- "ATTACK! Go! Spread Out! Move Across the globe...destroy everything in your path! Make them see Invincible. Make them fear Invincible. MAKE THEM HATE INVINCIBLE!!"
- ― Angstrom Levy to the evil alternate Mark Grayson/Invincibles (Image Comics/Invincible)
- "Not always pleasant to look in the Mirror, is it Harry?"
- ― Mirror Harry Kim (Star Trek Online)
The archetype of an alternate self. Technique of Alternate-Self Manipulation. Variation of Doppelgänger and Counterpart. Not to be confused with Alternate-Self Mimicry.
Also Called[]
- Alternate Counterpart
- Alternate Doppelgänger
- Alternate/Parrallel Dimension/Universe Counterpart/Doppelgänger
- Alternate Version
- Fractured Version
Properties[]
The character is an alternate self, a being who is a version or counterpart of another being from a different timeline, or alternate universe, timeline, dimension or continuity and leading a different life. Depending on the self in question, the character can either have similar powers to their prime counterparts, or different ones.
Associated Powers[]
- Alternate Reality Traveling
- Total Mimicry of their prime self.
Relationships[]
- Alternate-Self Manipulation
- Cartoon/Live Action Mimicry: Based on alternate continuity.
- Doppelgänger
- Evil Twin: Alternate selves are often evil.
- Time Traveler from the Future: From an alternate future.
Example Characters[]
See also: Alternate-Self and Mirror Self.
Anime/Manga
- Future Characters (Dragon Ball series)
- Future Trunks
- Future Zamasu
- Goku Black (Dragon Ball Series)
- Alternate Universe Versions (Giant Ojou-sama)
- Oriko B. Fujido
- Sebastion (B)
- Oriko P. Fujido
- Nakano Giraffe (P)
Cartoons/Comics
- Alternate Bens (Ben 10 series)
- Bad Ben
- Ben 10,000
- Ben 23
- Benzarro
- Mad Ben
- Negative Ben
- Eon
- Captain Blunderpants (Captain Underpants)
- Dark Danny (Danny Phantom)
- Negaduck (Darkwing Duck)
- Justice Lords (DC Animated Universe)
- Power Girl (DC Comics)
- Loud Brothers (The Loud House)
- re-verse Adrien Agreste/Claw Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
- re-verse Alya Césaire/Ubiquity (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
- re-verse Gabriel Agreste/Hesperia (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
- re-verse Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Shadybug (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
- 2nd Dimension alternate counterparts (Phineas and Ferb)
- Dimensional Teen Titans (Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans)
- Cyber Scooby Gang (Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase)
- Dimensional Mystery Inc. (Scooby-Doo! Team-Up)
- Dimensional Spider-Team (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Live Television/Movies
- Yusuke Onodera/Kamen Rider Kuuga (Kamen Rider Decade)
- Ark/Kamen Rider Ark-Zero (Kamen Rider Zero-One)
- Geiz Revive (Kamen Rider Zi-O)
- Ohma Zi-O (Kamen Rider Zi-O)
- White Woz (Kamen Rider Zi-O)
- Variants (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Lord Drakkon (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Alternate counterparts (Supernatural)
- Mirror Universe inhabitants (Star Trek)
Video Games/Visual Novel
- Variants (Bayonetta)
- Hakume (Blazblue)
- Phrenapates (Blue Archive)
- Plana (Blue Archive)
- Shiroko Terror/Anubis (Blue Archive)
- Anna (Fire Emblem)
- The Kid (Jak II)
- The Shadow (Jak II)
- Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
- Wraith Blade (Legacy of Kain)
- Paper universe characters (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)
- Kotone Shiomi (Persona 3)
- Rivet (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart)
- Emperor Nefarious (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart)
- Captain Quantum (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart)
- General of the Legion (Shadow Fight)
- Prince/Princess of the Dynasty (Shadow Fight)
- Proximus/Proxima (Shadow Fight)
- Stranger/Real Shadow's Descendant (Shadow Fight)
- Various Characters (Touhou Lost Word)
- Multiple Servants (TYPE-MOON)
- Alter Servants
- Artoria Pendragon (Lancer)
- EMIYA (Archer)
- Prototype Servants
- Arthur Pendragon
- Cu Chulainn (Prorotype)
- Gilgamesh (Porotype)
- Ushi-Gozen
Gallery[]
The Super Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), the superhero alternate counterparts of the Ninja Turtles.
Sir Lancelot, Sir Gawain, Sir Percival and Nimue (Sonic and the Black Knight) are alternate reality doppelgängers of Shadow, Knuckles, Blaze and Amy from the world of Camelot.
Dr. Eggman (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) is an alternate self of Dr. Robotnik, sharing a near-identical backstory and history/enmity with Sonic.
The Rainbooms (My Little Pony: Equestria Girls), the human counterparts of the Mane 6, except for Sunset Shimmer.
Dave Lister and Arnold Rimmer (Red Dwarf) meeting their female alternate universe selves Deb and Arlene.
Link (The Legend of Zelda) has various different incarnations some of who are descendants while others are from alternate timelines.
Kara Zor-L/Karen Starr/Power Girl (DC Comics), Kara Zor-El/Kara Danvers/Supergirl's Earth-Two counterpart.
Earth-199999/616 Spider-Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe) working alongside his Earth-96283 and Earth-120703 selves.
The Worst Wolverine (Marvel Cinematic Universe) is an alternate counterpart to his Earth-10005 counterpart.
Goku Black and Future Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super) are both alternate selves, the former an alternate version of Present Zamasu who swapped bodies with Goku and the latter Zamasu's counterpart from Future Trunks' timeline.
The Wraith Blade (Legacy of Kain) is both Raziel's symbiotic weapon and his alternate self from a past/future timeline, destined to be absorbed into the vacant Reaver blade and turn it into the Soul Reaver.
Revenants (Mortal Kombat) are undead Earthrealm heroes from the current timeline who were killed in the war againist Shao Kahn and thanks to Kronika existed alongside their heroic uncorrupted selves.
Dark Danny (Danny Phantom) is an evil future version of Danny Phantom from an alternate future timeline.
80s The Chipmunks (Alvin and the Chipmunks 1983 TV series) with their 60s The Chipmunks alternate counterparts.
Hysterical Dame and Nervous Broad (Problem Sleuth) are the female versions of Problem Sleuth and Pickle Inspector.
Shiroko Terror/Anubis (Blue Archive) is the Nameless God alternate timeline version of Sunaookami Shiroko.
White Woz (Kamen Rider Zi-O) is Woz's alternate timeline self, serving as the supporter of Geiz Myoudoin's savior of the world alternate future timeline self, Geiz Revive.
The Ark/Kamen Rider Ark-Zero (Kamen Rider Zero-One) is the predecessor of There, as well as its evil counterpart.
Shadow's Descendant/The Hero (Shadow Fight) has 3 main alternate reality counterparts; the Prince/Princess of the Dynasty from June's Plane, a Shadow Bot named Proximus/Proxima from Itu's Plane, and the General of the Legion from Marcus' Plane.
The Stranger/real Shadow's Descendant (Shadow Fight) is the evil half of Shadow's Descendant/the Hero.
Consul N (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) is Noah's past incarnation who was resurrected by Z to defeat Alpha as well as being Matthew and Na'el's Great grandfather.
Consul M (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) is a past incarnation of Noah's lover Mio and Consul N's lover and by extension, Matthew and Na'el's great grandmother.
re-verse Adrien Agreste (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir) is an evil alternate self of Adrien Agreste from an alternate universe.
Claw Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir) is an evil alternate self of Cat Noir from an alternate universe.
re-verse Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir) is an evil alternate self of Marinette Dupain-Cheng from an alternate universe.
Shadybug (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir) is an evil alternate self of Ladybug from an alternate universe.
re-verse Gabriel Agreste (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir) is a good alternate self of Gabriel Agreste from an alternate universe.