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* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', when the Scoobies mistake the Buffybot for Buffy she gets very angry that they can not tell the difference. To be fair, the 'Bot does really ''look'' like her....until it opens its mouth, of course.

* In ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', Sonic is imprisoned for crimes committed by the recently un-SealedBadassInACan, Shadow the Hedgehog. Where this trope comes into play is the fact that Shadow has a different coloration, different spike patterns, and otherwise only has the slightest of similarities. At one point, a reporter even puts up footage of Shadow and claims him to be Sonic. This also falls under the "Not even trying to fool anyone" clause; when they finally meet, each claims that the other is their fake.
** And of course, the scene where Amy, Sonic's ''stalker'', mistakes Shadow for him, despite her approaching while he's having a non-hostile conversation with Dr. Robotnik. She eventually realises her mistake after she hugs Shadow.
** Amy has also mistaken Silver the Hedgehog for Sonic (again, different spike patterns and color) in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'', and in ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' she glomped Sonic himself without noticing that he had been transformed into a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent hedgehog-werewolf]]. [[WildMassGuessing Theory has it]] that Amy is near-sighted.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' in that the duplicate of Mr. Krabs made by Plankton was horrendously fake. However, [[TheDitz Spongebob]] still couldn't tell the difference, despite the fake talking in a CreepyMonotone, having a metal body with a PaperThinDisguise, and ''[[FrickinLaserBeams shooting lasers]]''.

* ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'': The Super High-School Level Imposter (or Ultimate Imposter in the localization) is able to perfectly replicate the person they're impersonating, down to copying the person's personality, appearance, voice and even talent. However, when it comes to appearance, the Imposter's [[spoiler:incredibly fat body shape]] doesn't change and it's the most blatant detail to distinguish the Imposter from the original. The Imposter's obsession with food also tends to blend over the real person's personality in some situations. The disguise still works very effectively, since they are able to fool anyone who hasn't seen or met the real person.

* ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'': The Super High-School Level Imposter (or Ultimate Imposter in the localization) is able to perfectly replicate the person they're impersonating, down to copying the person's personality, appearance, voice and even talent. However, when it comes to appearance, the Imposter's incredible fat body shape doesn't change and it's the most blatant detail to distinguish the Imposter from the original. The Imposter's obsession with food also tends to blend over the real person's personality in some situations. The disguise still works very effectively, since they are able to fool anyone who hasn't seen or met the real person.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E18BurnsHeir Burns' Heir]]". Mr. Burns tries to convince Bart that his family doesn't want him around by showing him "hidden camera footage" of the Simpsons at home saying things like "I don't miss Bart at all" in incredibly stiff, forced voices. Bart suspects something is up when Homer drops his sandwich and says [[MangledCatchPhrase "B'oh!"]], prompting Burns to sneak off to the sound stage where the actors are and yell at them. When he returns, he shows Bart footage of fake!Homer saying "Duh-oh!", which convinces a heartbroken Bart that it's real.

** FridgeBrilliance: With the show's constant changes in animation, how would they know?

* ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'': The Super High-School Level Imposter (or Ultimate Imposter in the localization) is able to perfectly replicate the person they're imposing, down to copying the person's personality, appearance, voice and even talent. However, when it comes to appearance, the Imposter's incredible fat body shape doesn't change and it's the most blatant detail to distinguish the Imposter with the original. The Imposter's obsession with food also tends to blend over the real person's personality in some situation. The disguise still works very effectively, since they are able to fool anyone who hasn't seen or met the real person.

** Duval suffers from this trope by accident as well due to looking like [[spoiler:the artist's impression of Sanji on his wanted poster]], causing people to mistake him for [[spoiler:Sanji]] despite only vaguely resembling him. This results in Duval constantly having to run from bounty hunters and Marine officers for incidents he didn't cause. All is forgiven, however, when his face gets rearranged so that he doesn't get mistaken for anyone else anymore.

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney:'' Furio Tigre impersonates Phoenix Wright at one point during ''Trials and Tribulations'', purely because they have similar [[AnimeHair hair]]. Note that Tigre is buff, has a completely different disposition, and is ''orange''. Oh, and [[PaperThinDisguise his attorney's badge is made of cardboard]]. At least the writers had the decency to lampshade [[IdiotPlot the sheer stupidity required on the part of everyone involved in the case]] to not recognize that it wasn't him. According to the defendant, everyone in the courtroom was pretty confused. She implies that no one spoke out because it was all basically an ElephantInTheRoom. That doesn't really explain how no one questioned Furio Tigre's cover story that his skin was orange because he caught a tan while vacationing in Hawaii. It's also lampshaded in a later case, when Edgeworth, upon hearing that a cardboard defense attorney badge fooled the courtroom, wonders how the hell the country's judiciary system fell so far.

* The ComicBook/DarkAvengers ComicBook/{{Venom}} posed as ComicBook/{{Spider-Man}}, leading Spider-Man to get a bad reputation for murdering people and eating squirrels. Strangely, the new "Spider-Man" is wearing the black suit, while the other one is wearing the ol' red and blue, coupled with the fact that Venom usually has a big toothy mouth and a giant tongue, and is about twice Spidey's size. Suffice to say, New York citizens of Earth-616 tend to be thick-skulled.

** FridgeBrilliance: With the shows constant changes in animation how would they know.

* The ComicBook/DarkAvengers ComicBook/{{Venom}} is ''still'' being mistaken for {{Spider-Man}}, leading Spider-Man to get a bad reputation for murdering people. Strangely, the new "Spider-Man" is wearing the black suit, while the other one is wearing the ol' red and blue.
** That and Venom has a big toothy mouth and a giant tongue. And is about twice Spidey's size.
*** Sadly, New York citizens of Earth-616 tend to be thick-skulled.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' has a Skrull impersonating Captain America for the first few episodes of the second season. The Skrull wears [[UltimateMarvel Ultimate Captain America]]'s suit, even though the real Cap has the costume from the main Franchise/MarvelUniverse. He did wear the normal costume when capturing Cap, and while viewers know that the Skrull pulled off this charade for two months, they don't know exactly how much time passed until he changed his clothes. This might justify the fact the Avengers never questioned the costume change onscreen.

* In ''GummiBears'', while not ''abused'' as such, Cubbi's alter ego of the Crimson Avenger ends up wrapped in so much legend that no one bats an eye when someone who is most obviously ''not'' the diminutive bear shows up in costume claiming to be the Zorro-esque (or perhaps more appropriately, [[Anime/RomeoXJuliet Red Whirlwind]]-esque) hero.
* In an episode of ''SushiPack'', four members of the Pack are framed for robbing a bus, and are sentenced to house arrest, despite surveillance video showing the real culprits are simply the members of [[EvilCounterpart The Legion of Lowtide]] painted to be the right colors.

* A hilarious example in ''TheTick'', when criminals stole Tick and Arthur's arms and went on a crime spree. (The only part of them that even slightly resembled Tick and Arthur were... their arms. Despite that, everybody was fooled.)

* Deconstructed in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''. When Chameleon impersonates Spider-Man, his impersonation is bad enough that the audience, who constantly sees the wall crawler in action, clearly know it's a fake, but to people in the actual world, most of whom have never seen anything more than a photograph, he's close enough to convince them. Detective Stacey is familiar enough with the web head to immediately know he's a fake. It's later played ridiculously straight when Venom tries to frame Spider-Man, and nobody (except Stacey) notices that he's two feet taller, built like a brick, fights completely differently, and has razor sharp teeth and a salivating tongue. Oh, and his costume is black. [[SarcasmMode They're practically twins!]]

* Played for laughs in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' in that the duplicate of Mr. Krabs made by Plankton was horrendously fake. However, [[TheDitz Spongebob]] still couldn't tell the difference, despite the fake talking in a CreepyMonotone, having a metal body with a PaperThinDisguise, and ''[[FrickinLaserBeams shooting lasers]]''.

* Played for laughs in ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' in that the duplicate of Mr. Krabs made by Plankton was horrendously fake. However, [[TheDitz Spongebob]] still couldn't tell the difference, despite the fake talking in a CreepyMonotone, having a metal body with a PaperThinDisguise, and ''[[FrickinLaserBeams shooting lasers]]''.

* In ''GummiBears'', while not ''abused'' as such, Cubbi's alter ego of the Crimson Avenger ends up wrapped in so much legend that no one bats an eye when someone who is most obviously ''not'' the diminutive bear shows up in costume claiming to be the Zorro-esque (or perhaps more appropriately, [[RomeoXJuliet Red Whirlwind]]-esque) hero.