EVILTWIN

Evil twin

The evil twin is an antagonist found in many different fictional genres. They are physical copies of protagonists, but with radically inverted moralities. In filmed entertainment, they can have obvious physical differences with the protagonist—such as facial hair, eyepatches, scars or distinctive clothing—that make it easy for the audience to visually identify the two characters. Sometimes, however, the physical differences between the characters will be minimized, so as to confuse the audience. Both roles are almost always played by either the same actor or the actor's actual twin .

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evil twin

Noun

  1. A duplicate or counterpart of something or someone that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.
    As a ploy to discredit the reformist politician, the opposing party had hired a lookalike to act as his evil twin and be seen in a variety of compromising situations.
  2. A rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.


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