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A term that originates from {{fighting game}}s, a Mirror Match occurs when one character fights against themselves, usually as a result of two players choosing the same character (where, normally, each character on the roster is implicitly a unique individual). This can be a rather tricky experience as the two characters are, by definition, evenly matched, and victory will rest on which player is better at using the character's skills. Typically the two players will be [[ColorCodedMultiplayer distinguished by color]] with the second player as a PaletteSwap of the character's original design or having a variant skin. Sometimes the "mirror" character in question isn't ''literally'' a clone or the same person, but through a ContrivedCoincidence have identical powers of equal strength and technique. Expect quite a lot of Fearful FearfulSymmetry.

A term that originates from {{fighting game}}s, a Mirror Match occurs when one character fights against themselves, usually as a result of two players choosing the same character (where, normally, each character on the roster is implicitly a unique individual). This can be a rather tricky experience as the two characters are, by definition, evenly matched, and victory will rest on which player is better at using the character's skills. Typically the two players will be [[ColorCodedMultiplayer distinguished by color]] with the second player as a PaletteSwap of the character's original design or having a variant skin. Sometimes the "mirror" character in this case isn't ''literally'' a clone or the same person, but through a ContrivedCoincidence has identical powers of equal strength and technique.

* During UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, the German commerce raider SMS ''Cap Trafalgar'' disguised itself as the British commerce raider HMS ''Carmania'' to deceive its prey. By sheer coincidence, the two vessels happened across one another and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Cap_Trafalgar#World_War_I_battle_with_Carmania engaged in a naval battle]] that ended with the ''Cap Trafalgar''[='=]s sinking. It is often claimed that ''Carmania'' was also disguised as ''Cap Trafalgar'', when in truth they both simply had the same wartime paint job that caused initial confusion on both sides. [[RuleOfFunny It is just more amusing to say that they were disguised as each other.]]

A term that originates from {{fighting game}}s, a Mirror Match occurs when one character fights against themselves, usually as a result of two players choosing the same character (where, normally, each character on the roster is implicitly a unique individual). This can be a rather tricky experience as the two characters are, by definition, evenly matched, and victory will rest on which player is better at using the character's skills. Typically the two players will be [[ColorCodedMultiplayer distinguished by color]] with the second player as a PaletteSwap of the character's original design or having a variant skin.

Sometimes the "Mirror" character in this case isn't ''literally'' a clone or the same person, but through a ContrivedCoincidence has identical powers of equal stregth and technique.

** The FinalBattle of the [[BadFuture Dark World Series]] is fought between the Elements of Harmony and [[spoiler: [[TrueFinalBoss Nightmare Eclipse's]] [[ThePsychoRangers gallery of Nightmares]]]]. However, it's not a perfect example, since [[spoiler: Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Nightmare!Rarity]] are absent, while [[SixthRanger Derpy, Apple Pie, and Minty Pie]] lack counterparts.

* In ''Series/{{Grimm}}'', [[spoiler:Juliette/Eve]] uses a Hexenbiest spell on Nick to temporarily turn him into Renard. Eventually, Renard and Nick!Renard end up fighting one another on a rooftop. The only difference between them is their ties (one is wearing red, the other blue). Both even [[GameFace Woge]] at one point, even though Nick isn't very experienced at that. [[spoiler:They end up coming to a reluctant agreement.]]

* Lord John Roxton gets an EvilTwin in one episode of ''Series/SirArthurConanDoylesTheLostWorld'' after he is cursed for disturbing a graveyard's peace. The protector takes the ruthless and violent part -- basically the hunter part -- out of him and gives him a life of his own. Evil!Roxton tries to kill the good one, using Marguerite as bait. It ends in a Mirror Match.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Inevitably, Vampire Willow is this in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E16Doppelgangland Doppelgangland]]". As Willow had not yet mastered magic at the time, it was also a CurbStompBattle.

* Played straight in ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' when Paige and Phoebe and their evil MirrorUniverse counterparts fight. Leo comments that they are too equally matched and neither side could win, so the fight went on and on until they realized this, called a truce, and formed an alliance instead.
* A ''Series/{{Highlander}}'' episode has Duncan go evil after killing a former friend of his and absorbing his dark essence during the Quickening. Eventually, Duncan goes into a cave and has a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind manifested as a swordfight between him and an evil double. Somehow, this also ends in a Quickening, although there's no body of the evil Duncan.
* On the DarkerAndEdgier side of the {{Toku}} coin, ''Franchise/KamenRider'' tends to have the main rider fight against an evil (and usually dark colored) counterpart, for example: [[spoiler: [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Ryuki vs. Ryuga]], [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Kabuto vs. Dark Kabuto]], [[Series/KamenRiderKiva Kiva vs. Dark Kiva]].]] [[Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight Dragon Knight]] inverts this by having the first example flip sides. [[spoiler: Ryuga is a good guy, and Ryuki is the bad guy]].
* ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'' has a literal example through an {{evil twin}} of Makoto Fukami (Kamen Rider Specter), whom the real one would fight in a {{Random Encounter|s}}, which results the actual Makoto suffer a seizure-induced pain [[{{Synchronization}} each time]] he defeats his doppelganger. The trope is taken ''very'' literally by the time the series' reaches the endgame episodes when the impostor Makoto obtains his own Deep Specter Eyecon, all while beginning to adopt [[BecomingTheMask the real Makoto's mannerisms]], and sporting his [[HellbentForLeather leather jacket]] to [[SpotTheImpostor fool]] even further his friends.
* ''Series/KnightRider'': KITT facing off against his EvilTwin prototype KARR. Averted in the sequel/remake, as this version of KARR is a TransformingMecha (and yes, the fact that he's still voiced by Peter Cullen, known for voicing [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]], is a bonus), while KITT can only transform into other cars.
* This is used quite a lot in ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', being a nearly once-seasonally tradition. Often they were led by a MonsterOfTheWeek. Zeo and RPM are the only seasons who haven't had it in some form -- if not identical copies, then an EvilCounterpart team will be featured, like Space's [[ThePsychoRangers Psycho Rangers]], the Spirit Rangers and Five Fingers of Poison in Jungle Fury. Oddly, only ''once'' (the ''very first use'' of the gimmick waaay back in the original series) were they used to ruin the Rangers' good name, and ''never'' have they been used to pose as a friend and backstab a good Ranger. Oddly, the SixthRanger seldom gets a copy. But sometimes Tommy's subverted it, facing his past selves.
* All four of the boys from ''Series/RedDwarf'' encountered this throughout the show. Rimmer and Kryten deliberately move to create it - Rimmer because he thinks the best person to live with is himself, Kryten to save the crew from an insane gestalt entity - while Lister and the Cat have it thrust upon them.
* It was also defied on Series/{{Frasier}}, when Daphne's newest boyfriend is an almost identical match for Niles, both in looks and personality. When Niles catches the doppelgänger dating another woman, he gets mad and goes to confront him, but first his brother Frasier advises him not to get physical, as the fight would be "too weird."

* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', towards the end of Season 6, Sam has a [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind confrontation]] with [[spoiler: Soulless Sam after Castiel brings down Death's Wall]].

* ''Series/AshVsEvilDead'':
** In the episode "Ashes to Ashes", Ash fights Evil Ash, a Deadite copy of himself grown from his possessed severed hand. It plays this trope pretty straight, as each uses their knowledge of Ash's physical weak points to try and gain the upper hand.
** The episode "Twist and Shout" sees Ash go up against Rash, a [[EvilKnockoff demonic clone]] of himself sired by Ruby.
* In the ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' episode [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E4FaceMyEnemy "Face My Enemy"]], [[ActionGirl Agent May]] fights the BrainwashedAndCrazy [[DarkActionGirl Agent 33]], who's wearing a hi-tech face mask allowing her to look exactly like May. The fact that Agent 33 is an [[FallenHero ex-SHIELD agent]] means they have a lot of the same moves, as well.
* Occurs in the ReunionShow of ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' "Alex vs Alex". Alex accidentally creates an evil clone of herself and is forced to fight her doppleganger in order to SaveTheWorld.
* In ''Series/{{Grimm}}'', [[spoiler:Juliette/Eve]] uses a Hexenbiest spell on Nick to temporarily turn him into Renard. Eventually, Renard and Nick!Renard end up fighting one another on a rooftop. The only difference between them is their ties (one is wearing red, the other blue). Both even [[GameFace Woge]] at one point, even though Nick isn't very experience at that. [[spoiler:They end up coming to a reluctant agreement.]]
* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "Games", Soolin participates in a QuickDraw DeadlyGame against a computer, represented by an image of herself. The computer is programmed to match and then exceed her draw time, forcing the player to lift their own game or die.
* The Series/{{Arrowverse}}:
** ''Series/Supergirl2015'':
*** The Season 1 episode "Bizarro" features Supergirl going up against a woman [[EvilKnockoff genetically altered into a clone of her]].
*** The Season 3 finale briefly has one of these between [[LiteralSplitPersonality Sam Arias and Reign]] during the showdown in the Fortress of Sanctuary.
*** The penultimate episode of Season 4 sees Supergirl facing off with her clone, Red Daughter.
*** Part of the series finale's FinalBattle has Lex conjuring up a copy of Overgirl for Supergirl to fight again.
** In the crossover event ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'', we have three: Series/{{Supergirl|2015}} vs. Overgirl, [[Series/{{Arrow}} Green Arrow]] vs. Black Arrow, and the ''[[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow Waverider]]'' vs. ''Der Wellenreiter''.
** The crossover ''Series/{{Elseworlds|2018}}'' features Superman going up against [[MadScientist Dr. John Deegan]], who's turned himself into his EvilTwin.
** The final season of ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' has [[spoiler:Batwoman fighting against her doppelganger from another world, Red Death. Although she disables her suit's SuperSpeed with a batarang before that]].
* ''[[Series/WonderWoman1975 Wonder Woman]]'': In "The Deadly Toys", Wonder Woman fights an identical robot version of herself. The robot wins! [[spoiler: Nah. Wonder Woman just faked that the robot won to fool the Toymaker, Orlich Hoffman (Creator/FrankGorshin)]]
* ''Series/Lucifer2016'': Season 5 features several fights between Lucifer and his twin brother, [[ArchangelMichael Michael]].
* ''Series/WandaVision'' has a spoileriffic example in the final episode. [[spoiler:Westview Vision VS. White Vision. Westview Vision is a copy of Vision made from Wanda's love, memories, and Scarlet Witch magic. White Vision is a sentient weapon made by S.W.O.R.D. using Vision's corpse. Westview Vision ends the battle by discussing the TheseusShipParadox with White Vision, and then unlocking White Vision's memories, resulting in White Vision flying away, free from S.W.O.R.D.'s control.]]

* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': The season 9 finale has a battle between the two fusions of [[Manga/DragonBall Goku and Vegeta]], Gogeta vs. Vegito, thus, the two combatants for the fight as essentially the same person.
* WebAnimation/HomestarRunner [[LampshadeHanging bemoans]] the laziness involved with this when he has to fight an all-black "Shadow Homestar" in a ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' parody in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dIaO6huJow Hremail 2000]].

* ''Webcomic/DragonBallMultiverse'': One of the chapters has U16 and U18 Gotenks fighting each other, thus causing this trope to be in play. And boy, is it played to the hilt, as the two do the ''exact'' same things. So much that when they inevitably defuse, one of the halves has to ''ask'' which of the two other fighters is from his Universe. One of them just gives up.

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'':

* One story in ''Webcomic/DeviantUniverse'' involved heroes and villains fighting themselves from another universe where they were the opposite alignment.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': [[AxCrazy Jack Noir]] gets the Black Queen's Ring, which, after Becquerel's prototyping, literally gives him the powers of a PhysicalGod, and he's the most dangerous threat throughout Acts Four and Five, [[HeroKiller killing multiple important characters]] across both the Beta Kid and Troll sessions. In [S] Cascade, at the End of Act Five, PM gets her hands on the White Queen's Ring, giving her an exact Mirror Match of Jack's powers, and proceeds to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge for all the friends that Jack murdered, chasing him across [[EldritchLocation Paradox Space]] for the entirety of Act Six, essentially removing him as a threat via SealedEvilInADuel.

* In one chapter of ''Manga/OtoXMaho'', Kanata faces off against an EvilDoppelganger [[EnemyWithout born from his sense of self-doubt]] and unwillingness to accept his [[SuperGenderBender magical girl duties]]. In a neat bit of asymmetry, the doppelgänger uses ranged magical attacks, but Kanata wields his usual fighting style of physical attacks with his magic staff.
* The whole plot of ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' revolved around Mewtwo luring trainers to his island and making clones of their Pokémon, leading to a climax which sees each Pokémon fighting its clone.
* In the first arc of ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', the four main characters have to fight against the ''Black Four'', which conveniently use dark-armored variants of their own respective clothes/armors. They even have slightly different variations on the heroes' signature techniques.
* The villain in ''Manga/SaitamaChainsawShoujo'' shows some doppelganger abilities when she [[spoiler:takes the physical shape of protagonist Fumio, complete with clothing, [[ChainsawGood equipment]], and muscle-memory of her fighting style]].
* In ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'', Hyper Metal Sonic is programmed to be an exact copy of regular Sonic but with superior stats, and it is even implied that they share a mental link (see the part when Sara is kicking Metal Sonic in the head, and regular Sonic is writhing in pain). The two are constantly seen running into each other, until finally, Sonic says this quote:
-->'''Sonic:''' You might know everything I'm going to do but that's not going to help you since I know everything you're going to do! Strange, isn't it!?

* Same goes for ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh''

* In ''[[Literature/TheGrimnoirChronicles Hard Magic]]'', Sullivan twice has to go up against his brother, both of whom have GravityMaster powers.
* Every ''Film/JasonX'' novel except ''Planet of the Beast'' has Jason battle a clone.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'':
** During the ''Force Heretic'' novels, Jedi Tahiri Veila has a series of nightmares/hallucinations/Force-trance-somethings which pit her again various aspects of herself, including her Yuuzhan Vong implanted personality (looong story), which takes the form of -- you guessed it -- a mirror image of herself. Interestingly, they're actually ''mirror'' images: Tahiri is left-handed and Riina right-handed, and that's the ''only'' way to distinguish between them.
** Even Luke Skywalker has to deal with an evil clone of himself at the end of ''[[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy The Last Command]]''; the clone was imaginatively named "Luuke" Skywalker. In defense (as someone elsewhere noted), it ''was'' named by a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} villain...
* Rand from ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series fights a more or less literal Mirror Match when a "[[NegativeSpaceWedgie bubble of evil]]" spontaneously causes his reflections to jump out of mirrors and fight him to the death. Eventually he starts wising up to the situation and extinguishes his FlamingSword, causing his reflections to do the same (to their confusion) and making the fight slightly easier.
* In ''Literature/ToughMagic'', Yil fights his doppelganger in a practice match; the doppelganger in question being a golem programmed to copy his skills and capabilities.
* In ''Literature/DraconianSymphony'' the protagonists escape from a dungeon guarded by a child of Nemesis, who transforms into the main character's doppelganger to fight him.
* ''Literature/VillainsByNecessity'': The final Test of the group has this as an obstacle, forcing Sam to battle against a copy of himself in order to claim the final keystone.
* ''Literature/ThirdTimeLuckyAndOtherStoriesOfTheMostPowerfulWizardInTheWorld'': In "We Two May Meet" Magdelene one and two finally get into a fight after butting heads often, though it's soon interrupted so the pair stop.

-->'''Amrinder:''' There must be a trick. [[TouchedByVorlons A contract.]] How else could you defeat me ''twice?''\\
'''Angharad:''' Is it not obvious? You are fighting as a rendition of me...[[NoSell and I am already the finest such rendition.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', the episode "His Silicon Soul" deals with Batman facing down his robotic counterpart created by H.A.R.D.A.C. prior to its original body being destroyed.

* ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'': In episode "Revelation", Ulrich has to fight a polymorphic clone on Lyoko, at first looking like Odd, but then taking his appearance, leading to a fierce katana duel.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "The Farnsworth Parabox", the gang enter an AlternateUniverse and the two Leelas start fighting. But because their moves are identical, they both knock each other out after the first hit.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'':
** In the episode "Divided We Fall", Luthor-Brainiac recreated the Justice Lords (and a very Reverse-Flash-looking evil Flash since he didn't have a Justice Lord counterpart) for the original founders of the Justice League to fight. [[OpponentSwitch They stopped them by going up against different copies, instead of their counterparts.]] Except the Flash, who beats his evil counterpart on his lonesome.
** Also played with in the episode "Fearful Symmetry": As Characters/{{Supergirl|TheCharacter}} battles her EvilCounterpart Galetaea, the ClothingDamage of their costumes starts to make them mirror the other's...
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' parodied the trope by having [[TheDitz Stumpy]] play RockPaperScissors with... his reflection, in an actual mirror, who he thinks is a different person.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Brain Drain", Phineas and Ferb spend a sick-day playing a fighting game based on themselves with their friends. Phineas ends up matched against... himself.

-->'''[[TheLeader T.J.]]:''' Look, these guys might be as athletic as we are. They might be as smart as we are. They might even have a principal that's as big a jerk as ours is. But I'll tell you one thing, they don't have the same heart. Right?
-->'''3rd Street Crowd:''' Right!
-->'''[[DistaffCounterpart C.J.]]:''' But I'll bet you this, they don't have the same heart. Right?
-->'''98th Street Crowd:''' Right!
* Aku once created a clone of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' from his negative emotions. They were evenly matched until Jack cleansed himself of all negative emotions, destroying the clone.

** In the episode "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes", Homer [[Series/ThePrisoner1967 is imprisoned on an island for knowing too much]]. When he escapes he vows to expose everything but Number 2 won't allow it. Homer comments "the only one that can silence me is me", leading to an actor impersonating him to say "that arranged can be!" They fight and Homer wins by fighting dirty. "If I know me, he won't like [[GroinAttack being kicked in the crotch!]]"
** For a city- (or possibly small-town-) scale Mirror Match, see the episode "Lemon of Troy".

** In-universe example in "Steven vs. Amethyst" with the video game featuring Lonely Blade. Steven and Amethyst both choose him as their fighter, and Amethyst wins (or rather, Steven lets her win).
** In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E2OpenBook Open Book]]", Connie ends up having a fistfight with a fake clone of herself in Rose's room. The fake Connie only disappears when Steven tells Connie the truth about what he thought about the ending of a certain book.
** In "Steven the Sword Fighter", Pearl summons a hologram of herself from her gem and spars with it to demonstrate sword fighting to Steven.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}'' the Titans faced off against evil versions of themselves whipped up by Trigon who was starting to find their attacks against him annoying. [[OpponentSwitch Because their evil counterparts had the exact same abilities as the originals, the heroes are only able to win by switching opponents.]]

** "Spitting Images": Panthro fights an evil clone of himself. They are evenly matched, but Lion-O ends the fight by blasting them both. The Sword of Omens wouldn't harm a fellow [=ThunderCat=], but destroyed the clone.
** "Fond Memories": Mumm-Ra takes on Lion-O's form before fighting him. Lion-O wins because Mumm-Ra keeps his weakness to his own reflection no matter what form he is in.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' episode "Game Over", Arcade pits Spidey, Captain America, and [[Characters/MarvelComicsLogan Wolverine]] against [=LMDs=] that turn into copies of them. Spidey even lampshades the origin of the trope, pointing out the entire situation is running on "gamer logic".

* During UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, the German commerce raider SMS ''Cap Trafalgar'' disguised itself as the British commerce raider HMS ''Carmania'' to deceive its prey. By sheer coincidence, the two vessels happened across one another and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Cap_Trafalgar#World_War_I_battle_with_Carmania engaged in a naval battle]] that ended with the ''Cap Trafalgar''[='=]s sinking. It is sometimes claimed that ''Carmania'' was also disguised as ''Cap Trafalgar''. This is not the case, [[RuleOfFunny but it should've been]].

* ''Literature/PaleLights'' mentions "gray mirrors", a kind of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lemure]] found in Peredur, which duplicate their intended victim and can gain their memories by devouring them. Pereduri mirror-dancers, considered some of the most dangerous swordfighters in all of Vesper, gain that status by finding and dueling a gray mirror every year for ten years, even providing the mirror's sword. During the Trial of Ruins, Angharad jumps at a chance to fight a [[MirrorBoss divine champion who can mimic a challenger's skills]], and wipes the floor with him until he sheds the conceit and starts using his own arts instead.

''Angharad:''' Is it not obvious? You are fighting as a rendition of me...[[NoSell and I am already the finest such rendition.]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' episode "Game Over", Arcade pits Spidey, Captain America, and Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}} against [=LMDs=] that turn into copies of them. Spidey even lampshades the origin of the trope, pointing out the entire situation is running on "gamer logic".

* One of the earliest Creator/StanLee-scripted stories featuring [[Characters/TheMightyThorThorOdinson Thor]] pitted our hero against an exact duplicate created by a MadScientist. CutLexLuthorACheck much?

* The original, very brief appearance of [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]]'s clone was basically a one-issue, pretty cool Mirror Match fight that ended with the clone killed in an explosion. Twenty years later, the clone got [[DeathIsCheap brought back]] for a [[ComicBook/{{TheCloneSaga}}convoluted storyline]] that dominated the title for a couple of ''years.''

* They did this again at ''Wrestling/{{Vengeance}} 2006'', except this time it was Wrestling/{{Kane}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u19n0OdssQ vs Kane]].

* ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' [[spoiler: has two of these due to TimeTravel shenanigans. First is 2023 Captain America vs. [[Film/TheAvengers2012 2012 Captain America,]] who thinks the former is Loki in disguise because he's got Loki's staff. The second mirror match is 2023 [[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Nebula]] vs. [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 2014 Nebula,]] who is disgusted by her future self's disloyalty to [[Characters/MarvelComicsThanos Thanos]]]].
-->'''2023!Cap:''' [[PrecisionFStrike You got to be shitting me!]]\\

'''2023!Cap:''' I am not Loki... and I don't wanna hurt you.\\

* The original, very brief appearance of [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]]'s clone was basically a one-issue, pretty cool Mirror Match fight that ended with the clone killed in an explosion. Twenty years later, the clone got [[DeathIsCheap brought back]] for a convoluted storyline that dominated the title for a couple of ''years.''

* ''ComicBook/MortalKombatMalibuComics'' referenced the games' Mirror Matches with the queen of a warrior tribe who ''just happened'' to look and dress like Sonya, called [[SdrawkcabName Queen Aynos]]. And yes, Sonya gets to fight her.
* ''ComicBook/MarvelsVoices: Identity'': Subverted in Shang-Chi's story. The magic coin sets up a match between Shang-Chi vs. the version of him who became a villain, since the two of them are both expert martial artists. However, Shang-Chi beats him by utilizing moves learned from his Avenger allies.