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[[File:charliebrownFOT.jpg|frame|... and "Charlie Brown From Outta Town". Notice a resemblance?]]
{{quote|''"I'm not [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Verbal Tic|BROTHER]]!"''
|'''Mr. America'''}}
So, the [[Heel]] cheated in a [[Loser Leaves Town]] match, or he got in the ear of an authority figure, and now a popular [[Face]] has found himself unceremoniously ousted from the promotion. The fans of the face are screaming for justice. But never fear, '''Charlie Brown From Outta Town''', the mysterious [[Paper-Thin Disguise|masked]] wrestler with an oddly familiar build and wrestling style, is here...
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* In ''[[Speed Racer]]'', the mysterious Racer X first appears on the racing scene shortly after Rex Racer's untimely death, has a similar build, and drives exactly like him. The narrator [[Viewers Are Goldfish|feels obliged to remind the viewer of these facts at every possible opportunity]].
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* The Pre-Crisis versions of Star Boy and Dream Girl (from the ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'') both left the Legion (Star Boy was expelled for violating [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]] in self-defense, while Dream Girl had joined under false pretenses and resigned.) A few months later, when Superboy and Supergirl temporarily [[Brought Down to Normal|lost their powers]], they nominated two ''new'' superheroes, Sir Prize and Miss Terious, to take their places. Guess who they were!
* Another ''Legion Of Super-Heroes'' example: Sensor Girl, who was eventually revealed to be Princess Projectra, who had resigned after killing the man who had killed her husband, Karate Kid. Unusually for this trope, she kept her Charlie Brown name and costume well after her identity had been revealed.
** This is a classic case of [[Executive Meddling]], [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=1635&page=article the original plan for Sensor Girl] was her to be Kara [[Supergirl]] Zor-El I. The writer had to [[Hand Wave]] her some [[New Powers as the Plot Demands|new powers]] to make the revelation fit.
* [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider
** Which has an added bit of trope, [[Fan Nickname|ol' Webhead]] was able to fight two of Wolverine's rogues, Roughouse the half-Troll and pseudo vampire Bloodscream, whilst [[Changing Clothes Is a Free Action|changing outfits]] in between attacks, making them think [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|they were fighting all four]].
** Another example from [[Ultimate Spider
* Who can forget the 1980's [[Captain America (comics)|''Captain America'']] storyline under Mark Gruenwald where he was stripped of the Captain America identity by the US government and forbidden to act as a superhero by {{spoiler|a commission whose acts were part of a [[Xanatos Gambit]] by the Red Skull}}. His reaction? Create a new costume and identity which was dubbed "The Captain" after he stopped himself awkwardly from calling himself Captain America. The government also appointed a new [[Anti-Hero Substitute|Captain America]], who later when on to wear the new costume as U.S. Agent.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' once did a hilarious subversion of this basic trope; after Homer was banned from Moe's Tavern, a man who looks and sounds suspiciously like Homer wearing a top hat, suit, and fake moustache and who goes by the name "Guy Incognito" shows up and asks Moe if he may "trouble Moe for a drink." Moe roughs up "Guy" and throws him out of the bar; at which point a dejected Homer walks by and is shocked to see that Guy looks exactly like him! ([[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny|He is soon distracted by a dog with a puffy tail, however]].)
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' did a similar subversion, where Spongebob is trying to get into a tough guy bar. Shortly after someone tells him that only people with cool haircuts get in, somebody looking just like Spongebob shows up with a pompadour and a leather jacket. After the bouncer tries to pull his wig off, the real Spongebob shows up wearing a rainbow-colored clown wig.
* Ditto [[Family Guy]], when Peter took a free sample of sausages, followed by 3 look-alikes who also take samples. The exasperated employee explains that they're free, and he doesn't have to keep disguising himself to get more. Of course, at this point, all of the others, including the real Peter show up for more samples.
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