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False Identity
Somewhat of a cross between Amnesia and Insanity, this is where a character replaces their own real original identity with a new false identity (i.e. a false reality/persona/memories), usually caused by either internal psychological trauma or external brainwashing.
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One of the earliest and best known examples of this trope is in the role-playing game Final Fantasy VII (Game) (1997), exhibited by its lead protagonist Cloud Strife (Character) in a major plot twist. This trope was also later used to surprising effect in games such as Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001), Silent Hill 2 (Game) (2001), and BioShock (Game) (2007), and films such as The Sixth Sense (1999), Fight Club (1999), Memento (2000), The Others (2001), and Shutter Island (2010).
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- AI: The Somnium Files (Game)
- Battlefield 1 (Game)
- Chrono Cross (Game)
- Chäos;HEAd (Game)
- Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (Game)
- Final Fantasy VII (Game)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Game)
- Ghost in the Shell (Game)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Game)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Game)
- Hoshizora no Memoria -Eternal Heart- (Game)
- Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star- (Game)
- Kingdom Hearts II (Game)
- Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (Game)
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (Game)
- Koisuru Otome to Shugo no Tate: The Code Name is "Shield 9" (Game)
- Mega Man Star Force (Game)
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Game)
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (Game)
- Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection 1987-2012 (Game)
- Mother 3 (Game)
- Resident Evil: Survivor (Game)
- Shadow of Destiny (Game)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Game)
- Shin Megami Tensei II (Game)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (Game)
- Silent Hill 2 (Game)
- Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams (Game)
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Game)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Game)
- Super Robot Taisen Original Generation 2 (Game)
- Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Game)
- The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (Game)
- The Granstream Saga (Game)
- Vagrant Story (Game)