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{{quote|'''[[The Don|Carl Grissom]]:''' ''Jack, listen! Maybe we can cut a deal!''<br />
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** Inverted in "I Am Become Death", when Future-Sylar insists that Peter call him Gabriel.
*** The name he prefers usually indicates which side of the [[Face Heel Revolving Door]] he's currently on.
* An inversion which keeps the same intent: After turning away from his old life as a petty criminal on ''[[
* ''[[
** In the novel ''The Face Of The Enemy'' [[The Master]] gets to use this on seeing an [[Alternate Universe]] version of himself who never [[Face Heel Turn|turned evil]]: "In our universe, Koschei died, out on the galactic rim. Now there is only the Master."
** In the [[For Want of a Nail|Unbound]] series of audio plays (also by [[Big Finish]]), we have "[[Big Finish Doctor Who (Radio)/Unbound/Recap/E 4 He Jests At Scars|He Jests at Scars]]", which is pretty much nothing but this trope. And [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Crowning Moments of Awesome]] for [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|Mel]], of course...
** In the revived series season 3 episode "Utopia", {{spoiler|The Master renounces his old identity as the human Professor Yana by shouting at Chantho "THAT IS NOT MY NAME!"}}
** The series 5 opener: "[[Doctor Who
* In an episode of ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' ("The Grundel"), a young boy named Alec comes under the influence of a Grundel. When pleaded to by his brother, he tells him "Alec doesn't live here anymore!"
* ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'', "Objects In Space":
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== Music ==
* In the [[Pink Floyd]] [[Rock Opera]] ''[[The Wall]]'', after Pink's [[Freak
{{quote| Pink isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel<br />
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* In ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'', playing as a [[Mad Oracle|Malkavian]] allows you to ask {{spoiler|Velvet Velour}} who 'Susan' was. After chewing you out for going inside her head, she states coldly that Susan was a weak woman who died.
** You can also invoke it literally when attempting to convince Samantha (a friend from your living days) that you're not...you.
* Most heroes in ''[[Freedom Force]]'' retain some ties to their original identity, but [[Nineties Anti
* When confronted in [[Dragon Age]]: Origins, Wynne will claim the [[Demonic Possession|abomination]] Uldred has [[You're Insane!|gone mad]]. In response, he chuckles and says "Uldred? He is gone! I am Uldred and not Uldred. I am MORE than he was."
* One ending in ''[[Guilty Gear]] XX'' has Venom try to call Faust "Dr. Baldhead". Before he can finish the name, Faust smacks him and declares, "That is not who I am any more."
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