Anyone found how to get around this yet? 
So I thought I would step in here again just to list all the different types of Doppelgangers there are currently in the game.
Players: Note the following can be mixed and matched to an extent and I'm not going into the possible mixes.
Doppelganger: This is a near exact replica of you except that Doppelgangers can't seem to mimic custom power colors and they some times seem be missing entire power sets likewise if you use "Traps" your Doppelganger will have "Devices" in it's place. Seen in both hero and villain Doppelganger story arcs as well as some Tip missions.
Reverse: The primary and secondary colors of your costume will trade places. This is still true even if one of the colors can't be seen on your original costume which some times results in some very odd coloring. Seen in the hero Doppelganger Story Arcs.
Inverse: This is basically what a negative image looks like. The pattern will always stay the same as your own costume but it's actually in the opposite color of what you're wearing so if you have a black costume your inverse self will be wearing white. This is rather unfortunate if you're wearing a black hood resulting in a racist doppelganger. Oddly enough your skin color will also be opposite but this isn't noticed if you have no skin showing. Not sure where this is used outside of AE.
BlackAndWhite: This is actually a really fun one if you have a pattern on your costume that can't be seen in it's original colors. The Black and White setting doesn't really pay attention to black and white points that already exists but rather makes your primary color white and your secondary color black. So if you should happen to be wearing a white shirt with a white magic pattern on it your doppelganger will actually have a visible magic pattern which is really cool. Seen in some tip missions.
RandomPower: These Doppelgangers randomly have other power sets, some times sets that wouldn't even normally go together. Seen in the villain Doppelganger story arc.
Angel: This doppelganger wears the "Nice" halo aura which will replace whatever aura you're wearing and a pair of White angel wings. Should your character already be wearing these items you might not notice a difference unless your wings are a different color because the angel setting will always make them white. If your character is wearing a cape the wings will replace the cape but for some odd reason it doesn't remove the mantle. Trench Coats are unaffected by the addition of the wings. Seen in some tip missions.
Demon: This doppelganger wears the "Naughty" halo aura which will replace whatever aura you're wearing and a pair of red and black demon wings. Should your character already be wearing these items you might not notice a difference unless your wings are a different color because the demon setting will always make them red and black. If your character is wearing a cape the wings will replace the cape but for some odd reason it doesn't remove the mantle. Trench Coats are unaffected by the addition of the wings. Seen in some tip missions.
Shadow: This will make your character entirely black with the exceptions of some costume pieces that don't accept color changes or only partially change color such as a Soldier's unchangeable red Arachnos logo. These are seen at the end of the Positron Task force (Part 1).
Marcus Cole:
Statesman: Primal Earth Freedom Phalanx
Tyrant: Praetorian Earth Emperor
Reichsman: Nazi Germany 5th Column
Imperious: Though not technically Marcus he is his Cimeroran ancestor.
Jessica Megan Duncan:
Ms. Liberty: Primal Earth Vindicator
Dominatrix: Praetorian Earth
Miss Liberty: Alexis Cole is Megan's mother with a similar name and costume.
Michael White:
Back Ally Brawler: Primal Earth Freedom Phalanx
Marauder: Praetorian Earth
Raymond Keyes:
Positron: Primal Earth Freedom Phalanx
Anti-Matter: Praetorian Earth
Daedalus: Though not technically Raymond Keyes he is his Cimeroran Ancestor.
Valerie Kellum:
Valkyrie: Primal Earth Vindicator
Battle Maiden: Though she currently inhabits Praetorian Earth she was originally from War Earth.
Steven Berry
Synapse: Primal Earth Freedom Phalanx
Neuron: Praetorian Earth
Marathon: Though not technically Steven he is his Cimeroran Ancestor. (Not in game but has a wiki page?)
Katherine Stevens:
Mynx: Primal Earth Vindicator
Bobcat: Praetorian Earth
Male Android
Citadel: Primal Earth Freedom Phalanx originally called Bastion
Siege: Praetorian Earth War Work
Parthenon: How does an android have a Cimeroran ancestor? (Not in game but has a wiki page?)
Female Android
Luminary: Primal Earth Vindicator
Nightstar: Praetorian Earth Clockwork
Kit Rafter: Was the original Luminary on Primal Earth and a member of the Freedom Phalanx. The new Luminary was actually a wedding present modeled after Kit's wife with his powers.
Shalice Tilman-Sinclair and Aurora Scott
Mrs. Beast: My own personal incarnation of Shalice from Mythical Earth with permission from Sean Fish.
Sister Psyche: Primal Earth Freedom Phalanx Shalice Sinclair
Aurora Borealis: Primal Earth Vindicator Aurora Scott formally Sister Psyche of the Freedom Phalanx when they use to share a body.
Mother Mayhem: Praetorian Earth Shalice Tilman is still inhabiting Aurora's body which is why I listed these two together.
Sister Solaris: Though not technically the same person she is Shalice's Cimeroran ancestor.
Jean-Pierre Lourdin:
Malaise: Primal Earth Vindicator
Malaise: Praetorian Earth
Justin Sinclair:
Mr. Beast: My own personal incarnation from Mythical Earth with permission from Sean Fish.
Manticore: Primal Earth Freedom Phalanx
Chimera: Praetorian Earth
Orion: Though not technically Justine he is his Cimeroran ancestor. (Not in game but has a wiki page?)
Lena Elliot:
Swan: Primal Earth Vindicator
Black Swan: Praetorian Earth
Tammy Arcanus:
Numina: Primal Earth Freedom Phalanx
Diabolique: Praetorian Earth
K'Varr D'Shall:
Infernal: Though currently on Primal Earth and a member of the Vindicators Infernal is not originally from this Earth.
Infernal: Though currently on Praetorian Earth Infernal is not originally from this Earth.
Woodsman: Primal Earth Vindicator
Shadowhunter: Praetorian Earth
Calvin Scott: Primal Earth
Calvin Scott: Praetorian Earth Resistance
Belladonna Vetrano:
Ghost Widow: Primal Earth Arachnos
Belladonna Vetrano: Praetorian Earth Resistance
Sister Airlia: Though not technically Belladonna she is her Cimeroran ancestor and a Cimeroran Traitor.
Dr. Quatrexin: Dr. Leonard Bowen is the original inventor of the power armor.
Black Scorpion: Ernesto Rodriguez stole the armor and doesn't even really know how to use it.
Romulus Augustus: Cimeroran Traitor
Romulus Augustus: Nictus
Virgil Duray:
Colonel Duray: Primal Earth Sky Raider
Colonel Duray: Praetorian Earth Imperial Defense Force
Gerhardt Eisenstadt:
Nemesis: Present
Mender Silos: Future and some how younger?
Nosferatu: 5th Column
Nosferatu: Council
Requiem: 5th Column
Requiem: Council
Vandal: 5th Column
Vandal: Council
The Clockwork King: Primal Earth
The Clockwork King: Psychic
Hero 1: Omega Team
Honoree: Rikti
Odysseus: Primal Earth Wariors
Odysseus: Praetorian Earth Resistance
Vanessa DeVore: Primal Earth Carnival of Shadows
Vanessa DeVore: Praetorian Earth Carnival of Light
Penelope Yin: Primal Earth Clockwork
Penelope Yin: Praetorian Earth Seer
Steven Sheridan: Primal Earth
Steven Sheridan: Praetorian Earth Resistance
Thaddeus Aeon: Currently has too many doubles to list and they all appear at the end of one TF with the exception of Professor Echo.
Faultline
Jim Temblor: Primal Earth
Jane Temblor: Praetorian Earth (Missing Wiki Page)
Fusionette: Primal Earth
Fusion: Praetorian Earth (Missing Wiki page)
It's been questioned why these two are not the same gender as their counterparts and I think the reason is because they're not actually the same people. The time line for them altered with their parents reproducing at different times resulting in different children. In other words they would actually be brother and sister. Jim was never born on Praetorian Earth instead his sister Jane took his place and vice verse.
Dark Watcher has two different Wiki pages but both versions actually appear to be the Primal Earth version as he's still wearing a Vanguard uniform under his trench coat.
In MA by typing $target or $name into the mission text you can get the player name written in it's place.
With Doppelgangers being added to MA I thought this feature should work on them as well but for some reason it doesn't. They actually show up with the name $target and the enemy group they belong to says "Invalid String Command" The same as the error message you get when you type an emote that doesn't exist.
It seems you can't make the mission without naming the Doppelganger because it shows up as an error during editing.
So how is it possible to make them copy the name of the player. They do it in normal missions so there has to be a way to do it in MA right?