History Main / EvilTwin

* In the superhero comedy ''Film/SkyHigh2005'', one of the teachers tries to set up a colleague on a blind date with his girlfriend's sister. "What if I said it's not just her twin? [[EvilIsSexy It's her evil twin.]]" "This Friday, you say?"

SuperTrope to EvilBrunetteTwin, where the AlwaysIdenticalTwins have different hair colours (and [[DarkIsEvil the darker one is evil]]). SubTrope of AlwaysIdenticalTwins (siblings are {{Doppelganger}}s). SisterTrope to, but '''JustForFun{{not to be confused with}}''': EvilCounterpart (any evil {{Foil}} to a character), EvilDoppelganger (an evil clone or evil AlternateSelf), EvilKnockoff (intentionally created evil duplicate), CainAndAbel (non-twin siblings where one is good and the other is evil), and CriminalDoppelganger (evil IdenticalStranger).

[[BeardOfEvil A goatee or other beard]] is less common for Evil Twins than they are for typical EvilCounterpart examples, because it distorts the use of AlwaysIdenticalTwins. However, other IdenticalTwinIDTag tropes are still used to differentiate between the good/evil twins, such as [[GoodScarsEvilScars scars]] and [[EvilMakeover evil costuming.]] Very often, one twin will be right-handed and the other left-handed. [[ASinisterClue Guess which one's which]].

This trope is PlayedForLaughs when '''both''' twins are evil, or when a character on the side of the good guys has a ''good'' twin show up, implying that the [[TokenEvilTeammate original is the evil one]]. SubTrope of AlwaysIdenticalTwins (siblings are {{Doppelganger}}s), EvilCounterpart (any evil {{Foil}} to a character), and EvilDoppelganger (someone who is both a {{Doppelganger}} and EvilCounterpart). SisterTrope to EvilKnockoff (intentionally created evil duplicate), CainAndAbel (non-twin siblings where one is good and the other is evil), and CriminalDoppelganger (evil IdenticalStranger). SuperTrope to EvilBrunetteTwin, where the AlwaysIdenticalTwins have different hair colours (and [[DarkIsEvil the darker one is evil]]).

* Galatea in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' may not be so much an ''evil'' duplicate of Molly, as just an extremely [[CloningBlues angsty, volatile one.]] She did try to TakeOverTheWorld once, [[spoiler:but Bob appealed to her better nature and talked her out of it.]]

* The False Guenevere in ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace''. In the baseline arc, she's the same as in the mythology -- Guenevere's identical half-sister plotting to take Arthur and the throne. In the contemporary arc, she's Guenevere's full sister Fasha, and probably isn't exactly ''evil'', although she may be a StalkerWithACrush. And in the space arc she's [[CloningBlues a clone]], and again isn't evil, genuinely believing herself to be the real Guenevere. The one thing all three have in common is that they love Arthur and [[spoiler: don't care much for Lancelot, thereby allowing space and baseline Arthur to have a Queen who loves him completely while convincing himself that [[IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy he just wants Guenevere and Lancelot to be happy]].]]

-->-- '''[[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=evil%20twin Evil Twin,]]''' ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''

* ''Film/ClassOfNukeEmHighTheGoodTheBadAndTheSubhumanoid'': Dick is [[TheProtagonist Adlai]]'s, having been stolen at birth by Dr. Slag Ph.D and his cronies and raise into a merciless killing machine.

* ''Film/TheAvengers1998''. Mrs. Peel's clone, created by Sir August as his henchwoman. She is distinguished from the real Mrs. Peel by wearing a black leather jumpsuit.
* In the live-action film version of ''Film/InspectorGadget'', there's Robo-Gadget, an evil android duplicate of the real Gadget built by Claw. Aside from his telescoping limbs, all his gadgets are destructive things, like scythes, rotary blades, and tommy guns. Still, he's barely any more competent than the real thing. (Maybe even less so, seeing as the real thing is able to trash him.)

* The twist at the the end of ''Film/TheInitiation'' is that the killer who has been stalking Kelly and murdering her sorority sisters (and assorted hangers-on) is not her father Jason as has been implied, but her identical twin sister Terry. Kelly, who has amnesia and cannot remember anything before age 12, does not even know she ''has'' a twin.

*** Played in different ways with actual twins [[spoiler:Dahlia and Iris]], depending on the case. [[spoiler:Partway through the final case, good twin Iris is replaced and impersonated by evil twin Dahlia, though you don't realize this until later. And at the end, you learn that six years prior, Iris pretended to be Dahlia for several months.]]
*** In Case 3, Phoenix must track down his evil twin, Furio Tigre (nicknamed "[[SdrawkcabName Xin Eohp]]" by Maya) who has gotten a client found guilty with a laughable defense. And then you find said Evil Twin, and discover that he [[{{Jerkass}} really doesn't pass for Phoenix at all]]. Apparently, Godot isn't the only one blind in the courtroom...
** In ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice Spirit of Justice]]'''s Case 2, you discover that [[spoiler:Bonny de Famme has a twin sister named Betty, who masqueraded as her in court. That person you saw with Retinz understage who hates Trucy? That's Betty. The one who says she loves Trucy? That's Bonny. Betty's not really ''evil'', though, just [[{{Jerkass}} mean]]--while she happily aided [[ArcVillain Roger Retinz]] in a plot to humiliate Trucy, she had no idea that he planned to kill anyone, and is horrified when she realizes she was an unwitting accomplice to murder]].

* It's revealed near the end of ''Machinima/TheStrangerhood'' that Tovar had a twin, created by an accident with the time machine splitting his molecules into two. Sam the scientist describes them as "One was pure evil. The other, pure moron."

* ''Encyclopedia Dramatica'' is this to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, with the former being a self-admitted parody of the latter that strives to be as [[BlackHumor offensive]] and [[CrossingTheLineTwice disgusting]] as possible.

JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith CreepyTwins, which is about ''twins'' (usually [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins identical]]) who are disturbing, usually evil.

* ''Roleplay/MSFHighForum'': Michelle has one, she's a hermit who lives out in the forest. She typically covers herself in bandages though, making it difficult to tell.