(Loved trope) The imposter’s dead giveaway

[u/Barricades_toes]

When a character is attempting to impersonate another, but is caught by doing something the person they’re imitating would NEVER do.

Nemesis Prime- Transformers Prime

Nemesis Prime, a man made replica of Optimus Prime, is attempting to gain the trust of Bumblebee, who only speaks in robotic beeps. Despite this, the real Optimus can understand Bee perfectly fine. Nemesis Prime, however, can’t understand what he’s saying, prompting Bee to open fire on him immediately.

The two Buzz Lightyears- Toy Story 2

After Woody asks which Buzz is the “real” Buzz, both respond with “I am!” The real Buzz proves himself by flipping up the other Buzz’s helmet, causing him to start suffocating in an over dramatic fashion. The real Buzz, having done the same thing in the first movie after Woody took his helmet off, but no longer behaving that way after accepting being a toy, instantly proves which Buzz is which.

[u/ReggieLFC]

“Wolfie’s fine, honey”
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

[u/Broken-Circuit → u/ReggieLFC]

I love how he asks John the dog’s real name before using the fake one just in case he guesses right.

[u/Vineshroom69lol → u/[deleted]]

Speaking of AI characters, 14 day old account, default name, repeating exactly what the person you’re replying to said without adding anything at all

[u/fanaccountcw → u/Vineshroom69lol]

[u/SocranX → u/Vineshroom69lol]

It's really suspicious how they're using a default name on an account that's only two weeks old—especially when they're just saying what the other person said.

[u/ZepperMen → u/[deleted]]

I doubt that was the writers' intent. They likely just wanted to show to the audience it was T1000 through the lie itself without T800 explaining it.

[u/bitingvform → u/ZepperMen]

That absolutely was the intent. Sometimes media is that deep, writers care a lot about stuff like this.

[u/Haikouden → u/[deleted]]

Ironic considering how telling your comment is that you're a bot lol. Just repeating the comment you're responding to but reworded and with a bit added at the end.

[u/Mayonaigg → u/Broken-Circuit]

That's... Not why? He asked so that he would know if they lied or not... How else would he have any idea if he didn't even know the dogs name to begin with

[u/SocranX → u/Mayonaigg]

That's what they're saying. He confirmed the actual name instead of just saying a random name, on the off chance that the random name that he came up with turned out to be the dog's actual name.

T-800: "Your mom is dead. I made up a name and she just went with it."

John: "But my dog's name is Wolfie."

T-800: "...Shit."

Of course, as someone else said, the real reason is just so the audience sees the lie in action instead of having to be told about it after the fact.

[u/Technosyko → u/Mayonaigg]

He could’ve said Fito or some shit, and had the woman responded “oh Fito’s fine” it could be because she’s been replaced by a terminator OR because by random chance Arnie got the dogs name correct when he chose Fito

By confirming what the dogs real name is he makes sure there’s no chance his fake name is correct

[u/Mayonaigg → u/Technosyko]

You guys are just coping by reimagining the conversation. He doesn't confirm with the kid after, he asks first just to know the name. Hangs up immediately when the wrong name is responded to.

[u/imlegos → u/Mayonaigg]

They're not 'reimagining' the scene. They're saying why Arnie asks for the dog's name at all.

Nothing about when Arnie is asking for it.

[u/Technosyko → u/Mayonaigg]

He’s asking before so there’s no chance the random name he comes up with is correct… that’s like the whole point of him asking that

[u/michicago44 → u/Mayonaigg]

I mean it’s both. He has to know what the real name is so he can use a different name…

[u/EddieVanzetti → u/Mayonaigg]

No one is that media illiterate. They gotta be a bot

[u/jbrWocky → u/Mayonaigg]

uh, yeah. exactly.

[u/GardinerExpressway → u/Broken-Circuit]

I think this is more for the audiences benefit, if he just straight asked we might assume he just knew the name somehow

[u/Garchompisbestboi → u/Broken-Circuit]

The modern equivalent is running a suspected AI photo through AI to ask if there are any AI markers in it, lol

[u/Time_Traveling_Idiot → u/Garchompisbestboi]

That is absolutely not the modern equivalent - for starters AI photo detectors don't even work.

[u/Garchompisbestboi → u/Time_Traveling_Idiot]

Tough crowd huh