mario]]'' transform into your partners in battle. The Duplighost of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', {{spoiler|Doopliss,}} transforms into Mario partway through the first battle with him. He retains this disguise until you defeat him the second time.
** Actually, he turns into Mario's shadow. Which you then have to beat up, triggering a cutscene showing Mario and his partners taking the [[Mineral MacGuffin|Crystal Star]] and leaving the shadow lying there. Leaving you wondering why the camera is still focused on the shadow, until you find out that Doopliss has [[Body Snatcher|stolen Mario's body]] and somehow made you beat yourself up. Mario's partners don't realise this, meaning you have to fight them before you can get your body back.
* Poo from [[
** The monkey Salsa from the sequel can mimic the target's moves, [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|even a tank firing off a shell]].
* And of course the [[Trope Namer]], Ditto, from [[Pokémon]].
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** In 3, the custom class job of "swordmaster" allowed them to use every single one of the custom movesets, meaning that you could very well be this in Chronicles of the Sword, where you can change weapons between battle chains and can see the name of the weapon of anyone on the field.
** In 5, {{spoiler|Edge Master}}, {{spoiler|Kilik}} and {{spoiler|Elysium}} serve as the ditto fighters, with {{spoiler|Kilik}} emulating the male characters' styles, {{spoiler|Elysium}} mimicking the female characters' styles, and {{spoiler|Edge Master}} mimicking all styles.
* Dural from the ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' series uses a single moveset taken from a number of characters but Dural's version is usually faster and more damaging than the original move.
* Metal Sonic from ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'', like Dural in ''Virtua Fighter'', uses a moveset that is an amalgam of the other fighers' moves, plus a few moves all his own, like a devastating [[Chest Blaster]].
* Shang Tsung from the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series had the power to shapeshift into any other character at will, via button combos. In the first ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', he was the final boss.
** Also, in ''[[Mortal Kombat]] Trilogy'', the characters Khameleon (female) in the N64 version and Chameleon (male) in the PS version would randomly switch their moves and looks between the female (for Khameleon) or male (for Chameleon) ninjas. In ''[[Mortal Kombat Armageddon]]'', both characters still retain a few special moves from their fellow ninjas.
** In ''[[Mortal Kombat 4]]'', the character Meat was essentially a 'skin' over whichever character you chose, acquiring all their moves. The playable boss character Shinnok could also switch between the other characters' moves with ease.
** Finally, in ''[[Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance]]'', while they didn't share any special moves with anyone else, Blaze and Mokap stole all three of their fighting styles from the other characters in the game.
*** Shujinko, the protagonist of its immediate sequel, ''[[Mortal Kombat: Deception]]'', has specials either reminiscent of or direct copies of moves used by other fighters; this is justified because in most cases those fighters taught him those moves over the course of Konquest mode.
** In ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]'', Shang Tsung's shapeshifting has been swapped out for a [[Freaky Friday Flip]]. However, one of his fatalities has him transforming into his victim for the hell of it as he absorbs their soul.
* In ''[[Naruto]]'', Kakashi is able to mimic the movements of his opponent thanks to the Sharingan. In various games based on the manga, he can imitate to a certain point the fighting style of his opponent. As can Sasuke. This leads to many funny techniques: Sexy Jutsu Kakashi? Inner Sasuke? Yeah.
** In some of the ''[[Clash of Ninja]]'' games Kakashi can activate his Sharingan in place of his special move. This changes his counter move such that if he is hit with another players special he will dodge it and then ''send it right back''. Some special moves involving equipment or bloodline traits are not copied and he will simply dodge. But watching him copy Sakura's Inner Sakura beatdown and unleash Inner Kakashi is hilarious.
* The secret characters Shadow (mimics the last character you beat) and Marionette (mimics the character you're fighting against) from the ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' series.
* In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee'''s Tournament Mode, to select a fighter randomly, you had to choose... you've guessed it, Ditto. For another example, look at Kirby.
** There was also originally a plan to make Ditto a Poke Ball Pokemon in Melee, with the ability to turn into the fighter who released it and then fighting alongside the person as a separate fighter. The idea was scrapped when it created lag problems. For example, a battle between four Ice Climbers already would have lag problems, but imagine if each of them got a Ditto at the same time. That would be SIXTEEN bodies on the field all at once.
* Black, in some versions of ''[[Archon]]'', had a Shapeshifter unit that could be used to duplicate itself against White. Unfortunately, there was no way to capitalize on this, as White would have the same advantages as you.
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* In the game ''[[Jump Super Stars|Jump! Ultimate Stars]]'', in Planet P, mission 1, players 2, 3, & 4 all use whatever koma deck you choose.
** Ditto in the ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' planet, mission 2.
* In the ''[[Last Blade]]'' series, Akari can use enchanted paper dolls to briefly become her opponent. A cheat, similar to the ''Darkstalkers'' cheats described above, allows you to play as one of the dolls, meaning every fight is a mirror match.
* In ''[[Street Fighter III]] 3rd Strike'', Twelve's "X COPY" Super Art allows him to mimic the fighting style of his opponent for a limited time, with the exception of their Super Arts and EX Specials.
** The ''[[Street Fighter EX]]'' series has the Cycloid robots, Beta and Gamma, who both use moves from other characters (one specializes in command-based moves, while the other uses charge-based ones).
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* In the extremely strange fighter ''[[Ballz|3D Ballz]]'', ''any'' character can transform into any other one through special button combinations.
* Rogue in ''[[X-Men Next Dimension|X-Men: Next Dimension]]'' can power-steal, similar to ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]'', but the extra attack she produces can be a variant on one of the character's normal or special moves that they wouldn't possess on their own.
* Dittomediate applies to the B-button attack of Kirby in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series.
* Mildred Avallone and Parace L'Sia, two boss characters from the ''[[Arcana Heart]]'' series, are capable of using a mixture of attacks from all of the other Arcana.
* [[Eldritch Abomination|Double]] from ''[[Skullgirls]]'' is an interesting variation. While her normals mostly copy moves of other fighters, they often have different properties. In addition, while she morphs into other characters for her special moves, all of them are unique to her. [[Word of God]] states that many of Double's special moves were moves [[Dummied Out]] from other fighters.
== Platformers ==
* Doc Robot of ''[[Mega Man 3]]'' used the techniques of all the Robot masters from ''[[Mega Man 2]]''.
** The [[Final Boss]] of ''[[Mega Man Zero]] 3'' uses all of the attacks that Zero himself was known for in the ''[[Mega Man X]]'' series. Justified, {{spoiler|the boss is Omega Zero, [[Tomato in the Mirror|possessing Zero's original body]].}}
** While the Mega Man games almost invariably center around [[Mega Manning]] instead of this, the ''[[Mega Man ZX]]'' games discard it in favor of Ditto Fighter abilities. In the first ZX game, beating a boss either unlocks a new transformation or upgrades an existing one, and in ''ZX Advent'', beating a boss simply unlocks that boss as a transformation.
* Many games in the [[Castlevania]] series include a boss called Doppelganger which at first glance appears to be an [[Evil Twin]] but is really closer to this. The boss is supposedly a demon that has taken the form of the hero to [[Beat Them At Their Own Game]]. If they were a true [[Evil Twin]] they would have more of a purpose in the plot but once you kill them they are never mentioned again.
** The only exception is in ''Lament of Innocence'' where you fight the doppelganger twice, but it still doesn't serve any purpose to the story aside from another [[Boss Fight]].
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== Sports Games ==
* The Mii in ''[[Mario
== Puzzle Games ==
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** [[Carlito]] was the first character Haas imitated.
** Many of Haas's matches with this gimmick were against [[John Bradshaw Layfield]].
** Charlie Haas's impersonations got their own Slammy award category. His [[Beth Phoenix]] imitation won.
* [[Kamen Rider Decade]], thanks to his powers of [[Mega Manning]], can transform into any of his nine predecessor [[Kamen Rider
* In comic books, this is often dubbed "photographic memory" or "photographic reflexes", and it's a common power for B-list heroes and villains. These characters are ''always'' doomed to lose, either because the hero they're stealing the powers/moves from comes up with a new one on the spot, one that drops the mook down before he/she can copy it; or inversely because the hero [[Sheathe Your Sword|refuses to fight at all]] - with no attack to copy, the mook can only rely on his own fighting skills, which of course suck because he's never needed them before. Taskmaster is one of the major examples in [[Marvel Comics]]. Tasky is also in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', though in that game he has a pre-defined move set borrowed from various characters including [[Captain America (comics)]], [[Spider-Man]], Hawkeye, Black Knight, and others.
** Also worth mentioning is Kl'rt the Super-Skrull, who has the powers of all of the [[Fantastic Four]]. There are several other Super-Skrulls including Criti Noll (with powers borrowed from several [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]) and Rl'nnd (with powers from several [[X-Men]]). Kl'rt is, like Taskmaster, in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' and serves duty as a representative of the ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' series.
** DC has Amazo, an android with the powers of the [[Justice League]]. In a [[Literal Genie]] moment, he was once defeated when Superman disbanded the League, leaving him powerless against a group of now indepentant superheroes.
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* From [[Magic: The Gathering]], there are several such cards; for example: [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205220 Clone], [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193582 Renegade Doppelganger], and [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=195630 Rite of Replication], which can create multiple copies for an additional cost.
* The [[Yu-Gi-Oh!]] anime has Joey using the Copycat card for similar tricks. [[Screw the Rules I Have Plot|It doesn't actually work that way in the card game.]]
** The Copycat card would not be released until a good half decade or so has passed since it's appearance in the anime and was made to compliment the new game system that has been introduced since then.
* [[The Legend of the Legendary Heroes|Ryner's]] [[Evil Eye|Alpha Stigma]] does this extremely quicky.
* The [[Summon Magic|Stellar Spirit]] Gemini from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' has this ability. This logically resulted in a once-off gag in the [[Alternate Universe|Edolas]] arc, where Lucy meets her AU counterpart, and Gemini becomes a ''third'' Lucy.
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