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* Stocking in ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' is shown to be left-handed, in a way making her the left-handed mirror to her (opposite in personality) older sister, Panty.
* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'', Ken Kaneki and [[spoiler: Eto/Sen Takatsuki]], the One-Eyed Owl. Both are HalfHumanHybrids, and their similarities are even pointed out by the Owl during an encounter between them. Kaneki is right-handed with a left [[BlackEyesOfEvil kakugan]], while the Owl is left-handed with a right kakugan.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Ichigo and Uryuu are designed to be opposites of each other. Ichigo's battle uniform is Japanese clothing, black on white. Uryuu's clothing is European, white on black. Ichigo fights close up with a sword, Uryuu fights at a distance with archery. Ichigo is impulsive in battle and fights on instinct while Uryuu is a thinker and a strategist in battle. Ichigo's powers are Shinigami-dominant and Uryuu is a Quincy. The Quincies and Shinigami are mirror opposites of each other, even their souls are aligned as opposites, and the two sides have been at war for a thousand years. Kubo has stated in interviews that Uryuu is left-handed to complete the mirroring of Ichigo, and characters have [[NotSoDifferentRemark observed in-universe that the pair aren't so different]] due to their mirrored personalities and abilities complementing each other perfectly.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': This ends up being one of the side effects of the Mira Mira no Mi (Mirror-Mirror Fruit), used in-story by Charlotte Brûlée of the Big Mom Pirates. The Fruit allows her to both create and control mirrors to use shields to deflect enemy attacks and trap them in the PocketDimension she controls, the Miro-World, as well as utilize physical mirrors in the same vein. When she uses her ability to copy the appearance of a person looking into her mirror, it does ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin and mirrors them (e.g. Luffy's facial scar is on the opposite side) including their attack patterns, i.e. if her opponent throws a right-hand punch, her mirrored puppet throws a left-hand punch.
* The Nancy Makuhari clones in ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' are mirrored, and in the climax of the OVA [[MirrorMatch face off against each other.]] It's not clear which Nancy survived the fight until [[spoiler:she kills the BigBad with a fist phased through the heart]]. She then [[{{Pun}} off-handedly]] comments that she switched her gun to her non-dominant hand to throw everyone's attention. Inverts ASinisterClue, too; the "good" Nancy is left-handed.
* In ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess2016'', Dark Link is shown as right-handed to contrast Link's left-handedness.

* Literal example with the Vanity Smurf's reflection in [[Recap/TheSmurfsBook4Story3TheHundredthSmurf The Hundredth Smurf]], since he remains talking and acting in reverse even after they lose their synchronism. At least, that is the case until the reflection becomes a real Smurf, the titular Hundredth Smurf.

* Quite Literally in "Let's Get Invisible!" from ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}''. Lefty's counterpart in the mirror world is right-handed and [[spoiler: he switches places permanently with Lefty]].

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* Played with in Franchise/StarWars.
** Luke Skywalker (TheHero) is left-handed, while Princess Leia Organa (his sister) and Darth Vader (the villain and his father) are right-handed.
** Used again in the new trilogy with [[spoiler: Rey (the lefty)]] and Kylo Ren (the righty).
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* Played with in ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' episode "The Schizoid Man". Number 2 creates an exact double of Number Six and uses him to confuse Number Six into thinking that he's the double. The Villagers use aversion therapy on Number Six to turn him from right-handed to left-handed (while on drugs so he won't remember it). The double is right handed, which he uses to claim that he's the real Number Six. [[spoiler:If falls apart when Six notices a clue of how much time has really passed, causing him to remember the aversion therapy.]]

* ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]'' uses this trope to show how its protagonists are two halves of a whole rather than in any kind of opposition. Lefty Alm and right-handed Celica have plenty of {{Foil}}-ish traits, from their [[SwordAndSorcerer fighting styles]] and [[MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication peacemaking methods]] to the hands that bear their BirthmarkOfDestiny, and overall, Alm is more roguish-heroic than the noble, pacifistic Celica. Then it's revealed that [[spoiler:Celica is the [[KingIncognito hidden princess]] of the protagonist nation Zofia, and is TheChosenOne of its goddess, while Alm is [[IAmWho long-lost prince]] of Rigel, the very kingdom he was fighting against, and was himself chosen by Rigel's own, harsher god, ''and'' they're each the last living members of their royal bloodline.]] That said, neither is truly more heroic than the other, [[spoiler:and they're both destined to unite the two kingdoms anyway,]] but in a twist, when comes to the [[spoiler:BigBad, Celica is the one he possesses to kill Alm, and Alm is the one who is chosen by the only sword that can kill him]]. [[note]]This whole thing is averted in the original ''Gaiden'', where they're both right-handed and many of these details weren't present.[[/note]]
* Luciana and Aegiana of ''VideoGame/YggdraUnion'' who, despite being identical twins, have opposite handedness. RedOniBlueOni is in full effect for these two.

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', Asch wields his sword with his right arm and Luke wields his with his left. In a twist, however, Luke is the Left-Handed Mirror to Asch rather than the other way around. In another twist, Asch is actually also left-handed - he just taught himself to fight right-handed to differentiate himself from Luke, [[BerserkButton whom he despises]].
** Similarly, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' Yuri wields left-handed by default (though he can and does occasionally switch to his right), while [[TheRival Flynn]] is right-handed. Fittingly, Yuri is much more of an AntiHero than Flynn is, and has a more creative combat style. ''Vesperia'' also gives us twin assassins Gauche and Droite, whose names literally mean 'left' and 'right' in French.
* Happens logically in ''VideoGame/{{Glover}}'', where the protagonist is an enchanted [[WhiteGloves magician's glove]]. The bad guy, naturally, is the other glove.

* [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog]] is left-handed in [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog his own game]], possibly to invoke this trope to oppose him to Sonic, who is right-handed.
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'', Crow uses his double-bladed saber on his left hand in opposition to [[TheHero Rean]] using his right hand to hold his tachi. Although played with in that Crow is ambidextrous since he does also use two handguns [[spoiler:and can switch between the two of them in ''Cold Steel IV'' when he rejoins Class VII.]]

* The Nancy Makuhari clones in ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' are mirrored, and in the climax of the OVA [[MirrorMatch face off against each other.]] It's not clear which Nancy survived the fight until [[spoiler:she kills the BigBad with a fist phased through the heart]]. She then [[IncrediblyLamePun off-handedly]] comments that she switched her gun to her non-dominant hand to throw everyone's attention. Inverts ASinisterClue, too; the "good" Nancy is left-handed.

* The brothers Higake and Tsukikage from ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV''. Hikage is right-handed, has a red costume and uses an offensive strategy, while his younger brother Tsukikage is left-handed, has a blue costume and uses a defensive strategy.

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Sauron is left-handed and is presented as being the right-handed Galadriel's EvilConterpart in everything. He is represented by fire and darkness, while Galadriel is associated with light and water, reasons why they are such good {{Mirror Character}}s to each other.

* In ''Series/OrphanBlack'', Helena, the only left-handed clone, is a serial killer brainwashed into thinking she's the original. The "mirror" part comes into play when we learn that [[spoiler:she's Sarah's twin.]]

* The Nancy Makuhari clones in ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' are mirrored, and in the climax of the OVA [[MirrorMatch face off against each other.]] It's not clear which Nancy survived the fight until [[spoiler:she kills the BigBad with a fist phased through the heart]]. She then [[IncrediblyLamePun off-handedly]] comments that she switched her gun to her non-dominant hand to throw everyone's attention. Inverts ASinisterClue, too; the "good" Nancy is left-handedhanded.

* In an episode of WesternAnimation/TheBatman, Batman fights a doppelganger of himself that was created by Mirror Master. While analyzing the footage of his fight with it, he realizes that the other Batman was left-handed from the way that he threw his punches.

Compare HairContrastDuo, where another physical characteristic is used to symbolize the contrast between characters. Not to be confused with AmbidextrousSprite.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Ichigo and Uryuu are designed to be opposites of each other. Ichigo's battle uniform is Japanese clothing, black on white. Uryuu's clothing is European, white on black. Ichigo fights close up with a sword, Uryuu fights at a distance with archery. Ichigo is impulsive in battle and fights on instinct while Uryuu is a thinker and a strategist in battle. Ichigo's powers are Shinigami-dominant and Uryuu is a Quincy. The Quincies and Shinigami are mirror opposites of each other, even their souls are aligned as opposites, and the two sides have been at war for a thousand years. Kubo has stated in interviews that Uryuu is left-handed to complete the mirroring of Ichigo, and characters have observed in-universe that the pair are NotSoDifferent due to their mirrored personalities and abilities complementing each other perfectly.

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' has a variation in Hokuto Kaneshiro, acting as a sort of mirror to main character Tsukune Aono. Both are humans come to this school for monsters by sheer luck (or lack thereof; neither is really sure), both are given monster blood to survive, and both [[spoiler:end up with out-of-control monstrous powers]]. Tsukune Aono's monster blood is sealed by a Holy Lock on the wrist of his right hand, and he has an honest determination to make alliances between humans and monsters. Hokuto Kaneshiro's mosnter blood is sealed by a Holy Lock on the wrist of his left hand, and [[spoiler:he goes absolutely monstrel-shit crazy and tries to send monsters and humans into an utter and complete bloodfest]].

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Note that in RealLife, 20% of twins (including identical twins) have opposite handedness, which may be part of the origins of this trope.

*** Twins Palom and Porom, who are PolarOppositeTwins in both personality and powers, with one being a BlackMagicianBoy and the other being a WhiteMagicianGirl. Palom is the left-handed twin, and far less nice than Porom, although he is by no means a villain.

* ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem: Shadows of Valentia]]'' uses this trope to show how its protagonists are two halves of a whole rather than in any kind of opposition. Lefty Alm and right-handed Celica have plenty of {{Foil}}-ish traits, from their [[SwordAndSorcerer fighting styles]] and [[MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication peacemaking methods]] to the hands that bear their BirthmarkOfDestiny, and overall, Alm is more roguish-heroic than the noble, pacifistic Celica. Then it's revealed that [[spoiler:Celica is the [[KingIncognito hidden princess]] of the protagonist nation Zofia, and is TheChosenOne of its goddess, while Alm is [[IAmWho long-lost prince]] of Rigel, the very kingdom he was fighting against, and was himself chosen by Rigel's own, harsher god, ''and'' they're each the last living members of their royal bloodline.]] That said, neither is truly more heroic than the other, [[spoiler:and they're both destined to unite the two kingdoms anyway,]] but in a twist, when comes to the [[spoiler:BigBad, Celica is the one he possesses to kill Alm, and Alm is the one who is chosen by the only sword that can kill him]]. [[note]]This whole thing is averted in the original ''Gaiden'', where they're both right-handed and many of these details weren't present.[[/note]]

* Arya and Sansa Stark of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. TheSouthpaw Arya is a {{Tomboy}} and a {{Deconstruction}} of the RebelliousPrincess archetype, while her right-handed sister Sansa is the [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl girly-girl]] and a {{Deconstruction}} of PrincessClassic.

** Similarly, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' Yuri wields left-handed by default (though he can and does occasionally switch to his right), while [[TheRival Flynn]] is right-handed. Fittingly, Yuri is much more of an AntiHero than Flynn is, and has a [[TheSouthpaw more creative combat style]]. ''Vesperia'' also gives us twin assassins Gauche and Droite, whose names literally mean 'left' and 'right' in French.

See TheSouthpaw for when being left-handed is advantageous. Often overlaps with ASinisterClue, in which left-handedness is visual shorthand for being evil.

* The Nancy Makuhari clones in ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' are mirrored, and in the climax of the OVA [[MirrorMatch face off against each other.]] It's not clear which Nancy survived the fight until [[spoiler:she kills the BigBad with a fist phased through the heart]]. She then [[IncrediblyLamePun off-handedly]] comments that she switched her gun to her non-dominant hand to throw everyone's attention. Inverts ASinisterClue, too; the "good" Nancy is TheSouthpaw.

Compare HairContrastDuo, where another physical characteristic is used to symbolize the contrast between characters.

* [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog]] is left-handed in [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog his own game]], possibly to invoke this trope to oppose him to Sonic, who is right-handed.

* Angelo in ''DragonQuestVIII'' is a lefty, and a smarmy, hedonistic womanizer who shirks from his templar duties. His half-brother Marcello is right-handed, stone-faced, and deadly serious about his templar duties.
* ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem: Shadows of Valentia]]'' uses this trope to show how its protagonists are two halves of a whole rather than in any kind of opposition. Lefty Alm and right-handed Celica have plenty of {{Foil}}-ish traits, from their [[SwordAndSorcerer fighting styles]] and [[MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication peacemaking methods]] to the hands that bear their BirthmarkOfDestiny, and overall, Alm is more roguish-heroic than the noble, pacifistic Celica. Then it's revealed that [[spoiler:Celica is the [[KingIncognito hidden princess]] of the protagonistic nation Zofia, and is TheChosenOne of its goddess, while Alm is [[IAmWho long-lost prince]] of Rigel, the very kingdom he was fighting against, and was himself chosen by Rigel's own, harsher god, ''and'' they're each the last living members of their royal bloodline.]] That said, neither is truly more heroic than the other, [[spoiler:and they're both destined to unite the two kingdoms anyway,]] but in a twist, when comes to the [[spoiler:BigBad, Celica is the one he possesses to kill Alm, and Alm is the one who is chosen by the only sword that can kill him]]. [[note]]This whole thing is averted in the original ''Gaiden'', where they're both right-handed and many of these details weren't present.[[/note]]