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Is there a trope for when we are given a backstory, personality etc. for a single person, yet multiple versions of that person inexplicably appear in the game?
I am not talking about Only Six Faces or You ALL Look Familiar, where the characters are different, but just look the same. Nor am I talking about anything related to clones or two characters with similar backstories or personalities, Expies etc.
The best examples I can give are from Darkest Dungeon and Plants vs. Zombies. In Darkest Dungeon, there are backstory comics for every class. Are we supposed to believe that all 12 Highwaymen in your roster have murdered their wives and children? Moreover, they all have different names, different abilities, quirks etc. In Plants vs. Zombies, we are given Almanac entries for each individual plant and zombie. Yet, in the game, you can have dozens of the same plant and hundreds of the same zombies on screen at the same time. The Almanac doesn't just give information about type or species, but about personality and past exploits. In the second game, the Almanac mentions that Sunflower is famous. How does that work when you have 12 on your lawn?