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** Jack is revealed to actually be [[RoboticReveal an AI]] inhabiting a human body who was created around the start of the story, and thus has no past to remember.

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* '''Exploited''': Jack pretends to be amnesiac in a attempt to fool the mob into leaving him alone.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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Jack pretends to be amnesiac in a attempt to fool the mob into leaving him alone.


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** Jack is revealed at the end of the story to have been a VillainProtagonist with amnesia. See AmnesiacVillainJoinsTheHeroes.


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** Jack decides he likes his new life too much and pulls a HeelFaceTurn.

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* '''Justified''': Jack just woke up in the hospital after being shot in the head.

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Jack just woke up in the hospital after being shot in the head.head.
** Jack’s amnesia is because [[TraumaInducedAmnesia he has an incredibly troubled past and thus gave himself amnesia to forget it]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': None of the characters in the story can remember anything from before the plot started.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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None of the characters in the story can remember anything from before the plot started.started.
** Jack is an AmnesiacGod.

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* '''Inverted''': Jack remembers killing Bob TheDon but nobody else seems to remember this event or even that Don Bob existed at all.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Jack remembers killing Bob TheDon but nobody else seems to remember this event or even that Don Bob existed at all.all.
** The villain is amnesiac and is a villain due to assuming this was how they were like before getting amnesia.
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** Jack is lying about having amnesia because he want's his past to remain hidden.

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** Jack is lying about having amnesia because he want's wants his past to remain hidden.

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* '''Double Subverted''': All Jack's memories come back... except the ones that explain why the mafia is after him.

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** Jack remembers everything about his life with the mafia.
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All Jack's memories come back... except the ones that explain why the mafia is after him.him.
** What Jack ''doesn't'' remember is his PastLifeMemories of a previous {{Reincarnation}} that had history with the mafia and continues to affect him in the present.
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**Or, Jack has a [[DarkAndTroubledPast really dark past]] that he wants to [[MysteriousPast keep buried.]]
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* '''Invoked''': ???Jack has a healing factor, so Charlie shoots him in the head specifically to wipe his memory.
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* '''Downplayed''': Jack remembers most of his life, just not how she got involved with the mob.

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* '''Downplayed''': Jack remembers most of his life, just not how she he got involved with the mob.
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* '''Double Subverted''': All Jack's memories come back... except the ones that explain why the mafia is after her.

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* '''Double Subverted''': All Jack's memories come back... except the ones that explain why the mafia is after her.him.

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* '''Straight''': The story opens with its protagonist Alice chased by TheMafia and not remembering anything about her life up that point.

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* '''Straight''': The story opens with its protagonist Alice Jack chased by TheMafia and not remembering anything about her his life up that point.



* '''Downplayed''': Alice remembers most of her life, just not how she got involved with the mob.
* '''Justified''': Alice just woke up in the hospital after being shot in the head.
* '''Inverted''': Alice remembers killing Bob TheDon but nobody else seems to remember this event or even that Don Bob existed at all.
* '''Subverted''': As soon as Alice escapes from the hospital, her memories of killing Bob come back.
* '''Double Subverted''': All Alice's memories come back... except the ones that explain why the mafia is after her.
* '''Parodied''': Alice and Charlie the Hitman accidentally [[TapOnTheHead knock heads]] and get their roles confused after coming to, with Alice henceforth pursuing Charlie.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice Jack remembers most of her his life, just not how she got involved with the mob.
* '''Justified''': Alice Jack just woke up in the hospital after being shot in the head.
* '''Inverted''': Alice Jack remembers killing Bob TheDon but nobody else seems to remember this event or even that Don Bob existed at all.
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As soon as Alice Jack escapes from the hospital, her his memories of killing Bob come back.
** Jack is lying about having amnesia because he want's his past to remain hidden.
* '''Double Subverted''': All Alice's Jack's memories come back... except the ones that explain why the mafia is after her.
* '''Parodied''': Alice Jack and Charlie the Hitman accidentally [[TapOnTheHead knock heads]] and get their roles confused after coming to, with Alice Jack henceforth pursuing Charlie.



** Alice is an Amnesiac Hero who occasionally has moments of lucidity.
** Alice begins to recover memories only to discover they're not real memories.
* '''Averted''': Alice is shot in the head and wakes up perfectly aware of her situation.
* '''Enforced''': Every time Alice regains her memory, she takes a convenient TapOnTheHead because StatusQuoIsGod.

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** Alice Jack is an Amnesiac Hero who occasionally has moments of lucidity.
** Alice Jack begins to recover memories only to discover they're not real memories.
* '''Averted''': Alice Jack is shot in the head and but wakes up perfectly aware of her his situation.
* '''Enforced''': Every time Alice regains her memory, she takes a convenient TapOnTheHead because StatusQuoIsGod.The plot is about Jack finding out about his past.



* '''Exploited''': Alice pretends to be amnesiac in a attempt to fool the mob into leaving her alone.
* '''Defied''': While unconscious, Alice fights a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind to preserve her memories.

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* '''Exploited''': Alice Jack pretends to be amnesiac in a attempt to fool the mob into leaving her him alone.
* '''Defied''': While unconscious, Alice Jack fights a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind to preserve her his memories.



** Amnesia is treated realistically and Alice has to be taught to speak, eat, and use the bathroom all over again, during which time she is quietly assassinated by Charlie the Hitman.
** In-universe, Alice has amnesia but is scoffed at and made fun of by other people for being 'Tired Cliche' even though the amnesia is something she has no control over. Alice is left sad and alone with no help of recovering her memories.
* '''Reconstructed''': Through her [[{{Determinator}} sheer willpower]], Alice makes a full recovery quickly and takes the fight back to the mob.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice's friend lies about who she is as a prank.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's "friend" lies about who she is in order to manipulate her.

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** Amnesia Jack's amnesia is treated realistically so severe that he basically reverts back to being a baby and Alice has to be taught to speak, eat, and use the bathroom all over again, during which time she is quietly assassinated by Charlie the Hitman.
** In-universe, Alice has amnesia but is scoffed at and made fun of by other people for being 'Tired Cliche' even though the amnesia is something she has no control over. Alice is left sad and alone with no help of recovering her memories.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Through her his [[{{Determinator}} sheer willpower]], Alice Jack makes a full recovery quickly and takes the fight back to the mob.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice's Jack's friend lies about who she he is as a prank.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's Jack's "friend" lies about who she he is in order to manipulate her.him.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's "friend" lies about who she is in order to manipulate her.



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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Charlie the Hitman accidentally [[TapOnTheHead knock heads]] and get their roles confused after coming to, with Alice henceforth chasing after Charlie.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is an Amnesiac Hero who occasionally has moments of lucidity, or Alice begins to recover memories only to discover they're not real memories.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Charlie the Hitman accidentally [[TapOnTheHead knock heads]] and get their roles confused after coming to, with Alice henceforth chasing after pursuing Charlie.
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Alice is an Amnesiac Hero who occasionally has moments of lucidity, or lucidity.
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Alice begins to recover memories only to discover they're not real memories.



* '''Enforced''': Every time Alice regains her memory, she takes a convenient TapOnTheHead to restore StatusQuo.

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* '''Enforced''': Every time Alice regains her memory, she takes a convenient TapOnTheHead to restore StatusQuo.because StatusQuoIsGod.



* '''Exploited''': Alice falsely claims to be amnesiac.

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* '''Exploited''': Alice falsely claims pretends to be amnesiac.amnesiac in a attempt to fool the mob into leaving her alone.



** Amnesia is treated realistically and Alice has to be taught to speak, eat, and use the bathroom all over again, during which time she is quietly assassinated by the mob hitmen.
** In-Universe, Alice has amnesia but is scoffed at and made fun of by other people for being 'Tired Cliche' even though the amnesia is something she has no control over. Alice is left sad and alone with no help of recovering her memories.

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** Amnesia is treated realistically and Alice has to be taught to speak, eat, and use the bathroom all over again, during which time she is quietly assassinated by Charlie the mob hitmen.
Hitman.
** In-Universe, In-universe, Alice has amnesia but is scoffed at and made fun of by other people for being 'Tired Cliche' even though the amnesia is something she has no control over. Alice is left sad and alone with no help of recovering her memories.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Charlie the Hitman accidentally [[TapOnTheHead knock heads]], and get their roles confused after coming to, with Alice henceforth chasing after Charlie.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Charlie the Hitman accidentally [[TapOnTheHead knock heads]], heads]] and get their roles confused after coming to, with Alice henceforth chasing after Charlie.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Amnesia is treated realistically and Alice has to be taught to speak, eat, and use the bathroom all over again, during which time she is quietly assassinated by the mob hitmen.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Amnesia is treated realistically and Alice has to be taught to speak, eat, and use the bathroom all over again, during which time she is quietly assassinated by the mob hitmen.
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** In-Universe, Alice has amnesia but is scoffed at and made fun of by other people for being 'Tired Cliche' even though the amnesia is something she has no control over. Alice is left sad and alone with no help of recovering her memories.

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* '''Played Straight''': The story opens with its protagonist Alice chased by TheMafia and not remembering anything about her life up that point.

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\n* '''Played Straight''': '''Straight''': The story opens with its protagonist Alice chased by TheMafia and not remembering anything about her life up that point.



* '''Deconstructed''': Amnesia is treated realistically and Alice has to be taught to speak, eat, and use the bathroom all over again, during which time she is quietly assassinated by the mob hitmen.
* '''Reconstructed''': Through her [[{{Determinator}} sheer willpower]], Alice makes a full recovery quickly and takes the fight back to the mob.



* '''Deconstructed''': Amnesia is treated realistically and Alice has to be taught to speak, eat, and use the bathroom all over again, during which time she is quietly assassinated by the mob hitmen.
* '''Reconstructed''': Through her [[{{Determinator}} sheer willpower]], Alice makes a full recovery quickly and takes the fight back to the mob.



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* '''Exaggerated''': None of the characters in the work can remember anything from before the plot started.

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* '''Exaggerated''': None of the characters in the work story can remember anything from before the plot started.
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* '''Enforced''': Every time Alice regains her memory, she takes a convenient TapOnTheHead to restore StatusQuo

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* '''Enforced''': Every time Alice regains her memory, she takes a convenient TapOnTheHead to restore StatusQuoStatusQuo.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice is an Amnesiac Hero who occasionally has moments of lucidity, or Alice begins to recover memories only to discover they're not real memories.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???Every time Alice regains her memory, she takes a convenient TapOnTheHead to restore StatusQuo



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice falsely claims to be amnesiac.



* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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* '''Played For Laughs''': ???Alice's friend lies about who she is as a prank.
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'''Basic Trope''': The protagonist of the story suffers from retrograde amnesia.

* '''Played Straight''': The story opens with its protagonist Alice chased by TheMafia and not remembering anything about her life up that point.
* '''Exaggerated''': None of the characters in the work can remember anything from before the plot started.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice remembers most of her life, just not how she got involved with the mob.
* '''Justified''': Alice just woke up in the hospital after being shot in the head.
* '''Inverted''': Alice remembers killing Bob TheDon but nobody else seems to remember this event or even that Don Bob existed at all.
* '''Subverted''': As soon as Alice escapes from the hospital, her memories of killing Bob come back.
* '''Double Subverted''': All Alice's memories come back... except the ones that explain why the mafia is after her.
* '''Deconstructed''': Amnesia is treated realistically and Alice has to be taught to speak, eat, and use the bathroom all over again, during which time she is quietly assassinated by the mob hitmen.
* '''Reconstructed''': Through her [[{{Determinator}} sheer willpower]], Alice makes a full recovery quickly and takes the fight back to the mob.
* '''Parodied''': Alice and Charlie the Hitman accidentally [[TapOnTheHead knock heads]], and get their roles confused after coming to, with Alice henceforth chasing after Charlie.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice is shot in the head and wakes up perfectly aware of her situation.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, I know! The mafia shot you in the head and now you have to take on them to find out what happened to you, just like in the movies!"
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* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': While unconscious, Alice fights a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind to preserve her memories.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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