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* ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' featured Rau Le Creuset, an unstable clone of secondary character Mu La Flaga's father. While they initially don't seem similar, when Rau removes his mask, he reveals his identical face. Rau's feelings that his existence was an abomination and nihilism about humanity in general led him to attempt to wipe out all of humanity, Coordinator and Natural both. Considering that he got his last name from the french word of [[The Crucible]]...Yeah, he's [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|a very screwed up guy]]. |
* ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' featured Rau Le Creuset, an unstable clone of secondary character Mu La Flaga's father. While they initially don't seem similar, when Rau removes his mask, he reveals his identical face. Rau's feelings that his existence was an abomination and nihilism about humanity in general led him to attempt to wipe out all of humanity, Coordinator and Natural both. Considering that he got his last name from the french word of [[The Crucible]]...Yeah, he's [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|a very screwed up guy]]. |
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* The entire premise of ''[[Blood Plus]]'' is of vampire-like creatures originating from two twins who were born from the womb of the Mother, and they turn out to be Saya and Diva, the heroine and villainess. They look alike except for the fact that Saya has red eyes, and Diva has blue eyes, referencing the colors of the veins and arteries in human beings. |
* The entire premise of ''[[Blood Plus]]'' is of vampire-like creatures originating from two twins who were born from the womb of the Mother, and they turn out to be Saya and Diva, the heroine and villainess. They look alike except for the fact that Saya has red eyes, and Diva has blue eyes, referencing the colors of the veins and arteries in human beings. |
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* ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'' has the titular [[Complete Monster|Johan Liebert,]] ''[[Half Identical Twin]]'' of Anna Liebert (Nina Fortner). |
* ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'' has the titular [[Complete Monster|Johan Liebert,]] ''[[Half Identical Twin]]'' of Anna Liebert (Nina Fortner). |
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* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]] 2'' has Nova, evil twin to titular protagonist Shidou Hikaru. Extremely bi-polar (which is putting it kindly as she switches constantly back and forth between cutesy, loving little child and homicidal psychopath personalities), and bat-shit insane. Created at the very instant that Hikaru and her fellow Knights were transported back to earth at the end of the first story, {{spoiler|1=Nova is actually a small portion of Hikaru's soul given a separate existence and consciousness of its own. Hikaru couldn't cope with all the crushing negative emotions and thoughts brought on by the trauma induced by the first story's ending, and thus her body expelled them all along with a bit of her being, which was given a life of its own via Cefiro's "willpower=reality" system of existence}}. |
* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]] 2'' has Nova, evil twin to titular protagonist Shidou Hikaru. Extremely bi-polar (which is putting it kindly as she switches constantly back and forth between cutesy, loving little child and homicidal psychopath personalities), and bat-shit insane. Created at the very instant that Hikaru and her fellow Knights were transported back to earth at the end of the first story, {{spoiler|1=Nova is actually a small portion of Hikaru's soul given a separate existence and consciousness of its own. Hikaru couldn't cope with all the crushing negative emotions and thoughts brought on by the trauma induced by the first story's ending, and thus her body expelled them all along with a bit of her being, which was given a life of its own via Cefiro's "willpower=reality" system of existence}}. |
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* Subverted in a stand-alone episode of ''[[The Slayers]]''. A villain uses an enchanted mirror to create dark duplicates of his victims, including main characters Lina and Naga. The clones are supposed to be the "reverse" of the originals - which, to the bad guy's surprise, means the copies are meek, modest and peaceful, not evil. |
* Subverted in a stand-alone episode of ''[[The Slayers]]''. A villain uses an enchanted mirror to create dark duplicates of his victims, including main characters Lina and Naga. The clones are supposed to be the "reverse" of the originals - which, to the bad guy's surprise, means the copies are meek, modest and peaceful, not evil. |
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* Fran of ''[[Franken Fran]]'' was built by Dr. Madaraki to serve as his apprentice. When one of her assistants is killed in a way that she can't prevent, she discovers the existence of her "sister" Veronica, built to serve as Madaraki's bodyguard. Unlike Fran, who will not condone a person's death if it can be prevented, Veronica will quite enthusiastically kill someone if it benefits her. Fran very quickly shoves a [[Restraining Bolt]] into Veronica's brain, and she settles into being a devil's advocate for her sister. |
* Fran of ''[[Franken Fran]]'' was built by Dr. Madaraki to serve as his apprentice. When one of her assistants is killed in a way that she can't prevent, she discovers the existence of her "sister" Veronica, built to serve as Madaraki's bodyguard. Unlike Fran, who will not condone a person's death if it can be prevented, Veronica will quite enthusiastically kill someone if it benefits her. Fran very quickly shoves a [[Restraining Bolt]] into Veronica's brain, and she settles into being a devil's advocate for her sister. |
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** Slightly subverted in that "evil" assassin Veronica also believes in giving people quick and merciful deaths (she ''is'' a [[Cold Sniper]]) while the "good" Fran will keep people [[Fate Worse Than Death|alive at any cost,]] whether she has to [[And I Must Scream|reduce a human being to a head attached to a hand by cramming as many organs as she can into their skull or connect an entire family (that Victoria blew up in the first place) into one giant organism.]] |
** Slightly subverted in that "evil" assassin Veronica also believes in giving people quick and merciful deaths (she ''is'' a [[Cold Sniper]]) while the "good" Fran will keep people [[Fate Worse Than Death|alive at any cost,]] whether she has to [[And I Must Scream|reduce a human being to a head attached to a hand by cramming as many organs as she can into their skull or connect an entire family (that Victoria blew up in the first place) into one giant organism.]] |
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** It is even more subverted if you realize that Veronica isn't that evil - her problem is that she has a very twisted sense of morality. Not entirely her fault since she was created to be an assassin bodyguard in the first place. |
** It is even more subverted if you realize that Veronica isn't that evil - her problem is that she has a very twisted sense of morality. Not entirely her fault since she was created to be an assassin bodyguard in the first place. |
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** Theeeenn we get Gavrill. She seems to be older than Fran, but in appearance she's Fran gone the path of killing, drugs, crime and cannibalism, with only the clothes, a different hair cut and fangs making the two of them different. Different from her sister, she's a punk Tomboy who roams about the world, killing and stealing. Also, she is a shapeshifter, able to turn herself into a giant wolf-like creature. In recent manga, she's shown to have a soft spot for Amatsuka, so... |
** Theeeenn we get Gavrill. She seems to be older than Fran, but in appearance she's Fran gone the path of killing, drugs, crime and cannibalism, with only the clothes, a different hair cut and fangs making the two of them different. Different from her sister, she's a punk Tomboy who roams about the world, killing and stealing. Also, she is a shapeshifter, able to turn herself into a giant wolf-like creature. In recent manga, she's shown to have a soft spot for Amatsuka, so... |
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* ''[[Shaman King]]:'' {{spoiler|Yoh's evil twin and the series' [[Big Bad]], Asakura Hao (changed to ''Asakura Zeke'' in the American Translation)}}. |
* ''[[Shaman King]]:'' {{spoiler|Yoh's evil twin and the series' [[Big Bad]], Asakura Hao (changed to ''Asakura Zeke'' in the American Translation)}}. |
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** The [[Send in the Clones|Invasion]] arc introduced this concept very quickly, with many of the captains, vice-captains and a few of the highly seated officers that act at the vice-captain level being cloned by a [[Mad Scientist]]. They are stronger than the originals and much more aggressive... and often with quite a twisted outlook. |
** The [[Send in the Clones|Invasion]] arc introduced this concept very quickly, with many of the captains, vice-captains and a few of the highly seated officers that act at the vice-captain level being cloned by a [[Mad Scientist]]. They are stronger than the originals and much more aggressive... and often with quite a twisted outlook. |
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{{quote|'''Clone!Yumichika:''' 'Did you think that, like you, {{spoiler|I wouldn't be able to attack myself? You're mistaken.}} When I see you, I think you're beautiful just the way you do, {{spoiler|but am I the only one who thinks you'd look even more beautiful covered in blood?'}}}} |
{{quote|'''Clone!Yumichika:''' 'Did you think that, like you, {{spoiler|I wouldn't be able to attack myself? You're mistaken.}} When I see you, I think you're beautiful just the way you do, {{spoiler|but am I the only one who thinks you'd look even more beautiful covered in blood?'}}}} |
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* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' has Gemini Saga and Gemini/Sea Dragon Kanon, each of them is the evil twin to the other in different parts of the story. The Black Saints not only shares the same armor as the protagonists except theirs is black but for unexplained reasons also share the exact same physical appearance as their good counterparts. This is all the most jarring in the case of the Black Phoenix mooks that come in mass and all look exactly the same, that is to say like the main Phoenix. All the attacks of the evil counterparts also are reminiscent of the good ones albeit more evil. For example the attack of Black Pegasus, Ankoku Ryu Sei Ken, is similar to the Ryu Sei Ken of the main Pegasus except it slowly contaminates its victims eventually making them suffocate to death. Likewise, the Black Andromeda's attack has its chains turning into snakes feeding on the victim's blood. |
* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' has Gemini Saga and Gemini/Sea Dragon Kanon, each of them is the evil twin to the other in different parts of the story. The Black Saints not only shares the same armor as the protagonists except theirs is black but for unexplained reasons also share the exact same physical appearance as their good counterparts. This is all the most jarring in the case of the Black Phoenix mooks that come in mass and all look exactly the same, that is to say like the main Phoenix. All the attacks of the evil counterparts also are reminiscent of the good ones albeit more evil. For example the attack of Black Pegasus, Ankoku Ryu Sei Ken, is similar to the Ryu Sei Ken of the main Pegasus except it slowly contaminates its victims eventually making them suffocate to death. Likewise, the Black Andromeda's attack has its chains turning into snakes feeding on the victim's blood. |
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* While not an actual twin, Tullece, from the third ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' [[Non-Serial Movie|movie]] (''Tree of Might''), looks and (in the original Japanese, where he was voiced by [[Masako Nozawa]]) sounds just like Goku. His goals are slightly more sophisticated versions of what Goku likes to do: enjoy fine foods and engage in battles. It's possible he was meant to represent what Goku would have grown up to be like had it not been for Grandpa Gohan. |
* While not an actual twin, Tullece, from the third ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' [[Non-Serial Movie|movie]] (''Tree of Might''), looks and (in the original Japanese, where he was voiced by [[Masako Nozawa]]) sounds just like Goku. His goals are slightly more sophisticated versions of what Goku likes to do: enjoy fine foods and engage in battles. It's possible he was meant to represent what Goku would have grown up to be like had it not been for Grandpa Gohan. |
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** In the same vein, Majin Boo's two forms. The thin Boo, the one formed out of steam seems to act entirely evil, while the 'original' Fat Boo (aka Mr. Boo) often makes the 'good' choice, especially after the split. Though they don't look all that much alike until the reabsorption. |
** In the same vein, Majin Boo's two forms. The thin Boo, the one formed out of steam seems to act entirely evil, while the 'original' Fat Boo (aka Mr. Boo) often makes the 'good' choice, especially after the split. Though they don't look all that much alike until the reabsorption. |
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** We can't discuss evil twins in Dragon Ball without bringing up the original's! [[God Job|Kami]] and [[Our Demons Are Different|Great Demon King Piccolo]], anybody? Furthermore, you could compare [[Genie in a Bottle|Shen Long]] to his [[Jackass Genie|Black Star counterpart]]. |
** We can't discuss evil twins in Dragon Ball without bringing up the original's! [[God Job|Kami]] and [[Our Demons Are Different|Great Demon King Piccolo]], anybody? Furthermore, you could compare [[Genie in a Bottle|Shen Long]] to his [[Jackass Genie|Black Star counterpart]]. |
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* Hana from ''[[Papillion Hana To Cho]]'' is glamorous, popular, and the decided [[Parental Favoritism|favorite]] over her [[Country Mouse]] twin sister Ageha until Ageha discovered tiny bit of confidence after reuniting with an old (male) friend. Hana then steals said friend by using Ageha's weak stomach to get her out of the way with a little [[Hidden Depths]] sweettalk. Things get worse after Ageha gets over the guy, improves her relationship with her [["Well Done, Son" Guy|Well Done Daughter Mom]] and hooks up with another guy: {{spoiler|''Hana disguises herself as Ageha'' while Ageha is sick and is so irritating that he breaks up with Ageha the next day he's a psych major and he couldn't tell Ageha was acting a bit off? C'mon, they're not Cylons!). Due to said guy being [[Hot for Student|her school counselor]] and offlimits in the first place it's unlikely Ageha will ever know the real reason they broke up.}} |
* Hana from ''[[Papillion Hana To Cho]]'' is glamorous, popular, and the decided [[Parental Favoritism|favorite]] over her [[Country Mouse]] twin sister Ageha until Ageha discovered tiny bit of confidence after reuniting with an old (male) friend. Hana then steals said friend by using Ageha's weak stomach to get her out of the way with a little [[Hidden Depths]] sweettalk. Things get worse after Ageha gets over the guy, improves her relationship with her [["Well Done, Son" Guy|Well Done Daughter Mom]] and hooks up with another guy: {{spoiler|''Hana disguises herself as Ageha'' while Ageha is sick and is so irritating that he breaks up with Ageha the next day he's a psych major and he couldn't tell Ageha was acting a bit off? C'mon, they're not Cylons!). Due to said guy being [[Hot for Student|her school counselor]] and offlimits in the first place it's unlikely Ageha will ever know the real reason they broke up.}} |
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* Zeon from ''[[Gash Bell]]'', [[Evil Twin]] to the title character. Angry at not being able to have a [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]], which was given to his [[Idiot Hero]] of a brother. Has a [[Redemption Equals Death]] moment |
* Zeon from ''[[Gash Bell]]'', [[Evil Twin]] to the title character. Angry at not being able to have a [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]], which was given to his [[Idiot Hero]] of a brother. Has a [[Redemption Equals Death]] moment |
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* In ''[[Ninin ga Shinobuden]]'', Onsokumaru creates an evil duplicate when he attempts to use a Ninja Clone technique. Of course, Onsokumaru being Onsokumaru, the twin isn't really any worse than the original. |
* In ''[[Ninin ga Shinobuden]]'', Onsokumaru creates an evil duplicate when he attempts to use a Ninja Clone technique. Of course, Onsokumaru being Onsokumaru, the twin isn't really any worse than the original. |
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* Zero's evil twin Ichiru in ''Vampire Knight''. |
* Zero's evil twin Ichiru in ''Vampire Knight''. |
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* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' tries to play Gerard up as Siegrain's evil(er) twin. The former reveals by the end of the arc he's introduced in, however, that {{spoiler|Siegrain was an illusion created to slip into the council and use their magic. They are actually one and the same. In truth he is actually inversion with Mystogan.}} |
* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' tries to play Gerard up as Siegrain's evil(er) twin. The former reveals by the end of the arc he's introduced in, however, that {{spoiler|Siegrain was an illusion created to slip into the council and use their magic. They are actually one and the same. In truth he is actually inversion with Mystogan.}} |
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* Subverted in an episode of the second season of ''[[Duel Masters]]''... In a town populated entirely by sets of twins, it's suggested that one group is the evil twins... Until it's revealed that they're ''all'' evil. |
* Subverted in an episode of the second season of ''[[Duel Masters]]''... In a town populated entirely by sets of twins, it's suggested that one group is the evil twins... Until it's revealed that they're ''all'' evil. |
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* Takaya from ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]'' quite literally has an evil twin. His twin brother Shinya succesfully completed the Tekkaman conversion process, becoming Tekkaman Evil and the main villain's [[The Dragon|dragon]]. At one point, he gets in close to Space Knight HQ in order to launch a surprise attack by dressing up as his brother and playing on his celebrity status amongst the human troops. |
* Takaya from ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]'' quite literally has an evil twin. His twin brother Shinya succesfully completed the Tekkaman conversion process, becoming Tekkaman Evil and the main villain's [[The Dragon|dragon]]. At one point, he gets in close to Space Knight HQ in order to launch a surprise attack by dressing up as his brother and playing on his celebrity status amongst the human troops. |
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* Ranma from [[Ranma ½]] gets a mischievous copy of his female self from a [[Magic Mirror]], who is incapable of gender-bending and [[Screw Yourself|happy to learn that Ranma is a guy]]. They almost manage to seal the copy in another magic mirror, but instead a ''second'' copy of Ranma is created, this one male. The two copies then hook up, which at least keeps them out of trouble. |
* Ranma from [[Ranma ½]] gets a mischievous copy of his female self from a [[Magic Mirror]], who is incapable of gender-bending and [[Screw Yourself|happy to learn that Ranma is a guy]]. They almost manage to seal the copy in another magic mirror, but instead a ''second'' copy of Ranma is created, this one male. The two copies then hook up, which at least keeps them out of trouble. |
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* Arguably, Suboshi from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'', Amiboshi's [[Hot-Blooded]] younger twin brother. |
* Arguably, Suboshi from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'', Amiboshi's [[Hot-Blooded]] younger twin brother. |
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* [[The Flash]] (Barry Allen version) had an [[Evil Twin]] in the form of Eobard Thawne, who had plastic surgery to resemble him, and then traveled back from the 25th century to become Professor Zoom, the Reverse Flash. A later [[Retcon]] would reveal that Zoom was descended from Malcolm Thawne, aka Cobalt Blue, who really ''was'' Barry's estranged twin brother but had completely different powers. |
* [[The Flash]] (Barry Allen version) had an [[Evil Twin]] in the form of Eobard Thawne, who had plastic surgery to resemble him, and then traveled back from the 25th century to become Professor Zoom, the Reverse Flash. A later [[Retcon]] would reveal that Zoom was descended from Malcolm Thawne, aka Cobalt Blue, who really ''was'' Barry's estranged twin brother but had completely different powers. |
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** In the 30th century Eobard's descendant created Inertia, a clone of Barry's ([[Tangled Family Tree|and his own]]) grandson Impulse, and sent him back in time to fight his counterpart. |
** In the 30th century Eobard's descendant created Inertia, a clone of Barry's ([[Tangled Family Tree|and his own]]) grandson Impulse, and sent him back in time to fight his counterpart. |
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** For a while after he reformed, Dr. Alchemy (Albert Desmond) seemed to have a psychic twin named Alvin who took up his tools and identity, only becoming the evil twin after Albert became the good one. "Alvin" turned out to be the Philosopher's Stone's physical manifestation of his subconscious desire to continue a life of crime. |
** For a while after he reformed, Dr. Alchemy (Albert Desmond) seemed to have a psychic twin named Alvin who took up his tools and identity, only becoming the evil twin after Albert became the good one. "Alvin" turned out to be the Philosopher's Stone's physical manifestation of his subconscious desire to continue a life of crime. |
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* Pretty much every member of the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' has had at least one Evil Twin at some point, thanks to any or all of alternate realities, android duplicates, Skrulls and insane geneticists with a thing about cloning. Among the more notable examples... |
* Pretty much every member of the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' has had at least one Evil Twin at some point, thanks to any or all of alternate realities, android duplicates, Skrulls and insane geneticists with a thing about cloning. Among the more notable examples... |
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** Beast's evil twin from an alternate dimension, known as the Dark Beast, made his way into the mainstream universe and has been a recurring villain since the 1990s. Beast also had at least two other Evil Twins, but they didn't last. |
** Beast's evil twin from an alternate dimension, known as the Dark Beast, made his way into the mainstream universe and has been a recurring villain since the 1990s. Beast also had at least two other Evil Twins, but they didn't last. |
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== Fan Works == |
== Fan Works == |
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Hoo boy. Let's say it's popular, and even more so if the base subject has a [[Mirror Universe]] or an [[Evil Twin]] as part of its own canon. |
Hoo boy. Let's say it's popular, and even more so if the base subject has a [[Mirror Universe]] or an [[Evil Twin]] as part of its own canon. |
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* Case in point: [[Darkwing Duck]] fanfic writers take trips to the Negaverse every so often. A popular subject is 'NegaGosalyn' and her relationship with the Friendly Four ([[Hurt Comfort Fic]] pops up here). {{spoiler|One story even explains why Gosalyn wasn't evil there--the ''normal'' one would've turned rotten.}} |
* Case in point: [[Darkwing Duck]] fanfic writers take trips to the Negaverse every so often. A popular subject is 'NegaGosalyn' and her relationship with the Friendly Four ([[Hurt Comfort Fic]] pops up here). {{spoiler|One story even explains why Gosalyn wasn't evil there--the ''normal'' one would've turned rotten.}} |
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* Conversed in a [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4302297/9/In_His_Shoes one-shot] within the [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|ATLA]] [[Another Brother]] [[Alternate Universe|universe,]] where Sokka believes an evil twin was the reason that[[Laser-Guided Amnesia|Zuko]] was banished. |
* Conversed in a [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4302297/9/In_His_Shoes one-shot] within the [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|ATLA]] [[Another Brother]] [[Alternate Universe|universe,]] where Sokka believes an evil twin was the reason that[[Laser-Guided Amnesia|Zuko]] was banished. |
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* The Bette Davis movie ''Dead Ringer'': After the funeral of her brother-in-law (who had died of a heart attack), Edith Phillips learns that Margaret de Lorca, her rich identical twin sister, tricked the man Edith loved into marrying her (Margaret) instead. Edith kills Margaret and assumes her identity and life-style. Turns out things are [[Twist Ending|not quite what they seem]] at the de Lorca household. Edith discovers {{spoiler|that Margaret and her sleazy lover in fact murdered Mr. de Lorca}} and, realizing {{spoiler|she will be charged with Margaret's crime}}, learns that [[You Can't Fight Fate]]. |
* The Bette Davis movie ''Dead Ringer'': After the funeral of her brother-in-law (who had died of a heart attack), Edith Phillips learns that Margaret de Lorca, her rich identical twin sister, tricked the man Edith loved into marrying her (Margaret) instead. Edith kills Margaret and assumes her identity and life-style. Turns out things are [[Twist Ending|not quite what they seem]] at the de Lorca household. Edith discovers {{spoiler|that Margaret and her sleazy lover in fact murdered Mr. de Lorca}} and, realizing {{spoiler|she will be charged with Margaret's crime}}, learns that [[You Can't Fight Fate]]. |
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* La Davis previously played a fairly similar story in ''A Stolen Life'': Mousy painter Kate Bosworth is attracted to brooding lighthouse keeper Bill Emerson, but then her sexy twin Patricia shows up and nabs Bill. After they're wed, Bill leaves the country on a new job and Pat and Kate go sailing, when {{spoiler|a storm sinks the boat, Pat is drowned, and Kate is mistaken for her sister}}. Assuming Pat's identity, Kate eventually realizes that things at the Emerson manse are [[Twist Ending|not quite what they seem]]. In fact, {{spoiler|Pat had been cheating on Bill and they were planning a divorce}}, but after much soul-searching {{spoiler|Bill realizes Kate is Kate and she is the one he really loved all along}}. |
* La Davis previously played a fairly similar story in ''A Stolen Life'': Mousy painter Kate Bosworth is attracted to brooding lighthouse keeper Bill Emerson, but then her sexy twin Patricia shows up and nabs Bill. After they're wed, Bill leaves the country on a new job and Pat and Kate go sailing, when {{spoiler|a storm sinks the boat, Pat is drowned, and Kate is mistaken for her sister}}. Assuming Pat's identity, Kate eventually realizes that things at the Emerson manse are [[Twist Ending|not quite what they seem]]. In fact, {{spoiler|Pat had been cheating on Bill and they were planning a divorce}}, but after much soul-searching {{spoiler|Bill realizes Kate is Kate and she is the one he really loved all along}}. |
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* Olivia de Haviland in ''Dark Mirror'': A woman suspected of murdering her doctor boyfriend has an identical twin sister. When both twins have an alibi for the night of the murder, a psychiatrist is called in to assist a detective in solving the case. Through a series of tests, he discovers which twin actually committed the crime and in the course of his investigation he falls in love with the normal twin. |
* Olivia de Haviland in ''Dark Mirror'': A woman suspected of murdering her doctor boyfriend has an identical twin sister. When both twins have an alibi for the night of the murder, a psychiatrist is called in to assist a detective in solving the case. Through a series of tests, he discovers which twin actually committed the crime and in the course of his investigation he falls in love with the normal twin. |
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* The Noxious Offender a.k.a. Noxie, is Amortville's evil counterpart to Tromaville's [[Toxic Avenger]] a.k.a. Toxie. |
* The Noxious Offender a.k.a. Noxie, is Amortville's evil counterpart to Tromaville's [[Toxic Avenger]] a.k.a. Toxie. |
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* Agent Smith of the Matrix Trilogy, starting with The Matrix Reloaded, essentially becomes Neo's evil twin as a consequence of Neo destroying him shortly after becoming The One. |
* Agent Smith of the Matrix Trilogy, starting with The Matrix Reloaded, essentially becomes Neo's evil twin as a consequence of Neo destroying him shortly after becoming The One. |
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* From ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' |
* From ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' |
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** Vampire Willow and Vampire Xander in "The Wish". Vampire Willow returned in "Doppelgangland" and actually met her good counterpart, making her a bigger example. |
** Vampire Willow and Vampire Xander in "The Wish". Vampire Willow returned in "Doppelgangland" and actually met her good counterpart, making her a bigger example. |
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** The trope was later subverted in ''The Replacement''. A demon's spell, meant for Buffy, hits Xander instead, splitting him in two. He spends the rest of the episode tracking his twin while the twin interacts with his friends and makes various changes to his life. At the end its revealed {{spoiler|That the blast doesn't split you into Good/Bad but only into Strong/Weak. The Xander that the audience thought was the "Good" Xander was actually the "Weak" one and the "Strong" one wasn't doing anything harmful to his life and was actually improving it. The demon's plot hinged on the fact that if one of the twins was killed, both would die. He'd planned to split Buffy into a Slayer powered version and a valley girl version, then kill the latter.}} In this case the special effects crew had an easy time getting both Xanders in the same shot. Xander's twin was played by Nicholas Brendon's identical twin brother, Kelly Donovan (who may or may not be evil). |
** The trope was later subverted in ''The Replacement''. A demon's spell, meant for Buffy, hits Xander instead, splitting him in two. He spends the rest of the episode tracking his twin while the twin interacts with his friends and makes various changes to his life. At the end its revealed {{spoiler|That the blast doesn't split you into Good/Bad but only into Strong/Weak. The Xander that the audience thought was the "Good" Xander was actually the "Weak" one and the "Strong" one wasn't doing anything harmful to his life and was actually improving it. The demon's plot hinged on the fact that if one of the twins was killed, both would die. He'd planned to split Buffy into a Slayer powered version and a valley girl version, then kill the latter.}} In this case the special effects crew had an easy time getting both Xanders in the same shot. Xander's twin was played by Nicholas Brendon's identical twin brother, Kelly Donovan (who may or may not be evil). |
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* The Channel Four comedy-drama ''[[Shameless]]'' had the Good Twin variety: homophobic villain Paddy Maguire turns out to have a homosexual and non-villainous twin brother. |
* The Channel Four comedy-drama ''[[Shameless]]'' had the Good Twin variety: homophobic villain Paddy Maguire turns out to have a homosexual and non-villainous twin brother. |
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* ''[[Lois and Clark]]'' had Lois's evil twin, who was a clone. And Superman's misguided-and-sees-Lex-as-his-father twin, who was also a clone. |
* ''[[Lois and Clark]]'' had Lois's evil twin, who was a clone. And Superman's misguided-and-sees-Lex-as-his-father twin, who was also a clone. |
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* [[Averted Trope|Averted]] in ''[[Castle]]''. The murder victim (Zalman) had a twin brother (Edmund), who [[Identical Twin ID Tag|wore eyeglasses]] and turned up mysteriously while Castle and Beckett were searching the victim's secret magic workshop. Castle immediately [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this trope and speculates that ''Edmund'' was the victim and Zalman murdered him to assume his happy family life and prosperous, stable job as an accountant, while inheriting his own magic shop plus insurance money. Played straight; Lanie double checks the fingerprints and immediately rules Castle's theory out. While the twins were very different, ''both'' were good guys who lacked stage presence. |
* [[Averted Trope|Averted]] in ''[[Castle]]''. The murder victim (Zalman) had a twin brother (Edmund), who [[Identical Twin ID Tag|wore eyeglasses]] and turned up mysteriously while Castle and Beckett were searching the victim's secret magic workshop. Castle immediately [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this trope and speculates that ''Edmund'' was the victim and Zalman murdered him to assume his happy family life and prosperous, stable job as an accountant, while inheriting his own magic shop plus insurance money. Played straight; Lanie double checks the fingerprints and immediately rules Castle's theory out. While the twins were very different, ''both'' were good guys who lacked stage presence. |
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* Data has an evil twin, Lore, in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', and a "stupid twin", B4, in ''Star Trek: Nemesis''. |
* Data has an evil twin, Lore, in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', and a "stupid twin", B4, in ''Star Trek: Nemesis''. |
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** William Riker has one, thanks to a [[Phlebotinum Breakdown|transporter malfunction]], that's at first just missing some social niceties after being stranded on a planet alone for the better part of a decade. |
** William Riker has one, thanks to a [[Phlebotinum Breakdown|transporter malfunction]], that's at first just missing some social niceties after being stranded on a planet alone for the better part of a decade. |
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** And then "Thomas" Riker shows up in ''[[Deep Space Nine]]'', impersonates his brother, and steals the Defiant for a mission with the Maquis, making him at least seriously misguided. (He's right about the hidden Cardassian fleet.) |
** And then "Thomas" Riker shows up in ''[[Deep Space Nine]]'', impersonates his brother, and steals the Defiant for a mission with the Maquis, making him at least seriously misguided. (He's right about the hidden Cardassian fleet.) |
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** In ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]'', the Emergency Medical Hologram on the [[Evil Counterpart]] ship U.S.S. ''Equinox'' has had his "ethical subroutines" removed, making him an [[Evil Twin]] of the Doctor on ''Voyager''. |
** In ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]'', the Emergency Medical Hologram on the [[Evil Counterpart]] ship U.S.S. ''Equinox'' has had his "ethical subroutines" removed, making him an [[Evil Twin]] of the Doctor on ''Voyager''. |
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** Lots of evil twins in the [[Mirror Universe]], of course, but [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Intendent Kira Nerys]] deserves special mention for being the only one who's actually met her counterpart. And got [[Screw Yourself|the hots for her]]. |
** Lots of evil twins in the [[Mirror Universe]], of course, but [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Intendent Kira Nerys]] deserves special mention for being the only one who's actually met her counterpart. And got [[Screw Yourself|the hots for her]]. |
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** Spock's "evil twin" was terrifyingly cold and ruthless; however, apart from the beard, he actually was identical to his regular universe counterpart, and was simply behaving logically for someone living in an evil empire. When he realizes what's happening, he helps Kirk return to his original universe so he can get his (evil) captain back. Kirk is even able to persuade him to rebel from the empire on moral grounds. |
** Spock's "evil twin" was terrifyingly cold and ruthless; however, apart from the beard, he actually was identical to his regular universe counterpart, and was simply behaving logically for someone living in an evil empire. When he realizes what's happening, he helps Kirk return to his original universe so he can get his (evil) captain back. Kirk is even able to persuade him to rebel from the empire on moral grounds. |
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** As well as having a double in the Mirror Universe, Kirk also had an android duplicate (''What Are Little Girls Made Of?'') and an evil double created by a transporter accident. (''The Enemy Within'') |
** As well as having a double in the Mirror Universe, Kirk also had an android duplicate (''What Are Little Girls Made Of?'') and an evil double created by a transporter accident. (''The Enemy Within'') |
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** The transporter double was an interesting case, as it actually split Kirk into a "Good" ''and'' "Evil" version of himself; the "Good" version was unable to command the ''Enterprise'' without the qualities of his "Evil" half. |
** The transporter double was an interesting case, as it actually split Kirk into a "Good" ''and'' "Evil" version of himself; the "Good" version was unable to command the ''Enterprise'' without the qualities of his "Evil" half. |
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** In the original show, Spock detects the evil Kirk almost immediately and confines him, whereas the good Kirk is able to blend in without arousing suspicion. Spock later speculates that a civilized man can masquerade as a barbarian by simply reverting, but that a barbarian has no core of civilization to draw on. |
** In the original show, Spock detects the evil Kirk almost immediately and confines him, whereas the good Kirk is able to blend in without arousing suspicion. Spock later speculates that a civilized man can masquerade as a barbarian by simply reverting, but that a barbarian has no core of civilization to draw on. |
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** In the expanded universe novels by [[William Shatner]], Kirk (who was revived after his on-screen death in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'') finally gets to meet his [[Mirror Universe]] version, who likes to call himself Tiberius and who was, for a time, [[The Emperor]] (until Spock led a coup) before being instrumental in getting the Klingons and the Cardassians to ally. By the end of the trilogy, he has mellowed out, though, and becomes more like Kirk. |
** In the expanded universe novels by [[William Shatner]], Kirk (who was revived after his on-screen death in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'') finally gets to meet his [[Mirror Universe]] version, who likes to call himself Tiberius and who was, for a time, [[The Emperor]] (until Spock led a coup) before being instrumental in getting the Klingons and the Cardassians to ally. By the end of the trilogy, he has mellowed out, though, and becomes more like Kirk. |
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* Similarly, ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' once revealed that Mr. Roarke and Tattoo had their own evil (non-identical) twins, who wore black suits with white ties, and had British Accents. Perhaps ironically, the 1998 reboot of ''Fantasy Island'' starred British actor Malcolm McDowell, complete with a black suit, as Mr. Roarke. In a seperate episode of the original series called "Look Alikes", a guest (Ken Berry) wishes to meet and exchange places with his (non related) twin (Ken Berry) who he has never met, and who of course turns out to be wanted by some bad guys. |
* Similarly, ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' once revealed that Mr. Roarke and Tattoo had their own evil (non-identical) twins, who wore black suits with white ties, and had British Accents. Perhaps ironically, the 1998 reboot of ''Fantasy Island'' starred British actor Malcolm McDowell, complete with a black suit, as Mr. Roarke. In a seperate episode of the original series called "Look Alikes", a guest (Ken Berry) wishes to meet and exchange places with his (non related) twin (Ken Berry) who he has never met, and who of course turns out to be wanted by some bad guys. |
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* The 1970s science fiction parody series ''[[Quark]]'' also hit this trope in an episode called "The Good, The Bad, and the Ficus". [[The Spock|Spock-like]] Ficus, being a plant, had no morality to invert when the crew of the ship was duplicated. |
* The 1970s science fiction parody series ''[[Quark]]'' also hit this trope in an episode called "The Good, The Bad, and the Ficus". [[The Spock|Spock-like]] Ficus, being a plant, had no morality to invert when the crew of the ship was duplicated. |
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* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'': |
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'': |
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** "Frankenstein, Tonto, and Tarzan" sketch, Frankenstein is kidnapped and replaced by his evil brother. The big joke of that was Frankenstein was played by Phil Hartman and was inarticulate while his evil twin was played by Mel Gibson could speak proper English and Tonto and Tarzan still couldn't tell them apart. |
** "Frankenstein, Tonto, and Tarzan" sketch, Frankenstein is kidnapped and replaced by his evil brother. The big joke of that was Frankenstein was played by Phil Hartman and was inarticulate while his evil twin was played by Mel Gibson could speak proper English and Tonto and Tarzan still couldn't tell them apart. |
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** This trope is parodied in another ''Saturday Night Live'' skit one which is titled Jay's Evil Twin, in it....Leno uses a fake moustache to determine if his date (Joan Cusack) will put out- his evil twin Wade. |
** This trope is parodied in another ''Saturday Night Live'' skit one which is titled Jay's Evil Twin, in it....Leno uses a fake moustache to determine if his date (Joan Cusack) will put out- his evil twin Wade. |
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{{quote|'''Jay's Evil Twin''': What's the matter, baby? Still got your clothes on? ''[releases an evil laugh as he shakes the beer can]'' |
{{quote|'''Jay's Evil Twin''': What's the matter, baby? Still got your clothes on? ''[releases an evil laugh as he shakes the beer can]'' |
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* ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'' did it with Venus Flytrap being suspected of crimes that were committed by a pimp-dressed [[Evil Twin]] complete with the obligatory goatee. |
* ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'' did it with Venus Flytrap being suspected of crimes that were committed by a pimp-dressed [[Evil Twin]] complete with the obligatory goatee. |
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* The renewed series of ''[[Mission Impossible]]'' had its own unique take on this, thanks to [[Latex Perfection]]. An IMF agent who'd gone insane after a head injury was carrying out murders while disguised as Jim Phelps. Naturally he had all the training and skills that Phelps had, making him an Evil Twin in all but name. Well, that explains the first movie. |
* The renewed series of ''[[Mission Impossible]]'' had its own unique take on this, thanks to [[Latex Perfection]]. An IMF agent who'd gone insane after a head injury was carrying out murders while disguised as Jim Phelps. Naturally he had all the training and skills that Phelps had, making him an Evil Twin in all but name. Well, that explains the first movie. |
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* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' has had three shapeshifter episodes: |
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' has had three shapeshifter episodes: |
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** "Skin", "Nightshifter", and "Monster Movie". The latter two don't really use this trope, but "Skin" prominently features a shapeshifter who becomes an Evil Twin of Dean. |
** "Skin", "Nightshifter", and "Monster Movie". The latter two don't really use this trope, but "Skin" prominently features a shapeshifter who becomes an Evil Twin of Dean. |
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** Then there's the ''actual'' evil twin in "Simon Said." Sam and Dean are investigating a case where someone is using mind control to make people commit suicide. They find a guy named Andy who has mind control powers, but it turns out that the one who's actually making people off themselves is his long lost twin brother, who has the same powers. Andy's response when he finds out? [[Lampshade Hanging|"I have an evil twin."]] |
** Then there's the ''actual'' evil twin in "Simon Said." Sam and Dean are investigating a case where someone is using mind control to make people commit suicide. They find a guy named Andy who has mind control powers, but it turns out that the one who's actually making people off themselves is his long lost twin brother, who has the same powers. Andy's response when he finds out? [[Lampshade Hanging|"I have an evil twin."]] |
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* The Evil Twin is a common trope for Brazilian soap operas to this day. |
* The Evil Twin is a common trope for Brazilian soap operas to this day. |
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* ''[[General Hospital]]'' once had an interesting take on this. There was once a character named Grant Putnam who was revealed to [[The Mole]] for the Soviet Union. [[The Power of Love]] redeems him and after helping to dispense with his comrades, continues his life. Eventually the [[Not Quite Dead]] real Grant Putnam recovers from amnesia. At first it seems he's evil due to the trauma of nearly dying and spending years in an asylum, but it's revealed that he was [[Evil All Along]] and had originally murdered his brother in order to have his brother's fiance, who's now married to the Russian. |
* ''[[General Hospital]]'' once had an interesting take on this. There was once a character named Grant Putnam who was revealed to [[The Mole]] for the Soviet Union. [[The Power of Love]] redeems him and after helping to dispense with his comrades, continues his life. Eventually the [[Not Quite Dead]] real Grant Putnam recovers from amnesia. At first it seems he's evil due to the trauma of nearly dying and spending years in an asylum, but it's revealed that he was [[Evil All Along]] and had originally murdered his brother in order to have his brother's fiance, who's now married to the Russian. |
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** ''[[One Life to Live]]'' had an aversion with Mortimer Bern, the good twin to crime lord Carlo Hesser. However, he didn't stay good once Carlo's lover Alex propped him up to take over Carlo's criminal empire (although he did get better)... |
** ''[[One Life to Live]]'' had an aversion with Mortimer Bern, the good twin to crime lord Carlo Hesser. However, he didn't stay good once Carlo's lover Alex propped him up to take over Carlo's criminal empire (although he did get better)... |
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** Another well-known American soap opera example is Andre [[Di Mera]] from ''[[Days of Our Lives]].'' Andre was given plastic surgery to make him look like his cousin Tony at the contrivance of the man Tony grew up believing was his father, crime lord/practical supervillain Stefano [[Di Mera]]. At Stefano's behest and while Tony was kept secretly imprisoned, Andre while impersonating Tony became a serial killer just to frame an enemy of Stefano's, although Stefano ended up betraying him once Andre's killing spree included Stefano's own daughter (although that didn't stop Stefano many years later getting Andre to pretend to be Tony ''again''!). |
** Another well-known American soap opera example is Andre [[Di Mera]] from ''[[Days of Our Lives]].'' Andre was given plastic surgery to make him look like his cousin Tony at the contrivance of the man Tony grew up believing was his father, crime lord/practical supervillain Stefano [[Di Mera]]. At Stefano's behest and while Tony was kept secretly imprisoned, Andre while impersonating Tony became a serial killer just to frame an enemy of Stefano's, although Stefano ended up betraying him once Andre's killing spree included Stefano's own daughter (although that didn't stop Stefano many years later getting Andre to pretend to be Tony ''again''!). |
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* The short lived TV series ''[[Two]]'' was based on this concept. A man is [[Wrongly Accused]] of a murder committed by his [[Separated at Birth]] twin brother and goes on the run to [[Clear My Name]]. |
* The short lived TV series ''[[Two]]'' was based on this concept. A man is [[Wrongly Accused]] of a murder committed by his [[Separated at Birth]] twin brother and goes on the run to [[Clear My Name]]. |
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* Of course we can't forget ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' featuring the Evil Twin as a major plot point where George consistently traded places with his luxuriously hirsute good twin Oscar. Dot com. |
* Of course we can't forget ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' featuring the Evil Twin as a major plot point where George consistently traded places with his luxuriously hirsute good twin Oscar. Dot com. |
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** And later on in the Sixth Season, there was a revelation of a mirror universe where everyone who is good is evil and everyone who is evil is good. The whitelighters are darklighters and the Police Station looks more like a strip club. |
** And later on in the Sixth Season, there was a revelation of a mirror universe where everyone who is good is evil and everyone who is evil is good. The whitelighters are darklighters and the Police Station looks more like a strip club. |
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* The Law and Order episode "Brother's Keeper." |
* The Law and Order episode "Brother's Keeper." |
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* The ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit|SVU]]'' episode "Double Strands", where the rapist and his wrongfully-accused twin brother were played by T.R. Knight. |
* The ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit|SVU]]'' episode "Double Strands", where the rapist and his wrongfully-accused twin brother were played by T.R. Knight. |
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* Robert and Cameron Robinson from [[Neighbours]], in a rare example of the evil twin being introduced first, albeit while [[Twin Switch|pretending to be the good twin.]] |
* Robert and Cameron Robinson from [[Neighbours]], in a rare example of the evil twin being introduced first, albeit while [[Twin Switch|pretending to be the good twin.]] |
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* What, no reference to [[The Middleman]] episode "The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome"? That's the entire point of the episode. |
* What, no reference to [[The Middleman]] episode "The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome"? That's the entire point of the episode. |
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* Lord John Roxton gets one in one episode of ''[[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World]]'' after he is cursed for disturbing a graveyard's peace. The protector takes the ruthless and violent part - basically the hunter part - out of him andd gives him a life of his own. Evil!Roxton tries to kill the good one, using Marguerite as bait. It ends in a [[Mirror Match]]. |
* Lord John Roxton gets one in one episode of ''[[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World]]'' after he is cursed for disturbing a graveyard's peace. The protector takes the ruthless and violent part - basically the hunter part - out of him andd gives him a life of his own. Evil!Roxton tries to kill the good one, using Marguerite as bait. It ends in a [[Mirror Match]]. |
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* [[Starsky and Hutch (TV series)|Starsky and Hutch]] each had one. {{spoiler|These evil twins were pinning crimes on the original duo under orders of a corrupt attorney.}} |
* [[Starsky and Hutch (TV series)|Starsky and Hutch]] each had one. {{spoiler|These evil twins were pinning crimes on the original duo under orders of a corrupt attorney.}} |
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* In the Fox TV movie ''Dark Reflection'' (aka, ''Natural Selection''), C. Thomas Howell plays a dual role. In one, he is a successful computer programmer named Ben with a great house and an awesome sports car but is neglectful of his wife and son. In the other role, he is Adam, a clone of Ben who has been running around the country killing his other clones and taking over their lives. (There were seven clones all together). Well, Ben is last on the list. So, Adam gets a job at Ben's company, charms the wife and kid, and infiltrates Ben's life to learn all the little details he will need to accomplish his evil pan. Along the way, {{spoiler|Adam kills a private detective who has figured it all out and Ben's mother who is the only one who know that Ben has a clone. He also has sex with Ben's wife, who can't tell the difference.}} In the climax, Ben and Adam fight on the roof and one kills the other. At the end, we find out that {{spoiler|evil Adam survived and that he's a better father to Ben's son and wife, neither of whom know they're now living with a murderous clone who has killed.}} |
* In the Fox TV movie ''Dark Reflection'' (aka, ''Natural Selection''), C. Thomas Howell plays a dual role. In one, he is a successful computer programmer named Ben with a great house and an awesome sports car but is neglectful of his wife and son. In the other role, he is Adam, a clone of Ben who has been running around the country killing his other clones and taking over their lives. (There were seven clones all together). Well, Ben is last on the list. So, Adam gets a job at Ben's company, charms the wife and kid, and infiltrates Ben's life to learn all the little details he will need to accomplish his evil pan. Along the way, {{spoiler|Adam kills a private detective who has figured it all out and Ben's mother who is the only one who know that Ben has a clone. He also has sex with Ben's wife, who can't tell the difference.}} In the climax, Ben and Adam fight on the roof and one kills the other. At the end, we find out that {{spoiler|evil Adam survived and that he's a better father to Ben's son and wife, neither of whom know they're now living with a murderous clone who has killed.}} |
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** D&D loves this trope. It also had the Mirror Of Opposition, which spawned an [[Evil Twin]] of anyone who looked at it (the twin then mmediately tried to kll and replace the original), the spell Simulacrum (a physically identical but less-powerful duplicate of the target, absolutely loyal to the caster), and at least two different takes on the "magically created copy of you trying to kill you" in monster form, the nastier of which had the horrifying combination of being more powerful than the original and ''totally invulnerable to anyone else's attacks''. |
** D&D loves this trope. It also had the Mirror Of Opposition, which spawned an [[Evil Twin]] of anyone who looked at it (the twin then mmediately tried to kll and replace the original), the spell Simulacrum (a physically identical but less-powerful duplicate of the target, absolutely loyal to the caster), and at least two different takes on the "magically created copy of you trying to kill you" in monster form, the nastier of which had the horrifying combination of being more powerful than the original and ''totally invulnerable to anyone else's attacks''. |
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* In ''[[Changeling: The Lost]]'', when [[The Fair Folk]] kidnap mortals they leave behind Fetches, magical duplicates of their victims, right down to their memories. All Fetches are incomplete, though, meaning they lack ''something'' of the original. When that something is empathy or a sense of right and wrong, then you've got an [[Evil Twin]]. Things get more complicated if they merely lack your alcoholism or bitterness, though. It works both ways. Fetches don't know they're not the original person, so when someone shows up who looks like a monsterous version of them (and nobody else can see the monsterous things, and thinks it looks ''exactly'' like them, but a different age), who hates their guts and has strange magical powers, they are perfectly justified to think they are the victim of this trope. |
* In ''[[Changeling: The Lost]]'', when [[The Fair Folk]] kidnap mortals they leave behind Fetches, magical duplicates of their victims, right down to their memories. All Fetches are incomplete, though, meaning they lack ''something'' of the original. When that something is empathy or a sense of right and wrong, then you've got an [[Evil Twin]]. Things get more complicated if they merely lack your alcoholism or bitterness, though. It works both ways. Fetches don't know they're not the original person, so when someone shows up who looks like a monsterous version of them (and nobody else can see the monsterous things, and thinks it looks ''exactly'' like them, but a different age), who hates their guts and has strange magical powers, they are perfectly justified to think they are the victim of this trope. |
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* In ''[[Exalted]]'', [[Anti Christ|Infernals]] can obtain an Ebon Dragon charm, Black Mirror Shintai, that lets them shapeshift into an exact duplicate of the target, from obtaining their abilities right down to having the exact same fate, along with developing Intimacies and a Motivation antithetical to their target's. |
* In ''[[Exalted]]'', [[Anti Christ|Infernals]] can obtain an Ebon Dragon charm, Black Mirror Shintai, that lets them shapeshift into an exact duplicate of the target, from obtaining their abilities right down to having the exact same fate, along with developing Intimacies and a Motivation antithetical to their target's. |
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* [[Magic: The Gathering]]: [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=229965 Like so] |
* [[Magic: The Gathering]]: [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=229965 Like so] |
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** [[Brainiac|Braini]][[Lex Luthor|thor]] created evil Justice Leaguers to battle the real team once. They were based on the Justice Lords. Since there wasn't a Justice Lord Flash (since the Flash's death was [[For Want of a Nail|the nail in that universe]]), Flash gets a duplicate based on Professor Zoom (heretofore unseen in the [[DCAU]], so more like a [[Shout-Out]] to him.) |
** [[Brainiac|Braini]][[Lex Luthor|thor]] created evil Justice Leaguers to battle the real team once. They were based on the Justice Lords. Since there wasn't a Justice Lord Flash (since the Flash's death was [[For Want of a Nail|the nail in that universe]]), Flash gets a duplicate based on Professor Zoom (heretofore unseen in the [[DCAU]], so more like a [[Shout-Out]] to him.) |
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** ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' "Deep Cover for Batman" features a version of the alternate-universe evil Batman counterpart Owlman who's appeared elsewhere--he doesn't match any recognized iteration, though; is not Thomas Wayne Jr. or the [[Nietzsche Wannabe|existentialist type]]. Brave and the Bold isn't really in Earth-1, so presumably its Mirror World isn't really Earth-3. Also features a ''good'' Joker who wears something like the Red Hood costume from one of his back stories and goes by that name. Somewhat cracked, but a good guy. Slight Mid-Atlantic accent. |
** ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' "Deep Cover for Batman" features a version of the alternate-universe evil Batman counterpart Owlman who's appeared elsewhere--he doesn't match any recognized iteration, though; is not Thomas Wayne Jr. or the [[Nietzsche Wannabe|existentialist type]]. Brave and the Bold isn't really in Earth-1, so presumably its Mirror World isn't really Earth-3. Also features a ''good'' Joker who wears something like the Red Hood costume from one of his back stories and goes by that name. Somewhat cracked, but a good guy. Slight Mid-Atlantic accent. |
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** ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' had [[Satan|Trigon the Terrible]] basically do the same thing as Brainithor. They were beaten by the Titans [[Opponent Switch|switching opponents]]. |
** ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' had [[Satan|Trigon the Terrible]] basically do the same thing as Brainithor. They were beaten by the Titans [[Opponent Switch|switching opponents]]. |
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* In ''[[Gargoyles]]'', Xanatos had Goliath cloned as one of his attempts to get his very own gargoyle underling. The clone proved to be one of the most evil villains on the show, and it's telling that the normally unflappable Xanatos was visibly bothered by what a cunning and amoral Goliath was capable of, and it put him off the "personal gargoyle" idea for good. The clone - whose main motivation was an [[Oedipus Complex]] coupled with a desire for personal power - was unoriginally named "[[Sdrawkcab Name|Thailog]]"; when asked why they didn't name him "Htailog" the writers joked that [[Keith David]] (voice actor for both) was a scary guy, and they didn't want to see his reaction at having to pronounce it. |
* In ''[[Gargoyles]]'', Xanatos had Goliath cloned as one of his attempts to get his very own gargoyle underling. The clone proved to be one of the most evil villains on the show, and it's telling that the normally unflappable Xanatos was visibly bothered by what a cunning and amoral Goliath was capable of, and it put him off the "personal gargoyle" idea for good. The clone - whose main motivation was an [[Oedipus Complex]] coupled with a desire for personal power - was unoriginally named "[[Sdrawkcab Name|Thailog]]"; when asked why they didn't name him "Htailog" the writers joked that [[Keith David]] (voice actor for both) was a scary guy, and they didn't want to see his reaction at having to pronounce it. |
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** Notably, the show averted the common "[[Evil Twin]] switches for Good Twin" trope; thanks to a flaw in the cloning process, Thailog's pigmentation is different enough from Goliath's that the two couldn't be mistaken for each other except in very poor lighting. |
** Notably, the show averted the common "[[Evil Twin]] switches for Good Twin" trope; thanks to a flaw in the cloning process, Thailog's pigmentation is different enough from Goliath's that the two couldn't be mistaken for each other except in very poor lighting. |
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* Ranger Smith of ''[[Yogi Bear]]'' fame had a literal twin known as Slippery Smith. Being a fugitive for unspecified crimes (probably mostly theft) was bad enough, but forcibly swapping clothes with his brother and throwing him out to the cops was a [[Moral Event Horizon]]. Thankfully (if unsurprisingly), Slippery Smith did not appear in more than one episode. |
* Ranger Smith of ''[[Yogi Bear]]'' fame had a literal twin known as Slippery Smith. Being a fugitive for unspecified crimes (probably mostly theft) was bad enough, but forcibly swapping clothes with his brother and throwing him out to the cops was a [[Moral Event Horizon]]. Thankfully (if unsurprisingly), Slippery Smith did not appear in more than one episode. |
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* In ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'', Dr. Venture himself can be considered the evil twin to his brother Jonas Jr., {{spoiler|whom he consumed in the womb}}. While Jonas Jr. is meant to be the true heir to Jonas Sr. and is the superior scientist, Rusty is a failed scientist who has shown himself to be amoral, having created a Joy Can out of an orphan's heart and a [[Frankenstein's Monster]] out of a [[Punch Clock Villain]] that his bodyguard killed as well as being generally a horrid father who seems to show mostly disdain for his own sons (though this might be related to the fact that they are shown to be [[Too Dumb to Live]] at times). |
* In ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'', Dr. Venture himself can be considered the evil twin to his brother Jonas Jr., {{spoiler|whom he consumed in the womb}}. While Jonas Jr. is meant to be the true heir to Jonas Sr. and is the superior scientist, Rusty is a failed scientist who has shown himself to be amoral, having created a Joy Can out of an orphan's heart and a [[Frankenstein's Monster]] out of a [[Punch Clock Villain]] that his bodyguard killed as well as being generally a horrid father who seems to show mostly disdain for his own sons (though this might be related to the fact that they are shown to be [[Too Dumb to Live]] at times). |
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** He even tries and fails to kill a successful, non bald doppelganger of himself from an alternate reality. |
** He even tries and fails to kill a successful, non bald doppelganger of himself from an alternate reality. |
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** Though it does seem to rattle Dr. Venture when Henry Killinger (and his magic murder bag) assume he'd make a good supervillain/arch-nemesis for his brother. He turns it down when he realizes it, despite that his compound is so much more efficient that way. |
** Though it does seem to rattle Dr. Venture when Henry Killinger (and his magic murder bag) assume he'd make a good supervillain/arch-nemesis for his brother. He turns it down when he realizes it, despite that his compound is so much more efficient that way. |
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* Comically subverted in the cartoon ''[[Earthworm Jim (animation)|Earthworm Jim]]''. In an episode when Evil Jim, the titular character's Evil Twin, tired of being the only Evil Twin in the universe, used a [[Applied Phlebotinum|Negative Synthesizer]] to create evil versions of Earthworm Jim's sidekicks. However, halfway through the episode the Synthesizer accidentally creates good twins of all of the series' recurring villains, including this most humourous exchange: |
* Comically subverted in the cartoon ''[[Earthworm Jim (animation)|Earthworm Jim]]''. In an episode when Evil Jim, the titular character's Evil Twin, tired of being the only Evil Twin in the universe, used a [[Applied Phlebotinum|Negative Synthesizer]] to create evil versions of Earthworm Jim's sidekicks. However, halfway through the episode the Synthesizer accidentally creates good twins of all of the series' recurring villains, including this most humourous exchange: |
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* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' has the Crimson Chin's (voiced by Jay Leno) evil [[Mirror Universe]] twin Nega Chin (also voiced by Jay Leno), who appeared in the episodes ''Mighty Mom and Dyno Dad Meet The Crimson Chin'' and ''The Big Superhero Wish''. In the ''Mighty Mom and Dyno Dad'' episode he brought all his villain pals out of the comic, at the end he gets defeated by several versions of the Chin (all voiced by Jay Leno). |
* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' has the Crimson Chin's (voiced by Jay Leno) evil [[Mirror Universe]] twin Nega Chin (also voiced by Jay Leno), who appeared in the episodes ''Mighty Mom and Dyno Dad Meet The Crimson Chin'' and ''The Big Superhero Wish''. In the ''Mighty Mom and Dyno Dad'' episode he brought all his villain pals out of the comic, at the end he gets defeated by several versions of the Chin (all voiced by Jay Leno). |
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** Don't forget the Anti-Fairies. |
** Don't forget the Anti-Fairies. |
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* ''[[The Tick]]'' has Mucus Tick, an evil clone created by inter-dimensional horror Thrakkazog from a tissue, or rather Kleenex, sample taken from The Tick when he had a cold. Mucus Tick was, appropriately, green and amorphous. The sample was taken from a clone of Arthur, which among its most telling features is that it could only say, "I Arthur." The Tick considered that a rather compelling argument when it came time to determine which one was real. |
* ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'' has Mucus Tick, an evil clone created by inter-dimensional horror Thrakkazog from a tissue, or rather Kleenex, sample taken from The Tick when he had a cold. Mucus Tick was, appropriately, green and amorphous. The sample was taken from a clone of Arthur, which among its most telling features is that it could only say, "I Arthur." The Tick considered that a rather compelling argument when it came time to determine which one was real. |
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** Furthermore, Arthur seems to have an entire race of evil clones in an alien species called the Hey that coincidentally dresses exactly like him, has a language consisting entirely of the word "Hey," and literally worship nothing to the point of wanting to destroy everything. |
** Furthermore, Arthur seems to have an entire race of evil clones in an alien species called the Hey that coincidentally dresses exactly like him, has a language consisting entirely of the word "Hey," and literally worship nothing to the point of wanting to destroy everything. |
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** Hey propaganda is patently hilarious to hear, because to the human ear it sounds less like inspiring prose and more like [[Jade-Colored Glasses|jaded, cynical hogwash]]. "Nothing is worth living for. Nothing is worth fighting for. Nothing is beautiful." You get the idea. |
** Hey propaganda is patently hilarious to hear, because to the human ear it sounds less like inspiring prose and more like [[Jade-Colored Glasses|jaded, cynical hogwash]]. "Nothing is worth living for. Nothing is worth fighting for. Nothing is beautiful." You get the idea. |
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* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' had to fight ghostly evil twins, the result of their uniforms (contaminated from the battle with Gozer) coming to life. |
* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' had to fight ghostly evil twins, the result of their uniforms (contaminated from the battle with Gozer) coming to life. |
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** In a later episode, they face the People-Busters, ghostly versions of themselves from an alternate universe. The "Evil" aspect is open to discussion, however. |
** In a later episode, they face the People-Busters, ghostly versions of themselves from an alternate universe. The "Evil" aspect is open to discussion, however. |
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* Lucius and Wayne Cramp, from ''[[The Cramp Twins]]''. Though it's more of a good twin, annoyingly bully and ridiculously filth loving twin. With purple skin. |
* Lucius and Wayne Cramp, from ''[[The Cramp Twins]]''. Though it's more of a good twin, annoyingly bully and ridiculously filth loving twin. With purple skin. |
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* Rikochet from ''[[Mucha Lucha]]'' had his leprechaun-esque evil twin, Rick O'Shay. The fact that the two names are homophonous leads to a [[Who's on First?]] situation when Rikochet tries to deny the crimes that he's being framed for. |
* Rikochet from ''[[Mucha Lucha]]'' had his leprechaun-esque evil twin, Rick O'Shay. The fact that the two names are homophonous leads to a [[Who's on First?]] situation when Rikochet tries to deny the crimes that he's being framed for. |
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* Played with in ''[[Sealab 2021]]'', where a pair of characters gets displaced in time, and Captain Murphy is convinced they are doppelgangers. |
* Played with in ''[[Sealab 2021]]'', where a pair of characters gets displaced in time, and Captain Murphy is convinced they are doppelgangers. |
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{{quote|'''Captain Murphy:''' Tell it to Queen Doppelpopoulis!}} |
{{quote|'''Captain Murphy:''' Tell it to Queen Doppelpopoulis!}} |
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* The titular character in [[Widget the World Watcher]] had an evil twin from another dimension, Ratchet the World Trasher. |
* The titular character in [[Widget the World Watcher]] had an evil twin from another dimension, Ratchet the World Trasher. |
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* On ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'', Stimpy makes a formula which splits people into good and evil versions of themselves. Or in Ren's case, Indifferent Ren and Evil Ren. And his evil half takes more of the formula to become Evil Ren and Hideously Evil Ren (not that Indifferent Ren cares). |
* On ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'', Stimpy makes a formula which splits people into good and evil versions of themselves. Or in Ren's case, Indifferent Ren and Evil Ren. And his evil half takes more of the formula to become Evil Ren and Hideously Evil Ren (not that Indifferent Ren cares). |
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* One episode of ''[[Jacob Two Two]]'' introduced Principal Greedyguts' ''good'' twin, who immediately became popular with the kids. {{spoiler|And then subverted it, [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|showing him to be]] ''even worse'' than the principal. [[Sadist Teacher|And that's saying something]].}} |
* One episode of ''[[Jacob Two Two]]'' introduced Principal Greedyguts' ''good'' twin, who immediately became popular with the kids. {{spoiler|And then subverted it, [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|showing him to be]] ''even worse'' than the principal. [[Sadist Teacher|And that's saying something]].}} |
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* The Mondays from ''[[The Secret Saturdays]]''. |
* The Mondays from ''[[The Secret Saturdays]]''. |
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* An interesting example in one episode of ''[[American Dad]]''. The CIA develops cloning technology that makes an exact copy of the existing individual, same age and memories. After disputes with Francine over how to raise Steve, (with Francine winning the bike race, meaning Steve gets raised her way) Stan clones a second Steve to raise as his own, naming the clone "Stevearino". The clone is later shown to be evil, however, it is the result of Stan's overly-strict rules and not some inherent evil-ness that comes with being a clone. |
* An interesting example in one episode of ''[[American Dad]]''. The CIA develops cloning technology that makes an exact copy of the existing individual, same age and memories. After disputes with Francine over how to raise Steve, (with Francine winning the bike race, meaning Steve gets raised her way) Stan clones a second Steve to raise as his own, naming the clone "Stevearino". The clone is later shown to be evil, however, it is the result of Stan's overly-strict rules and not some inherent evil-ness that comes with being a clone. |
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* The cartoon version of [[Dragon's Lair]] had a episode called ''Mirror Mirror, in which Singe disguises himself as Dirk to trick the villiage people. The episode ends with two morals. The second one? {{spoiler|"Evil dragons should learn how to swim."}} |
* The cartoon version of [[Dragon's Lair]] had a episode called ''Mirror Mirror, in which Singe disguises himself as Dirk to trick the villiage people. The episode ends with two morals. The second one? {{spoiler|"Evil dragons should learn how to swim."}} |
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* In the first season finale of ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'', {{spoiler|[[Captain America]]}} gets knocked out, then duplicated, by a Skrull invader. If the warning of {{spoiler|Kang the Conqueror}} is to be believed, {{spoiler|this Skrull will eventually betray the Avengers and/or the Earth, and this action will cause the destruction of the world}}. |
* In the first season finale of ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'', {{spoiler|[[Captain America (comics)]]}} gets knocked out, then duplicated, by a Skrull invader. If the warning of {{spoiler|Kang the Conqueror}} is to be believed, {{spoiler|this Skrull will eventually betray the Avengers and/or the Earth, and this action will cause the destruction of the world}}. |
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== Other == |
== Other == |
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* In ''[[Where's Waldo]]'' Odlaw acts as Waldo's evil twin, being a criminal, and having a black and yellow colour scheme. Just as Waldo makes a journey to the "Land of Waldos" which is filled with Waldos, it is later reveled that Odlaw comes from "Odlaw's Swamp" which is filled with Odlaws. |
* In ''[[Where's Waldo]]'' Odlaw acts as Waldo's evil twin, being a criminal, and having a black and yellow colour scheme. Just as Waldo makes a journey to the "Land of Waldos" which is filled with Waldos, it is later reveled that Odlaw comes from "Odlaw's Swamp" which is filled with Odlaws. |
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== Real Life == |
== Real Life == |