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* ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloGoToMars'': Due to two thieves stealing a pair of suits from the rocket and using them to hold up a bank, Lester and Orville -- who are wearing identical suits -- are mistaken for the thieves and pursued by the police.
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* Due to having the same name, a teenage dancer named [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APNJo2VxDpk Rachel Barber]] has been mistaken for a murder victim, who ironically was also an aspiring dancer.

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* Due to having the same name, a teenage young dancer named [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APNJo2VxDpk Rachel Barber]] has been mistaken for a murder victim, who ironically was also an aspiring dancer.
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* Due to having the same name, a teenage dancer named [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APNJo2VxDpk Rachel Barber]] has been mistaken for a murder victim, who ironically was also an aspiring dancer.
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* ''Film/BlackLightning2009'': [[spoiler:Maxim so happens to order flowers from the shop Dima is working at. When Black Lightning loses flowers in front of Nastya with a signed postcard, she assumes Maxim is her savior. Maxim is confused, but [[SureLetsGoWithThat takes advantage of the situation]], and later "leaves" by hiding in the bathroom]].
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* ''Fanfic/WhereWeDontBelong'':
** After having her hair cut short again, Mio is almost immediately mistaken for the wanted Nia and captured by Ardainian soldiers. Mio in turn initially thinks Dughall is a Moebius due to his Consul title, though she quickly realizes otherwise when she sees how little respect Brighid has for him during the interrogation, as such disrespect would be unthinkable for most Moebius to tolerate.
** When Alvis confronts Noah to stop him from interfering with Metal Face's attack on Colony 9, he introduces himself as "A" and this, coupled with his battle form resembling Moebius armor, causes Noah to believe he's a Moebius that somehow survived Aionios' destruction, not helped by Alvis's cryptic references to the MergedReality.
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* ''Series/ItsAwfullyBadForYourEyesDarling'': When the girls are expecting a visit from their landlord, Horatio, in "A New Lease", encyclopædia salesman Hugo comes to the door answering a letter from Clover, leading the girls to mistake him for their landlord. When Horatio ''does'' arrive, the girls have no clue who he is and are incredibly rude to him.

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** In chapter 5, when Gumiya shows Shine an old photo of himself from before he [[UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} transitioned]] and was still living as a female idol, she doesn't realize it's him in the photo and thinks it's a picture of one his sisters.

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** In chapter Chapter 5, when Gumiya shows Shine an old photo of himself from before he [[UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} transitioned]] and was still living as a female idol, she doesn't realize it's him in the photo and thinks it's a picture of one his sisters.



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* ''WebVideo/RatsSMP'': Since the humans generally aren't aware that the rats are sentient, their actions tend to be mistaken to be done by various humans around the Mansion, ranging from blaming the Son for misconduct to praising various household staff for amending certain wrongs, including acknowledging the Maid's sorrows and fixing the piano in the Music Room. Most of the rats are content to let this continue as it would reduce the chances of having an exterminator called on them or otherwise benefit them, and sometimes {{invoke|dTrope}} this via {{Forged Message}}s.
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-->'''Homer''': But I keep telling you I'm not a pilot!\\
'''Man''': And I keep telling you you fly boys crack me up!

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-->'''Homer''': --->'''Homer:''' But I keep telling you I'm not a pilot!\\
'''Man''': '''Man:''' And I keep telling you you fly boys crack me up!



--> '''Jack''': He probably mistook Vince for Bumblebee's human friend. ''I'm'' not even Bumblebee's human friend.

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--> '''Jack''': -->'''Jack:''' He probably mistook Vince for Bumblebee's human friend. ''I'm'' not even Bumblebee's human friend.
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* ''Film/UpTheFront'':
** After wandering into Monique's (a brothel) believing it to be the Medical Officer's residence, Lurk mistakes Madame Monique for a hospital Sister.
** When Groping sees Lurk hiding under a purple nightie at Monique's, he assumes he is Lurk's sister.
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* ''Film/TheBookOfRevelation'': Daniel becomes convinced that a woman he sees in a bar was among the women who'd raped him. He follows her into the bathroom, assaults her and rips open her blouse to see if she's got the tattoo Daniel remembers between his rapist's breasts. She doesn't, and he's soon arrested.
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* ''Film/NoKidding'':
** When Catherine meets Priscilla, she assumes she is Edna and asks her to look after Angus.
** When Mrs. Spicer and Colonel Matthews come to inspect Cook's kitchen, she assumes the two are the parents of one of the children. Mrs. Spicer tries to explain they aren't married, which only makes Cook think they are living in sin.
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* In ''Film/WatchYourStern'', Miss Potter is held up on her way to the HMS ''Terrier'' before anyone meets her, so Blissworth disguises himself as her to hide the fact that the Creeper torpedo plans have been destroyed. Once the real Miss Potter arrives, she is assumed to be a spy.
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* In ''Film/OnTheBuses'', Mavis mistakes Blakey for a criminal in the Sunday paper after she believes he is a knicker-snatcher.
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** ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'':
*** Apon their first meeting, Wendover mistakes Basil for both an actor who played a lodger in ''Series/CoronationStreet'' and an actor who appeared in a false teeth advert.
*** When claiming Thomas shouldn't try to pick up Mélisse as he's old enough to be her father, he pointedly replies that he is her father, much to Wendover's embarrassment.

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* ''Film/DoctorAtLarge'': When Dr. Sparrow first meets Jasmine, he wrongly assumes that she is Dr. Hatchet when he is actually her husband.

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''Film/DoctorAtLarge'': When Dr. Sparrow first meets Jasmine, he wrongly assumes that she is Dr. Hatchet when he is actually her husband.husband.
** ''Film/DoctorInLove'': Before he finds out that his new assistant is a woman, Dr. Hare believes Dr. Barrington to be one of Dr. Burke's patients. According to her, she is mistaken for a male all the time:
--->'''Dr. Barrington''': Oh, don't worry. It's ''always'' happening. When I arrived as a student at St. Saviour's, they put me down for a lodge meeting and a rugger trial.
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* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': In one optional pre-battle conversation in fangame ''Sengoku Gensokyo'', Mokou is initially antagonistic towards Ran due to mistaking her for a more malevolent kitsune that she'd crossed paths with centuries before. Eventually she decides that Ran has turned over a new leaf and cheerfully dismisses her, leaving Yukari's servant confused over the whole thing.

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* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': In one optional pre-battle conversation ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'': Nearly everyone in fangame ''Sengoku Gensokyo'', Mokou is initially antagonistic towards Ran due to mistaking her the game mistakes Carla Radames for a more malevolent kitsune that she'd crossed paths with centuries before. Eventually she decides that Ran Ada Wong, the only exception being Ada herself. {{Justified|Trope}} since [[spoiler:Carla has been turned over a new leaf and cheerfully dismisses her, leaving Yukari's servant confused over into an EvilDoppelganger of Ada]]. While Carla is actively encouraging the whole thing.misidentification, Ada isn't really doing anything to clear it up either, so it persists.


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* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': In one optional pre-battle conversation in fangame ''Sengoku Gensokyo'', Mokou is initially antagonistic towards Ran due to mistaking her for a more malevolent kitsune that she'd crossed paths with centuries before. Eventually she decides that Ran has turned over a new leaf and cheerfully dismisses her, leaving Yukari's servant confused over the whole thing.
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* In ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', when the Mock Turtle arrives in Kiefer Square, Steeljack thinks he's the latest target of the Kiefer Square murders. In reality, he's being hunted by the Chessmen in retaliation for a totally unrelated matter.
* In ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', Comicbook/TheFalcon ditched his 90's costume after [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]] mistook him for a D-list hero named Stingray.
* There was an old ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' story published in ''ComicBook/AdventureComics'' #350 in which ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} couldn't be in the Legion anymore because a "green kryptonite cloud" is about to envelop the Earth for a few years. So they nominated a couple of replacements to take their places, named "Miss Terious" and "Sir Prize". The two wore suits that completely concealed the people inside, and it's heavily implied (and the other Legionnaires clearly believe) they're Superboy and Supergirl wearing lead armor to protect themselves from the kryptonite. They weren't. [[spoiler:They were Dream Girl and Star Boy, two former Legionnaires who were expelled from or left the Legion due to technical violations of the Legion Code; after their actual identities are revealed, the Legion turns out to be willing to forgive and forget, modify the Code, and accept them back again.]] They even explain how the two (who have considerably different powers from Superboy and Supergirl) managed to accomplish things like flying and knocking out a dinosaur with one punch.

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* In ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', when ''ComicBook/AstroCity'': When the Mock Turtle arrives in Kiefer Square, Steeljack thinks he's the latest target of the Kiefer Square murders. In reality, he's being hunted by the Chessmen in retaliation for a totally unrelated matter.
* In ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': Comicbook/TheFalcon ditched his 90's costume after [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]] mistook him for a D-list hero named Stingray.
* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': There was an old ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' story published in ''ComicBook/AdventureComics'' #350 in which ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} couldn't be in the Legion anymore because a "green kryptonite cloud" is about to envelop the Earth for a few years. So they nominated a couple of replacements to take their places, named "Miss Terious" and "Sir Prize". The two wore suits that completely concealed the people inside, and it's heavily implied (and the other Legionnaires clearly believe) they're Superboy and Supergirl wearing lead armor to protect themselves from the kryptonite. They weren't. [[spoiler:They were Dream Girl and Star Boy, two former Legionnaires who were expelled from or left the Legion due to technical violations of the Legion Code; after their actual identities are revealed, the Legion turns out to be willing to forgive and forget, modify the Code, and accept them back again.]] They even explain how the two (who have considerably different powers from Superboy and Supergirl) managed to accomplish things like flying and knocking out a dinosaur with one punch.



* Flash Thompson has a tendency to dress up as Franchise/SpiderMan, and end up mistaken for him by his enemies.
* In ''ComicBook/SupermanAmericanAlien'', [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]] is mistaken for [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] when he is rescued by a party yacht.
* In ''Franchise/TeenTitans'':

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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Flash Thompson has a tendency to dress up as Franchise/SpiderMan, Spider-Man, and end up mistaken for him by his enemies.
* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': In ''ComicBook/SupermanAmericanAlien'', [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]] Kent is mistaken for [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] when he is rescued by a party yacht.
* In ''Franchise/TeenTitans'':''ComicBook/TeenTitans'':

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