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*** In "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E21CauseAndEffect Cause and Effect]]", the team gives Barry amnesia in an attempted MemoryGambit to prevent a certain future. When an emergency calls for Barry's superhero knowledge, Iris snaps him back by recounting a childhood memory of her comforting Barry the night his mother died.

*** "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E1Flashpoint Flashpoint]]" first has an inverted version of this, where Barry loses memories in bursts because he's living in a timeline that's not his own. When the timeline gets fixed at the end of the episode, all his memories flash back to him.

* In the penultimate episode of the TV series adaptation of ''Literature/ElevenTwentyTwoSixtyThree'', Sadie tries to help regain his memories lost as a result of injuries from his attack in the previous episode. When the two visit Lee Harvey Oswald's apartment and talk to Oswald, memories from Jake's observations of and interactions with Oswald flash through Jake's mind, restoring his memory.

* In the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' book ''The Forgotten Warrior'', after Cinderheart realizes she's a reincarnation of Cinderpelt, "long-buried memories surged through her like a river in full flood", and she relives them one by one, speaking her internal thoughts on each memory aloud.

* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'': Happens to [[ForgetfulJones Dory]] when she gets separated from Marlin and forgets their adventures together, but then she finally meets Nemo and suddenly remembers everything.

* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': In [[Recap/HappyHeroesS2E2 season 2 episode 2]], Careful S. is fighting with the other Supermen due to having developed amnesia and being convinced he is working for the villains. Mid-battle, Careful S. collides with a wall inside his Car Knight and some connectors inside his head are brought back together, leading to him remembering who he really is and causing a number of frames of the other Supermen and Doctor H. to quickly flash by the screen for a few seconds.

* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': In Season 2 episode 2, Careful S. is fighting with the other Supermen due to having developed amnesia and being convinced he is working for the villains. Mid-battle, Careful S. collides with a wall inside his Car Knight and some connectors inside his head are brought back together, leading to him remembering who he really is and causing a number of frames of the other Supermen and Doctor H. to quickly flash by the screen for a few seconds.

After struggling from IdentityAmnesia for some time, a character is snapped out of it by TriggerPhrase or event of some sort, regaining all memories at once. This is shown to the audience by a montage of visions (shots from previous scenes) flashing by quickly in the character's mind.

* ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'': In "Confession", the heroic Digimon lose their memories as a result of the Digital World being rebooted to its original state. They finally remember their former lives in "Our Future", which is represented by them travelling through a white void while static images of their past adventures are displayed in the background.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'': This is how Light Yagami regains his memories of being Kira after laying his hands on his original Death Note after a ''very'' convoluted MemoryGambit.

* In the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' book ''The Forgotten Warrior'', Jayfeather reveals to Cinderheart that she's a reincarnation of Cinderpelt by walking through scenes of Cinderpelt's life. At the end, after understanding who she is, "long-buried memories surged through her like a river in full flood", and she relives them one by one, speaking her internal thoughts on each memory aloud.

* ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'': When Michael comes back after his [[DeathFakedForYou supposed "death"]], he is amnesiac due to San Rosa/Rose and he can't remember Jane. When his memory returns, a montage of falling in love with Jane and memories that she tried to trigger in him earlier flashes before his eyes.

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilSurvivor'': The first game follows its AmnesiacHero, Ark Thompson, who for most of the game assumed he was a villain due to losing his memories from barely surviving helicopter crash. But near the end of the game, Ark finally meets his contact, the child Lott Klein, who told him who he is, at which point Ark remembers ''everything'' -- he was a government agent investigating the T-Virus outbreak in Sheena Island, and the villain is actually Director Vincent Goldman, the Umbrella Branch Leader overseeing operations in Sheena Island.

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': The Toughs agree to have their memories modified by the UNS in exchange for liberty rather than be pursued and killed by them (fortunately, Schlock manages to keep the knowledge of the memory wipe itself, who did it, and why due to his BizarreAlienBiology and later eats the man responsible to follow up on a threat/promise he'd made). Petey later restores them all (via simulated approximations of the actual events), with the fake memories being modified to black and white (including in-universe) so the Tough's can tell the difference. It hits the doctor and the reverend particularly hard when they discover the memory of their wedding was faked, although ironically they ''did'' get married (by the Admiral who struck the deal with them just before the wipe), but Petey had no way to know that.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "Magical Mystery Cure", Twilight accidentally causes her friend's cutie marks to swap, thus altering their lives entirely and making them forget who they are. During the song "True, True Friend", she helps her friends get their memories and cutie marks back one by one. Each time one of them returns to normal, there's a closeup shot, showing rapid-fire images of themselves flash in their eyes.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS3E3TheInvisibleHandOfFate The Invisible Hand of Fate]]" is a WholeEpisodeFlashback prompted by a Regained Memories Sequence in the ColdOpen. After slipping in his bathroom and falling, Billy Quizboy recovers several lost memories, revealing events that transpired which Billy took part but also others that were happening or were a result of those events.
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* Webcomic/SchlockMercenary: The Toughs agree to have their memories modified by the UNS in exchange for liberty rather than be pursued and killed by them (fortunately, Schlock manages to keep the knowledge of the memory wipe itself, who did it, and why due to his BizarreAlienBiology and later eats the man responsible to follow up on a threat/promise he'd made). Petey later restores them all (via simulated approximations of the actual events), with the fake memories being modified to black and white (including in-universe) so the Tough's can tell the difference. It hits the doctor and the reverend particularly hard when they discover the memory of their wedding was faked, although ironically they ''did'' get married (by the Admiral who struck the deal with them just before the wipe), but Petey had no way to know that.

* Webcomic/SchlockMercenary: The Toughs agree to have their memories modified by the UNS in exchange for liberty rather than be pursued and killed by them (fortunately, Schlock manages to keep the true memories due to his BizarreAlienBiology and later eats the man responsible). Petey later restores them all, with the fake memories being shown in black and white (including in-universe). It hits the doctor and the reverend particularly hard when they discover the memory of their wedding was faked.

*** In "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E21CauseAndEffect Cause and Effect]]," the team gives Barry amnesia in an attempted MemoryGambit to prevent a certain future. When an emergency calls for Barry's superhero knowledge, Iris snaps him back by recounting a childhood memory of her comforting Barry the night his mother died.

** In "[[Recap/NinjagoS9E92SavingFaith Saving Faith]]," the ninja and Wu are being shocked with electricity by the Dragon Hunters. Wu, who is currently a teenager and who has been steadily aging throughout the season, suddenly recalls all the memories of his original elderly self, accompanied by some of his own words of wisdom playing in his mind. This gives him the motivation to break out of his chains and take on all the Dragon Hunters at once.
** In the season 11 finale, "[[Recap/NinjagoS11E128Awakenings Awakenings]]," Zane finally breaks free of his CriminalAmnesiac Ice Emperor persona when he hears the word "protect," which reminds him of his father's words, "You were built to protect those who cannot protect themselves," a recurring staple of Zane's character throughout the series. He then flashes through his memories of the season.

* The ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' card "Flood of Recollection" depicts the formerly amnesiac Jace regaining all his memories at once, depicted in the card's art as phantoms of his backstory. Notably, this included memories that he'd forgotten before his current AmnesiacHero stint.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Enigmatis}}: The Ghosts of Maple Creek'', the player character suffers from mild amnesia throughout the game, thanks to a car crash. Throughout the game, she periodically regains a little memory of how her investigation was progressing and what happened prior to the crash, but not enough for her to really make sense of things. Only when she locates the place where she was almost murdered do all of the memories come rushing back and she remembers what happened and how she escaped.

* Webcomic/SchlockMercenary: The Toughs agree to have their memories modified by the UNS in exchange for liberty rather than be pursued and killed by them (fortunately, Schlock manages to keep the true memories due to his BizarreAlienBiology and later eats the man responsible). Petey later restores them all, with the fake memories being shown in black-and-white (including in-universe). It hits the doctor and the reverend particularly hard when they discover the memory of their wedding was faked.

** In the season 11 finale, "[[Recap/NinjagoS11E128Awakenings Awakenings]]," Zane finally breaks free of his CriminalAmnesiac Ice Emperor personal when he hears the word "protect," which reminds him of his father's words, "You were built to protect those who cannot protect themselves," a recurring staple of Zane's character throughout the series. He then flashes through his memories of the season.

Compare FlashbackMontageRealization, EurekaMoment, and MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes.

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!!Indexes: {{Flashback}}, MemoryTropes