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This can be seen as a form of {{narcissis|t}}m coming from the victim, who will automatically assume that the one responsible would specifically remember the event because of how [[MoralMyopia important it is]] to ''[[ItsAllAboutMe them]]'', and can go hand in hand with UnknownRival. Sometimes, the act isn't even especially reprehensible, or wouldn't have been too notable for the deceased party either if they hadn't died (e.g. if the incident occurred during a relatively routine war or invasion).

That being said, this response is usually played to highlight just how evil they are. After all, if TheHero is upset over their murdered father, and the BigBad barely remembers killing the guy, then clearly the villain has murdered a lot of people in their life, and they have a pretty callous attitude about it. It can be done in a casually hurtful manner, but a CardCarryingVillain may even ''mock'' the hero as being nothing special, just to be a bit more of a {{Jerkass}}. Very frequently associated with TheSociopath with a LackOfEmpathy; to such a person, whatever [[KickTheDog reprehensible act]] they just did is just like any other mundane activity to a normal person in terms of emotional impact.

A critical event that started TheProtagonist on their journey was an action by TheAntagonist. The antagonist, however, has long forgotten this event, because to them, it's just another horrible thing they've done. It can go hand in hand with UnknownRival.

This is often used to show just how evil the villain is. If TheHero is upset over their murdered father, and the BigBad barely remembers killing the guy, then clearly the villain has murdered a lot of people in their life, and they have a pretty callous attitude about it. It can be done in a casually hurtful manner, but a CardCarryingVillain may even ''mock'' the hero as being nothing special, just to be a bit more of a {{Jerkass}}. Very frequently associated with TheSociopath with a LackOfEmpathy; to such a person, whatever [[KickTheDog reprehensible act]] they just did is just like any other mundane activity to a normal person in terms of emotional impact. Sometimes the act is not even especially reprehensible (the deceased party was killed in a relatively routine war or invasion) but it is still treated like this for the hero.

A heroic variation exists where a hero is unable to remember foiling some villain's scheme or putting them in jail simply due to how many bad guys they've defeated/put away, which can really tick off the villain. This is especially true if the forgotten enemy was a {{mook|s}} in their previous appearance(s). Alternatively, the hero may have saved someone who is now a devoted fan of the hero as a result, but when the rescuee later shows up to thank the hero, they could be hurt by their idol failing to recognize them.

Another variation exists where a character is so used to strange or dangerous situations being a part of their everyday life that they're unable to remember a particular event that greatly affected someone. This can even be seen as a form of [[{{Narcissist}} narcissism]] coming from the victim, who will automatically assume that the one responsible would specifically remember the event because of [[MoralMyopia how important it is to]] ''[[MoralMyopia them]]''.

If a character only ''thinks'' this is happening but the apparent perpetrator really didn't do it, it may be NotMeThisTime.

Even among Website/ThisVeryWiki, this happens: superfans see tropes of their show (that they have a great knowledge of) on a regular occurrence, but people new to that same show would find the tropes applying rather fascinating (and thus would be mystified if the [[Administrivia/HowToPickAGoodImage images]] do not make sense to them).

Compare ForgottenFirstMeeting and HeHadAName. Contrast ReminiscingAboutYourVictims and WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied. NotTheFirstVictim is an unusual case that can fall under this ''or'' WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied.

See also AMillionIsAStatistic.

Another variation exists where a character is so used to strange or dangerous situations being a part of their everyday life that they're unable to remember a particular event which greatly affected someone. This can even be seen as a form of [[{{Narcissist}} narcissism]] coming from the victim, who will automatically assume that the one responsible would specifically remember the event because of [[MoralMyopia how important it is to]] ''[[MoralMyopia them]]''.

Compare ForgottenFirstMeeting. Contrast ReminiscingAboutYourVictims and WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied. NotTheFirstVictim is an unusual case that can fall under this ''or'' WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied.

Another variation exists where a character is so used to strange or dangerous situations being a part of their everyday life that they're unable to remember a particular event which greatly affected someone. This can even be seen as a form of [[{{Narcissist}} narcissism]] for the victim, who will automatically assume that the one responsible would specifically remember the event because of [[MoralMyopia how important it is to]] ''[[MoralMyopia them]]''.

Even among Wiki/ThisVeryWiki, this happens: superfans see tropes of their show (that they have a great knowledge of) on a regular occurrence, but people new to that same show would find the tropes applying rather fascinating (and thus would be mystified if the [[Administrivia/HowToPickAGoodImage images]] do not make sense to them).

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Another variation exists where a character is so used to strange or dangerous situations being a part of their everyday life that they're unable to remember a particular event which greatly affected someone. This can even be seen as a form of [[{{Narcissist}} narcissism]] for the victim, who will automatically assume that the one responsible would specifically remember the event because of [[MoralMyopia how important it is to]] ''[[MoralMyopia them]]''. If a character only ''thinks'' this is happening but the apparent perpetrator really didn't do it, it may be NotMeThisTime.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1998/07/25 "It's kick-Odie-across-the-room-day!]] Also known in some cultures as "Saturday"."

'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. [[TropeNamers But for me]], [[TropeCodifier it was Tuesday]].

'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.

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'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. [[TropeNamer But for me, it was Tuesday.]]

'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. [[TitleDrop But for me, it was Tuesday.]]

'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.

Compare ForgottenFirstMeeting. Contrast ReminiscingAboutYourVictims and WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied. NotTheirFirstVictim is an unusual case that can fall under this ''or'' WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied.

Compare ForgottenFirstMeeting. Contrast ReminiscingAboutYourVictims and WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied.

Another variation exists where a character is so used to strange or dangerous situations being a part of their everyday life that they're unable to remember a particular event which greatly affected someone. This can even be seen as a form of [[{{Narcissist}} narcissism]] for the victim, who will automatically assume that the one responsible would specifically remember the event because of [[MoralMyopia how important it is to]] ''[[MoralMyopia them]]''. If a character only ''thinks'' this is happening but the apparent perpetrator really didn't do it, it's NotMeThisTime.

Another variation exists where a character is so used to strange or dangerous situations being a part of their everyday life that they're unable to remember a particular event which greatly affected someone. This can even be seen as a form of [[{{Narcissist}} narcissism]] for the victim, who will automatically assume that the one responsible would specifically remember the event because of [[MoralMyopia how important it is to]] ''[[MoralMyopia them]]''. If a character only ''thinks'' this is happening but the apparent perpetrator really didn't do it, it may be NotMeThisTime.

Another variation exists where a character is so used to strange or dangerous situations being a part of their everyday life that they're unable to remember a particular event which greatly affected someone. This can even be seen as a form of [[{{Narcissist}} narcissism]] for the victim, who will automatically assume that the one responsible would specifically remember the event because of [[MoralMyopia how important it is to]] ''[[MoralMyopia them]]''.

'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. [[TropeNamer But for me, it was Tuesday.]]

'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': [[https://garfield.com/comics/1998/07/25 "It's kick-Odie-across-the-room-day!]] Also known in some cultures as "Saturday"."

'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. [[TropeNamers But for me, it was Tuesday]].

'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.

'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. [[TropeNamer But for me, it was Tuesday]].

'''Bison:''' For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday/{{Fanfiction}}