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* ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerTheMovieTheFlyingGhostShip'': The Gokaigers fight a monster with 34 heads formed by a FusionDance of {{Mooks}} from every previous ''Super Sentai'' show. The monster nearly defeats the Gokaigers, but it fails because all of its heads start fighting with each other over who gets to deliver the killing blow.


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* ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerTheMovieTheFlyingGhostShip'': The Gokaigers fight a monster with 34 heads formed by a FusionDance of {{Mooks}} from every previous ''Super Sentai'' show. The monster nearly defeats the Gokaigers, but it fails because all of its heads start fighting with each other over who gets to control the shared body when they deliver the killing blow.
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* ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerTheMovieTheFlyingGhostShip'': The Gokaigers fight a monster with 34 heads formed by a FusionDance of {{Mooks}} from every previous ''Super Sentai'' show. The monster nearly defeats the Gokaigers, but it fails because all of its heads start fighting with each other over who gets to deliver the killing blow.
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* ''VideoGame/MySingingMonsters'': Multiple monsters fit under this trope:
** The Quibble's two heads seldom get along, and they only build their keyboards in the rare moments they agree to. Even the Quibble's name comes from the heads' tendency to bicker.
** The Quarrister begins its life as several seperate creatures living underground, until the heads converge and begin to harmonize with each other. This is somewhat retconned in the prequel game Dawn of Fire, as the Monsterling Quarrister is shown to have six heads just like the adult.
** Said to be a distant relative of the Quibble, the Rare Dandidoo's two heads are not two distinct beings, but instead share a single consciousness. It's even said that if you look carefully you can see thoughts being transmitted between the heads in their Dandiflorets.
** The smaller head of the Cantorell seems to be visibly afraid of the larger head, which unlike the comparably featureless smaller head has blank eyes, as well as frills and tentacles coming out of its neck. When muted, the large head of the Cantorell is shown sleeping, but the smaller head repeatedly wakes up to look at the larger head in fear and concern.
** As well as having a primary face on its main body, the Gaddzooks has two brain stems coming out of it topped with mouths. Subverting many of the other cases of milti-headedness in its home game, these brain stems reportedly get along famously, which allows them to be such expert percussionists.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicKey'': The Sound Monster (from the episode of the same name) is a two-headed being based on a stereo whose two heads each have separate personalities, names, and even genders- there's the kind, female Tweeter and the belligerent male Woofer. It's not clear how exactly control over their body is divided.
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** The film also features a [[ClassicalChimera Chimera]], which contrary to usual portrayals instead has one head resembling an ape, and another head resembling a monstrous rhinoceros. The ape-like head breathes a heat haze that ignites the flammable saliva of the rhino-like head to breathe fire, and the ape-like head is also more aggressive, constantly attacking Perseus even while the rhino-like head is entangled in a chain and squealing painfully. In addition, the Chimera's tail possesses a snake-like head at the tip, which normally behaves like an ordinary, non-sentient appendage but can act independently of the two main heads.


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* ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma'' has the [[ClassicalChimera Chimera]], with its usual three heads of a lion, a goat and a snake. Each of the three heads can fight independently, with the Lion being a melee attacker, the Goat being a spellcaster and the Snake covering blind spots and using poison attacks. They can, however, be sent into a panic that causes the three heads to fight over control. If the Goat is killed before the Lion, the Chimera becomes more aggressive and starts pouncing aggressively around the battlefield, but if the Lion is killed before the Goat, the Chimera becomes more evasive, running away from the player and casting long-range spells.
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* ''Toys/PlushieDreadfuls'': The Gemini Rabbit has two heads.
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* ''ComicBook/AllStarComics'': Gallifron is a giant two headed child eating ogre who acts as Loreli's most dangerous individual enforcer.

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* ''ComicBook/AllStarComics'': Gallifron is a giant two headed child eating two-headed child-eating ogre who acts as Loreli's most dangerous individual enforcer.



* ''Literature/CarnivalInAFix'': The HauntedHouse attraction is run by a two-headed alien. Both heads are named Stan, so that is what they're collectively called>

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* ''Literature/CarnivalInAFix'': The HauntedHouse attraction is run by a two-headed alien. Both heads are named Stan, so that is what they're collectively called>called.



* ''Literature/DoctorDolittle'' features the Pushmi-Pullyu (pronounced "push-me—pull-you") is a "gazelle/unicorn cross" with two heads (one of each) at opposite ends of its body. The pushmi-pullyu usually only uses one of its heads to talk, reserving the other for eating (thus allowing it to eat while speaking without being rude) and claims that its great-grandfather was the last unicorn.

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* ''Literature/DoctorDolittle'' features the Pushmi-Pullyu (pronounced "push-me—pull-you") is "push-me—pull-you"), a "gazelle/unicorn cross" with two heads (one of each) at opposite ends of its body. The pushmi-pullyu usually only uses one of its heads to talk, reserving the other for eating (thus allowing it to eat while speaking without being rude) and claims that its great-grandfather was the last unicorn.



** In ''Literature/AndAnotherThing'' (a sixth ''Hitchhiker'' book, planned by Douglas Adams and written by Eoin Colfer with Adams' notes and the blessing of the Adams estate), the left head has been surgically removed and cyborged into the Heart of Gold to run it better. It has a completely different personality from the Zaphod of the previous five books; a straight-laced accountant type who detests the excesses of the lifestyle he was forced to live as part of the Zaphod unit. Evidently it's entirely normal for Betelgeuse Five-icans; each head has a distinct personality, but one head will have the "dominant" personality and the other head's personality will be suppressed unless similarly removed.

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** In ''Literature/AndAnotherThing'' (a sixth ''Hitchhiker'' book, planned by Douglas Adams and written by Eoin Colfer with Adams' notes and the blessing of the Adams estate), the left head has been surgically removed and cyborged into the Heart of Gold to run it better. It has a completely different personality from the Zaphod of the previous five books; a straight-laced straitlaced accountant type who detests the excesses of the lifestyle he was forced to live as part of the Zaphod unit. Evidently it's entirely normal for Betelgeuse Five-icans; each head has a distinct personality, but one head will have the "dominant" personality and the other head's personality will be suppressed unless similarly removed.
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In some works, each had may possess a distinct power or attribute, such as each having a distinct keen sense. Similarly, when this applies to a creature with a BreathWeapon, it's common for each head to have its own specific weapon.

Characters of this type tend to be portrayed in live-action works with [[TwoMenOneDress multiple actors sharing a costume]]. Similarly, some characters that initially appear to be this trope in-universe turn out to be multiple characters in one outfit or otherwise attached together somehow, creating a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]].

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In some works, each had head may possess a distinct power or attribute, such as each having a distinct keen sense. Similarly, when this applies to a creature with a BreathWeapon, it's common for each head to have its own specific weapon.

Characters of this type tend to be portrayed in live-action works with [[TwoMenOneDress multiple actors sharing a costume]]. Similarly, some characters that initially appear to be this trope in-universe turn out to be multiple characters in one outfit or otherwise attached together somehow, creating a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]].
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* ''VisualNovel/SlayThePrincess'': Tampering with the story causes AGlitchInReality to merge five different princesses together into a horrid mess. In their ending, they've gotten their act together and are considerably prettier, and choose to forgive you for turning them into this, since they no longer had to be alone.

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* ''VisualNovel/SlayThePrincess'': Tampering with the story causes AGlitchInReality AGlitchInTheMatrix to merge five different princesses together into a horrid mess. In their ending, they've gotten their act together and are considerably prettier, and choose to forgive you for turning them into this, since they no longer had to be alone.

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* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': Fode and Beed, the two-headed Troig announcer , though the only clue to the differing personalities is that each head speaks a different language. To be fair, there are two main languages on Tatooine: Galactic Basic and Huttese. Some people can't understand Basic but do understand Huttese, and vice versa. That particular announcer was chosen because he could easily and fluently speak both at the same time.

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''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': Fode and Beed, the two-headed Troig announcer , though the only clue to the differing personalities is that each head speaks a different language. To be fair, there There are two main languages on Tatooine: Galactic Basic and Huttese. Some people can't understand Basic but do understand Huttese, and vice versa. That particular announcer was chosen because he could easily and fluently speak both at the same time.
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* ''ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Triple Threat" (Cartoon Network Block Party #58) has Mojo Jojo using a ray that initially seemed to have destroyed the girls, but actually makes them grow into a three-headed entity in a single body.

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* ''ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Triple Threat" (Cartoon Network Block Party (''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty'' #58) has Mojo Jojo using a ray that initially seemed to have destroyed the girls, but actually makes them grow into a three-headed entity in a single body.
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* ''Radio/HowGreenWasMyCactus''. An Australian politician notorious for his "two faced" nature was lampooned by portraying him as a LiteralMetaphor.
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* Ashton, from ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' becomes fused in his introduction scene with a two-headed dragon. The two heads, Creepy and Weepy (or Gyrororo and Ururun in the Japanese version), constantly bicker with each other and with Ashton, though neither dragon head seems to take control of Ashton's arms and legs most of the time.

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* Ashton, from ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'': Ashton becomes fused in his introduction scene with a two-headed dragon. The two heads, Creepy and Weepy (or Gyrororo and Ururun in the Japanese version), constantly bicker with each other and with Ashton, though neither dragon head seems to take control of Ashton's arms and legs most of the time.



* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': In the flashback in "A Curse or a Blessing", Melinda's curse's dog form has 2 heads.
* Multiple instances in ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':

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* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': In the flashback in "A Curse or a Blessing", Melinda's curse's dog form has 2 two heads.
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* All of the vertebrate-analogues on ''Website/{{Snaiad}}'' have two heads, the first head being a beaked cranium that contains the reproductive organs and most closely resembles a head, and the second head being a BellyMouth of sorts that usually displays a long proboscis-like tongue. However, the trope is ultimately subverted: neither of the heads actually contains the brain, it being located inside a special bony keel inside the ribcage.

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* ''Website/{{Snaiad}}'': All of the vertebrate-analogues on ''Website/{{Snaiad}}'' have two heads, the first head being a beaked cranium that contains the reproductive organs and most closely resembles a head, and the second head being a BellyMouth of sorts that usually displays a long proboscis-like tongue. However, the trope is ultimately subverted: neither of the heads actually contains the brain, it being located inside a special bony keel inside the ribcage.



* The ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'' episode "Wilda Beast" features a two-headed beast arguing with himself at the Beastville Middle School dance.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'' episode ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'': "Wilda Beast" features a two-headed beast arguing with himself at the Beastville Middle School dance.



** In "Fairy, Fairy, Quite Contrary", Timmy wishes to be a crab with two heads. The crowd at the magic duel is unimpressed.

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** In "Fairy, Fairy, Quite Contrary", Contrary" Timmy wishes to be a crab with two heads. The crowd at the magic duel is unimpressed.



* ''WesternAnimation/FutureWorm'': In the episode "How to beat a cold... with Fists!", during an experimental trial by Danny, Future-Worm grows a second head for a second, with Fuch reacting.

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* ''WesternAnimation/FutureWorm'': In the episode "How to beat a cold... with Fists!", during an experimental trial by Danny, Future-Worm grows a second head for a second, with Fuch reacting.



* In ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''/''U.S.Acres'', in the episode "Hogules II", in Orson's dream, Roy and Wade are a two-headed giant. Sharing the same body? Check. [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan Different personalities?]] Check. [[VitriolicBestBuds Arguing with each other?]] And check.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''/''U.S.Acres'', in the episode Acres'': In "Hogules II", in Orson's dream, Roy and Wade are a two-headed giant. Sharing the same body? Check. [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan Different personalities?]] Check. [[VitriolicBestBuds Arguing with each other?]] And check.



* The ''WesternAnimation/PetAlien'' episode "Duet from Another Dimension" introduces two-headed alien singers Shank and Dank. The two heads constantly argue and [[FinishingEachOthersSentences finish each other's sentences]], and Shank (the pink one) is female while Dank (the blue one) is male.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/PetAlien'' episode ''WesternAnimation/PetAlien'': "Duet from Another Dimension" introduces two-headed alien singers Shank and Dank. The two heads constantly argue and [[FinishingEachOthersSentences finish each other's sentences]], and Shank (the pink one) is female while Dank (the blue one) is male.



** At the very end of the "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E7TreehouseOfHorrorII Treehouse of Horror II]]" segment "Homer's Nightmare", Mr. Burns' body is crushed, so he has his head surgically grafted to Homer's ample frame. Parodied in TheStinger with Homer complaining that this means he often has to cancel favorite activities in order to meet Mr. Burns' business obligations.
** The "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E2TreehouseOfHorrorXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]" segment "Dead and Shoulders" has Bart's head being grafted onto Lisa's body when he decapitates himself with the string of his kite. At the end of the segment, they both get their heads cut off at a sawmill, and Lisa's head is grafted onto Krusty's body while Bart's is grafted onto Selma's.
** In the "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E4TreehouseOfHorrorXXV Treehouse of Horror XXV]]" segment "School Is Hell", Bart reads Aramic that was written on a desk in Springfield Elementary. As the result, he and Lisa are transported to another school which is located in Hell. The principal has two heads.

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** At the very end of the "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E7TreehouseOfHorrorII Treehouse of Horror II]]" segment II]]": At the very end of "Homer's Nightmare", Mr. Burns' body is crushed, so he has his head surgically grafted to Homer's ample frame. Parodied in TheStinger with Homer complaining that this means he often has to cancel favorite activities in order to meet Mr. Burns' business obligations.
** The "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E2TreehouseOfHorrorXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]" segment XXIV]]": "Dead and Shoulders" has Bart's head being grafted onto Lisa's body when he decapitates himself with the string of his kite. At the end of the segment, they both get their heads cut off at a sawmill, and Lisa's head is grafted onto Krusty's body while Bart's is grafted onto Selma's.
** In the "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E4TreehouseOfHorrorXXV Treehouse of Horror XXV]]" segment XXV]]": In "School Is Hell", Bart reads Aramic that was written on a desk in Springfield Elementary. As the result, he and Lisa are transported to another school which is located in Hell. The principal has two heads.
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* ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfSpyroANewDawn'': The BigBad Deadlock is a three headed dragoness, each of which have their own personality and mind. Justified, as she's not technically one dragon, but conjoined triplets. Originally her three heads did bicker and fight, which is where her name came from, but eventually developed telepathy and now her heads get along well. This makes her quite dangerous, as each head is a different element and can mix and match them as a result.

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* ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfSpyroANewDawn'': The BigBad Deadlock is a three headed set of conjoined triplets in the form of a three-headed dragoness, each of which have their own personality and mind. Justified, as she's not technically one dragon, but conjoined triplets. Originally her three heads did bicker and fight, which is where her name came from, but eventually developed telepathy and now her heads get along well. This makes her quite dangerous, as each head is a different element and can mix and match them as a result.

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