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* '''Deconstructed''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed''': ???'''Deconstructed''':
** Bob's protective bias towards Alicia causes him to overlook the signs that she's an EvilDoppelganger.
** Alicia's negative bias against Dracone stops her from recognizing the signs that he's genuinely a good clone, which causes problems that she otherwise would have avoided.
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** Same as above, but Alice acts like Dracone's clone really is him.

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** Same as above, but Alice acts like Dracone's clone really is him.
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* '''Reconstructed''':

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* '''Deconstructed''':
'''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''':'''Reconstructed''': ???



* '''Played for Drama''':

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* '''Played for Drama''':Drama''': ???
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** Alice tries to make friends with Dracone's clone to avoid having to deal with two nemeses.

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** Alice tries to make friends with Dracone's clone clone, happy that he seems not to avoid having to deal with two nemeses.be like his original.



** Alice avoids being mean to Dracone's clone, knowing it's not really him.

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** Alice avoids being mean to Dracone's clone, knowing it's not really him.him and not wanting to have to deal with ''two'' Dracones who hate her just because she couldn't bring herself to differentiate between them.

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* '''Invoked''': When Bob goes up against her during a fight, Carla [[VoluntaryShapeshifting transforms herself into Alice's shape]], hoping that Bob will hesitate to punch her if she looks like his dead sister.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
** Alicia lets Bob pretend she's Alice for a few minutes so he can work through his issues.
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When Bob goes up against her during a fight, Carla [[VoluntaryShapeshifting transforms herself into Alice's shape]], hoping that Bob will hesitate to punch her if she looks like his dead sister.
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** Bob meets his alternate-universe self and assumes he's a good guy because he himself is a good guy.

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** Alice tries to make friends with Dracone's clone to avoid having to deal with two nemesises.

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** Alice tries to make friends with Dracone's clone to avoid having to deal with two nemesises.nemeses.
** Bob meets Robert the Bloody, his MirrorUniverse self, and worries that Robert is what he's really like.

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'''Basic Trope''': A person projects their feelings about someone they know (a family member/friend/rival/archnemesis) onto an IdenticalStranger (clone, temporal duplicate, zombie, shapeshifter) that "is" or used to be that person.

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'''Basic Trope''': A person projects their feelings about someone they know (a family member/friend/rival/archnemesis) member/friend/[[TheRival rival]]/arch nemesis) onto an IdenticalStranger (clone, temporal duplicate, zombie, shapeshifter) [[ShapeShifting shapeshifter]]) that "is" or used to be that person.



* '''Exaggerated''': Bob acts as though Alicia really ''is'' Alice, asking her questions about things that happened in their past and being shocked when she likes a kind of music that Alice hated.
* '''Downplayed''': Alicia merely looks very similar (but not quite identical) to Alice, triggering Bob's protective instincts.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob acts as though Alicia really ''is'' Alice, asking her questions about things that happened in their past and being shocked when she likes a kind of music that Alice hated.
hated.
** Same as above, but Alice acts like Dracone's clone really is him.
* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alicia merely looks very similar (but not quite identical) to Alice, triggering Bob's protective instincts.instincts.
** Alice is suspicious of Dracone's clone, but not ''uber''-suspicious and she doesn't act cold.



* '''Inverted''': Bob meets Alicia and is cold towards her, because he hates the reminder that Alice is dead.
* '''Subverted''': Bob initially seems protective of Alicia...but then it turns out that he thinks she's actually sent by his nemesis as a way to break him. He merely feigned the protective attitude to get her to let her guard down.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...or so he says after TheReveal.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Bob meets Alicia and is cold towards her, because he hates the reminder that Alice is dead.
** Alice tries to make friends with Dracone's clone to avoid having to deal with two nemesises.
* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob initially seems protective of Alicia...Alicia... but then it turns out that he thinks she's actually sent by his nemesis as a way to break him. He merely feigned the protective attitude to get her to let her guard down.
** Alice appears to be acting suspicious of Dracone's clone, but it turns out that she was only testing him to make sure he really wasn't evil.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...or so he s/he says after TheReveal.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
Zagged''':
** Bob initially is protective of Alicia, but when she does something Alice would never do, he stops, only to start again when Alicia does something that reminds him of Alice.
** Alice acts suspicious of Dracone's clone, but then grows to trust him but still has moments of distrust.
* '''Averted''': ??? '''Averted''':
** There are no identical strangers.
** There are identical strangers, but people don't project their feelings onto them.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Yeah, I know it's not her, but I just can't help my feelings."
* '''Invoked''': When Bob goes up against her during a fight, Carla transforms herself into Alice's shape, hoping that Bob will hesitate to punch her if she looks like his dead sister.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Yeah, I know it's not her, her/him, but I just can't help my feelings."
* '''Invoked''': When Bob goes up against her during a fight, Carla [[VoluntaryShapeshifting transforms herself into Alice's shape, shape]], hoping that Bob will hesitate to punch her if she looks like his dead sister.



* '''Defied''': Bob has heard of this reaction before and purposely treats Alicia no differently than he would anyone else in the alternate universe.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
**
Bob has heard of this reaction before and purposely treats Alicia no differently than he would anyone else in the alternate universe.
** Alice avoids being mean to Dracone's clone, knowing it's not really him.
* '''Discussed''': ???
"What if I meet someone I know in this alternate universe and project my feelings onto them?"
* '''Conversed''': ???'''Conversed''':
** "That Bob [[IdiotBall had a really dumb moment]] when he treated the alternate universe counterpart like the real person!"
** "I felt bad for that clone. He hasn't met Dracone so he had no idea why Alice was being so scornful of him."
* '''Implied''':
** Bob is seen being much friendlier towards Alicia than the other alternate universe people.
** Alice briefly gives Dracone's clone a DeathGlare.
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': The clone and Alicia have no idea why AliceAndBob are acting the way they are, so they do the 'cuckoo' sign.
* '''Played for Drama''':
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???Bob meets Alicia and is cold towards her, because he hates the reminder that Alice is dead.
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'''Basic Trope''': A person reacts to an IdenticalStranger (clone, temporal duplicate, zombie, shapeshifter) that "is" or used to be someone they know in the same way they react to the person.

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'''Basic Trope''': A person reacts to projects their feelings about someone they know (a family member/friend/rival/archnemesis) onto an IdenticalStranger (clone, temporal duplicate, zombie, shapeshifter) that "is" or used to be someone they know in the same way they react to the person.that person.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Alicia merely looks very similar (but not quite identical) to Alice, triggering Bob's protective instincts.



* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
Bob initially seems protective of Alicia...but then it turns out that he thinks she's actually sent by his nemesis as a way to break him. He merely feigned the protective attitude to get her to let her guard down.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''': ...or so he says after TheReveal.
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* '''Enforced''': Alice's actress had a guarantee of one more episode in her contract, but her character has been killed off. So they bring her back as an alternate universe version.

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* '''Enforced''': Alice's actress had a guarantee of one more episode in her contract, but her character has been killed off. So they bring her back as an alternate universe version. It's easier (and more dramatic) if Bob reacts to her the same way.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???When Bob goes up against her during a fight, Carla transforms herself into Alice's shape, hoping that Bob will hesitate to punch her if she looks like his dead sister.
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???As they say, "If it looks like a duck..."
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'''Basic Trope''': A person reacts to an IdenticalStranger (clone, temporal duplicate, zombie, shapeshifter) that "is" or used to be someone they know in the same way they react to the person.
* '''Straight''':
** While on a dimension-hopping trip, [[TheHero Bob]] sees Alicia, the alternate-universe version of his dead sister, Alice. He quickly becomes attached to her and is fiercely protective of her.
** Alice meets a clone of her nemesis Dracone. Despite the clone seeming friendly, she treats him coldly and continually suspects the worst of him.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob acts as though Alicia really ''is'' Alice, asking her questions about things that happened in their past and being shocked when she likes a kind of music that Alice hated.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': Alice's actress had a guarantee of one more episode in her contract, but her character has been killed off. So they bring her back as an alternate universe version.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Yeah, I know it's not her, but I just can't help my feelings."
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Alicia is a MirrorUniverse duplicate of Alice and uses Bob's implicit trust in her to trap him.
* '''Defied''': Bob has heard of this reaction before and purposely treats Alicia no differently than he would anyone else in the alternate universe.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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