Impersonating the Evil Twin: Difference between revisions

* Kim Kinnison does something very similar to this in ''[[Lensman|Second Stage Lensmen]]''. While not actually standing in for an evil version of ''himself'', the position he rises to within the enemy organisation corresponds almost exactly to the one he occupies in the Galactic Patrol's hierarchy (one below the actual leadership but with major input into strategic decision making), and the mental discipline needed to stay in character matches this trope very well. Unfortunately the one being who has any suspicion of him and can call him on it does, and at the most critical point in the plan. The fact that Kinnison pretty much knows this is coming doesn't make what follows any easier for him.

* An example from the children's book series ''Secrets of Droon''. The [[Power Trio]] is exploring a lost city and find out that two of them are doubles of the Duke and his sister. The kid who looks like the Duke tries to get the guards to go away by ordering them to go make him a burger... but he asks for extra pickles, leading to this exchange:

'''Neal:''' Really? What kind of a nut is he? I mean, am I? }}

* Subverted in ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' with {{spoiler|Halt}}. He has to impersonate his twin brother, but actually knows what his evil twin is like. It helps that his twin hardly ever appeared in public, so the impersonation was fairly easy to pull off. Those who had met his twin were surprised, and suspected something, but, not being aware that he had a twin in the first place, they weren't sure what to think.