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* In a case of a villain doing this with another criminal, ComicBook/TheKingpin and ComicBook/BaronZemo's version of the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} sees Jigsaw, the archenemy of Franchise/ThePunisher, dress like Paladin. Jigsaw also at times dressed like Frank Castle himself.

* In an episode of ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}'' called "They Keep Killing Steed!", a group of criminals plan to assassinate a group of VIPs using technology which changes them into identical copies of attendees. One of the people to be copied was Steed. [[spoiler: Steed eventually arranges for ALL the criminals to take HIS identity. They start killing each other.]]

* ''Comicbook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'':

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': The first time the Earth-Two Wonder Woman meets the Earth-One version she believes her to be someone wearing her costume in an attempt to imitate her and considers it more likely that she's a villain than a hero from another earth, but does stop trying to turn her in to the authorities and hear her out however skeptical Di may be.

* In an episode of ''Series/{{TheAvengers|1966}}'' called "They Keep Killing Steed!", a group of criminals plan to assassinate a group of VIPs using technology which changes them into identical copies of attendees. One of the people to be copied was Steed. [[spoiler: Steed eventually arranges for ALL the criminals to take HIS identity. They start killing each other.]]

* In an episode of ''Series/{{TheAvengers|1966}}'' called "They Keep Killing Steed!", a group of criminals plan to assassinate a group of VIPs using technology which changes them into identical copies of attendees. One of the people to be copied was Steed. [[Steed eventually arranges for ALL the criminals to take his identity. They start killing each other]]

* In an episode of ''Series/TheAvengers1966'' called "They Keep Killing Steed!", a group of criminals plan to assassinate a group of VIPs using technology which changes them into identical copies of attendees. One of the people to be copied was Steed. [[Steed eventually arranges for ALL the criminals to take his identity. They start killing each other]]

* While not a true copycat, the CloudCuckooLander SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}'s costume is very similar to Spider-Man's, as is his sense of humor and [[YouFightLikeACow mastery of insult fighting]]. They met once in a comic and [[LampshadeHanging hung a lampshade]] on it. Also lampshaded in an issue of ''Deadpool'' which reveals how Deadpool got his costume: he found it in a costume shop, with a note saying, "Thanks but no thanks. -Spider-Man". Deadpool was originally based on ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} of DC Comics, right down to his real name --Deadpool is Wade Wilson, while Deathstroke is Slade Wilson. They actually appeared in a crossover together and noted their similarities.

* In the Comicbook/{{New 52}}, SelfDemonstrating/Lobo gets dramatically reinvented. Since "Classic Lobo" had already appeared in ''Comicbook/{{Stormwatch}}'', it was explained that the existing character was a fake Lobo.

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* ''Fanfic/MarigamiStories'': While Alya only starts to doubt Lila's outlandish claims when the other classmates brings up their own doubts, it takes Lila claiming to secretly be Rena Rouge to Alya's face (Alya herself the ''actual'' Rena Rouge) to confirm that she is nothing but a big fat liar.
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* In''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', just as Viole's infamy is starting to spread, a brutish man decides to impersonate him for some easy robberies. He then has the bad luck of picking out Viole's long time companion Hwa Ryun as a victim.

* Maria Maria, a {{masked luchador}}a on the Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}/SHINE "SPARKLE" dark matches, who existed primarily for [[StealthPun pun]](a ''Santana'' is a more prominent wrestler), made a sudden reappearance after a nine show absence when Allysin Kay and Brandi Lauren realized that anyone with a similar build, skin tone and hairstyle could pose as her so long as they could speak a few sentences in Spanish (though Lauren's [[EvilRedHead red locks]] kinda [[PaperThinDisguise gave her away]]). Dressing as her also meant being credited with the undefeated streak she "left"...

* Before he formed Right To Censor, this continued to be Wrestling/StevieRichards' entire WWF gimmick, imitating The Brood, the Dudleyz, [[Wrestling/MickFoley Dude Love]], Val Venis, among others. [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]] also had a similar gimmick with "The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust" a couple years earlier, coming out as "[[Wrestling/TripleH Hunterdust]]", "Dustydust", "Chynadust", "Dust Lovedust", and "Sabledust". [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]] and Wrestling/TheBigShow also did stints where their gimmick was imitating other people's gimmicks.

* Creator/{{Gottlieb}}'s ''Pinball/{{Mayfair}}'', based on ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', shows Eliza and the flower girl walking down the street in identical poses and wearing identical ornate dresses.