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[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to [[TropeNamer Immortality Field]] Resort. A place where [[INeedAFreakingDrink going out for drinks]] then [[MutualKill killing each other]] does not [[BarBrawl necessarily]] occur [[InThatOrder in that order]].]]

* In ''Series/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVsKeisatsuSentaiPatranger'', people can be killed inside the PocketDimension of [[spoiler: Dogranio Yaboon's "Status Gold: Physical Protection" safe, like what happened with Zamigo]], but [[spoiler:the Lupinrangers]] survived for a year inside it without sustenance.

* In ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'', Avicebron's ultimate golem, Golem Keter Malkuth (also known as "Adam"), projects a Reality Marble called "Paradise" that protects it from all harm so long as its feet remain firmly planted on the ground.
* The [[TrappedInAnotherWorld Adventurers]] (players stuck in their "Elder Tale" {{Digital Avatar}}s' bodies) in the RolePlayingGameVerse of ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'' revive in a cathedral when they are killed because of the world's mechanics as an {{MMORPG}}. [[spoiler:However, [[NonPlayerCharacter Landers]] don't]].

-> "There's something funny about these woods... [p]eople who come here seem to have a lot of difficulty dying."

* ''Fanfic/LostStormsStormysForgottenPast'': Rainbow Land is implied to be like this. The now Really700YearsOld Stormy hasn't grown a centimeters since arriving at 6 years old.

* In ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', as long as a video game character is in their own game, they will regenerate upon death. If they are in another game, they are dead permanently. The [[Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet sequel]] has shown that [[spoiler:it's possible to modify the code of a character from one game to be recognized as part of a different game]], though it isn't elaborated upon.

While [[ResurrectionTropes Resurrection]] is a feature of both RespawnPoint and Immortality Field, the latter has it only as one of its possible functions. Revival of PlayerCharacters is a common feature of VideoGames so unless immortality is [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration noted]] to be caused by the setting, it is not an example.

-->'''Peppermint Pylons:''' I got one of Pinkie's video game pylons active. So even if [Death] gets me, I'll just happily respawn as long as the pylon remains on.

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'' ''[[Recap/OnePieceTVSP11HeartOfGold Heart of Gold]]'' special, the setting takes place in the stomach of a lantern fish who's lamp is glows with a material called Pure Gold which can stop aging. Since the glow radiates inside him, those still living within will never age past their current point if they stay in him. Two of the characters, Olga and Acier, are two such people. Though Olga can remain her age outside of him due to having some of the Pure Gold in a ring she wears.

* Baptiste from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has an ability called "Immortality Field" that deploys a field-generating object that prevents his teammates in its AreaOfEffect from being killed when they reach 20% [[HitPoints health]]. The field generator itself can be destroyed.

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--> I got one of Pinkie's video game pylons active. So even if [Death] gets me, I'll just happily respawn as long as the pylon remains on."

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* In ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', as long as a video game character is in their own game, they will regenerate upon death. If they are in another game, they are dead permanently. The [[Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet sequel]] has shown that [[spoiler:it's possible to modify the code of a character from one game to be recognized as part of a different game]], though it wasn't elaborated upon.
* The lives of the citizens of [[Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire Atlantis]] are prolonged by a piece of a comet which they call the "Heart of Atlantis." Kida herself is roughly 8,500 - 8,800 years old (according to Milo), but she physically appears to be in her mid-20s.

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* [[SingleBiomePlanet Planet Arrakis]] sustains the immortality of the GodEmperor's SandWorm-infused body. Aside from extreme old age or [[NukeEm atomic explosions]], the only way to kill a sandworm is by completely drowning them [[KillItWithWater in water]]. Good luck finding any on [[ThirstyDesert a planet]] also known as ''Franchise/{{Dune}}''.

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* In ''Manga/OnePiece'' ''[[/Recap/OnePieceTVSP11HeartOfGold Heart of Gold]]'' special, the setting takes place in the stomach of a lantern fish who's lamp is glows with a material called Pure Gold which can stop aging. Since the glow radiates inside him, those still living within will never age past their current point if they stay in him. Two of the characters, Olga and Acier, are two such people. Though Olga can remain her age outside of him due to having some of the Pure Gold in a ring she wears.

Simply put, it is a place that [[ImmortalityInducer induces immortality]]. It varies as to what kind of {{Immortality}} it provides. At most, it could give you either {{Complete|Immortality}} or ResurrectiveImmortality. At the least, it [[TheAgeless stops the aging]] or [[Really700YearsOld prolong the lives]] of those affected. Among other things, it could be TheShangriLa, a PocketDimension, a PlaceBeyondTime, an [[{{Arcadia}} unassuming grassland]], or a {{Cyberspace}} but the common ground is that as long as you stay within its AreaOfEffect, and the [[TheMagicGoesAway magic doesn't go away]] or the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Phlebotinum]] keeping it together doesn't [[PhlebotinumBreakdown break down]], you will not have to worry too much about dying. Just a [[SocietyOfImmortals place full of Immortals]] does not qualify here; they have to be immortal ''because'' they stay there.

This could potentially overlap with SealedEvilInADuel, if the inhabitants are not in good terms. If it only favors one side of a conflict, it also provides HomeFieldAdvantage and if the favored side has a DomainHolder, they may be the real source of the immortality. If it's consciously not letting its occupants die, it's also a GeniusLoci. If [[{{Prison}} it's not letting them go]] even if they want to, it could lead to AndIMustScream. Leaving the place is also not an assurance of [[MortalityEnsues resumption of a mortal life]] as NoImmortalInertia may occur instead, but if they're lucky, it's effects may [[TimeDelayedDeath take time to wane]].

* In ''VideoGame/{{Paladins}}'', Fernando's Ultimate, named "Immortal," prevents his allies from dying in an AreaOfEffect. Allies, as well as himself, cannot be brought below 1500 [[HitPoints HP]] when active.

** ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' had a prison which caused this effect, used to hold Illidan Stormrage. It apparently causes a constant regeneration effect (probably similar to the druid spell Regrowth). This was to prevent him from killing himself since night elves couldn't normally die of old age. Although this was probably done out of love by Malfurion, it's unlikely Illidan [[AndIMustScream saw it that way]]. Illidan does eventually get released and the night elves eventually lose their immortality as well. since, surprise surprise, they weren't exactly responsible enough to handle it.

** ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' has the Emerald Dream, the ethereal DreamLand that all life is tied to. Time is meaningless inside the Dream. The Dragons of the Green Aspect, which spend most of their time in the Dream, are extremely long-lived. Ysera's consorts in particular almost never emerge and are effectively immortal, and so are other permanent denizens from other races. However, the spread of the [[TheCorruption Emerald Nightmare]] brought death and decay to the areas of the Dream it affected.
* Baptiste from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has an ability called "Immortality Field" that deploys a field-generating object that prevents his teammates in its AreaOfEffect from being killed when they reach 50 [[HitPoints health]]. The field generator itself can be destroyed.

* The second season of ''Series/MetalHurlant'' starts with a castle where nobody can be killed, they resurrect seconds later, though it doesn't prevent death by old age. Unfortunately, the king's two sons have a disagreement over which one should inherit...

* [[https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/legend-ois-n-and-fabled-island-t-r-na-n-g-tale-paradise-love-and-loss-002810 Tir na nOg]] from ''Myth/IrishMythology'' might seem like it's playing it straight when its literal meaning in Irish is "Land of the Young" and it's described to have "no illness or death or time, but only happiness and beauty", but, just like the Dragon Castle for Urashima Taro, it is deconstructed when mortals visit it. Leaving it reveals that a [[YearOutsideHourInside hundred years pass in the otherworld for every one in the real world]] and breaking a certain condition will [[NoImmortalInertia cause your real age to catch up]].

* ''VideoGame/Warcraft''

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Death's domain is located outside of time, so things either don't age or do so only if he allows it. His adopted daughter Ysabella comes off as a BrattyTeenageDaughter at first before you learn she's been sixteen years old for more than thirty years.

* Inverted in ''Series/TheLostRoom'', where The Occupant can only be killed inside said room[[spoiler:, then the killer becomes the new Occupant]].

* The Nexus from ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' supposedly doesn't let the Heroes die permanently so that they can be forced to battle for eternity [[note]][[VideoGame/WorldOfWarCraft Chromie]] is the only one aware that the battles have been [[GroundhogDayLoop repeating over and over again]], implying that all matches that occur between players are canon.[[/note]], if its description as a "limbo" of clashing universes is an indication.

* In a downplayed example, the Shadow Hunter HeroUnit from ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' has a skill called "Big Bad [[HollywoodVoodoo Voodoo]]" that turns ally units gathered in an AreaOfEffect around him invulnerable [[HourOfPower for a few seconds]]. The catch is that the Shadow Hunter himself isn't affected by it, making him their AchillesHeel and it dispels upon his death.

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' has the Emerald Dream, the ethereal DreamLand that all life is tied to. Time is meaningless inside the Dream. The Dragons of the Green Aspect, which spend most of their time in the Dream, are extremely long-lived. Ysera's consorts in particular almost never emerge and are effectively immortal, and so are other permanent denizens from other races. However, the spread of the [[TheCorruption Emerald Nightmare]] brought death and decay to the areas of the Dream it affected.
** ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII''had a prison which caused this effect, used to hold Illidan Stormrage. It apparently causes a constant regeneration effect (probably similar to the druid spell Regrowth). This was to prevent him from killing himself since night elves couldn't normally die of old age. Although this was probably done out of love by Malfurion, it's unlikely Illidan [[AndIMustScream saw it that way]]. Illidan does eventually get released and the night elves eventually lose their immortality as well. since, surprise surprise, they weren't exactly responsible enough to handle it.

-->The knight descended the rest of the stairs. “Many times my spirit faltered, and I could not bear to drink from the cup, so I aged, a year for every day I did not drink. But now at last, I am released to death with honor, for this brave knight-errant cometh to take my place".

-->The knight descended the rest of the stairs. “Many times my spirit faltered, and I could not bear to drink from the cup, so I aged, a year for every day I did not drink. But now at last, I am released to death with honor, for this brave knight-errant cometh to take my place.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Paladins}}'', Fernando's Ultimate, named "Immortal", prevents his allies from dying in an AreaOfEffect. Allies, as well as himself, cannot be brought below 1500 [[HitPoints HP]] when active.

** Tyrael first Heroic can create a sanctified ground that makes all allies invulnerable while they remain inside.

* ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'': Drinking from the Grail makes the drinker immortal... but they can no longer leave the canyon where the Grail is hidden.

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