History Literature / ReplicaMarilynKaye

%%* CloneAngst: Amy has this after finding out the truth of her origins, though she does accept it with time. Aly has it especially bad as she's the "defective" clone who doesn't have the enhanced abilities her "sisters" possess.

* InTheFutureHumansWillBeOneRace: Justified trope. When Amy visits the future she sees the world that the Amys and Andys created by repopulating it with superior (and Caucasian) beings.

* NebulousEvilOrganisation: The Organization. Big duh.

* CloningBlues: Amy has this after finding out the truth of her origins, though she does accept it with time. Aly has it especially bad as she's the "defective" clone who doesn't have the enhanced abilities her "sisters" possess.

* PlotHole: There are quite a few.
** In ''The Fever'' we learn that the clones [[spoiler: lose their abilities when they get their ears pierced]]. Before their abilities are lost, they get deathly ill for at least a week. Yet in Book 23, they [[spoiler: pierce an enemy clone's ears to render him useless and he does not develop a fever]]. Neither does [[spoiler:Number Five]] when she decides she wants to live a normal life.
** Dr. Grace's last name changes at least once during the series.
** In the first half of the series it seems that the world of ''Replica'' relies on science fiction (cloning and genetic engineering are accepted possibilities). When things like emotional proteins and Eve Carrington's miraculous recovery at the hands of Dr. Jaleski happen it starts to seem unclear how much is sci-fi and how much is fantasy.
** The Organization, despite being powerful and intelligent enough to create perfect clones, create human androids, create near perfection in imperfect people, alter DNA from remote locations, and kidnap genetically superior children multiple times cannot keep said superior children from escaping and [[spoiler: can be defeated by some lousy batteries.]]

* AchillesHeel: Amy's earlobe. Strangely, the Andys, who were created by different scientists are not immune to this.

* AlphaBitch: Jeanine Bryant in books 1-10, Linda and possibly Simone after that. Among the clones, Amy, Number Five could probably be counted.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In ''Return of the Perfect Girls'' during the scene where the girls are realizing they've been kidnapped, Aimee Evans passes up the chance to sob about never being able to see her parents again and tries to get The Organization to understand how important her commercial shoot (and acting career) is.

* EvilTwin: Obviously Aimee Evans (Number Ten), Annie Perrault (Number Nine), and Amy Number Five.
* FakeOutMakeOut: in ''Return of the Perfect Girls'', when Amy and Andy are spotted plotting against the Organization, Andy covers it up by explaining they were searching for a hiding place to hook up in. Hilariously, or squickily, they're told, "You'll mate when we order you to!"

* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Averted. Though all of the Amys start off with the same name and the same extraordinary skills, each Amy has a different personality, and three of the Amys (Aimee Evans, Annie Perrault, and Aly Kendricks) are given different names by their adoptive parents, probably to keep the reader from confusing them.

* LightningCanDoAnything: In ''Dreamcrusher'' Amy is hit by lightning and [[spoiler: becomes temporarily psychic.]]
* LoveDodecahedron: Much simpler than in other instances. Amy starts off loving Eric who Jeanine is crazy about. Later, Amy cheats on Eric with Andy who is supposedly her genetic soul mate and then when Eric scorns her she gets with Chris who her best friend Tasha eventually takes a liking to.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The Pink Smock ladies are allegedly defective clones that did not turn out the way The Organization planned, but Amy is certain they were created to be soulless zombies who would do The Organization's bidding without question.

** In ''The Fever'' we learn that the clones [[spoiler: lose their abilities when they get their ears pierced]]. Before their abilities are lost, they get deathly ill for at least a week. Yet in book twenty-three they [[spoiler: pierce an enemy clone's ears to render him useless and he does not develop a fever.]] Neither does [[spoiler: Amy, Number Five when she decides she wants to live a normal life.]]

The protagonist, Amy Candler or "Amy, Number Seven" is a clone who is one of thirteen female clones genetically designed to be perfect. Amy's adoptive mother, Nancy Candler, is one of the original scientists involved in Amy's creation. When she and the other scientists discovered that The Organization was planning to breed the Amys with the male clones (the Andys) to create a master race of superior human beings to take over the world, they decided that this was unethical and burned down the lab after sending all of the Amys to adoption agencies with false birth certificates.

At puberty, Amy becomes extremely gifted overnight. She has binocular eyes that are able to see from miles away, super speed, super strength, super intelligence, etc. She has no abilities that human beings do not possess, she is simply better at everything she does than nearly anyone else on Earth. The Organization becomes aware that the clones survived and starts hunting Amy.

Many of the books such as ''Secret Clique'' do not really provide much plot relevant information and are somewhat non-linear. Other books like ''The Best of the Best'' about a boy genius arriving at Parkside Middle School become relevant later in the series. In trying to figure out (and survive) the mysterious Organization, Amy discovers that one of her clone sisters is involved with a neo-Nazi organization which ends up being directly linked to The Organization. The series touches on the moral implications of destroying everyone who isn't perfect and "sterilizing" human compassion.

* AdamAndEvePlot: Near the end of the series it is revealed that [[spoiler: The Amys were all cloned from a woman named Eve Carrington and the Andys were cloned from Mr. Devon whose first name turns out to be Adam. They end up dating.]]

* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: of course AA batteries can power an android even stronger than enhanced humans.
* BeachEpisode: ''Return of the Perfect Girls'' though it's not completely unjustified.
* BigBad: The Director who turns out to be [[spoiler: the Parisian tour guide who fell off the Eiffel Tower reincarnated as an android. Yeah...]]

* EvilTwin: Obviously Aimee Evans (Number Ten), Annie Perrault (Number Nine), Amy Number Five.
* FakeOutMakeOut: in ''Return of the Perfect Girls'', when Amy and Andy are spotted plotting against the Organization, Andy explains they were searching an hiding place for, you know... Hilariously, or squicky, the answer is "You'll mate when we'll order you to!".

* HeelFaceTurn: In the final books, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Amy, Number Five was actually faking her cooperation with The Organization in order to get information out of them.]]

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Amy was desperate every time she lost her power. Tasha's nerve were really at stake, because she stands Amy being always superior to her, and than she must support Amy when she's depressed because she's not superior anymore. [[spoiler:The series ends with Amy regaining her powers, enhanced, by volunteering as a test subject for the EvilGenius CreepyChild she stopped two dozen books before!]]

* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Averted. Though all of the Amys start off with the same name and the same extraordinary skills, each Amy has a different personality and three of the Amys (Aimee Evans, Annie Perrault, and Aly Kendricks) are given different names by their birth parents, probably to keep the reader from confusing them.

** Except the fact that they can't be ill, which prevented Amy from any medical exam.

* SailorEarth: Because it is known that The Organization created most of its members as clones, many fanfic authors create new sets of clones that are better than the originals (sometimes having magical powers or psychic abilities). "Project Star" is a notable example.
* SeparatedAtBirth: Justified trope. All the clones are this.

* {{UsefulNotes/Skinheads}}: [[spoiler: Annie's friends. Arguably the entire Organization.]]
* SickEpisode: ''The Fever'' ends up being plot-relevant as it reveals the fact that [[spoiler: clones lose all of their abilities when she gets her ears pierced.]]
* ThePlague: See ''The Plague Trilogy.''
%%* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Aly. Just Aly.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

''Replica'' is a young adult book series created by Marilyn Kaye, who wrote the novel version of the screenplay ''Penelope''.

* VerySpecialEpisode: Book nine deals with the evils of drugs, book fifteen deals with the evils of subliminal messages.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In ''Return of the Perfect Girls'' the zombie-like Pink Smock girls dye the clones' hair to help identify them. No mention is ever given of which Andy got the pink streak.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ''Return of the Perfect Girls'' is rich with examples.
** After Amy and Andy's midnight rendezvous, they find the other clones having a naked beach party. In other words, seventeen-year-old boys getting naked with thirteen-year-old girls.
** When Cindy is preparing to [[spoiler: turn off Amy's emotional proteins, turning her into a soulless follower]], Amy asks how they will be able to fall in love and choose mates. Cindy assures her: "Oh, don't worry, you'll still mate. You'll still feel, you know," she giggled. "Sexy."
** In case the "brainwashed obedient incubators" plot wasn't creepy enough, some of the Amys are rapidly aged into adults despite being physically young teenagers so they can start mating sooner.
** In ''Ice Cold'' Jeanine calls Eric gay and Amy says she can testify to his heterosexuality. Jeanine freaks out and demands to know if Amy and Eric are sexually active. This is a book written for kids eight and up.
*** In the author's defense (or possibly the editor's), the question was asked in high school slang.

''Replica'' is a young adult book series created by Marilyn Kaye. It used to be sold alongside other popular series like ''Literature/{{Remnants}}'' and ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}''. It was written by ''Marilyn Kaye'' who wrote the novel version of the screenplay ''Penelope.''

Many of the books such as ''Secret Clique'' do not really provide much plot relevant information and are somewhat non-linear. Other books like ''The Best of the Best'' about a boy genius arriving at Parkside Middle School become relevant later in the series. In trying to figure out (and survive) the mysterious Organization, Amy discovers that one of her clone sisters [[spoiler: Annie Perrault]] is involved with [[spoiler: a neo-Nazi organization which ends up being directly linked to The Organization]]. The series touches on the moral implications of destroying everyone who isn't perfect and "sterilizing" human compassion.

* ''Amy, Number Seven''
* ''Pursuing Amy''
* ''Another Amy''
* ''Perfect Girls''
* ''Secret Clique''
* ''And the Two Shall Meet''
* ''The Best of the Best''
* ''Mystery Mother''
* ''The Fever''
* ''Ice Cold''
* ''Lucky Thirteen''
* ''In Search of Andy''
* ''The Substitute''
* ''The Beginning''
* ''The Transformation''
* ''Happy Birthday, Dear Amy''
* ''Missing Pieces''
* ''Return of the Perfect Girls''
* ''Dreamcrusher''
* ''Like Father, Like Son''
* ''Virtual Amy''
* ''The Plague Trilogy: Rewind''
* ''The Plague Trilogy: Play''
* ''The Plague Trilogy: Fast Forward''
* ''All About Andy''
* ''War of the Clones''
* ''Amy, On Her Own''

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* CreepyChild: Adrian Peele.

* HalfHumanHybrid: The Organization's androids.

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Aly. Just Aly.

** Some of the Amys are rapidly aged into adults despite being physically young teenagers so they can start mating sooner.
*** Wait. Boys and girls will be chemically brainwashed and their bodies will be aged, in order to turn them into obedient incubators. To create a master race which will dominate the world. And it's the fact that the girls are chronologically 13 that bothers you?

*** For the author's defense, the question was asked in high school slang.
* HalfHumanHybrid: The Organization's androids.

''Replica'' is a young adult book series created by Marilyn Kaye. It used to be sold alongside other popular series like ''{{Remnants}}'' and ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}''. It was written by ''Marilyn Kaye'' who wrote the novel version of the screenplay ''Penelope.''

* {{Skinheads}}: [[spoiler: Annie's friends. Arguably the entire Organization.]]

* MostExtremeEliminationChallenge: In ''Return of the Perfect Girls'' The Organization sets up a survivor-like challenge, Amys versus Andys with the losing team voting off a member each time. No one is told what happens to those who are voted off. It turns out that rather than going home [[spoiler: they have their emotional proteins turned off, making them into soulless spoiled zombies.]]

* BlondesAreEvil: Played straight when Amy meets Aimee Evans, the selfish and spoiled actress. Though, in context of the series, Aimee isn't evil so much as self-centered.

* AdamAndEvePlot: Near the end of the series it is revealed that [[spoiler: The Amys were all cloned from a woman named Eve Carrington and the Andys were cloned from Mr. Devon whose first name turns out to be Adam. The end up dating.]]

* AnticlimaxBoss: Sebastian, [[spoiler: the android version of the evil Nazi leader who created Project Crescent]] was [[spoiler: defeated by the defective clone, Aly Kendricks, who simply put the wrong batteries in his foot.]]

* FakeOutMakeOut: in ''Return of the Perfect Girls'', when Amy and Andy are spotted plotting against the Organization, Andy explains they were searching an hiding place for, yhou know... Hilariously, or squicky, the answer is "You'll mate when we'll order you to!".