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9	-> ''"It is funny how different mirrors reveal different aspects, it must be like people you meet, you get to prefer the ones who show an image of you that you like."''
10	-->-- '''Alain Bremond-Torrent'''
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12	Much like a {{Foil}} character mimics tinfoil used by jewelers to emphasize the shine of a gemstone with their differences, a Mirror Character reflects a character's traits to highlight the similarities.
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14	Mirror Characters, also known as Parallel Characters in some literary circles, almost certainly share personality traits, values, similar skill sets, and possibly even goals and likely a narrative arc. They may have the same or similar background, whether they're from the WrongSideOfTheTracks or born a RoyalBrat. They might have shared the same mentor in the past (or even the present). If they have none of the same backstory at all, their similarities will be significant for coming about regardless of their environment.
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16	Think of them like the character versions of {{Bookends}}: the similarities serve to highlight something important about the characters and their story.
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18	Typically, Mirrors will be antagonists of some sort, especially an ArchEnemy. They are almost ''certainly'' TheRival, as two characters reflecting each other so strongly on the same side is often jarring. They can be a {{Sidekick}}, but as these characters are generally equals, a [[ChangingOfTheGuard successor]] is more likely.
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20	While a Mirror is seen as the literary opposite of a {{Foil}}, in truth the tropes often overlap and a character's Foil and Mirror can be the same character. Call them Mirror Foils, and both the EvilCounterpart and ShadowArchetype are often used to create one.
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22	See NotSoDifferentRemark for examples where the Mirror relationship is {{lampshaded}} in-universe. Contrast {{Expy}} for suspiciously similar characters existing in ''different'' works in a way that's clearly intended to be a homage--Mirrors have to be in the same narrative. For plot lines that reflect each other, see PlotParallel. Compare CounterpartArtifacts, which are mirroring ''objects''.
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24	Please note that Mirror Characters have to be ''characters''. Characters who are very similar to a group they don't belong to is not this trope. For two groups that mirror each other, see MirroringFactions.
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26	Not to be confused with MirrorMatch, LeftHandedMirror, or MirrorSelf.
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28	[[folder:Tropes common with Mirror Characters]]
29	[[index]]
30	* AlternateSelf: A character's counterpart in an alternate reality to their own.
31	* ArchEnemy
32	* BackToBackBadasses
33	* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil
34	* BashBrothers
35	* BeatThemAtTheirOwnElement
36	* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame
37	* BirdsOfAFeather
38	* ChangingOfTheGuard
39	* CommonalityConnection: Two characters start to get along after learning they have something in common.
40	* CounterpartArtifacts
41	* {{Doppelganger}}
42	* DoppelgangerDating
43	* DoppelgangerReplacementLoveInterest
44	* DuelingMessiahs
45	* EvilCounterpart: A villain who is essentially an evil version or polar opposite to the hero.
46	* EvilFormerFriend: The villain used to be the hero's friend.
47	* EvilKnockoff: An artificial being (such as a clone or a robot) created to be an evil version of the hero.
48	* EvilTwin
49	* FallenHero
50	* FearfulSymmetry
51	* FriendlyEnemy
52	* FutureFoil
53	* GenerationXerox
54	* HerosEvilPredecessor
55	* HistoryRepeats
56	* TheHorseshoeEffect
57	* IResembleThatRemark: Someone objects to an insult in a way that only proves the accusation is true.
58	* JuniorCounterpart
59	* LeftHandedMirror
60	* LikeCannotCutLike
61	* MentorsNewHope
62	* MirrorBoss: A video game boss who has the same abilities as the player character.
63	* MirrorMatch
64	* MutualDisadvantage
65	* OnlyICanKillHim
66	* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: The villain doesn't want anyone else to defeat the hero they're opposed to.
67	* TheOnlyOneITrust
68	* OtherMeAnnoysMe: A character is irritated by a different version of themselves.
69	* TheRival
70	* RivalTurnedEvil
71	* ShadowArchetype
72	* SimilarSquad
73	* StockShonenRival
74	* SwornBrothers
75	* SympatheticPOV
76	* SympathyForTheDevil
77	* SympathyForTheHero:
78	* TakeUpMySword
79	* TooMuchAlike: When people can't get along because of how similar they are.
80	* UndeadCounterpart
81	* WorthyOpponent
82	* YearningForANemesis
83	[[/index]]
84	[[/folder]]
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87	!!Example subpages:
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89	[[index]]
90	* MirrorCharacter/AnimeAndManga
91	* MirrorCharacter/FanWorks
92	* MirrorCharacter/{{Literature}}
93	* MirrorCharacter/LiveActionTV
94	* MirrorCharacter/VideoGames
95	* MirrorCharacter/WesternAnimation
96	[[/index]]
97
98	!!Other examples:
99	[[foldercontrol]]
100
101	[[folder:Comic Books]]
102	* ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'': Supergirl and Bizarrogirl are not really opposites as much as reflections. [[NotSoDifferentRemark Supergirl realizes the fact as soon as she meets her.]]
103	-->'''Supergirl:''' But then you happened. Everything I was thinking... Every emotion in my body... Every doubt I had inside... I saw all of them in your cracked face. You were like me.
104	* ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'': In his first appearance, Flintheart Glomgold is portrayed as just another Scrooge [=McDuck=], with the exact same cheapskate habits, and who virtually possess equal wealth as Scrooge. They are also shown to be about as equally unscrupulous, and both repeatedly try to screw one another in order to come out on top during their string-saving contest. CharacterizationMarchesOn eventually makes Scrooge more heroic and Flintheart more villainous that he becomes Scrooge's EvilCounterpart.
105	-->'''Donald:''' It wasn't bad enough that there was ''one'' millionaire in the world as wacky as Uncle Scrooge. There has to be ''two''.
106	* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': Anti-Sonic/Scourge, Sonic's EvilTwin [[AlternateSelf counterpart]], is Sonic with all of his negative qualities ramped up, and very few, if any, of his positive ones, and is living, breathing proof of what our hero would become if he went down a dark path. Scourge is fully aware of this, and gloats in issue 172 that this is why Sonic hates him so much, remarking that all it would take is "[[ComicBook/TheKillingJoke one bad day]]" to make Sonic just like him.
107	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': ComicBook/DoctorOctopus is the archenemy of Spider-Man in a very classic sense. Otto and Peter have a lot in common, both [[ScienceHero being scientists,]] [[FriendlessBackground who were bullied in school,]] and later got caught up in [[FreakLabAccident freak accidents]] that dramatically changed them forever. Both received a lot of power and both decided to channel that power by adopting an alter-ego based on eight-legged animal. The difference is that Peter chose to be a superhero and [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility use his powers for good,]] while Otto chose to become a criminal, [[DrunkWithPower who tries to get back at the world.]] Doctor Octopus is the most recurring villain of the franchise, challenging the very idea of Spider-Man and being responsible for some of the most dramatic incidents in Peter’s career as a superhero: his first defeat, near death, death of Captain Stacey, establishment of Sinister Six and outright [[GrandTheftMe identity theft.]] At the same time, Otto never really cared about the man behind the mask and kept his rivalry with Spider-Man on sort of [[AffablyEvil "gentlemanly"]] level, actually making a point of trying not to hurt Peter's loved ones, and even ''saving'' his life from an illness once, though that edged dangerously close to a HeelFaceDoorSlam seeing as he died shortly afterwards.
108	* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': Since Creator/GeorgePerez's [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 1987 run of the comic]], Circe has been positioned as this to Diana. Both are magical and mythological superwomen empowered by higher beings who strive to change the world with their beliefs and powers. However, Wonder Woman wants a peaceful world of kindness and virtue, whereas Circe desires a world of cruelty and depravity. Even their behavior marks the contrast of a MadonnaWhoreComplex perception seen against women. ''ComicBook/WonderWomanBlackAndGold'': "The Acquaintance" directly comments on the similarities Diana and Circe share; both are demigoddess offspring of gods associated with the sky (Zeus and Helios), their immortality means they'll outlive most everyone they know, and they've been in relationships with headstrong muscle-bound types (Superman and Odysseus).
109	[[/folder]]
110
111	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
112	* White Spy and Black Spy of ''ComicStrip/SpyVsSpy'' are practically identical in almost every respect but their color scheme. [[https://i0.wp.com/longreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-11-at-11.41.47-AM.png One time]] they tried to each disguise themselves as the other; it [[GoneHorriblyRight goes horribly right]] and gives them both {{Identity Breakdown}}s.
113	* ''ComicStrip/{{Zbeng}}'': ‘Atsanya bat-Simkhon, a recurring character who is basically Sigal, only a [[TheHorseshoeEffect far-right-winger instead of a far-left-winger]]. When Moti tried to introduce them, they were both ComicallyMissingThePoint, seeing the other as a CardCarryingVillain they share nothing with.
114	[[/folder]]
115
116	[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
117	* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'': TheHero Hiccup and BigBad Drago Bludvist are both master dragon tamers who grew up fearing dragons, both capable of even taming a Nightfury, and warring over who can influence Toothless is a major part of the final battle.
118	* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'': Cobra Bubbles and the Grand Councilwoman are very similar characters. Both of them are currently or formerly associated with a high-level government body (the CIA and the United Galactic Federation, respectively). Both are tall, bald and imposing. Both have stoic and serious personalities. And both of them start out as [[HeroAntagonist antagonistic]] characters who want to take one half of the titular duo away, but are ultimately {{reasonable authority figure}}s with a penchant for [[LoopholeAbuse using loopholes]] to create scenarios that satisfy everybody involved. It's eventually revealed that they'd actually met back in the 1970s, and when they cross paths again at the end of the movie, they work together to both keep Lilo and Stich together and come up with a plausible justification for doing so.
119	* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheMoon'': Fei Fei and Chang'e. One is but an ordinary Earth girl, the other is a moon goddess, but they are alike in many ways. They are both struggling with the loss of a loved one, and because of their grief, they exile their still-living loved ones and refuse to accept anything new. They both learn how to deal with their grief and move on in life.
120	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'': Rattlesnake Jake and Rango. Both are [[LargeHam larger-than-life]] "legends" who derive a fair bit of their influence from their fearsome reputations which they themselves have bought into, to a degree. The key difference being that unlike Rango, Jake can actually back his boasting up [[spoiler:at least until the end, when Rango gets serious. Jake even acknowledges this by tipping his hat to Rango after the final fight, one "legend" to another.]]
121	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansTheJudasContract'': Damian effortlessly deduces how Slade psychologically controls Terra through isolation and indoctrination. As a child groomed to be the successor as leader to the League of Assassins, he of all people would know.
122	* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': Stinky Pete is essentially what Woody would be if he were more possessive and controlling than he usually is.
123	[[/folder]]
124
125	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
126	* ''Film/{{Aliens}}'': Ripley and the Alien Queen are both viciously protective MamaBear types, and Ripley burns the Queen's nest to save Newt, followed by the Queen immediately attacking her, and when the Queen attempts to kill Newt, Ripley responds just the same.
127	* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', Marty learns from time-traveling to 1955 that his father George was much like him when he was his age. Marty had a demo tape for his band, but didn't let others listen to it, while his father George [[HiddenDepths wrote sci-fi stories]], but never let others read them, both due to a crippling fear of rejection.
128	-->'''Marty:''' (''to Jennifer in 1985'') What if I send in the tape in and they don't like it? What if they say I'm no good? What if they say, "Get out of here kid. You've got no future."?\
129	'''George:''' (''to Marty in 1955'') What if they didn't like them, what if they told me I was no good?
130	* ''Film/DemolitionMan'': Spartan and Phoenix both fall foul of the verbal morality code soon after getting out of the cryoprison. Moreover, they're both men with an exceptional talent for violence (though Phoenix ''[[AxCrazy enjoys]]'' it a lot more), and the only reason for one to exist is because the other is still around. (As soon as Spartan has finally collared Phoenix, his superiors don't regret at all that he seems he played a role in the hostages' deaths and send him to the same cryo-prison Phoenix has been sentenced to; with Phoenix out of the way, there's no need for someone like John Spartan. And soon as Phoenix is revived and returns to his old ways, the obvious answer is to thaw out John Spartan to stop him once more.) Lampshaded by Spartan's echoed lines at the start and the end.
131	-->'''Spartan''': Send a maniac to catch a maniac.
132	* ''Film/{{Nope}}'': Both Gordy and Jean Jacket are wild animals (the former a regular chimpanzee and the latter a strange species resembling a UFO) exploited for fame and publicity until they started acting violent towards humans, driven by sheer primal instinct. Ricky even attempts to tame Jean Jacket out of a belief that he managed to connect with Gordy.
133	* In ''Film/ThePrestige'', there are plenty of similarities between rivals Angier and Borden.
134	** Both had a love of magic and so dedicated to the art of magic that they would sacrifice almost everything else they love.
135	** Both were HappilyMarried at one point, but both would eventually lose their wives.
136	** Both would become physically impaired from injuries, due to actions caused by the other, Borden losing his two fingers, Angier walking with a limp.
137	** Both achieved professional success as magicians.
138	** Both would eventually have the willingness to "get their hands dirty" and would later display a willingness to kill someone and become murderers.
139	* In ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', archaeologist Rene Belloq has this speech emphasizing the similarities between himself and his former classmate and friend, TheHero Indiana Jones.
140	-->'''Belloq:''' You and I are very much alike. Archaeology is our religion, yet we have both fallen from the pure faith. Our methods have not differed as much as you pretend. I am but a shadowy reflection of you. It would take only a nudge to make you like me. To push you out of the light.
141	* ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'': John Harrison notes Kirk's love for his crew and presents his love for his own crew as a point of similarity between them. Not to mention how both of them are willing to go to great lengths to protect and save their crew. Also, throughout the movie, Kirk and Harrison have the desire to avenge their loved ones, Harrison against [[spoiler:Admiral Marcus for supposedly killing his crew]] and Kirk against Harrison for killing [[spoiler:his mentor Pike]]. But whereas Kirk, with the influence of his crew, learns that he shouldn't let revenge cloud his judgement and refuses to kill or even stun [[spoiler:Admiral Marcus since his daughter is watching]], Harrison lets his hatred for [[spoiler:Starfleet]] fester and doesn't care if innocents are caught in the crossfire.
142	* ''Franchise/StarWars:''
143	** In the Prequel and Original Trilogies, Anakin Skywalker to his son, Luke. Both grew up on the same desolate desert planet before being taken away to train as Jedi Knights under Obi-Wan Kenobi. Both are tempted by the Dark Side to protect their loved ones, but Luke's horror at the realization he is becoming like this father, down to their mechanical right hands, narrowly saves him from falling as Anakin did. Luke's faith in his father manages to save Anakin as well.
144	** In ''Film/TheLastJedi'': As a {{Deconstruction}} of the LovableRogue, D.J. is very similar to a pre-CharacterDevelopment Han Solo. He teams up with the heroes [[OnlyInItForTheMoney for the money]], while constantly reminding them that he's NotInThisForYourRevolution and telling the younger, naive heroes the rebellion/resistance is a lost cause and they'd be better off abandoning it. The similarities emphasize the difference that Han decides to [[ChangedMyMindKid help the rebels out and save Luke]] when the chips are down, while D.J. happily sells the Resistance out to the First Order when they make him a better offer.
145	* ''Film/{{Thoroughbreds}}'':
146	** Amanda and Lily. They appear to be total opposites, as Lily is a preppy, high-achieving StepfordSmiler with an excellent reputation, and Amanda is a sociopath with absolutely no friends or moral scruples. [[spoiler:But Lily has also been faking most of this all along; she was also thrown out and ostracized from her old school, and she murders Mark and frames Amanda for it rather than go to boarding school.]]
147	** Perhaps more disturbingly, Lily and Mark. [[spoiler:Mark is a total asshole and obsessive ControlFreak who painfully grabs her wrist on one occasion. However, Lily herself shows that she can be extremely violent towards Mark when he threatens to dismantle her perfect life, which is symbolically represented by her taking his car after she kills him and gets away with it.]]
148	[[/folder]]
149
150	[[folder:Mythology & Religion]]
151	%%* In several folklores, including translations of ''Literature/TheAeneid'' and Irish myths, this type of character is referred to as a "fetch" (see {{Doppelganger}}), because seeing an exact duplicate of yourself is supposed to be an omen of your impending death, and the spirit has been sent to "collect" you.
152	* TheAntichrist is the Evil Counterpart of [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Christ]], Jesus the son of God and the Antichrist the son of {{Satan}}, with the apparent ability to create wonders and miracles as Jesus himself did.
153	* According to Christian theology, the ArchangelMichael is the leader of Heaven's angels and armies against the forces of evil and is destined to meet the fallen angel Lucifer, formerly the most high in Heaven below God Himself, leading his fallen angels in combat during the War of Heaven as mentioned in the book of Revelation.
154	* In Jewish and some Christian theologies, Myth/{{Lilith}} is Eve's counterpart and predecessor as Adam's wife. While Lilith is seen as the [[MotherOfAThousandYoung mother of demons]], Eve is the mother of all humans.
155	* In Myth/ClassicalMythology, Zeus overthrew his father Chronos [[HistoryRepeats as Chronos overthrew his own father]], using the same scythe, to reign over all Olympus.
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder:Radio]]
159	* ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'': In the lead-up to the 40th anniversary, a trilogy of audio dramas was released, [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho047Omega "Omega"]], [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho048Davros "Davros"]], and [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho049Master "Master"]], to show how the Doctor and these villains were not so different. This is really emphasized in "Master", with TheReveal that the Doctor [[spoiler:made a [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Death]] while a child so his memories of a murder he committed would go to his friend, which turned the Master evil]].
160	[[/folder]]
161
162	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
163	* ''TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}}'': Johnny Silverhand and Saburo Arasaka were both veterans of a losing war (World War II for Saburo, the Second Central American War for Johnny), who came home with disabling injuries, new ideas about what the world should be, and a growing willingness to do what it took to make their ideas reality. However, Saburo doubled down on his pro-Japanese Ultranationalist ideals and became a reactionary force for imperialism through corporate hegemony, where Johnny lost all respect for authority figures and the entire concept of power, and began spreading anti-corporate anarchism through the power of chromatic rock and street violence.
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:Theatre]]
167	* Creon's story in ''Theatre/{{Antigone}}'' very closely mirrors that of the title character of prequel work ''Theatre/OedipusRex''. Both start out as kings on top of the world, but their stubborn pursuit of their goals despite the advice of those around them causes their entire lives to come apart.
168	* ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'': Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton are both ChildProdigy orphans who graduated early from Kings College, and are ambitious, career-driven men. They both try to make themselves of value to Washington during the Revolutionary War and afterwards, practice law right next door to each other. They both even suffer complicated romantic personal lives, but are dedicated to leaving behind a legacy their children can be proud of. All of this serves to highlight the big dramatic differences between Hamilton and Burr: whereas Hamilton comes from absolutely nothing and is desperate to prove himself, Burr comes from a respected family and is concerned about protecting his legacy. Moreover, Hamilton seems equal parts driven by his ideological vision for the United States as well as his personal strive for glory, while Burr on the other hand is willing to be and say whatever he needs to in order to grasp power. This ultimately leads to Hamilton and Burr becoming [[TheRival rivals]], with Burr changing parties and colluding with Hamilton's political opposition to keep Hamilton from gaining more power and Hamilton later supporting Thomas Jefferson, his most vocal critique, over Burr in the presidential election because Jefferson has clear beliefs about the country while Burr has none.
169	* ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'': Fortinbras and Hamlet are both young princes motivated to avenge the deaths of their fathers who were their namesakes. Fortinbras eventually takes the Danish throne in Hamlet's place.
170	* ''Theatre/HenryIV'': Hal and Hotspur are shown to be equal in ability, but while Hal has the royal lineage, he wastes the opportunity. Hotspur, who would be a brilliant choice, has no blood claim to the throne whatsoever, and they both must defeat their equal in each other to prove their claim to it.
171	* ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest'': TheReveal that Jack and Algernon are brothers after all is hardly surprising given how similar they are. Both use fake names to indulge in somewhat scandalous double lives, both are single men looking to marry the loves of their lives. They even repeat each other's lines on a few occasions, underscoring not only their similarities, but the matching motivations.
172	* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'': Valjean and Javert, from the consonants in their names onward. In "The Confrontation" they both sneer at each other for "knowing nothing of" one another's lives, and Javert reveals he also grew up in poverty; later, Javert's final song echoes the tune and several lines of Valjean's ThatManIsDead declaration in "What Have I Done."
173	* ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'': There's a lot of literary theory on Antonio and Shylock as this. The play presents them as twin outsiders—Shylock as a Jew to Venetian society, Antonio as a "tainted wether of the flock" to the world of love and marriage.
174	* ''Theatre/TitusAndronicus'': Titus and Tamora. Both "love" their kids. Both power-hungry. Both willing to kill other people's children in revenge. [[EvilVersusEvil Both sick nut-jobs]]. Titus kills his own children bear in mind, whereas Tamora doesn't.
175	[[/folder]]
176
177	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
178	* ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'': [[spoiler: Kazuma Asogi]] becomes one to Barok van Zieks in ''Resolve'', emulating the path Barok himself took as a rookie prosecutor [[spoiler: and almost repeating the crime that he hated Barok for- convicting an innocent man because personal bias prevented him from noticing the obvious signs of a FrameUp. For Barok, it was convicting Genshin Asogi of being a SerialKiller because he couldn't accept that the ''real'' killer was his brother, and for Kazuma it was trying to convict Barok in revenge for the previous incident]]. Fortunately, ThePowerOfFriendship prevails and [[spoiler: Kazuma]] is made to see sense before he can destroy himself pursuing revenge.
179	* ''VisualNovel/MinotaurHotel'': Storm has several similarities with Asterion beyond both being minotaurs. Both are physically in their 20s, both have tragic pasts, both have been discriminated for their non-human looks, both have extremely limited knowledge of the outside world, both are stranded alone when they meet someone that will help them out, and both [[spoiler:can potentially fall in love with that same someone who helped them out because of their kindness.]]
180	* In ''VisualNovel/ShinraiBrokenBeyondDespair'', Taiko and Rie end up at odds midway through the game when discussing the death of one of their friends in an apparent suicide, as well as the possibility that it was actually a murder. Taiko is determined to find the truth, even if it means accusing one of his friends of the murder, while Rie admits that she blindly believes in her friends, even if the facts are against her. The fact that Rie's best friend Runa is one of the main suspects for the murder, due to being one of the few people able to commit the crime and having a motive, doesn't help, either. Near the climax of the game, however, after Taiko's best friend Kotoba [[spoiler:is either killed or badly burned]], Taiko becomes irrational, and has difficulty accepting that Kotoba [[spoiler:was tricked into being an accessory to the crime (with the killer arranging for him to die as a diversion and to tie up loose ends), or that he'd been stalking Momoko]] until confronted with the evidence. Surprisingly enough, Rie also agrees with Taiko when [[spoiler:he and everyone else besides Raiko accuse Kamen of the murders]].
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183	[[folder:Web Animation]]
184	* ''WebAnimation/MarvelRisingUltimateComics'': Inferno's short highlights the similarities between him and the Hulk, namely their struggles with controlling their destructive power and how it leads the people around them to fear them and view them as monsters.
185	* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'':
186	** Caboose is the Blue Team's CloudCuckoolander while the Red Team's Donut is [[InnocentMeansNaive absurdly naive]]. These traits make them their respective team's most innocent members, with Caboose having a child-like lack of understanding of the world and Donut being utterly clueless that everything he says is a DoubleEntendre. Together, they are the friendliest, dumbest and silliest members of their teams. They are also the most underestimated, which allows them to be the most insightful (Caboose's ability to see to the heart of a problem) or useful (Donut's incredible ability with grenade-throwing) team member at key moments in the plot. This is lampshaded by Washington during the Shisno Paradox arc, when he realises just how overlooked Donut's usefulness to the team really is, and just how useful Caboose's ability to simplify a problem can also be.
187	** Tucker and Simmons are both their team's seconds-in-command. When Washington first replaces Church as Blue team leader, the pair compare Washington and Sarge's styles. They are both deeply frustrated by their leaders, with Simmons yearning to be the strict, organised Washington's subordinate and Tucker complaining that Sarge's haphazard leadership sounds better for his laid-back personality. The differences make it seem as though Tucker and Simmons have the wrong leaders and are in the wrong teams in an arc that concludes they're actually in the right teams, after all because Sarge depends on the methodical Simmons while Washington is the first person who has ever believed that Tucker has genuine potential.
188	** Carolina and Sharkface. They fought each other during the war between Project Freelancer and the Insurrection ([[spoiler:really [[NGOSuperpower Charon Industries]]]]), who both saw their teams as a sort of [[TrueCompanions surrogate family]], only to lose them and go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge in response. The difference is, Carolina learned to let go of the past and move on, eventually finding a new surrogate family, while Sharkface let his [[RevengeBeforeReason lust for revenge consume him completely]] and refused Carolina's offer of a LastSecondChance [[spoiler:leading to him being unceremoniously gunned down by Kimball and Wash after declaring he'll never stop coming after them]].
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190
191	[[folder:Webcomics]]
192	* ''Webcomic/BeyondTheWesternDeep'':
193	** Ashtor and Kenosh are old men who serve as voices of reason to those they encounter, complete with hidden passions for justice and morality.
194	** Bevan and Dakkan are boisterous young warriors hiding inner turmoil.
195	** Quinlan and Hardin are young men in command with plenty to prove and plenty of doubters and doubts.
196	* ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'': Not only is Celesto Morgan Dominic's EvilCounterpart (and opposing Champion during the Storm of Souls arc), but Celesto's tendency to believe IDidWhatIHadToDo, that UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, to act as if he has an OmniscientMoralityLicense and is AboveGoodAndEvil, and his WellIntentionedExtremist thinking are all mirrored in Dominic being TheChessmaster who often gets accused of ProtagonistCenteredMorality. Dominic, recognizing this, keeps trying to offer Celesto a way back to the light on numerous occasions (which he of course [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids sneers at]] and [[RedemptionRejection rejects]]) while Celesto, when he isn't offering Dominic the chance to [[WeCanRuleTogether join him and make the world a better place]], the way they think it "should" be, is usually calling Dominic on his manipulative actions and nastily underscoring their similarities. In a twisted way, even his stint as TheAtoner could be said to be Celesto [[MustMakeAmends attempting to make amends]] by turning himself into what [[EvilCannotComprehendGood he thinks]] [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame Dominic actually is]].
197	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The main reason [[BigBad the Other]] is so reviled by pretty much everyone is that she uses slaver wasps to control people, with them having to obey her every order once they have become revenants. Even other characters with UndyingLoyalty hate the idea of ''forcing'' people to obey. One of the main forms of opposition to the Other come from Baron Wulfenbach, who has spent the majority of his rule gathering and destroying the Other's technology, and has biologically engineered weasels to sniff out revenants. And then he goes and [[spoiler: does the exact same thing as the Other has done to Agatha, by implanting a copy of his personality into his son so that he can control his to some extent and make sure that he doesn't help Agatha.]] This is [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20150420#.VvhSeeIrLIU explicitly called out in-comic]] by the Other herself. When the BigBad herself is criticising you, you know [[MoralEventHorizon you've fucked up]]. Still, a few pages later he shows the crucial difference between the two: Lucrezia's doing all of this [[ItsAllAboutMe for herself]].
198	* ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'': Despite how much [[ColonelBadass Commander Badass]] dislikes Canadian Guy, they are more alike than he'd care to admit, in tastes of games, enunciation, and even appearance (to the point that they're {{Palette Swap}}s of each other). Emphasized in [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/if-you-havent-seen-pacific-rim-yet-what-are-you-doing-go-now-drop-everything this comic]] where, despite having three siblings and two children (and though he doesn't mention them, an ex-wife, a love interest, and a surrogate son), Canadian Guy is the one Commander Badass is most [[Film/PacificRim drift-compatible]] with. As it turns out, there's a good reason for that. [[spoiler: Know how the Commander's an ArtificialHuman? Canadian Guy is a bootleg of him made with some regional variants by Canadians.]]
199	* ''Webcomic/MissGuillotine'': In many ways, Ara, the former magical girl of justice is a lot like Sarah, the current magical girl of justice. They have similar appearances and share similar misgivings about being magical girls [[spoiler:and their personal inaction resulted in tragedy for people they cared about.]]
200	* ''Webcomic/MonsterPulse'': There are huge parallels between Roger's treatment of an Arma ghost regarding Lulenski and [[spoiler: Abel's sister and Abel]]. It also serves as {{Foreshadowing}} that [[spoiler: just as Abel later received another Arma ghost, Lulenski may yet receive one, too.]]
201	* ''Webcomic/{{Nimona}}'': In the end, [[spoiler:Nimona and Ballister. Both were abused by organizations that study magic scientifically and emotionally manipulate others to their own ends. Both were taken in by said organizations as children and told that these organizations were the good guys for doing so. Both define themselves by how these organizations defined them. The difference is that while growing up Ballister thought he was being groomed as a hero and continues to behave heroically, while Nimona was told she was "sick" and "dangerous" and as such decided ThenLetMeBeEvil.]]
202	* ''Webcomic/ARedtailsDream'': Hannu and Puppy Fox are explicitly shown to have similar personalities during Moose's explanation of how the gods view people; they're both selfish, immature, and would do anything to get out of their responsibilities. The one key difference is that Hannu makes an exception for Ville, whereas Puppy Fox doesn't give a rip about ''anything'' but himself.
203	* ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'': On an individual level we have Buwaro's adoptive older brother Iratu and Kieri's twin Kazai, [[spoiler:Iratu is leading an invasion that has resulted in hundreds if not thousands of [[{{Muggles}} medians]] dead and brushes it off by saying that the good ones will be sent to heaven and the bad ones to hell, earlier we hear Kazai give a similar excuse to not waste time saving them from said attack. They also both view median life as lesser than the lives of their respective species and will mindlessly follow what they believe are their gods plans, also both become hostile towards their siblings when they don't think in a similar way though the main difference being that Kazai only did so in a moment of anger and genuinely loves his sister while Iratu [[CainAndAbel doesn't love Buwaro]] and [[MoralEventHorizon actually tries to kill him.]]]]
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207	* Website/SCPFoundation: While most likely unintentional [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-049 SCP-049]] and [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-590 SCP-590]] could possibly be viewed as foils to each other. Their powers both involve touching someone to cure them, but 049 [[TouchOfDeath kills]] whoever he touches and brings them back as [[DeathOfPersonality mindless]] [[CameBackWrong zombies]] under the belief that he’s curing an unknown pestilence while 590 actually can heal people by touching them [[EmpathicHealer but receives whatever he’s healing]] as a result. 049 is also highly intelligent and initially treated well by the Foundation while 590 [[ManChild has the mind of a toddler]] and is treated extremely harshly by the Foundation.
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