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Kovacs: Carrera, he copied my old DHF and shoved it into a clone of my birth sleeve.
Trepps: So you did this to yourself?
Kovacs: I'm a complicated person.

"It's Max Brass versus…Max Brass?! Wait… Does this mean...? The Max Brass who's fought his way to the top today is an...imposter?! That "regional tour" thing DID sound a little fishy… Well, the jig is up, buddy! The REAL commish is gonna cut you down to size! Let the grand finale begin! Let's go!"
Biff, ARMS

"You know, I remember reading somewhere that there are only two truly meaningful things you can do with your doppelganger when you're locked in a room. You can fight them... or f#@k them."
Brian O'Donovan, to Dan O'Brien, Agents of Crackednote 

Kefka Palazzo: Who's that handsome devil?
Jecht: I get to fight with the best fighter in the world!
Cloud: Not you again.
— Mirror Match dialogue from Dissidia Final Fantasy

Leela: We're exactly the same, I know all her moves. Therefore, I have the upper hand. Hiiyyyya-ow!
[Leela and her Alternate Universe counterpart do the exact same kick and knock each other unconscious]
Professor Farnsworth: Now, now; perfectly symmetrical violence never solved anything.

"Aw man, Shadow Homestar? 'Hey, I've got a wonderful idea! Let's dip the main character in a vat of ink and make you fight him before you get to the end boss!'"
Homestar, Homestar Runner, "Hremail 2000"

[Green Lantern is confronting his alternate universe self, who has a yellow power ring and uniform in place of the usual green.]
Green Lantern: [shocked] You're Sinestro Corps?!
Yellow Lantern: Sinestro's right. Fear's more effective than willpower.
Green Lantern: So you ditched green and went yellow. The color of cowardice.
[Green Lantern and Yellow Lantern fire at each other, engaging in a Beam-O-War.]
Yellow Lantern: I'm still about order. Like the Guardians.
[Noticing Wonder Woman getting to her feet after earlier being beaten down by Sinestro, Yellow Lantern blasts her to the side. Green Lantern retaliates with some light construct arrows, which Yellow Lantern blocks with a light shield.]
Green Lantern: [sarcastically] I'm sure they're really proud of you...
Yellow Lantern: Sanctimony is easy when you know what—
Green Lantern: Save it. Time to kick my ass.
[One fight later, Yellow Lantern lays knocked out on the pavement.]
Green Lantern: Well, that was surreal.
Wonder Woman: And a bit disturbing.
Green Arrow: Yeah, all of that yellow is really tough on the eyes.

Insurgency Batman: You're good.
Main Universe Batman: You expected otherwise?
[or]
Insurgency Batman: Call it a draw?
Main Universe Batman: Not our style.

Regime Superman: I saved this world!
Main Universe Superman: Now I'll save it from you.

Regime Solomon Grundy: Like looking in mirror...
Main Universe Solomon Grundy: Grundy hate mirror!
or
Main Universe Solomon Grundy: Grundy think you handsome!
Regime Solomon Grundy: So does Grundy!

Main Universe Joker: [draws crowbar] Got a joke for you.
Injustice Joker: [draws crowbar] I've probably heard it.
— Character clash quotes from Injustice: Gods Among Us

"Just what I need, another clone."
Spider-Man, facing himself in Marvel Super Heroes

Cassie Cage 1: Funny.
Cassie Cage 2: You know what's funny? Your face.
Cassie Cage 1: Dude, you've just insulted yourself...

Scorpion 1: Hold, Scorpion.
Scorpion 2: The sight of you offends me.
Scorpion 1: Your death will be swift.

Erron Black 1: Mind games don't work on me.
Erron Black 2: There's an obvious insult there.
Erron Black 1: You'd best shut up and draw...

Johnny Cage 1: This is embarrassing.
Johnny Cage 2: Don't beat yourself up over it.
Johnny Cage 1: Wow. I am annoying.

Sonya Blade 1: You look like shit.
Sonya Blade 2: I'd watch that mouth if I were you.
Sonya Blade 1: I am you.

Quan Chi 1: We mustn't fight!
Quan Chi 2: I'm afraid we must.
Quan Chi 1: You were my only friend...
— Fight intro dialogue from Mortal Kombat X

Twilight: They're changelings, remember?
Fake Twilights: [smiling evilly] They're changelings, remember?

McGee: All right. Ooh, okay - Gibbs versus...
[Gibbs walks up behind Abby]
McGee: Gibbs.
Abby: Oh, oh that's good! Okay, so um, Evil Twin or a clone?
— An interrupted discussion of Ultimate Showdowns involving Gibbs, NCIS, "Road Kill"

Computer: Phineas! versus, Phineas!
Phineas: Well, at least I'm evenly matched.

"Hello, me. Meet the REAL me."
Funny Valentine's mirror match intro quote, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle

Big Band: [Match Start] In some ways, it feels like I never left.
Squigly: [Match Start] What a shameless imitation.
Cerebella: [Victory] This ring's not big enough for the two of me!
Peacock: [Victory] I'm the real deal! Accept no substitutes.
Squigly: [Victory] Your flattery needs work.
Eliza: [Loss] How fitting...
— Character specific dialogue for Skullgirls

"Ugh; I hate fighting me."

"If I can defeat myself, I will become complete!"
Evil Ryu fighting his good counterpart, Street Fighter IV

Snake: Colonel, it's me! I'm fighting myself!
Colonel: Snake, what's going on out there?! Could it be...? Has the "Les Enfants Terribles" project really come this far?!
Snake: It's more than that! He's got my moves, my gear... It's like looking in a mirror!
Colonel: Do you think they collected data on you, and created another Snake?
Snake: He's got the same build, too. Creepy. But his Sneaking Suit is a different color. And his tactics are slightly different.
Colonel: Interesting. So even if you're evenly matched in power, your fighting styles will make a big difference. You've faced tougher odds in the past, Snake. Don't let this impostor beat you!

Pit: Wait a sec! Is that... me?!
Palutena: It certainly appears to be the case.
Pit: You're awfully calm about this, Lady Palutena!
Palutena: Well, we've been through a similar situation in the past, don't you recall?
Pit: Yeah, but it's still freaky! It's like looking through a twisted mirror! ...That reminds me: you know how Dark Pit came from a mirror? Then why doesn't he move left when I move right, and vice versa?
Palutena: Beats me.
Pit: But you're supposed to know everything! Don't you have an all-seeing eye and all-knowing brain and all that?
Palutena: My all-seeing eye sees you getting hit.
Pit: Aww man, really?
Palutena: I'm sure the true Pit would triumph over any Doppelgänger. So I guess now we'll see if you're the real deal.

slowbeef: I dunno, I'm really good at fighting me, apparently. I think honestly I should be able to advance no matter what happens here, but...
[after a few seconds, he loses]
slowbeef: Oh no!
General Ironicus: Don't beat yourself up about it.

"We all have our demons, Rick. It's time to face yours..."
Terror Mask, Splatterhouse

Blue Beetle 1: That suit's a knockoff.
Blue Beetle 2: Your head's a knockoff.
Blue Beetle 1: Huh... thought I was funnier.

Supergirl 1: Oh, come on; I'm you!
Supergirl 2: Well, I'm not sharing my room.
Supergirl 1: Fine. Loser gets the couch.

Hellboy 1: Can the BPRD handle two of us?
Hellboy 2: Let's just say the professor's concerned.
Hellboy 1: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Deadshot 1: Only one of us is the best shot.
Deadshot 2: Guess the other will really be a dead shot.
Deadshot 1: That is so meta.

Superman 1: It's like looking in a mirror.
Superman 2: Are you another clone?
Superman 1: Far as I know, I'm the original.

Power Girl 1: Karen Starr of Earth-2.
Power Girl 2: Nope. I'm Karen Starr of Earth-2.
Power Girl 1: If we can't agree on the facts...

Reverse-Flash 1: Who are you?
Reverse-Flash 2: I'm Professor Zoom and I'll—
Reverse-Flash 1: Sorry. Lost me at "Professor Zoom".

Jay Garrick 1: You can't fool me, Thinker.
Jay Garrick 2: I'm you, not your arch-villain.
Jay Garrick 1: That's exactly what you want me to think.

Batman 1: Pretending to be will cost you.
Batman 2: Trust me, I can afford it.
Batman 1: I wasn't talking about money.

Poison Ivy 1: Is Swamp Thing doing this?
Poison Ivy 2: He has nothing to do with me.
Poison Ivy 1: I don't need a twin.

Bane 1: A lowly pretender.
Bane 2: Do not insult me!
Bane 1: You will learn your place!

Joker 1: Have we met?
Joker 2: I just have one of those faces.
Joker 1: Me too. But I still want yours!

Atrocitus 1: The Red Lanterns will obey me!
Atrocitus 2: What makes you the real Atrocitus?
Atrocitus 1: The purity of my rage.

Wonder Woman 1: Another Impostor threatens me?
Wonder Woman 2: I am Diana of Themyscira.
Wonder Woman 1: Go back to your universe.

Catwoman 1: You can't be Selina Kyle.
Catwoman 2: Claws up or shut up, kitty.
Catwoman 1: Sure sounds like me, though.

Black Adam 1: Black Adam from another Earth.
Black Adam 2: All Kahndaqs are mine to rule.
Black Adam 1: Not this one, usurper.

Doctor Fate 1: The Lords have failed us, Nabu.
Doctor Fate 2: You betray your masters?
Doctor Fate 1: They betrayed humanity...

Mr. Freeze 1: Why do you come to this universe?
Mr. Freeze 2: I seek your help in saving my Nora.
Mr. Freeze 1: Your wife is not my concern.

Captain Cold 1: Takes more than a hood and a cold gun.
Captain Cold 2: It takes a heart of ice.
Captain Cold 1: My heart's not always frozen.

Gorilla Grodd 1: From which Earth are you?
Gorilla Grodd 2: One where I rule supreme.
Gorilla Grodd 1: Your throne will be mine.

Grid 1: How have I been replicated?
Grid 2: I am the original Grid.
Grid 1: Either way, your existence ends here.

Red Hood 1: I'm having another Lazarus flashback.
Red Hood 2: If I hit you, will you wake up?
Red Hood 1: Come give it a try.

Sub-Zero 1: Who are you?
Sub-Zero 2: I am Sub-Zero. Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei.
Sub-Zero 1: Or is it the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung?

Starfire 1: Is this your trickery, Komand'r?
Starfire 2: No. I come from the Multiverse.
Starfire 1: Then go back the way you came.

Black Manta 1: That gear belongs to me.
Black Manta 2: I made this suit, freak.
Black Manta 1: Let's see if it keeps you alive.

Aquaman 1: You're from the other Earth?
Aquaman 2: I know of only one!
Aquaman 1: Then I'm the wrong audience for your charade.

Raiden 1: Neither of us are from this realm.
Raiden 2: Yet we find ourselves here in kombat.
Raiden 1: I fear Shinnok toys with us both.

Black Lightning 1: So there's more than one Southside.
Black Lightning 2: Seems that way from the look of us.
Black Lightning 1: Is yours as troubled as mine?

Atom 1: What's causing this mirror match?
Atom 2: Fresnel diffraction? The Zeno effect?
Atom 1: Palmer said; "Investigate before you speculate."

June Moone: My Enchantress went toe-to-toe with Superman.
Enchantress 1: But she was no match for Maxwell Lord.
Enchantress 2: Are you another of his mind games?

Leonardo 1: I'm hallucinating you, right?
Leonardo 2: Won't know till you fight me, dude.
Leonardo 1: I gotta lay off Mikey's garlic fudge pizza.

Donatello 1: You a Kraang clone or an evil twin?
Donatello 2: Or maybe you're sleeping off a pizza coma?
Donatello 1: I should be so lucky.

Raphael 1: Yo! I think this is a cross-over!
Raphael 2: I was just thinking the same thing!
Raphael 1: NOBODY THINKS MY THOUGHTS BUT ME!

Michelangelo 1: There's two of us? That's rad!
Michelangelo 2: Unless you're some kind of evil twin...
Michelangelo 1: Evil us's? HAH! Whatever, dude!

Darkseid 1: Disciple of Conquest...
Darkseid 2: Lord of Destruction...
Darkseid 1: Wish to wager on this battle?

John Stewart 1: Is this one of Sinestro's nightmares?
John Stewart 2: If it is, then I'm the real John Stewart.
John Stewart 1: Well, that's gonna be a problem...

Hal Jordan 1: Don't recall having a twin brother.
Hal Jordan 2: No. I am you, Hal.
Hal Jordan 1: Then you know I don't do mind games.

Robin 1: I don't have a twin.
Robin 2: You sure?
Robin 1: I'll need a blood sample to verify.

Firestorm 1: Tell me you're not Deathstorm.
Firestorm 2: No. I'm Firestorm.
Firestorm 1: Well, at least there's that...

Flash 1: Explain yourself.
Flash 2: Super-speed afterimage?
Flash 1: Nah. Too chatty.

Cheetah 1: I'm the goddess's new champion.
Cheetah 2: Only if you kill me.
Cheetah 1: I appreciate challenging prey.

Scarecrow 1: Ah, we fight ourselves.
Scarecrow 2: The ultimate metaphor.
Scarecrow 1: Which wins... Id or Ego?

Brainiac 1: Abandon Earth, Brainiac!
Brainiac 2: Who are you to command me?
Brainiac 1: Your imperiled future.

Vixen 1: You one of Anansi's tricks?
Vixen 2: I was going to ask you the same question.
Vixen 1: Guess we'll find out together.

Black Canary 1: That look isn't working.
Black Canary 2: Sorry to disappoint you.
Black Canary 1: Sorry's not good enough.

Harley Quinn 1: Joker was demented and abusive.
Harley Quinn 2: Yeah. I'm really gonna miss him...
Harley Quinn 1: YOU LANDED ON THE WRONG EARTH, SISTER!

Cyborg 1: I'm the original.
Cyborg 2: Second-gen's always better.
Cyborg 1: Damn...

Green Arrow 1: I'm not the dead Ollie, are you?
Green Arrow 2: No. I don't think I'm a ghost.
Green Arrow 1: Ditto.

Swamp Thing 1: It cannot be...
Swamp Thing 2: Yes. I am Alec Holland.
Swamp Thing 1: A ghost from my past.
— Fight intro dialogue from Injustice 2

Cassie Cage 1: Oh cool, mirror match!
Cassie Cage 2: I love these, Cass! Don't you?
Cassie Cage 1: I know! So meta!

Johnny Cage 1: Hands down, best stand-in ever.
Johnny Cage 2: I'm the star, you're the stand-in!
Johnny Cage 1: Keep dreamin', Mini-Me.

Joker 1: Two Jokers walk into a bar.
Joker 2: And only one leaves!
Joker 1: I like how you think.

Liu Kang 1: I will never get used to this.
Liu Kang 2: You have fought other Liu Kangs?
Liu Kang 1: Yes. And I beat them, too.

RoboCop 1: Where did you come from?
RoboCop 2: The RoboCop program, phase 2.
RoboCop 1: I will not be cloned.

Shang Tsung 1: What is this supposed to be?
Shang Tsung 2: Your own design: a mirror match.
Shang Tsung 1: You mirror my style, but not my skill.

Shao Kahn 1: Let's take the Hourglass together.
Shao Kahn 2: As if either of us could share it.
Shao Kahn 1: All too true...

Skarlet 1: I have no twin, who are you?
Skarlet 2: It's a secret I cannot share.
Skarlet 1: I will drain it from your veins.

Terminator 1: Why send a replacement?
Terminator 2: You've failed in your mission.
Terminator 1: I've only just arrived.
— Fight intro dialogue from Mortal Kombat 11

Sub-Zero 1: We can't both exist!
Sub-Zero 2: We won't for much longer!

Johnny Cage 1: I still say I should play me in the biopic...
Johnny Cage 2: But I look just like you! And fight like you, too!
— Fight intro dialogue from Mortal Kombat 1

Howard: Jack is ramming himself against Kojack!
Kreese: So basically, Jack is ramming himself against himself...we are watching the most violent masturbation ever!
Howard: Ohoho, this is nothing...

"Another clone? There's enough of me to start a baseball team!"
Kyo Kusanagi's victory quote against another Kyo, The King of Fighters XI

"Conquer yourself!"

"Even the attacks are exact copies! Talk about copyright infringement!"
Futaba Sakura, on Shadow Akane's cognitive Phantom Thieves, Persona 5 Strikers

Xavier 1: Listen, we don't cotton to freaks 'round these parts. Scram, wierdo!
Xavier 2: Oh yeah? I don't polycotton to coping tropes, even my own. So why don't you split?
Xavier 1: Looks like I already did. You're the sad figment of my twisted psyche's tragic dividend. You're the un-me. I'm the real me! You wanna be me?
Xavier 2: Kiddo, I was the real me when you were still in my short pants.
Xavier 1: Hate to break it to ya, but I wore them first. Me bequeathed thee, the psychopathological hand-you-downs.
Xavier 2: So you're the one who stained them?
Xavier 1: Whoever found it, browned it.
Xavier 2: You'd like me to be you, wouldn't me? But it's too late. You snoze, you lose.
Xavier 1: You sleeped, you weeped.
Xavier 2: You nappa, you get slappa!
Xavier 1: You slumber, a cucumber.
Xavier 2: You catch up on some zeds, you get out of my heads!
Xavier 1: You slumber, ham... BURGER, I DON'T WANNA TALK 'BOUT NOTHIN' ELSE!
Xavier: Renegade Angel, "Shakashuri Blowdown"

Setsuka: You can't hide it: We're the same, you and I.note 

Pod 042: Alert: Approaching enemy target.
YoRHa No. 2 Type B 1: What are you?
YoRHa No. 2 Type B 2: A YoRHa unit? But why?

Nightmare: My father's killer, so we meet again.
Siegfried Schtauffen: Admit it, we are the same!

"It's a strange feeling to be face-to-face with my clone. Not just the face and form, but even its power is the same... Well, there's no better training partner than this, I suppose. If this thing has the same fighting style as me, I can use that to learn about my own weaknesses. That means... beating you will mean I've surpassed my current self. I'll use you to push myself... to reach the next level as a martial artist. Bring it on! I'm ready!"

Happy Chaos 1: Wait, which one of us is real again?
Happy Chaos 2: Heh heh... beats me.

Orochi Yashiro: Mind and body... split to gather the spirit needed to resurrect Orochi... The circumstances differ from before, but the way forward remains clear.
Yashiro: Right. Me, the body; you, the spirit... Whoever wins, we share the same desire. Now let's do this. Let's grant the wish of our clan!

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