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* ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'' also played on this in the episode "Guise Will Be Guise", in which Wesley found it necessary to impersonate Angel. When his cover was blown, he tried horribly to keep up the facade.

** A certain amount of [[Fridge Logic]] applies to the beginning of the first season, where Doyle's Irish-ness is a major part of his character, and yet Angel steadfastly retains his assumed California accent, and never so much as acknowledges that he is, in fact, Irish as well. This may be a mercy, since the flashbacks to the life of 'Liam' prove that David Boreanaz cannot fake accents at ''all''.

** Subverted in a later episode when {{spoiler|Cassandra takes over Rose's body. Of course the Doctor knows something is wrong, but he jumps to the wrong conclusion.}}

** The teenage "son" from the Family of Blood spends two episodes walking around looking ''as suspicious as is (in)humanly possible.'' [[Refuge in Audacity|It only works because he pulls it off in such a magnificently creepy way.]]

** There's a possible [[Lampshade Hanging]] on this, after hearing the excuses Tigre gave to Maggey ("He said he took a trip to Hawaii"):

{{quote| '''Phoenix:''' I can see why he managed to fool everyone.}}

* At one point in ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'', a shape-shifting ghost called {{spoiler|Doopliss, but [[Rumpelstiltskin (Literature)|it won't help you]]}} assumes Mario's identity and runs off with all of his party members. Aside from a few party members pointing out his somewhat different personality, they buy his impersonation without question. (In a [[Mythology Gag]], Mario is a [[Heroic Mime]] in this game, while the ghost loudly proclaims that he is Mario and shouts phrases from ''[[Super Mario Bros|Super Mario 64]]'' to prove it.)

** Somewhat justified in that {{spoiler|Doopliss did the Martian Manhunter trick mentioned above and changed places with Mario when they defeated him, leaving Mario unconscious and going back to town with the others. Being a doppleganger, he has a perfect disguise, at least until he opens his mouth.}}

*** Keeping with the overall comedic dialogue, it is lampshaded multiple times, including Lord Crump himself to "[[Breaking the Fourth Wall|you kids in front of the screen.]]"

** There's also the parts of the final chapter in the third game where Merlon and Merlee both show up in Castle Bleck at different times, despite the fact that the last time you saw either of them, they were in a different dimension and had no apparent method or reason to go to where you found them. In this case, they were definitely not a shapeshifter.

** Then there's the ''theme song'', which is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLVclnItahk catchy as hell]:

{{quote| ''Ted E. Bear's is oodles of fun<br />

* ''[[Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal]]'' had Ratchet going undercover with the Tyrrhaguise, and loudly proclaiming himself to be "certainly not a Lombax". {{spoiler|Yes, he's a Lombax.}}

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxn-kpHuB9g This guy is totally not a spy].

** When you talk to the shopkeeper, he'll feel the need to make it clear that the breeze in the shop is just your imagination and is not coming from any kind of [[Elaborate Underground Base|hidden underground hideout]]. ''Then'' he offers you stuff to buy.

* In ''[[Thief]]: Deadly Shadows'', Garrett has the option on listening in on an illicit deal under negotiation. One of the parties is a thug pretending to be him, who fulfils this trope to the letter.

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