Who Are You and What Did You Do to X?

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.

A stock phrase to invoke and/or parody the "Spot the Imposter" game, that happens when someone seems to act out of character. For comedy purpose, usually it's said when the "impostor" performs better than the original in some way.

Occasionally even happens to an actual impostor.

Sometimes this phrase can be used as a playful compliment when a character has undergone a makeover, either minor or radical.

A subtrope of OOC Is Serious Business.

Examples of Who Are You and What Did You Do to X? include:

Anime and Manga

Genma: I carved this on our honeymoon. A memory of love.
Ranma: Who are you and what have you done with my father?

Fan Works

FROM Azu-nyan <3
TO Yui-senpai

Who are you and how did you get
Yui-senpai's phone?

Film

Joy Miller: Who are you and what did you do with the little Nazi kid?

  • In one of the Harry Potter films, Hermione enthuses about how breaking the rules unexpectedly felt good, to which Ron responds "Who are you and what have you done with Hermione?"

Live-Action TV

Nate: Who are you and what did you do with Blair Waldorf?

Music

Periodicals

Web Comics

Ennesby: In a TUX? Where's Tagon, and what have you done with him?