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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' being a TV show about vampires, demons and other supernaturals has several instances of a character getting to show off their long history. Angel, Spike and Dru (among others) all get to reminisce about the past and it gets shown to the audience in several [[Flash Back]] sequences.

* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' uses this on several occasions. Fourth Doctor serial ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S16 E3 The Stones of Blood|The Stones of Blood]]'' is a case of Incriminating Evidence in the form of a set of portraits showing the villain over several centuries.

** [[Doctor Who/Recap/S13 E5 The Brain of Morbius|The Brain Of Morbius]] contains a sequence in which the three previous incarnations of the Doctor are shown, and [[Canon ~~Dis Continuity~~|eight additional faces beyond that]]. Morbius asks ''"How far back Doctor, how long have you lived?"'' - even by Time Lord standards, it seems The Doctor has been around for a while.

** [[Doctor Who/Recap/S13 E5 The Brain of Morbius|The Brain Of Morbius]] contains a sequence in which the three previous incarnations of the Doctor are shown, and [[Canon Discontinuity|eight additional faces beyond that]]. Morbius asks ''"How far back Doctor, how long have you lived?"'' - even by Time Lord standards, it seems The Doctor has been around for a while.

* ''[[The Event]]'': The extraterrestrials look just like humans, but live much longer and age slowly. Photos of these characters taken decades ago, but still looking just the way they do now, are often the only clue the human characters get that reveal the true nature of friends and family members they thought they knew very well.

* ''[[Forever Knight]]'' has several types. Nick has Incriminating Evidence photos, mementos like Joan of Arc's cross and plenty of memories he likes to share, usually [[Once an Episode]].