History Main / PullingThemSelvesTogether

* In ''ComicBook/{{Cattivik}}'', he'll usually do this to himself after being torn apart or destroyed. In a particular episode, this happens twice to some mummies. In both cases, the results of their efforts were laughable to say the least.

* {{Subverted|Trope}} to {{nightmar|eFuel}}ish effect in the Obsidian Age story arc of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica''. ComicBook/PlasticMan is frozen and shattered into thousands of pieces that lay scattered on the ocean floor far in the past. He is completely aware, yet '''unable''' to pull himself together, and survives in this manner for 3000 years before he is collected and reconstituted by the league in the present time.
* ''ComicBook/ManThing'' goes through this about once an issue.

* In ''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon'', there was a villain named Abner Cadaver who was a mystic zombie who could sew body parts onto himself. One of his last appearances showed him sewing the body parts of various superhuman in order to do battle with the titular character.
* The ''ComicBook/SilverSurfer'' is capable of doing this, [[NighInvulnerable provided there's something capable of cutting him to pieces]].
* ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'' can usually reverse any damage to his [[TheUndead necroplasmic body]] at a cost but at a low point, when vivisected by The Curse, he instead [[AnimateBodyParts willed one severed hand]] to aid his [[TheSymbiote living costume]] in breaking out of its own captivity after which the latter swiftly collected, reattached itself to and reassembled him.

* Terror from ''ComicBook/TerrorInc'' has the ability to [[AppendageAssimilation replace parts of his body with those of others]], including animals. Good thing too, since his body is constantly rotting away. He can secrete a substance akin to an extremely fast-working digestive enzyme from his skin, which makes tearing off body parts even from still-living people easy. An added perk is that he gains access to memories and skills related to the body parts he assimilates: an eye allows him to see what the original person saw, an arm from an artist can help him draw accurate sketches, and so on.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', Dr. Manhattan does this after being disintegrated in a FreakLabAccident in his origin story. It takes months and several partial manifestations before he fully reappears in his present form. He does it again [[spoiler:towards the end, this time within minutes]].

* The ''[[ComicBook/Marvel2099 X-Men 2099]]'' villain Junkpile does a variation. Though he doesn't heal himself with his own body parts, he repairs damage to his body by pulling metal objects to him telekinetically and using them for raw materials to replace broken or damaged body parts.

* The T-1000 from ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''. At one point, it gets a piece of an arm shot off; said piece just liquefies and flows back into its foot. The major example is when, after being [[KillItWithIce frozen with liquid nitrogen]] and [[LiterallyShatteredLives shattered by a bullet]], the hundreds of pieces liquefy and it completely reforms. Bonus points for the fact it wasn't in perfect order after reforming, losing control of its shape on occasions (Although this is implied to be due to molecular damage from being frozen rather than from being blown apart). This is made more clear in the extended version.

* Vampires in ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'' have this ability. Even if someone tears them apart, unless the flesh is actually kept separate, the pieces will slowly reassemble over time. [[spoiler: Bella figures out how to make her power function as an even stronger version of this trope, reassembling rapidly after being broken into pieces and set on fire (the standard way to kill a vampire).]]

* Stephen King's ''Literature/{{Christine}}'': Both the novel and [[Film/{{Christine}} movie adaptation]] involves a murderous vintage automobile that can heal itself from ANY damage, via a sort of time reverse power. Even after being crunched under the car crusher, Dennis still has nightmares four years later of Christine finally repairing herself and coming after him for revenge. Just look at the impressive visuals in this clip from the movie on 8:54 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yTcspRQHXo&feature=related.

* In ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'', the dismembered pieces of the fierce corpse [[spoiler: of Nie Mingjue]] will try to reassemble themself when left to their own devices. As the head is missing due to the killer keeping a CreepySouvenir, the pieces need to be supervised lest they try to [[AppendageAssimilation assimilate a replacement]] that someone else is already using.

** [[TheWormThatWalks Zaktan]] is able to do this. In fact, the first time he ever did it [[HorrifyingTheHorror he even freaked out the guy who caused it]] (as in, his BadBoss who just ''disintegrated'' him) along with everyone else in the room as he slowly pulled all his scattered molecules back together. [[spoiler: Which is why the writer could easily {{Retcon}} his apparent "death".]]

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': In ''The "Reunion'', a mysterious signal beckoning those who are injected with Jenova's cells. This is actually how Jenova, an extraterrestrial creature, puts itself back together after being disassembled. The various test subjects Cloud meets throughout the game - mostly homeless men who were driven insane from the lab trials -- all assemble at the North Crater, as they carry Jenova's cells. Professor Hojo postulates the "JENOVA Reunion Theory" in his notes.

** ''{{Literature/Pyramids}}'': When all the mummies are returned to life, the king has to seek out his organs by hand (his eyes are in a closed canopic jar), relying on his memory of the room when he was still a ghost. [[NightmareFuel Only when he puts them back does he realize he did this in full view of the two mortuary employees.]]

** In ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', the golem Meshugah can do this, a necessity because its sub-par composition makes it much more fragile than other golems.

** In ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', the golem Meshugah can do this, a necessity because its sub-par composition make it much more fragile than other golems.

** In ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', the golem Meshugah can do this.