what if I discovered that I was a facsimile of someone else theme

We imagine what it would be like to discover that we are, in fact, merely a copy of someone else who by virtue of prior existence can be considered more genuine.

6 total · 2 choice · 2 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ent3x10 choice The Tucker clone realized it was a clone of the real Tucker.
voy5x18 choice Voyager crew discovered they were actually a biomimetic facsimile of the real Voyager crew
movie: Impostor (2001) major The grand revelation of the story is that Spencer was not Spencer so to speak, but rather a replicant of the real Spencer.
pkded1x08 major Emily learned that she was actually an android patterned on the woman who'd created the Autofac automated factory.
blackmirror4x01 minor The digital clone of the girl was shocked to learn she was not the real her.
blackmirror7x06 minor Walt was surprised to learn that he was a digital clone of Callister Inc. CEO James Walton, and not the real article.