Polyplopic enemies
Creatures theme
Includes enemies that create multiple false images (illusory clones, doppelgängers, holograms, or such) of themselves and the player must somehow identify the real one to defeat them.
32
games
12platforms
Alternate names: Illusion cloners
Name variations: doppelganger enemies, mirror enemies
WIN 2002-07
WIN 2015-02-04
PS2 2001-07-24
PS4 2014-08
XBOX1 2014-08
PS3 2009-02
MAC 2002-03-27
WIN 2005
WII 2012-09-20
OSX 2012-05-15
PS2 2002-03-28
WIN 1998-03-31
This is NOT for enemies that outright clone themselves where player Must defeat all the clones to truly defeat the opponent.
The tag name comes from polyplopia, seeing something as multiple, and alludes that these creatures cause it on the player character. More commonly known by its milder variety of diplopia (double vision).
Fairly commonly known as mirror image spell or similar which creates number of false images of the original.
The tag name comes from polyplopia, seeing something as multiple, and alludes that these creatures cause it on the player character. More commonly known by its milder variety of diplopia (double vision).
Fairly commonly known as mirror image spell or similar which creates number of false images of the original.
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The first Polyplopic enemies video game was released in 1998.
Blizzard Entertainment, Monolith Productions and Electronic Arts published most of these games.