- "There are scary memories and sad pasts that people want to forget, right?"
- ― Charlotte Pudding to Vinsmoke Reiju (One Piece)
- "Within King Crimson's ability, this world's time disappears, and no one remembers the movements they made within this segment of time."
- ― Diavolo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V/5: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)
- "Let me put it like this. After I leave here, I'm getting a memory enema."
- ― Bender (Futurama)
The power to erase memories. Sub-power of Memory Manipulation. Variation of Erasure. Opposite to Memory Restoration.
Also Called
- Amnesia
- Amnesia Inducement
- Memory Wiping
- Mind Wipe
Capabilities
The user is able to erase the memories of others, ranging from a certain memory or erase a person's entire memory/personality.
Applications
Associations
- Erasure
- Limitation Inducement by erasing the memories pertaining to the proper use of powers.
- Memory Absorption
- Memory Destruction
- Memory Manipulation
Limitations
- Users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).
- Memory Restoration and/or Mental Healing can restore erased memories.
- Effects may be temporary.
- Cannot erase physical evidence.
- May need to make physical contact.
- Certain strong emotions/events may trigger the return of lost memory.
- Total memory annihilation could be accidental.
- Severe enough memory loss may lead to the victim to forget how to breath, among other vital functions.
- May leave gaps/inconsistencies in the victim's memory, allowing them to realize that their memories have been altered.
Known Users
Cartoons/Comics
- Calvin Dion Avericci (Archie's Weird Mysteries)
- Forgeti (Ben 10 reboot);via fog
- Anodites (Ben 10)
- Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
- Miss Martian (DC Comics)
- Zatanna (DC Comics)
- Nibbler (Futurama)
- Amnesio, A.K.A. Experiment 303 (Lilo & Stitch)
- Franklin Richards (Marvel Comics)
- Charles Xavier/Professor X (Marvel Comics)
- Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
- The Stepford Cuckoos (Marvel Comics)
- Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
- Quentin Quire/Kid Omega (Marvel Comics)
- Oblivio (Miraculous Ladybug: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Panda (Skunk Fu); via Forgetful Fist
- Princess Ivy (Sofia the First); via dragonflies
- Sentrakh (BIONICLE)
Anime/Manga
- Nanami Tomitsu (Brynhildr in the Darkness)
- Maedomari (Charlotte)
- Lelouch vi Britannia (Code Geass)
- Charles zi Britannia (Code Geass)
- Shaved ice seller (Denma); via Memory Erasure Quanx ability
- Mest Gryder (Fairy Tail)
- Silcardo Jenazard (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
- Mannish Boy (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders); via Death 13
- Diavolo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V Golden Wind/Vento Aureo); via King Crimson
- Enrico Pucci (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure part VI: Stone Ocean); via Whitesnake
- Miuccia Miuller (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure part VI: Stone Ocean); via Jail House Lock
- Regula (Karakuri Dôji Ultimo)
- Galian (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Snow (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Kuudo Hinokage (Medaka Box); via Unknown Hero
- Yota (Naruto)
- Kaguya Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Kankitsu Akitsuki (Naruto/Boruto Naruto Next Generations)
- Charlotte Pudding (One Piece)
- Shizuru Nakatsu (Rewrite)
- Gowther (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Aleksandra I. Pokryshkin (World Witches/Strike Witches/Brave Witches)
- Shokuhou Misaki (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun)
- Vampires (Vampire Knight)
- Rika Saionji (Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches)
- Zofis (Zatch Bell!)
- Zeno Bell (Zatch Bell!)
- Wiseman (Zatch Bell!)
- Jack the Ripper (TYPE-MOON)
- Sailor Lethe (Sailor Moon)
- Kagero Okuta/Giran(My Hero Academia)
Literature
- Lena Duchannes (Beautiful Creatures)
- Wizards and Witches (Harry Potter); via the Obliviate Spell
- Swooping Evil (Harry Potter); via his poison
- The Grey Gentlemen (Momo)
- Derek Lakes (Shadow Falls)
- Asmodeus (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Magnus Bane (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Catarina Loss (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Imp (Worm)
- Tiffania Westwood (Zero No Tsukaima)
- Yatsuhashi Daichi (RWBY: After the Fall)
Live Televison/Movies
- Valeria (Ángel o Demonio)
- Angels (Ángel o Demonio)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Penny Halliwell (Charmed)
- Elder Witches (Charmed 2018)
- Whitelighters/Hybrid Whitelighters (Charmed 2018)
- Jada Shields
- Harry Greenwood
- Tessa
- The Silence (Doctor Who)
- The Doctor (Doctor Who)
- Maddie Van Pelt (Every Witch Way); via Spell Casting
- René/The Haitian (Heroes)
- Scatterbrain (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time)
- Grand Pabbie (Once Upon a Time)
- Ingrid (Once Upon a Time)
- Zelena/Wicked Witch of the West (Once Upon a Time)
- Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
- Signal Org (Power Rangers Wild Force)
- Wipers (Push)
- Kevin Grady (Smallville)
- Castiel (Supernatural)
- Werewolves (Teen Wolf)
- Snark (The Troop)
- Wizards (Wizards of Waverly Place); via Spell Casting
Video Games
- Orion (Amnesia)
- Cole (Dragon Age Inquisition)
- Naminé (Kingdom Hearts)
- Xion (Kingdom Hearts)
- Lily (MapleStory)
- Slowpoke and Slowbro (Pokémon)
- Mewtwo (Pokémon)
- Uxie (Pokémon); via eyesight
- Devil Beetles (Sky Wizards Academy)
Tabletop Games
- Jace Beleren (Magic: the Gathering)
Web Original
- SCP-909 - Mr. Forgetful (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3000 - Ananteshesha (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3002 - Attempts to Assassinate Thought (SCP Foundation)
- Slender Man (The Slender Man Mythos)
Known Objects
- Blue Rose of Forgetfulness (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- Staffs of Erasing (Bionicle)
- Element 115/Divinium (Call of Duty: Black Ops)
- Memory Dust (Charmed)
- Decommissioning Chamber (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- Memory Cutting (Denma)
- Forgotten Stick (Doraemon)
- Memory Wipers (Fairly Odd Parents)
- Irrigo light (Fallen London/Sunless Sea)
- Memory Erasing Gun (Gravity Falls)
- Ghost ÄRM, Hydra (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Neuralyzer (Men in Black)
- Memory Stone (My Little Pony Equestria Girls)
- AURYN (The Neverending Story); limited to affecting humans
- Dark Curse (Once Upon a Time)
- Rock Troll Stones (Once Upon a Time)
- Amnesia-inator (Phineas and Ferb)
- Zoisite's Music Box (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon)
- Amnestics (SCP Foundation)
- Amnesia Dust (Tooth Fairy)
- Eidolon (Vampirella)
- Amnesia Wind (Wind Named Amnesia)
- Wushan Geyser (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Amnesulet (Yin Yang Yo)
- Millennium Rod (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Known Powers
- Authority of Gluttony (Re:Zero)
- Fluttering Finger Mindslip technique (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
Gallery
Calvin Dion Avericci (Archie's Weird Mysteries) erasing the existence of any teens he turns into mannequins from the memories of the rest of the world.
Like Joshua who used to have this, Daphne (No Ordinary Family) hasn't fully mastered it.
Derek Lakes (Shadow Falls) needs to touch someone to erase their memory.
Dracula (Hotel Transylvania) can erase people's memories using his hypnosis.
Hermione Granger (Harry Potter) wipes her parents's memories with the spell Obliviate.
Neuralyzer (MIB)
Experiment 303 "Amnesio" (Lilo & Stitch) designed to wipe the memories of anyone he zaps in the eyes with the rays from his own.
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Magnus Bane (Shadowhunter Chronicles) is skilled at erasing and weaving memories.
Princess Ivy's (Sofia the First) magical memory-erasing dragonfly.
The Slience (Doctor Who) can erase the memories of other beings once they look away from them.
WuShan Geyser (Xiaolin Showdown) allow the user to erasure a foe's memory.
After being threatened by Brago, Zofis (Zatch Bell!) erased his partner Koko’s memories of the mamodo battle thus returning her to the kindhearted person she was before.
Unsatisfied with the idea of simply burning Zatch’s book and sending him back to the mamodo world, Zeno (Zatch Bell!) decided to erase his brother's memories of the battle to become king.
Seeing as his friend Nanashi was the only one who could replace him as leader of Luberia, Galian (Marchen Awakens Romance) erased his memories of him before leaving the guild in his hands.
To become a complete monster, Chimera allowed the Ghost ÄRM, Hydra (Marchen Awakens Romance) to erase her remaining human memories and emotions upon fusing with its demonic body.
The Haitian (Heroes) erasing Sandra Bennet's memory of Sylar,
Element 115/Divinium (Call of Duty: Black Ops series) was used by the original timeline Edward Richtofen to wipe the memories of the original timeline versions of "Tank" Dempsey, Nikolai Belinski and Takeo Masaki as part of Group 935's super soldier program.
Mewtwo (Pokémon)
Jace Beleren (Magic The Gathering)
Zatanna (DC Comics)
Miss Martian (DC Comics)
Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
Charles Xavier/Professor X (Marvel Comics)
Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
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The Stepford Cuckoos (Marvel Comics)
After manipulating people to save time, the Grey Gentlemen (Momo) are forgotten the moment they leave, but their manipulations remain in their victims' subconsciousness, causing them to constantly save time by living a life of stress
Memory Stone (My Little Pony Equestria Girls)
Talia Hale (Teen Wolf) stole her brother Peter's memory of having a daughter to protect her from him.
Marik Ishtar (Yu-Gi-Oh!) using the Millennium Rod to erase the memory of the key from Pandora's memory, causing him unable to see or feel it despite still physically holding onto it.
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