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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is a pale, slender, 5'0" blonde woman with a soprano voice. Her twin brother, Charles, is a tanned, hulking man-mountain with black hair and ''beard'', and has a GutturalGrowler voice. People still gets them mixed up, and the pair is somehow able to pull numerous TwinSwitch pranks despite having virtually no similarities with each other.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is a pale, slender, 5'0" blonde woman with a soprano voice. Her twin brother, Charles, is a tanned, hulking man-mountain with black hair and ''beard'', and has a GutturalGrowler voice.deep bass. People still gets them mixed up, and the pair is somehow able to pull numerous TwinSwitch pranks despite having virtually no similarities with each other.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire are not twins/siblings--they're not even of the same species, but it doesn't stop people from treating them as {{Identical Stranger}}s. Even when they're wearing name tags.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire are not twins/siblings--they're not even of the same species, but it doesn't stop people from treating them as {{Identical Stranger}}s. Even when they're wearing name tags. Apparently this is because they wear the same type of glasses, and their glasses is all that people see.

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* '''Downplayed''': Many people claim that best friends Alice and Diane look similar enough to pass as sisters (but not to the point that one would be mistaken for the other), even though the only similarity between them is their hair colour, and they are not even in the same shade.

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Many people claim that best friends Alice and Diane look similar enough to pass as sisters (but not to the point that one would be mistaken for the other), even though the only similarity between them is their hair colour, and they are not even in the same shade.shade.
** Despite Alice not resembling her mother Claire, people act as if age is the only thing to distinguish the two.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire are not twins/siblings--they're even of the same species, but it doesn't stop people from treating them as {{Identical Stranger}}s. Even when they're wearing name tags.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire are not twins/siblings--they're not even of the same species, but it doesn't stop people from treating them as {{Identical Stranger}}s. Even when they're wearing name tags.
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* '''Straight''': Alice and Claire are identical twins who often get mistaken for the other, even though they have different heights, hair styles and eye shapes.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is a pale, slender, 5'0" blonde woman with a soprano voice. Her twin brother, Charles, is a tanned, hulking man-mountain with black hair and ''beard'', and speaks in a GutturalGrowler. People still gets them mixed up, and the pair is somehow able to pull numerous TwinSwitch pranks despite having virtually no similarities with each other.

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* '''Straight''': Alice and Claire are identical fraternal twins who often get mistaken for the other, even though they have different heights, hair styles and eye shapes.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is a pale, slender, 5'0" blonde woman with a soprano voice. Her twin brother, Charles, is a tanned, hulking man-mountain with black hair and ''beard'', and speaks in has a GutturalGrowler.GutturalGrowler voice. People still gets them mixed up, and the pair is somehow able to pull numerous TwinSwitch pranks despite having virtually no similarities with each other.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire are not twins/siblings--they're even of the same species, but it doesn't stop people from treating them as IdenticalStrangers. Even when they're wearing name tags.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire are not twins/siblings--they're even of the same species, but it doesn't stop people from treating them as IdenticalStrangers.{{Identical Stranger}}s. Even when they're wearing name tags.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire are literally anthropomorphic letters that spell out their respective names. People ''still'' can't tell them apart.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire are literally anthropomorphic letters that spell out their respective names. People ''still'' can't tell not twins/siblings--they're even of the same species, but it doesn't stop people from treating them apart. as IdenticalStrangers. Even when they're wearing name tags.
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** Alice and Claire are Troperians, who cannot perceive the reds we humans use to differentiate them.
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* '''Downplayed''': Best friends Alice and Claire are often mistaken for sisters due to their similar hair colour and clothing styles, even though the rest of their features are quite different.

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* '''Downplayed''': Best Many people claim that best friends Alice and Claire are often Diane look similar enough to pass as sisters (but not to the point that one would be mistaken for sisters due to their similar hair colour and clothing styles, the other), even though the rest of only similarity between them is their features hair colour, and they are quite different.not even in the same shade.
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** Alice and Claire's supposed similarities is an important plot point, but the creators don't want the audience to confuse the two, so Alice and Claire's appearances are deliberately made to look distinct.

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** Alice and Claire's supposed similarities is an important plot point, but the creators don't want the audience to confuse the two, so Alice and Claire's appearances are [[StylizedForTheViewer deliberately made to look distinct.distinct]].
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* '''Conversed''': "Why do people keep on saying how much Alice looks like Claire? They look nothing alike!"

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* '''Conversed''': "Why do "Are the people keep on saying how much in this show ''blind''? Alice looks and Claire look ''nothing'' like Claire? They look nothing alike!"
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* '''Subverted''': Alice and Claire has some superficial similarities, and they do quite look somewhat alike at a glance. After getting to know them better, people start realise that they don't actually look like each other.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice and Claire has have some superficial similarities, and they do quite look somewhat alike at a glance. After getting to know them better, people start realise that they don't actually look like each other.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Claire are fraternal twins, and people constantly remark about how different they look, despite the fact that their faces are [[OnlySixFaces drawn in the exact same way]].

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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Claire are fraternal twins, and people constantly remark about how different "unlike twins" they look, are, despite the fact that their faces are [[OnlySixFaces drawn in the exact same way]].
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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire ''still'' get mistaken for each other even though they are wearing shirts that spell out their names. Even the twins themselves confuse their own identities.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire are literally anthropomorphic letters that spell out their respective names. People ''still'' get mistaken for each other even though they are wearing shirts that spell out their names. Even the twins themselves confuse their own identities.can't tell them apart.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Claire are fraternal twins, and people constantly remark about how different they look, despite the fact that their faces are drawn in the exact same way.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Claire are fraternal twins, and people constantly remark about how different they look, despite the fact that their faces are [[OnlySixFaces drawn in the exact same way.way]].
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* '''Downplayed''': Best friends Alice and Claire are often mistaken for sisters due to their similar hairstyles, even though the rest of their features are quite different.

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* '''Downplayed''': Best friends Alice and Claire are often mistaken for sisters due to their similar hairstyles, hair colour and clothing styles, even though the rest of their features are quite different.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes people misidentify Alice and Claire, sometimes they can't.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes people misidentify can correctly tell Alice and Claire, Claire apart, sometimes they can't.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Sometimes people misidentify Alice and Claire, sometimes they can't.



** Alice and Claire's supposed similarities is an important plot point, but the creators don't want the audience to confuse the two, so Alice and Claire's actual appearance are deliberately made to look distinct.

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** Alice and Claire's supposed similarities is an important plot point, but the creators don't want the audience to confuse the two, so Alice and Claire's actual appearance appearances are deliberately made to look distinct.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Claire are fraternal twins, and people constantly remark about how they couldn't look more ''different'', despite the fact that their faces are drawn in the exact same way.
* '''Subverted''': Alice and Claire has some superficial similarities, that they do quite look somewhat alike at a glance. After getting to know them better, people start realise that they don't actually look like each other.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Claire are fraternal twins, and people constantly remark about how different they couldn't look more ''different'', look, despite the fact that their faces are drawn in the exact same way.
* '''Subverted''': Alice and Claire has some superficial similarities, that and they do quite look somewhat alike at a glance. After getting to know them better, people start realise that they don't actually look like each other.
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** Alice and Claire ''were'' identical when they are younger, and though they have developed notable difference with age, people can't seem to remember which one had grown out their hair.

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** Alice and Claire ''were'' identical when they are younger, and though they have developed notable difference with age, people can't seem to remember which one had grown out their hair.hair, and who had outgrown the other.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire ''still'' get mistaken for each other even though they are wearing shirts that spell out their names.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire ''still'' get mistaken for each other even though they are wearing shirts that spell out their names. Even the twins themselves confuse their own identities.
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* Parodied: Alice and Claire ''still'' get mistaken for each other even though they are wearing shirts that spell out their names.

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* Parodied: '''Parodied''': Alice and Claire ''still'' get mistaken for each other even though they are wearing shirts that spell out their names.
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'''Basic Trope''': Two characters who are noted for their physical similarities do not actually look alike.
* '''Straight''': Alice and Claire are identical twins who often get mistaken for the other, even though they have different heights, hair styles and eye shapes.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is a pale, slender, 5'0" blonde woman with a soprano voice. Her twin brother, Charles, is a tanned, hulking man-mountain with black hair and ''beard'', and speaks in a GutturalGrowler. People still gets them mixed up, and the pair is somehow able to pull numerous TwinSwitch pranks despite having virtually no similarities with each other.
* '''Downplayed''': Best friends Alice and Claire are often mistaken for sisters due to their similar hairstyles, even though the rest of their features are quite different.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice and Claire ''were'' identical when they are younger, and though they have developed notable difference with age, people can't seem to remember which one had grown out their hair.
** Alice and Claire's apparent differences are actually IdenticalTwinIDTag, which the pair switch around constantly.
** The people who confuse Alice for Claire have Prosopagnosia. They only assume that Alice and Claire look identical because they introduce themselves as [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins twins]].
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Claire are fraternal twins, and people constantly remark about how they couldn't look more ''different'', despite the fact that their faces are drawn in the exact same way.
* '''Subverted''': Alice and Claire has some superficial similarities, that they do quite look somewhat alike at a glance. After getting to know them better, people start realise that they don't actually look like each other.
* '''Double Subverted''': Only the most observant people can spot the (actually very obvious) differences. Most of Alice and Claire's classmates still can't tell the two apart, even after seeing them almost everyday for years.
* Parodied: Alice and Claire ''still'' get mistaken for each other even though they are wearing shirts that spell out their names.
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* '''Averted''':
** Alice and Claire are not regarded as lookalikes.
** Alternatively, Alice and Claire are identical twins who actually ''do'' look identical.
* '''Enforced''':
** Alice and Claire's supposed similarities is an important plot point, but the creators don't want the audience to confuse the two, so Alice and Claire's actual appearance are deliberately made to look distinct.
** The casting had an AbilityOverAppearance policy, and the actresses who best fit the two characters happen to look very dissimilar to one another.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Uncle Bob mistook me as you again. Do we look that similar to one another?"
* '''Invoked''': Alice and Claire are TricksterTwins who enjoys pulling TwinSwitch pranks. Their family and friends pretend to fall for it to humour them.
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* '''Conversed''': "Why do people keep on saying how much Alice looks like Claire? They look nothing alike!"

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