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However, Soarin is able to convince Spitfire to change her mind, because he could tell that the reason why she made Lightning Dust lead pony, was because she reminded her of herself when she was younger.

The Flash Sentry Chronicles: In 'Wonderbolts Academy', just like in canon, Lightning Dust is, initially, made to be Rainbow Dashs lead pony.

Ensemble Stars!: In the Main Story, Keito encourages Mao to go back to Trickstar and give up on joining Akatsuki because his hard-working and self-sacrificing nature reminds Keito of his younger self, and he wants Mao to not make the same mistakes he did.

Miranda Priestly tells this to Andy at the end of The Devil Wears Prada, which only reinforces Andy's decision to quit.

(When he suggests that they might become Blood Ravens and kill xenos such as killed their mother, they are quite eager to be like him.)

Dawn of War In Chris Roberson's novel Dawn of War II, the two boys they find in the hive remind Thaddeus of himself at that age - partly because he came from the same sort of hive, and partly because they fit the aspirant profile.

In the first episode of Community, Pierce means it as a compliment when he tells Jeff that Jeff reminds him of younger version of himself, but since Pierce is, putting it gently, a complete tool, Jeff doesn't take it as one.

Should Cain's assessment be on the mark, it would seem to shine a light on Cain's own character.

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When he does survive (but is brainwashed), he prefers to commit suicide after being temporarily freed rather than lose his free will again.

Interestingly enough, said student turns out to be quite the model commissar, offering to stay behind (and certainly die) in order to buy time for the others to escape.

Amusingly (and not at all surprisingly, given his own character), this leads him to view absolutely everything Donal says and does with considerable suspicion.

In the Ciaphas Cain novel Cain's Last Stand, one of Cain's students reminds him of himself.

Suddenly the idea of being like Bronze was legitimately terrifying.

Only a few years ago Augustus would have beamed in pride to hear such a thing from Bronze. Many a Broken Pedestal has said it this way.

There are also times when it's said with the implication that the person they're saying it to is a Naïve Newcomer who is overly idealistic just like they were at that age, but will have to learn cynicism, just like the person speaking. For example an Anti-Hero or Deadpan Snarker may wind up telling someone that it's the bad parts of themselves or the bits about themselves that they loathe that the person is bringing to mind. It's worth noting that this variant often tends to be parodied or subverted. It's also a good way to show a possibility for a villain finding redemption. This is often used to set up a Worthy Opponent scenario, and often either Sympathy for the Devil (from the hero to the villain) or Sympathy for the Hero (from the villain to hero). In a time travel story, said younger person may actually be themselves, however the character is unaware of this, having set them on a path to greatness. Most commonly used to show that even if a character is outside the Competence Zone currently, they have potential they may yet fulfill, or that they may grow up to be just like the hero and take up the call. In particular The Hero may say it to a character like a sidekick, a Hero-Worshipper or a Non-Action Guy who just showed some pluck and Got Dangerous, an Innocent Bystander who actually helped out, etc. The first and most commonly used variant is someone telling another person that the other person reminds them of themselves, especially if they add, 'When I was younger,' to the end of it.

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