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A Variant describe a situation where two Systems have Alters/Headmates who feel like they are almost doubles of each other.

It usually happens when two systems meet when they have introjects of the same character fronting.

The term Variant then applies to the combination of System-Alter.

Example
System A and System B meet. They realise they both have an introject of Character Loki from Disney+ show. Loki A and Loki B are then Variants of each other, and of the Source Loki from Disney+.

If system A has a Loki introject from Mythology, and System B from Loki Show, then they may be considered Variant of the Archetypal Loki, who encompasses all Lokis.

Origin
The term is used in the Disney+ Show Loki, where different individuals are called Loki variants as they all share a strong connection with the Archetypal Loki, while having different enough life stories they are not Doubles nor Clones.

The term was coined for Systems by the Abrasax System in 2023.

Related Terms
This may be considered a specific type of double from another system, as well as a type of sourcemate.