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Some will go as far as to make the ''parents'' [[Unfortunate Implications|look similar]]. It's usually done innocently, often in children's shows where the offspring are seen first, but the possibility of [[Incest Subtext]] can be shady to older fans.

Compare [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]] (for flesh-and-blood people), [[Identical Grandson]]. Contrast [[The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter]], where you'll find yourself ''relieved'' that '''Strong Family Resemblance''' isn't always the case. A subtrope of this would be [[Hereditary Hairstyle]].

Compare [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]] (for flesh-and-blood people), [[Identical Grandson]]. Contrast [[The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter]], where you'll find yourself ''relieved'' that '''Strong Family Resemblance''' isn't always the case. A subtrope of this would be [[Hereditary Hairstyle]]. If the similarities don't end here, then you may want to look for signs of a [[Generation Xerox]].

{{noreallife|Real Life people are not cartoons or drawings. We have [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]] for the flesh-and-blood examples of this.}}

== Anime and Manga ==

==Anime and Manga==

* In ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu]]'', Hare looks exactly like his mother Weda enough that the school doctor initially confuses him for a girl. In a huge irony, the school doctor {{spoiler|turns out to be his father.}}

* In ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu]]'', Hare looks exactly like his mother Weda, enough that the school doctor initially confuses him for a girl. In a huge case of irony, the school doctor {{spoiler|turns out to be his father}}.

* Likewise, Fuyuki's mother Aki in ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' looks [[Fan Service|mostly]] like him, and was [[Lampshaded]] in a [[Fountain of Youth]] episode with predictable results. (The fiery-tempered Natsumi, meanwhile, gets stuck with [[Hair Colors|red hair]]).

* While not very closely resembling her half-sisters at all, Urd of ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' is a dead-ringer for her own mother, [[Hot Shounen Mom|Hild]]. If it weren't for Hild's slight height advantage, different hairstyle, and slightly larger bust they could pretty easily be mistaken for one another.

* While not very closely resembling her half-sisters at all, Urd of ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' is a dead-ringer for her own mother, [[Hot Shounen Mom|Hild]]. If it weren't for Hild's slight height advantage, different hairstyle, and slightly larger bust, they could pretty easily be mistaken for one another.

* In ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', Usagi and Chibi-Usa are very similar (except for the hair colors), and the few glimpses we get of parents have them looking nearly identical to their daughters. Minako and Usagi's ''entire families'' are ~~[[Expy|~~copies of each other]], which wouldn't be so jarring if the 'newer' plot didn't force Usagi to resemble her mother ''in a past life'', meaning she doesn't look like her modern family at all.

* In ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', Usagi and Chibi-Usa are very similar (except for the hair colors), and the few glimpses we get of parents have them looking nearly identical to their daughters. Minako and Usagi's ''entire families'' are copies of each other, which wouldn't be so jarring if the 'newer' plot didn't force Usagi to resemble her mother ''in a past life'', meaning she doesn't look like her modern family at all.

** The parody manga ''Parallel Sailor Moon'' introduces daughters of the four Guardian Senshi, who look exactly like their mothers and have the same names.

** The parody manga ''[[Parallel Sailor Moon]]'' introduces daughters of the four Guardian Senshi, who look exactly like their mothers and have the same names.

* Ichigo of ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' looks like her mother, Sakura. She's basically just Ichigo's head on a [[Absurdly Youthful Mother|sliiiiiiiiiiightly more mature body]].

* Ichigo of ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' looks like her mother, Sakura. She's basically just Ichigo's head on a [[Absurdly Youthful Mother|''sliiiiiiiiiiightly'' more mature body]].

* In ''[[Please Teacher]]'', Mizuho and her mother look very very similar. {{spoiler|so much so that Kei confuses the two of them on more than one occasion with embarassing consequences.}}

* In ''[[Lucky Star]]'', [[Older Than They Look|Konata Izumi]] is basically a clone of her mother, with her father's skin tone and mole. It's obvious enough that the Hiiragi twins ~~mistakes~~ a picture of her parents together for Konata and her dad, and [[Lolicon|that leads to some interesting questions]]. The same is true of all the mothers seen in the series. ~~The~~ Hiiragi twins' father gets more onscreen time than their mother, but since all four offspring in their family are daughters, they all resemble the mother.

* In ''[[Lucky Star]]'', [[Older Than They Look|Konata Izumi]] is basically a clone of her mother, with her father's skin tone and mole. It's obvious enough that the Hiiragi twins mistake a picture of her parents together for Konata and her dad, and [[Lolicon|that leads to some interesting questions]]. The same is true of all the mothers seen in the series - the Hiiragi twins' father gets more onscreen time than their mother, but since all four offspring in their family are daughters, they all resemble the mother.

* [[Gender Bender|Girl-type]] [[Ranma ½|Ranma]], color of hair and eyes aside, is almost identical to her mother. Unfortunately for him, Nabiki decides to point this out at the most inopportune moment, specifically when he's trying to pass himself off as Akane's cousin in order to avoid fulfilling a rather nasty [[Seppuku|ritual suicide]] pact.

* Subaru and Ginga Nakajima of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' look like splitting images of their mother. Subverted when {{spoiler|it's later revealed that they were [[Super Prototype|experimental cyborgs]] that Quint rescued and then adopted partly because they looked like her}}. Doubly subverted when {{spoiler|it's even later revealed that Quint ''is'' their genetic mother... [[Truly Single Parent|in the cloning sense]], since the illegal researchers had somehow gotten hold of Quint's DNA and used it to create them.}}

* Subaru and Ginga Nakajima of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' look like splitting images of their mother. Subverted when {{spoiler|it's later revealed that they were [[Super Prototype|experimental cyborgs]] that Quint rescued and then adopted, partly because they looked like her}}. Doubly subverted when {{spoiler|it's even later revealed that Quint ''is'' their genetic mother... [[Truly Single Parent|in the cloning sense]], since the illegal researchers had somehow gotten hold of Quint's DNA and used it to create them.}}

** In a more typical case, Nanoha herself ends up looking rather similar to her own mother Momoko when she grows up.

** Lutecia looks very much like her mother Megane, particularly in her hair color and style.

** Subaru looks almost exactly like {{spoiler|her adopted sister Nove, [[All There in the Manual|who was also cloned from Quint]]}}, with only her hair color being different, to the point where someone she has only just met immediately guesses that they're related.

* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': Ed and Al (pre-transmutation, anyway) both look a lot like Hohenheim, especially Ed.

** Also, {{spoiler|anime!Envy in his true form.}}

** Also, {{spoiler|anime!Envy in his true form}}.

** ~~Also~~ Armstrong family ~~males~~ (and some of the ~~women~~).

** The Armstrong family guys (and some of the girls) closely resemble each other.

** In the finale family photo, {{spoiler|[[Babies Ever After|Ed's and Winry's unnamed son]] looks uncannily like Daddy, down to the shit-eating grin. Baby Daughter looks to take after Winry, as she has Winry's eye and hair colors.}}

* Akira Maeda from ''[[Cromartie High School]]'' is "renowned throughout Japan for his startling resemblance to his mother", as it's put in the manga. His friends keep confusing the two of them. They were also played by the same actor in the [[The Movie|live-action adaptation]].

* Very common in ''[[Dragonball Z]]''.

* ~~Very common in ''[[Dragonball Z]]''.~~ The most obvious example is Goten, who looks(and acts) like Goku when he was a kid; this is [[Lampshaded]] in the games where he and a younger version of Goku appear. Goten may have initially been created to fill the 'young Goku role' ~~left~~ as the real Goku was too aged and Gohan was evolving into his own character, but that didn't work out too well. Since not every child in the series has such a strong family resemblance, it's also removes lingering doubts that the [[Not Quite Dead|often absent]] Goku isn't his father...

** The most obvious example is Goten, who looks(and acts) like Goku when he was a kid; this is [[Lampshaded]] in the games where he and a younger version of Goku appear. Goten may have initially been created to fill the 'young Goku role', as the real Goku was too aged and Gohan was evolving into his own character, but that didn't work out too well. Since not every child in the series has such a strong family resemblance, it also removes lingering doubts that the [[Not Quite Dead|often-absent]] Goku isn't his father...

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** Similarly, the few times we see Vegeta's father, he looks pretty much like Vegeta with a few minor differences: brown hair, a slightly sturdier build, and a goatee.

** As seen in the ~~pic~~ above: Goku's father Bardock is nearly identical to his son, except for scars and a slight difference in facial shape.

** As seen in the page image above, Goku's father Bardock is nearly identical to his son, except for scars and a slight difference in facial shape. Incidentally, the resemblance is "second son identical to a parent": Goku is Bardock's second son, while Goten is Goku's second. Outside of his family, Bra looks exactly like Bulma, and is her second child with Vegeta. Makes you wonder Gohan's second child would look like...

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** Interestingly enough, Gohan's hair resembles that of his father's older brother Raditz when it's ankle-length on Namek, though it ''does'' manage a Goku-ish shape during the Cell Games.

** Incidentally, the resemblance is "second son identical to his father": Goku is Bardock's second son while Goten is Goku's second.

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** Similarly, the few times we see Vegeta's father, he looks pretty much like Vegeta with a few minor differences: brown hair, a slightly sturdier build, and a goatee. The 2006 special also reveals that he has a younger brother, Tarble, who looks like a much younger version of him.

** More like "second child identical to one of the parents". Bra looks exactly like Bulma, and is her second child with Vegeta.

** In the case of the Saiyans, this trope is genetic, acting as a form of identification to distinguish Saiyan bloodlines of differnet strength levels easily through facial features and the like.

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*** Interestingly enough, Gohan's hair resembles that of his father's older brother Raditz when it's ankle-length on Namek, though it ''does'' manage a Goku-ish shape during the Cell Games.

*** Makes you wonder if Vegeta had an older sibling.

** The 2006 special reveals he has a younger brother who looks like a much younger version of him.

*** Or what Gohan's second child, if a son, would look like...

** Apparently this all has to do with Saiyan genes. It's a form of identification to tell the weak Sayains from the strong ones easily through facial features and whatnot.

** Krillin and Android 18's daughter Marron looked like Krillin with pigtails as a toddler. As a young woman, she resembles her mother.

* Variation: In ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'', Komachi and her older sister Madoka look nearly identical (to the extent that, when several characters meet Madoka for the first time, they mistake her for Komachi). Their mother has never appeared, so whether she looks the same as well is unknown.

* A Variation in ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'': Komachi and her older sister Madoka look nearly identical (to the extent that, when several characters meet Madoka for the first time, they mistake her for Komachi). Their mother has never appeared, so whether she looks the same as well is unknown.

* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', when Negi magically ages himself up, he's virtually indistinguishable from his father. When he travels into the magic world, the resemblance is a bit of a plot point. Naturally, the strong resemblance, combined with the fact that Negi's mother has barely even been mentioned, leads to a number of [[Epileptic Trees]] concerning Negi's [[Truly Single Parent|possible origin]]. The identity of his mother was later revealed; personality wise he resembles her quite strongly, although he's much more [[Cheerful Child|upbeat]].

* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', when Negi magically ages himself up, he's virtually indistinguishable from his father. When he travels into the magic world, the resemblance is a bit of a plot point. Naturally, the strong resemblance, combined with the fact that Negi's mother has barely even been mentioned, leads to a number of [[Epileptic Trees]] concerning Negi's [[Truly Single Parent|possible origin]]. The identity of his mother was later revealed; personality wise, he resembles her quite strongly, although he's much more [[Cheerful Child|upbeat]]. Negi's cousin also looks like her aunt (Negi's mother).

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* The manga for ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' doesn't show us any of the girls' parents (unless you count [[Mind Screw|Chiyo's dad]]), but in the anime, we get a brief glimpse of Kaorin's mother, who is basically a slightly taller Kaorin in an apron. We're also told that Tomo and her father had the same hairstyle at some point.

** Negi's cousin also looks like her aunt (Negi's mother).

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* ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''~~, the manga,~~ doesn't show us any of the girls' parents (unless you count [[Mind Screw|Chiyo's dad]]) but in the ~~show~~, we get a brief glimpse of Kaorin's mother, who is basically a slightly taller Kaorin in an apron. We're also told that Tomo and her father had the same hairstyle at some point.

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' has a weird version with {{spoiler|Lordgenome and Nia}}, who look nothing alike as they are in the series, but as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOBG3CCew7Q this video made after the end of the actual series] shows {{spoiler|Lordgenome used to be a [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] and basically a male version of Nia}}. Seriously.

** Rossiu also looks uncannily like the priest of his village at the very end of the series, leading to WMG as to whether or not they're related.

*** In the episode Rossiu joined, I'm pretty sure that it was stated that the priest is his father.

*** Actually, he was more likely referring to the priest as "Father" because that's what people traditionally directly refer to priests as.

*** Does anyone other than Rossiu call him ~~father~~?

*** Does anyone other than Rossiu call him Father?

* [[Naruto]], especially after [[Art Evolution]], looks just like his father, {{spoiler|Minato Namikaze (the 4th Hokage)}}.

* [[Naruto]], especially after the [[Art Evolution]], looks just like his father, {{spoiler|Minato Namikaze (the 4th Hokage)}}.

** Most of the Konoha Twelve look like younger versions of their parents, especially the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. Hinata's mother, who was only shown in a flashback in the anime, strongly resembles her after the timeskip.

** In Chapter 498 {{spoiler|Naruto meets his mother Kushina and at one point she mentions Naruto has her face and Minato's hair.}}

** In Chapter 498 {{spoiler|Naruto meets his mother Kushina, and at one point she mentions Naruto has her face and Minato's hair.}}

** Mikoto Uchiha is literally Sasuke with long hair. ~~True~~ to form, she's incredibly pretty.

** The Uchihas, expecially the ones whose first names we know, all look the same, to the point that they can only be distinguished by little details in their faces/had such details added so we can tell them apart. Subtract the little lines around Madara's eyes, over Izuna's upper lip or on Itachi's cheecks and you get Sasuke. Mikoto Uchiha is literally Sasuke with long hair - and true to form, she's incredibly pretty.

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** Gaara's mother Karura and his uncle Yashamaru have essentially the same face and hair. Gaara and Kankuro both look a lot like their father, while appearing somewhat different themselves; same goes for Temari and their mother.

*** The Uchihas, expecially the ones whose first names we know, all look the same, to the point that they can only be distinguished by little details in their faces/had such details added so we can tell them apart. Subtract the little lines around Madara's eyes, over Izuna's upper lip or on Itachi's cheecks and you get Sasuke.

** Gaara's mother Karura and uncle Yashamaru have essentially the same face and hair.

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** Gaara and Kankuro both look a lot like their father while appearing somewhat different themselves; same goes for Temari and their mother.

* In ''[[Detective Conan]]'', Yuusaku Kudo and his son Shinichi look almost exactly the same (Yuusaku has glasses and a funky mustache, Shinichi has a cowlick and a pointy rat-tail). The same goes for Kaitou KID and Shinichi; even though nobody knows whether or not they're related.

** Actually, a ''huge'' [[Chekhov's Gun|plot point]] in a case of the fifth season. {{spoiler|The detective Yusuke Sakata, whose father died in strange circumstances 20 years ago, confronts a [[Serial Killer]]. Much to his shock, the ~~[[Serial Killer]]~~ starts referring to him as "Instructor Inaba" and babbling in ''horror'' about how "the prank went too far". Said prank~~, obviously,~~ refers to the death of Sakata's dad Inaba, which he and other five people caused. Yusuke, who had become a policeman to investigate what went on with his father, ''became a [[Serial Killer]] himself'', catching and murdering the other culprits while keeping the other murderer alive and hidden while planning to kill him last and frame him for all the deaths. [[Love Makes You Evil|All to punish those who robbed him of his dad when he was a little boy]]}}. And on the other hand, {{spoiler|this was also Yusuke's perdition: at some point Heiji and Conan saw a picture that included all of the victims plus other two persons whom Yusuke had still not killed... as well as Inaba. ~~This lets them~~ notice how physically alike Yusuke and Inaba were, identifying Yusuke as the killer.}}

** Actually a ''huge'' [[Chekhov's Gun|plot point]] in the case of the fifth season. {{spoiler|The detective Yusuke Sakata, whose father died in strange circumstances 20 years ago, confronts a [[Serial Killer]]. Much to his shock, the killer starts referring to him as "Instructor Inaba" and babbling in ''horror'' about how "the prank went too far". Said prank refers to the death of Sakata's dad Inaba, which he and other five people caused. Yusuke, who had become a policeman to investigate what went on with his father, ''became a [[Serial Killer]] himself'', catching and murdering the other culprits while keeping the other murderer alive and hidden while planning to kill him last and frame him for all the deaths. [[Love Makes You Evil|All to punish those who robbed him of his dad when he was a little boy]]}}. And on the other hand, {{spoiler|this was also Yusuke's perdition: at some point, Heiji and Conan saw a picture that included all of the victims plus other two persons whom Yusuke had still not killed... as well as Inaba. They notice how physically alike Yusuke and Inaba were, identifying Yusuke as the killer.}}

* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'':

** The [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals|Nurse Jennys]] are revealed to be identical even when young -- ''identical to the adult ~~specimens~~, that is''.

** The [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals|Nurse Jennys]] are revealed to be identical, even when young -- ''identical to the adult family members, that is''.

** The episode "Enlighten Up!" introduces Professor Westwood V, inventor of the PokeDex. As shown by his family portraits, he looks ''exactly'' like his father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather when they were his age, although ''his'' portrait ironically shows him when he was much younger.

* Brilliantly carried off in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. Initially you can't see any resemblance between Shinji Ikari and his father Gendo ~~Ikari—but then~~ in episode 5 Shinji briefly puts on a pair of Gendo's old glasses and later in episode 21 you get to see what Gendo looked like when he was younger. The resemblance is disturbingly striking~~, without the two of them looking like lazily designed age-clones~~.

* Brilliantly carried off in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. Initially, you can't see any resemblance between Shinji Ikari and his father Gendo Ikari—but in episode 5, Shinji briefly puts on a pair of Gendo's old glasses, and later in episode 21, you get to see what Gendo looked like when he was younger. The resemblance is disturbingly striking.

** Ritsuko Akagi, as it turns out, shares quite a resemblance to her mother Naoko, as seen in episode 21 where we learn that she wasn't a natural blonde - save for her characteristic mole on her cheek, Ritsuko would look a ''lot'' like her mother when she's older if you were to superimpose her original hair colour over her current one. Much like the Shinji-Gendo similarity above, this is intended to be a display of [[Not So Different]], and rather disturbingly so - even her hair and clothing styles become more like Naoko's as she gets older, not to mention {{spoiler|her sleeping with Gendo just as her mother had done.}}

** And of course, in the ''most'' disturbing example and {{spoiler|the most loose definition of ''family'' resemblance, Rei Ayanami shares a striking resemblance to the woman from whom she was [[Half-Human Hybrid|at least partially cloned]] - Yui Ikari, Shinji's mother. Which makes her Shinji's half-sister... sorta.}}

* The way the [[Anthropomorphic Personification|nations]] in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' are related can be a little confusing, but England and Sealand are most certainly related. Sealand looks like a younger, more [[Cheerful Child|hyper]] England.

* The way the [[Anthropomorphic Personification|nations]] in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' are related can be a little confusing, but England and Sealand are most certainly related - Sealand looks like a younger, more [[Cheerful Child|hyper]] England. Several of England's relatives [[Word of God|apparently share]] [[Big Ol' Eyebrows|his eyebrows]].

** If Germany were to grow his hair long, he'd be identical to his ancestor, Germania. His older brother, Prussia, also shares a certain resemblance with them, though his eye and hair color sets him apart.

** If Germany were to grow his hair long, he'd be identical to his ancestor, Germania. His older brother, Prussia, also shares a certain resemblance with them, though his eye and hair color sets him apart. On the flipside of that, muss up Germany's hair and he ends up looking just like Prussia in the webcomics.

*** Depending on whether or not you believe that Germany is related to the Holy Roman Empire, {{spoiler|or ''is'' the Holy Roman Empire}}, you can't deny that HRE looks like a younger Germany, and that Germany bears a resemblance to the sketch of teenage HRE when his hair isn't slicked back.

*** Muss up Germany's hair and he ends up looking just like Prussia in the webcomics.

*** Depending on whether or not you believe that Germany is related to the Holy Roman Empire, {{spoiler|or ''is'' the Holy Roman Empire}}, you can't deny that HRE looks like a younger Germany, and that Germany bears a resemblance to the sketch of teenage HRE when his hair isn't slicked back. Meanwhile, in North America, Canada and the U.S. look identical to the point that poor Canada is often mistaken for his more noticeable brother. [[~~Fanon~~]] has it that they're twins. South Italy looks to be a darker, meaner, and slightly taller version of North Italy, and is otherwise completely the same. Several of England's relatives [[Word of God|apparently share]] [[Big Ol' Eyebrows|his eyebrows]].

** Meanwhile, in North America, Canada and the U.S. look identical to the point that poor Canada is often mistaken for his more noticeable brother; [[fanon]] has it that they're twins.

*** ~~Don't~~ ~~forget~~ ~~that~~ ~~both~~ Italies strongly resemble their grandfather Ancient Rome.

** South Italy looks to be a darker, meaner, and slightly taller version of North Italy, and is otherwise completely the same.Both Italies strongly resemble their grandfather, Ancient Rome.

** In the Slavic side, Russia and his older sister Ukraine look pretty similar: they're both tall, light-haired, [[I Am Big Boned|a little pudgy]] and ~~with~~ similar features except for Russia's nose. If we add their [[Gender Flip|genderflipped]] versions, the similarity is even stronger: male!Ukraine is basically [[Fragile Flower|a more insecure]] Russia with blonder hair, while female!Russia is a long-haired and more smily Ukraine.

** On the Slavic side, Russia and his older sister Ukraine look pretty similar: they're both tall, light-haired, [[I Am Big Boned|a little pudgy]], and have similar features except for Russia's nose. If we add their [[Gender Flip|genderflipped]] versions, the similarity is even stronger: male!Ukraine is basically [[Fragile Flower|a more insecure]] Russia with blonder hair, while female!Russia is a long-haired and more smily Ukraine.

** Subverted with Switzerland and Liechtenstein. They're not exactly siblings (more like adoptive sibs, though it's easy to infer they're at least distantly related due to being Germanic), but they look almost exactly alike. ~~And~~ even more when Liech cuts off her braids.

** Subverted with Switzerland and Liechtenstein. They're not exactly siblings (more like adoptive sibs, though it's easy to infer they're at least distantly related due to being Germanic), but they look almost exactly alike - even more when Liech cuts off her braids.

** Also subverted with Cyprus and Greece. He ''does'' look like a younger and slimmer Greece... but lacks his trademark [[Idiot Hair]].

* This is the case for the Laforets in ''[[Baccano!]]!'', where you can probably pick out one of them from a sea of [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] on the basis that they're all nearly identical to their father, Huey.

** The only Huey-descendants who don't resemble him being his great-great-granddaughter, Claudia, who looks like a female version of {{spoiler|her great-grandfather Claire}}, and his {{spoiler|son by Monica}}, Luchino, who looks exactly like his mother.

* [[One Piece]]: Robin and her mother Olivia; Robin ends up being identical to her as an adult, with the exception of different hair colours.

* [[One Piece]] has Robin and her mother Olivia; Robin ends up being identical to her as an adult, with the exception of different hair colours.

** Also, Vivi and her mother Titi. It's so striking that during Vivi's coming of age ceremony, her father almost mistook her for a spitting image of Titi. ~~If you want to check it out for yourself, [http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/9/92/Young_Titi.jpg here's what her mother looked like when she was young.]{{Dead link}}~~

** Also, Vivi and her mother Titi. It's so striking that during Vivi's coming of age ceremony, her father almost mistook her for a spitting image of Titi.

** Monkey D. Garp, Luffy's grandfather, ~~[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120207124919/onepiece/images/d/da/Kid_garp.PNG~~ looked almost exactly like Luffy did~~]{{Dead link}}~~ when he was a kid. Even now you can see the resemblance, as Garp looks like a much older and brawnier Luffy. Averted with {{spoiler|Dragon}}, Luffy's dad, who doesn't really look much like either of them.

** Monkey D. Garp, Luffy's grandfather, looked almost exactly like Luffy did when he was a kid. Even now, you can see the resemblance, as Garp looks like a much older and brawnier Luffy. Averted with {{spoiler|Dragon}}, Luffy's dad, who doesn't really look much like either of them.

* In ''[[Angel Densetsu]]'', Kitano looks a ''lot'' like his father. Which is [[Face of a Thug|very sad for him]].

* Ciel from ''[[Black Butler]]'' already looks almost exactly like his late father, Earl Vincent Phantomhive, and will definitely be a carbon copy of him once he's older. He ''was'' shown as an adult in the 'Ciel in Wonderland 2' OVA and the resemblance was striking.

* Ciel from ''[[Black Butler]]'' already looks almost exactly like his late father, Earl Vincent Phantomhive, and will definitely be a carbon copy of him once he's older. He ''was'' shown as an adult in the 'Ciel in Wonderland 2' OVA, and the resemblance was striking. And considering Sebastian has taken the appearance of Earl Phantomhive, except for the eyes, this could raise some interesting questions when he's older.

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* In ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'', Sousuke Sagara is shown to look almost exactly like his [[Hot Shounen Mom|beautiful]] [[Missing Mom]] in his backstory, interestingly enough. No wonder [[Even the Guys Want Him]].

** And considering Sebastian has taken the appearance of Earl Phantomhive, except for the eyes, this could raise some interesting questions when he's older.

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* In ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]''~~, interestingly enough~~, Sousuke Sagara is shown to look almost exactly like his [[Hot Shounen Mom|beautiful]] [[Missing Mom]] in his backstory. No wonder [[Even the Guys Want Him]].

* ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'' has Nagisa and her mother Sanae. {{spoiler|Later on, there's Nagisa and her daughter with Tomoya, Ushio.}}

* ''[[Prince of Tennis]]''. Kaidou Kaoru looks almost identical to both his younger brother Hazue and his father Shibuki, with the two of them essentially being older and younger versions of him. It's actually kind of creepy...

* ''[[Prince of Tennis]]'': Kaidou Kaoru looks almost identical to both his younger brother Hazue and his father Shibuki, with the two of them essentially being older and younger versions of him. It's actually kind of creepy... [[Crowning Moment of Funny|and fucking hilarious.]]

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** {{spoiler|The notes to Shin Tenipuri make the resemblance between Kaoru and Hazue even stronger, since Hazue plays tennis too ''and'' will apply to Seigaku Junior High once he's old enough, meaning that he actively ''aims'' to be more like his older brother.}}

** [[Crowning Moment of Funny|And fucking hilarious.]]

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** Kunimitsu Tezuka looks a lot like both his father Kuniharu and his grandfather Kunikazu in the manga. Much more the latter than the first, though, as Kuniharu is a [[Nice Guy]], but both grandpa and grandson are [[The Stoic]].

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*** {{spoiler|The notes to Shin Tenipuri make the resemblance between Kaoru and Hazue even stronger since Hazue plays tennis too ''and'' will apply to Seigaku Junior High once he's old enough, meaning that he actively ''aims'' to be more like his older brother.}}

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** Though it's more subtle, Ryoma definitely shares his father's eyes and intensity.

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** Kunimitsu Tezuka looks a lot like both his father Kuniharu and his grandfather Kunikazu in the manga. Much more the latter than the first, though, as Kuniharu is a [[Nice Guy]] but both ~~Grandpa~~ and grandson are [[The Stoic]].

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* It's revealed about 4/5ths of the way through ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' that Alto Saotome is pretty much a clone of his [[Missing Mom]] Miyo, [[Hime Cut]] and all. [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|That explains a LOT]].

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** Though more subtle, Ryoma definitely shares his father's eyes and intensity.

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* It's revealed about 4/5ths of the way through ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' that Alto Saotome is pretty much a clone of his [[Missing Mom]] Miyo, [[Hime Cut]] and all~~, in boy-drag~~. [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|That explains a LOT]].

* Mizuho from ''[[Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru]]'' looks exactly like his mother.

* Pretty much the same case with Joey Jones from ''[[Heroman]]'', ~~except unlike with Mizuho's case,~~ Joey's looks aren't [[Lampshaded]] at all.

* Pretty much the same case with Joey Jones from ''[[Heroman]]'', though Joey's looks aren't [[Lampshaded]] at all.

* In ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', Akito and Ren look almost exactly the same—except for Ren's long hair, and um...assets. Also, Ayame and Yuki have been mistaken for each other [by a minor character], and when we get a short glimpse of Shigure's parents he looks exactly like his mother.

* In ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', Akito and Ren look almost exactly the same—except for Ren's long hair, and um... assets. Also, Ayame and Yuki have been mistaken for each other [by a minor character], and when we get a short glimpse of Shigure's parents he looks exactly like his mother.

** A picture of Ayame when he was in high school seems to just be a palette-swaped Yuki with longer hair.

* In ''[[Game X Rush]]'', {{spoiler|Memori is an almost exact younger male clone of his mother}}, to the point where Ken mistakes the latter for the former.

* Souma Saiki of ''[[Sakura Gari]]'' looks like his dead beautiful mother, Abigail, to the point where all he has to do is grow out his hair and wear her shawl to look exactly like her.

* The [[Babies Ever After]] scene at the end of ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]'' played this unsettlingly straight, right down to the last child. Between that and the conspicuous absence from the reunion of any spouses who aren't former Chosen Children, it's a popular snark among fans dissatisfied with the ending to suggest that they all just cloned themselves.

* [[Nabari no Ou|Miharu]] and his mother, Asahi. To the point that most non-fans simply assume that the two on this [[media:nabari13 7896.png|volume cover]] are Miharu and his own reflection.

* [[Nabari no Ou|Miharu]] and his mother, Asahi, to the point that most non-fans simply assume that the two on this [[media:nabari13 7896.png|volume cover]] are Miharu and his own reflection.

* In ''[[Bakuman｡]]'', when Akito Takagi and Moritaka Mashiro look through a yearbook that Moritaka's uncle Nobuhiro "Taro Kawaguchi" Mashiro had, they realize that Miho Azuki's mother, Miyuki Haruno, looks quite a bit like Miho did when she was in high school. Moritaka also looks very similar to a younger version of his uncle.

* Mirielle Bouquet of ''[[Noir]]'' looks almost exactly like her deceased mother, Odette, and this winds up being a plot point later.

* In ''[[Stitch!]]'''s reunion episode with Lilo, {{spoiler|it's revealed that the series was a [[Time Skip]] all along and Lilo had an identical looking daughter in the time that's passed since they went their separate ways.}}

* In ''[[Stitch!]]'', during the reunion episode with Lilo, {{spoiler|it's revealed that the series was a [[Time Skip]] all along and Lilo had an identical-looking daughter in the time that's passed since they went their separate ways.}}

* In ''[[Soul Eater]]'', even at thirteen Black Star resembles his father rather strongly, although this flashback was based on Sid recalling what White Star was like because his son's behaviour had become so similar.

* In ''[[Soul Eater]]'', even at thirteen Black Star resembles his father rather strongly - although this flashback was based on Sid recalling what White Star was like, because his son's behaviour had become so similar.

* Victorique of ''[[Gosick]]'' is so identical to her mother that just wearing a ''different hat'' is enough to throw people.

* The women of the Misaka family of ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' and ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'' all look very similar. Well, saying that is unfair considering over nine thousand of them are clones of Misaka Mikoto, who herself looks much like her mother.

* The women of the Misaka family in ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' and ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'' all look very similar. Well, saying that is unfair considering over nine thousand of them are clones of Misaka Mikoto, who herself looks much like her mother.

* Rukia in ''[[Bleach]]'' has an uncanny resemblance to her older sister ~~Hisana. [http://www.manga-access.com/manga/B/Bleach/chapter/179/12 This] is~~ Hisana. For that matter, she and Byakuya look ~~[http://www.manga-access.com/manga/B/Bleach/chapter/150/6~~ alike] despite not being blood-relatives.

* Rukia in ''[[Bleach]]'' has an uncanny resemblance to her older sister Hisana. For that matter, she and Byakuya look alike, despite not being blood-relatives.

* Shuichi from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' looks a lot like his older sister, Maho. ~~When~~ he grew his hair out into a bob they looked near identical. Makoto also looks a lot like his mother.

* Shuichi from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' looks a lot like his older sister, Maho; when he grew his hair out into a bob, they looked near-identical. Makoto also looks a lot like his mother.

* Yukari from ''[[Family Compo]]'' resembles her dead sister quite a lot. When she asks her nephew to move in with her family he's captivated by their resemblance.

* Yukari from ''[[Family Compo]]'' resembles her dead sister quite a lot. When she asks her nephew to move in with her family, he's captivated by their resemblance.

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Kei]] in [[Houou Gakuen Misoragumi]] looks almost like a younger version of her father.

* Louise from ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]'', compared to her mother Karin [http://i.imgur.com/6mjHU.jpg during her younger days~~...]~~ ~~(That's from~~ the ''Karin Side Stories''.)

* Louise from ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]'', compared to her mother Karin (pictured [http://i.imgur.com/6mjHU.jpg here] during her younger days in the ''[[Karin Side Stories]]'').

* In ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' Hoteye, the man with the polygonal face, mentions he had a missing younger brother, who is later revealed to be {{spoiler|the even more polygonal Wally from a previous arc}}.

* In ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', Hoteye, the man with the polygonal face, mentions he had a missing younger brother, who is later revealed to be {{spoiler|the even more polygonal Wally from a previous arc}}.

* Not only does [http://images.wikia.com/duelmasters/images/e/e3/Shobu.jpg Shobu] of ''[[Duel Masters]]'' look almost exactly [http://images.wikia.com/duelmasters/images/c/c9/Shori.jpg the same as his] [[Disappeared Dad]] ([[Animation Anatomy Aging]] the only real difference), but the two even dress the same.

* Not only does [http://images.wikia.com/duelmasters/images/e/e3/Shobu.jpg Shobu] of ''[[Duel Masters]]'' look almost exactly [http://images.wikia.com/duelmasters/images/c/c9/Shori.jpg the same as his] [[Disappeared Dad]] (with [[Animation Anatomy Aging]] being the only real difference), but the two even dress the same.

* ''[[K-On!]]'' has the Hirasawa sisters, who resemble each other to the point where the younger sister (almost) successfully passed herself off as the older sister once. After that, the resemblance is [[lampshaded]] and [[Played for Laughs]] on occasion.

* ''[[My Hero Academia]]''; Bakugō is a dead ringer for his mother, ~~even when you factor in the different genders. She~~ also seems to be where he got his [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]

* In ''[[My Hero Academia]]'', Bakugō is a dead ringer for his mother, who also seems to be where he got his [[Hair-Trigger Temper]] from.

== Comic Books ==

==Comic Books==

* Sarah Stacy, the identitical daughter of Spider-Man's Gwen Stacy. It led to intense squick.

* Sarah Stacy, the identitical daughter of Spider-Man's Gwen Stacy. It led to intense [[squick]].

** It's worth noting that in most Elsewords where he's a father, Peter's children end up looking a lot like MJ or Gwen. ~~The~~ exception being ''Spider-Girl'', where May looks like both of her parents (and has her Aunt May's eye color!). The trope's played straight with [[Cloning Blues|BenReilly]]'s son, instead... although somehow only MJ has noticed the resemblance.

** It's worth noting that in most Elsewords where he's a father, Peter's children end up looking a lot like MJ or Gwen, with the exception being ''Spider-Girl'', where May looks like both of her parents (and has her Aunt May's eye color!). The trope's played straight with [[Cloning Blues|BenReilly]]'s son, instead... although somehow, only MJ has noticed the resemblance.

* Regardless of [[Marvel Universe]] continuity, Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver looks like an aged-down clone of his father Magnus ~~aka~~ Magneto. Pietro's twin, Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, looks very much like the twins' mother Magda, ranging from 'Really A Lot Alike' to 'Her Younger Clone' in resemblance. Given the odd family dynamics through their 30+ years of history, this sometimes [[Unfortunate Implications|seems a little strange]].

* Regardless of [[Marvel Universe]] continuity, Pietro Maximoff AKA Quicksilver looks like an aged-down clone of his father Magnus AKA Magneto. Pietro's twin, Wanda Maximoff AKA Scarlet Witch, looks very much like the twins' mother Magda, ranging from 'Really A Lot Alike' to 'Her Younger Clone' in resemblance. Given the odd family dynamics through their 30+ years of history, this sometimes [[Unfortunate Implications|seems a little strange]].

** This continues to the Scarlet Witch's 'children', [[Young Avengers|Wiccan and Speed]], who are ~~(male)~~ [[Expy|Expies]] of Wanda and Pietro respectively, down to powers and costumes.

** This continues to the Scarlet Witch's 'children' [[Young Avengers|Wiccan and Speed]], brothers who are [[Expy|Expies]] of Wanda and Pietro respectively, down to powers and costumes.

* The artists for [[Archie Comics]] apparently strongly support this. For example, whenever Betty fantasizes about her and Archie being married with children, their kids look like miniature clones of them. They don't even bother giving the son(s) their mother's hair color.

** Even the company's ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' title bows to this. Sonya and Manik, Sonic and Sally's future children who appear in flashforward stories/scenes, look exactly like their mom and dad, even though their parents, [[Interspecies Romance|~~being~~ of different species]], would be more likely to have "mutant hedge-squirrel babies".

** Even the company's ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' title bows to this. Sonya and Manik, Sonic and Sally's future children who appear in flashforward stories/scenes, look exactly like their mom and dad, even though their parents [[Interspecies Romance|are of different species]] and would be more likely to have "mutant hedge-squirrel babies".

* The Dalton brothers in ''[[Lucky Luke]]'' are identical except in height, and their resemblance to [[Retired Badass|Ma Dalton]] is so strong that the shorter brothers can pass as her just by shaving and putting on a dress.

* In the [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe]], most adult members of the Duck and McDuck families are basically [[Donald Duck|Donald]] with accessories (beards, hairdos, [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics|bows]] ~~ect.)~~. The same can be observed when you compare Huey, Dewey and Louie with all other Duck and McDuck kids.

* In the [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe]], most adult members of the Duck and McDuck families are basically [[Donald Duck|Donald]] with accessories - beards, hairdos, [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics|bows]], etc. The same can be observed when you compare Huey, Dewey and Louie with all the other Duck and McDuck kids.

* Sharon Carter, erstwhile girlfriend to [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]], strongly resembles her aunt (World War II resistance fighter and Cap's wartime girlfriend) ~~Peggy,~~ though the two were originally written as sisters before being retconned into being niece/aunt.

* Sharon Carter, erstwhile girlfriend to [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]], strongly resembles her aunt Peggy, World War II resistance fighter and Cap's wartime girlfriend - though the two were originally written as sisters before being retconned into being niece/aunt.

== Films -- Animated ==