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** LawyerFriendlyCameo: A work features a cameo by a copyrighted character, but they partially obscure the character, alter his appearance a little and/or avoid calling him directly by name to avoid getting sued by the company that owns the rights to the character.
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** LawyerFriendlyCameo: A work features a cameo by a copyrighted character, but they partially obscure the character, alter his their appearance a little and/or avoid calling him them directly by name to avoid getting sued by the company that owns the rights to the character.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: Fan thinks a trope, plot, or line was invented by a work that he or she watches when in truth, its origins lie farther back in history.
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*** TheAhnold: A character based on actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger.
*** BobRossRib: A character based on painter and TV personality Bob Ross.
*** BorrowingTheBeatles: A group of characters based on British rock band The Beatles.
*** BruceLeeClone: A character based on actor and martial artist Bruce Lee.
*** ElvisImpersonator: A character based on musician Elvis Presley.
*** BobRossRib: A character based on painter and TV personality Bob Ross.
*** BorrowingTheBeatles: A group of characters based on British rock band The Beatles.
*** BruceLeeClone: A character based on actor and martial artist Bruce Lee.
*** ElvisImpersonator: A character based on musician Elvis Presley.
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*** HoaxHogan: A character based on wrestler Hulk Hogan.
*** HowardHughesHomage: A character based on businessman and inventor Howard Hughes.
*** HowardHughesHomage: A character based on businessman and inventor Howard Hughes.
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*** MockCousteau: A character based on French marine zoologist Jacques Cousteau.
*** MumblingBrando: A character based on actor Marlon Brando.
*** MrAltDisney: A character based on businessman and animator Walt Disney.
*** {{Trumplica}}: A character based on real estate mogul and politician Donald Trump.
*** MumblingBrando: A character based on actor Marlon Brando.
*** MrAltDisney: A character based on businessman and animator Walt Disney.
*** {{Trumplica}}: A character based on real estate mogul and politician Donald Trump.
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Poor Mans Substitute lists actors who serve as cheaper alternatives to more high-profile actors. In the future, it might be wise to actually look at a trope article before assuming that the trope name refers to what you think it means.
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* TheMockbuster: A work essentially copies the source or original work 1:1 as a PoorMansSubstitute.
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* TheMockbuster: A work essentially copies the source or original work 1:1 as a PoorMansSubstitute.low-quality imitation
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Index The Mockbuster
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* TheMockbuster: A work essentially copies the source or original work 1:1 as a PoorMansSubstitute.
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* SpiritualSuccessor:An unrelated work share the same themes, story and characters from it's precursor.
* SpiritualAdaptation: A work in one medium that is reminiscent of another work.
* SpiritualAdaptation: A work in one medium that is reminiscent of another work.
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* SpiritualSuccessor:An unrelated work share the same themes, story and characters from it's its precursor.
* ** SpiritualAdaptation: A work in one medium that is reminiscent of another work.
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* CorruptedCharacterCopy: A character is a pastiche of a pre-existing character from another work, but is notably a worse person than the character they are based on.
*** CorruptedCharacterCopy: A character is a pastiche of a pre-existing character from another work, but is notably a worse person than the character they are based on.
* SpiritualSuccessor:An unrelated work share the same themes, story and characters from it's precursor.
* SpiritualAdaptation: A work in one medium that is reminiscent of another work.
* SpiritualAdaptation: A work in one medium that is reminiscent of another work.
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** SpiritualAdaptation
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* ForeignRemake: A work that is remade into a foreign work.
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*** SpiritualCrossover: A crossover done with Captain Ersatzes instead of the actual characters.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Something closely parallels a RealLife event or situation without explicitly evoking it.
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Tropes and fan terms about copycats.
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Tropes and fan terms about copycats. See also SubstitutionTropes, which many of these tropes may be used for.
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* PatchedTogetherFromTheHeadlines
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Spear Counterpart is a redirect.
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* TheBurlesqueOfVenus TheBurlesqueOfVenus: Imitations of Sandro Botticelli's painting ''The Birth of Venus''.
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* CompositeCharacterCompositeCharacter: The adaptation merges multiple characters into one character.
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* CorruptedCharacterCopyCorruptedCharacterCopy: A character is a pastiche of a pre-existing character from another work, but is notably a worse person than the character they are based on.
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* DecompositeCharacterDecompositeCharacter: The adaptation splits one character into multiple characters.
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EvilCounterpart: The villain is essentially an evil version of the hero.
**CostumeCopycat
CostumeCopycat: A bad guy tries to impersonate the hero.
**EvilKnockoffEvilKnockoff: The villain creates a clone or robot double of the hero so he can have the next best thing to having the hero work for him.
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** ThePsychoRangers
ThePsychoRangers: A whole team of evil counterparts for a team of heroes.
*{{Expy}}
{{Expy}}: A character is clearly based on a pre-existing character from another work.
**AlternateCompanyEquivalent
AlternateCompanyEquivalent: A character who can be considered this company's equivalent to a character from a competing company.
**CaptainErsatz
CaptainErsatz: The pastiche character is blatantly the character they're copying in all but name.
**CastOfExpiesCastOfExpies: Just about every character in the story is based on a fictional character from another work.
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DistaffCounterpart: The female equivalent of a pre-existing male character. The reversal of this would be called a Spear Counterpart.
**FountainOfExpiesFountainOfExpies: There are a whole bunch of characters who are imitations of this specific fictional character.
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** LawyerFriendlyCameoLawyerFriendlyCameo: A work features a cameo by a copyrighted character, but they partially obscure the character, alter his appearance a little and/or avoid calling him directly by name to avoid getting sued by the company that owns the rights to the character.
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** SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute
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SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: A character gets replaced by another character who is essentially the other character in all but name.
***ReplacementScrappyReplacementScrappy: Fans don't appreciate the new character taking the place of another character.
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** BlandNameProductBlandNameProduct: A fictional copy of a real-life brand.
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*** {{iPhony}}{{iPhony}}: A parody of Apple's products.
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NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A fictional character based on a real person.
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FreddieMercopy: A character based on Freddie Mercury of the band Queen.
***MalcolmXeroxMalcolmXerox: A character based on political activist Malcolm X.
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* FollowTheLeaderFollowTheLeader: A work deliberately copies another work that has proven successful.
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* GenerationXeroxGenerationXerox: The new generation consists of clones of their parents.
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* ItsTheSameNowItSucksItsTheSameNowItSucks: An adaptation is disliked for not having many differences from the original work.
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* StrictlyFormulaStrictlyFormula: Every episode of the show essentially has the same plot.
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SuspiciouslySimilarSong: A song or piece of music that sounds like a copyright-friendly version of another song or piece of music.
*TheyCopiedItSoItSucksTheyCopiedItSoItSucks: A work is bashed for being seen as an imitation of another work.
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