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{{trope}}
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{{quote|'''Kim Possible:''' Drakken had an ancestor there ''too?''
'''Ron Stoppable:''' Okay, you know what, [[Lampshade Hanging|this is just getting ludicrous!]]<ref>The only proper response after learning that the heroine, her two sidekicks, her coach, her arch-villain, and [[The Dragon]] are all covered by this trope.</ref>
|"Rewriting History", ''[[Kim Possible]]''}}
A character's descendant or ancestor is physically identical (or would be, except for small cosmetic changes) to the character himself, and often has the same name. A subsection of [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]. Of course, he might just be [[My Own Grampa|his own ancestor]].
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This is normally the result of budget considerations when casting [[Time Travel]] stories, the consequence of having a long-term contract for a star when a show permanently jumps generations for some reason, or an excuse to do an [[Elseworld]] story with essentially the same character in a different setting.
If the character and descendant are actually one and the same, then that's [[My Grandson, Myself]].
Despite the name, the trope is limited to neither males nor grandchildren.
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This trope gets somewhat disturbing if you over-think it. Having one's grandparents look ''exactly'' like their grandchild and said grandchild's mate has pseudo-incestuous imagery.
Usually an [[Averted Trope]] by this point. Compare with [[Visions of Another Self]]. When it's the life story that's identical, the character is a member of [[Generation Xerox]]. In live-action productions is almost always the result of [[Acting for Two]].
Generally the result of one of three things: A) It's simply cheaper to have an actor play their own ancestor than try to get a new actor to play them, B) Executives assume [[Viewers are Morons|people are too dim to recognize that someone is a character's ancestor and thus a precursor to that character]] if you don't find some way to constantly remind them, or C) Both.
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** Vongola Secondo and Xanxus look similar in appearance as well, though {{spoiler|Xanxus is not the Ninth's son and was actually adopted.}}
* In ''[[Natsume Yuujinchou]]'', it's a major plot point that [[media:takkashinatsume 6748.jpg|Takashi Natsume]] is all but identical to his late grandmother, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100106213429/http://spicytunas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/natsume-4.jpg Reiko]: many of his issues are caused by the fact that [[Youkai|ayakashi]], not very conscious of human sex differences or the passage of time, regularly [[Mistaken Identity|assume they're the same person]] and take up whatever grudges they had on Reiko up with him.
* Every male of the Doumeki family in ''[[
* In [[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|the 2003 anime version]] of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', Edward's great-grandchildren look exactly like younger versions of him, Al, and Winry. Other characters have identical grandchildren of them, with a slight twist since they're technically [[Identical Stranger|alternate versions]] of them.
* Laxus from ''Fairytail'' looks like a younger Makarov.
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* In ''The Doom of the Darnaways'', one of [[G. K. Chesterton]]'s ''[[Father Brown]]'' stories, Chesterton subverts the trope: Father Brown concludes that {{spoiler|the painting of the ancestor was a fraud, being a painting of the heir}} so that he would appear to have such a resemblance to the ancestor.
* In ''[[Sherlock Holmes|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'', Jack Stapleton looks exactly like his ancestor, Hugo Baskerville, except without "the broad plumed hat, the curling love-locks, [and]the white lace collar."
* In the [[Discworld]] book ''<s>Faust</s> [[
** Unfortunately, the illustrations don't reflect this.
* Lampshaded in the third ''Pendragon'' book. A young minor character that Bobby Pendragon and friends meet in 1937 is still alive in the present. In order to explain why they haven't aged at all, Bobby's friend Gunny tells him that they're [[My Grandson, Myself|the grandsons]] of the people he met in 1937.
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* In "[[The Heroes of Olympus]]" Leo is the sitting image of his grandfather {{spoiler|Sammy, Hazel Levesque's best friend and crush in the 1940s}}
* In the ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' series, in the Super Edition ''Firestar's Quest'', Firestar realizes that Tigerstar and Spottedleaf are distantly descended from SkyClan when in a dream he sees the kits of an ancient SkyClan leader that look identical to them.
* In one of the appendices of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', it's mentioned that the Longbeard dwarves will sometimes produce an heir who resembles their original ancestor Durin so much that they not only name him Durin, but believe that he is literally the same Durin, returned to them. Up to Durin VII are recorded as Kings of Durin's Folk, it's unclear if this practice is maintained outside of the direct line of succession.
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== Webcomic ==
* In [https://web.archive.org/web/20130719023505/http://www.drunkduck.com/Dragon_City/ Dragon City] Erin and Beatrix look like blue and green versions of their father Sam (respectively), and Jonas looks like a red version of their mother Rachel. Rachel and her sister Sarah look like their mother, too.
* In [https://web.archive.org/web/20130719183412/http://www.drunkduck.com/Jix/ Jix] Lauren's daughter, Alice, in flashforwards look like a young version of Lauren.
* In ''[[Narbonic]]'', a version of Helen, Dave, and Mell appears each generation. Partly justified as {{spoiler|the Helens are cloning themselves}}.
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'': Elan and Nale's father is depicted exactly like his sons, only with gray hair due to age.
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* [[media:Ingrid-Bergman.jpg|Here's]] [[Ingrid Bergman]] and her daughter [https://web.archive.org/web/20120520122025/http://www.enfrentearte.com/hotel-ronda/uploaded_images/IsabellaRossellini-700385.jpg Isabella Rossellini]. Except for the eyecolor, she's almost a carbon copy of her mom.
* The descendents of J.M. James believe their ancestor was actually outlaw Jesse James, whom they claim faked his own death to avoid arrest. While their claim is considered highly dubious by historians, family member Jeremiah James bears a remarkable resemblence to photographs of Jesse James as a young man: so much so that, if the blood connection were true, he would qualify as an identical great-great-grandson.
* Actress/musician [https://web.archive.org/web/20160913193302/http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/141/l_46f31541a1f74f98bccf9f71d35872ba.jpg Schuyler Fisk] looks almost exactly like her mother [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/c/c8/20100502181542%21Sissy_Spacek_by_David_Shankbone.jpg Sissy Spacek].
* Aside from being blonde, [http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/mia-sara-and-brian-henson-31st-saturn-awards-1eqawc.jpg Brian Henson] is a near-perfect replication of his father, [[Jim Henson|Jim.]]
* Late John Ritter and his son Jason.
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* Bette Midler and her [http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0bzXfEU83g6Cs/340x.jpg twenty-something daughter Sophie von Haselberg]{{Dead link}}.
* Colin Hanks is basically a lanky version of [[Tom Hanks|his father]] with a different haircut.
* My grandmother has an identical cousin, no kidding. They look as much alike as Patty Duke
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