Quite a few people thought the other way around. Would certainly throw a nice twist on why he has his face covered and the similar names and all that.
Actually, it's the "happened twice" that makes it seem that way. Had it stopped at Repliku, I doubt too many people would've given it a second thought. However, they bothered to pull the same stunt again and tie it even further to Castle Oblivion and BBs and what not. They gave Replicas too much importance for people to believe they won't do anything with it ever again - even if it's only a red herring.