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* Subverted in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Visual Novel)|Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini]]''. Keiichi thinks that Mion is using this trope, pretending to be "Shion" to be able to act [[Nice Girl|differently]] than how she [[Bokukko|normally acts]]... until Keiichi and Shion run into Mion.
** Of course, {{spoiler|the real Shion doesn't care for Keiichi in the least}}, but the whole matter gets complicated really quickly, but that's [[Twin Switch|a different trope]]. At the very least.
* [[Playing Withwith a Trope|Played with]] in ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Literature)|Haruhi Suzumiya]]''. Kyon and Mikuru pretend that Mikuru is "Michiru" - because {{spoiler|the "real" Mikuru is still around [[Timey-Wimey Ball|(blame time travel)]] and "Michiru" needs to [[Never the Selves Shall Meet|hide from herself]].}}
* Angelica does this on an episode of ''[[Rugrats (Animation)|Rugrats]]''.
* In ''[['Allo 'Allo (TV)!|Allo Allo]]'', after Rene faked his own death, he came back pretending to be his own twin. This received frequent [[Lampshade Hanging]] during the series.
* [[Mercedes Lackey]]'s ''Born to Run'' has one mechanic doing this as a practical joke to get back at a pair of elf twin brothers, who he had thought were just one person.
* Jane from ''[[Coupling]]'':
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* Maruko wants to do this by moving a mole in ''[[Chibi Maruko Chan (Manga)-chan|Chibi Maruko Chan]]''.
* In ''[[Daredevil]]'', Matt Murdock (Daredevil's secret identity) pretended to be his own non-existent twin brother Mike Murdock to trick his friends into believing that "Mike" was Daredevil, after they began suspecting his identity. This was back in the [[Silver Age]] of comics when even Daredevil wasn't a very realistic series.
* [[Hercule Poirot]] creates an imaginary twin brother named "Achille" in ''The Big Four'' - a parody of [[Sherlock Holmes|Mycroft Holmes]], in fact.
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* [[Vorkosigan Saga|Miles Vorkosigan]] used a variation on this to cover for his "Admiral Naismith" identity, by spreading a rumor that Naismith was his clone. Between that and {{spoiler|his real clone-brother Mark}}, he managed to create the impression for a while that there were ''three'' of him running around.
* A weird version of this happens in [[The Prestige]], where both twins pretend to be the other twin at times.
* Happens in the ''[[Tales Fromfrom the Crypt]]'' story "Split Personality". A conman fools a pair of reclusive and wealthy identical twin sisters into falling for him and his invented twin brother so he can collect on their fortune. When he accidentally reveals the ruse via his own carelessness, the sisters are ''very'' upset and decide to ensure that each gets her fair share for once -- [[Half the Man He Used To Be|with the help of a chainsaw]].
* Played with on iCarly: Sam spends an episode trying to convince Freddie that she has a twin sister (who Freddie ends up going on a date with), before finally admitting that it was a trick. {{spoiler|And then after Freddie leaves, Sam's sister comes up in the elevator.}}
* [[Starslip]] has Vanderbeam trying this. [http://starslip.com/2006/07/21/starslip-number-306/ Poorly.]
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