History JokerImmunity / VideoGames

** In addition to what's mentioned above, Wily is notable in that the ''X'' games handed him a ''second'' (if not somewhat confusing) case of Joker Immunity. As the creator of both Zero and the original form of the Maverick Virus, Wily is the GreaterScopeVillain of the series but is often assumed to have no direct role in the story because [[PosthumousCharacter he would have long been buried by 21XX]]. However, Serges of the X-Hunters in ''VideoGame/MegaManX2'' is heavily implied to be a roboticized Wily [[LostInTranslation in the Japanese version of the game]], [[WrongNameOutburst calling X]] [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic "Rock"]] when the group issues a challenge to the Maverick Hunter and referring to him as the "robotic memento of (Dr.) Light" when defeated -- [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay a fact few people from the current era would be privy to]]. Then, in ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX5 X5]]'', Sigma mentions that he gained [[BigBadDuumvirate a collaborator]], one suggested to be Wily due to their knowledge about Zero's origins and animosity toward X. WordOfGod would confirm it was indeed the doctor, Wily even having [[BackFromTheDead come back to life]] to help Sigma settle the score with X and Zero. This revelation would be mostly [[AbortedArc dropped]] after ''X5'' went from GrandFinale to SeriesFauxnale, though [[VideoGame/MegaManX6 the following game]] introduced Isoc, a Reploid scientist who not only [[VillainTakesAnInterest harbors an interest in Zero]] (while having nothing but ire for X) but also was responsible for repairing him (much like Serges presumably was able to in ''X2'' if the player doesn't reclaim all of Zero's parts [[note]][[TheMentor Dr. Cain]] is canonically responsible for rebuilding Zero, however[[/note]]) and has knowledge of his inner workings. (Note that X and Zero's systems are considered to be {{Black Box}}es, meaning neither Serges nor Isoc should have been able to successfully restore Zero in full.) If that wasn't enough, Isoc even [[Creator/TakeshiAono shares a voice]] with Wily. The common theory is that Wily [[BrainUploading lives on]] [[VirtualGhost through the virus]], furthered by the fact that Isoc's lifeless body is found late in ''X6'', not because he died ''per se'' but because his CPU seemed to have simply vanished in a manner similar to the Erasure Incident of ''[[VideoGame/MegaManXtreme Xtreme 2]]''.

** In addition to what's mentioned above, Wily is notable in that the ''X'' games handed him a ''second'' (if not somewhat confusing) case of Joker Immunity. As the creator of both Zero and the original form of the Maverick Virus, Wily is the GreaterScopeVillain of the series but is often assumed to have no direct role in the story because [[PosthumousCharacter he would have long been buried by 21XX]]. However, Serges of the X-Hunters in ''VideoGame/MegaManX2'' is heavily implied to be a roboticized Wily [[LostInTranslation in the Japanese version of the game]], [[WrongNameOutburst calling X]] [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic "Rock"]] when the group issues a challenge to the Maverick Hunter and referring to him as the "robotic memento of (Dr.) Light" when defeated -- [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay a fact few people from the current era would be privy to]]. Then, in ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX5 X5]]'', Sigma mentions that he gained [[BigBadDuumvirate a collaborator]], one suggested to be Wily due to their knowledge about Zero's origins and animosity toward X. WordOfGod would confirm it was indeed the doctor, Wily even having [[BackFromTheDead come back to life]] to help Sigma settle the score with X and Zero. This revelation would be mostly [[AbortedArc dropped]] after ''X5'' went from GrandFinale to SeriesFauxnale, though [[VideoGame/MegaManX6 the following game]] introduced Isoc, a Reploid scientist who not only [[VillainTakesAnInterest harbors an interest in Zero]] (while having nothing but ire for X) but also was responsible for repairing him (much like Serges presumably was able to in ''X2'' if the player doesn't reclaim all of Zero's parts [[note]][[TheMentor Dr. Cain]] is canonically responsible for rebuilding Zero, however[[/note]]) and has knowledge of his inner workings. (Note that X and Zero's systems are considered to be {{Black Box}}es, meaning neither Serges nor Isoc should have been able to successfully restore Zero in full.) If that wasn't enough, Isoc even [[Creator/TakeshiAono shares a voice]] with Wily. The common theory is that Wily [[BrainUploading lives on]] [[VirtualGhost through the virus]], furthered by the fact that Isoc's lifeless body is found late in ''X6'', not because he died ''per se'' but because his CPU seemed to have simply vanished.

* [[spoiler:Heihachi Mishima]] from ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' had this before finally meeting his end in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''. Among other instances where he should have been killed, he [[spoiler:survived being thrown off a cliff by Kazuya in the original ''Tekken'']], [[spoiler:was smashed through a wall by Devil Jin in ''Tekken 3'']], and [[spoiler:was blown up point-blank by several Jack-4 robots (and subsequently launched several miles away, crash-landing in a cemetery and remaining there for close to two months with no food or water) in ''VideoGame/Tekken5'']]. It took [[spoiler:a CombatBreakdown after beating Kazuya out of his true Devil form through nothing but sheer willpower and being tossed into a lava flow]] for death to claim him, though many are skeptical it'll actually stick. In ''VideoGame/Tekken8'', [[spoiler:it is subverted as it doesn't stick, due to [[KilledOffForReal Heihachi being killed permanently.]] Also, it is unlikely that Heihachi will ever cheat death again, due to being thrown off a lava river.]]

* [[spoiler:Heihachi Mishima]] from ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' had this before finally meeting his end in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''. Among other instances where he should have been killed, he [[spoiler:survived being thrown off a cliff by Kazuya in the original ''Tekken'']], [[spoiler:was smashed through a wall by Devil Jin in ''Tekken 3'']], and [[spoiler:was blown up point-blank by several Jack-4 robots (and subsequently launched several miles away, crash-landing in a cemetery and remaining there for close to two months with no food or water) in ''VideoGame/Tekken5'']]. It took [[spoiler:a CombatBreakdown after beating Kazuya out of his true Devil form through nothing but sheer willpower and being tossed into a lava flow]] for death to claim him, though many are skeptical it'll actually stick. In ''VideoGame/Tekken8'', [[spoiler:it is subverted as it doesn't stick, due to [[KilledOffForReal Heihachi being killed permanently.]] Also, it is unlikely that Heihachi will never cheat death again, due to being thrown off a lava river.]]

* [[spoiler:Heihachi Mishima]] from ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' had this before finally meeting his end in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''. Among other instances where he should have been killed, he [[spoiler:survived being thrown off a cliff by Kazuya in the original ''Tekken'']], [[spoiler:was smashed through a wall by Devil Jin in ''Tekken 3'']], and [[spoiler:was blown up point-blank by several Jack-4 robots (and subsequently launched several miles away, crash-landing in a cemetery and remaining there for close to two months with no food or water) in ''VideoGame/Tekken5'']]. It took [[spoiler:a CombatBreakdown after beating Kazuya out of his true Devil form through nothing but sheer willpower and being tossed into a lava flow]] for death to claim him, though many are skeptical it'll actually stick. However, in ''VideoGame/Tekken8'', [[spoiler:it is subverted as it doesn't stick, due to [[KilledOffForReal Heihachi being killed permanently.]]]]

* [[spoiler:Heihachi Mishima]] from ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' had this before finally meeting his end in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''. Among other instances where he should have been killed, he [[spoiler:survived being thrown off a cliff by Kazuya in the original ''Tekken'']], [[spoiler:was smashed through a wall by Devil Jin in ''Tekken 3'']], and [[spoiler:was blown up point-blank by several Jack-4 robots (and subsequently launched several miles away, crash-landing in a cemetery and remaining there for close to two months with no food or water) in ''VideoGame/Tekken5'']]. It took [[spoiler:a CombatBreakdown after beating Kazuya out of his true Devil form through nothing but sheer willpower and being tossed into a lava flow]] for death to claim him, though many are skeptical it'll actually stick. However, in '''VideoGame/Tekken8''', [[spoiler:it is subverted as it doesn't stick, due to [[KilledOffForReal Heihachi being killed permanently.]]]]

* [[spoiler:Heihachi Mishima]] from ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' had this before finally meeting his end in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''. Among other instances where he should have been killed, he [[spoiler:survived being thrown off a cliff by Kazuya in the original ''Tekken'']], [[spoiler:was smashed through a wall by Devil Jin in ''Tekken 3'']], and [[spoiler:was blown up point-blank by several Jack-4 robots (and subsequently launched several miles away, crash-landing in a cemetery and remaining there for close to two months with no food or water) in ''VideoGame/Tekken5'']]. It took [[spoiler:a CombatBreakdown after beating Kazuya out of his true Devil form through nothing but sheer willpower and being tossed into a lava flow]] for death to claim him, though many are skeptical it'll actually stick. Will [[spoiler:Heihachi]] cheat death yet again? Tune in [[VideoGame/Tekken8 next time]] to find out!

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' explains his ability to do this as [[spoiler:his being part of a curse on Link and Zelda -- and all their descendants -- by original BigBad Demise]].

* William Afton of ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' is the Purple Guy -- the serial killer responsible for all the child killings and haunted animatronics that form the foundation of the series. He dies ''three'' times throughout the series: His first death is when he fell victim to a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath springlock failure]]: He eventually possesses his own corpse and becomes Springtrap: 30 years after his original death, he seemingly dies for good when Fazbear's Fright burns down. Three games later, it's revealed he survived, although badly damaged. ''[[VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator Pizzeria Simulator]]'' ends with Afton and the remaining animatronics dying in a second fire: But he barely survived it, and the next game, ''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'', is William being tortured in his nightmares. He eventually escapes this form of punishment to, being scanned into [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted a VR game]] as a virus, and as of now, he's still alive -- even getting a new body in ''Security Breach''. [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3 The third game]]'s trailer said that William will always come back, and William is sure as hell determined to make this statement come true.

* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'': Averted. At the end of the main story, Joker final succumbs to blood poisoning from the Titan formula he injected himself with in the last game. That said, [[VillainousLegacy he still leaves a legacy]] that characters in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' continue.