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| possible | possible facing | possible inverse |
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- An episode of The Powerpuff Girls had them facing impostors in Paper Thin Disguises, which nonetheless fooled the girls (and the crooks) into attacking each other until they got the idea to only attack their own counterpart—the inverse of the trope.
Source: Rock Paper Switch -
The SNES game Mohawk & Headphone Jack uses the Inverse Planet variation, but in an unusual case for the 16-bit era, makes full use of the system's rotational capabilities so that the floor is always facing down.
Source: Gravity Screw - After a surprising but understandable amount of cowering, Lina Inverse invokes this on herself in Flam Gush as a reminder that she is no longer the scared little girl she once was when facing Erik, glaring back to make him look away.
Source: Character Check
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Inverse and Facing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/facing/inverse
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