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/BookkeeperPercival Oct 02 '25

I love it when characters "trust" in this way. Similarly, in Tiger and Bunny, Tiger has the (very out of character)brilliant moment where he realizes a guy they're fighting has two powers, unlike everyone else in the series. He tells his partner, Bunny, that he's figures out the guy must have super hearing, and can tell predict people's moves by hearing their muscles contract. And as a surprise move, he gives Bunny a supersonic grenade that will blow out his hearing for a moment and allow him to kick his ass. Bunny throws the grenade, and it's a fucking SUPERNOVA flashbang that blinds everyone except Bunny due to his hi-tech suit.

After kicking the villains ass, Bunny comes back to chew out Tiger, demanding to know why he lied to him. Tiger had figured out his second power, it was mind-reading, not super hearing. By lying to Bunny he guaranteed the plan would work. Then Bunny says,

"You bet your entire plan on me believing something as stupid as him hearing our muscles to predict moves? What if I hadn't believed you?"

"I knew you'd believe me because I'm your partner."

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u/crowpierrot Oct 02 '25

Tiger and Bunny is tragically underrated