"Imagine that you woke in the night and rose and seemed to see before yourself another person, who you slowly perceived to be yourself.
Someone had entered in the night and placed in your sleeping place, made from black metal. You had been afraid of your own reflection.
But then, the reflection slowly raised its hand while your own lay still. A Dark Mirror, that is what the Corinthian has always been intended to be."
Someone had entered in the night and placed in your sleeping place, made from black metal. You had been afraid of your own reflection.
But then, the reflection slowly raised its hand while your own lay still. A Dark Mirror, that is what the Corinthian has always been intended to be."
— Dream of the Endless, The Sandman (1989)
"My God... I'm a tomato!"
— Mayor Adam West, Family Guy
"For the Fishman I really fear
Is the one who's in the mirr'r
And he looks like me
He looks just
Like
Me!"
Is the one who's in the mirr'r
And he looks like me
He looks just
Like
Me!"
— H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, A Very Scary Solstice, "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fishmen"
"For although nepenthe has calmed me, I know always that I am an outsider; a stranger in this century and among those who are still men.
This I have known ever since I stretched out my fingers to the abomination within that great gilded frame;
stretched out my fingers and touched a cold and unyielding surface of polished glass."
This I have known ever since I stretched out my fingers to the abomination within that great gilded frame;
stretched out my fingers and touched a cold and unyielding surface of polished glass."
"Jump in the toilet and stand on your head
I am alive and you are dead"
I am alive and you are dead"
— Ubik
"I don't remember anything. Maybe they really just fixed me... or maybe I'm just a high-tech VI that thinks it's Commander Shepard."
— Commander Shepard, Mass Effect 3
"However cleverly you sneak up on the mirror, your reflection always looks you straight in the eye."
— Louis Cyphere, Angel Heart
"This is Joson" the radio crackered. "You must fight the demons!"
So John gotted his palsma rifle and blew up the wall.
"HE GOING TO KILL US" said the demons
"I will shoot at him" said the cyberdemon and he fired the rocket missiles. John plasmaed at him and tried to blew him up. But then the ceiling fell and they were trapped and not able to kill.
"No! I must kill the demons" he shouted
The radio said "No, John. You are the demons"
And Then John Was a Zombie.
So John gotted his palsma rifle and blew up the wall.
"HE GOING TO KILL US" said the demons
"I will shoot at him" said the cyberdemon and he fired the rocket missiles. John plasmaed at him and tried to blew him up. But then the ceiling fell and they were trapped and not able to kill.
"No! I must kill the demons" he shouted
The radio said "No, John. You are the demons"
And Then John Was a Zombie.
"So in short, I'm not even a magical girl any more? How? How did this happen to me? When did it happen? When did I become a Witch!?"
— Homura Akemi, Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Rebellion
"From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me."
— Elie Wiesel after being liberated from Buchenwald, Night
"Church, there's no such thing as ghosts. You're one of them. You're an A.I. You... are the Alpha."
— Washington, Red vs. Blue: Reconstruction
Kelvin: You're not Gibarian.
Gibarian: No? Who am I then?
Kelvin: A puppet.
Gibarian: And you're not? Maybe you're my puppet. But like all puppets, you think you're actually human. It's the puppet's dream... to be human.
Gibarian: No? Who am I then?
Kelvin: A puppet.
Gibarian: And you're not? Maybe you're my puppet. But like all puppets, you think you're actually human. It's the puppet's dream... to be human.
"'This world is pretty fun, it's like a game'? I'm an idiot. If this world is like a game then I'm not the one enjoying it. It's the Administrators who are watching it."
— Kumoko, So I'm a Spider, So What?
"If I think about it, there are some contradictions in my missing memory.
I can't remember my parent's face.
If I self-evaluate myself, I'd call myself a beauty.
Even in my personality, there's a clear difference between my memory and my current one.
Being noticed about as much as a stone on the roadside by strangers because I couldn't hide my irritation from being watched by strangers.
And I realized D's true character and my true character.
In the classroom, there was one spider making a nest.
...
That spider was in the classroom all along.
Surrounded by all of those huge humans.
It's a situation where she can die anytime.
The humans shunned her, she was creepy.
It was desperately trying to live among them.
That extremely low class existence in the classroom.
That was me."
I can't remember my parent's face.
If I self-evaluate myself, I'd call myself a beauty.
Even in my personality, there's a clear difference between my memory and my current one.
Being noticed about as much as a stone on the roadside by strangers because I couldn't hide my irritation from being watched by strangers.
And I realized D's true character and my true character.
In the classroom, there was one spider making a nest.
...
That spider was in the classroom all along.
Surrounded by all of those huge humans.
It's a situation where she can die anytime.
The humans shunned her, she was creepy.
It was desperately trying to live among them.
That extremely low class existence in the classroom.
That was me."
— Kumoko, So I'm a Spider, So What?
"Wait... Can this be? But... By Shinji, I'm the son of a vampire! I'm no Gray Prince — I'm the spawn of evil! I thought my father was a nobleman, not some blood-sucking monster! I— I can't— All a lie! A lie..."
— Agronak gro-Malog, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Validar: The Awakening rite is not only for exalts and Naga, you know. With it, I'll arouse Grima! The fell dragon needs only a mortal vessel which you so kindly brought along...
Robin: ...Oh gods. He means me.
Validar: You carry my blood—the blood of the fell dragon. His soul slumbers within you. And now the time has come to awaken you both!
Robin: ...Wh-what?! I'M Grima? I'M the fell dragon?!
Validar: The Grimleal have worked for generations to create someone like you... A vessel worthy of our master. Simply having Grima's blood in your veins is not enough... My father was not worthy, nor was his father before him. Even I was not able to accept Grima's most sacred gift. But you? You had all the makings. You were perfection!
Robin: ...Oh gods. He means me.
Validar: You carry my blood—the blood of the fell dragon. His soul slumbers within you. And now the time has come to awaken you both!
Robin: ...Wh-what?! I'M Grima? I'M the fell dragon?!
Validar: The Grimleal have worked for generations to create someone like you... A vessel worthy of our master. Simply having Grima's blood in your veins is not enough... My father was not worthy, nor was his father before him. Even I was not able to accept Grima's most sacred gift. But you? You had all the makings. You were perfection!
"Beacause, you are... a puppet."
— Jenova, Final Fantasy VII
"Oh, my god, it is true! 1945... turning my Jewish parents over to the Nazis for extermination! I have found the lost tribe! It is me!"
— Nimdok suffers a bad case of Amnesiac Dissonance courtesy of, fittingly enough, a Magic Mirror, in I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
"I'm not human. The revelation... it freed me. It killed me. I'm not human. [uneasy chuckle] Alex is just the role I play. Part of me was relieved... and part of me died. Just another disguise, right? So ingrained... so real... even I believe it."
— Alex Mercer/The Blacklight Virus, [PROTOTYPE]
"Now do you remember? Who you are? What you were meant to do? I cheated death, thanks to you. And thanks to you, I've left my mark. You have, too — you've written your own history. You're your own man. I'm Big Boss, and you are, too..."
— Big Boss, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Nine: Oh my God, this is Pioneer 9. I'm on a space probe.
Ten: Listen to me.
Nine: Oh my God, I've been out here for ... years. How did I get on a space probe?
Ten: You're not
Nine: You have to get me out of here! You have to get me off this thing! I'm not supposed to be here! I'm trapped on uh, hold on, I'll get the coordinates, I'm at
Ten: NINE!
Nine: That's why you're calling me Nine. Because I'm on Pioneer 9. Are you on Pioneer 10? Where are you? That's why we're so far apart? Because I'm in space?
Ten: Listen to me. You are not on a space probe.
Nine: What?
Ten: Nine, you are a space probe.
Ten: Listen to me.
Nine: Oh my God, I've been out here for ... years. How did I get on a space probe?
Ten: You're not
Nine: You have to get me out of here! You have to get me off this thing! I'm not supposed to be here! I'm trapped on uh, hold on, I'll get the coordinates, I'm at
Ten: NINE!
Nine: That's why you're calling me Nine. Because I'm on Pioneer 9. Are you on Pioneer 10? Where are you? That's why we're so far apart? Because I'm in space?
Ten: Listen to me. You are not on a space probe.
Nine: What?
Ten: Nine, you are a space probe.
— 17776
"I was never my father's successor. Not even close. Just a clone... I was just like Anju. Just a fake... And after I gave Anju such a speech. Who is the puppet, indeed? I must look quite the fool."
— Woshis, Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
"...My memories are coming back to me. I wasn't killed here. I killed everyone here. This monster, this serial killer. I am he."
— The Bird Man, The Object
Fern: Jake! Boy, am I glad to see you. This bozo keeps saying he's me! Why don't you set him straight and tell him who the real Finn is.
Jake: [points to Finn] That one.
Fern: What?
Jake: Yeah, I don't know what you are. Some kind of demon-plant-thing, probably.
Jake: [points to Finn] That one.
Fern: What?
Jake: Yeah, I don't know what you are. Some kind of demon-plant-thing, probably.
"Hello, friend. God, that's always been lame, hasn't it? Sorry I never came up with a better name for you. Then again, I don't even have a name. Just a guy trying to play God without permission."
— Elliot Alderson/The Mastermind, Mr. Robot
Out among the stars I sail
Way beyond the moon
In my silver ship I sail
A dream that ended too soon
Now I know exactly who I am
And what I'm here for
And I will go sailing no more
All the things I thought I'd be
All the brave things I've done
Vanish like a snowflake
With the rising of the sun
Never more to sail my ship
Where no man has gone before
And I will go sailing no more
Way beyond the moon
In my silver ship I sail
A dream that ended too soon
Now I know exactly who I am
And what I'm here for
And I will go sailing no more
All the things I thought I'd be
All the brave things I've done
Vanish like a snowflake
With the rising of the sun
Never more to sail my ship
Where no man has gone before
And I will go sailing no more
Percy: Sasha, you know you’re still our daughter, no matter what, right?
Sasha: Am I really, though? I thought that maybe I just resembled mom a lot more, seeing we’re both a shade of pink with blonde hair and that I got the brightness from you, but… not only am I not your real daughter, but I’m not even a toad! What even happened to my real parents?!
Percy: Well, we don’t really know the answer to that. We tried to track them down, but we couldn’t even find any evidence of their existence! But that doesn’t matter now because you’re still our daughter!
Sasha: No I’m not.
Percy: Yes you are! We took you in, raised you, fed you, cleaned you, clothed you, cared for you, and we love you!
Sasha: No, you hated me. You hated me so much that you had me transformed into something I’m not! I’m a ticking time bomb that just gets reset every morning by some potion!
Sasha: Am I really, though? I thought that maybe I just resembled mom a lot more, seeing we’re both a shade of pink with blonde hair and that I got the brightness from you, but… not only am I not your real daughter, but I’m not even a toad! What even happened to my real parents?!
Percy: Well, we don’t really know the answer to that. We tried to track them down, but we couldn’t even find any evidence of their existence! But that doesn’t matter now because you’re still our daughter!
Sasha: No I’m not.
Percy: Yes you are! We took you in, raised you, fed you, cleaned you, clothed you, cared for you, and we love you!
Sasha: No, you hated me. You hated me so much that you had me transformed into something I’m not! I’m a ticking time bomb that just gets reset every morning by some potion!
— Medicated chapter 3
