In Fiction
Possibly, the most profound example of extraordinarily prolonged dissociative fugue can be found in Iain Banks' the Culture series novels, where "the perfect mercenary" Cheradenine Zakalwe persists in such a state for more than a millennium, including almost one hundred lifetimes in simulated environments.
In the TV series One Tree Hill, the character Clay experiences a fugue state in season nine.
In the TV series Breaking Bad, the character Walter White fakes a fugue state to cover up his kidnapping.
In the TV series Teen Wolf, the character Lydia, experiences a fugue state in season two following being bitten by a werewolf.
In the TV series Doctor Who, the character in the 2009 Christmas special, "Jackson Lake," suffers a fugue state after witnessing the death of his wife by a Cyberman attack.
Dissociative fugue affects many characters in David Lynch films with the most explicit example being the protagonist of Lost Highway.
In the game Assassin's Creed 3 the character Desmond Miles experiences a fugue state upon first entering the Animus.
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