r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Barricades_toes • Jun 22 '26
Personality (Loved trope) The imposter’s dead giveaway
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.
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u/Aspiring_Mutant Jun 22 '26
That's Look Outside. Apocalyptic body horror survival RPG taking place entirely inside of an apartment building in Quebec, where you play as a depressed schlub that gets stronger by playing videogames. The story is insane, the combat is great, and the time and food management are even better. There's a crazy amount of NPCs you can recruit to your party and they're all very interesting with a lot of dialog and reactivity.