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* In an episode of ''[[BenTen Ben 10]]'', Ben is sent to the future to help himself (Ben 10,000), although his future self thinks he'll only get in the way. Despite the fact that he should really remember ''being'' his younger self on that trip...
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* In an episode of ''[[BenTen Ben 10]]'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'', Ben is sent to the future to help himself (Ben 10,000), although his future self thinks he'll only get in the way. Despite the fact that he should really remember ''being'' his younger self on that trip...
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* The [[StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries Star Trek animated episode]] "Yesteryear" involves Spock realizing that his "distant cousin" that helped him in the past was, in fact, himself.
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* The [[StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries Star Trek animated episode]] "Yesteryear" involves Spock realizing that his "distant cousin" that helped him in the past was, in fact, himself. himself.
** In a subversion of the trope, however, he fails to accomplish everything he remembers his "distant cousin" doing, leading to a 'present' that's slightly worse than he remembers it. [[spoiler:His childhood pet is fatally injured in the attack he saved himself from.]]
** In a subversion of the trope, however, he fails to accomplish everything he remembers his "distant cousin" doing, leading to a 'present' that's slightly worse than he remembers it. [[spoiler:His childhood pet is fatally injured in the attack he saved himself from.]]
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* This is the plot of ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "The Three Doctors". The Time Lords decide the Doctor is the only one who can save Gallifrey and they decide to send someone to help him: himself (his second incarnation).
** A [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E1TheImpossibleAstronaut recent episode]] has the Eleventh Doctor [[spoiler: send an anonymous letter to his past self summoning him, along with Amy and River, to where he dies a couple scenes before]] to investigate.
** A [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E1TheImpossibleAstronaut recent episode]] has the Eleventh Doctor [[spoiler: send an anonymous letter to his past self summoning him, along with Amy and River, to where he dies a couple scenes before]] to investigate.
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* This is the plot of ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "The ''The Three Doctors".Doctors''. The Time Lords decide the Doctor is the only one who can save Gallifrey and they decide to send someone to help him: himself (his second incarnation).
**A [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E1TheImpossibleAstronaut recent episode]] "The Impossible Astronaut" has the Eleventh Doctor [[spoiler: send an anonymous letter to his past self summoning him, along with Amy and River, to where he dies a couple scenes before]] to investigate.
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* Done in EightBitTheatre, with [[spoiler: Sarda and the Onion Kid]]
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Contrast NeverTheSelvesShallMeet. Compare RetroactivePreparation. Depending on whether or not it's a BadFuture, related to FutureMeScaresMe. If while helping yourself, you get a little ''too'' friendly with yourself you may end up [[ScrewYourself Screwing Yourself]]. Compare MyOwnGrampa. In that trope, you help your present self (in that you preserve your existance) by [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean doin' the nasty in the past-y]].
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*** Notable in this second one, its explained that the first time it was an alternate dimension version of older Ben, and that's why he didn't remember being the younger self on that trip. The second older Ben explicitly does remember this meeting as his younger self but doesn't remember all the specifics.
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-->'''[[SchlockMercenary Kevyn Andreyasn]]:''' Hey, when you want something done right, do it yourself.
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* In the ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ExpandedUniverse novel ''Imzadi'', Admiral Riker from the future seeks out his present-day self for help [[spoiler:preventing Troi from being murdered]].
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* ''SteinsGate'': "Deceiving the world is not a big deal for a MadScientist, Hououin Kyouma!" [[spoiler:After his ''even more future'' self tells him to deceive his recent-past self into thinking that Kurisu was murdered.]]
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* {{Inverted}} in ''PrinceOfPersia : Warrior Within'', where you have to ''doom'' your past-self as the Sand Wraith.
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* In the JackieChanAdventures episode "J2: Revisited" Jade ends up in the future and runs into her future self, who had just been demoted from an agent to an office job. Through the course of the episode present-day Jade at first helps future Jade get fired from Section 13 before building up her confidence and reminding her of who she once was, which helps to get her old office job back.
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* In the JackieChanAdventures episode ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures episode'' "J2: Revisited" Jade ends up in the future and runs into her future self, who had just been demoted from an agent to an office job. Through the course of the episode present-day Jade at first helps future Jade get fired from Section 13 before building up her confidence and reminding her of who she once was, which helps to get her old office job back.
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* This is the plot of ''DoctorWho'' serial "The Three Doctors". The Time Lords decide the Doctor is the only one who can save Gallifrey and they decide to send someone to help him: himself (his second incarnation).
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* In ''{{Achron}}'' sending your units from the future to reinforce themselves in the past is actually a fairly basic and common strategy.
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** A [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E1TheImpossibleAstronaut recent episode]] has the Eleventh Doctor [[spoiler: send an anonymous letter to his past self summoning him, along with Amy and River, to where he dies a couple scenes before]] to investigate.
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* One SpiderRobinson story involves a researcher trying to invent time-travel; when her duplicate shows up, she assumes it's this trope. [[spoiler: It's actually her resentful [[SeparatedAtBirth previously-unknown twin]], intending to screw up her sister's happy life.]]
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* {{Robert Heinlein}} ''loves'' this trope, though his protagonists sometimes have [[StopHelpingMe such a warped definition of "help"]] that it probably qualifies as an inversion. (See: "All You Zombies.")
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* {{Robert Heinlein}} RobertAHeinlein ''loves'' this trope, though his protagonists sometimes have [[StopHelpingMe such a warped definition of "help"]] that it probably qualifies as an inversion. (See: "All You Zombies."AllYouZombies.")
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** And [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with [[spoiler: Thief]] who stole [[spoiler: his class change]] from his own future self. While paying so little attention to the situation his future self will be in at the time that not only does he not realize it's a situation where he ''really needs'' the powers granted to him by [[spoiler: his class change,]] but his future self doesn't realize he's about to get [[spoiler: his class change]] stolen.
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* {{Robert Heinlein}} ''loves'' this trope, though his protagonists sometimes have [[StopHelpingMe such a warped definition of]] [[StopHelpingMe "help"]] that it probably qualifies as an inversion. (See: "All You Zombies.")
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* {{Robert Heinlein}} ''loves'' this trope, though his protagonists sometimes have [[StopHelpingMe such a warped definition of]] [[StopHelpingMe of "help"]] that it probably qualifies as an inversion. (See: "All You Zombies.")
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* This is the plot of ''DoctorWho'' serial "The Three Doctors". The Time Lords decide the Doctor is the only one who can save Gallifrey and they decide to send someone to help him, himself (his second incarnation).
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* O'Brien manages to save his own life a couple of times in ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'''s "Visionary". Then it gets [[YouWillBeBeethoven complicated]].
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-->'''Captain Kevyn:''' And if that's not enough, go back in time and tell yourself to try it again.
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** A sinister counterpart occurs when Biff Tannen gives a discarded GraysSportsAlmanac to his past self, resulting in a perfect betting win record, and he becomes an EvilOverlord CorruptCorporateExecutive ruler of America in an alternate 1985.
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* While not a litteral example, as they're two different reality's version of the same guy, thanks to [[KamenRiderDecade Kamen Rider Diend]], KamenRiderBlack got to team up with his future incarnation, KamenRiderBlackRX.
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* While not a litteral example, as they're two different reality's version of In the same guy, thanks to [[{{KamenRiderDen-O}} Den-O Trilogy: Episode Yellow]], [[KamenRiderDecade Kamen Rider Diend]], KamenRiderBlack got Diend]] travels back in time to team up correct a [[PhantomThief theft]] gone sour. In the process he runs into his past self, and after a brief confrontation they work together to fight off an enemy before past-Diend takes the stolen object and sneaks off with his future incarnation, KamenRiderBlackRX.it. Present-Diend remarks to himself "Just what I'd expect from the past me."
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* HarryPotter does this one in ''The Prisoner of Azkaban'', although after he's done it, he doesn't realize it was himself.
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* HarryPotter does this one in ''The In ''{{Harry Potter}} and the Prisoner of Azkaban'', although after he's done it, he doesn't realize one hundred Dementors circle upon Harry trying to suck out his soul. However, a wizard who Harry believed was his father summoned a Patronus to ward them away. Later, Harry and Hermione travel back in time, where Harry realizes it was himself. he that summoned the Patronus and saved himself.
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* Geronimo of ''{{Kinnikuman}}'' was a BadassNormal who admired [[SuperHero Choujins]] because he was saved by one as a child. When Geronimo was eventually given a trial that would allow him to become a Choujin if he succeeded, he was sent to the past... To both save and inspire ''himself''.
* One {{Archie}} comic has Arch reminisce about almost running away from home, except a mysterious man stopped him. He goes to the past on a magical bicycle and guess who the mysterious man was?
* In ''Comicbook/{{Flash}}'', Wally West mentioned a mysterious figure who gave him some wise advice shortly before he gained his powers (he briefly suspects it was Max Mercury, TheObiWan of speedsters). In the zero issue, he bounces back through his own history, eventually finding himself at that very time and place. For a second he thinks the mysterious figure hasn't shown up, then he realises.
** In another Flash example, during the ''Crisis of Infinite Earths'', Barry Allen runs so fast that he becomes one with the speed force and dies, but not before doing so sends him back in time and he becomes the very lightning strike that knocked the chemicals onto him, giving him his super powers in the first place.
--->'''Barry''': Electricity always travels in a circuit...and lightning can strike twice in the same place. Oh, boy...can it ever.
*** [[FinalCrisis He got better.]]
* In ''Comicbook/{{Flash}}'', Wally West mentioned a mysterious figure who gave him some wise advice shortly before he gained his powers (he briefly suspects it was Max Mercury, TheObiWan of speedsters). In the zero issue, he bounces back through his own history, eventually finding himself at that very time and place. For a second he thinks the mysterious figure hasn't shown up, then he realises.
** In another Flash example, during the ''Crisis of Infinite Earths'', Barry Allen runs so fast that he becomes one with the speed force and dies, but not before doing so sends him back in time and he becomes the very lightning strike that knocked the chemicals onto him, giving him his super powers in the first place.
--->'''Barry''': Electricity always travels in a circuit...and lightning can strike twice in the same place. Oh, boy...can it ever.
*** [[FinalCrisis He got better.]]
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* In ''{{PS238}}'', Vashi Imperia learned magic as a child when she was kidnapped by an evil witch and managed to nab the witch's spell book when she escaped. Later, as an adult, she is sent back in time to her own childhood. Being savvy enough to realize it, she goes on to intentionally 'kidnap' her past self and letting the child version escape with her backup spell book to make sure the StableTimeLoop is maintained.
* Vimes assumes the identity of his mentor, John Keel, in the [[Main/{{Discworld}} Discworld]] novel ''Discworld/NightWatch''. The novel implies that a parallel history has been created.(That is, the Vimes that went back in time was mentored by the real John Keel) Back in the present, Vetinari further confuses the matter by revealing he knows John Keel was really Vimes.
** IIRC, this is because the History Monks (whose job it is, of course, to see that history actually happens) worked it to combine the two time lines into the prime time line, so that Young Vimes was trained both by Keel, and by his elder self posing as Keel.
** IIRC, this is because the History Monks (whose job it is, of course, to see that history actually happens) worked it to combine the two time lines into the prime time line, so that Young Vimes was trained both by Keel, and by his elder self posing as Keel.
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* In several episodes of ''TheDeadZone'', John Smith is "haunted" by a mysterious figure in a cloak and hood, who, it is later revealed, is John Smith himself, in some possible future, disfigured by fire (or radiation burns) and communicating by way of touching the handle of John's cane. The "present" John Smith finally breaks the communication link by throwing away the cane, and apparently walks without the cane from that point forward.
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* The [[StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries Star Trek animated episode]] "Yesteryear" involves Spock realizing that his "distant cousin" that helped him in the past was, in fact, himself.
* The ''DarkwingDuck'' episode 'Paraducks' leaves us with the implication that Darkwing was his own inspiration to become a superhero.
* The ''DarkwingDuck'' episode 'Paraducks' leaves us with the implication that Darkwing was his own inspiration to become a superhero.
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* In ''Li'l Mell'', Sergio purposely travels back in time to influence his own childhood development. However, since he lives in a universe where changing the timestream leaves his memories intact, he doesn't actually have any memories of the mysterious substitute teacher who took an interest in him as a child.
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*''ProfessorLaytonAndTheLostFuture'' has you setting out to help future Luke Triton defeat [[spoiler: future Herschel Layton]]. But this is Professor Layton of course, so if you weren't expecting some sort of [[TwistEnding plot twist]], then...
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Contrast NeverTheSelvesShallMeet. Compare WildStallionRule. Depending on whether or not it's a BadFuture, related to FutureMeScaresMe. If while helping yourself, you get a little ''too'' friendly with yourself you may end up [[ScrewYourself Screwing Yourself]]. Compare MyOwnGrampa. In that trope, you help your present self (in that you preserve your existance) by [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean doin' the nasty in the past-y]].
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*** Actually, his post-travel self watched his other self getting mobbed until he realized that he mistook himself for [[spoiler:his father]] and immediately acted. His pre-travel self watched what's going on and this effectively became a SelfFulfillingProphecy.
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*** Actually, his post-travel self watched his other self getting mobbed until he realized that he mistook himself for [[spoiler:his father]] his father and immediately acted. His pre-travel self watched what's going on and this effectively became a SelfFulfillingProphecy.
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* In an episode of ''StaticShock'', Static must travel to the future to rescue "the most powerful superhero ever". It's none other than Static himself.
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