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A [[Sub Trope]] of the [[Odd Couple]] wherein the odd couple are twins, usually identical brothers or sisters. A prominent exception is actually in the former [[Trope Namer]], ''[[The Patty Duke Show]]''. It featured identical ''cousins'', who were described as "One pair of matching bookends, different as night and day" in the [[Expository Theme Tune]].
Basically, [[Sibling Yin
Sometimes overlaps with [[Cain and Abel]], in which case you might expect [[Fearful Symmetry]].
Extreme opposite is [[Single
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'': The Kongo twins Unsui and Agon. Unsui has a shaved head like a monk (it's sort of a theme at their school) is intensely hard working, diligent, cautious, a very good athlete and basically a decent guy. But Agon (with a distinctive dreadlock hairstyle) is the series' [[Jerkass]], a [[Jerk Jock]] to the extreme (including the womanizing, which apparently started in middle school) who gets away with being a sociopathic thug, slacker and general all-around asshole because he is [[The Gift|a talent seen only once in a hundred years.]]
** It emphasized by the fact that 'A' and 'Un' represent "beginning and end" aka birth and death.
* ''[[Glass Fleet]]'''s [[Non
* ''[[Kara no Kyoukai (Literature)|Kara no Kyoukai]]'': Shiki and SHIKI. One is somber and speaks in [[Keigo]], the other is somewhat carefree and [[Japanese Pronouns|speaks like a guy]].
** It turns out that it's not the only thing like this... Azaka [[Rebellious Spirit|is]] [[Plucky Girl|special]], and is attracted to things that are ''[[I Just Want to Be Special|special]]''. This is pretty much in contrast with everyone else in the cast, but particularly with her [[Unfazed Everyman|brother]]... ''The'' normal guy.
* ''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]'': Kagami and Tsukasa. The former is a somber [[Tsundere]] while the other is a [[The Ditz|ditzy]] [[Cloudcuckoolander]]. When asked about this by Konata, they point out that they are fraternal twins.
* ''[[Monster (Anime)|Monster]]'': Anna and Johan Liebert. Anna's a nice, sweet girl who practices aikido and delivers pizza as a part-time job. Johan is the [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|title]] [[Complete Monster|character]].
* ''[[Ranma One Half]]'': Towards the end of the manga, there is Pink and Link, identical twin girls from a village of herbalists that neighbours Shampoo's village of "Chinese Amazons" and who practice different branches of an unnamed [[Martial Arts and Crafts|"Martial Arts Herbalism"]], a fighting style that revolves around plants and herbalistic concoctions. Pink, who is usually smiling, is a wicked and vicious girl who loves to poison people. Link, who is usually frowning, is a kind and gentle girl who considers it her duty to heal those her sister hurts. Despite these opposite natures, they care for each other deeply and are capable of uniting with singular purpose when given motive... which means that, in their actual appearance in Nerima, they function more like [[Single
* ''[[Spirited Away]]'': The identical twin sisters Yubaba and Zeniba. Yubaba is selfish and materialistic; Zeniba, while vengeful at first, turns out to be kindly and humble.
* ''[[Tenshi Ni Narumon]]'': Noelle (the light) and Silky (the darkness) {{spoiler|as described by Mikael. Mikael and Raphael might also count}}
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** Vash acts like a fool whenever he can and Knives is all superiority and icy control except when his temper gets away from him. They do have a bit in common still, when you get past the good and evil divide. For instance, scary if you get them mad. Stubborn as hell. Charisma. Way of speaking, when serious, is even a little similar. Pretty good, when you consider they've been separated over a hundred times as long as they were together.
*** When they were kids in the anime, one was unusually mature and one was goofy. No prizes for which. In the manga, they were much more similar, but Vash was more outgoing and [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid|Knives was more sensitive]].
*** Anime Knives goes off and cuts his own hair while Vash is getting his first haircut from Rem; when Vash finds him he says "if we stay the same, we won't have any individuality," even though they're pretty distinct already and even have slightly different coloring, because [[Viewers
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds]]'': Rua and Ruka (Leo and Luna, respectively, in the dub) from Rua is a rowdy, cocky duelist who overestimates himself. Ruka is quiet, introverted and is usually the one to notify Rua when he goes too far.
** The original series' Yugi and Yami Yugi can be counted as this if you consider them twins (of the split personality/alternate guy living in your head kind), with a dash of [[Sibling Yin
* [[Arago]]: Arago and Ewan fit this trope to a T.
* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' has the twin brothers Saga (thoughtful, wise, just {{spoiler|until his [[Super
* ''[[Hekikai no Ai ON (Manga)|Hekikai no Ai ON]]'': The twin sisters Shizuki and Yuzuki. Shizuki is a [[Manipulative Bastard|Manipulative Bitch]] and an [[Ill Girl]], in the other hand, Yuzuki is a [[The Ditz|Ditz]] and a [[Dumb Muscle]]
* [[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s one-shot ''The Samurai'' has identical twin ninja sisters, one of whom is [[Lovable Sex Maniac|a total nymphomaniac]], while the other [[Does Not Like Men]] and [[Hates Being Touched]]. Woe be unto the person who confuses the latter for the former.
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== Film ==
* ''Eurotrip'': The twins Jenny and Jamie are pretty different. Throughout the movie the phrase "worst twins ever" is repeated.
* ''[[Hellboy II]]: The Golden Army'' has Prince Nuada and Prince Nuala; while they are [[Half
* ''[[The Parent Trap]]'': In the 1998 remake, the twin girls, Annie James and Hallie Parker ([[Lindsay Lohan]]), are completely different. Annie is calm, reserved, and rather uptight while Hallie is relaxed, loud, outgoing, and a [[Big Eater]].
** Susan and Sharon in the original, to a lesser extent.
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* [[Tamora Pierce]] gives us:
** In the [[Tortall Universe]], Alanna the down-to-earth [[Action Girl]] who dislikes magic, academic pursuits and social games, and Thom the fame-hungry career mage and scholar who thinks he's [[Above Good and Evil]].
*** A deliberate subversion of this trope in the next generation with Alanna's [[Unto Us a Son And Daughter Are Born|daughter and son]] Alianne and Alan, who are neither this nor [[Single
** In the [[Circle of Magic]] universe, Nia the shy, retiring one (with woodworking magic) and Jory the hyperactive, overeager one (with cooking magic).
* Eve and Alexandra in ''Master of the Game'' are a [[Cain and Abel]] crossover version -- Alexandra is sweet, honest, and innocent, with no ambitions towards running Kruger-Brent, Ltd. Eve is consumed by ambition and the desire to be the center of everyone's attention, and starting from the age of ''five'' she's determined to kill and/or ruin Alexandra, who's in the way. (Incidentally, author [[Sidney Sheldon]] co-created the much gentler [[Trope Namer]] years before.)
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** This is a remake of a New Zealand show, ''Outrageous Fortune'', with Van and Jethro West in the same roles (also played by the same actor).
* The good and evil brothers in ''[[The Wanderer (TV)|The Wanderer]]''. Dispite both being played by Bryan Brown it isn't at 'all' difficult to tell Adam from Zachary, the evil cackle gives it away every time.
* ''[[
* Lee and Leah, the [[Separated At Birth]] twins from the British teen show The Gemini Factor, a rebellious boy and a teacher's pet girl, with a sprinkling of [[Twin Telepathy]]. They also tended to wear black and white, respectively.
* Katie and Emily Fitch from ''[[Skins]]''. In the beginning Katie is portrayed as the shallow, popular, boy-obsessed [[Alpha Bitch]], and Emily as the sweet, socially-awkward [[Shrinking Violet]] (and closet lesbian) who does everything her bossy sister says. But when both girls suffer a series of [[Break the Cutie|severe personal setbacks]] they handle it very differently, with Katie gaining a lot more depth and maturity, having to hold the family together virtually on her own, and Emily becoming more and more angry and destructive.
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== Video Games ==
* The ''[[Devil May Cry (Video Game)|Devil May Cry]]'' series [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Hothead Dante and calculating Vergil]].
* ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'': Palom and Porom. Palom is the mischievous user of black magic, and Porom is the mild-mannered user of white magic.
** Porom isn't that mild-mannered though, when her brother is being naughty, she breaks into big sister mode and clocks him on the noggin'.
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* ''[[Kim Possible (Animation)|Kim Possible]]'': Gemini identifies himself as being opposite his twin sister Dr. Director in every possible way, which is mostly accurate. They don't even look much like siblings, let alone twins.
* ''[[Muppet Babies]]'': Scooter and Skeeter. They sang a song dedicated to this in the episode about opera.
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'': Thanks to [[Divergent Character Evolution]] - Dean has slowly become a nervous, cowardly [[Non
== Real Life ==
* ''[[
* ''[[Tokio Hotel (Music)|Tokio Hotel]]'': Bill and Tom Kaulitz are identical twins, but dress and wear their hair differently, just to name one difference, to the point that some people don't believe they're identical. One of the more notable differences is Bill's focus on "true love" while (until recently) Tom was only looking for love of the one-night variety.
* The public perception of [[London Gangster|the Kray twins]] has traditionally had Ronnie, the younger twin, as pure [[Ax Crazy]] psychopath, and Reggie as quieter and more [[Affably Evil]], even acting as something of a [[Morality Chain]] to his brother. There's not necessarily much evidence of this, but that just makes the fact that people ''want'' it to be the case an example of this trope in action.
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