there’s something notable about these
characters but we can’t remember what oh
wait
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 video game characters with amnesia
for this list we’re taking a look at
notable examples of characters in gaming
who are specifically indicated to be
dealing with the consequences of amnesia
or memory loss thus we’re not including
Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy 7
because he believes himself to be
someone else and doesn’t appear to be
suffering from amnesia
also in light of certain character
details being plot relevant in a number
of these games there will be spoilers
lots of them so this is what they really
look like huh yeah that’s the scariest
thing about them
number 10 quote Cave Story
[Music]
as the tale of cave story unwinds into
something far more intriguing so too
does its main character quote awakening
in a cave within the depths of an island
this unassuming pale goes forth with no
recollection of his past quotes
interactions with the islands
inhabitants a race of buddy like
creatures known as me migas slowly
reveals quotes true nature as a robot
seemingly sent to destroy them amigas
accept not quite
though portrayed as a silent protagonist
quotes role in the backstory and not at
all accidental heroism wind up in
viewing him with an interesting presence
and a greater significance than expected
[Music]
number nine Gillian seed snatcher
[Music]
nothing like a good investigative urge
to uncover one’s past in the 1988
graphic adventure games snatcher players
are put in the role of Gillian seed an
investigator tasked with hunting down
human-like robots called Snatchers on
top of the detective work and dealing
with his strange meant for his wife
Jamie Gillian is also coping with his
loss of memories prior to awakening from
cryo sleep snatcher is the only word
that keeps coming this single detail
makes Gillian search for answers amid
conflict and conspiracy all the more
endearing and adds a bittersweet element
to the final reveal and with that our
plan moves to facetune our little
experiment in this city will in a braid
sizzle ghost trick phantom detective
they say he’s a cool cat around town
the red suit wearing dead panting man
known as Sissel quickly established his
aloofness in the opening of Ghost Trick
as well as indicating that he’s a ghost
given only until sunrise to solve his
murder and pushed to help those in need
this’ll shift over time from a
self-centered individual into a kind and
compassionate figure thus the audience
has given reason to care about sizzles
missing memories and hope that the truth
might come to light we’re certainly
amused and enthralled by the guy number
seven zero Mega Man Zero series from
villain to hero and beyond the robotic
soldier known as zero began his
existence as a servant to the evil dr.
wily only to suffer amnesia and switch
sides after a particularly brutal battle
though acting as an amicable partner to
X in the Megaman X Games zero would
eventually be placed into hibernation
and revived a hundred years later
welcome to say who noted the Shu plagued
by further loss of memory as well as
fading emotions and the loss of his
original body zero nonetheless strives
to fight for those he believes in it’s
as inspiring as it is ultimately tragic
while Connie much time you could assume
you could assay
number six Daniel amnesia Dark Descent
what have I done this is crazy
okay sometimes ignorance really is bliss
case in point Daniel a young
archaeologist from London awakens in a
Prussian castle with no significant
clues to his past save for a note
telling him to kill a baron
find Alexander and kill him his body is
old and weak over the course of the Dark
Descent Daniel gradually regains his
memories while evading a shadowy force
all of which revealed Daniel to be a
substantially flawed borderline
villainous creature
yeah this makes him more interesting
both because of the gruesome lengths to
which he has gone for self-preservation
and the powerful desire to atone he
possesses as a result
number five the nameless one Planescape
torment nothing is certain when it comes
to immortality of this sort at the start
of the cult classic role playing game
Planescape torment gamers were
introduced to the nameless one a warrior
who was granted amnesia inducing
immortality long ago hey chief you okay
he playing corpse you putting the blinds
and the dusties I thought you were a
debtor for sure as he traverses the
various realms to learn about himself
the nameless ones secret comes to light
each time he dies and revives his
personality changes I am paid for your
life with mine the debt witnessing him
coming to terms with each of his
incarnations actions on the multiverse
makes for a great narrative thrust and
gives weight to the players choices are
they dead yes unlike you they have but
one life and they wasted it for your
sake number four Terra Final Fantasy 6
[Music]
when you’ve never known freedom what
happens when you suddenly have it this
is the question faced by Tara Branford a
highly valued magic user and soldier to
the gas stallion Empire who was
indoctrinated with a slave crown Tara is
freed from her superiors control however
when an attack leads to the deactivation
of the crown
[Music]
as events proceeded the audience
witnesses Tara come to terms with her
past struggling with amnesia caused by
physical and emotional trauma but in the
end her determination and desire to
atone for past misdeeds shines through
and we are left with an inspiring
self-made heroine Tara just beats out
Titus in Final Fantasy 10 for this spot
since he was technically faking it I got
too close to sins toxin number 3 Geralt
of Rivia The Witcher series Geralt a
pleasure as always
as always you don’t remember anything
unfortunately also known as the white
wolf this Slayer of monsters doesn’t
lack for problems streets run with the
blood of elves and dwarves one person
finds the courage to face the raging
crowd garrels adventures in The Witcher
game series commenced with the famed
Monster Hunter being dragged to the
stronghold of Karin Warren with little
in the way of coherent memories from
there Geralt ventures forth to deal with
a conspiracy involving his fellow
witcher’s I was late it’s not your fault
garage we’re all to blame
what makes jeralds particular situation
work is that he maintains roughly the
same traits throughout he’s dry witted
skeptical and more focused on his
present situation than digging into his
past he seems clever enough surely
someone will want him amnesia can’t deny
his patented snarky dialogue or
undermined his surprising moments of
humanity even though he’s gotten his
memories back by the time we meet up
with him in the third game had a
nightmare about
take forever to explain number two Jason
fly 13 I can’t remember a thing
do you think you can make it to the
trunk conspiracy’s can be a challenge to
overcome doubly so when lacking any
information about them thus we have
Jason flying an amnesiac man who washes
up on a Brooklyn shore and is soon after
pursued by attackers piece by piece
thirteen shows us that fly is but a pawn
in a larger game having served as part
of an effort to undermine the United
States government and who have we here
[Music]
Wow neat I get a mirror that doesn’t
stop us from sympathizing with fly
largely out of a desire to see him
escape the madness and find his own path
Jason fly our national hero it’s a great
honor before we unveil our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions this is
also your last chance to avoid a major
spoiler
[Music]
I see you’re awake now either there are
better places to take a nap than on the
ground you do give me your head why
can’t I remember anything ah I gotta get
this door open
number one Darth Revan Star Wars Knights
of the Old Republic you cannot win reven
[Music]
nothing quite compares to a sudden
swerve of a twist in the back story of
Bioware’s Star Wars Knights of the Old
Republic great emphasis is placed on the
impact of Darth Revan
a former Jedi who fell into darkness and
raised a sip army and know that I have
taken your place it all appears to be in
the past however as Revan was said to
have died in a space battle except
that’s not exactly the case I never
dreamed that Jedi would take you alive
from the wreckage instead the gravely
wounded revin was mindwiped by the Jedi
becoming the players seemingly random
character at the beginning of the game
yeah that means you it’s no wonder you
were hand-picked for this mission from
our view of revenue our choices there
after this is a case of amnesia being
masterfully used in the writing they
made you their puppet Revan and besting
your stream
do you agree with our list you’ll have
to start over who’s your favorite
amnesiac game character form or
commemorative top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
characters but we can’t remember what oh
wait
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 video game characters with amnesia
for this list we’re taking a look at
notable examples of characters in gaming
who are specifically indicated to be
dealing with the consequences of amnesia
or memory loss thus we’re not including
Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy 7
because he believes himself to be
someone else and doesn’t appear to be
suffering from amnesia
also in light of certain character
details being plot relevant in a number
of these games there will be spoilers
lots of them so this is what they really
look like huh yeah that’s the scariest
thing about them
number 10 quote Cave Story
[Music]
as the tale of cave story unwinds into
something far more intriguing so too
does its main character quote awakening
in a cave within the depths of an island
this unassuming pale goes forth with no
recollection of his past quotes
interactions with the islands
inhabitants a race of buddy like
creatures known as me migas slowly
reveals quotes true nature as a robot
seemingly sent to destroy them amigas
accept not quite
though portrayed as a silent protagonist
quotes role in the backstory and not at
all accidental heroism wind up in
viewing him with an interesting presence
and a greater significance than expected
[Music]
number nine Gillian seed snatcher
[Music]
nothing like a good investigative urge
to uncover one’s past in the 1988
graphic adventure games snatcher players
are put in the role of Gillian seed an
investigator tasked with hunting down
human-like robots called Snatchers on
top of the detective work and dealing
with his strange meant for his wife
Jamie Gillian is also coping with his
loss of memories prior to awakening from
cryo sleep snatcher is the only word
that keeps coming this single detail
makes Gillian search for answers amid
conflict and conspiracy all the more
endearing and adds a bittersweet element
to the final reveal and with that our
plan moves to facetune our little
experiment in this city will in a braid
sizzle ghost trick phantom detective
they say he’s a cool cat around town
the red suit wearing dead panting man
known as Sissel quickly established his
aloofness in the opening of Ghost Trick
as well as indicating that he’s a ghost
given only until sunrise to solve his
murder and pushed to help those in need
this’ll shift over time from a
self-centered individual into a kind and
compassionate figure thus the audience
has given reason to care about sizzles
missing memories and hope that the truth
might come to light we’re certainly
amused and enthralled by the guy number
seven zero Mega Man Zero series from
villain to hero and beyond the robotic
soldier known as zero began his
existence as a servant to the evil dr.
wily only to suffer amnesia and switch
sides after a particularly brutal battle
though acting as an amicable partner to
X in the Megaman X Games zero would
eventually be placed into hibernation
and revived a hundred years later
welcome to say who noted the Shu plagued
by further loss of memory as well as
fading emotions and the loss of his
original body zero nonetheless strives
to fight for those he believes in it’s
as inspiring as it is ultimately tragic
while Connie much time you could assume
you could assay
number six Daniel amnesia Dark Descent
what have I done this is crazy
okay sometimes ignorance really is bliss
case in point Daniel a young
archaeologist from London awakens in a
Prussian castle with no significant
clues to his past save for a note
telling him to kill a baron
find Alexander and kill him his body is
old and weak over the course of the Dark
Descent Daniel gradually regains his
memories while evading a shadowy force
all of which revealed Daniel to be a
substantially flawed borderline
villainous creature
yeah this makes him more interesting
both because of the gruesome lengths to
which he has gone for self-preservation
and the powerful desire to atone he
possesses as a result
number five the nameless one Planescape
torment nothing is certain when it comes
to immortality of this sort at the start
of the cult classic role playing game
Planescape torment gamers were
introduced to the nameless one a warrior
who was granted amnesia inducing
immortality long ago hey chief you okay
he playing corpse you putting the blinds
and the dusties I thought you were a
debtor for sure as he traverses the
various realms to learn about himself
the nameless ones secret comes to light
each time he dies and revives his
personality changes I am paid for your
life with mine the debt witnessing him
coming to terms with each of his
incarnations actions on the multiverse
makes for a great narrative thrust and
gives weight to the players choices are
they dead yes unlike you they have but
one life and they wasted it for your
sake number four Terra Final Fantasy 6
[Music]
when you’ve never known freedom what
happens when you suddenly have it this
is the question faced by Tara Branford a
highly valued magic user and soldier to
the gas stallion Empire who was
indoctrinated with a slave crown Tara is
freed from her superiors control however
when an attack leads to the deactivation
of the crown
[Music]
as events proceeded the audience
witnesses Tara come to terms with her
past struggling with amnesia caused by
physical and emotional trauma but in the
end her determination and desire to
atone for past misdeeds shines through
and we are left with an inspiring
self-made heroine Tara just beats out
Titus in Final Fantasy 10 for this spot
since he was technically faking it I got
too close to sins toxin number 3 Geralt
of Rivia The Witcher series Geralt a
pleasure as always
as always you don’t remember anything
unfortunately also known as the white
wolf this Slayer of monsters doesn’t
lack for problems streets run with the
blood of elves and dwarves one person
finds the courage to face the raging
crowd garrels adventures in The Witcher
game series commenced with the famed
Monster Hunter being dragged to the
stronghold of Karin Warren with little
in the way of coherent memories from
there Geralt ventures forth to deal with
a conspiracy involving his fellow
witcher’s I was late it’s not your fault
garage we’re all to blame
what makes jeralds particular situation
work is that he maintains roughly the
same traits throughout he’s dry witted
skeptical and more focused on his
present situation than digging into his
past he seems clever enough surely
someone will want him amnesia can’t deny
his patented snarky dialogue or
undermined his surprising moments of
humanity even though he’s gotten his
memories back by the time we meet up
with him in the third game had a
nightmare about
take forever to explain number two Jason
fly 13 I can’t remember a thing
do you think you can make it to the
trunk conspiracy’s can be a challenge to
overcome doubly so when lacking any
information about them thus we have
Jason flying an amnesiac man who washes
up on a Brooklyn shore and is soon after
pursued by attackers piece by piece
thirteen shows us that fly is but a pawn
in a larger game having served as part
of an effort to undermine the United
States government and who have we here
[Music]
Wow neat I get a mirror that doesn’t
stop us from sympathizing with fly
largely out of a desire to see him
escape the madness and find his own path
Jason fly our national hero it’s a great
honor before we unveil our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions this is
also your last chance to avoid a major
spoiler
[Music]
I see you’re awake now either there are
better places to take a nap than on the
ground you do give me your head why
can’t I remember anything ah I gotta get
this door open
number one Darth Revan Star Wars Knights
of the Old Republic you cannot win reven
[Music]
nothing quite compares to a sudden
swerve of a twist in the back story of
Bioware’s Star Wars Knights of the Old
Republic great emphasis is placed on the
impact of Darth Revan
a former Jedi who fell into darkness and
raised a sip army and know that I have
taken your place it all appears to be in
the past however as Revan was said to
have died in a space battle except
that’s not exactly the case I never
dreamed that Jedi would take you alive
from the wreckage instead the gravely
wounded revin was mindwiped by the Jedi
becoming the players seemingly random
character at the beginning of the game
yeah that means you it’s no wonder you
were hand-picked for this mission from
our view of revenue our choices there
after this is a case of amnesia being
masterfully used in the writing they
made you their puppet Revan and besting
your stream
do you agree with our list you’ll have
to start over who’s your favorite
amnesiac game character form or
commemorative top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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