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'''Alexa''': They think they're charming.<br />
'''Alexa''': They think they're charming.<br />
'''Liana''': Rakish.<br />
'''Liana''': Rakish.<br />
'''Alexa''': Roguish. |''[[Barbie and The Diamond Castle]]''}}
'''Alexa''': Roguish. |''[[Barbie and the Diamond Castle]]''}}


A [[Twin Tropes|Twin Trope]]. The tendency of twins to [[Witty Banter|banter]] with each other. This includes [[Finishing Each Other's Sentences|finishing each other's sentences]] and [[Comedy Duo|feeding each other lines]], among other things. A common trait of [[Single-Minded Twins]] and [[Twin Telepathy|Telepathic Twins]].
A [[Twin Tropes|Twin Trope]]. The tendency of twins to [[Witty Banter|banter]] with each other. This includes [[Finishing Each Other's Sentences]] and [[Comedy Duo|feeding each other lines]], among other things. A common trait of [[Single-Minded Twins]] and [[Twin Telepathy|Telepathic Twins]].


This can also be done by other multiple siblings, or even [[Those Two Guys]].
This can also be done by other multiple siblings, or even [[Those Two Guys]].
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{{examples}}
{{examples}}
* The [[Duumvirate]] does this without sentence-finishing.
* The [[Duumvirate]] does this without sentence-finishing.
* Fred and George Weasley from ''[[Harry Potter (Literature)|Harry Potter]]'', naturally.
* Fred and George Weasley from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'', naturally.
* Who could forget [[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Tweedledum and Tweedledee]]?
* Who could forget [[Alice in Wonderland|Tweedledum and Tweedledee]]?
* Jeremy and Ian from ''[[Barbie and The Diamond Castle]]''. They even banter ''in song''.
* Jeremy and Ian from ''[[Barbie and the Diamond Castle]]''. They even banter ''in song''.
* Kaoru and Hikaru in [[Ouran High School Host Club]] do this regularly.
* Kaoru and Hikaru in [[Ouran High School Host Club]] do this regularly.
* ''[[Futakoi]]''.
* ''[[Futakoi]]''.
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* Tomax and Xamot, of [[G.I. Joe]].
* Tomax and Xamot, of [[G.I. Joe]].
* ''The Corsican Brothers''
* ''The Corsican Brothers''
* Castor and Pollux Stone, ''[[The Rolling Stones (Literature)|The Rolling Stones]]'' by [[Robert A. Heinlein]]. Also Laz and Lor in his later novels.
* Castor and Pollux Stone, ''[[The Rolling Stones (novel)|The Rolling Stones]]'' by [[Robert A. Heinlein]]. Also Laz and Lor in his later novels.
* Shion and Mion from [[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]] do this occasionally, but sometimes it [[Yandere|isn't]] [[Kill'Em All|always for laughs]].
* Shion and Mion from [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]] do this occasionally, but sometimes it [[Yandere|isn't]] [[Kill'Em All|always for laughs]].
* Gem and Gemma from ''[[Power Rangers RPM (TV)|Power Rangers RPM]]'' are an extreme case, as it is exceedingly rare for them to individually speak in complete sentences- usually they alternate words or phrases.
* Gem and Gemma from ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'' are an extreme case, as it is exceedingly rare for them to individually speak in complete sentences- usually they alternate words or phrases.
* [[The Belgariad]]'s Beltira and Belkira. ''"We're sorry, it's - " "Our nature."''
* [[The Belgariad]]'s Beltira and Belkira. ''"We're sorry, it's - " "Our nature."''
* ''[[Bakemonogatari (Light Novel)|Bakemonogatari]]'''s [[Next Time On]] sequences are rapid-fire, seemingly random exchanges between Tsukihi and Karin, the main character's younger sisters.
* ''[[Bakemonogatari]]'''s [[Next Time On]] sequences are rapid-fire, seemingly random exchanges between Tsukihi and Karin, the main character's younger sisters.
* [[Real Life]] example: [http://www.teganandsara.com Tegan & Sara].
* [[Real Life]] example: [http://www.teganandsara.com Tegan & Sara].
* The Sklar brothers of ''[[Cheap Seats (TV)|Cheap Seats]]'' (Also a staple of their stand-up routine)
* The Sklar brothers of ''[[Cheap Seats]]'' (Also a staple of their stand-up routine)
* The [[Real Life]] comedy duo, [http://www.stoneandstone.org/ Stone and Stone]. [[Sibling Yin-Yang]] and [[Incest Subtext]] ahoy.
* The [[Real Life]] comedy duo, [http://www.stoneandstone.org/ Stone and Stone]. [[Sibling Yin-Yang]] and [[Incest Subtext]] ahoy.
* Ethan and Evan in ''[[Dalton (Fanfic)|Dalton]]''
* Ethan and Evan in ''[[Dalton]]''


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Alexa: You're twins.

Ian: What? No! Really?

Jeremy: Mum should have told us. I feel cheated!

Ian: Duped!

Jeremy: Hoodwinked!

Alexa: They think they're charming.

Liana: Rakish.

Alexa: Roguish.
—Barbie and the Diamond Castle

A Twin Trope. The tendency of twins to banter with each other. This includes Finishing Each Other's Sentences and feeding each other lines, among other things. A common trait of Single-Minded Twins and Telepathic Twins.

This can also be done by other multiple siblings, or even Those Two Guys.

Truth in Television, especially with twins of the same gender, as sharing one room and being in the same grade means they spend much more time together than average siblings. For that matter, some sets of twins develop a language specific to themselves that no one else understands.

Examples of Twin Banter include:
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