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** The simultaneous and identical action makes Clone-Bob realise that he is not as independent of Bob's identity as he thought, leading to a bout of CloningBlues.

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** The simultaneous and identical action makes Clone-Bob realise that he is not as independent of Bob's identity as he thought, leading to a bout of CloningBlues.CloneAngst.
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** Bob and Clone-Bob do a desperate flurry of identical attacks that descends into a BigBallOfViolence, complete with the same [[{{Kiai}} kiais]]. After a while they stop at the same time, panting for breath, then do a synchronous collapse.

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** Bob and Clone-Bob do end up in a desperate flurry of identical attacks that descends into a BigBallOfViolence, complete with the same [[{{Kiai}} kiais]]. After a while they stop at the same time, panting for breath, then do a synchronous collapse.sissy slap-fight.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob and Clone-Bob end up in a sissy slap-fight.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob and Clone-Bob end up in do a sissy slap-fight.desperate flurry of identical attacks that descends into a BigBallOfViolence, complete with the same [[{{Kiai}} kiais]]. After a while they stop at the same time, panting for breath, then do a synchronous collapse.
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** The scene during Bob and Clone-Bob's fight is literally symmetrical, down to the background details and the flashy effects.

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** The scene during Bob and Clone-Bob's fight is literally symmetrical, down to the background details and the flashy effects. The animator only has to work on half of the screen.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob and Clone-Bob do a desperate flurry of identical attacks that descends into a BigBallOfViolence, complete with the same [[{{Kiai}} kiais]]. After a while they stop at the same time, panting for breath, then do a synchronous collapse.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Bob and Clone-Bob do a desperate flurry of identical attacks that descends into a BigBallOfViolence, complete with the same [[{{Kiai}} kiais]]. After a while they stop at the same time, panting for breath, then do a synchronous collapse.collapse.
** The scene during Bob and Clone-Bob's fight is literally symmetrical, down to the background details and the flashy effects.
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* '''Subverted''': Just is the two look like they're winding up the same attack and are about to do a CrossCounter, Bob feints and throws a sucker punch.

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* '''Subverted''': Just is as the two look like they're winding up the same attack and are about to do a CrossCounter, Bob feints and throws a sucker punch.
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* '''Subverted''': Just is the two look like their winding up the same attack and are about to do a CrossCounter, Bob feints and throws a sucker punch.

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* '''Subverted''': Just is the two look like their they're winding up the same attack and are about to do a CrossCounter, Bob feints and throws a sucker punch.

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* '''Inverted''':
** Bob and Clone-Bob barely come to blows - any move forwards is met by the other moving backwards.

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* '''Inverted''':
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'''Inverted''': Bob and Clone-Bob barely come to blows - any move forwards is met by the other moving backwards.

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* '''Justified''': Bob and Clone-Bob are following identical fighting instincts, leading to identical movements.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob and Clone-Bob are following identical fighting instincts, naturally leading to identical movements.movements.
** Clone-Bob has been programmed to closely observe Bob's movements and respond in kind, to keep him on the back foot.
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'''Basic Trope''': Two identical characters fight with identical attacks in synchronisation.
* '''Straight''': Bob and his clone come to blows, and both cancel out a lot of each other's attacks by doing the same thing at the same time.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob and Clone-Bob do exactly the same moves and movements at all points in the battle, and neither can land a hit on each other because every hit is parried by its exact counterpart. Eventually they break apart, out of breath.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob and Clone-Bob fight, mixing identical clashes with normal trading blows.
** The smaller parts of the moves are the same eg. the way they wind up a punch, but when it comes to landing it they throw their weight differently.
* '''Justified''': Bob and Clone-Bob are following identical fighting instincts, leading to identical movements.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob and Clone-Bob barely come to blows - any move forwards is met by the other moving backwards.
* '''Subverted''': Just is the two look like their winding up the same attack and are about to do a CrossCounter, Bob feints and throws a sucker punch.
* '''Double Subverted''': Clone-Bob ''also'' feints and ''also'' throws a sucker punch.
* '''Parodied''': Bob and Clone-Bob do a desperate flurry of identical attacks that descends into a BigBallOfViolence, complete with the same [[{{Kiai}} kiais]]. After a while they stop at the same time, panting for breath, then do a synchronous collapse.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some fights have identical blows. Some don't. Some have a mix of identical and non-identical blows.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob and Clone-Bob do not do identical attacks.
** Bob and Clone-Bob do not fight.
** Bob does not have duplicates.
* '''Enforced''': 'Bob needs a new rival. What better way to show that he's evenly-matched here?'
* '''Lampshaded''':
** 'What are the ''chances'' of that?'
** 'Hope our team medic knows how to treat the same wounds twice at the same time.'
* '''Exploited''': The BigBad needs a fight that he knows will take Bob ages to resolve, so he sets his evil duplicate on him so that they stall each other for ages.
* '''Defied''': Realising that he's going to have to challenge his EvilKnockoff at some point, Bob makes sure to learn some additional techniques from those he had when the cloning took place.
* '''Discussed''': 'They're about to have one of those shots where they punch each other in the face at the same time, aren't they?'
* '''Conversed''': 'Fighting someone by using exactly the same moves is usually either a really cool fight or a really boring one.'
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob and Clone-Bob end up in a sissy slap-fight.
* '''Played For Drama''':
** The fight is one of the most difficult of Bob's life, as he has to deconstruct his own moves and instincts at the same time as following them.
** The simultaneous and identical action makes Clone-Bob realise that he is not as independent of Bob's identity as he thought, leading to a bout of CloningBlues.

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