![]() Not to be confused with Separated-at-Birth Casting, where multiple unrelated actors prevent the need of Acting for Two. For twins literally separated at birth, see Conjoined Twins. Also compare One Twin Must Die, in which the separation is forever. Compare Switched at Birth, where one baby is swapped for another. It is a common cause of Rich Sibling, Poor Sibling.Ī Speculative Fiction variant is Split at Birth. This is also a good way to drop an Evil Twin on your doorstep, though that variant is a Dead Horse Trope by now. But Separated At Birth, especially if combined with Death by Childbirth, can make for so much drama.Ī plot which sometimes rises from this is Twincest. Notice that Separated at Birth doesn't have to apply literally - their parents might have divorced, and each parent took one kid and neither kid was told of the other's existence, but before that they were one family for some time. Often the two characters were previously unhappy with their lots in life, but after having walked a mile in somebody else's shoes, they gain a new appreciation for what they have. ![]() ![]() Usually the twins are mistaken for one another by family/friends and Hilarity Ensues. A plot in which two siblings (usually identical twins) who were separated at birth now meet up as youngsters or adults.
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