History Main / ClonesArePeopleToo

* The [[''{{Xmen}}'' X-books]] had Madelyne Pryor, the MarySue clone of Jean Grey (who was arguably one herself), who unfortunately became [[WoobieDestroyerOfWolrds evil]] due to psycho-emotional baggage involving this trope: she was created by EvilutionaryBiologist Mr. Sinister to replace the Jean Grey in order to continue the propagation of the [[SuperPowerfulGenetics Summers-Grey]] mixed bloodline), and was callously abandoned by her husband, MagnificientBastard Scott Summers, when the Jean literally [[IGotBetter returned]] from the dead. There's also Joseph, the RaiseHimRightThisTime clone of WellIntentionedExtremist Magneto, who was secretly created as part of an XanatosGambit to TakeOverTheWorld by a former FanGirl of Magneto (and who was thought by everyone to be a de-aged and amnesiac Magneto until the original was revealed to be alive) who made a NobleSacrifice SavingTheWorld the world from Magneto.

* {{Farscape}}: One of the episodes has the cast "doubled" for the nefarious purposes of a [[ImAHumanitarian villain of weird tastes]], who repeatedly states that this is not cloning, but perfect copying. The protagonist's copy survives the episode, becoming a full-on crew member and participating in a LoveTriangle with "himself" over their LoveInterest. When she made a choice (somewhat forced by the situation at hand), CloningBlues set in for the other guy.

* At the end of the SpiderMan CloneSaga, Peter and Ben have pretty well reconciled themselves to their situation and decided to consider each other brothers. [[ShaggyDogStory Then Ben melts.]]

* At the end of the SpiderMan CloneSaga, Peter and Ben have pretty well reconciled themselves to their situation and decided to consider each other brothers. Then Ben melts.

* This is the whole point of the StarWars RepublicCommandoSeries by KarenTraviss.

Except when ''this'' trope kicks in. After all, Nature creates genetic copies of people all the time. They're called genetic twins; and as people in the RealWorld can easily tell you; they are very much individuals.

Except when ''this'' trope kicks in. Nature creates genetic copies of people all the time. They're called genetic twins; and as people in the RealWorld can easily tell you; they are very much individuals.

Except when ''this'' trope kicks in.

* Most clones in the VorkosiganSaga world, where a clone be considered the child or sibling of person whose DNA it was made from, or the child of the person who commissioned the clone, depending on the planet and its laws. Mark Vorkosigan (Miles's clone) is an example of this, as he is considered Miles's brother and is treated as a completely different person. Clones as expendable property still exist on the lawless Jackson's Whole, though.

This trope is when a Clone is permitted to be their own person and live their own life, essentially becoming a character independent from the original. They may grapple with CloningBlues now and then, or they may recognize that their personality is sufficiently unique for them to think of themselves as---well, themselves. Often, they become a recurring or supporting character.

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* Superboy (Conner Kent) in the comics and the new animated series Young Justice.

* Both this and ExpendableClone are explored in ''TheSixthDay''

* ''Clonus''

* The clones in ''Multiplicity'' are created to be work horses and take on the burdens the hero doesn't want. In the end, they leave to have their own lives (the three clones decide to stay together, but all have VERY distinct personalities).

* Most clones in the VorkosiganSaga world, where a clone be considered the child or sibling of person who's DNA it was made from, or the child of the person who commissioned the clone, depending on the planet and its laws. Mark Vorkosigan (Miles's Clone) is an example of this, as he is considered Miles's brother and is treated as a completely different person. Clones as expendable property still exist on the lawless Jackson's Whole, though.

* StargateSG1: O'Neil's 12 year old clone is given the right to live it's own life (paid by the US airforce no less).
** Somewhat zigzagged with SG1's robot clones, who are given the right to live and all... so long as they remain on their planet. The real SG-1 gets annoyed when their copies don't do this. [=Robot!O'Neill]] points out that they should have known they themselves would never have accepted such conditions.
* StargateAtlantis: [[spoiler:Dr Beckett's clone]] is welcomed by the team and treated immediately as an equal. It helps that the real [[spoiler:Carson]] is dead so the clone is just filling the old one's position.
* In StarTrekTheNextGeneration, Thomas Riker, a clone of William Riker thanks to TeleporterAccident, is welcomed as a full member of starfleet (though he later joins the Maquis).
** Another StarTrek example, from Deep Space 9: in the episode where someone tried to frame Odo for murder, he did so by cloning himself, then disguising himself and killing the clone. When he's eventually found out, he is told "killing a clone is still murder."

** Other episodes have looked into this as well - Captain Rex and Commander Cody are treated as unique characters with different personalities, one deserter has a life outside the war, yet another betrayed the Republic out of resentment towards the clones status, and so on.