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{{quote|'''Rouge:''' Do you actually believe that... you're the real Shadow?<br />
{{quote|'''Rouge:''' Do you actually believe that... you're the real Shadow?
'''Shadow:''' No doubt.<br />
'''Shadow:''' No doubt.
'''Rouge:''' Even your memories might not be real, you know?<br />
'''Rouge:''' Even your memories might not be real, you know?
'''Shadow:''' Even if my memories are not real, it's still me, Shadow.|''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''}}
'''Shadow:''' Even if my memories are not real, it's still me, Shadow.|''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''}}


{{quote|'''Official''': Doctor, am I right in thinking you can create experiences, implant them into a subject, who will then believe that they really happened?<br />
{{quote|'''Official''': Doctor, am I right in thinking you can create experiences, implant them into a subject, who will then believe that they really happened?
'''Dr. Havant''': Of course. In fact, creating an illusion of reality is quite simple. |''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]'', "The Way Back"}}
'''Dr. Havant''': Of course. In fact, creating an illusion of reality is quite simple. |''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]'', "The Way Back"}}


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* In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]: Duodecim'', this is how Kefka brainwashes {{spoiler|Kuja}} into becoming a full-on antagonist for the next cycle, rather than the [[Anti-Villain]] he had been up to that point, by giving him fake memories of hating {{spoiler|Zidane}}.
* In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]: Duodecim'', this is how Kefka brainwashes {{spoiler|Kuja}} into becoming a full-on antagonist for the next cycle, rather than the [[Anti-Villain]] he had been up to that point, by giving him fake memories of hating {{spoiler|Zidane}}.
* In ''[[Star Wars]]: [[The Force Unleashed]] II'', Darth Vader and a hallucination of Rahm Kota taunt the protagonist on how he's not Starkiller, redeemed Jedi and the founder of The Alliance To Restore The Republic, but a clone.
* In ''[[Star Wars]]: [[The Force Unleashed]] II'', Darth Vader and a hallucination of Rahm Kota taunt the protagonist on how he's not Starkiller, redeemed Jedi and the founder of The Alliance To Restore The Republic, but a clone.
{{quote| '''Rahm Kota hallucination''': You're Vader's puppet, just a body filled with the memories of a dead man.}}
{{quote|'''Rahm Kota hallucination''': You're Vader's puppet, just a body filled with the memories of a dead man.}}
* As a general rule, any event referenced in ''[[Gemini Rue]]'' that isn't explicitly shown onscreen has at least a chance of having been artificially implanted. {{spoiler|In the end, Kane is the only surviving main character who knows anything of his real backstory.}}
* As a general rule, any event referenced in ''[[Gemini Rue]]'' that isn't explicitly shown onscreen has at least a chance of having been artificially implanted. {{spoiler|In the end, Kane is the only surviving main character who knows anything of his real backstory.}}