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* '''Enforced''': "We need to add in some drama, but the villain isn't suppose to appear for several more episodes... Hey, what if we show Bob having difficulty remembering himself?"

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* '''Enforced''': "We need to add in some drama, but the villain isn't suppose supposed to appear for several more episodes... Hey, what if we show Bob having difficulty remembering himself?"
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Why can't you remember who you are? Surely you couldn't of been dumb enough to ''completely'' copy someone."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Why can't you remember who you are? Surely you couldn't of have been dumb enough to ''completely'' copy someone."

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* '''Deconstructed''': With shapeshifters being prone to identity crises nobody wants to be one, with all remaining shapeshifters ending up confined to asylums.
* '''Reconstructed''': Though losing yourself is a serious problem, shapeshifters still risk it to accomplish their tasks and the instability they suffer from allows advancements in neurology as researchers try to help them.



* '''Deconstructed''': With shapeshifters being prone to identity crisises nobody wants to be one, with all remaining shapeshifters ending up confined to asylums.
* '''Reconstructed''': Though losing yourself is a serious problem, shapeshifters still risk it to accomplish their tasks and the unstability they suffer from allows advancements in neurology as researchers try to help them.

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%%* '''Implied''': ???
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'''Deconstructed''': With shapeshifters being prone to identity crisises nobody wants to be one, with all remaining shapeshifters ending up confined to asylums.
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'''Reconstructed''': Though losing yourself is a serious problem, shapeshifters still risk it to accomplish their tasks and the unstability they suffer from allows advancements in neurology as researchers try to help them.???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': 

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* '''Parodied''': ???
Bob isn't sure what ''species'' he's supposed to be, with him transforming into a walrus that acts like a cat and a salmon trying to behave like a wolf.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Zagged''': Bob seems to question his identity, but he's actually trolling... Until he honestly begins to as a result. However Bob finally gets himself together... Except he's actually lying. Nonetheless...



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Bob, disgusted with who he became, starts taking on new personas and forms to settle on one he likes.



* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
* '''Played For Drama''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':

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* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
Bob seamlessly transitions from being a kindly old lady to a violent brute, acting so in character each time.
* '''Played For Drama''': ???
Bob's conflicting loyalties and feelings eventually result in his confused mind trying to "kill the enemy".
* '''Deconstructed''':
'''Deconstructed''': With shapeshifters being prone to identity crisises nobody wants to be one, with all remaining shapeshifters ending up confined to asylums.
* '''Reconstructed''':'''Reconstructed''': Though losing yourself is a serious problem, shapeshifters still risk it to accomplish their tasks and the unstability they suffer from allows advancements in neurology as researchers try to help them.
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* '''Justified''': 
* '''Inverted''': 
* '''Subverted''': 
* '''Double Subverted''': 

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* '''Justified''': 
'''Justified''': Bob never studied biology and psychology, so he isn't prepared to deal the consequences of impersonating another.
* '''Inverted''': 
'''Inverted''': Bob is the result of multiple minds thinking they're just one.
* '''Subverted''': 
'''Subverted''': Bob appears to be going through an identity crisis with his shapeshifting, but is actually trolling people.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''': ...However he's been doing this so long he legitimately starts questioning his identity.



* '''Lampshaded''': 

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''': "Why can't you remember who you are? Surely you couldn't of been dumb enough to ''completely'' copy someone."



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* '''Defied''': 
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': 

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* '''Exploited''': 
'''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz is able to trick Bob into becoming his loyal ally [[TheDragon Drake]].
* '''Defied''': 
'''Defied''': "First rule of shapeshifting, do ''not'' shift your brain."
* '''Discussed''': ???
"It must suck losing yourself and not being able to recall who you really are." "Well, shapeshifting really isn't a toy, so you have to careful about what hormones you flood your body with."
* '''Conversed''': '''Conversed''': "I don't get how someone could possibly forget who they are." "Perhaps they were tampering with their brain and didn't know anything about neurology?"
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'''Basic Trope''': Mentally unstable shapeshifter who isn't sure who they are.
* '''Straight''': Bob/Alice go back and forth, unsure who's the real identity.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob/Alice take on so many personas they could fill a country.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is uncertain what his real age is anymore.
* '''Justified''': 
* '''Inverted''': 
* '''Subverted''': 
* '''Double Subverted''': 
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': 
* '''Averted''': Shapeshifting either don't exist or they're able to recognize their identity.
* '''Enforced''': "We need to add in some drama, but the villain isn't suppose to appear for several more episodes... Hey, what if we show Bob having difficulty remembering himself?"
* '''Lampshaded''': 
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': 
* '''Defied''': 
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': 
* '''Implied''': Whenever Bob takes on a new form he sometimes doesn't respond to his own before sheepishly apologizing.
* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
* '''Played For Drama''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':

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