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When a character and his [[Evil Twin]], [[Evil Counterpart]], or [[Shadow Archetype]] are really the same guy after all. Or, sometimes, a completely different character is [[Biological Mashup|sharing body space]] with another. The point is, the villain [[Enemy Within|lives inside the hero's body]], and therefore hides in plain sight. The hero is trying to catch himself.

 

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Kenshin and Battousai in ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]].''

* Mark Shaw aka Manhunter was constantly tracking a serial killer named Dumas, guess why he could never find him.

* In ''[[Grendel]]'', what starts out at Hunter Rose's supervillain-identity gradually evolves into a sort of Mr. Hyde alter-ego, which jumps from host to host (or do the "hosts" just share the same psychosis?) over many generations. The Grendel persona best conforms to this trope with the third "host", Brian Li Sung, whose personal journal contrasts the guilt-ridden ponderings of Brian and the emerging rants of the Grendel within.

 

== [[Film]] ==

* ''Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again'' had Mark Blankfield going from humble doctor to drugged out sex crazed swinger.

* [[Total Recall|Quaid]] is actually an implanted personality of the villain Hauser. [[Or Was It a Dream?|Maybe]].

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* [[Fred Saberhagen]]'s ''[[Berserker (Literature)|Berserker]]'' short story "What T and I Did" twists this, as the main character was originally one of the Berserker's [[Les Collaborateurs]] known as "goodlife"—and a sadistic thug, too. Then he suffered a brain injury, the only way to save his life was surgery ... and he came out of it with amnesia, a gentle nature, and absolute horror at what his past self had done—plus willingness to risk his life to make amends. But if the patch over his left eye was removed, guess who came back? {{spoiler|Except that in the end, his good side regained control, eye-patch or no eye-patch.}}

 

* Scorpius's suicidal program inside Crichton's head in ''[[Farscape]]''.

* Brainwashed Geordi used as an assassin on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.

* Playing this trope painfully straight is Darkstrike from [[Birds of Prey]]: he's a vigilante hunting after the Creeper, the [[Serial Killer]] who killed his girlfriend.

* From ''Where In Time Is [[Carmen Sandiego]]'' was a girl named Jacqueline Hyde, who jumped from sweet, innocent schoolgirl to raving, snarling harpy at the drop of a hat.

* Adam Worth from [[Sanctuary]] is said to be the in-universe explanation for the novel. Neither personality is particularly stronger, but unlike most examples, both sides work in tandem.

* ''[[Supernatural]]'': Kind-and-gentle human Sammy, arrogant-and-violent demonic Sammy. And then there is soulless robo Sammy...

* Mesogog and Anton Mercer from ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]''. Eventually Mesogog splits himself off from Mercer because he gets fed up with sharing. It frees the Rangers to not hold back against him, but he becomes even more effective due to being able to act more often and not just when he surfaces.

 

* "Sacrifice" by [[Disturbed]] is about this trope, along with themes of "My other side is going to hurt you".

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', in its Gothic horror-themed ''Innistrad'' expansion, introduced [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=221209 "Civilized Scholar"], a double-faced card that transforms into "Homicidal Brute". He was actually named "Jekyll and Hyde" as a placeholder in the early designs for the set.

 

* This is how [[The Spoony Experiment|Spoony]] and {{spoiler|[[Mad Scientist|Dr. Insano]]}} are portrayed in the [[That Guy With The Glasses]] anniversary special ''[[Kickassia]]''. (Note that this is subject to [[Negative Continuity]].)

* Flippy from ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]''.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

** At one point, he even hides out with a theater troop, where he performs "Jekyll and Hyde", using his [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|shapeshifting]] powers to play both roles.

* The 1950 [[Classic Disney Shorts|Goofy cartoon]] "Motormania" features Goofy as the mild-mannered, friendly Mr. Walker. However, whenever Mr. Walker gets into his car, he becomes the ill-tempered, violent, and [[Drives Like Crazy|reckless Mr. Wheeler.]]

* ''[[Mary Shelley's Frankenhole]]'' has ''the'' Jekyll and Hyde, whose serum causes {{spoiler|[[John Belushi]] to turn into [[James Belushi|Jim Belushi]]}}. Victor [[Deconstructed Trope|also ridicules him]] for being his own monster.

 

== [[Real Life]] ==

** [[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|"It wasn't me, it was the Black Sleep of Kali!"]]

 

 

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