History Main / SharedSignatureMove

* In ''Manga/OnePiece''
** Most of the members of CP9 have their own unique variants of the Rokushiki techniques when the martial art first appears. Some of these have since been re-used by other world government agents, such as Who's Who using Lucci's Shigan Madara.

* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': Kyo Kusanagi uses his family's ancient martial art that utilizes [[PlayingWithFire pyrokinesis]]. The Yagami clan, a branch of the Kusanagis, possess similar abilities but using the corrupted purple flames of [[HumanoidAbomination Orochi]]. Kyo and Iori shared many similar abilities in ''KOF '95'' including [[GroundWave Yami Barai]] and [[{{Shoryuken}} Oniyaki]]. Starting with ''KOF '96'' though, Kyo's moveset was reworked to replace many of his old tools, and the two are now much more unique fighters.

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'' Most of the members of CP9 have their own unique variants of the Rokushiki techniques when the martial art first appears. Some of these have since been re-used by other world government agents, such as Who's Who using Lucci's Shigan Madara.

* Wrestling/TripleH has long used the Pedigree (a jumping double underhook facebuster) as his finisher. It tends to get used by his various loved ones and family members; Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, Wrestling/VinceMcmahon, Wrestling/StephanieMcmahon, and Haitch's former student Wrestling/SethRollins all used it when allied with him.

->''"No! That's impossible! The only one who knows that technique is Goku! And Gohan. Aaaaand Master Roshi. And Krillin. And Yamcha. And me that one time I tried it just to see if I could-"''
-->--'''Piccolo''', ''WebVideo/DragonballZAbridged''

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* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': Kyo Kusanagi uses his family's ancient martial art that utilizes [[PlayingWithFire pyrokinesis]]. The Yagami clan, a branch of the Kusanagis, possess similar abilities but using the corrupted blue flames of [[HumanoidAbomination Orochi]]. Kyo and Iori shared many similar abilities in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 KOF '95]]'' including [[GroundWave Yami Barai]] and [[{{Shoryuken}} Oniyaki]]. Starting with ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters96 KOF '96]]'' though, Kyo's moveset was reworked to replace many of his old tools, and the two are now much move unique fighters.

* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': The Rasengan (pictured above) has famously been Naruto's signature technique; a swirling ball of pure [[KiManipulation chakra]] that can land a devastating blast on whatever its aimed at. He also has other variations like "Rasenshuriken", a projectile variant, and "Big-Ball Rasengan", an even bigger and stronger ball of chakra. Unbeknownst to him at first though, this technique was actually invented by his, father Minato, who would then teach it to his master, Jiraiya, and his student/Naruto's teacher, Kakashi. Naruto's close friend, Konohamaru, later copied it after seeing it used multiple times, and then years later he'd teach it to Naruto's son, Boruto, who would iterate on it by turning the base Rasengan into an improvised projectile.

* Wrestling/TommyDreamer and {{{Wrestling/Raven}}}, two rivals who faced each other for other 20 years, both used the DDT as a finisher.

** Roger the kangaroo and his MovesetClone Alex the velociraptor were both taught many of King and Armor King's signature moves by Armor King, including the Flying Cross-chop, the Frankensteiner, the Tombstone Piledriver, and the [[HumanHammerToss Giant Swing]]. Roger later taught his son, Roger Jr, these moves, though Roger Jr added a few variations to some of them.

* Wrestling/TheUndertaker used the Tombstone Piledriver for most of his career.[[note]]He switched to the Last Ride powerbomb as his primary finisher as the American Badass to avoid more damage to his knees.[[/note]] When his "brother" {{Wrestling/Kane}} joined WWE he also used the Tombstone as his finishing maneuver, as well as miming the chokeslam as a setup or alternate finisher.

* ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'': Rock Howard is the son of ''VideoGame/FatalFury'''s BigBad, Geese Howard, who was then adopted by TheHero Terry Bogard. He thus incorporates many of the two's SignatureAttack{{s}} into his own repertoire. From Geese he can perform the [[GroundWave "Reppuken"/"Double Reppuken"]], "Rashomon", "Deadly Rave", and "Raging Storm". From Terry he learned how to perform "Rising Tackle", "Crack Shoot", and variations of [[ElementalPunch "Burn Knuckle"]] and [[IKnowMaddenKombat "Power Dunk"]] called "Hard Edge" and "Rage Run - Type Dunk" respectively.

* Wrestling/TheUndertaker used the Tombstone Piledriver for most of his career.[[note]]he switched to the Last Ride powerbomb as his primary finisher as the American Badass to avoid more damage to his knees.[[/note]] When his "brother" {{Wrestling/Kane}} joined WWE he also used the Tombstone as his finishing maneuver, as well as miming the chokeslam as a setup or alternate finisher.

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Most everyone in the Iida family share the same Engine quirk, and they're also a prestigious hero family. As a result, they also share a similar fighting style and Special Move, known as "Recipro Turbo". Tenya's older brother is even the one who explains how he can make the move stronger and faster, once he decided he was old enough to know.

* ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'': As Creator/SNK's resident {{Shotoclone}}{{s}}, practitioners of Kyokugenryu Karate, including most of the Sakazaki family and their fellow disciples, all share similar techniques and have a consistent selection of key special moves. These include "[[KamehameHadoken Ko-Ou Ken]]", "[[{{Shoryuken}} Kohou]]", "[[HurricaneKick Hien Shippu Kyaku]]", and "[[RapidFireFisticuffs Zanretsuken]]". Practitioners all have their own twists and names for these various moves. Comparing Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia for example, Ryo performs the traditional Zanretsuken with punches, while Robert has his own variant, "Gen-ei Kyaku", that utilizes kicks.

A SubTrope of SignatureMove

If each member of the group/family uses different types or versions of the same ability, it's VariantPowerCopying.

If at least one version is better than the previous, see SuperiorSuccessor.

Compare MovesetClone.

!!Examples

* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''

* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': The Rasengan (the characters who had it pictured above) has famously been Naruto's signature technique; a swirling ball of pure [[KiManipulation chakra]] that can land a devastating blast on whatever its aimed at. He also has other variations like "Rasenshuriken", a projectile variant, and "Big-Ball Rasengan", an even bigger and stronger ball of chakra. Unbeknownst to him at first though, this technique was actually invented by his, father Minato, who would then teach it to his master, Jiraiya, and his student/Naruto's teacher, Kakashi. Naruto's close friend, Konohamaru, later copied it after seeing it used multiple times, and then years later he'd teach it to Naruto's son, Boruto, who would iterate on it by turning the base Rasengan into an improvised projectile.

* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': The Rasengan (the characters who have used it pictured above) has famously been Naruto's signature technique; a swirling ball of pure [[KiManipulation chakra]] that can land a devastating blast on whatever its aimed at. He also has other variations like "Rasenshuriken", a projectile variant, and "Big-Ball Rasengan", an even bigger and stronger ball of chakra. Unbeknownst to him at first though, this technique was actually invented by his, father Minato, who would then teach it to his master, Jiraiya, and his student/Naruto's teacher, Kakashi. Naruto's close friend, Konohamaru, later copied it after seeing it used multiple times, and then years later he'd teach it to Naruto's son, Boruto, who would iterate on it by turning the base Rasengan into an improvised projectile.

* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': The Rasengan has famously been Naruto's signature technique; a swirling ball of pure [[KiManipulation chakra]] that can land a devastating blast on whatever its aimed at. He also has other variations like "Rasenshuriken", a projectile variant, and "Big-Ball Rasengan", an even bigger and stronger ball of chakra. Unbeknownst to him at first though, this technique was actually invented by his, father Minato, who would then teach it to his master, Jiraiya, and his student/Naruto's teacher, Kakashi. Naruto's close friend, Konohamaru, later copied it after seeing it used multiple times, and then years later he'd teach it to Naruto's son, Boruto, who would iterate on it by turning the base Rasengan into an improvised projectile.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Amethyst and Jasper both have the ability to [[RollingAttack roll up into a spiky ball and charge at opponents]] ala ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''. This is justified by the two of them both being quartz gems, who on Homeworld are made to be frontline soldiers. Jasper's roll is significantly stronger due to her being immensely strong for the average quartz, considered the perfect solider on Homeworld.
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* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'': One of Dante's most recognizable techniques is "Stinger", in which he unleashes a powerful sword towards an enemy while lunging forward. Other characters in the series who can use Stinger include Dante's father Sparda, his brother Vergil, and his devil-hunting partner Trish.

If each version is better than the previous, see SuperiorSuccessor.

** Mario and Luigi began as clones in ''64'' before gradually becoming their own unique fighters overtime. But they still retain many superficially identical moves like their classic fireball (based on the fire-flower powerup from their [[Franchise/SuperMario series of origin]]), Super Jump Punch, Mario/Luigi Tornado. The attributes of these moves though differ greatly and lend to different playstyle archetypes, Mario being a JackOfAllTrades and Luigi being a combo-centric FightingClown.

* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': The Rasengan has famously been Naruto's signature technique; a swirling ball of pure [[KiManipulation chakra]] that can land a devastating blast on whatever its aimed at. He also has other variations like "Rasenshuriken", a projectile variant, and "Big-Ball Rasengan", an even bigger and stronger ball of chakra. Unbeknownst to him at first though, this technique was actually invented by his, father Minato, who would then teach it to his master, Jiraiya, and his student/Naruto's teacher, Kakashi. Naruto's close friend ,Konohamaru later copied it after seeing it used multiple times, and then years later he'd teach it to Naruto's son, Boruto, who would iterate on it by turning the base Rasengan into a, improvised projectile.