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, specifically about angst from a character discovering that they're a clone.
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* CloningBlues: Megatron creates a clone of Optimus, and of Starscream so Clone!Prime can defeat him to prove he is the real deal.
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* NearVillainVictory: Even with some issues on his part, Megatron's imposter plan was almost convincing enough to lure the Autobots into a trap. His disregard of Spike, whom he had capture for a moment, gives away his identity, allowing them to destroy the Optimus clone.
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* NearVillainVictory: Even with some issues on his part, Megatron's imposter plan was almost convincing enough to lure the Autobots into a trap. His disregard of Spike, whom he had capture for a moment, captured, gives away his identity, allowing them to destroy the Optimus clone.
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* IdiotBall: The only reason the plot of this episode happens is because 1) the Autobots don't pick up on the clone's screamingly obvious giveaways (calling his comrades by the wrong names, not recognizing Teletraan 1, uncharacteristically demanding that they kill the real Prime), 2) the real Optimus ''also'' calls Trailbreaker and Spike by the wrong names, and 3) no one thinks of taking the two aside and asking them questions only the real Prime would know the answer to. Instead, the obvious solution is '''[[MemeticMutation WE MUST HAVE A RACE.]]'''
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* IdiotBall: The only reason the plot of this episode happens is because 1) the Autobots don't pick up on the clone's screamingly obvious giveaways (calling his comrades by the wrong names, not recognizing Teletraan 1, uncharacteristically demanding that they kill the real Prime), 2) the real Optimus ''also'' calls Trailbreaker and Spike by the wrong names, 3) They don't try some kind of jamming to prevent remote control (which is exactly what's happening) and 3) 4) no one thinks of taking the two aside and asking them questions only the real Prime would know the answer to. Instead, the obvious solution is '''[[MemeticMutation WE MUST HAVE A RACE.]]'''
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Warpath and Powerglide literally show up out of nowhere with the former doing nothing but getting shot and the latter saving Spike in the climax.
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* NearVillainVictory: Even with some issues on his part, Megatron's imposter plan was almost convincing enough to lure the Autobots into a trap. His disregard of Spike, whom he had capture for a moment, gives away his identity, allowing them to destroy the Optimus clone.
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* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Averted. See IdiotPlot on the YMMV page.
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* MirroringFactions: Both leaders are shown wary about sending their troops towards the energy source[[note]]in fact deadly Korlonium crystals[[/note]] until they can take readings (even if Megatron is expectedly more curt about it towards Starscream than Optimus is towards Cliffjumper).
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Not So Different has been renamed Not So Different Remark, and requires the characters to acknowledge the similarities in-universe.
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* NotSoDifferent: Both leaders are shown wary about sending their troops towards the energy source[[note]]in fact deadly Korlonium crystals[[/note]] until they can take readings (even if Megatron is expectedly more curt about it towards Starscream than Optimus is towards Cliffjumper).
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Lazerbeak, more known as a spy for the Decepticons, rather handily knocks Optimus unconscious with a few laser blasts. Note this was straight after Optimus trashed all three Seekers at once.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Lazerbeak, more known as a spy for the Decepticons, rather handily knocks Optimus unconscious with a few laser blasts. Note this was straight after Optimus trashed all three Seekers at once.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In spite of everyone clutching the IdiotBall in terms of recognising Optimus' behavioural patterns, Ironhide is at least savvy enough to insist an ImpostorExposingTest before turning on one of them, foiling Megatron's plan to have the Autobots shoot the real Prime.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In spite of everyone clutching the IdiotBall in terms of recognising recognizing Optimus' behavioural patterns, Ironhide is at least savvy enough to insist an ImpostorExposingTest before turning on one of them, foiling Megatron's plan to have the Autobots shoot the real Prime.
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* WorfHadTheFlu: The real Optimus also calls the Autobots by the wrong names, so it's harder to tell the two apart.
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* WorfHadTheFlu: The real Optimus also calls the Autobots by the wrong names, so it's harder to tell the two apart.apart.
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* CloningBlues: Megatron creates a clone of Optimus, and of Starscream so Clone!Prime can defat him to prove he is the real deal.
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* CloningBlues: Megatron creates a clone of Optimus, and of Starscream so Clone!Prime can defat defeat him to prove he is the real deal.
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* IdiotBall: The only reason the plot of this episode happens is because 1) the autobots don't pick up on the clone's screamingly obvious giveaways (calling his comrades by the wrong names, not recognizing Teletraan 1, uncharacteristically demanding that they kill the real Prime), 2) the real Optimus ''also'' calls Trailbreaker and Spike by the wrong names, and 3) no one thinks of taking the two aside and asking them questions only the real Prime would know the answer to. Instead, the obvious solution is '''[[MemeticMutation WE MUST HAVE A RACE.]]'''
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* IdiotBall: The only reason the plot of this episode happens is because 1) the autobots Autobots don't pick up on the clone's screamingly obvious giveaways (calling his comrades by the wrong names, not recognizing Teletraan 1, uncharacteristically demanding that they kill the real Prime), 2) the real Optimus ''also'' calls Trailbreaker and Spike by the wrong names, and 3) no one thinks of taking the two aside and asking them questions only the real Prime would know the answer to. Instead, the obvious solution is '''[[MemeticMutation WE MUST HAVE A RACE.]]'''
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: ZigZagged. The Clone!Prime keeps calling his comrades with wrong names, but the Autobots only find out that Clone!Prime is a fake after he refuses to save Spike.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: ZigZagged. The Clone!Prime keeps calling his comrades with by the wrong names, but the Autobots only find out that Clone!Prime is a fake after he refuses to save Spike.
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* WorfHadTheFlu: The real Optimus also calls the Autobots with wrong names, so it's harder to tell the two apart.
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* WorfHadTheFlu: The real Optimus also calls the Autobots with by the wrong names, so it's harder to tell the two apart.
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* BondVillainStupidity: Laserbeak knocks Prime into a crevasse, and Megatron leaves him there. Of course, that would have been too easy.
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* BondVillainStupidity: Laserbeak knocks Prime into a crevasse, and Megatron leaves him there.there instead of killing him. Of course, that would have been too easy.
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* IdiotBall: The only reason the plot of this episode happens is because 1) the autobots don't pick up on the clone's screamingly obvious giveaways (calling his comrades by the wrong names, not recognizing Teletraan 1, uncharacteristically demanding that they kill the real Prime), 2) the real Optimus ''also'' calls Trailbreaker and Spike by the wrong names, and 3) no one thinks of taking the two aside and asking them questions only the real Prime would know the answer to. Instead, the obvious solution is '''[[MemeticMutation WE MUST HAVE A RACE.]]'''
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Lazerbeak, more known as a spy for the Decepticons, rather handily knocks Optimus unconscious with a few laser blasts. Note this was straight after Optimus trashed all three Seekers at once.
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* NotSoDifferent: Both leaders are shown wary about sending their troops towards the energy source[note]in fact deadly Korlonium crystals[/note] until they can take readings (even if Megatron is expectedly more curt about it towards Starscream than Optimus is towards Cliffjumper).
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* NotSoDifferent: Both leaders are shown wary about sending their troops towards the energy source[note]in source[[note]]in fact deadly Korlonium crystals[/note] crystals[[/note]] until they can take readings (even if Megatron is expectedly more curt about it towards Starscream than Optimus is towards Cliffjumper).
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* NotSoDifferent: Both leaders are shown wary about sending their troops towards the energy source[note]in fact deadly Korlonium crystals[/note] until they can take readings (even if Megatron is expectedly more curt about it towards Starscream than Optimus is towards Cliffjumper).
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In spite of everyone clutching the IdiotBall in terms of recognising Optimus' behavioural patterns, Ironhide is at least savvy enough to insist an ImpostorExposingTest before turning on one of them, foiling Megatron's plan to have the Autobots shoot the real Prime.
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* ImposterExposingTest: The Autobots come up with... ''interesting'' ways to determine which Prime is the real one, including ''racing''.
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* ImposterExposingTest: ImpostorExposingTest: The Autobots come up with... ''interesting'' ways to determine which Prime is the real one, including ''racing''.
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[WesternAnimation/TransformersHeadmasters "Something Strange Has Happened! Now there are TWO Optimus Primes!"]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[WesternAnimation/TransformersHeadmasters "Something Strange Has Happened! Now there are TWO Optimus Primes!"]]]]
Megatron's new plan is a success, and Optimus Prime ends up unconscious in a crevasse! He creates a clone of him to destroy the Autobots from within, but can the Autobots find out their leader has been replaced before things take a turn for the worse?
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* BondVillainStupidity: Laserbeak knocks Prime into a crevasse, and Megatron leaves him there. Of course, that would have been too easy.
* CloningBlues: Megatron creates a clone of Optimus, and of Starscream so Clone!Prime can defat him to prove he is the real deal.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie Neither Prime has the Matrix]], as it didn't exist as a concept back then.
* ImposterExposingTest: The Autobots come up with... ''interesting'' ways to determine which Prime is the real one, including ''racing''.
* MistakenForAnImposter: The Autobots nearly open fire on the real Prime as he returns to the base. Luckily, Ironhide talks them out of it.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: ZigZagged. The Clone!Prime keeps calling his comrades with wrong names, but the Autobots only find out that Clone!Prime is a fake after he refuses to save Spike.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: The Clone!Prime claims that Spike is not worth rescuing. Oops.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Averted. See IdiotPlot on the YMMV page.
* SpotTheImposter: The theme of the episode.
* WorfHadTheFlu: The real Optimus also calls the Autobots with wrong names, so it's harder to tell the two apart.
[[caption-width-right:300:[[WesternAnimation/TransformersHeadmasters "Something Strange Has Happened! Now there are TWO Optimus Primes!"]]]]
Megatron's new plan is a success, and Optimus Prime ends up unconscious in a crevasse! He creates a clone of him to destroy the Autobots from within, but can the Autobots find out their leader has been replaced before things take a turn for the worse?
! Tropes
* BondVillainStupidity: Laserbeak knocks Prime into a crevasse, and Megatron leaves him there. Of course, that would have been too easy.
* CloningBlues: Megatron creates a clone of Optimus, and of Starscream so Clone!Prime can defat him to prove he is the real deal.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie Neither Prime has the Matrix]], as it didn't exist as a concept back then.
* ImposterExposingTest: The Autobots come up with... ''interesting'' ways to determine which Prime is the real one, including ''racing''.
* MistakenForAnImposter: The Autobots nearly open fire on the real Prime as he returns to the base. Luckily, Ironhide talks them out of it.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: ZigZagged. The Clone!Prime keeps calling his comrades with wrong names, but the Autobots only find out that Clone!Prime is a fake after he refuses to save Spike.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: The Clone!Prime claims that Spike is not worth rescuing. Oops.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Averted. See IdiotPlot on the YMMV page.
* SpotTheImposter: The theme of the episode.
* WorfHadTheFlu: The real Optimus also calls the Autobots with wrong names, so it's harder to tell the two apart.
