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[[File:tokimemo2_shirayuki_twins2a_9195.png|link=Tokimeki Memorial|frame|The Shirayuki sisters: a sweet [[The Ingenue|Ingenue]] on the left, a [[Genki Girl|mischievous]] blunt girl on the right. They also disagree on [[Girl
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'': Kouji and Koichi. Kouji is arrogant and kind of a jerk at first, [[I Work Alone|working by himself]] because he thinks the others will only drag him down. As time goes on, he shows a much kinder side. His Digimon forms are wolf-based and his element is light. Meanwhile, his twin is similar in appearance but far more soft-spoken and willing to be in the group {{spoiler|once he's de-brainwashed.}} And, his Digimon forms are lion-based and his element is darkness ([[Dark Is Not Evil]].)
* ''[[D.N.Angel]]'': Riku and Risa.They even come out and say that their personalities are completely different. Risa is very girly and rather shallow, while Riku is tomboy-ish and more down to earth.
* ''[[Durarara]]'': Mairu and Kururi {{spoiler|Orihara}} actually [[Invoked Trope|invoked]] this. They actually ''flipped a coin'' to decide which girl got which trait. Strangely enough, their roles (Mairu as the [[Genki Girl]] and Kururi as [[The Quiet One]]) switch when they're on the internet. Even weirder is the fact that they don't consider themselves [[The Dividual|separate people]].
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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-Identical Twins]] {{spoiler|Vetti and Cleo}} exemplify this trope. Though, their personalities are passed off as them having been raised separately, with the younger one subjected to {{spoiler|mental and sexual abuse}}, giving him his screwed up personality.
* ''[[
** 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.
* ''[[
* ''[[Monster (
* ''[[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-Minded Twins]].
* ''[[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
* ''[[There Beyond the Beyond]]'': gives us twin boys both named Virid Visette Viridian, who are summed up quite nicely by their titles: [[Axe Crazy|"The Mad Prince"]] and [[Manipulative Bastard|"The Sane Prince"]].
* ''[[Trigun]]'': Vash and Knives. One is a genocidal maniac and the other is a pacifist. [[Captain Obvious|That's pretty different]].
** Vash is also all about how other people feel and love and peace, and Knives doesn't even do empathy for his twin with whom he has an ''effing psychic link''.
** 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
*** 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 are Morons]].
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!
** 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-Yang]].
* [[
* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' has the twin brothers Saga (thoughtful, wise, just {{spoiler|until his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] kicks in}}) and Kanon (selfish, scheming, arrogant {{spoiler|until he has a [[Heel Face Turn]].}}) For major irony, Saga is the ''Gemini'' Saint, {{spoiler|with Kanon inheriting his position once Saga dies.}}
* ''[[Hekikai no
* [[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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== Literature ==
* Jacob and Esau of [[
* Dawn and Eve of [[Piers Anthony]]'s ''[[
* Amoret and Belphoebe in ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'': The former was adopted by Venus, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, and became a [[Proper Lady]]. The latter was adopted by Diana, the Goddess of Maidenhood and the Hunt, and became an [[Action Girl]].
* Occurs in [[Gordon R. Dickson]]'s ''[[Childe Cycle]]'' series of novels and short stories, in the characters of Ian and Kensie Graeme. Both are Dorsai ([[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Proud Warrior Race Guys]]). Ian is the epitome of the Warrior - seemingly aloof and intimidating by his sheer presence. Kensie is his polar opposite - warm, caring, social - everything that Ian is not. In the stories it's implied that together the two make up one individual.
** Ironically, it's Ian who's irresistible to women - ''[[Chick Magnet|without realizing it]]''.
*** Which is a tribute to Dickson's understanding of Female Psychology. Of ''course'' we women would be drawn to a dark, broody type over a sunny open one!
* Both the books and TV version of ''[[Sweet Valley High]]'', with the Wakefield twins Jessica and Elizabeth.
* The Eiran twins Eamonn and Grainne from ''[[
* Robert L. Stevenson's ''[[The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'': Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde may be considered a variation of this trope.
* Shaun and Shem from ''[[Finnegans Wake]]'' probably count, but it's hard to figure out which is which, due to the book changing their names constantly. All you need to know is one is boring and dull, and the other is really creative and artistic.
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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
** 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.)
* Owen and Porter from First Person Plural by Andrew Beierle. Owen is a book-reading drama nerd. Porter is a cheerleader-dating football player. Owen is gay, and Porter is straight. They are also conjoined twins sharing one body with two heads. This is incredibly awkward considering that Porter married a homophobic woman.
* Nicky and Alex in the [[Full House]] book series grew up to be different, one tough, one shy, although in one episode of the show their father was concerned that their personalities would turn out the other way around.
* Emmeline and Adeline March from ''[[
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* Russ on ''[[Friends]]'' is exactly like Ross (only more so). Monica says "See? They're as different as night and...later that night."
** Averted, however, in that they're not related.
* The '80s sitcom ''[[Double Trouble]]''. Identical twins Jean and Liz Sagal (younger sisters of Katey Sagal of ''[[Married...
* {{spoiler|[[Big Good]] Jacob and his unnamed fraternal twin}} in ''[[Lost]]''.
* ''Scoundrels'', Cal and Logan West, an incompetent burglar/criminal, and an intelligent defense lawyer, respectively. The characters are so different, you can barely tell they're played by the same actor.
** 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 ''[[
* ''[[ICarly
* Lee and Leah, the [[Separated
* 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.
* Cathy and Patty Lane from ''[[The Patty Duke Show]]''. "But they're cousins, Identical cousins all the way. One pair of matching bookends, Different as night and day."
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== Newspaper Comics ==
* In the [[Scamp]] ([[Spin Offspring|Son of]] [[Lady and
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== Video Games ==
* The ''[[
* ''[[
** 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'.
* The [[
* ''[[
* ''[[Street Fighter]]'': Hyperactive Yun and brooding Yang of the Lee Brothers.
* ''[[Tokimeki Memorial|Tokimeki Memorial 2]]'' has the twin sisters Miho and Maho Shirayuki. Miho is a sweet, daydreaming girl who believes in fairies, and loves [[Fortune Teller|fortune-telling]] and plushies, and dreams of becoming a scenario writer of stories for children; Maho is a playful, blunt and mischevious street-wise girl, who enjoys [[The Fashionista|fashion]] and window-shopping, and dreams of becoming a model.
* ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'': The Voerman sisters, stoic businesswoman Therese and emotional party-girl Jeanette, from You eventually discover {{spoiler|Therese is a Malkavian, a member of a clan of vampires known for insanity, and her "sister" Jeanette is actually her [[Split Personality]]. With [[Talking the Monster
* The ''[[
* The Davis twins in ''[[The Sims]] 2: University'' are described verbatim as "different as night and day" within the game, yet they actually have identical personalities and aspirations. The only real difference between them is their appearances and what they like to talk about. Similarly, the Pleasant twins in Pleasantview are supposedly very different, but have very similar personalities.
* Adean and Briggid from ''[[Fire Emblem Jugdral]]''. Adean is a sweet [[White Magician Girl]] who didn't train as an [[Action Girl]] because it simply didn't fit her kind nature, while Briggid was a stubborn [[Ladette]] that was first kidnapped and then raised among pirates.
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== Visual Novels ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* ''[[Tsukihime]]'': Kohaku and Hisui. One is carefree, energetic and always smiling, while the other is silent with little expression.
** Also odd, when you consider that {{spoiler|they switched places from when they were children. Hisui was originally carefree and cheerful, while Kohaku was shy and untalkative. Then they got older and [[It Got Worse]] for them (specially [[Rape
* Ember and Daystar in the ''[[Elf Quest]]'' visual novels. Ember is active, bold and like her name in looks and attitude. Brother Daystar is mystical and calm, and blond with pale skin.
== Webcomics ==
* ''[[Its Walky]]'': Fraternal twins Beef and Walky. Justified as Beef was actually switched at birth with Walky's real twin Sal as part of Mrs. Walkerton's ''[[Separated
** Sal and Walky again in ''[[Dumbing of Age]]'' despite not being raised apart this time around.
* ''[[
* Molly and her clone / twin Galatea in ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' were raised separately. Both are brilliant, naive, and devoted to Bob, Jean, and each other. But while Molly is upbeat, friendly, and gentle, Galatea is paranoid and megalomaniacal.
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* ''[[Angry Beavers]]'': Dagget and Norbert, twin beavers.
* ''[[The Cramp Twins]]'': The entire premise.
* ''[[Cat Dog]]'': Cat and Dog, [[Conjoined Twins
* ''Day and Night'': The [[Pixar Shorts|Pixar animated short]] actually took this literally.
* ''[[Dragon Tales]]'': Zak and Wheezie, who are even very different colors!
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** Or, for that matter, twins with different skin colors.
** [[Canon Dis Continuity|What are you talking about?]]
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[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-Action Guy]] while Hank has evolved into a [[Ted Baxter]] who [[Too Dumb to Live|leaps into danger]] at the slightest provocation.
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== Real Life ==
* ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'': Amanda and Michelle Babin, who were contestants on Cycle 7. Michelle is tomboyish and more outgoing, whereas Amanda is more feminine and introverted. Michelle also came out of the closet during the course of the show, just to add another night and day difference to the mix.
* ''[[
* 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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