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Named after the biological phenomenon known as [
This is extremely common in video games, where characters who were originally [[Ryu and Ken|identical to the lead]] (usually to allow for two-player play, [[Send in The Clones|or just because the lead is popular]]) are often given their own special abilities and personality quirks in later games.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Starting late in the first season of ''[[Maverick (TV)|Maverick]]'', episodes started to alternate between focusing on series mainstay Bret Maverick (played by James Garner) and his brother, Bart (played by Jack Kelly). Although Bret and Bart were written identically (writers were told to always write for Garner, and the producers would later just select which character would lead due to scheduling), the actors' portrayals quickly established Bret as the fun-loving, wisecracking brother, and Bart as the more serious-minded of the two. The same process happened to a later Maverick as well, as Roger Moore played Beau Maverick as a refined gentleman, at odds with the other two brothers' portrayals, despite the character, again, being written exactly the same. As for the final Maverick brother (Robert Colbert as Brent Maverick), he only appeared in two episodes, and thus never really found a personality of his own.
* The Cylons of ''[[
* On ''[[Stargate Atlantis (TV)|Stargate Atlantis]]'', the Wraith started off being interchangeable, down to all the male ones being played by James Lafazanos and all the female ones being played by Andee Frizzell. The only exceptions were when more than one Wraith was on-screen at a time. Eventually, [[Friendly Enemy]] "Todd" (Christopher Heyerdahl) and [[Jerkass Woobie]] "Michael" ([[Star Trek Enterprise|Connor Trinneer]]) came out of the literally nameless mass.
* In early episodes of ''[[30 Rock (TV)|30 Rock]]'', Grizz and Dot Com were pretty much just a pair of dim-witted bulkheads who follow Tracy around. Now Grizz is an emotional soul and Dot Com is a well-spoken [[The Smart Guy|Smart Guy]].
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**** Actually, in some circumstances it can take off all of your health bar from 100%!! What does this move look like? Just a big punch.
*** Also, both were originally the protagonists of [[Ikari Warriors]], where they not only played but even looked identical.
* In ''[[Super Robot Wars Alpha]]'', the player built up their own character by selecting genders, choosing a face (from four males and four females), giving them names, and adding a personality (Cool, Shy, Weird, or [[Hot
** Alpha 2 and 3 then adopted the Kusuha and Bullet characters as the canon heroes of Alpha (with the "player" and main character assumed to have been Kusuha) and developed them even further, taking their story and character development to appropriate extremes.
** It's worth noting that ''[[Super Robot Wars 4]]'' did this, as well. However, only two of the eight "standard" characters (those being Irmgult "Irm" Kazahara and Ring Mao) have been included in Original Generation at this time. As a [[Mythology Gag]], in OG (and their cameos in Alpha) they're ''significantly'' older than they were in the games they first appeared in, and instead of being a standard couple as per 4 and its re-releases, they bicker [[Like an Old Married Couple]].
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