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** ''The Complete Psionic Handbook'' from 2nd Edition has the ''suspend animation'' psychometabolic power, which makes it difficult even for powers that detect life or read thoughts to determine if the subject is still alive. It can last several weeks (less if the psionicist feels so) and can affect other creatures, although it takes longer to initiate.
** Still with psionics, 3rd Edition has the more powerful psychometabolic power ''[[https://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/suspendLife.htm suspend life]]''. It completely hides that the subject is alive to any examination, and last much longer, but can only affect the manifester. It's basically a form of hibernation which slows down aging and physical needs so much that one year going by is equivalent to one day for the subject.
** Still with psionics, 3rd Edition has the more powerful psychometabolic power ''[[https://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/suspendLife.htm suspend life]]''. It completely hides that the subject is alive to any examination, and last much longer, but can only affect the manifester. It's basically a form of hibernation which slows down aging and physical needs so much that one year going by is equivalent to one day for the subject.
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%%* Many adaptations to ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' would change Superman's death to this trope.
* This trope was used to bring Franchise/{{Batman}}'s butler Alfred back from the dead after he was supposedly KilledOffForReal in UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}. It turned out he was actually in a deathlike trance before being transformed into the supervillainous Outsider.
%%* The origin story of ComicBook/TheSpirit.
* This trope was used to bring Franchise/{{Batman}}'s butler Alfred back from the dead after he was supposedly KilledOffForReal in UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}. It turned out he was actually in a deathlike trance before being transformed into the supervillainous Outsider.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
** "ComicBook/ThePhantomSuperboy": Kryptonian mad scientist Dr. Xadu was banished into the Phantom Zone because he put two persons in suspended animation, with no idea as to how to revive them (although Xadu claimed they volunteered).
** ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'': Many adaptations have Superman falling into a coma -rather than dying- and being put in suspended animation.
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': The spell "Feign Death" makes a willing target appear dead to any mundane or magical examination for a short time. With their vital processes suspended, they [[TheNeedless have no physical needs]] and are resistant to most forms of harm, but are immobile and lose their senses of sight and touch.
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** The spell"Feign Death" ''feign death'' makes a willing target appear dead to any mundane or magical examination for a short time. With their vital processes suspended, they [[TheNeedless have no physical needs]] and are resistant to most forms of harm, but are immobile and lose their senses of sight and touch.touch.
** The [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragonsThirdEdition 3.5th Edition]] splatbook ''Exemplars of Evil'' adds the "Feign Death" ability for Monks, Rangers and Rogues in exchange to their standard "Evasion" skill. It works essentially like the spell of the same name, but is an Extraordinary (i.e. non-magical) ability, likely through [[MasterOfYourDomain Mastery of Your Domain]]. It also takes just an immediate action, meaning it's possible to use it even out of turn to pretend that a spell or attack just felled a character.
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** The [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragonsThirdEdition 3.5th Edition]] splatbook ''Exemplars of Evil'' adds the "Feign Death" ability for Monks, Rangers and Rogues in exchange to their standard "Evasion" skill. It works essentially like the spell of the same name, but is an Extraordinary (i.e. non-magical) ability, likely through [[MasterOfYourDomain Mastery of Your Domain]]. It also takes just an immediate action, meaning it's possible to use it even out of turn to pretend that a spell or attack just felled a character.
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* In the FramingDevice of ''Pentamerone'', a compilation of Italian literary tales, princess Zoza is cursed by an old woman to search for Prince Taddeo of the Round-Field, which is cursed into a death-like sleep and placed upon a marble tomb outside the city. Zoza can wake him up by holding a vigil and filling jugs with her own tears.
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* In the FramingDevice of ''Pentamerone'', ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/pentamerone/1introduction1911.html Pentamerone]]'', a compilation of Italian literary tales, princess Zoza is cursed by an old woman to search for Prince Taddeo of the Round-Field, which is cursed into a death-like sleep and placed upon a marble tomb outside the city. Zoza can wake him up by holding a vigil and filling jugs with her own tears.
** [[https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft067n99wt&chunk.id=ch12&toc.depth=1&toc.id=ch12&brand=ucpress The Dead Prince and the Talking Doll]] (India).
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%%** The ''Pentamerone'' has a GenderFlip [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/pentamerone/1introduction1911.html variant]] as its FramingDevice.
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* In the FramingDevice of ''Pentamerone'', a compilation of Italian literary tales, princess Zoza is cursed by an old woman to search for Prince Taddeo of the Round-Field, which is cursed into a death-like sleep and placed upon a marble tomb outside the city.
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* In the FramingDevice of ''Pentamerone'', a compilation of Italian literary tales, princess Zoza is cursed by an old woman to search for Prince Taddeo of the Round-Field, which is cursed into a death-like sleep and placed upon a marble tomb outside the city. Zoza can wake him up by holding a vigil and filling jugs with her own tears.
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* In the FramingDevice of ''Pentamerone'', a compilation of Italian literary tales, princess Zoza is cursed by an old woman to search for Prince Taddeo of the Round-Field, which is cursed into a death-like sleep and placed upon a marble tomb outside the city.
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* In the (former) tale type [=AaTh 437=] (pre-2004), "The Needle Prince", the heroine enters a room or chamber where a prince is lying as if he is dead, but his body is entirely prickled by needles which she must carefully remove to revive him.
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* In the (former) tale type [=AaTh 437=] (pre-2004), "The Needle Prince", the heroine enters a room or chamber where a prince is lying as if he is dead, but his body is entirely prickled by needles which she must carefully remove to revive him.him:
** [[https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/31209/pg31209-images.html#Page_164 The Princess who loved her Father like Salt]]'' (India).
** [[https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/31209/pg31209-images.html#Page_164 The Princess who loved her Father like Salt]]'' (India).
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* In the (former) tale type [=AaTh 425G=] (pre-2004), "The Sleeping Prince", the heroine enters a room or chamber where a prince is lying as if he is dead, and she must hold a vigil for him for a certain time.
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** ''[[https://sacred-texts.com/asia/ftft/ftft24.htm Patience-Stone and Patience-Knife]]'' (Turkey).
** ''[[https://sacred-texts.com/asia/ftft/ftft24.htm Patience-Stone and Patience-Knife]]'' (Turkey).
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* This also happens in tale type ATU 412, "The Maiden (Youth) with a Separable Soul in a Necklace": the heroine/hero is born with a magic necklace around their neck, which they must not remove, else they will fall into a death-like sleep. The antagonists learn of the necklace's secret and steal it from the hero/heroine, causing them to drop dead on the spot.
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* This also happens in tale type ATU 412, "The Maiden (Youth) with a Separable Soul in a Necklace": the heroine/hero is born with a magic necklace around their neck, which they must not remove, else they will fall into a death-like sleep. The antagonists learn of the necklace's secret and steal it from the hero/heroine, causing them to drop dead on the spot.spot:
** [[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36696/36696-h/36696-h.htm#Page_258 Chundun Rajah]].
** [[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36696/36696-h/36696-h.htm#Page_258 Chundun Rajah]].
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* In the (former) tale type AaTh 437 [=AaTh 437=] (pre-2004), "The Needle Prince", the heroine enters a room or chamber where a prince is lying as if he is dead, but his body is entirely prickled by needles which she must carefully remove to revive him.
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* In the (former) tale type AaTh 425G [=AaTh 425G=] (pre-2004), "The Sleeping Prince", the heroine enters a room or chamber where a prince is lying as if he is dead, and she must hold a vigil for him for a certain time.
