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A variation of the YesMan, this is someone whose adoration for an internet celebrity (sometimes a SmallNameBigEgo) results in them copying their speech patterns, writing style, slang, or general tone.

Don't confuse with the SockPuppet.

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* The Engine, a now defunct forum run by ComicBook writer Creator/WarrenEllis, was full of these. They were the ones using nonsense compound words like "shiteyes" or "thoughtpeach", just like Ellis does in his wackier work. Also, they usually had a signature photo of themselves smoking a cigarette and trying to look moody or hard.

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* ''National Catholic Register'' film critic Steven Greydanus is a big Creator/RogerEbert fan, and his prose frequently drifts into what seems to be an imitation of Ebert's style. A really good imitation, but still.

* ''LetsPlay/{{Raocow}}'' fans. Check the [[http://talkhaus.raocow.com/ forums.]] Expect to hear a lot of "like it was no thing," [[FanNickname "Charlie," "Freakin' Horse",]] and really strange non sequiturs.

* It isn't hard to spot a regular troper in an internet forum. [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Use of phrases or expressions common on this website but uncommon in the real world will work their way into posts with an improbably high density, revealing their true colors to any other Tropers who happen to be browsing the forum]].

* It isn't hard to spot a regular {{Troper}} in an internet forum. [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Use of phrases or expressions common on this website but uncommon in the real world will work their way into posts with an improbably high density, revealing their true colors to any other Tropers who happen to be browsing the forum]].

* It isn't hard to spot a regular {{Troper}} in an internet forum. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Use of phrases or expressions common on this website but uncommon in the real world will work their way into posts with an improbably high density, revealing their true colors to any other Tropers who happen to be browsing the forum]].

* ''National Catholic Register'' film critic Steven Greydanus is a big Creator/RogerEbert fan, and his prose frequently drifts into what seems to be an imitation of Ebert's style.

A variation of the YesMan, the InternetMimic is someone whose adoration for an internet celebrity (sometimes a SmallNameBigEgo) results in them copying their speech patterns, writing style, slang, or general tone.

* Without naming any names, there's an individual who bops around forums variously devoted to ''MagicTheGathering'', ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', birdwatching, British politics, and UsefulNotes/FurryFandom who absolutely ''insists'' on making everyone think he is Michael Howard, MP. It takes all types...

* Many users of the forums associated with ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' use avatars in the creator's art style.
** Mind you, most of these come from the forum avatar gallery. But then, a goodly amount does not - they're independent imitations. This diverges from the trope to an extent, because the users aren't mimicking out of adoration-it's simply a long running trend.
** This trope also extends to the plethora of WebComics on the forums. Many are posted as "at last, a non-[=OotS=] comic"- and are stick figure, heroic fantasy comics with slightly different facial styles.

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* On ''GameFAQs'''s Current Events, the well-known troll [[http://wikifaqs.net/index.php?title=Butters_1188 Butters_1188]] has his own mimic by the name of Dead Guy Hubbin. He absolutely adores Butters and makes multiple topics about his undying love for him. He also copies many of Butters' gimmicks, like doing a topic search for "Butters" and posting in every single topic that comes up in the results seven hours after the last post. He's even been seen copying and pasting many of Butters' topics from other boards. Plus he has the exact same posting style even when not talking about Butters. This causes many people to think he's Butters' alt.

* On some [[ImageBoards 4chan boards]], such as /tg/, it has in past been something of a fad to WRITE WITH THE CAPS LOCK DOWN in imitation of the "tripfag" MR. RAGE. It got to the point where "MRS. RAGE" and "THE PROPHET OF FURY" turned up.

* The Truth and Beauty Bombs message board (loosely centered around ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics'', ''A Softer World'', and ''ThePerryBibleFellowship'') tends to imitate the grammar/punctuation eccentricities of ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics'' and its author, Ryan North. The imitation was more pronounced in the past, however.

* Without naming any names, there's an individual who bops around forums variously devoted to ''MagicTheGathering'', ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', birdwatching, British politics, and FurryFandom who absolutely ''insists'' on making everyone think he is Michael Howard, MP. It takes all types...

* It is often easy to identify an ''{{Achewood}}'' reader by their usage of "hella" "rad" and "dogg," or typing entirely in lowercase in order to make a downbeat statement.
* With a comic primarily based on text, many fans of the comic ''{{Homestuck}}'' will imitate a particular character's [[VerbalTic typing quirk]] (mostly the Trolls', which are more noticeable) to evoke that character's qualities, sometimes going so far as to use it to have impromptu role playing sessions.

* The Engine (www.the-engine.net), a forum run by ComicBook writer Warren Ellis, is full of these. They're the ones using nonsense compound words like "shiteyes" or "thoughtpeach", just like Ellis does in his wackier work. Also, they usually have a signature photo of them smoking a cigarette and trying to look moody or hard.

* Many users of the forums associated with ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick]]'' use avatars in the creator's art style.

* THe Twitter examples under Real Life are parodied in HolyMusicalB@tman, where Batman snagged the twitter names "Superman" and "Barrack Obama" and uses them to imitate and mock said celebrities.

* Without naming any names, there's an individual who bops around forums variously devoted to ''MagicTheGathering'', ''DungeonsAndDragons'', birdwatching, British politics, and FurryFandom who absolutely ''insists'' on making everyone think he is Michael Howard, MP. It takes all types...

* HunterSThompson impressions are very common across all forms of media.

* It isn't hard to spot a regular {{Troper}} in an internet forum. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Use of phrases or expressions common on this website but uncommon in the real world will work their way into posts with an improbably high density, revealing their true colors to any other Tropers who happen to be browsing the forum]].

* While not sort of the same thing, on YoutubePoop vids, be prepared for comments from users who do nothing but quote lines from the vid. Really, this applies to any Youtube video that's humor based, be it a clip from a movie, or a song ... in fact, ''anything'' with a spoken script applies here. If it contains a single funny or awesome line, the internet mimics will be all over it, saying nothing but that damn line.

* Some ZeroPunctuation fans, especially on The Escapist forums, try to copy Yahtzee's SophisticatedAsHell style, often boiling down to them simply regurgitating whole phrases verbatim from his reviews. Yahtzee's thoughts on this? "What I do have a problem with is people (for this happens surprisingly often) who think the best way to impress me is to talk at me like we're at a fucking renaissance faire. What am I, a visitor from the magical kingdom of Faggotry?"

* ''{{Raocow}}'' fans. Check the [[http://talkhaus.raocow.com/ forums.]] Expect to hear a lot of "like it was no thing," [[FanNickname "Charlie," "Freakin' Horse",]] and really strange non sequiturs.

** Maybe Michael Howard does like Magic, D&D, birdwatching, British politics and Furry fandom?
*** The day any politician admits to having ties to the Furry Fandom is not coming for a long time.

** Not even this website is safe. If there's a Yugioh example somewhere, expect it to have a line directly under it quoting the Abridged Series, relevant or not.

* ''{{Raocow}}'' fans. Check the [[http://talkhaus.raocow.com/ forums.]] Expect to hear a lot of "like it was no thing," [[FanNickname "Charlie," "Freakin' Horse,]] and really strange non sequiturs.

* With a comic primarily based on text, many fans of the comic {{Homestuck}} will imitate a particular character's [[VerbalTic typing quirk]] (mostly the Trolls', which are more noticeable) to evoke that character's qualities, sometimes going so far as to use it to have impromptu role playing sessions.