Amnesiac Liar: Difference between revisions

For reasons undisclosed, Alice has told a falsehood to Bob (such as her name being Claire). Alas, an [[Tap Onon the Head|unfortunate accident]] later, Alice gets [[Easy Amnesia]]! (Un)Fortunately Bob is present to tell her all she needs to know.

* In ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'', both Light and Misa lose their memories as a result of Light's [[Memory Gambit]]. Unfortunately, this also leaves Light with no idea as to why he's Misa's boyfriend, leading to severe awkwardness when L quizzes them on their feelings for each other. She is super hot he is a teenager. No extra explanation is needed.

* In ''[[Santa Withwith Muscles]]'', Hulk Hogan pretends he's Santa Claus and gets amnesia while in the suit.

* {{spoiler|[[Sherlock Holmes]]}} manages to do it to himself in [[Michael Kurland (Creator)|Michael Kurland]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes|Professor Moriarty]] novel ''The Empress of India''. {{spoiler|He has a secret identity as a criminal, as a way of keeping an eye on the criminal underworld. When he suffers a [[Tap Onon the Head]] and wakes up in this lair, he deduces that this is his true identity, and proceeds to become a successful criminal.}}

* Happens in at least one ''[[Mission Impossible (TV series)|Mission Impossible]]'' episode. In the new series, Shannon almost ends up marrying the villain's son.

* "The Forgotten", one of the early, unusual episodes of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'', had this happen to an undercover Bruce Wayne disguised as a homeless guy. He gets kidnapped by a [[Fat Sweaty Southerner in Aa White Suit|greasy, overfed slavedriver]] who runs a mining operation, while Alfred is trying to find him. Very poignant episode, as Bruce gradually uncovers his memories and retakes his [[Took a Level In Badass|levels in badass]].

* Another Batman example happens in the ''[[Batman: theThe Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' episode "The Mask of Matches Malone": a hit on the head causes the hero to believe himself to be Malone, his undercover gangster identity.