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{{quote|"I'm Tamera, and I'm the one ''with'' the mole."
"And I'm Tia, and I'm the one ''without'' the mole."
|'''Tia and Tamera Mowry''' }}
Being identical twins is awesome! You have an identical best friend and [[Evil Twin|worst enemy]] (...wait, [[Vitriolic Best Buds|there's a difference?]]). Best of all? No one can tell you apart! ... except you ''are not'' [[Single-Minded Twins|one person]], and having everyone constantly confuse the two of you can get grating ''very'' quickly. So the twins will develop different clothing styles, hair styles, and mannerism to help differentiate each other. They now have two identities rather than one... though they may ensure the superficial changes are small/impermanent enough to allow for future [[Twin Switch
If one twin is absolutely sick of the prospect of their twin and them being confused, or has a falling out with their sibling and no longer trusts them with casual impersonation, they'll make permanent alterations such as tattoos, scars, piercings, ''very'' deep tans, or even cosmetic surgery to ''really'' avoid confusion.
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This is almost always [[Truth in Television]] - usually either because there's a biological distinction (e.g., a mole on one twin's cheek that the other doesn't have, or the natural part in their hair may be a mirror image of each other) or because they like to do something to differentiate themselves (like a different hair style - even a different hair colour, sometimes). Even more [[Truth in Television]]: Even identical twins can be told apart by their fingerprints.
See also/compare [[Twin Desynch]]. [[Tareme Eyes]] and [[Tsurime Eyes]] are a common way to tell twins apart. Any personal examples should go in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130325181620/http://tropertales.wikkii.com/wiki/Main_Page Troper Tales Wiki].
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* Although not technically twins, Thompson and Thomson from ''[[Tintin]]'' have slightly different mustache styles.
** [[Catch Phrase|To be precise]], Thompson's mustache curls in while Thomson's flares out.
* Huey, Dewey, and Louie from the [[Classic Disney Shorts]] and [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe]] dress in a [[Chromatic Arrangement]] of hats and shirts (Huey being red, Dewey being blue, and Louie being
** Their [[Distaff Counterpart
** In a comic story from Don Rosa, Huey, Dewey and Louie HAVE differences... It's just that they're subtle enough that only themselves and Donald (who is revealed to be able to see details as subtle as flee prints on a donut) can tell them apart without the hats. That doesn't prevent the triplets from taking offense by anyone else's inability to tell them apart.
** By ''[[Quack Pack]]'', [[Divergent Character Evolution]] has given them different hairstyles and fashion choices (as well as more unique personality traits). They still keep the color scheme, though.
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Fozzie: Yes sir. ''puts hat on'' See?
Editor: Oh, yeah, I can see it now. }}
* This trope is inverted in both versions of ''[[The Parent Trap (1961 film)|The Parent Trap]]'', with the identical twins starting out easily identifiable by hairstyle, choice of clothing, and accents. When they decide to do the swap to try to get their parents back together, they make adjustments so that they ''are'' indistinguishable.
* In ''[[Scott Pilgrim Versus the World]]'' [http://mrwickedproductions.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-asian.jpg Kyle & Ken Katayanagi], Evil Exes 5 and 6 respectively, have ''very'' different outfits and Ken has bleached his hair. Interestingly, in the movie at least, they lack individual characterizations.
* In some of the scenes of ''[[The Social Network]]'' the Winklevoss twins are differentiated through hairstyle: Cameron wears his nomrally and Tyler has his slicked back. Other features, such as differing ties, are sometimes used as well.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In most versions of ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee have their names embroidered in their collars.
* In ''[[Harry Potter]]'', Fred and George Weasley are identical enough that they're seen pulling a [[Twin Switch]] on their own mother. Mrs. Weasley will routinely make them jumpers with F and G on them ("[[Hilarity Ensues|For Gred and Forge]]" the twins joke). In ''[[
** [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20026225/ According to] [[Word of God|J.K. Rowling]], Fred is the leader and "crueler and funnier", and George is the follower and "the quieter" of the two.
** There're also Padma and Parvati Patil. In the books, Padma is in Ravenclaw and Parvati in Gryffindor. ''[[
*** Though it should be noted that in the movies they are played by two non-sibling actresses and made fraternal.
* In Ngaio Marsh's ''Death of a Peer'' (UK title ''A Surfeit of Lampreys''), A pair of near-identical twins both claimed to have taken the elevator with their uncle just before he was found dead in it. Only one of them did, and Alleyn points out that the twins can't cover for each other since he can tell which twin is which.
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== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons
** ''[[Ravenloft]]'s'' wererat darklord, Jacqueline Renier, got so sick of people confusing her with her sister Louise that she went in for the body-alteration version of this trope. Not by changing herself, but by ''tearing off her sister's earlobe'' in a fight.
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** ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'' also has Hisca and Chastel from the OVA The First Strike. They are distinguishable by the fact that Chastel is "more developed" than her sister.
* Dante and Vergil of the ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' series. Dante has a relatively simple red longcoat in all his appearances and wears his hair loose. Vergil wears a far more elaborate blue coat and keeps his hair slicked back, though occasionally it falls out of place, making it look identical to Dante's.
* Luciana and Aegina in ''[[Yggdra Union]]'' are distinguishable because of their different hairstyles, different clothing colors, and the fact that Luciana is [[The Southpaw|a lefty]]. Unfortunately, they still have to dress ''similarly'' because the Imperial Army would lose a huge tactical advantage if their enemies actually wised up, not to mention that there's still people in Fantasinia who are trying to kill the two of
* In ''[[Gloria Union]]'', twin brothers Ishut and Ashley are very easy to tell
* Ami and Mami Futami in ''[[The Idolmaster (video game)|The Idolmaster]]''. One has a side ponytail on the right (Ami) the other on the left (Mami). Becomes even more pronounced when Mami grows her hair out for the second game and anime.
* About midway through the second year in ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'' 2 Maho Shirayuki's breasts grow significantly more than her twin sister Miho's. Thereafter it becomes very easy to distinguish which one just showed up for your date.
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* Bill and Tom Kaulitz's... everything. From a young age, Bill cut his hair short and spiked it, Tom got dreads, then Bill got an eyebrow piercing, Tom got a lip piercing, Bill got a tongue piercing, Tom starting dressing 'gangsta', Bill started wearing make-up...
* Twin comedians Randy and Jason Sklar of ''[[Cheap Seats]]'' fame: Jason wears glasses (and has a more receding hairline).
* Canadian singers [[Tegan and Sara]] Quin typically have differing hairstyles and have different tattoos, and only make an effort to look alike for artistic reasons (such as the video they did with Tiesto "Feel It In My Bones").
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