Inexplicably Identical Individuals: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' gives us 10 identical brothers named Zathras, all with the same [[You No Take Candle|speech pattern]], philosophical attitude, and accent, all played by one actor (Tim Choate). "No, that was not Zathras, that was Zathras. There are 10 of us, all of family Zathras, each one named Zathras. Slight differences in how you pronounce. Zathraas, Zathras, Zathras...You are seeing now?"

** Worth mentioning that the slight differences in pronounciation are just almost too subtle for human ears to recognize, unless the name is spoken REALLY slowly.

* On ''[[Sliders]]'', no matter how many centuries of [[Alternate History]] divided one Earth from the next, any roles for a cab driver, desk clerk, or bartender tended to be filled by counterparts of the same three men.

** Bizarrely, the desk clerk was [[The Other Darrin|Other Darrined]] for the final two seasons, acquiring a ''very'' different accent, weight, and personality, with ''only'' his job and the name "Gomez Calhoun" linking him to the original version of the character. Considering that those seasons used a different hotel in a different city, it would have made far more sense just to name him something else.

== Radio ==

* This was Frank Nelson's role throughout his career, and one he served with [[Large Ham|extra ham]]. Frequently [[Homage]]d, especially in ''[[The Simpsons]]''. A typical routine might go:

''''Frank Nelson'''': [[Catch Phrase|Oooooooooh, Do They!]] }}

** Later lampshaded in an episode of the TV show in which Jack worriedly relates to a psychiatrist (with flashbacks) how he keeps seeing this same guy, no matter where he goes.

* The RPG ''[[Exile]] III''/''[[Avernum]] III'' had an enormous amount of towns, and did a good job in making [[Loads and Loads of Characters|all the NPCs and shopkeepers unique]] with the exception of the fletchers, dressmakers, provisioners, and...Pat, who were all alike and had all the the same exact dialogue. They just had a lot of cousins.

* And in ''Exile 1'', the initial description of the guards in Silvar would end with. "You wonder why he looks exactly like all the other guards."

* In ''<nowiki>[[Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja]]</nowiki>'', the innkeeper is an elderly woman named Ume. In the sequel's first town, the heroes see Ume, complete with the same profile picture...except it's not ''their'' Ume. She has the same personality, but she doesn't recognize any of the main cast. [[Lampshade Hanging|Shino mentions that "it is said that up to three people in the world can share the same face at the same time," although the others were unsure about sharing the same name.]] As it turns out, that was a little too literal, as they see the third person with the same face in the next town, who is ''also'' named Ume. The original shows up later when they return to Kamiari Village (the setting of the first game).

** This continues further, and by the time they find the fifth Ume they give up on ever trying to figure it out.

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