doppelgänger theme
There are two characters who are biologically unrelated yet carry such a remarkable resemblance that one could readily impersonate the other.
Examples
In ahp1x10 "The Case of Mr. Pelham", a twin double is gradually taking over Mr. Pelman's life.
8 total · 2 choice · 2 major · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp1x10 | choice | Mr. Pelham had a doppelgänger who was slowly taking over Mr. Pelman's life. |
| tz1959e1x21 | choice | The story turns on Millicent encountering her doppelgänger at a bus depot on a rainy November night. |
| ahp1x14 | major | King hired a look-alike actor named Davidson to take Baldwin's place in order to close an important deal. |
| movie: Mr. Murder (1998) | major | Alfie, a genetically engineered clone of Marty, was under the mistaken impression that Marty stole his life and memories, and Alfie took steps to take over Marty's life as a result. |
| ahp1x28 | minor | The possibility was briefly entertained that Jocelyn had a look-alike, which would have explain the mysterious portrait. |
| ahp3x10 | minor | The closing narration was performed by a sombrero wearing man, named Omega, who was the spitting image of Alfred Hitchcock. |
| movie: Naked Lunch (1991) | minor | Bill encountered a look-alike of his recently killed wife Joan in Tom's wife of the same name. |
| movie: Voices of a Distant Star (2002) | minor | Mikako encountered her doppelgänger on the fourth planet in the Sirius star system of all places. |