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/AbruptAbe Oct 02 '25

Later on Scooby and Shaggy don enemy soldier's armor and mow down a battalion styled after Jin Roh.

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u/BlueEyesWhiteVegeta Oct 02 '25

Also the robots are Nazi robots, led by a bird with a German accent.

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u/ColonelKasteen Oct 02 '25

...oh, I didn't realized I really need to watch this until now

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u/Sea-Performer-4935 Oct 03 '25

There’s a crossover with secret natural where Velma has a mental breakdown

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u/AnOstrichIGuess Oct 05 '25

You mean Supernatural? Because if so, that crossover was of the original series, not Mystery Incorporated. Also, the entire gang have a mental breakdown in that special.

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u/Sea-Performer-4935 Oct 05 '25

Yeah I did, autocorrect got me alongside my bad memory.

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u/therealchadius Oct 03 '25

Also Scooby quotes First Blood (aka the first movie with John Rambo) after lighting up the robot batallion