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Clones have often gotten the short end of the stick in Sci Fi. When they're not soulless abominations or evil dopplegangers, they tend to be seen as just back-up copies of the original and nothing more. Except when this trope kicks in. After all, Nature creates genetic copies of people all the time. They're called identical twins; and as people in Real Life can easily tell you; they are very much individuals. Expect the Zombie Advocate to make their case. See also Just a Machine. Contrast Expendable Clone. Examples of Clones Are People, Too include:

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  • Clones have often gotten the short end of the stick in Sci Fi. When they're not soulless abominations or evil dopplegangers, they tend to be seen as just back-up copies of the original and nothing more. Except when this trope kicks in. After all, Nature creates genetic copies of people all the time. They're called identical twins; and as people in Real Life can easily tell you; they are very much individuals. Expect the Zombie Advocate to make their case. See also Just a Machine. Contrast Expendable Clone. Examples of Clones Are People, Too include:
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  • Clones have often gotten the short end of the stick in Sci Fi. When they're not soulless abominations or evil dopplegangers, they tend to be seen as just back-up copies of the original and nothing more. Except when this trope kicks in. After all, Nature creates genetic copies of people all the time. They're called identical twins; and as people in Real Life can easily tell you; they are very much individuals. This trope is when a Clone is permitted to be their own person and live their own life, essentially becoming a character independent from the original. They may grapple with Cloning Blues now and then, or they may recognize that their personality is sufficiently unique for them to think of themselves as---well, themselves. This is more difficult if they started life with the copied memories of the original. Often, they become a recurring or supporting character. If the original is dead, it's likely the clone takes over the original's role. Of interesting note is that, due to the nature of the brain, even if the clone was meant to be a backup copy, it still is a completely separate being, both in body a consciousness. Expect the Zombie Advocate to make their case. See also Just a Machine. Contrast Expendable Clone. Examples of Clones Are People, Too include:
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