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* ''Series/{{Tracker}}'' had a race called Orsians who were always born in pairs and each set of twins had a telepathic link to one another.

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* ''Series/{{Tracker}}'' ''Series/Tracker2001'' had a race called Orsians who were always born in pairs and each set of twins had a telepathic link to one another.
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* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': Segiri (Number Seven) and Number Thirteen have this, which Segiri even calls telepathy. We don't get the full details on what it does, but considering that they're [[MechanicalLifeforms descended from machina]], it's entirely possible that it's just [[ElectronicTelepathy flat-out radio]]. When Thirteen went missing years ago, this link was cut off, but it returns once they find each other again, even after Thirteen runs away. The interesting part is that due to everyone being born from {{Uterine Replicator}}s, no one has any concept of twins or even siblings; no one ever understood why Segiri and Thirteen looked identical, much less why they had such a connection

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* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': Segiri (Number Seven) and Number Thirteen have this, which Segiri even calls telepathy. We don't get the full details on what it does, but considering that they're [[MechanicalLifeforms descended from machina]], it's entirely possible that it's just [[ElectronicTelepathy flat-out radio]]. When Thirteen went missing years ago, this link was cut off, but it returns once they find each other again, even after Thirteen runs away. The interesting part is that due to everyone being born from {{Uterine Replicator}}s, no one has any concept of twins or even siblings; no one ever understood why Segiri and Thirteen looked identical, much less why they had such a connectionconnection.

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* In ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'', sextuplet variants happen, complete with the brothers being able to have conversations with each other mentally.



* Seen in Volume 8 of ''Manga/{{Arisa}}''; as Tsubasa is hurt, Arisa flatlines in the hospital, and Tsubasa even says not to underestimate the bond between twins as she races to help Arisa.
* It's downplayed in ''Manga/{{Aruosumente}}'', but Dante seems to always know when his twin Lante is crying (when they were children) or even just can't sleep.



* L and R Nomura of ''Anime/MarginalNumber4'' share dreams fairly often. Interestingly, the two times it's shown in the series, in the dream, R is a normal human and L is some sort of fantasy being -- a vampire, or a genie.



* ''Manga/{{Trigun}} Maximum'' has a pretty literal example, with [[spoiler: Knives's ability to invade Vash's mind and the plants' general ability to communicate with each other over great distances. When Knives is using his power, Vash can also 'feel' it from kilometers away]]. On the other hand, they disagree on almost everything and really don't understand each other. In fact, they suffer from a really bad communication breakdown.
* In the manga of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', during the test of courage chapter. Hikaru and Kaoru are separated, and the latter gets locked in a classroom. Hikaru somehow manages to find Kaoru and explains that he had heard his twin's voice telling him where he was, even though Kaoru had no way of telling his twin his whereabouts and Hikaru could not have found out through someone else.
* Ako and Riko from ''kissxsis'' tend to know when the other is up to shenanigans. They even {{Lampshade|Hanging}} it when one of them is having a particularly {{ecchi}} ImagineSpot by the other one calling them out on it.
* Seen in Volume 8 of ''Manga/{{Arisa}}''; as Tsubasa is hurt, Arisa flatlines in the hospital, and Tsubasa even says not to underestimate the bond between twins as she races to help Arisa.
* Sorta used in the ''Manga/VampirePrincessMiyu'' manga, with the Minami twins. Eldest twin Rima can't leave their home [[spoiler: because she's a full-blooded mermaid who lives in a tank]], but she can see the outside world through the senses and [[SeeingThroughAnothersEyes specifically the eyes]] of Mari, the youngest twin.



* Episode 20 of ''Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon'' features the villainous twins Kiyaya and Dopa, who use their telepathy in working together. The telepathy extends to [[spoiler: Kiyaya feeling her brother's death when his ship is destroyed, and she herself is killed shortly after.]]
* ''Manga/MiracleGirls'' is based on this trope; the main characters are identical twins with psychic powers, including telepathy with each other. (Although there have been instances where they were able to communicate with other psychics.)



* It's downplayed in ''Manga/{{Aruosumente}}'', but Dante seems to always know when his twin Lante is crying (when they were children) or even just can't sleep.



* Ako and Riko from ''kissxsis'' tend to know when the other is up to shenanigans. They even {{Lampshade|Hanging}} it when one of them is having a particularly {{ecchi}} ImagineSpot by the other one calling them out on it.
* L and R Nomura of ''Anime/MarginalNumber4'' share dreams fairly often. Interestingly, the two times it's shown in the series, in the dream, R is a normal human and L is some sort of fantasy being -- a vampire, or a genie.
* ''Manga/MiracleGirls'' is based on this trope; the main characters are identical twins with psychic powers, including telepathy with each other. (Although there have been instances where they were able to communicate with other psychics.)
* In ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'', sextuplet variants happen, complete with the brothers being able to have conversations with each other mentally.
* In the manga of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', during the test of courage chapter. Hikaru and Kaoru are separated, and the latter gets locked in a classroom. Hikaru somehow manages to find Kaoru and explains that he had heard his twin's voice telling him where he was, even though Kaoru had no way of telling his twin his whereabouts and Hikaru could not have found out through someone else.



* Episode 20 of ''Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon'' features the villainous twins Kiyaya and Dopa, who use their telepathy in working together. The telepathy extends to [[spoiler: Kiyaya feeling her brother's death when his ship is destroyed, and she herself is killed shortly after.]]
* ''Manga/{{Trigun}} Maximum'' has a pretty literal example, with [[spoiler: Knives's ability to invade Vash's mind and the plants' general ability to communicate with each other over great distances. When Knives is using his power, Vash can also 'feel' it from kilometers away]]. On the other hand, they disagree on almost everything and really don't understand each other. In fact, they suffer from a really bad communication breakdown.
* Sorta used in the ''Manga/VampirePrincessMiyu'' manga, with the Minami twins. Eldest twin Rima can't leave their home [[spoiler: because she's a full-blooded mermaid who lives in a tank]], but she can see the outside world through the senses and [[SeeingThroughAnothersEyes specifically the eyes]] of Mari, the youngest twin.



* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'': Robot brothers Topspin and Twin Twist demonstrate an ability to share pain, feelings, and even experiences. Taken further, this also means that if one dies they both die. It's the result of a medical condition known as a Branched Spark, which only crops up with every one in a million Sparks.



* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'': Robot brothers Topspin and Twin Twist demonstrate an ability to share pain, feelings, and even experiences. Taken further, this also means that if one dies they both die. It's the result of a medical condition known as a Branched Spark, which only crops up with every one in a million Sparks.



* In ''Fanfic/TheAwakeningOfAMagus'', Fred and George have a bond powerful enough to not only mindspeak, but potentially pool their magical power together. Also, it's stated that a lot of [[spoiler:Percy's emotional problems are [[AngstySurvivingTwin because]] he]] had a strong bond with his twin brother who died at the age of one day.



* In Creator/AAPessimal's take on the Literature/{{Discworld}}, Valentina and Vassily Romanoff are the twin children born to Witch Olga Romanoff. Even the circumstances of their conception had an element of magic; Olga, guided by her Witch experience, initially thought it was only going to be a single birth. But her best friend Irena Politek, another Witch, got exasperated with her during an intense discussion verging on argument.[[note]]Olga, a noble-born Rodinian, made a few off-hand remarks about the fecundity of Rodinian peasants, and even said the peasantry tend to breed like rabbits. Irena, a Rodinian kulak herself, got exasperated and wished a multiple birth on Olga. This occurred at such an early stage in Olga's pregnancy that the embryo obliged the magical imperative.[[/note]] The children, a boy and a girl, therefore have more than the naturally expected amount of bonding. Olga and her Wizard husaband discover later that while both were born with magical potential, their son Vassily has voluntarily renounced his share of the magic, gifting it to his sister Valentina, as a Witch can use it where a potential Grand Duke does not. All that remains, for him, is a sort of psychic bond to his sister, who will know when he's in trouble and can come to his aid.
* In fanfic ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and her evil doppelganger Satan Girl develop a psychic link for unexplained reasons. Each one can "hear" and sense her twin's thoughts and emotions, and "talk" through the mind-link.
* Luke and Leia in ''Fanfic/{{Precipice}}'' have a special Force-bond that lets them communicate with each other even light-years away, which they make use of by the time they reach their teenage years. In their earlier years, they had this same connection, but could only project dreams to each other and not outright communicate.




* In Creator/AAPessimal's take on the Literature/{{Discworld}}, Valentina and Vassily Romanoff are the twin children born to Witch Olga Romanoff. Even the circumstances of their conception had an element of magic; Olga, guided by her Witch experience, initially thought it was only going to be a single birth. But her best friend Irena Politek, another Witch, got exasperated with her during an intense discussion verging on argument.[[note]]Olga, a noble-born Rodinian, made a few off-hand remarks about the fecundity of Rodinian peasants, and even said the peasantry tend to breed like rabbits. Irena, a Rodinian kulak herself, got exasperated and wished a multiple birth on Olga. This occurred at such an early stage in Olga's pregnancy that the embryo obliged the magical imperative.[[/note]] The children, a boy and a girl, therefore have more than the naturally expected amount of bonding. Olga and her Wizard husaband discover later that while both were born with magical potential, their son Vassily has voluntarily renounced his share of the magic, gifting it to his sister Valentina, as a Witch can use it where a potential Grand Duke does not. All that remains, for him, is a sort of psychic bond to his sister, who will know when he's in trouble and can come to his aid.
* In fanfic ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and her evil doppelganger Satan Girl develop a psychic link for unexplained reasons. Each one can "hear" and sense her twin's thoughts and emotions, and "talk" through the mind-link.
* Luke and Leia in ''Fanfic/{{Precipice}}'' have a special Force-bond that lets them communicate with each other even light-years away, which they make use of by the time they reach their teenage years. In their earlier years, they had this same connection, but could only project dreams to each other and not outright communicate.
* In ''Fanfic/TheAwakeningOfAMagus'', Fred and George have a bond powerful enough to not only mindspeak, but potentially pool their magical power together. Also, it's stated that a lot of [[spoiler:Percy's emotional problems are [[AngstySurvivingTwin because]] he]] had a strong bond with his twin brother who died at the age of one day.



* Justified in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' with the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver due to Wanda's psychic abilities. This link isn't shown or implied for most of the movie, but [[spoiler:when Pietro dies, Wanda instantly feels it even though she was nowhere near him at the time.]]
* ''Film/BloodOfTheTribades'': Although not stated, twins Darvulia and Erzsi seem to have it, as they finish every sentence the other makes, knowing what they will say unfailingly.



* ''Film/TheCorsicanBrothers'' by Creator/CheechAndChong, very roughly based on the Dumas book of the same name. The film plays the central concept for slapstick, with the brothers hitting themselves to cause injury to the other.



* ''Film/{{Replicant}}'': The Replicant is somehow receiving memories from his double. Since the person he was cloned from is a serial killer, this leaves him pretty horrified.



* ''Film/TheCorsicanBrothers'' by Creator/CheechAndChong, very roughly based on the Dumas book of the same name. The film plays the central concept for slapstick, with the brothers hitting themselves to cause injury to the other.
* ''Film/{{Replicant}}'': The Replicant is somehow receiving memories from his double. Since the person he was cloned from is a serial killer, this leaves him pretty horrified.
* Justified in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' with the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver due to Wanda's psychic abilities. This link isn't shown or implied for most of the movie, but [[spoiler:when Pietro dies, Wanda instantly feels it even though she was nowhere near him at the time.]]
* ''Film/BloodOfTheTribades'': Although not stated, twins Darvulia and Erzsi seem to have it, as they finish every sentence the other makes, knowing what they will say unfailingly.



* They aren't exactly twins, but in ''Literature/The39Clues'', [[BrotherSisterTeam Amy and Dan]] can sometimes tell what the other is thinking just by looking at each other.

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* They aren't exactly twins, but in ''Literature/The39Clues'', [[BrotherSisterTeam Amy and Dan]] can sometimes tell what the other is thinking just by looking at each other.!!!'''By Author:'''




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* They aren't exactly twins, but in ''Literature/The39Clues'', [[BrotherSisterTeam Amy and Dan]] can sometimes tell what the other is thinking just by looking at each other.



* ''Literature/ParaImperium'': A part of the House of Silver's control of the Federation is their telepath breeding program. Telepathically linked twins aren't the only form of [[SubspaceAnsible faster-than-light communication]], but Quantum Entangled Comms have a limited lifespan and wormholes are incredibly expensive to construct and place.



* In ''Slapstick'', by Creator/KurtVonnegut, the main character and his sister can think as one and combine their intelligence if close together.

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* In ''Slapstick'', ''Slapstick'' by Creator/KurtVonnegut, the main character and his sister can think as one and combine their intelligence if close together.



* ''Literature/StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers'': The Miradorn and their twin telepathy are explored in detail as part of ''The Cleanup''.



* Creator/RobertAHeinlein
** In ''Literature/TimeForTheStars'' this form of telepathy is used to achieve [[SubspaceAnsible superluminal communication]]. However thanks to TimeDilation the twin on Earth ages much quicker than the one on the spaceship. Fortunately his descendants can also communicate this way.
** In ''Literature/TimeEnoughForLove'', OppositeSexClone twins Lapis Lazuli Long and Lorelei Lee Long claim to possess this. It's never verified (and the other characters display an uncharacteristic lack of interest in exploring the phenomenon), but they do talk in FinishingEachOthersSentences and generally behave like SingleMindedTwins.

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* Creator/RobertAHeinlein
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In ''Literature/TimeForTheStars'' ''Literature/TimeEnoughForLove'', OppositeSexClone twins Lapis Lazuli Long and Lorelei Lee Long claim to possess this. It's never verified (and the other characters display an uncharacteristic lack of interest in exploring the phenomenon), but they do talk in FinishingEachOthersSentences and generally behave like SingleMindedTwins.
* In ''Literature/TimeForTheStars'',
this form of telepathy is used to achieve [[SubspaceAnsible superluminal communication]]. However thanks to TimeDilation the twin on Earth ages much quicker than the one on the spaceship. Fortunately his descendants can also communicate this way.
** In ''Literature/TimeEnoughForLove'', OppositeSexClone twins Lapis Lazuli Long and Lorelei Lee Long claim to possess this. It's never verified (and the other characters display an uncharacteristic lack of interest in exploring the phenomenon), but they do talk in FinishingEachOthersSentences and generally behave like SingleMindedTwins.
way.



* Kestrel and Bowman Hath, the main characters of William Nicholson's ''[[Literature/WindOnFire The Wind on Fire]]'' trilogy, have this for no adequately explained reason. Actual telepathy, not just an empathic connection.

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* Kestrel and Bowman Hath, In the main characters of William Nicholson's ''[[Literature/WindOnFire The Wind on Fire]]'' trilogy, have ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' this for no adequately explained reason. Actual telepathy, not just an empathic connection.is the primary mutant power of Michael and Edward Samson (Heckel and Jeckel), two pranksters who tend to lose track of their own identity at times. At Whateley, they had been Underdogs, but they later used their abilities to good effect in the USMC [[spoiler: as members of the Equalizer unit, aka [[TheDreaded the Dragonslayers]].]]



* Kestrel and Bowman Hath, the main characters of William Nicholson's ''Literature/WindOnFire'' trilogy, have this for no adequately explained reason. Actual telepathy, not just an empathic connection.



* ''Literature/StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers'': The Miradorn and their twin telepathy are explored in detail as part of ''The Cleanup''.



* The ConjoinedTwins Bettie and Dot from ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow'' possess this.
* The ''Series/BabylonFive'' verse already has non-twin telepaths. The Centauri, however, place special value on telepathic twins, using specially-trained pairs raised from birth as the Emperor's personal communication system. The Emperor seems to normally have two sets of twins, and one from each pair always accompanies the Emperor when he travels while the others remain in the palace. This provides instantaneous communication and awareness of the Emperor's situation independently of any technology that could be hacked or jammed.
* ''Series/{{Batwoman|2019}}'': Subverted. Kate and her twin sister Beth do not have any form of "magical twin connection." However, in her insanity, Beth blames Kate for not using this connection to find her and save her when she was kidnapped and tortured.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/BobHeartsAbishola''. In the episode "Ralph Lauren and Fish". Douglas is lost in the hospital trying to find the waiting room and Christina, while high on Xanax, claims she can locate him because of their "twin connection". It doesn't work.
* The Salamanca brothers from ''Series/BreakingBad'' use this. In fact, it's the [[TheVoiceless only way they communicate]].
* On ''Series/CheapSeats'' and other Sklar Brothers projects like Sklarbro Country and Dumb People Town, comedians Randy and Jason Sklar repeatedly demonstrate that they can speak in unison as if telepathically linked.



* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': In the episode "Broken Mirror," a teenage girl is abducted. When the team meets the girl's twin sister, she's lying in the middle of the road where her sister was taken and announces that her sister is alive, but scared. She scoffs at the idea [[{{Synchronization}} that they feel each other's pain]], but she says that they've always been able to get a sense of each other's emotions, even when they're separated. It never comes up again.
* The ''[[Series/BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'' verse already has non-twin telepaths. The Centauri, however, place special value on telepathic twins, using specially-trained pairs raised from birth as the Emperor's personal communication system. The Emperor seems to normally have two sets of twins, and one from each pair always accompanies the Emperor when he travels while the others remain in the palace. This provides instantaneous communication and awareness of the Emperor's situation independently of any technology that could be hacked or jammed.
* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', a species called the Binar are all born as twins with built-in telepathy.
* In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine,'' the Miradorn are all like this, and if one twin dies, the other suffers in ways that weren't made perfectly clear (but the remaining twin went on a crusade to kill the one who killed his twin, and considered this "all he had left.")
* In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', a pair of twin boys rescued from the Borg quite possibly shared this trait, if only because they were Borg.

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* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': In the episode "Broken Mirror," "[[Recap/CriminalMindsS1E5BrokenMirror Broken Mirror]]," a teenage girl is abducted. When the team meets the girl's twin sister, she's lying in the middle of the road where her sister was taken and announces that her sister is alive, but scared. She scoffs at the idea [[{{Synchronization}} that they feel each other's pain]], but she says that they've always been able to get a sense of each other's emotions, even when they're separated. It never comes up again.
* The ''[[Series/BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'' verse already has non-twin telepaths. The Centauri, however, place special value on telepathic twins, using specially-trained pairs raised from birth as the Emperor's personal communication system. The Emperor seems to normally have two sets of twins, and one from each pair always accompanies the Emperor when he travels while the others remain in the palace. This provides instantaneous communication and awareness was the central premise of the Emperor's situation independently British kids' show ''The Gemini Factor''. Two teens, [[PolarOppositeTwins a teacher's pet girl and a rebellious boy]], meet and start having PsychicLink flashes. Turns out, of any technology course, that could be hacked or jammed.
* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', a species called the Binar are all born as
they're twins with built-in telepathy.
who were SeparatedAtBirth.
* In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine,'' the Miradorn ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse2018,'': The youngest Crain kids, twins Nell and Luke, share a deep bond and are all like this, and if one twin dies, occasionally able to experience [[{{Synchronization}} what the other suffers in ways is feeling]], including a sense of each other's pain:
** Hugh Crain gives Luke a bowler hat and asks if he's happy. When Nell replies for him, Hugh asks how she knows, to which she replies with a shrug
that weren't made perfectly clear (but the remaining "it's a twin went on a crusade to kill the one who killed his twin, and considered this "all he had left.")
* In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', a pair of twin boys rescued from the Borg quite possibly shared this trait, if only
thing."
** Later on, she accurately guesses that he's scared
because she feels it, too.
** In Luke's focus episode, he relates that Nell's ankle went crazy when Luke broke his. This foreshadows that Luke having a sore neck and feeling cold all over despite the hot weather is because [[spoiler: Nell hung herself and died.]]
* In ''{{Series/Jekyll}}'', the protagonist's twin sons display some form of this in the end, when
they were Borg.imply that they are able to "switch bodies." However, they are fraternal twins rather than identical.
* ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'' has long-lost siblings Zac and Mimmi who sometimes share visions, particularly when one of them is in trouble or distressed, though whether they are twins is never stated.



* ''Series/TheXFiles''
** The CreepyTwins in the episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS01E11Eve Eve]]". Though raised by different parents 3000 miles apart, they "just knew" about each other's existence and murdered their fathers in the same unusual manner, so as to reveal their location to the other. They actually weren't twins, but clones; the result of a eugenics project GoneHorriblyWrong.
** In another episode Mudler and Scully are interrogating twins separately about a suspicious death, but they both tell the same story. Exactly the same story.



* ''Series/LesRevenants'': Camille and Léna. [[spoiler:It's revealed that this was the unintentional cause of Camille's death]].
* In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine,'' the Miradorn are all like this, and if one twin dies, the other suffers in ways that weren't made perfectly clear (but the remaining twin went on a crusade to kill the one who killed his twin, and considered this "all he had left.")
* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', a species called the Binar are all born as twins with built-in telepathy.
* In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', a pair of twin boys rescued from the Borg quite possibly shared this trait, if only because they were Borg.



** Also used in "The Suite Smell of Excess" as Carey's excuse for them [[AllJustADream dreaming about the same alternate universe]]. OrWasItADream.
** Actually happens in TheMovie due to AppliedPhlebotinum.
* This was the central premise of the British kids' show ''The Gemini Factor''. Two teens, [[PolarOppositeTwins a teacher's pet girl and a rebellious boy]], meet and start having PsychicLink flashes. Turns out, of course, that they're twins who were SeparatedAtBirth.
* In ''{{Series/Jekyll}}'', the protagonist's twin sons display some form of this in the end, when they imply that they are able to "switch bodies." However, they are fraternal twins rather than identical.

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** Also used in "The "[[Recap/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCodyS2E15TheSuiteSmellOfExcess The Suite Smell of Excess" Excess]]" as Carey's excuse for them [[AllJustADream dreaming about the same alternate universe]]. OrWasItADream.
** Actually happens in TheMovie due to AppliedPhlebotinum.
* This was the central premise of the British kids' show ''The Gemini Factor''. Two teens, [[PolarOppositeTwins a teacher's pet girl and a rebellious boy]], meet and start having PsychicLink flashes. Turns out, of course, that they're twins who were SeparatedAtBirth.
* In ''{{Series/Jekyll}}'', the protagonist's twin sons display some form of this in the end, when they imply that they are able to "switch bodies." However, they ''Series/{{Teenage Bounty Hunters|2020}}'', Sterling and Blair are fraternal twins rather than identical.who communicate detailed information without saying anything out loud or time passing for anyone else. This is represented on-screen as them having telepathic conversations when looking at each other, but it's implied that's just a representation of them knowing each other that well. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out they're not twins or even siblings, but cousins. Their mothers, who are identical twins, do have the same ability though.]]
* Fraternal twins Kate and Kevin on ''Series/ThisIsUs'' have occasional moments of knowing each other's emotions and thinking alike. When Kate is hospitalized on Christmas Eve with appendicitis, Kevin is seen in the waiting room clutching at his side while she's being operated on.



* The Salamanca brothers from ''Series/BreakingBad'' use this. In fact, it's the [[TheVoiceless only way they communicate]].
* ''Series/LesRevenants'': Camille and Léna. [[spoiler:It's revealed that this was the unintentional cause of Camille's death]].
* The ConjoinedTwins Bettie and Dot from ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow'' possess this.
* Fraternal twins Kate and Kevin on ''Series/ThisIsUs'' have occasional moments of knowing each other's emotions and thinking alike. When Kate is hospitalized on Christmas Eve with appendicitis, Kevin is seen in the waiting room clutching at his side while she's being operated on.
* ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'' has long-lost siblings Zac and Mimmi who sometimes share visions, particularly when one of them is in trouble or distressed, though whether they are twins is never stated.
* On ''Series/CheapSeats'' and other Sklar Brothers projects like Sklarbro Country and Dumb People Town, comedians Randy and Jason Sklar repeatedly demonstrate that they can speak in unison as if telepathically linked.
* ''Series/{{Batwoman|2019}}'': Subverted. Kate and her twin sister Beth do not have any form of "magical twin connection." However, in her insanity, Beth blames Kate for not using this connection to find her and save her when she was kidnapped and tortured.
* In ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse2018,'': The youngest Crain kids, twins Nell and Luke, share a deep bond and are occasionally able to experience [[{{Synchronization}} what the other is feeling]], including a sense of each other's pain:
** Hugh Crain gives Luke a bowler hat and asks if he's happy. When Nell replies for him, Hugh asks how she knows, to which she replies with a shrug that "it's a twin thing."
** Later on, she accurately guesses that he's scared because she feels it, too.
** In Luke's focus episode, he relates that Nell's ankle went crazy when Luke broke his. This foreshadows that Luke having a sore neck and feeling cold all over despite the hot weather is because [[spoiler: Nell hung herself and died.]]
* In ''Series/{{Teenage Bounty Hunters|2020}}'', Sterling and Blair are fraternal twins who communicate detailed information without saying anything out loud or time passing for anyone else. This is represented on-screen as them having telepathic conversations when looking at each other, but it's implied that's just a representation of them knowing each other that well. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out they're not twins or even siblings, but cousins. Their mothers, who are identical twins, do have the same ability though.]]
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/BobHeartsAbishola''. In the episode "Ralph Lauren and Fish". Douglas is lost in the hospital trying to find the waiting room and Christina, while high on Xanax, claims she can locate him because of their "twin connection". It doesn't work.

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* ''Series/TheXFiles'':
**
The Salamanca brothers from ''Series/BreakingBad'' use this. In fact, it's CreepyTwins in the [[TheVoiceless only way episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS01E11Eve Eve]]". Though raised by different parents 3000 miles apart, they communicate]].
* ''Series/LesRevenants'': Camille and Léna. [[spoiler:It's revealed that this was the unintentional cause of Camille's death]].
* The ConjoinedTwins Bettie and Dot from ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow'' possess this.
* Fraternal twins Kate and Kevin on ''Series/ThisIsUs'' have occasional moments of knowing
"just knew" about each other's emotions existence and thinking alike. When Kate is hospitalized on Christmas Eve with appendicitis, Kevin is seen murdered their fathers in the waiting room clutching at his side while she's being operated on.
* ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'' has long-lost siblings Zac and Mimmi who sometimes share visions, particularly when one of them is in trouble or distressed, though whether they are twins is never stated.
* On ''Series/CheapSeats'' and other Sklar Brothers projects like Sklarbro Country and Dumb People Town, comedians Randy and Jason Sklar repeatedly demonstrate that they can speak in unison as if telepathically linked.
* ''Series/{{Batwoman|2019}}'': Subverted. Kate and her twin sister Beth do not have any form of "magical twin connection." However, in her insanity, Beth blames Kate for not using this connection to find her and save her when she was kidnapped and tortured.
* In ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse2018,'': The youngest Crain kids, twins Nell and Luke, share a deep bond and are occasionally able to experience [[{{Synchronization}} what the other is feeling]], including a sense of each other's pain:
** Hugh Crain gives Luke a bowler hat and asks if he's happy. When Nell replies for him, Hugh asks how she knows, to which she replies with a shrug that "it's a twin thing."
** Later on, she accurately guesses that he's scared because she feels it, too.
** In Luke's focus episode, he relates that Nell's ankle went crazy when Luke broke his. This foreshadows that Luke having a sore neck and feeling cold all over despite the hot weather is because [[spoiler: Nell hung herself and died.]]
* In ''Series/{{Teenage Bounty Hunters|2020}}'', Sterling and Blair are fraternal twins who communicate detailed information without saying anything out loud or time passing for anyone else. This is represented on-screen as them having telepathic conversations when looking at each other, but it's implied that's just a representation of them knowing each other that well. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out they're not twins or even siblings, but cousins. Their mothers, who are identical twins, do have
the same ability though.]]
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/BobHeartsAbishola''. In
unusual manner, so as to reveal their location to the other. They actually weren't twins, but clones; the result of a eugenics project GoneHorriblyWrong.
** In another
episode "Ralph Lauren Mudler and Fish". Douglas is lost in Scully are interrogating twins separately about a suspicious death, but they both tell the hospital trying to find same story. Exactly the waiting room and Christina, while high on Xanax, claims she can locate him because of their "twin connection". It doesn't work.same story.



* In ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'', this is a core part of the plot ever since the first game, where it is revealed that [[spoiler:[=MegaMan.EXE=] is Lan's twin brother, Hub, who died shortly after birth, and was resurrected as a [=NetNavi=]. His DNA was changed to be 0.01% different from Lan's ([[MeaningfulAppearance specifically, his eye colour is what was changed]]) so as to prevent this from reaching dangerous levels (to the point where in such a state, if Hub were to take damage, so would Lan), but it can still appear either through running the Hub.bat program or occasionally tapping into it when Lan and [=MegaMan=] synchronize.]]

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* In ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'', ''VideoGame/BloodRayne'' featured a pair of psychic Nazi twins who were born as conjoined twins and then separated. Attacking one hurts the other. They're probably among the most sympathetic villains in the game.
* Slight subversion from the ''Franchise/CodeGeass'' Nintendo DS game: though the main villains are psychopathic twin princes Castor and Pollux, only the former possess
this is form of telepathy; Pollux has a core part superior version of Lelouch's own MagicalEye.
* Roderick and Madeleine Usher have a form of this in ''VideoGame/DarkTales: Fall
of the plot ever since House of Usher.'' In particular, any physical injury which befalls one twin will also happen to the first game, where it other. This actually forms the original urgency of the adventure, because Madeleine is revealed missing and the twins' doctor fears that [[spoiler:[=MegaMan.EXE=] is Lan's if she isn't found soon, it could result in both of their deaths. To find her, he summons Monsieur Dupin and the PlayerCharacter. Then it gets worse.
* ''VideoGame/DeadMansHand'' has a pair of
twin brother, Hub, who died shortly after birth, and was resurrected gunslingers acting as a [=NetNavi=]. His DNA was changed to be 0.01% different from Lan's ([[MeaningfulAppearance specifically, his eye colour is what was changed]]) so as to prevent this from reaching dangerous levels (to the point where in such a state, if Hub were to take damage, so would Lan), but it DualBoss, who can still appear either through running the Hub.bat program or occasionally tapping into it somehow read each other's minds and work in almost perfect unison when Lan and [=MegaMan=] synchronize.]]cornering the player in their battle.



* Slight subversion from the ''Franchise/CodeGeass'' Nintendo DS game: though the main villains are psychopathic twin princes Castor and Pollux, only the former possess this form of telepathy; Pollux has a superior version of Lelouch's own MagicalEye.

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* Slight A subversion from the ''Franchise/CodeGeass'' Nintendo DS game: though the main villains are psychopathic twin princes Castor and Pollux, only the former possess of sorts: They're not related at all, but this form trope was the prime reason that many players assumed that Link and Zelda were twins (or at least siblings) in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast''. The characters share a telepathic bond through much of telepathy; Pollux has a superior the game, and Link's uncle's final words in the English version were to tell Link that "Zelda is your...", which many people thought was supposed to have been finished by the word ''sister.''[[note]]Allegedly, the missing word was supposed to be ''destiny''.[[/note]] This line was removed in the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance port, and re-added (although slightly different in the American translation) in the BonusDungeon when you encounter a boss pretending to be Link's uncle.
* In ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'', this is a core part
of Lelouch's own MagicalEye.the plot ever since the first game, where it is revealed that [[spoiler:[=MegaMan.EXE=] is Lan's twin brother, Hub, who died shortly after birth, and was resurrected as a [=NetNavi=]. His DNA was changed to be 0.01% different from Lan's ([[MeaningfulAppearance specifically, his eye colour is what was changed]]) so as to prevent this from reaching dangerous levels (to the point where in such a state, if Hub were to take damage, so would Lan), but it can still appear either through running the Hub.bat program or occasionally tapping into it when Lan and [=MegaMan=] synchronize.]]



* ''VideoGame/BloodRayne'' featured a pair of psychic Nazi twins who were born as conjoined twins and then separated. Attacking one hurts the other. They're probably among the most sympathetic villains in the game.

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* ''VideoGame/BloodRayne'' featured a pair of psychic Nazi twins who were born as conjoined twins In ''VideoGame/Slipstream5000'', racers Kin and then separated. Attacking one hurts the Gin are alleged to have telepathic abilities, which would presumably help their coordination when driving a flying car together. Whether they really do have such abilities is not stated.
* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'': You can debate whether you want to call them twins, but Luke and Asch have a mental connection that allows them to speak to each
other. They're probably among It's one-sided, though, as Asch is the most sympathetic villains in only one that can initiate it between himself and Luke. ''Lorelei'' can speak with both of them, but again it's one-sided. This could possibly be attributed to [[QuantumMechanicsCanDoAnything quantum entanglement]], as the game.clones are supposedly [[MagicMusic replicas using special vibrating particles of magic that match the original]].
* In ''VideoGame/TellMeWhy'', twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan rediscover their childhood telepathic abilities and develop the ability to visually manifest their differing memories to each other.
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': Segiri (Number Seven) and Number Thirteen have this, which Segiri even calls telepathy. We don't get the full details on what it does, but considering that they're [[MechanicalLifeforms descended from machina]], it's entirely possible that it's just [[ElectronicTelepathy flat-out radio]]. When Thirteen went missing years ago, this link was cut off, but it returns once they find each other again, even after Thirteen runs away. The interesting part is that due to everyone being born from {{Uterine Replicator}}s, no one has any concept of twins or even siblings; no one ever understood why Segiri and Thirteen looked identical, much less why they had such a connection



* A subversion of sorts: They're not related at all, but this trope was the prime reason that many players assumed that Link and Zelda were twins (or at least siblings) in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast''. The characters share a telepathic bond through much of the game, and Link's uncle's final words in the English version were to tell Link that "Zelda is your...", which many people thought was supposed to have been finished by the word ''sister.''[[note]]Allegedly, the missing word was supposed to be ''destiny''.[[/note]] This line was removed in the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance port, and re-added (although slightly different in the American translation) in the BonusDungeon when you encounter a boss pretending to be Link's uncle.
* You can debate whether you want to call them twins, but [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Luke and Asch]] have a mental connection that allows them to speak to each other. It's one-sided, though, as Asch is the only one that can initiate it between himself and Luke. ''Lorelei'' can speak with both of them, but again it's one-sided. This could possibly be attributed to [[QuantumMechanicsCanDoAnything quantum entanglement]], as the clones are supposedly [[MagicMusic replicas using special vibrating particles of magic that match the original]].
* Roderick and Madeleine Usher have a form of this in ''VideoGame/DarkTales: Fall of the House of Usher.'' In particular, any physical injury which befalls one twin will also happen to the other. This actually forms the original urgency of the adventure, because Madeleine is missing and the twins' doctor fears that if she isn't found soon, it could result in both of their deaths. To find her, he summons Monsieur Dupin and the PlayerCharacter. Then it gets worse.
* ''VideoGame/DeadMansHand'' has a pair of twin gunslingers acting as a DualBoss, who can somehow read each other's minds and work in almost perfect unison when cornering the player in their battle.
* In ''VideoGame/Slipstream5000'', racers Kin and Gin are alleged to have telepathic abilities, which would presumably help their coordination when driving a flying car together. Whether they really do have such abilities is not stated.
* In ''VideoGame/TellMeWhy'', twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan rediscover their childhood telepathic abilities and develop the ability to visually manifest their differing memories to each other.
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': Segiri (Number Seven) and Number Thirteen have this, which Segiri even calls telepathy. We don't get the full details on what it does, but considering that they're [[MechanicalLifeforms descended from machina]], it's entirely possible that it's just [[ElectronicTelepathy flat-out radio]]. When Thirteen went missing years ago, this link was cut off, but it returns once they find each other again, even after Thirteen runs away. The interesting part is that due to everyone being born from {{Uterine Replicator}}s, no one has any concept of twins or even siblings; no one ever understood why Segiri and Thirteen looked identical, much less why they had such a connection.



* Gwen and Liesel from ''Webcomic/CampWeedonwantcha'' [[http://www.campcomic.com/comic/telepathetic think they have this]], but it's implied that they're just weird.



* In ''Webcomic/UmlautHouse 2'' ElectronicTelepathy is commonplace, but twins [[http://maskedretriever.com/uh2/d/20051111.html Alice and Lain]] are almost always wire-linked together. And they apparently use twinspeak in the link.
%%* [[http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/05-media-rumble/link-2/ Sent up]] in ''WebComic/DumbingOfAge''.
* Gwen and Liesel from ''Webcomic/CampWeedonwantcha'' [[http://www.campcomic.com/comic/telepathetic think they have this]], but it's implied that they're just weird.



* In ''Webcomic/UmlautHouse 2'', ElectronicTelepathy is commonplace, but twins [[http://maskedretriever.com/uh2/d/20051111.html Alice and Lain]] are almost always wire-linked together. And they apparently use twinspeak in the link.



* In the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' this is the primary mutant power of Michael and Edward Samson (Heckel and Jeckel), two pranksters who tend to lose track of their own identity at times. At Whateley, they had been Underdogs, but they later used their abilities to good effect in the USMC [[spoiler: as members of the Equalizer unit, aka [[TheDreaded the Dragonslayers]].]]



* ''Literature/ParaImperium'': A part of the House of Silver's control of the Federation is their telepath breeding program. Telepathically linked twins aren't the only form of [[SubspaceAnsible faster-than-light communication]], but Quantum Entangled Comms have a limited lifespan and wormholes are incredibly expensive to construct and place.



* The twin bounty hunters I and Am in ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''. They use this to great effect in springing traps: one twin to watches from afar while the other twin, who had buried himself in the snow and couldn't actually see the target, sprung the trap. [[OvershadowedByAwesome It still wasn't enough against Jack]].
* In the Western cartoon ''WesternAnimation/SilverHawks'', Steel Heart and Steel Will had such a link.
* Yin and Yang from ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' exhibit rare flashes of this when they're separated and in trouble.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', the heroine's younger twin brothers often engage in FinishingEachOthersSentences and develop a "weirdo language".

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* The twin bounty hunters I ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'': Ruffnut and Am in ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''. They use Tuffnut call this ''twintuition'', although there's no evidence in-universe to great effect in springing traps: one twin to watches from afar while the other twin, who had buried himself in the snow and couldn't actually see the target, sprung the trap. [[OvershadowedByAwesome It still wasn't enough against Jack]].
* In the Western cartoon ''WesternAnimation/SilverHawks'', Steel Heart and Steel Will had such a link.
* Yin and Yang from ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' exhibit rare flashes of this when they're separated and in trouble.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', the heroine's younger twin brothers often engage in FinishingEachOthersSentences and develop a "weirdo language".
be anything more than just coincidence.



* Más y Menos of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' apparently have this, as Más was able to sense when Menos was frozen. This makes sense, since they have WonderTwinPowers. There is a bit of a BilingualBonus here as well, since Más explains in Spanish that he has a magnetic sense that grows stronger as he gets closer to Menos, but Panthra simply translates for Beast Boy (and the audience) that "it's a twin thing".
* [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 He-Man]] and [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower She-Ra]] exhibited instances of this trope from time to time, although not frequently.
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'': Dreadwing, spark-twin to Skyquake, actually felt his brother's demise over the vast distances of space. This is never explained in depth, but a few things were clear: He knew his twin was dead, and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge he was PISSED]].
** Another example when Starscream cloned himself. He got to feel their pain as they were killed one by one.



%%* [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 He-Man]] and [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower She-Ra]] exhibited instances of this trope from time to time, although not frequently.



* ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'': Ruffnut and Tuffnut call this ''twintuition'', although there's no evidence in-universe to be anything more than just coincidence.

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* ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'': Ruffnut In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', the heroine's younger twin brothers often engage in FinishingEachOthersSentences and Tuffnut call develop a "weirdo language".
* The twin bounty hunters I and Am in ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''. They use
this ''twintuition'', although there's no evidence in-universe to be anything more than just coincidence.great effect in springing traps: one twin to watches from afar while the other twin, who had buried himself in the snow and couldn't actually see the target, sprung the trap. [[OvershadowedByAwesome It still wasn't enough against Jack]].
* In the Western cartoon ''WesternAnimation/SilverHawks'', Steel Heart and Steel Will had such a link.
* Más y Menos of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' apparently have this, as Más was able to sense when Menos was frozen. This makes sense, since they have WonderTwinPowers. There is a bit of a BilingualBonus here as well, since Más explains in Spanish that he has a magnetic sense that grows stronger as he gets closer to Menos, but Panthra simply translates for Beast Boy (and the audience) that "it's a twin thing".
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'': Dreadwing, spark-twin to Skyquake, actually felt his brother's demise over the vast distances of space. This is never explained in depth, but a few things were clear: He knew his twin was dead, and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge he was PISSED]].
** Another example when Starscream cloned himself. He got to feel their pain as they were killed one by one.
* Yin and Yang from ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' exhibit rare flashes of this when they're separated and in trouble.
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* In the ''Literature/{{Mermaids}}'' trilogy, all identical mermaid twins can communicate telepathically. Rani's schoolmates Marissa and Marina use their ability to play tricks on people. One early sign of Rani's magical abilities is when she starts hearing the twins' thoughts.

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* In the ''Literature/{{Mermaids}}'' ''Literature/Mermaids2001'' trilogy, all identical mermaid twins can communicate telepathically. Rani's schoolmates Marissa and Marina use their ability to play tricks on people. One early sign of Rani's magical abilities is when she starts hearing the twins' thoughts.

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* ''Franchise/XMen'':
** The Stepford Cuckoos, [[CreepyTwins creepy]] psychic ''quintuplets''. They are clones of non-twin telepath Characters/{{Emma Frost|WhiteQueen}}. They are separate entities, but sometimes the same sentence will run between two, three, or even five connected speech bubbles.
*** This is more because their power is that, while they are all telepathic, the group of the Cuckoos is also capable of going full HiveMind with each other and amplifying their powers. This was a major plot of why one of the quints died during ''ComicBook/NewXMen''.
*** This creates an interesting situation in terms of punishment. It's revealed during a mini-series that Emma "grounds" the Cuckoos by telepathically locking them in their own minds so that they can't communicate with each other like they normally would.
** Through [[Characters/MarvelComicsPsylocke Psyloche]]'s telepathy, she and her twin brother ComicBook/CaptainBritain share a special bond.
* In ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'', the maximum "sending range" (range of telepathic powers) is important to the plot on numerous occasions. Sending across the Vastdeep (ocean) requires a powerful magic amplifier. But twins Suntop and Ember, despite actually having distinct genetic code (one immortal, one wolf-blooded), can contact each other from halfway across the world, and know when the other is in distress.

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* ''Franchise/XMen'':
**
The Stepford Cuckoos, [[CreepyTwins creepy]] psychic ''quintuplets''. They are clones short-lived "Captain Hunter" feature in ''Our Fighting Forces'' had this as part of non-twin telepath Characters/{{Emma Frost|WhiteQueen}}. They are separate entities, but sometimes its premise -- During the same sentence will run between two, three, or even five connected speech bubbles.
*** This is more because their power is that, while they are all telepathic, the group of the Cuckoos is also capable of going full HiveMind with each other and amplifying their powers. This was a major plot of why one of the quints died during ''ComicBook/NewXMen''.
*** This creates an interesting situation in terms of punishment. It's revealed during a mini-series that Emma "grounds" the Cuckoos by telepathically locking them in their own minds so that they can't communicate with each other like they normally would.
** Through [[Characters/MarvelComicsPsylocke Psyloche]]'s telepathy, she and her
Vietnam War, USAF Capt. Phil Hunter searches for his twin brother ComicBook/CaptainBritain share a special bond.
* In ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'',
Nick, who was shot down over North Vietnamese territory. He's certain Nick is still alive due to hearing his telepathic cries for help. Phil seems to think ''every'' set of identical twins has the same limited ability to communicate telepathically
* ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'': The
maximum "sending range" (range of telepathic powers) is important to the plot on numerous occasions. Sending across the Vastdeep (ocean) requires a powerful magic amplifier. But twins Suntop and Ember, despite actually having distinct genetic code (one immortal, one wolf-blooded), can contact each other from halfway across the world, and know when the other is in distress.



* Creator/DCComics ''Kobra'' series had twins with a physical telepathy (they felt the other's pain). Just after the end of the series the evil twin found a way to kill the good twin without dying himself.

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* ComicBook/GreenLantern1941'': It depends on the writer, but Jade and Obsidian had a sort of vague empathy/danger sense regarding the other about half the time.
* Creator/DCComics ''Kobra'' ''ComicBook/{{Kobra}}'' series had twins with a physical telepathy (they felt the other's pain). Just after the end of the series the evil twin found a way to kill the good twin without dying himself.



* It depends on the writer, but Jade and Obsidian had a sort of vague empathy/danger sense regarding the other about half the time.
* Robot brothers Topspin and Twin Twist demonstrate an ability to share pain, feelings, and even experiences in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers''. Taken further, this also means that if one dies they both die. It's the result of a medical condition known as a Branched Spark, which only crops up with every one in a million Sparks.
* The short-lived "Captain Hunter" feature in ''Our Fighting Forces'' had this as part of its premise -- During the Vietnam War, USAF Capt. Phil Hunter searches for his twin brother Nick, who was shot down over North Vietnamese territory. He's certain Nick is still alive due to hearing his telepathic cries for help. Phil seems to think ''every'' set of identical twins has the same limited ability to communicate telepathically

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* It depends on the writer, but Jade and Obsidian had a sort of vague empathy/danger sense regarding the other about half the time.
*
''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'': Robot brothers Topspin and Twin Twist demonstrate an ability to share pain, feelings, and even experiences in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers''.experiences. Taken further, this also means that if one dies they both die. It's the result of a medical condition known as a Branched Spark, which only crops up with every one in a million Sparks.
* The short-lived "Captain Hunter" feature in ''Our Fighting Forces'' had this as part of its premise -- During the Vietnam War, USAF Capt. Phil Hunter searches for his twin brother Nick, who was shot down over North Vietnamese territory. He's certain Nick is still alive due to hearing his telepathic cries for help. Phil seems to think ''every'' set of identical twins has the same limited ability to communicate telepathically
Sparks.



* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline ''ComicBook/TwoForTheDeathOfOne'', the Man of Steel gets magically split into two duplicates who can send telepathic messages to each other before being merged back together.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' the storyline ''ComicBook/TwoForTheDeathOfOne'', the Man of Steel gets magically split into two duplicates who can send telepathic messages to each other before being merged back together.together.
* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** The Stepford Cuckoos, [[CreepyTwins creepy]] psychic ''quintuplets''. They are clones of non-twin telepath [[Characters/MarvelComicsEmmaFrost Emma Frost]]. They are separate entities, but sometimes the same sentence will run between two, three, or even five connected speech bubbles.
*** This is more because their power is that, while they are all telepathic, the group of the Cuckoos is also capable of going full HiveMind with each other and amplifying their powers. This was a major plot of why one of the quints died during ''ComicBook/NewXMen''.
*** This creates an interesting situation in terms of punishment. It's revealed during a mini-series that Emma "grounds" the Cuckoos by telepathically locking them in their own minds so that they can't communicate with each other like they normally would.
** Through [[Characters/MarvelComicsPsylocke Psyloche]]'s telepathy, she and her twin brother ComicBook/CaptainBritain share a special bond.

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* In ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'' the Delaney twins share a PsychicLink and are involved in an experiment in using telepathy to communicate with deep space vessels, with Jenny Delaney on ''Voyager'' and Megan Delaney on Mars. Tom Paris begins to suspect they're a ''very'' long way from home when Jenny tells him she can no longer "hear" her sister.
* ''Fanfic/TwinningWithATwist'': Sammy believes this is in effect when she and Amy are dueling each other during the fifth challenge, where each of their blows were clanging against the other's padded stick and not actually hitting.



* ''Fanfic/TwinningWithATwist'': Sammy believes this is in effect when she and Amy are dueling each other during the fifth challenge, where each of their blows were clanging against the other's padded stick and not actually hitting.
* In ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'' the Delaney twins share a PsychicLink and are involved in an experiment in using telepathy to communicate with deep space vessels, with Jenny Delaney on ''Voyager'' and Megan Delaney on Mars. Tom Paris begins to suspect they're a ''very'' long way from home when Jenny tells him she can no longer "hear" her sister.
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* Seen in Volume 8 of Manga/{{Arisa}}; as Tsubasa is hurt, Arisa flatlines in the hospital, and Tsubasa even says not to underestimate the bond between twins as she races to help Arisa.

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* Seen in Volume 8 of Manga/{{Arisa}}; ''Manga/{{Arisa}}''; as Tsubasa is hurt, Arisa flatlines in the hospital, and Tsubasa even says not to underestimate the bond between twins as she races to help Arisa.
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* In ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse,'': The youngest Crain kids, twins Nell and Luke, share a deep bond and are occasionally able to experience [[{{Synchronization}} what the other is feeling]], including a sense of each other's pain:

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* In ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse,'': ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse2018,'': The youngest Crain kids, twins Nell and Luke, share a deep bond and are occasionally able to experience [[{{Synchronization}} what the other is feeling]], including a sense of each other's pain:

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* In ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse,'' Hugh Crain gives Luke a bowler hat and asks if he's happy. When Nell replies for him, Hugh asks how she knows, to which she replies with a shrug that "it's a twin thing."

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* In ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse,'' ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse,'': The youngest Crain kids, twins Nell and Luke, share a deep bond and are occasionally able to experience [[{{Synchronization}} what the other is feeling]], including a sense of each other's pain:
**
Hugh Crain gives Luke a bowler hat and asks if he's happy. When Nell replies for him, Hugh asks how she knows, to which she replies with a shrug that "it's a twin thing."



** On separate occasions, they also exhibit [[{{Synchronization}} being able to experience what the other is feeling]], such as Nell's ankle going crazy when Luke broke his, and Luke having a sore neck and feeling cold all over despite the hot weather [[spoiler: due to Nell hanging herself and dying at the exact same moment.]]

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** On separate occasions, they also exhibit [[{{Synchronization}} being able to experience what the other is feeling]], such as In Luke's focus episode, he relates that Nell's ankle going went crazy when Luke broke his, and his. This foreshadows that Luke having a sore neck and feeling cold all over despite the hot weather is because [[spoiler: due to Nell hanging hung herself and dying at the exact same moment.died.]]
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* Valentina and Vassily Romanoff are the twin children born to Witch Olga Romanoff. Even the circumstances of their conception had an element of magic; Olga, guided by her Witch experience, initially thought it was only going to be a single birth. But her best friend Irena Politek, another Witch, got exasperated with her during an intense discussion verging on argument.[[note]]Olga, a noble-born Rodinian, made a few off-hand remarks about the fecundity of Rodinian peasants, and even said the peasantry tend to breed like rabbits. Irena, a Rodinian kulak herself, got exasperated and wished a multiple birth on Olga. This occurred at such an early stage in Olga's pregnancy that the embryo obliged the magical imperative.[[/note]] The children, a boy and a girl, therefore have more than the naturally expected amount of bonding. Olga and her Wizard husaband discover later that while both were born with magical potential, their son Vassily has voluntarily renounced his share of the magic, gifting it to his sister Valentina, as a Witch can use it where a potential Grand Duke does not. All that remains, for him, is a sort of psychic bond to his sister, who will know when he's in trouble and can come to his aid.

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* In Creator/AAPessimal's take on the Literature/{{Discworld}}, Valentina and Vassily Romanoff are the twin children born to Witch Olga Romanoff. Even the circumstances of their conception had an element of magic; Olga, guided by her Witch experience, initially thought it was only going to be a single birth. But her best friend Irena Politek, another Witch, got exasperated with her during an intense discussion verging on argument.[[note]]Olga, a noble-born Rodinian, made a few off-hand remarks about the fecundity of Rodinian peasants, and even said the peasantry tend to breed like rabbits. Irena, a Rodinian kulak herself, got exasperated and wished a multiple birth on Olga. This occurred at such an early stage in Olga's pregnancy that the embryo obliged the magical imperative.[[/note]] The children, a boy and a girl, therefore have more than the naturally expected amount of bonding. Olga and her Wizard husaband discover later that while both were born with magical potential, their son Vassily has voluntarily renounced his share of the magic, gifting it to his sister Valentina, as a Witch can use it where a potential Grand Duke does not. All that remains, for him, is a sort of psychic bond to his sister, who will know when he's in trouble and can come to his aid.
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* Valentina and Vassily Romanoff are the twin children born to Witch Olga Romanoff. Even the circumstances of their conception had an element of magic; Olga, guided by her Witch experience, initially thought it was only going to be a single birth. But her best friend Irena Politek, another Witch, got exasperated with her during an intense discussion verging on argument.[[note]]Olga, a noble-born Rodinian, made a few off-hand remarks about the fecundity of Rodinian peasants, and even said the peasantry tend to breed like rabbits. Irena, a Rodinian kulak herself, got exasperated and wished a multiple birth on Olga. This occurred at such an early stage in Olga's pregnancy that the embryo obliged the magical imperative.[[/note]] The children, a boy and a girl, therefore have more than the naturally expected amount of bonding. Olga and her Wizard husaband discover later that while both were born with magical potential, their son Vassily has voluntarily renounced his share of the magic, gifting it to his sister Valentina, as a Witch can use it where a potential Grand Duke does not. All that remains, for him, is a sort of psychic bond to his sister, who will know when he's in trouble and can come to his aid.
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** This is more because their power is that, while they are all telepathic, the group of the Cuckoos is also capable of going full HiveMind with each other and amplifying their powers. This was a major plot of why one of the quints died during ''ComicBook/NewXMen''.
** This creates an interesting situation in terms of punishment. It's revealed during a mini-series that Emma "grounds" the Cuckoos by telepathically locking them in their own minds so that they can't communicate with each other like they normally would.

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** *** This is more because their power is that, while they are all telepathic, the group of the Cuckoos is also capable of going full HiveMind with each other and amplifying their powers. This was a major plot of why one of the quints died during ''ComicBook/NewXMen''.
** *** This creates an interesting situation in terms of punishment. It's revealed during a mini-series that Emma "grounds" the Cuckoos by telepathically locking them in their own minds so that they can't communicate with each other like they normally would.

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* [[CloningBlues You can debate whether you want to call them twins]], but [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Luke and Asch]] have a mental connection that allows them to speak to each other. It's one-sided, though, as Asch is the only one that can initiate it between himself and Luke. ''Lorelei'' can speak with both of them, but again it's one-sided. This could possibly be attributed to [[QuantumMechanicsCanDoAnything quantum entanglement]], as the clones are supposedly [[MagicMusic replicas using special vibrating particles of magic that match the original]].

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* [[CloningBlues You can debate whether you want to call them twins]], twins, but [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Luke and Asch]] have a mental connection that allows them to speak to each other. It's one-sided, though, as Asch is the only one that can initiate it between himself and Luke. ''Lorelei'' can speak with both of them, but again it's one-sided. This could possibly be attributed to [[QuantumMechanicsCanDoAnything quantum entanglement]], as the clones are supposedly [[MagicMusic replicas using special vibrating particles of magic that match the original]].
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* Mas and Menos of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' apparently have this, as Mas was able to sense when Menos was frozen. This makes sense, since they have WonderTwinPowers anyway.

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* Mas and Más y Menos of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' apparently have this, as Mas Más was able to sense when Menos was frozen. This makes sense, since they have WonderTwinPowers anyway. WonderTwinPowers. There is a bit of a BilingualBonus here as well, since Más explains in Spanish that he has a magnetic sense that grows stronger as he gets closer to Menos, but Panthra simply translates for Beast Boy (and the audience) that "it's a twin thing".
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* ''WebVideo/LiamKyleSullivan'': When Kelly and Chris begin bickering in "Shoes", their mother tells them "Stop fighting, you two are twins, for goodness sake...[[DiscussedTrope Don't they have the same thoughts]]?" The video then shows the interior monologue for them, with Kelly thinking about shoes and Chris thinking about a Playstation, proving that, no they really do not.

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* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'': Zack says he'll use his twin telepathy to get Cody, explaining that twin telepathy is how he knew Cody broke his arm that one time. Carey says ''Zack'' is the one who broke his arm.

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Zack says he'll use his twin telepathy to get Cody, explaining that twin telepathy is how he knew Cody broke his arm that one time. Carey says ''Zack'' is the one who broke his arm.

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* ''Literature/StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers'': The Miradorn and their twin telepathy are explored in detail as part of ''The Cleanup''.



** The Miradorn and their telepathy are explored in detail as part of ''The Cleanup'', a novella from the ''Literature/StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers'' series.
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** Similarly, Jacen and Jaina ([[spoiler: Han and Leia's]] twins in the ExpandedUniverse) have a "twin bond" which goes much deeper than the usual connections between Force-users, as do Luke and Leia.
*** Notably, the telepathic bond second to their own is with their younger brother.
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* In the ''Literature/MidnightTwins'' series by Jacquelyn Mitchard, this is pretty much the whole point of the book. Twins Meredith and Mallory Brynn, despite being [[SiblingYinYang complete opposites]], can communicate with each other telepathically (which they sometimes use for cheating on tests) and even have their own elaborate made up language, complete with past and future tenses.

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* In the ''Literature/MidnightTwins'' ''Literature/TheMidnightTwins'' series by Jacquelyn Mitchard, this is pretty much the whole point of the book. Twins Meredith and Mallory Brynn, despite being [[SiblingYinYang complete opposites]], can communicate with each other telepathically (which they sometimes use for cheating on tests) and even have their own elaborate made up language, complete with past and future tenses.
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* ''Literature/OneHundredYearsOfSolitude'': When twins Aureliano Segundo and José Arcadio Segundo are children, their mother gives one a glass of lemonade and the other, who had not tasted it, correctly says that it needed sugar.
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* In the book version of ''Literature/ThePrestige'', Andrew has always felt a psychic connection with someone he believes to be his long-lost twin. The truth is rather complicated. [[spoiler: The "twin" is real, and was created by Tesla's duplication machine when Andrew was a young boy.]]

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* In the book version of ''Literature/ThePrestige'', ''Film/ThePrestige'', Andrew has always felt a psychic connection with someone he believes to be his long-lost twin. The truth is rather complicated. [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The "twin" is real, and was created by Tesla's duplication machine when Andrew was a young boy.]]
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* In ''Literature/TheMidnightTwins'' by Jacquelyn Mitchard, this is pretty much the whole point of the book. Twins Meredith and Mallory Brynn, despite being [[SiblingYinYang complete opposites]], can communicate with each other telepathically (which they sometimes use for cheating on tests) and even have their own elaborate made up language, complete with past and future tenses.

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* In ''Literature/TheMidnightTwins'' the ''Literature/MidnightTwins'' series by Jacquelyn Mitchard, this is pretty much the whole point of the book. Twins Meredith and Mallory Brynn, despite being [[SiblingYinYang complete opposites]], can communicate with each other telepathically (which they sometimes use for cheating on tests) and even have their own elaborate made up language, complete with past and future tenses.

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* In ''False Colours'' by Creator/GeorgetteHeyer, protagonist Kit Fancot and his twin brother, Lord Denville, know when their twin is in some sort of trouble... which is why Kit, a junior diplomat, comes back to England in the first place, just in time to [[spoiler: get entangled in a TwinSwitch]].

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* In ''False Colours'' ''Literature/FalseColours'' by Creator/GeorgetteHeyer, protagonist Kit Fancot and his twin brother, Lord Denville, know when their twin is in some sort of trouble... which is why Kit, a junior diplomat, comes back to England in the first place, just in time to [[spoiler: get entangled in a TwinSwitch]].



* In ''The Midnight Twins'' by Jacquelyn Mitchard, this is pretty much the whole point of the book. Twins Meredith and Mallory Brynn, despite being [[SiblingYinYang complete opposites]], can communicate with each other telepathically (which they sometimes use for cheating on tests) and even have their own elaborate made up language, complete with past and future tenses.

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* In ''The Midnight Twins'' the ''Literature/{{Mermaids}}'' trilogy, all identical mermaid twins can communicate telepathically. Rani's schoolmates Marissa and Marina use their ability to play tricks on people. One early sign of Rani's magical abilities is when she starts hearing the twins' thoughts.
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by Jacquelyn Mitchard, this is pretty much the whole point of the book. Twins Meredith and Mallory Brynn, despite being [[SiblingYinYang complete opposites]], can communicate with each other telepathically (which they sometimes use for cheating on tests) and even have their own elaborate made up language, complete with past and future tenses.



* In ''Mission to Mercury'' by Hugh Walters, the UN space exploration agency faces the problem of solar radiation potentially cutting off radio communication with the eponymous space mission. The solution is a pair of identical twin sisters with a telepathic link. One is trained as an astronaut and goes on the mission, while the other remains on Earth to relay reports on the mission's progress.

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* In ''Mission to Mercury'' ''Literature/MissionToMercury'' by Hugh Walters, the UN space exploration agency faces the problem of solar radiation potentially cutting off radio communication with the eponymous space mission. The solution is a pair of identical twin sisters with a telepathic link. One is trained as an astronaut and goes on the mission, while the other remains on Earth to relay reports on the mission's progress.
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* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. Invoked when Superboy and Miss Martian go [[GetIntoJailFree undercover in Belle Reve Penitentiary]] disguised as a BrotherSisterTeam of twin supervillains. Superboy uses this trope to explain how Miss Martian (who can read minds) is able to know what he's thinking.

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* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. Invoked when Superboy and Miss Martian go [[GetIntoJailFree undercover in Belle Reve Penitentiary]] disguised as a twin BrotherSisterTeam of twin supervillains. When Icicle, the villain in charge of the attempted breakout, notes that they need a method of coordinating with their fellow inmates in the women's section, Superboy uses plays along by claiming that he and his sister have this trope and kept it a secret so their power-nullifying collars wouldn't be programmed to explain how block it (when in fact it's just Miss Martian (who can read minds) is able to using her natural telepathy). There's no evidence that the actual Terror Twins have this as part of their powerset, but Icicle doesn't know what he's thinking.enough about them to dispute Superboy's claim.
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** The CreepyTwins in the episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS01E11Eve Eve]]". Though raised by different parents 3000 miles apart, they "just knew" about each other's existence and murdered their fathers in the same unusual manner, so as to reveal their location to the other. They actually weren't twins, but clones. They were the result of a eugenics project GoneHorriblyWrong.

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** The CreepyTwins in the episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS01E11Eve Eve]]". Though raised by different parents 3000 miles apart, they "just knew" about each other's existence and murdered their fathers in the same unusual manner, so as to reveal their location to the other. They actually weren't twins, but clones. They were clones; the result of a eugenics project GoneHorriblyWrong.
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* ''Manga/ForTheKidISawInMyDreams'': Senri and Kazuto have shared visions as well as feel the other's pain.
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* ''VideoGame/DeadMansHand'' has a pair of twin gunslingers acting as a DualBoss, who can somehow read each other's minds and work in almost perfect unison when cornering the player in their battle.
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** The CreepyTwins in episode "Eve". Though raised by different parents 3000 miles apart, they "just knew" about each other's existence and murdered their fathers in the same unusual manner, so as to reveal their location to the other. They actually weren't twins, but clones. They were the result of a eugenics project GoneHorriblyWrong.

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** The CreepyTwins in the episode "Eve"."[[Recap/TheXFilesS01E11Eve Eve]]". Though raised by different parents 3000 miles apart, they "just knew" about each other's existence and murdered their fathers in the same unusual manner, so as to reveal their location to the other. They actually weren't twins, but clones. They were the result of a eugenics project GoneHorriblyWrong.
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** In the anime, [[spoiler:Suboshi’s soul remains alive in Amiboshi and the two [[Main/TwoSiblingsInOne share a body.]] ]]

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** In the anime, [[spoiler:Suboshi’s soul remains alive in Amiboshi and the two [[Main/TwoSiblingsInOne share a body.]] ]]]]]]

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