Status: IN
Prototype and Flyweight represent opposite extremes of the object identity spectrum: Prototype creates fully independent copies via Clone (maximizing autonomy at memory cost), while Flyweight's factory-managed intrinsic/extrinsic state splitting maximizes sharing (minimizing memory at the cost of externalized state management), revealing that creational design involves a fundamental identity-sharing tradeoff.
Prototype (pure creation) and Flyweight (pure sharing) bookend the object identity spectrum
Depends on (SL): prototype-creates-objects-by-cloning, controlled-sharing-meta-pattern