The Forgettable god only leaves behind "an impression of wealth". This ability seems to work in a stronger way on normal and regular human beings (such as the workers of the casino's counting room in Chapter Ten who even forget the god's presence as he stands near them and never notice him even once) and on a lesser way on god-related mortals such as Shadow (who in Chapter Six has a conversation with the god and knows he is in the same car as him, but cannot remember what he looks like or what they talked about). The main ability of the Forgettable god is his inability to be remembered by any mortal - no human can remember his name, face, appearance or the sound of his voice.
He is seen in Las Vegas wearing a charcoal-gray immaculate suit, and it is mentionned that his face and demeanor are "in every sense, forgettable". The narration describes him as a dark-haired and dark-eyed man, clean-shaved and with well-manicured hands. After Shadow met him, he couldn't remember his face, his appearance or the sound of his voice. No mortal seems to be able to remember the Forgettable god's appearance. Wednesday later explains to Shadow that Soma is like bottled prayers and love for the gods. Wednesday corners him in a bar and asks him if he's in the war against the New Gods and the god ultimately says yes for some Soma. In Vegas, the god follows around briefcases full of cash as Wednesday and Shadow follow him in a taxi. Shadow still cannot seem to remember anything about the god, including his name. Wednesday visits the Forgettable god in Las Vegas.
Shadow, no matter how much he looks at him or talks to him, can't remember what is his appearance, what his voice sounds like or even what he talked about. Among them are Mama-Ji, a man he thinks is named Elvis, and the Forgettable god. When returning from the House on the Rock, Shadow drives some gods to a restaurant.
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