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Ner0014reN
Since: Aug, 2023
BlueGuy
(Ten years in the joint)
2024-10-18 05:06:37
^ That's not it - this trope wasn't nearly as well-known or highly-wicked. I think it may have had less than 15-20 examples in total?
Also, the key here is that the stand-in character is directed referred to as whoever they're meant to represent, without even a thin pretense otherwise.
Edited by BlueGuy Pinball cleanup thread
Ner0014reN
Since: Aug, 2023
MegaMarioMan
(Ten years in the joint)
Scorpion451
(Edited uphill both ways)
BlueGuy
(Ten years in the joint)

This is a little hard to describe, but a while ago I came across a trope for when a game character attempts to "translate" another character within its own confines - like a fighting game using existing fighters to stand in for another character who's not playable. (The example that immediately comes to mind are the Spirit Battles from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which is probably the easiest way to explain it.)