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Memories of families and friends are a wonderful thing, though there are times when a character is missing or rather forgotten. At times, even the whole world, universe, [[Alternate Reality| alternate reality]]'s characters forgets that a certain character exists as though he (or she) in question wasn't born
Although the [[Hero]], [[Anti-Hero]], or rarely [[The Big Bad]], at times wants to be forgotten to [[It's Not You, It's My Enemies|not imperil others]], so his or her foes would not harm those in any way shape or form, so he leaves his family and friends. An [[Up to Eleven]] example
▲Memories of families and friends are a wonderful thing, though there are times when a character is missing or rather forgotten. At times, even the whole world, universe, [[Alternate Reality| alternate reality]]'s characters forgets that a certain character exists as though he (or she) in question wasn't born, when this happens this is a forgotten character.
The milder examples are the insanely [[Ridiculously Average Guy|mundane]] that not one of his friends or foes remembers
▲Although the [[Hero]], [[Anti-Hero]], or rarely [[The Big Bad]], at times wants to be forgotten to [[It's Not You, It's My Enemies|not imperil others]], so his or her foes would not harm those in any way shape or form, so he leaves his family and friends. An [[Up to Eleven]] example, is that the character in question didn't exist at all, it does not explain all the interactions and stopping the fate of the world ending earlier.
▲The milder examples are the insanely [[Ridiculously Average Guy|mundane]] that not one of his friends or foes remembers this particular character, especially if the world he lives in is fantastical or a world populated with superheroes and villains. The latter can get overshadow, especially if he or she don't have any thing of a role or cool power.
In fantasy and [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] settings, a character's existence gets erase by very [[A Wizard Did It| powerful spells]], [[Weird Science|laser rays]] that have [[Gone Horribly Right|right]] or [[Gone Horribly Wrong]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* [[Shrinking Violet|Canada]] of the ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' series, the
* ''[[Jewelpet
▲* [[Shrinking Violet|Canada]] of the [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] series, the interactions that he had with other characters usually involved them forgetting who he was, his existence, or worst, mistaking him for [[Boisterous Bruiser|North America]].
* [[The Generic Guy|Tetsuo Ishimaru]] of ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'',
▲* [[Jewelpet|Jewelpet Sunshine]] had three examples, Nejikawa who was forgotten by his classmates at least once. Yaginuma was a debatable case, because of his limited screen time. And Katori, whose peers keep on forgetting that she's there, because she's tiny.
* In [[Saki (manga)|''Saki'']], this trope was nearly a superpower to Momoko Touyoko. She's invisible to anyone in the vicinity, since she barely leaves an impression. There's was even an incident when she was playing Mahjong with three players, but they've forgotten that she's there despite that she is ''sitting next to her''.▼
▲* [[The Generic Guy|Tetsuo Ishimaru]] of [[Eyeshield 21]], were his teammates keep on forgetting that he exists. Tetsuo even breaks the fourth wall just to comment on this.
* In ''[[Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei]]'', despite being the [[Class Representative]], Kagero Usui had a property to just slip away from the other characters' memories. Just because his [[Prematurely Bald]] head was his only distinctive feature. - He takes great pains to hide most of the time.▼
▲* In [[Saki (manga)|Saki]], this trope was nearly a superpower to Momoko Touyoko. She's invisible to anyone in the vicinity, since she barely leaves an impression. There's was even an incident when she was playing Mahjong with three players, but they've forgotten that she's there despite that she is ''sitting next to her''.
* Akari Akaza of ''[[Yuru-Yuri]]''.{{context}}▼
▲* In [[Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei]], despite being the [[Class Representative]], Kagero Usui had a property to just slip away from the other characters' memories. Just because his [[Prematurely Bald]] head was his only distinctive feature. - He takes great pains to hide most of the time.
▲* Akari Akaza of ''[[Yuru-Yuri]]''.
== Comic Books ==
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== Film ==
* In ''[[Office Space]]'', no one noticed that Milton, the quiet office drone, was gone. Also, for several years before he was actually fired from the company, to top it all off, was that everybody forgotten to tell him the news. Also, Milton continues to work there with no employment file, because the payroll system glitched and continues to send him his monthly salary (No one even noticed this as well).
* Randy from ''[[Liar Liar]]'', whom Fletcher Reede doesn't even bother to try remembering.
== Literature ==
* In the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series, Peter Pettigrew (aka Wormtail) was known as the quiet yet unassuming guy in the Marauders gang. This trait was what made Sirius Black trust him to be the Potter family's Secret Keeper {{spoiler|as no one suspected that Peter and the rumored Death Eater spy in the anti-Voldemort organization the Order of the Phoenix were one and the same}}. Also, he was supposedly killed by Sirius, yet there was no physical or magical evidence that he was even dead. Not a single character thought that he might have survived Sirius's attack {{spoiler|or even considered that anyone other than Sirius might be the bad guy}}.
* In ''[[Blindsight]]'', the Captain was this trope. It's so bad that the protagonist treats this as a huge reveal that the Captain was in charge (It's no secret that the Captain was an AI, plus the protagonist is a walking [[Sherlock Scan|Sherlock Scanner]], who forgets the Captain's existence since it doesn't leave any clues).
* In ''[[Dragaera|Vlad Taltos]]'', Kragar is so utterly forgettable that no one will notice him, even though he's standing in the same room, speaking to them, and hasn't moved.
* In the novel
== Live-Action Television ==
* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''{{'}}s sixth season, there's the [[Terrible Trio]]
*
** ''[[Torchwood]]'' had a similar villain who was in real danger of dying if they were forgotten, so they did everything they could do to avert this trope by forcing people to remember them. {{spoiler|the character in question, Adam, he basically was a nondescript self insert fanfic character parody, the episode was spoofing and deconstructing the trope}}.
* In ''[[Arrested Development]]'', not one of the Bluth family (except for George-Michal, the sometimes boyfriend) remembers Ann Veal's real name; they usually refer to her as "Bland," "Egg," "Annabell," "Yam," or "Her?" It's not done out of malice, it's just that Ann Veal was so forgettable.
* In ''[[Friends]]'', both of Ross's parents forgotten about Ben, since they were gushing over Emma.
== Music ==
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== Tabletop Games ==
* Inverted in ''[[Star Wars]]'' d20's "[[Living Force]]" campaign. The recurring character spacer playboy Zav Zerivax can never remember the heroes, regardless of their renown stats or previous interactions with him. The meta reason for this is due to how the campaign was set up, since tracking NPC relations took a lot of effort (as the player character may have run each scenario under a different [[Game Master|judge]] and/or the same scenario in separate session experiencing mutually exclusive interactions) and Zav is ultimately a minor (albeit recurring) background character.<ref>Most recurring characters either had their relationship marked on the character sheet, or were written in a way that passing the scenario was impossible to win if they were enemies or dead and assumed any PC who played the preceding module was friendly with them.</ref>
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* In "[[Of Thee I Sing]]"'s Alexander Throttlebottom, the Vice Presidential nominee, who was running with John P. Wintergreen. The fact that Alex was so forgettable to the point, that he had to sneak into the White House while a tour was going on, since no one remembered him. (Back then when the play was written in 1930s, the VP position was infamous for its lack of notability.) Though he's remembered in the grand finale, mainly for [[Pair the Spares]] reasons.
== Video Games ==
* The Princess from ''[[Sakura Samurai]]'' had her royal subjects forgot about her and her own existence (Except for the friendly kappa that the player talks to). Justified since she was kidnap.
* In some of the ''[[Super
* The ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' games had Winston Payne. In the past, he was
* In ''[[Fire Emblem Awakening]]'', there's [[Mighty Glacier|Kellam]] and this trope was [[Lampshaded]] in his support conversations constantly and showing up in the gameplay: one would've never guessed that he'd be reclass into an Assassin.
== Western Animation ==▼
** The [[Running Gag]] which had Mr. Burns forgetting who Homer was, though this was [[Characterisation Marches On|dropped mostly]] in later seasons.▼
** Homer just as often forgetting about Maggie. Sometimes referring her just as "the baby", other times forgetting about her completely.▼
* In [[Futurama]], the running gag was that Scruffy had to reintroducing himself to people. Just to the point that "I'm Scruffy, the Janitor" also became his [[Catch Phrase]]. In addition, the other characters are just as forgettable to him, since he doesn't remember them either.▼
* In [[South Park]], "The Last of the Meheecans" episode, where the boys play a Border Control rpg, and the Mexican side won. It takes a long time, until Cartman realizes they forgotten about Butters (and even then only because he can win as the Texan side). The others wonder how this happened, Craig [[Lampshaded|reminds them]] that Butters is easily forgettable.▼
* In [[As Told by Ginger]], Noelle was chosen to test the vanishing powder, mainly because she was not significant to miss. This was subverted later on, when it's reveal that Noelle is a cool [[Cloudcuckooland|cloudcuckoolander]] (by [[Freaky Is Cool|their standards]]) and became an [[Ascended Extra]] with more substance.▼
== Web Animation ==
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== Web Comics ==
* This trope happens often in ''[[Scandinavia and The World]]
** Denmark always forgets about the Faroe Islands, his own room mate. The guy owes him money.
* In [[70-Seas]]'s side-story was centered around a "forgettable" character. During a bid for attention, he committed burglary and was arrested, even doing that doesn't work, and to top it all off, he was released. Never mind that he ''dropped" a stolen diamond in front of the police.▼
** Norway is apparently oblivious to Kven, even if the guy is right in front of him.
▲* In ''[[70-Seas]]'
== Web Video ==
▲== Western Animation ==
* [[The Simpsons (animation)|''The Simpsons'']]:
▲** The [[Running Gag]] which had Mr. Burns forgetting who Homer was, though this was [[Characterisation Marches On|
▲** Homer just as often forgetting about Maggie
▲* In ''[[Futurama]]'', the running gag was that Scruffy had to reintroducing himself to people
▲* In ''[[South Park]]
▲* In ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'', Noelle was chosen to test the vanishing powder, mainly because she was not significant to miss. This was subverted later on, when it's reveal that Noelle is a cool [[Cloudcuckooland|cloudcuckoolander]] (by [[Freaky Is Cool|their standards]]) and became an [[Ascended Extra]] with more substance.
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== Real Life ==
* Too many historical figures are lost to history's pages, since they're not named, recorded, and such
▲* Too many historical figures are lost to history's pages, since they're not named, recorded, and such. Even though a few managed to do something the current day remembers them for.
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