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* Played with in a chapter of [[Ouran High School Host Club]], with a new character ( {{spoiler|Kanoya}}) being referred to by the Club Members (except Haruhi and Tamaki) as the "Ideal Haruhi" because in addition to bearing an uncanny resemblance to Haruhi, she lined up almost perfectly with [[Yamato Nadeshiko|Tamaki's daydreamed version of her.]] {{spoiler|Subverted in that Tamaki apparently never viewed this "Ideal Haruhi" as a love interest, despite her crush on him. Poor Kanoya.}}

* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]''.

* ''[[~~Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|~~Hayate the Combat Butler]]'': While there's no mutual romance thus far, a lot of the [[Ship Tease]] during the latter half of the Athena arc pointed out (explicitly and implicitly) just how many similarities Nagi shared with Hayate's first love, Athena. One bit of cover art even featured the both of them put side by side, and they're both referred to in-story as golden-haired girls who saved him from despair by taking him on as a [[Battle Butler]]. Said arc culminated in absolutely brutal [[Ship Tease]] that threw shippers in a frenzy.

* ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'': While there's no mutual romance thus far, a lot of the [[Ship Tease]] during the latter half of the Athena arc pointed out (explicitly and implicitly) just how many similarities Nagi shared with Hayate's first love, Athena. One bit of cover art even featured the both of them put side by side, and they're both referred to in-story as golden-haired girls who saved him from despair by taking him on as a [[Battle Butler]]. Said arc culminated in absolutely brutal [[Ship Tease]] that threw shippers in a frenzy.

{{quote| '''Hayate's thoughts:''' ''[http://www.mangareader.net/203-49227-15/hayate-the-combat-butler/chapter-265.html Will it happen again? Will another] [http://www.mangareader.net/203-49227-16/hayate-the-combat-butler/chapter-265.html day come where I can tell someone I truly love them once more?] ''}}

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* Happened in ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Film)|The World Is Not Enough]]'' with Denise Richards as Christmas Jones. She gets introduced a bit before the first Bond girl is revealed to have pulled a [[Face Heel Turn]] just so Bond has someone to kiss before the end credits.

** Happens rather more often than is healthy for Bond, actually.

** Perhaps the most egregious example is the replacement of Aki with Kissy (whose name isn't even mentioned in the film) in ''[[~~You Only Live Twice (Film)|~~You Only Live Twice]]''.

** Perhaps the most egregious example is the replacement of Aki with Kissy (whose name isn't even mentioned in the film) in ''[[You Only Live Twice]]''.

*** Then again, one might argue that these women are not as much love interests as one night stand material to James Bond, which makes it less mind boggling and explains why they're always gone in the next film.

* ''[[Mirror Mask]]'': Helena hooks up with Valentine's human counterpart at the end. Although Helena and Valentine himself didn't flirt, not counting her telling her mother that [[He Is Not My Boyfriend]].

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* Also happened in ''Chaplin''.

* Implied to happen in ''[[The 500 Days Of Summer]]''. After the main character is unable to make a romantic relationship work with a woman named Summer, he happens across an interesting woman named Autumn and starts talking to her.

* Also happens in ''[[Night At the Museum]] 2'', where Larry sadly leaves Amelia Earhart behind at the Smithsonian (sans magical artifact, so she'll never come to life again) and promptly meets an identical modern girl in New York.

* Also happens in ''[[Night at the Museum]] 2'', where Larry sadly leaves Amelia Earhart behind at the Smithsonian (sans magical artifact, so she'll never come to life again) and promptly meets an identical modern girl in New York.

* Happens in the 2000 remake of ''[[Bedazzled]]'', starring Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley. In the end Elliot (Frasier) [[I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy|wishes his beloved just to be happy]], and is gently dumped by her when she mentions she already has a boyfriend. Going home, he meets his new neighbor, which happens to be the same actress with different hair. He even [[Lampshade Hanging|hangs a lampshade on this]] by asking her if she has a sister.

* In the animated movie ''Starchaser: The Legend of Orin'' the original love interest {{spoiler|is strangled in front of the hero}} but no worries, in his adventures he'll soon find a princess on another planet to fall instantly in love with, voiced by the same actress.

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* Near the end of Steven King's Dark Tower, Susannah, travels through one of Patrick's doors to an alternate version of New York where she meets an Eddie and Jake Toren, a different Eddie and Jake from the ones she knew, from a little further out on the beam from the keystone world, but close enough for her.

* This is essentially the premise of ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'', when Stefan sees a girl who looks exactly like the vampire who turned him and his brother, presumed dead for 150 years, and decides he has to get to know her. Since this happens at the ''start'' of the series, things don't go so smoothly as in most examples.

* In ''[[The Children of ~~Hurin (Literature)~~|The Children of Hurin]]'', a few months after Turin's blonde sort-of [[Love Interest]] Finduilas dies he finds a naked, blonde amnesiac girl lying unconcious on her grave. He sees this as a sign, and they fall in love. {{spoiler|Pity she's actually his long-long sister}}.

* In ''[[The Children of Húrin|The Children of Hurin]]'', a few months after Turin's blonde sort-of [[Love Interest]] Finduilas dies he finds a naked, blonde amnesiac girl lying unconcious on her grave. He sees this as a sign, and they fall in love. {{spoiler|Pity she's actually his long-long sister}}.

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* The fourth series finale of ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'', with Rose earning the half-human [[Fan Nickname|Handy]] (Doctor 10.5) as a consolation prize.

* The fourth series finale of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', with Rose earning the half-human [[Fan Nickname|Handy]] (Doctor 10.5) as a consolation prize.

* When the [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]] came back from time travel, Adam was forced to say goodbye to his love interest Marissa. At the end of the episode, he bumps into a girl played by the same actress and is implied to be her descendant. Two odd things about this example: they were coming back from a California that was colonized by England; Marissa was a highly uncommon name in the 1700s. Though when the English are in charge of California, all bets are off.

** A more mundane version happens later in ''[[Power Rangers ~~ZEO~~]]'': Tommy gets dumped by former Pink Ranger Kimberly, but soon becomes involved with Katherine, the ''new'' Pink Ranger and Kim's [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]].

** A more mundane version happens later in ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]'': Tommy gets dumped by former Pink Ranger Kimberly, but soon becomes involved with Katherine, the ''new'' Pink Ranger and Kim's [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]].

** They weren't that similar. Kim was a brunette american gymnast, Kat was a blonde australian diver.

* In the pilot of ''[[Harsh Realm]]'', Hobbes meets the virtual double of his fiance Sophie.

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* Probably part of the reason that [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Riley Finn]] is so disliked by the fandom is because he practically had the words 'Buffy's new love interest!' flashing in bold neon lettering over his head in his first appearance.

** I'll see your Riley Finn and raise you Kennedy.

* After Maid Marian is [[Killed Off for Real|killed off]] in the BBC's ''[[Robin Hood (TV)|Robin Hood]]'', a village girl called [[The Scrappy|Kate]] is introduced as Robin's new love interest. As you might have guessed, the audience's reaction to replacing the legendary Marian with a random villager as Robin Hood's girlfriend [[Seasonal Rot|went down like a cup of cold sick]]. However, sometimes, a replacement character manages to bring something of their own to the table, become more than just the person who's in your face instead of the character who is "supposed" to be there, and become quite beloved on their own. ''Kate is most definitely not one of these cases,'' being a [[Scrappy]], a [[Damsel Scrappy]], and being [[The Wesley|talked up by everyone]] while showing [[Informed Ability|not a single positive trait]] we're (repeatedly) told she has, or a single positive trait ''period.''

* After Maid Marian is [[Killed Off for Real|killed off]] in the BBC's ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'', a village girl called [[The Scrappy|Kate]] is introduced as Robin's new love interest. As you might have guessed, the audience's reaction to replacing the legendary Marian with a random villager as Robin Hood's girlfriend [[Seasonal Rot|went down like a cup of cold sick]]. However, sometimes, a replacement character manages to bring something of their own to the table, become more than just the person who's in your face instead of the character who is "supposed" to be there, and become quite beloved on their own. ''Kate is most definitely not one of these cases,'' being a [[Scrappy]], a [[Damsel Scrappy]], and being [[The Wesley|talked up by everyone]] while showing [[Informed Ability|not a single positive trait]] we're (repeatedly) told she has, or a single positive trait ''period.''

* ''[[Heartbeat]]'' practically lived on this, with almost every village constable getting one. When PC Nick Rowan's wife Kate died, he was quickly introduced to Jo Weston, who became his second wife. When PC Mike Bradley's wife Jackie left the show, he was quickly linked to Tricia Summerbee (although the two characters did cross over for a bit). When PC Rob Walker's wife Helen was killed, he soon met Carol Cassidy, who stayed on the show long enough for Walker's successor PC Joe Mason to be ''her'' Replacement Love Interest.

* Chase in [[Zoey 101]] attempts to do this when Zoey leaves for England. But while the replacement ''looks'' like Zoey, she's not very pleasant in the personality department. And the fact that Chase is trying to replace Zoey with someone else kind of freaks out his friends.

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== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'': In the ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game, Pauline was Mario's love interest and girlfriend. But in Super Mario Bros. Nintendo introduced Mario with a new love interest: Princess Peach. They don't look much alike, but they're similar enough (particularly in their early 8-bit graphics forms) that many people have assumed that Pauline is Peach.

* ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': In the ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game, Pauline was Mario's love interest and girlfriend. But in Super Mario Bros. Nintendo introduced Mario with a new love interest: Princess Peach. They don't look much alike, but they're similar enough (particularly in their early 8-bit graphics forms) that many people have assumed that Pauline is Peach.

* Lampshaded and then deconstructed in [[Silent Hill 2]]. When James meets Maria, he remarks on how similar she looks to his deceased wife, Mary. ( {{spoiler|After Maria is killed the Hospital by Pyramid Head, and then [[Unexplained Recovery|is mysteriously found alive in a prison cell under the town]], only to be killed again, it turns out that Maria only looks identical to Mary because the powers behind the town are using her as a method to remind/punish James for his murder of Mary several years earlier}})

* Haseo has this happen in [[.hack GU|.hack//GU]] when he meets Atoli, who is a literal [[Palette Swap]] of his old love interest Shino (perfectly [[Justified]]: this all happens in an MMO). However, Atoli is decidedly ''not'' Shino in terms of personality, something that disturbs Haseo greatly at first, though he later accepts her as her own person.