Basic Trope: A character has amnesia of their identity.
- Straight: Bob gets knocked on the head and forgets he was ever Bob, the Cowboy Cop, and becomes Jason, a fry cook at the local fast food joint.
- Exaggerated:
- Whenever Bob gets hit in the head, he will become Jason.
- Bob was The Ditz; somehow being hit in the head turns him into a bona fide genius.
- Downplayed: Bob gets hit in the head, causing him to forget that he could play the piano.
- Justified: Bob's doctor explains exactly how his brain was damaged to cause such a loss.
- Inverted: A Tap on the Head causes an amnesiac character to remember their past identities.
- Subverted: Bob is merely acting like he doesn't know who he is so as to throw off his enemies.
- Double Subverted: Bob is passing off acting like he has no memory as some kind of ploy, when he really has lost his memory.
- Parodied: Whenever Bob gets knocked on the head, his body literally changes to a different form who calls himself Jason.
- Zig-Zagged: Bob keeps getting hit on the head, alternately erasing and restoring his memory.
- Averted:
- Bob doesn't suffer from amnesia.
- Bob does suffer from amnesia, but not to the point where he's lost his identity.
- Enforced: The network executives demand a plot twist involving amnesia, believing it's a surefire way to boost ratings and intrigue viewers.
- Lampshaded: Bob, after regaining his memory, sarcastically remarks, "Well, isn't it convenient that a good knock on the head was the magical cure for my amnesia?"
- Invoked: Bob is a weapons designer who's having pangs of remorse, so he runs his face into a brick wall hoping to forget his old life.
- Exploited: Zeke clonks Bob on the head so he can trick "Jason", the Genius Ditz persona, into building a Doomsday Device.
- Defied: Zeke immediately calls out "Bob"/Jason on abusing Obfuscating Insanity, and proceeds to explain all the reason why amnesia does not work like that. Jason immediately admits that the amnesia was a lie and he was trying to throw off suspicion.
- Discussed:Alice: "You ever notice that whenever Bob gets hit on the head, the first thing he forgets is who he is?"Bob: "Yeah, it's pretty bizarre. It's like you can knock him on the head again and he suddenly remembers who he is. Oh God, is he gonna form some DID from this?"
- Conversed: "Y'ever notice in shows like this, whenever a person gets hit on the head, the first thing they forget is who they are?"
- Implied: Bob wakes up in a different place with no memory of how he got here, strongly suggesting amnesia without explicitly stating it.
- Deconstructed: The story explores the psychological and emotional toll of amnesia, depicting the difficulties Bob faces in rebuilding his identity and relationships.
- Reconstructed: Through a series of events, Bob not only recovers his memory but also grows as a person, gaining new perspectives on his life.
- Played For Laughs: Every time Bob gets hit on the head, he takes on a new and absurd identity.
- Played For Drama: The amnesia is portrayed as a tragic event, with Bob struggling to piece together his past and coming to terms with the person he used to be.
- Plotted A Good Waste: The amnesia subplot takes up a significant portion of the narrative but ultimately serves little purpose in advancing the overall story.
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