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For twins related by blood, see [[Twin Tropes]]. See also [[Disguise Tropes]]. If a good character has an evil Doppelgänger, the Doppelgänger is an [[Evil Twin]]. |
For twins related by blood, see [[Twin Tropes]]. See also [[Disguise Tropes]]. If a good character has an evil Doppelgänger, the Doppelgänger is an [[Evil Twin]]. |
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== Specific types of Doppelgängers include == |
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* [[Alternate Self]] |
* [[Alternate Self]] |
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* [[Alternate Universe]] |
* [[Alternate Universe]]—self explanatory. |
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* [[Artificial Human]] -- [[Our Clones Are Identical|Clones]] and [[Organic Technology|bioroids]] are one common way of making duplicates. |
* [[Artificial Human]] -- [[Our Clones Are Identical|Clones]] and [[Organic Technology|bioroids]] are one common way of making duplicates. |
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* [[Body Snatcher]] |
* [[Body Snatcher]]—Doppelgangers created by bodily possession. |
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* [[Changeling Tale]] |
* [[Changeling Tale]]—when [[The Fair Folk]] [[Invasion of the Baby Snatchers|abduct children]], they often [[Redheaded Stepchild|leave behind]] a "changeling". |
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* [[Costume Copycat]] |
* [[Costume Copycat]]—When a hero is impersonated by someone in a nearly identical costume. |
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* [[Criminal Doppelganger]] |
* [[Criminal Doppelganger]]—When the person's double is also coincidentally a wanted criminal. |
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* [[Dead Person Impersonation]] |
* [[Dead Person Impersonation]]—When one person takes over another's identity. |
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* [[Easy Impersonation]] |
* [[Easy Impersonation]]—When a hero is impersonated by someone in a not-even-similar costume. |
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* [[Evil Counterpart]] - A character (not related to the hero) who is very similar, but [[For Want of a Nail]] turned evil. |
* [[Evil Counterpart]] - A character (not related to the hero) who is very similar, but [[For Want of a Nail]] turned evil. |
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* [[Evil Knockoff]] - when a robotic duplicate or clone is made of a hero with the purpose of destroying them. |
* [[Evil Knockoff]] - when a robotic duplicate or clone is made of a hero with the purpose of destroying them. |
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* [[Evil Twin]] |
* [[Evil Twin]]—When a character has an evil sibling or alternate reality duplicate. |
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* [[Face Stealer]] |
* [[Face Stealer]]—When a villain has to harm another character in some way to look like them. |
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* [[Freaky Friday Flip]] |
* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]—When two people switch bodies, the result is remarkably doppelganger-like. |
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* [[Humanshifting]] |
* [[Humanshifting]]—A type of Shape Shifter that turns into humans. |
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* [[Identical Grandson]] -- [[Superpowerful Genetics]] is so strong, it can give you the original person back! ([[Genetic Memory]] also helps.) |
* [[Identical Grandson]] -- [[Superpowerful Genetics]] is so strong, it can give you the original person back! ([[Genetic Memory]] also helps.) |
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* [[Identical Stranger]] |
* [[Identical Stranger]]—For some reason, the gene sequencing fairy took the day off and you have an unrelated twin. |
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* [[Jekyll and Hyde]] |
* [[Jekyll and Hyde]]—When the person is their own doppelganger. |
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* [[Legendary Impostor]] |
* [[Legendary Impostor]] |
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* [[Literal Split Personality]] |
* [[Literal Split Personality]] |
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* [[Mirror Self]] |
* [[Mirror Self]] |
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* [[My Sibling Will Live Through Me]] |
* [[My Sibling Will Live Through Me]]—When someone takes over their sibling's identity. |
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* [[Opposite Sex Clone]] |
* [[Opposite Sex Clone]] |
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* [[Our Clones Are Identical]] |
* [[Our Clones Are Identical]] |
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* [[Replicant Snatching]] |
* [[Replicant Snatching]]—Or when a robot/alien peels off the original's skin and wears it. |
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* [[Robot Me]] |
* [[Robot Me]]—When the doppleganger is a robot. |
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** [[Mobile Suit Human]] |
** [[Mobile Suit Human]]—When the robot duplicate is piloted by a tiny alien. |
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* [[Separated at Birth]] |
* [[Separated at Birth]]—two (often but not always identical) twins are, well, separated at birth. |
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* [[Shapeshifting]] |
* [[Shapeshifting]]—Some doppelgangers can do it by shape shifting. |
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* [[Split At Birth]] |
* [[Split At Birth]] |
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* [[Surgical Impersonation]] |
* [[Surgical Impersonation]]—When the doppelganger used [[Magic Plastic Surgery]] to impersonate someone. |
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== Related tropes == |
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* [[Actually a Doombot]] |
* [[Actually a Doombot]]—When the person is revealed to be a robotic duplicate. |
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* [[Ambiguous Clone Ending]] |
* [[Ambiguous Clone Ending]]—Did the original kill the clone, or is the clone the survivor? |
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* [[Becoming the Mask]] |
* [[Becoming the Mask]]—What happens to many doppelgangers. |
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* [[Body Double]] |
* [[Body Double]] |
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* [[Counterpart Combat Coordination]] |
* [[Counterpart Combat Coordination]]—fight your doppelgangers. |
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* [[Creepy Child]] |
* [[Creepy Child]]—often come in twos, or more. |
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* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: Very similar to the original character, just the opposite gender. Often a rival or villain. |
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: Very similar to the original character, just the opposite gender. Often a rival or villain. |
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* [[Doppelganger Replacement Love Interest]] |
* [[Doppelganger Replacement Love Interest]]—That [[Love Interest]] that just died? They have a duplicate in the real world that wants to shack up with you. |
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* [[Emergency Impersonation]] |
* [[Emergency Impersonation]]—An impersonator tries to fill in for someone else and [[Hilarity Ensues]]. |
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* [[Expendable Clone]] |
* [[Expendable Clone]]—The tendency to see these doubles as highly expendable, if not abominations to be killed. |
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* [[Gendered Outfit]] |
* [[Gendered Outfit]]—When an [[Opposite Sex Clone]], [[Distaff Counterpart]], or [[Gender Bender]] wears an opposite-gender version of an established outfit. |
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* [[Glamour Failure]] |
* [[Glamour Failure]]—Not all doppelgangers can hide their tells. |
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* [[I Say What I Say]] |
* [[I Say What I Say]]—Doppelgangers speaking in unison. |
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* [[Identity Impersonator]] |
* [[Identity Impersonator]]—A ploy heroes use to throw off people are snooping their [[Secret Identity]]. |
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* [[Impostor Exposing Test]] |
* [[Impostor Exposing Test]]—A test to identify an alien or supernatural impostor. |
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* [[Imposter Forgot One Detail]] |
* [[Imposter Forgot One Detail]]—An impersonator fails to to be convincing. |
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* [[Kill and Replace]] |
* [[Kill and Replace]] |
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* [[Mangled Catchphrase]] |
* [[Mangled Catchphrase]]—One person imitates another but screws up the first person's [[Catch Phrase]]. |
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* [[Me's a Crowd]] |
* [[Me's a Crowd]]—when someone tries to clone themselves to do their chores. |
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* [[Mirror Match]] |
* [[Mirror Match]]—When a character fights themselves (or a reasonably close match) in a video game. |
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* [[Mirror Morality Machine]] |
* [[Mirror Morality Machine]]—A character is made into their moral opposite thanks to [[Phlebotinum]]. |
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* [[Mirror Universe]] |
* [[Mirror Universe]]—Home to many morality opposite versions of a cast. |
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* [[Mismatched Eyes]] |
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]—a character with [[Odd Eyes]] or [[Eyes of Gold]] may be a doppleganger of some sort. |
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* [[Mistaken for An Imposter]] |
* [[Mistaken for An Imposter]] |
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* [[Opening a Can of Clones]] |
* [[Opening a Can of Clones]]—A story with clones, especially when used to revive dead characters or undo plot, makes the events lose punch. |
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* [[Other Me Annoys Me]] |
* [[Other Me Annoys Me]] |
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* [[Prince and Pauper]] |
* [[Prince and Pauper]]—Two people switch lives. |
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* [[The Psycho Rangers]] |
* [[The Psycho Rangers]]—An ''entire team'' of doppelgangers to the [[Five-Man Band]]. |
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* [[Screw Yourself]] |
* [[Screw Yourself]]—Yes, there is [[Power Perversion Potential]] to be had here (also [[Rule 34]]). |
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* [[Spot the Imposter]] |
* [[Spot the Imposter]]—When the friends of the impersonated have to figure out who the spy is. |
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* [[Teleporter Accident]] |
* [[Teleporter Accident]]—One surefire way to create a duplicate, evil or otherwise. |
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* [[Twinmaker]] |
* [[Twinmaker]]—A clone is made to replace a dead original. |
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* [[Villains Blend in Better]] |
* [[Villains Blend in Better]]—Most villainous doppelgangers easily impersonate their target. |
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* [[You Are Who You Eat]] |
* [[You Are Who You Eat]]—A non-human shapeshifts into the form of the person they've eaten. |
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