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* '''Parodied''': [[PolarOppositeTwins Polar Opposite]], fraternal twins Bob and Charlotte ask the great sleuth Alice if she can tell which one is which, wholly believing hey can stump her. She correctly guesses who's who before they can even finish asking her to guess.

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* '''Parodied''': [[PolarOppositeTwins Polar Opposite]], fraternal twins Bob and Charlotte ask the great sleuth Alice if she can tell which one is which, wholly believing hey they can stump her. She correctly guesses who's who before they can even finish asking her to guess.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Alice points out that existing in separate corporeal forms for so long has made Bob and Charlie develop different CharacterTics, making it possible to actually differentiate between the two.
* '''Parodied''': [[PolarOppositeTwins Polar Opposite]], fraternal twins Bob and Charlotte ask the great sleuth Alice if she can tell which one is which.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Alice points out that existing in separate corporeal forms for so long has [[TwinDesynch made Bob and Charlie develop different different]] CharacterTics, making it possible to actually differentiate between the two.
* '''Parodied''': [[PolarOppositeTwins Polar Opposite]], fraternal twins Bob and Charlotte ask the great sleuth Alice if she can tell which one is which.which, wholly believing hey can stump her. She correctly guesses who's who before they can even finish asking her to guess.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob and Charlie, in the middle of an existential crisis, demand Alice tells them which one of them is Bob and which one is Charlie, as they are no longer sure.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob and Charlie, in the middle of an existential crisis, IdentityBreakdown, demand Alice tells them which one of them is Bob and which one is Charlie, as they are no longer sure.
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* '''Parodied''': PolarOppositeTwins Bob and Charlie ask the great sleuth Alice if she can tell which one is which.

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* '''Parodied''': PolarOppositeTwins [[PolarOppositeTwins Polar Opposite]], fraternal twins Bob and Charlie Charlotte ask the great sleuth Alice if she can tell which one is which.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': TricksterTwins Bob and Charlie come up with increasingly elaborate disguises and set-ups to try to confuse Alice when they ask her to pick out which one is Bob and which one is Charlie. Alice never is fooled and the twins try harder next time.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': TricksterTwins Bob and Charlie come up with increasingly elaborate disguises and set-ups to try to confuse Alice when they ask her to pick out which one is Bob and which one is Charlie. Alice never is fooled and the twins try harder next time.each subsequent time to stump her.
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* '''Reconstructed''': At the ends of their journeys, they ask Alice one last time as confirmation of their growth.

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* '''Reconstructed''': At the ends of their journeys, they ask Alice one last time as confirmation of their growth.growth, assured that she will not fail.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob and Charlie go every where together and ask every person they meet to choose which one is Bob and which one is Charlie.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is hanging out with Bob and Charlie at their home when she goes to the kitchen for a glass of water. One of the twins comes up behind her and covers her eyes with his hands, asking her to "Guess who?"

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob and Charlie go every where together and ask every person they meet to choose which one they think is Bob and which one is Charlie.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is hanging out with Bob and Charlie at their home when she goes to the kitchen for a glass of water. One of the twins comes up behind her and covers her eyes with his hands, asking telling her to "Guess who?"who."



* '''Double Subverted''': Alice points out that existing in separate corporeal forms for so long has made Bob and Charlie develop different CharacterTics, making it possible to actually differentiate the two.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Alice points out that existing in separate corporeal forms for so long has made Bob and Charlie develop different CharacterTics, making it possible to actually differentiate between the two.



* '''Exploited''': Evil mastermind Diane reveals her final trump card against heroine Alice. She has hooked up UnknownRelative Bob and OneTrueLove Charlie to a DeathTrap and has given Alice only enough time to save one before they both die.

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* '''Exploited''': Evil mastermind Diane Ellie reveals her final trump card against heroine Alice. She has hooked up UnknownRelative Bob and OneTrueLove Charlie to a DeathTrap and has given Alice only enough time to save one before they both die.



* '''Implied''': Alice has a picture of who she believes to be her boyfriend Bob hanging up on her wall. Bob one day sees it and asks her "What is this?" Alice replies, "It's a photo of you, obviously." Bob's response, "Is it now?"

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* '''Implied''': Alice has a picture of who she believes to be her boyfriend Bob Charlie hanging up on her wall. Bob Charlie one day sees it and asks her "What is this?" Alice replies, "It's a photo of you, obviously." Bob's response, Charlie replies back, "Is it it, now?"
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* '''Reconstructed''': At the ends of their journeys, they ask Alice once more as a confirmation of their growth.

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* '''Reconstructed''': At the ends of their journeys, they ask Alice once more one last time as a confirmation of their growth.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Bob and Charlie are constantly asking Alice if she can tell them apart

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Bob and Charlie are constantly asking Alice if she can tell them apart???
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???PolarOppositeTwins Bob and Charlie ask the great sleuth Alice if she can tell which one is which.
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* '''Justified''': Bob and Charlie were told by their older sister Diane that they are so identical, no one can even tell them apart. Bob and Charlie ask Alice to try to prove Diane wrong.
* '''Inverted''': Bob and Charlie, in the middle of an existential crisis, demand Alice to tell them which one of them is Bob and which one is Charlie, as they are no longer sure.

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* '''Justified''': Bob and Charlie were told by their older sister Diane that they are so identical, no one can even tell them apart. Bob and Charlie They ask Alice to try to prove Diane wrong.
* '''Inverted''': Bob and Charlie, in the middle of an existential crisis, demand Alice to tell tells them which one of them is Bob and which one is Charlie, as they are no longer sure.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character is tasked with differentiating between [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins Always Identical Twin siblings]] by at least one of those siblings.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character is tasked with differentiating between [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins Always Identical Twin identical siblings]] by at least one of those siblings.



* '''Averted''': Bob and Charlie have developed IdenticalTwinIDTags to avoid ever being confused for one another and therefore don't need to see if anyone can differentiate between them.

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* '''Averted''': Bob and Charlie have developed IdenticalTwinIDTags [[IdenticalTwinIDTag Identical Twin ID Tags]] to avoid ever being confused for one another and therefore don't need to see if anyone can differentiate between them.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character is tasked with differentiating between [[AlwaysIdenticalTwin Always Identical Twin siblings]] by at least one of those siblings.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character is tasked with differentiating between [[AlwaysIdenticalTwin [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins Always Identical Twin siblings]] by at least one of those siblings.



* '''Averted''': Bob and Charlie have developed IdenticalTwinIdTags to avoid ever being confused for one another and therefore don't need to see if anyone can differentiate between them.

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* '''Averted''': Bob and Charlie have developed IdenticalTwinIdTags IdenticalTwinIDTags to avoid ever being confused for one another and therefore don't need to see if anyone can differentiate between them.



Invoked: Alice asks Bob and Charlie to test her ability to differentiate between the two of them.

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Invoked: * '''Invoked''': Alice asks Bob and Charlie to test her ability to differentiate between the two of them.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character is tasked with differentiating between [[AlwaysIdenticalTwin Always Identical Twin siblings]] by at least one of those siblings.

* '''Straight''': Twin brothers Bob and Charlie go up to Alice and ask her to guess which one is Bob and which is Charlie.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob and Charlie go every where together and ask every person they meet to choose which one is Bob and which one is Charlie.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is hanging out with Bob and Charlie at their home when she goes to the kitchen for a glass of water. One of the twins comes up behind her and covers her eyes with his hands, asking her to "Guess who?"
* '''Justified''': Bob and Charlie were told by their older sister Diane that they are so identical, no one can even tell them apart. Bob and Charlie ask Alice to try to prove Diane wrong.
* '''Inverted''': Bob and Charlie, in the middle of an existential crisis, demand Alice to tell them which one of them is Bob and which one is Charlie, as they are no longer sure.
* '''Subverted''': Bob and Charlie are actually part of a HiveMind and thus are technically the same consciousness.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice points out that existing in separate corporeal forms for so long has made Bob and Charlie develop different CharacterTics, making it possible to actually differentiate the two.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob and Charlie have developed IdenticalTwinIdTags to avoid ever being confused for one another and therefore don't need to see if anyone can differentiate between them.
* '''Enforced''': Bob and Charlie are contestants in a game show in which identical siblings try to stump the audience for a cash prize.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Bob and Charlie are constantly asking Alice if she can tell them apart
Invoked: Alice asks Bob and Charlie to test her ability to differentiate between the two of them.
* '''Exploited''': Evil mastermind Diane reveals her final trump card against heroine Alice. She has hooked up UnknownRelative Bob and OneTrueLove Charlie to a DeathTrap and has given Alice only enough time to save one before they both die.
* '''Defied''': Alice ignores Bob and Charlie's request.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Alice has a picture of who she believes to be her boyfriend Bob hanging up on her wall. Bob one day sees it and asks her "What is this?" Alice replies, "It's a photo of you, obviously." Bob's response, "Is it now?"
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob and Charlie ask Alice if she can tell which one is which, but instead of answering, Alice asks them why it even matters if she or anyone else can tell, so long as they know who they are. This leads Bob and Charlie down separate paths of self-discovery as they try to understand themselves more.
* '''Reconstructed''': At the ends of their journeys, they ask Alice once more as a confirmation of their growth.
* '''Played For Laughs''': TricksterTwins Bob and Charlie come up with increasingly elaborate disguises and set-ups to try to confuse Alice when they ask her to pick out which one is Bob and which one is Charlie. Alice never is fooled and the twins try harder next time.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob and Charlie have been treated by others their entire lives as if they are SingleMindedTwins and it has made them both co-dependent, hollow shells of people. They ask every person they manage to form a connection with if they can tell them apart, hoping for anyone to see them as individuals and Alice is their last hope.

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