History Main / ThatManIsDead

-->“Your name is—.� The name I used then is not important anymore. I will let it die.

* In "{{Going Postal}}", Albert Spangler died, but Moist von Lipwig woke up in Vetinari's office. Mind you, that was VERY forced as Moist never wanted to stop being Albert, but what can you do when an Angel presents himself?

* "'Frank'? Who's 'Frank'?" (generally only for the insane)

->'''Venkman:''' ''I want to talk to Dana now, okay? Dana.''
->'''Dana/Zuul:''' '''[[EvilSoundsDeep THERE IS NO DANA; ONLY ZUUL]].'''
->'''Venkman:''' ''[[DeadpanSnarker What a lovely singing voice you must have!]]''
--->-- ''{{Ghostbusters}}''

-->Don't call me Christopher! That name no longer has meaning to me! Christopher Reeve was someone who lived his life in a wheelchair, always relying on others to help him. The old Christopher Reeve is dead. From now on, I am... '''''Chris!'''''

See also ImNotKakarotto, when one forsakes not just his name, but his very culture and ''heritage'' in favor of a kinder and more noble one.

See also ImNotKakarotto, when one forsakes not just his name, but his very culture and ''heritage.''

* [[DanAndMabsFurryAdventures DMFA]] has a switch from CompleteMonster to RetiredCompleteMonster in this way, as the the phoenix oracles say that "The life of Destania has ended at the hands of Daniel Ti'Fiona" (the latter being her son). In a flahback shortly after Dan's birth, Destania says to her husband:

*DMFA has a switch from CompleteMonster to RetiredCompleteMonster in this way, as the the phoenix oracles say that "The life of Destania has ended at the hands of Daniel Ti'Fiona" (the latter being her son). In a flahback shortly after Dan's birth, Destania says to her husband:

* ''DrZhivago'': Strelnikov, the brutal [[RedsWithRockets Bolshevik commander]] who has his own [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority bright red war-train]]. No one has seen his face. Only... he's [[spoiler:the [[bishonen]] love interest, Pasha Antipov from earlier in the film]] who suffered a HeroicBSOD after [[spoiler:[[BusCrash being run over by Cossacks]]]]! Now he has GoodScarsEvilScars and no one may call him by his past name. But he [[YouWillBeSpared lets Dr. Zhivago live]] anyway.

* ''DrZhivago'': Strelnikov, the brutal [[RedsWithRockets Bolshevik commander]] who has his own [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority bright red war-train]]. No one has seen his face. Only... he's [[spoiler:the [[bishonen]] love interest, Pasha Antipov from earlier in the film]] who suffered a HeroicBSOD after [[spoiler:[[BusCrash being run over by Cossacks]]]]! Now he has GoodScarsEvilScars and no one may call him by his past name. But he [[YouShallBeSpared lets Dr. Zhivago live]] anyway.

-->'''Roger Smith''': Are you Michael Seebach?
-->'''Man in mummy bandages''': Michael Seebach has vanished from this world. Go and tell that to your masters!
-->'''Roger Smith''': All righ, so, what name you go by?
-->'''Man in mummy bandages''': By the time being, you can call me [[NietzscheWannabe Schwarzwald]].
-->'''Roger Smith''': Black Forrest?
-->'''Man in mummy bandages''': Report this to your masters: You can tell them ([[EvilLaugh Evil Laugh]]) that they will never see their darling reporter in this city again! ([[LaughingMad Deranged Evil Laugh]]).

--->'''Roger Smith''': We all know that newspaper reporter Michael Seebach no longer exists in this city
--->'''[[CorruptCorporateExecutive Paradigm Group Executive]]''': Michael Seebach is dead, but the agitator who calls himself Schwarzwald has returned.

--> '''Belldandy:''' No, Urd!
--> '''[=LOT=]!Urd:''' Urd...? She no longer exists, and that name is now forgotten.

-->'''Green Arrow''': GreenLantern!
-->'''Hal Jordan''': Not Green Lantern, Arrow. Not anymore. I've taken the name Parallax.

-->'''Spidey:''' "Brock..."
-->'''Venom:''' [Actually ''covers Spider-Man's mouth with his hands.'' It was cooler than it sounds.] "Stop calling us that! We are Venom now!"

*Adrian Chase also used a variant of this phrase in his reminiscence in Vigilante#50, feeling as if the bomb that slew his family and triggered his emergence as the Vigilante also slew him. However, Chase partially subverted the usual intent of the phrase, in that he maintained his work as New York district attorney and his dual identity as Adrian Chase during much of his tenure as the Vigilante.

---> '''Jack''': Gonna be a lot of questions, whoever we run into...what do we tell them about you?
---> '''Riddick''': Tell them Riddick's dead. He died somewhere back on that planet.

-->'''River/''[[SpaceshipGirl Serenity]]''''': "I'm not on the ship. I'm in the ship. I am the ship."
-->'''Simon''': "River-"
-->'''River''': "River's gone."
-->'''Early''': "Then who exactly are we talking to?"
-->'''River''': "Talking to Serenity. And Early? ''[[CreepyMonotone Serenity is very unhappy]]''."

-->Pink isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel
-->And they sent us along as a surrogate band

-->'''Yuffie''': I think you might've overdone it, Squall!
-->'''Leon''': It's ''Leon''.

-->'''Waspinator:''' Wasp... forgive Bumble-bot.
-->''(Bumblebee smiles hopefully)''
-->'''Waspinator:''' ... but ''Waspinator'' NEVER forgive!

-->'''Vlad:''' You wouldn't turn your back on an old friend, would you?
-->'''Jack:''' An old friend, no. You? ''YES!''

-->'''Sally''': "But you're the Pumpkin King!"
-->'''Jack''': "Not anymore!" *breaks picture* "I feel ''so'' much better now!"

-->'''Grace''': "Harvey" *puts her hand on his arm*
-->'''Harvey''': *Looks away from her and pulls away* "My name is Two-Face now..."

-->'''Leela:''' I have to admit, I was afraid you wouldn't make it.
-->'''Fry:''' That was the old Fry. He's dead now.