Zyffyr
from Portland, Oregon
Since: Apr, 2010
Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#2: Jun 30th 2017 at 10:16:28 PM
Well, it isn't a bunch of different concepts. It is just one - Some alternate version of the character is encountered, and the original character is frightened of what they see. The origin of the alternate isn't particularly important.
neoYTPism
Since: May, 2010
#3: Jul 1st 2017 at 2:21:33 PM
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Is that really a trope, though?
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#4: Jul 1st 2017 at 3:01:50 PM
Yes, because they're a storytelling convention that is used many different times, and retains the same meaning (just a small change in who you are can make a very different person).
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This seems like a patchwork of multiple different concepts, from evil twins to future selves to their own present behaviour. By what standard are they lumped into one trope?
edited 30th Jun '17 9:06:41 PM by neoYTPism