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Author: SomeSortOfTroper

Aug 13th 2011 at 3:37:21 PM

Oh stupid me, I thought to myself "Oh wait, we need to make the ykttw" and I forgot you made the ykttw, so I made the ykttw...

anywho, I did write stuff up for this:

[[quoteright:300:[[SkyHigh http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sky_High_Penny.jpg]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300: If her name is Penny, does that make this a Dime?]]

A superhero with the ability to make several copies of themselves and then recombine themselves, maintaining control over all copies.

This power can be very potent. One can be effectively immortal if at least one of you survives, one gets the ability to distract, surround and hinder your opponent and if all the duplicates work from a single mind it all occurs with perfect coordination. This power is an opportunity for writers to show off the creative combat techniques and imaginative [[MundaneUtility Mundane Utilities]].

There may or may not be some idea of a central self, one copy who is the "proper" version for whatever reason: you have to kill that one to all them all; one gives all of the commands etc.

!!Examples:

* Jamie Madrox aka Multiple Man in the MarvelUniverse. If he leaves his duplicates separated for too long, they start to become more independent and develope their own personalities. Sadly making a MesACrowd plot difficult for too long but an EvilTwin incredibly easy.
* From TheDCU, there is Multiplex who gets this power as well as superstrength.
* Penny from SkyHigh, a film about a highschool for superheroes, uses her power to make herself into hero own [[TheCheerleader Cheerleading team]] and GirlPosse.
* I recall someone like this on Heroes.

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