187:—were co-eternal representatives of good and evil. Ahura Mazda, representing good, was eventually expected to win the battle. The doctrinal foundation of Zurvanism lies in its interpretation of the Zoroastrian precepts of Free Will: Like Mazdaism (the other, and still extant branch of Zoroastrianism), Zurvanism emphasized that mortals always "have a choice between good and evil, and that one is always free to make the choice one way or the other." Zurvanism took this one step further and considered Angra Mainyu "evil" by choice, rather than by nature. This characterization is important to modern uses of the "evil twin", as most examples are in fact opposites of their "good twin", rather than wholly evil.
323:. In the 1937 serial, Gordon Tracy was introduced as Dick's twin brother. Gordon underwent an evil scientist's procedure which rendered him evil and physically transformed. For the majority of the story he and Dick were played by different actors, but it is understood that he was intended as a twin. In the case of Jungle Girl, it is not the titular character who has the twin, but her father. She is raised in the wilds of
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1843:Nazi zombies
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1500:Youngest son
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1983:Loosu ponnu
1905:Il Capitano
1528:Tragic hero
1480:Legacy hero
1455:Action hero
1353:14 November
1298:27 February
1144:27 February
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786:non-fiction
760:As metaphor
568:Kate Austen
458:Earth-Three
390:Comic books
385:Comic books
365:even as an
344:was a 1940
45:protagonist
2604:Categories
2565:Town drunk
2514:Innamorati
2214:Final girl
2196:Gamer girl
1899:Il Dottore
1871:Folk devil
1813:Killer toy
1808:Evil clown
1728:False hero
1669:Air pirate
1631:Pulcinella
1031:Comics.org
963:Comics.org
804:References
782:journalism
668:character
632:April 2010
616:improve it
588:The goatee
548:Alex Drake
526:Maverick's
491:soap opera
485:Television
313:Dick Tracy
291:d'Artagnan
248:literature
242:Literature
212:cosmic egg
171:branch of
145:April 2022
103:See also:
82:to their "
34:antagonist
2575:Truck-kun
2479:Barbarian
2413:Otokonoko
2366:Primitive
2242:Harlequin
2233:Masculine
2188:Geek girl
2173:Columbina
2109:Queen bee
1895:Pantalone
1866:Archenemy
1775:Dark lord
1757:Terrorist
1752:Evil twin
1623:Brighella
1619:Harlequin
1597:Trickster
1544:Cyberhero
1523:Man alone
1495:Superhero
1470:Folk hero
1415:Archetype
1292:Bbc.co.uk
1242:Slate.com
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1093:From the
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841:28 August
790:astronomy
766:evil twin
764:The term
726:evil twin
665:Star Trek
620:verifying
454:DC Comics
434:superhero
363:Hollywood
334:stories.
287:Louis XIV
231:dualistic
220:atonement
216:sacrifice
204:fraternal
169:Zurvanite
38:fictional
30:evil twin
16:Archetype
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2560:Tokenism
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2324:Nice guy
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2023:Cat lady
1943:Feminine
1833:Vampires
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1795:Monsters
1711:Villains
1510:Antihero
1465:Everyman
1347:Archived
1079:Archived
1057:Archived
1052:Maverick
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874:Sfsu.edu
778:phishing
772:a faked
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517:westerns
499:, where
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446:Superboy
438:Superman
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2150:Class S
1993:Catgirl
1978:Ingénue
1958:BishĹŤjo
1891:Vecchio
1838:Zombies
1654:Bad boy
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1272:15 July
1247:5 April
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346:comedic
253:Beowulf
233:twins.
208:Mangala
192:Mandika
94:Origins
55:beard,
2464:Others
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1861:Alazon
1664:Pirate
1646:Outlaw
1570:Rogues
1440:Heroes
656:goatee
582:tropes
562:Tropes
513:genres
466:Owlman
431:iconic
402:Tintin
371:flick.
350:Hitler
325:Africa
299:tropes
198:, the
177:Zurvan
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41:genres
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2484:Clown
2299:Himbo
2287:Young
2028:Crone
1886:Miser
1854:Other
1685:Other
1615:Zanni
1537:Other
798:twins
794:Venus
670:Spock
574:from
398:Hergé
368:X-Men
318:1941
311:1937
225:Many
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65:roles
2499:Fool
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