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###Why couldn't Sif remember the name of her planet?

This is the easier question: she did. When Coulson and May go to pick her up at the police station in Portugal, they have the following exchange¹:

Coulson: You have no memory of who you are?

 

Sif: I...I know I am from Asgard, but I do not remember my home there.

###Why couldn't she remember her name?

The truncheon doesn't seem to actually remove memories, but rather blocks them from consciousness using advanced Kree technology².

In particular, notice that Sif has an emotional reaction to the name "Thor", despite not knowing why³:

May: What about Thor?

 

Sif: [smiles] Um...I do not know this word, yet when you say it I want to smile.

This seems inconsistent with Sif's earlier comment (emphasis mine):

Coulson: You must remember things about your homeworld, right?

 

Sif: Only basic lessons a child could learn.

Presumably, in a highly-stratified culture that's had the same king for pretty much its entire history, a child would learn the name of the Crown Prince.

If Thor has been erased from Sif's memory, it's likely because of their close relationship⁴, which suggests that personal identity information is blocked. The designers of the truncheon may have worried that leaving personal information could lead to a recall. If so, they may have been worried about the target remembering their name for the same reason.

¹ I apologize for the quality of the transcript, but it's the best I could find

² Read: Magic

³ Thanks to Izkata for correcting me on this; I had previously said that Sif remembered Thor, which is incorrect

⁴ Odin, at least, was keen for them to make babies. And of course Thor is, in the words of Skye and May, "dreamy"

Why couldn't Sif remember the name of her planet?

This is the easier question: she did. When Coulson and May go to pick her up at the police station in Portugal, they have the following exchange¹:

Coulson: You have no memory of who you are?

Sif: I...I know I am from Asgard, but I do not remember my home there.

Why couldn't she remember her name?

The truncheon doesn't seem to actually remove memories, but rather blocks them from consciousness using advanced Kree technology².

In particular, notice that Sif has an emotional reaction to the name "Thor", despite not knowing why³:

May: What about Thor?

Sif: [smiles] Um...I do not know this word, yet when you say it I want to smile.

This seems inconsistent with Sif's earlier comment (emphasis mine):

Coulson: You must remember things about your homeworld, right?

Sif: Only basic lessons a child could learn.

Presumably, in a highly-stratified culture that's had the same king for pretty much its entire history, a child would learn the name of the Crown Prince.

If Thor has been erased from Sif's memory, it's likely because of their close relationship⁴, which suggests that personal identity information is blocked. The designers of the truncheon may have worried that leaving personal information could lead to a recall. If so, they may have been worried about the target remembering their name for the same reason.

¹ I apologize for the quality of the transcript, but it's the best I could find

² Read: Magic

³ Thanks to Izkata for correcting me on this; I had previously said that Sif remembered Thor, which is incorrect

⁴ Odin, at least, was keen for them to make babies. And of course Thor is, in the words of Skye and May, "dreamy"

###Why couldn't Sif remember the name of her planet?

This is the easier question: she did. When Coulson and May go to pick her up at the police station in Portugal, they have the following exchange¹:

Coulson: You have no memory of who you are?

Sif: I...I know I am from Asgard, but I do not remember my home there.

###Why couldn't she remember her name?

The truncheon doesn't seem to actually remove memories, but rather blocks them from consciousness using advanced Kree technology².

In particular, notice that Sif has an emotional reaction to the name "Thor", despite not knowing why³:

May: What about Thor?

Sif: [smiles] Um...I do not know this word, yet when you say it I want to smile.

This seems inconsistent with Sif's earlier comment (emphasis mine):

Coulson: You must remember things about your homeworld, right?

Sif: Only basic lessons a child could learn.

Presumably, in a highly-stratified culture that's had the same king for pretty much its entire history, a child would learn the name of the Crown Prince.

If Thor has been erased from Sif's memory, it's likely because of their close relationship⁴, which suggests that personal identity information is blocked. The designers of the truncheon may have worried that leaving personal information could lead to a recall. If so, they may have been worried about the target remembering their name for the same reason.

¹ I apologize for the quality of the transcript, but it's the best I could find

² Read: Magic

³ Thanks to Izkata for correcting me on this; I had previously said that Sif remembered Thor, which is incorrect

⁴ Odin, at least, was keen for them to make babies. And of course Thor is, in the words of Skye and May, "dreamy"

###Why couldn't Sif remember the name of her planet?

This is the easier question: she did. When Coulson and May go to pick her up at the police station in Portugal, they have the following exchange¹:

Coulson: You have no memory of who you are?

Sif: I...I know I am from Asgard, but I do not remember my home there.

###Why couldn't she remember her name?

The truncheon doesn't seem to actually remove memories, but rather blocks them from consciousness using advanced Kree technology².

In particular, notice that Sif has an emotional reaction to the name "Thor", despite not knowing why³:

May: What about Thor?

Sif: [smiles] Um...I do not know this word, yet when you say it I want to smile.

This seems inconsistent with Sif's earlier comment (emphasis mine):

Coulson: You must remember things about your homeworld, right?

Sif: Only basic lessons a child could learn.

Presumably, in a highly-stratified culture that's had the same king for pretty much its entire history, a child would learn the name of the Crown Prince.

If Thor has been erased from Sif's memory, it's likely because of their close relationship⁴, which suggests that personal identity information is blocked. The designers of the truncheon may have worried that leaving personal information could lead to a recall. If so, they may have been worried about the target remembering their name for the same reason.

¹ I apologize for the quality of the transcript, but it's the best I could find

² Read: Magic

³ Thanks to Izkata for correcting me on this; I had previously said that Sif remembered Thor, which is incorrect

⁴ Odin, at least, was keen for them to make babies. And of course Thor is, in the words of Skye and May, "dreamy"

Lady Sif did remember where she was from. When Coulson and May go to pick her up at the police station in Portugal, they have the following exchange¹:

Coulson: You have no memory of who you are?

Sif: I...I know I am from Asgard, but I do not remember my home there.

Why she couldn't remember her name is unknown. Unfortunately, the workings of the Kree memory device are not described in detail, so we can only speculate on how it works.

Since the truncheon is able to restore Sif's memory later, presumably the memories are still there, just blocked by advanced Kree technology².

I find it notable that Sif has an emotional reaction to the name "Thor", despite not recognizing the name³:

May: What about Thor?

Sif: [smiles] Um...I do not know this word, yet when you say it I want to smile.

Interestingly though, she does seem to remember Odin:

Sif: I wonder if I serve the king as the great warrior you say I am.

May: Odin? Oh, we know you do. You've met him.

Sif: [Valley Girl inflection] Shut up.

You might argue that Sif only remembers that Asgard has a king, not who it is, to which I reply that Odin has been king of Asgard for...basically ever. When you've had the same king for more than two thousand years, it's pretty fair for that to be considered common knowledge.

Considering the close relationship between Sif and Thor⁴, it seems as though all facts about the target's personal identity are "erased", but we can only speculate as to why. Considering how Vin-tak uses it (namely to keep Sif confused and off his back), the designers may have felt that including any personal information may have triggered a recall.

¹ I apologize for the quality of the transcript, but it's the best I could find

² Read: Magic

³ Thanks to Izkata for correcting me on this; I had previously said that Sif remembered Thor, which is incorrect. I stand by her remembering Odin, though

⁴ Odin, at least, was keen for them to make babies. And of course Thor is, in the words of Skye and May, "dreamy"

###Why couldn't Sif remember the name of her planet?

This is the easier question: she did. When Coulson and May go to pick her up at the police station in Portugal, they have the following exchange¹:

Coulson: You have no memory of who you are?

Sif: I...I know I am from Asgard, but I do not remember my home there.

###Why couldn't she remember her name?

The truncheon doesn't seem to actually remove memories, but rather blocks them from consciousness using advanced Kree technology².

In particular, notice that Sif has an emotional reaction to the name "Thor", despite not knowing why³:

May: What about Thor?

Sif: [smiles] Um...I do not know this word, yet when you say it I want to smile.

This seems inconsistent with Sif's earlier comment (emphasis mine):

Coulson: You must remember things about your homeworld, right?

Sif: Only basic lessons a child could learn.

Presumably, in a highly-stratified culture that's had the same king for pretty much its entire history, a child would learn the name of the Crown Prince.

If Thor has been erased from Sif's memory, it's likely because of their close relationship⁴, which suggests that personal identity information is blocked. The designers of the truncheon may have worried that leaving personal information could lead to a recall. If so, they may have been worried about the target remembering their name for the same reason.

¹ I apologize for the quality of the transcript, but it's the best I could find

² Read: Magic

³ Thanks to Izkata for correcting me on this; I had previously said that Sif remembered Thor, which is incorrect

⁴ Odin, at least, was keen for them to make babies. And of course Thor is, in the words of Skye and May, "dreamy"