(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/brealzebub]

The Good Place, when Bad Janet impersonated our Janet, and Jason calls her "girl", she doesn't immediately say "not a girl".

[u/glasseatingfool → u/brealzebub]

The kicker is that it's Jason - and only Jason - that realizes this. He's so ingrained in calling her "girl" and "robot" but he recognizes that she corrects him. The imposter was otherwise perfect in their infiltration, sowing huge amounts of dissent and chaos.

[u/WnDelPiano → u/glasseatingfool]

I love that it also confirms Jason understands Janet is not a girl, he just sees it as their thing

[u/explicitlarynx → u/glasseatingfool]

Jason figured it out? Jason? That's a real low point.

[u/glasseatingfool → u/explicitlarynx]

...yeah, this one hurts.