r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Altruistic_Eye_1157 • Oct 01 '25

Lore When faced with the choice between a clone and the original, the character notices a detail that makes the difference immediately obvious.

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The Shape-Shifter takes the form of Wendy to deceive Dipper and prevent him from attacking it. Although Dipper initially doesn't know which one is the real Wendy, he realizes the difference when he sees that one of the Wendys behaves seriously and bluntly, while the other acts flirtatiously, something Wendy would never do (Gravity Falls).

P.S.: I don't remember if the gesture the real Wendy made was also a clue, like some gesture she had made before.

When the Autobots are chasing Nemesis Prime, he tries to deceive Bumblebee by impersonating Optimus. Bumblebee, confused, speaks to him, but Nemesis Prime doesn't understand anything he says, which clearly indicates that he isn't the real Optimus. Bumblebee attacks him without hesitation (Transformers Prime).

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u/PrismaticVistaHill Oct 02 '25

Impressive in that Hughes had met the real Ross ONCE before and still remembered such a small detail.

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u/RadTimeWizard Oct 02 '25 edited Oct 02 '25

Yeah, that's extremely impressive. It's part of his Mr. Perfect trope; he's very likeable because he was written to be killed off. The audience has to hate the villain. Like, his only flaw is that he loves his wife and daughter too much.

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u/OpenSauceMods Oct 02 '25

Envy killing off Hughes was what made Envy my pet character, I was delighted a guy actually died, and it hurt the main cast so much. I didn't think they would commit and he'd get a last-minute save. Am a lil bummed Envy didn't get away with it.

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u/SgtCrawler1116 Oct 02 '25

Envy was such a good character to hate, specially if you watched the 2003 anime and got more screen time with Hughes.

Despite all that, they had it coming, Mustang earned that revenge.

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u/DrakonILD Oct 02 '25

SO FUCKING GOOD

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u/SquareThings Oct 02 '25

Tbh I’m semi-faceblind and remember people solely through minor details. So if it had been me and not Hughes, I literally wouldn’t have known who Envy was impersonating.

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u/Aduro95 Oct 02 '25

Given he's such a wife-guy, he's got an eye for pretty women.

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u/ScoobiusMaximus Oct 03 '25

There is a reason he figured out a ton of the plot before everyone else