Mimic (disambiguation)

A mimic is any living species that has evolved to resemble another successful species.

Mimic may also refer to:

• To mimic, the process of observing and replicating another's behavior, also called imitation

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Mimic, a synonym for impressionist, a performer who imitates a person for amusing or satirical effect
• Mimic (photograph), a 1982 photograph by Jeff Wall
• The Mimic (TV series), a 2013–14 British TV series

Fictional characters

• Mimics, fictional extraterrestrials in the Japanese science fiction novel All You Need Is Kill
• Mimic (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
• Mimic (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Comics universe
• Mimic, a shapeshifter octopus from the IDW comics Sonic the Hedgehog
• The Mimic, the main antagonist in the Ruin extension of the video game Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
  • "The Mimic", the title of the derivative third short story in Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex #6 "Nexie"

Films

• Mimic (film), a 1997 film
  • Mimic 2, film sequel
  • Mimic 3: Sentinel, film sequel
• The Mimic (2017 film), a South Korean film
• The Mimic (2020 film), an American comedy film
• Mimics (film), a 2025 American horror comedy film
• Mimics, an Indian Malayalam-language film series
  • Mimics Action 500 (1995), the first film in the series

In video games

• The Mimic, a ghost type in the video game Phasmophobia
• Mimic, a move in the video game series Pokémon
• Mimic, an enemy type in 2017 video game Prey
• Mimic, a character in the Shantae video game franchise
• Mimic, a character in the video game franchise My Singing Monsters
• The Mimic (Roblox experience), a Roblox video game

Science and technology

Biology and healthcare

• MIMIC (immunology) (modular immune in vitro construct), a tool used by immunologists involved in vaccine development
• Mimicry, an evolved resemblance between an organism and another object
• Mimic, common name for the Asian butterfly Hypolimnas misippus

Computing

• MIMIC, a simulation computer language
• MIMIC Simulator, SNMP simulation software from Gambit Communications, Inc.

Statistics

• Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes model, a type of structural equation model

See also

• Doppelgänger
• Imitation (disambiguation)
• Mimesis
  • Mimetic theory