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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': It's eventually confirmed InUniverse that this is the eventual fate of every sentient thing that dies (with the possible exception of Ghidorah's [[MultipleHeadCase heads]] and their [[AlternateSelf shed skins]] due to their cloning nature). After death, there's a temporary CessationOfExistence, after which the soul is reborn as a new creature without their past life's memories. Though it's ultimately ambiguous, it's hinted that the newborn Manda might in fact be Dr. Serizawa's reincarnation.
* ''Blog/AskTheNewHopesPeak'' reveals that Kaede Naegi (no relation to [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Akamatsu]]) and Akio Hinata, two children of the survivors from the future, are the reincarnations of [[spoiler:Junko Enoshima and Chiaki Nanami]] respectively.
* ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' post-series fics are ''all'' this, because the series canonically ends with two of the three main characters being reincarnated. The fanfic ''Fanfic/BeyondTheWindingRoad'' is a notable [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]], as Oz, the protagonist, experienced a terrifying childhood where he would switch back and forwards between his past and present identities with varying knowledge of either life, leading to times when he wouldn't recognize his own family or remember his own name. This situation didn't improve until Oz began to reassociate one identity with the other as he got older. Because of this, he was diagnosed with Disassociative Identity Disorder, a label which made his life even more difficult growing up. Also, because he has the face of a deceased famous person, he attracted more than a few unsavory people which his KnightTemplarBigBrother Anderson had to chase off.
* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Implied in "The Gift" for those who have died but not evolved enough to enter Nirvana. They are sent back to earth via down escalators to a new life existence in order to learn further lessons.
* ''Blog/AskTheNewHopesPeak'' reveals that Kaede Naegi (no relation to [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Akamatsu]]) and Akio Hinata, two children of the survivors from the future, are the reincarnations of [[spoiler:Junko Enoshima and Chiaki Nanami]] respectively.
* ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' post-series fics are ''all'' this, because the series canonically ends with two of the three main characters being reincarnated. The fanfic ''Fanfic/BeyondTheWindingRoad'' is a notable [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]], as Oz, the protagonist, experienced a terrifying childhood where he would switch back and forwards between his past and present identities with varying knowledge of either life, leading to times when he wouldn't recognize his own family or remember his own name. This situation didn't improve until Oz began to reassociate one identity with the other as he got older. Because of this, he was diagnosed with Disassociative Identity Disorder, a label which made his life even more difficult growing up. Also, because he has the face of a deceased famous person, he attracted more than a few unsavory people which his KnightTemplarBigBrother Anderson had to chase off.
* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Implied in "The Gift" for those who have died but not evolved enough to enter Nirvana. They are sent back to earth via down escalators to a new life existence in order to learn further lessons.
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* ''Blog/AskTheNewHopesPeak'' reveals that Kaede Naegi (no relation to [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Akamatsu]]) and Akio Hinata, two children of the survivors from the future, are the reincarnations of [[spoiler:Junko Enoshima and Chiaki Nanami]] respectively.
* ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' post-series fics are ''all'' this, because the series canonically ends with two of the three main characters being reincarnated. The fanfic ''Fanfic/BeyondTheWindingRoad'' is a notable [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]], as Oz, the protagonist, experienced a terrifying childhood where he would switch back and forwards between his past and present identities with varying knowledge of either life, leading to times when he wouldn't recognize his own family or remember his own name. This situation didn't improve until Oz began to reassociate one identity with the other as he got older. Because of this, he was diagnosed with Disassociative Identity Disorder, a label which made his life even more difficult growing up. Also, because he has the face of a deceased famous person, he attracted more than a few unsavory people which his KnightTemplarBigBrother Anderson had to chase off.
* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Implied in "The Gift" for those who have died but not evolved enough to enter Nirvana. They are sent back to earth via down escalators to a new life existence in order to learn further lessons.
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* Mariabella Fox of ''Fanfic/CastlevaniaNocturneOfRuin'' is implied, then actually revealed in chapter 10 to be Maria Renard reincarnated, and can access her past life's magical powers and memories. On top of it all, her resemblance to Maria Renard causes Alucard no small amount of discomfort.
* ''VideoGame/CelestialHearts'': Helen is the reincarnation of [[spoiler:Helena, one of the twin deities of the world of Ambrose]].
* Has been used as a plot point in ''Roleplay/DCNation'' when it comes to the founding [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Titans]]. Dark Angel kidnapped Donna Troy to use as an experiment, sending her through {{Hypertime}} in a series of "short, unhappy lives." However, as Donna's incarnations lived, she found ''other'' souls with a similar spark to them, and acted as a kind of magnet to keep bringing them together through the centuries and lives.
* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fanfic ''Fanfic/DominusMundiTheKingOfKings'', it is revealed that [[spoiler:Harry]] is the reincarnation of [[spoiler: Anipheon IX, who was in life the [[GodEmperor Divine Sovereign]] of [[{{Atlantis}} Al-Antidia]]]].
* ''VideoGame/CelestialHearts'': Helen is the reincarnation of [[spoiler:Helena, one of the twin deities of the world of Ambrose]].
* Has been used as a plot point in ''Roleplay/DCNation'' when it comes to the founding [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Titans]]. Dark Angel kidnapped Donna Troy to use as an experiment, sending her through {{Hypertime}} in a series of "short, unhappy lives." However, as Donna's incarnations lived, she found ''other'' souls with a similar spark to them, and acted as a kind of magnet to keep bringing them together through the centuries and lives.
* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fanfic ''Fanfic/DominusMundiTheKingOfKings'', it is revealed that [[spoiler:Harry]] is the reincarnation of [[spoiler: Anipheon IX, who was in life the [[GodEmperor Divine Sovereign]] of [[{{Atlantis}} Al-Antidia]]]].
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* One ''VideoGame/KanColle'' FandomSpecificPlot concerns the existence of "Natural Born" shipgirls, shipgirls whose original spirits incarnated in babies born naturally to human women - hence the name - and grew up not knowing of their true nature until something prompts it to reactivate, contrasting with other shipgirls who are summoned deliberately or "[[RandomlyDrops dropped]]" as a prize for victory in battle. One of the anime's first lines introducing shipgirls as "girls born with the spirits of ships" provides some canonicity for the idea.
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/106184 The Modern Age]]" is essentially a sequel to ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' that features the elves and Gandalf returning to the present day to find that Arwen and many of their human and hobbit allies have been reborn in the present (Gimli has not been reincarnated only because the dwarf afterlife works differently)). While there are some differences, such as Frodo's reincarnation being female and Sam and Pippin are the children of the reborn Faramir and Eowyn, for the most part the important details remain the same in their new lives, such as Aragorn and Arwen's reborn selves immediately recognising their old attraction.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Mortified}}'', during the class's visit to Elysium, they meet with a bunch of Egyptian ghosts who reveal that Tucker isn't just a [[IdenticalGrandson lookalike descendant]] of Pharaoh Duulaman -- he's actually Duulaman's reincarnation, his previous incarnation having been cursed to "live twice" before he could properly become a ghost. [[spoiler:After Tucker's liminality is increased when he's blessed by the Core, he's considered enough of a ghost to outright become the ruler of Duulaman's Kemet (or "Ghost Egypt", as the others call it)]].
* In ''Fanfic/{{A New World|IcedFairy}}'', Maribel is Yukari's reincarnation. Byakuren has a brief conversation with Mary as to what this means for her afterlife. Also, Yuyuko notes that [[spoiler:Youmu]] has already left the Netherworld after her death and reincarnated. [[spoiler: It's later revealed she was reborn as Lunarian warrior Akiyoshi.]]
* Inspired by the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'', past lives are very important to the plot of ''Fanfic/NightmaresAreTragic'' At least four characters knew each other in earlier lives -- some exactly as in the aforementioned series.
** Princess Luna, who as an Alicorn Avatar remembers her past lives, is an Aspect of [[EldritchAbomination Cosmic]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Luna]], who had also manifested as [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Dr.]] [[SignificantName Moondreamer Finemare]], a top aerospace engineer during the technological [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales Age of Wonders]]: Cosmic Luna fought against and slew [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie]] in the [[spoiler:[[SugarApocalypse fall of the World That Was Not]],]] and Moondreamer was married to [[spoiler:her OneTrueLove [[TheLostLenore Dusk Skyshine]];]] one of her best friends was [[spoiler:[[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]]]].
** Pinkie Pie was formerly [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie, and is one of the last survivors of the World That Was Not, from which she derives her RealityWarper powers. G3 Pinkie Pie fought against and was slain by Cosmic Luna, who helped destroy her whole timeline]]. It is unclear to what degree Pinkie Pie remembers her old identity.
** Rainbow Dash was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders fighter-pilot [[GenderBender stallion]] [[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]],]] a good friend of [[spoiler:Sundreamer, Moondreamer and Dusk]] -- and a member of the [[spoiler:[[Franchise/GIJoe Amareican Joe Team]].]]
** Twilight Sparkle was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders [[GenderBender stallion]] fighter-pilot and astronaut Dusk Skyshine, who was the [[OneTrueLove husband]] of Moondreamer,]] which becomes important in [[spoiler:triggering Princess Luna's HeelFaceTurn and starts Luna FightingFromTheInside against the Nightshadow]]. It's also implied that Twilight was also [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie's best friend Minty]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PastSins'', the essence of Nightmare Moon gets reincarnated as a timid filly that Twilight Sparkle adopts and names Nyx. Then things get interesting from there...
* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
** There's an interesting version of this trope at play. [[spoiler:When the G3 universe was created in an attempt to make a utopia, the G1 cast were erased from existence (likely along with others), resulting in the creation of Shadows of Existence (essentially an EmptyShell that is sent to Entropy's realm) while their Light of Existence (their soul) returns to Fauna Luster to one day be reborn. When the G3 World has to be erased, Shadows of Existence begin to fuse with the G3 ponies to form new ponies that live on into the G4 world, effectively making several G4 ponies joint reincarnations of both G3 ponies and G1 ponies, and in some case, G2 ponies (as many G3 ponies were reformated versions of G2 ponies). Twilight is G1 Twilight and G3 Minty (Dark World Minty Pie is the reincarnation of her ''Light''), Rainbow Dash is G1 Firefly and G3 Rainbow Dash, Rarity is one of Princess Rarity who is implied to be a reformated G2 Melody, and Pinkie Pie is one of her G3 self, Princess Rarity (having gotten a part of her during the final moments), and G1 Surprise. Most of them are actually descended from their G1 counterparts as well. From RecursiveFanfiction, Sherlock is G3 Story Belle's reincarnation.]]
** A straighter version is [[spoiler:Chrysalis' death. She dies from her wounds after the FinalBattle with Cadence, but due to ThePowerOfLove, what little good she had in her is reborn as an innocent zebralicorn filly while all her evil is annihilated from her soul, giving her soul a second chance.]]
** Zecora's religious beliefs include this. [[spoiler:Because of this, she has no problem accepting she was Kimono and Mrs. Hackney in past lives.]]
* ''Fanfic/RetrogradeMotion'': This is what everyone eventually concludes the younger Jason to be. While he still has the older Jason's general personality and mannerisms, and rudimentary memories of his past life, he's also his own person with his own experiences. [[spoiler:After it's confirmed that Jason won't be turning back, it's treated like the older Jason has more-or-less died]].
* ''Fanfic/SailorMoonLegendsOfLightstorm'': The Sailor Scouts are sent to the future by something called an "Emergency Temporal Shift" performed by Queen Serenity. Because the ''Legends'' use extremely advanced science instead of actual magic, the reincarnation is caused by Serenity purposely binding the minds and powers of the Scouts to suitable human zygotes in the future. This is because the energies caused by time travel are deadly, and the Scouts could not survive physical time travel.
* ''Fanfic/{{Sehnsucht}}'': The main character Reiki Noriko is the reincarnation of the founder of the Cervello Family and Vongola Primo's top adviser, Cervello Cynthia. The fic also briefly touches on the idea that the canon protagonists are the reincarnations of the Vongola First Generation (which was implied in the manga), with Noriko wondering if she is just the only one who remembers their past life.
* ''Fanfic/SheMightBeGiant'': Venus reveals to Melissa that [[spoiler:all the sapient bugs were once human in their previous lives]].
* ''Fanfic/TheSmurfetteVillage'': It is believed that the young Smurflings in the new Smurf Village that appears in the story "How Things Smurf" are actually the reincarnations of the Smurfs and Smurfettes that perished in the old Smurf Village.
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/106184 The Modern Age]]" is essentially a sequel to ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' that features the elves and Gandalf returning to the present day to find that Arwen and many of their human and hobbit allies have been reborn in the present (Gimli has not been reincarnated only because the dwarf afterlife works differently)). While there are some differences, such as Frodo's reincarnation being female and Sam and Pippin are the children of the reborn Faramir and Eowyn, for the most part the important details remain the same in their new lives, such as Aragorn and Arwen's reborn selves immediately recognising their old attraction.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Mortified}}'', during the class's visit to Elysium, they meet with a bunch of Egyptian ghosts who reveal that Tucker isn't just a [[IdenticalGrandson lookalike descendant]] of Pharaoh Duulaman -- he's actually Duulaman's reincarnation, his previous incarnation having been cursed to "live twice" before he could properly become a ghost. [[spoiler:After Tucker's liminality is increased when he's blessed by the Core, he's considered enough of a ghost to outright become the ruler of Duulaman's Kemet (or "Ghost Egypt", as the others call it)]].
* In ''Fanfic/{{A New World|IcedFairy}}'', Maribel is Yukari's reincarnation. Byakuren has a brief conversation with Mary as to what this means for her afterlife. Also, Yuyuko notes that [[spoiler:Youmu]] has already left the Netherworld after her death and reincarnated. [[spoiler: It's later revealed she was reborn as Lunarian warrior Akiyoshi.]]
* Inspired by the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'', past lives are very important to the plot of ''Fanfic/NightmaresAreTragic'' At least four characters knew each other in earlier lives -- some exactly as in the aforementioned series.
** Princess Luna, who as an Alicorn Avatar remembers her past lives, is an Aspect of [[EldritchAbomination Cosmic]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Luna]], who had also manifested as [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Dr.]] [[SignificantName Moondreamer Finemare]], a top aerospace engineer during the technological [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales Age of Wonders]]: Cosmic Luna fought against and slew [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie]] in the [[spoiler:[[SugarApocalypse fall of the World That Was Not]],]] and Moondreamer was married to [[spoiler:her OneTrueLove [[TheLostLenore Dusk Skyshine]];]] one of her best friends was [[spoiler:[[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]]]].
** Pinkie Pie was formerly [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie, and is one of the last survivors of the World That Was Not, from which she derives her RealityWarper powers. G3 Pinkie Pie fought against and was slain by Cosmic Luna, who helped destroy her whole timeline]]. It is unclear to what degree Pinkie Pie remembers her old identity.
** Rainbow Dash was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders fighter-pilot [[GenderBender stallion]] [[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]],]] a good friend of [[spoiler:Sundreamer, Moondreamer and Dusk]] -- and a member of the [[spoiler:[[Franchise/GIJoe Amareican Joe Team]].]]
** Twilight Sparkle was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders [[GenderBender stallion]] fighter-pilot and astronaut Dusk Skyshine, who was the [[OneTrueLove husband]] of Moondreamer,]] which becomes important in [[spoiler:triggering Princess Luna's HeelFaceTurn and starts Luna FightingFromTheInside against the Nightshadow]]. It's also implied that Twilight was also [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie's best friend Minty]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PastSins'', the essence of Nightmare Moon gets reincarnated as a timid filly that Twilight Sparkle adopts and names Nyx. Then things get interesting from there...
* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
** There's an interesting version of this trope at play. [[spoiler:When the G3 universe was created in an attempt to make a utopia, the G1 cast were erased from existence (likely along with others), resulting in the creation of Shadows of Existence (essentially an EmptyShell that is sent to Entropy's realm) while their Light of Existence (their soul) returns to Fauna Luster to one day be reborn. When the G3 World has to be erased, Shadows of Existence begin to fuse with the G3 ponies to form new ponies that live on into the G4 world, effectively making several G4 ponies joint reincarnations of both G3 ponies and G1 ponies, and in some case, G2 ponies (as many G3 ponies were reformated versions of G2 ponies). Twilight is G1 Twilight and G3 Minty (Dark World Minty Pie is the reincarnation of her ''Light''), Rainbow Dash is G1 Firefly and G3 Rainbow Dash, Rarity is one of Princess Rarity who is implied to be a reformated G2 Melody, and Pinkie Pie is one of her G3 self, Princess Rarity (having gotten a part of her during the final moments), and G1 Surprise. Most of them are actually descended from their G1 counterparts as well. From RecursiveFanfiction, Sherlock is G3 Story Belle's reincarnation.]]
** A straighter version is [[spoiler:Chrysalis' death. She dies from her wounds after the FinalBattle with Cadence, but due to ThePowerOfLove, what little good she had in her is reborn as an innocent zebralicorn filly while all her evil is annihilated from her soul, giving her soul a second chance.]]
** Zecora's religious beliefs include this. [[spoiler:Because of this, she has no problem accepting she was Kimono and Mrs. Hackney in past lives.]]
* ''Fanfic/RetrogradeMotion'': This is what everyone eventually concludes the younger Jason to be. While he still has the older Jason's general personality and mannerisms, and rudimentary memories of his past life, he's also his own person with his own experiences. [[spoiler:After it's confirmed that Jason won't be turning back, it's treated like the older Jason has more-or-less died]].
* ''Fanfic/SailorMoonLegendsOfLightstorm'': The Sailor Scouts are sent to the future by something called an "Emergency Temporal Shift" performed by Queen Serenity. Because the ''Legends'' use extremely advanced science instead of actual magic, the reincarnation is caused by Serenity purposely binding the minds and powers of the Scouts to suitable human zygotes in the future. This is because the energies caused by time travel are deadly, and the Scouts could not survive physical time travel.
* ''Fanfic/{{Sehnsucht}}'': The main character Reiki Noriko is the reincarnation of the founder of the Cervello Family and Vongola Primo's top adviser, Cervello Cynthia. The fic also briefly touches on the idea that the canon protagonists are the reincarnations of the Vongola First Generation (which was implied in the manga), with Noriko wondering if she is just the only one who remembers their past life.
* ''Fanfic/SheMightBeGiant'': Venus reveals to Melissa that [[spoiler:all the sapient bugs were once human in their previous lives]].
* ''Fanfic/TheSmurfetteVillage'': It is believed that the young Smurflings in the new Smurf Village that appears in the story "How Things Smurf" are actually the reincarnations of the Smurfs and Smurfettes that perished in the old Smurf Village.
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* One ''VideoGame/KanColle'' FandomSpecificPlot concerns the existence ''Fanfic/ASongOfLightAndDark'': Warrior of "Natural Born" shipgirls, shipgirls whose original spirits incarnated in babies born naturally to human women - hence the name - and grew up not knowing of Light is Azem/Helios' current self, their true nature until something prompts it to reactivate, contrasting with other shipgirls who are summoned deliberately or "[[RandomlyDrops dropped]]" as a prize for victory in battle. One of the anime's first lines introducing shipgirls as "girls born with the spirits of ships" provides some canonicity for the idea.
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/106184 The Modern Age]]" is essentially a sequel to ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' that features the elves and Gandalf returning to the present day to find that Arwen and many of their human and hobbit allies have been reborn in the present (Gimli has not been reincarnated only because the dwarf afterlife works differently)). While there are some differences, such as Frodo's reincarnation being female and Sam and Pippin are the children of the reborn Faramir and Eowyn, for the most part the important details remain the same in their new lives, such as Aragorn and Arwen's reborn selves immediately recognising their old attraction.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Mortified}}'', during the class's visit to Elysium, they meet with a bunch of Egyptian ghosts who reveal that Tucker isn't just a [[IdenticalGrandson lookalike descendant]] of Pharaoh Duulaman -- he's actually Duulaman's reincarnation, his previous incarnation having been cursed to "live twice" before he could properly become a ghost. [[spoiler:After Tucker's liminality is increased when he's blessed by the Core, he's considered enough of a ghost to outright become the ruler of Duulaman's Kemet (or "Ghost Egypt", as the others call it)]].
* In ''Fanfic/{{A New World|IcedFairy}}'', Maribel is Yukari's reincarnation. Byakuren has a brief conversation with Mary as to what this means for her afterlife. Also, Yuyuko notes that [[spoiler:Youmu]] has already left the Netherworld after her death and reincarnated. [[spoiler: It's later revealed she was reborn as Lunarian warrior Akiyoshi.]]
* Inspired by the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'', past lives are very important to the plot of ''Fanfic/NightmaresAreTragic'' At least four characters knew each other in earlier lives -- some exactly as in the aforementioned series.
** Princess Luna, who as an Alicorn Avatar remembers her past lives, is an Aspect of [[EldritchAbomination Cosmic]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Luna]], who had also manifested as [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Dr.]] [[SignificantName Moondreamer Finemare]], a top aerospace engineer during the technological [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales Age of Wonders]]: Cosmic Luna fought against and slew [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie]] in the [[spoiler:[[SugarApocalypse fall of the World That Was Not]],]] and Moondreamer was married to [[spoiler:her OneTrueLove [[TheLostLenore Dusk Skyshine]];]] one of her best friends was [[spoiler:[[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]]]].
** Pinkie Pie was formerly [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie, and is one of the last survivors of the World That Was Not, from which she derives her RealityWarper powers. G3 Pinkie Pie fought against and was slain by Cosmic Luna, who helped destroy her whole timeline]]. It is unclear to what degree Pinkie Pie remembers her old identity.
** Rainbow Dash was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders fighter-pilot [[GenderBender stallion]] [[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]],]] a good friend of [[spoiler:Sundreamer, Moondreamer and Dusk]] -- and a member of the [[spoiler:[[Franchise/GIJoe Amareican Joe Team]].]]
** Twilight Sparkle was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders [[GenderBender stallion]] fighter-pilot and astronaut Dusk Skyshine, who was the [[OneTrueLove husband]] of Moondreamer,]] which becomes important in [[spoiler:triggering Princess Luna's HeelFaceTurn and starts Luna FightingFromTheInside against the Nightshadow]]. It's also implied that Twilight was also [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie's best friend Minty]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PastSins'', the essence of Nightmare Moon gets reincarnated as a timid filly that Twilight Sparkle adopts and names Nyx. Then things get interesting from there...
* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
** There's an interesting version of this trope at play. [[spoiler:When the G3 universe was created in an attempt to make a utopia, the G1 cast were erased from existence (likely along with others), resulting in the creation of Shadows of Existence (essentially an EmptyShell that is sent to Entropy's realm) while their Light of Existence (their soul) returns to Fauna Luster to one day be reborn. When the G3 World has to be erased, Shadows of Existence begin to fuse with the G3 ponies to form new ponies that live on into the G4 world, effectively making several G4 ponies joint reincarnations of both G3 ponies and G1 ponies, and in some case, G2 ponies (as many G3 ponies were reformated versions of G2 ponies). Twilight is G1 Twilight and G3 Minty (Dark World Minty Piecompanion Cocosya is the reincarnation of her ''Light''), Rainbow Dash is G1 Firefly Nabriales's former underling Medea, and G3 Rainbow Dash, Rarity Jeremiah is the {{Reincarnation}} of one of Princess Rarity who is implied to be a reformated G2 Melody, and Pinkie Pie is one of her G3 self, Princess Rarity (having gotten a part of her during the final moments), and G1 Surprise. Most of them are actually descended from their G1 counterparts as well. From RecursiveFanfiction, Sherlock is G3 Story Belle's reincarnation.]]
** A straighter version is [[spoiler:Chrysalis' death. She dies from her wounds after the FinalBattle with Cadence, but due to ThePowerOfLove, what little good she had in her is reborn as an innocent zebralicorn filly while all her evil is annihilated from her soul, giving her soul a second chance.]]
** Zecora's religious beliefs include this. [[spoiler:Because of this, she has no problem accepting sheEmmerololth's healers, Asclepios. His QuirkyBard comrade, Rhotmoen, was Kimono and Mrs. Hackney in past lives.]]
* ''Fanfic/RetrogradeMotion'': This is what everyone eventually concludes the younger Jason to be. While he still has the older Jason's general personality and mannerisms, and rudimentary memories of his past life, he's also his own person with his own experiences. [[spoiler:After it's confirmed that Jason won't be turning back, it's treated like the older Jason has more-or-less died]].
* ''Fanfic/SailorMoonLegendsOfLightstorm'': The Sailor Scouts are sent to the future by something called an "Emergency Temporal Shift" performed by Queen Serenity. Because the ''Legends'' use extremely advanced science instead of actual magic, the reincarnation is caused by Serenity purposely binding the minds and powers of the Scouts to suitable human zygotes in the future. This is because the energies caused by time travel are deadly, and the Scouts could not survive physical time travel.
* ''Fanfic/{{Sehnsucht}}'': The main character Reiki Noriko is the reincarnation of the founder of the Cervello Family and Vongola Primo's top adviser, Cervello Cynthia. The fic also briefly touches on the idea that the canon protagonists are the reincarnations of the Vongola First Generation (which was implied in the manga), with Noriko wondering if she is just the only one who remembers their past life.
* ''Fanfic/SheMightBeGiant'': Venus reveals to Melissa that [[spoiler:all the sapient bugs wereonce human in their previous lives]].
* ''Fanfic/TheSmurfetteVillage'': It is believed thatthe young Smurflings in ApronMatron Hippolyta. Finally, the new Smurf Village that appears in the story "How Things Smurf" are actually the reincarnations of the Smurfs and Smurfettes that perished in the old Smurf Village.dishonored Sultansworn E'vhana Tia was once TheExile Aeneas.
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/106184 The Modern Age]]" is essentially a sequel to ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' that features the elves and Gandalf returning to the present day to find that Arwen and many of their human and hobbit allies have been reborn in the present (Gimli has not been reincarnated only because the dwarf afterlife works differently)). While there are some differences, such as Frodo's reincarnation being female and Sam and Pippin are the children of the reborn Faramir and Eowyn, for the most part the important details remain the same in their new lives, such as Aragorn and Arwen's reborn selves immediately recognising their old attraction.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Mortified}}'', during the class's visit to Elysium, they meet with a bunch of Egyptian ghosts who reveal that Tucker isn't just a [[IdenticalGrandson lookalike descendant]] of Pharaoh Duulaman -- he's actually Duulaman's reincarnation, his previous incarnation having been cursed to "live twice" before he could properly become a ghost. [[spoiler:After Tucker's liminality is increased when he's blessed by the Core, he's considered enough of a ghost to outright become the ruler of Duulaman's Kemet (or "Ghost Egypt", as the others call it)]].
* In ''Fanfic/{{A New World|IcedFairy}}'', Maribel is Yukari's reincarnation. Byakuren has a brief conversation with Mary as to what this means for her afterlife. Also, Yuyuko notes that [[spoiler:Youmu]] has already left the Netherworld after her death and reincarnated. [[spoiler: It's later revealed she was reborn as Lunarian warrior Akiyoshi.]]
* Inspired by the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'', past lives are very important to the plot of ''Fanfic/NightmaresAreTragic'' At least four characters knew each other in earlier lives -- some exactly as in the aforementioned series.
** Princess Luna, who as an Alicorn Avatar remembers her past lives, is an Aspect of [[EldritchAbomination Cosmic]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Luna]], who had also manifested as [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Dr.]] [[SignificantName Moondreamer Finemare]], a top aerospace engineer during the technological [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales Age of Wonders]]: Cosmic Luna fought against and slew [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie]] in the [[spoiler:[[SugarApocalypse fall of the World That Was Not]],]] and Moondreamer was married to [[spoiler:her OneTrueLove [[TheLostLenore Dusk Skyshine]];]] one of her best friends was [[spoiler:[[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]]]].
** Pinkie Pie was formerly [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie, and is one of the last survivors of the World That Was Not, from which she derives her RealityWarper powers. G3 Pinkie Pie fought against and was slain by Cosmic Luna, who helped destroy her whole timeline]]. It is unclear to what degree Pinkie Pie remembers her old identity.
** Rainbow Dash was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders fighter-pilot [[GenderBender stallion]] [[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]],]] a good friend of [[spoiler:Sundreamer, Moondreamer and Dusk]] -- and a member of the [[spoiler:[[Franchise/GIJoe Amareican Joe Team]].]]
** Twilight Sparkle was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders [[GenderBender stallion]] fighter-pilot and astronaut Dusk Skyshine, who was the [[OneTrueLove husband]] of Moondreamer,]] which becomes important in [[spoiler:triggering Princess Luna's HeelFaceTurn and starts Luna FightingFromTheInside against the Nightshadow]]. It's also implied that Twilight was also [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie's best friend Minty]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PastSins'', the essence of Nightmare Moon gets reincarnated as a timid filly that Twilight Sparkle adopts and names Nyx. Then things get interesting from there...
* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
** There's an interesting version of this trope at play. [[spoiler:When the G3 universe was created in an attempt to make a utopia, the G1 cast were erased from existence (likely along with others), resulting in the creation of Shadows of Existence (essentially an EmptyShell that is sent to Entropy's realm) while their Light of Existence (their soul) returns to Fauna Luster to one day be reborn. When the G3 World has to be erased, Shadows of Existence begin to fuse with the G3 ponies to form new ponies that live on into the G4 world, effectively making several G4 ponies joint reincarnations of both G3 ponies and G1 ponies, and in some case, G2 ponies (as many G3 ponies were reformated versions of G2 ponies). Twilight is G1 Twilight and G3 Minty (Dark World Minty Pie
** A straighter version is [[spoiler:Chrysalis' death. She dies from her wounds after the FinalBattle with Cadence, but due to ThePowerOfLove, what little good she had in her is reborn as an innocent zebralicorn filly while all her evil is annihilated from her soul, giving her soul a second chance.]]
** Zecora's religious beliefs include this. [[spoiler:Because of this, she has no problem accepting she
* ''Fanfic/RetrogradeMotion'': This is what everyone eventually concludes the younger Jason to be. While he still has the older Jason's general personality and mannerisms, and rudimentary memories of his past life, he's also his own person with his own experiences. [[spoiler:After it's confirmed that Jason won't be turning back, it's treated like the older Jason has more-or-less died]].
* ''Fanfic/SailorMoonLegendsOfLightstorm'': The Sailor Scouts are sent to the future by something called an "Emergency Temporal Shift" performed by Queen Serenity. Because the ''Legends'' use extremely advanced science instead of actual magic, the reincarnation is caused by Serenity purposely binding the minds and powers of the Scouts to suitable human zygotes in the future. This is because the energies caused by time travel are deadly, and the Scouts could not survive physical time travel.
* ''Fanfic/{{Sehnsucht}}'': The main character Reiki Noriko is the reincarnation of the founder of the Cervello Family and Vongola Primo's top adviser, Cervello Cynthia. The fic also briefly touches on the idea that the canon protagonists are the reincarnations of the Vongola First Generation (which was implied in the manga), with Noriko wondering if she is just the only one who remembers their past life.
* ''Fanfic/SheMightBeGiant'': Venus reveals to Melissa that [[spoiler:all the sapient bugs were
* ''Fanfic/TheSmurfetteVillage'': It is believed that
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TranscendenceAU'', all souls are part of a reincarnation cycle.
* ''Fanfic/TriptychContinuum'': It's unclear whether ponies naturally reincarnate (the ''Fanfic/DailyEquestriaLifeWithMonsterGirl'' spin-off fic implies that they instead pass on to some sort of afterlife). However, Celestia's curse on Star Swirl binds him to be reborn over and over again, with his latest incarnation being [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle.]]
* [[spoiler:[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]]] is reincarnated in ''Fanfic/WeissReacts'' as [[spoiler: Jaune's dad Andreas. It's implied the rest of the Dai-Gurren Brigade were reincarnated as the Arc family and their wives.]]
* The Baravadans know all about reincarnation in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. Notably, [[spoiler: Brox]] has been reincarnated as her own grandson. Deliberately.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' fic ''Fanfic/TheWorstPossibleSitch'', Kuzco, Yzma, Malina, and a few other characters from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' have reincarnated in modern day America.
* ''Fanfic/TriptychContinuum'': It's unclear whether ponies naturally reincarnate (the ''Fanfic/DailyEquestriaLifeWithMonsterGirl'' spin-off fic implies that they instead pass on to some sort of afterlife). However, Celestia's curse on Star Swirl binds him to be reborn over and over again, with his latest incarnation being [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle.]]
* [[spoiler:[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]]] is reincarnated in ''Fanfic/WeissReacts'' as [[spoiler: Jaune's dad Andreas. It's implied the rest of the Dai-Gurren Brigade were reincarnated as the Arc family and their wives.]]
* The Baravadans know all about reincarnation in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. Notably, [[spoiler: Brox]] has been reincarnated as her own grandson. Deliberately.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' fic ''Fanfic/TheWorstPossibleSitch'', Kuzco, Yzma, Malina, and a few other characters from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' have reincarnated in modern day America.
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* In ''Fanfic/WeissReacts'': [[spoiler:[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]]] is reincarnated as [[spoiler:Jaune's dad Andreas. It's implied that the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TranscendenceAU'', all rest of the Dai-Gurren Brigade were reincarnated as the Arc family and their wives.]]
* ''Fanfic/TheWorstPossibleSitch'': Kuzco, Yzma, Malina, and a few other characters from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' have reincarnated in modern day America.
!!''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}''
* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Implied in "The Gift" for those who have died but not evolved enough to enter Nirvana. They are sent back to earth via down escalators to a new life existence in order to learn further lessons.
!!''VideoGame/BugFables''
* ''Fanfic/SheMightBeGiant'': Venus reveals to Melissa that [[spoiler:all the sapient bugs were once human in their previous lives, and the Roaches' advanced civilization came about primarily because they were able to recover memories of their old lives and thus of human civilization's science and technology]].
!!''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}''
* ''Fanfic/CastlevaniaNocturneOfRuin'': Mariabella Fox is implied, then revealed in chapter 10, to be Maria Renard reincarnated, and can access her past life's magical powers and memories. On top of it all, her resemblance to Maria Renard causes Alucard no small amount of discomfort.
!!''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}''
* ''Blog/AskTheNewHopesPeak'' reveals that Kaede Naegi (no relation to [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Akamatsu]]) and Akio Hinata, two children of the survivors from the future, are the reincarnations of [[spoiler:Junko Enoshima and Chiaki Nanami]] respectively.
!!''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''
* ''Fanfic/{{Mortified}}'': During the class's visit to Elysium, they meet with a bunch of Egyptian ghosts who reveal that Tucker isn't just a [[IdenticalGrandson lookalike descendant]] of Pharaoh Duulaman -- he's actually Duulaman's reincarnation, his previous incarnation having been cursed to "live twice" before he could properly become a ghost. [[spoiler:After Tucker's liminality is increased when he's blessed by the Core, he's considered enough of a ghost to outright become the ruler of Duulaman's Kemet (or "Ghost Egypt", as the others call it)]].
!!''Franchise/TheDCU'':
* ''Roleplay/DCNation'': Has been used as a plot point when it comes to the founding [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Titans]]. Dark Angel kidnapped Donna Troy to use as an experiment, sending her through {{Hypertime}} in a series of "short, unhappy lives." However, as Donna's incarnations lived, she found ''other'' souls with a similar spark to them, and acted as a kind of magnet to keep bringing them together through the centuries and lives.
* ''Fanfic/RetrogradeMotion'': This is what everyone eventually concludes the younger Jason to be. While he still has the older Jason's general personality and mannerisms, and rudimentary memories of his past life, he's also his own person with his own experiences. [[spoiler:After it's confirmed that Jason won't be turning back, it's treated like the older Jason has more-or-less died]].
!!''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''
* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': It's eventually confirmed InUniverse that this is the eventual fate of every sentient thing that dies (with the possible exception of Ghidorah's [[MultipleHeadCase heads]] and their [[AlternateSelf shed skins]] due to their cloning nature). After death, there's a temporary CessationOfExistence, after which the soul is reborn as a new creature without their past life's memories. Though it's ultimately ambiguous, it's hinted that the newborn Manda might in fact be Dr. Serizawa's reincarnation.
!!''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''
* ''Fanfic/TranscendenceAU'': All souls are part of a reincarnationcycle.
cycle.
!!''Franchise/HarryPotter''
* ''Fanfic/DominusMundiTheKingOfKings'': It is revealed that [[spoiler:Harry]] is the reincarnation of [[spoiler: Anipheon IX, who was in life the [[GodEmperor Divine Sovereign]] of [[{{Atlantis}} Al-Antidia]]]].
!!''VideoGame/KanColle''
* One FandomSpecificPlot concerns the existence of "Natural Born" shipgirls, shipgirls whose original spirits incarnated in babies born naturally to human women -- hence the name -- and grew up not knowing of their true nature until something prompts it to reactivate, contrasting with other shipgirls who are summoned deliberately or "[[RandomlyDrops dropped]]" as a prize for victory in battle. One of the anime's first lines introducing shipgirls as "girls born with the spirits of ships" provides some canonicity for the idea.
!!''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/106184 The Modern Age]]" is essentially a sequel that features the elves and Gandalf returning to the present day to find that Arwen and many of their human and hobbit allies have been reborn in the present (Gimli has not been reincarnated, because the dwarf afterlife works differently). While there are some differences, such as Frodo's reincarnation being female and Sam and Pippin are the children of the reborn Faramir and Eowyn, for the most part the important details remain the same in their new lives, such as Aragorn and Arwen's reborn selves immediately recognising their old attraction.
!!''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
* ''Fanfic/InnerDemons'': Twilight is destined to become the Queen of Darkness because she's the reincarnation of the ''original'' Queen of Darkness, Queen Midnight. Similarly, [[spoiler:Apple Bloom]] is the Master of Harmony because she's the reincarnation of the pony who harnessed all of the Elements of Harmony to defeat Midnight.
* ''Fanfic/NightmaresAreTragic'': Inspired by the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'', past lives are very important to the plot. At least four characters knew each other in earlier lives -- some exactly as in the aforementioned series.
** Princess Luna, who as an Alicorn Avatar remembers her past lives, is an Aspect of [[EldritchAbomination Cosmic]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Luna]], who had also manifested as [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Dr.]] [[SignificantName Moondreamer Finemare]], a top aerospace engineer during the technological [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales Age of Wonders]]: Cosmic Luna fought against and slew [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie]] in the [[spoiler:[[SugarApocalypse fall of the World That Was Not]],]] and Moondreamer was married to [[spoiler:her OneTrueLove [[TheLostLenore Dusk Skyshine]];]] one of her best friends was [[spoiler:[[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]]]].
** Pinkie Pie was formerly [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie, and is one of the last survivors of the World That Was Not, from which she derives her RealityWarper powers. G3 Pinkie Pie fought against and was slain by Cosmic Luna, who helped destroy her whole timeline]]. It is unclear to what degree Pinkie Pie remembers her old identity.
** Rainbow Dash was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders fighter-pilot [[GenderBender stallion]] [[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]],]] a good friend of [[spoiler:Sundreamer, Moondreamer and Dusk]] -- and a member of the [[spoiler:[[Franchise/GIJoe Amareican Joe Team]].]]
** Twilight Sparkle was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders [[GenderBender stallion]] fighter-pilot and astronaut Dusk Skyshine, who was the [[OneTrueLove husband]] of Moondreamer,]] which becomes important in [[spoiler:triggering Princess Luna's HeelFaceTurn and starts Luna FightingFromTheInside against the Nightshadow]]. It's also implied that Twilight was also [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie's best friend Minty]].
* ''Fanfic/PastSins'': The essence of Nightmare Moon gets reincarnated as a timid filly that Twilight Sparkle adopts and names Nyx. A major focus of the story concerns the question of how much Nyx actually is Nightmare Moon reborn, and if so how bound she is to return to her old nature. One the one hand, Nyx retains Nightmare Moon's physical appearence, memories, and magical powers. On the other, even once [[spoiler:transformed into a fully Nightmare Moon-like body, Nyx feels very little emotional connection to her previous incarnation's goals and has to be pushed into pursuing them by the cult -- and Luna expresses skepticism that she could truly by Nightmare Moon reborn because Nightmare Moon and Luna were not distinct beings. Ultimately, she was unquestionably created from the remnants of Nightmare Moon's magic and negative emotions, but behaves more like a distinct person than a return of Luna's previous self.]]
* ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
** There's an interesting version of this trope at play. [[spoiler:When the G3 universe was created in an attempt to make a utopia, the G1 cast were erased from existence (likely along with others), resulting in the creation of Shadows of Existence (essentially an EmptyShell that is sent to Entropy's realm) while their Light of Existence (their soul) returns to Fauna Luster to one day be reborn. When the G3 World has to be erased, Shadows of Existence begin to fuse with the G3 ponies to form new ponies that live on into the G4 world, effectively making several G4 ponies joint reincarnations of both G3 ponies and G1 ponies, and in some case, G2 ponies (as many G3 ponies were reformated versions of G2 ponies). Twilight is G1 Twilight and G3 Minty (Dark World Minty Pie is the reincarnation of her ''Light''), Rainbow Dash is G1 Firefly and G3 Rainbow Dash, Rarity is one of Princess Rarity who is implied to be a reformated G2 Melody, and Pinkie Pie is one of her G3 self, Princess Rarity (having gotten a part of her during the final moments), and G1 Surprise. Most of them are actually descended from their G1 counterparts as well. From RecursiveFanfiction, Sherlock is G3 Story Belle's reincarnation.]]
** A straighter version is [[spoiler:Chrysalis' death. She dies from her wounds after the FinalBattle with Cadence, but due to ThePowerOfLove, what little good she had in her is reborn as an innocent zebralicorn filly while all her evil is annihilated from her soul, giving her soul a second chance.]]
** Zecora's religious beliefs include this. [[spoiler:Because of this, she has no problem accepting she was Kimono and Mrs. Hackney in past lives.]]
* ''Fanfic/TriptychContinuum'': It's unclear whether ponies naturally reincarnate (the ''Fanfic/DailyEquestriaLifeWithMonsterGirl'' spin-off fic implies that they instead pass on to some sort of afterlife). However, Celestia's curse on Star Swirl binds him to be reborn over and over again, with his latest incarnation being [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle.]]
!!''Manga/PandoraHearts''
* Post-series fics are ''all'' this, because the series canonically ends with two of the three main characters being reincarnated. The fanfic ''Fanfic/BeyondTheWindingRoad'' is a notable [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]], as Oz, the protagonist, experienced a terrifying childhood where he would switch back and forwards between his past and present identities with varying knowledge of either life, leading to times when he wouldn't recognize his own family or remember his own name. This situation didn't improve until Oz began to reassociate one identity with the other as he got older. Because of this, he was diagnosed with Disassociative Identity Disorder, a label which made his life even more difficult growing up. Also, because he has the face of a deceased famous person, he attracted more than a few unsavory people which his KnightTemplarBigBrother Anderson had to chase off.
!!''Manga/Reborn2004''
* ''Fanfic/{{Sehnsucht}}'': The main character Reiki Noriko is the reincarnation of the founder of the Cervello Family and Vongola Primo's top adviser, Cervello Cynthia. The fic also briefly touches on the idea that the canon protagonists are the reincarnations of the Vongola First Generation (which was implied in the manga), with Noriko wondering if she is just the only one who remembers their past life.
!!''Manga/SailorMoon''
* ''Fanfic/SailorMoonLegendsOfLightstorm'': The Sailor Scouts are sent to the future by something called an "Emergency Temporal Shift" performed by Queen Serenity. Because the ''Legends'' use extremely advanced science instead of actual magic, the reincarnation is caused by Serenity purposely binding the minds and powers of the Scouts to suitable human zygotes in the future. This is because the energies caused by time travel are deadly, and the Scouts could not survive physical time travel.
!!''Franchise/TheSmurfs''
* ''Fanfic/TheSmurfetteVillage'': It is believed that the young Smurflings in the new Smurf Village that appears in the story "How Things Smurf" are actually the reincarnations of the Smurfs and Smurfettes that perished in the old Smurf Village.
!!''Franchise/TouhouProject''
* ''Fanfic/ANewWorldIcedFairy'': Maribel is Yukari's reincarnation. Byakuren has a brief conversation with Mary as to what this means for her afterlife. Also, Yuyuko notes that [[spoiler:Youmu]] has already left the Netherworld after her death and reincarnated. [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle.]]
* [[spoiler:[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]]] is reincarnated in ''Fanfic/WeissReacts'' as [[spoiler: Jaune's dad Andreas.It's implied the rest of the Dai-Gurren Brigade were reincarnated later revealed she was reborn as the Arc family and their wives.]]
Lunarian warrior Akiyoshi.]]
!!Real-Person Fics
* ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'': The Baravadans know all aboutreincarnation in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''.reincarnation. Notably, [[spoiler: Brox]] has been reincarnated as her own grandson. Deliberately.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' fic ''Fanfic/TheWorstPossibleSitch'', Kuzco, Yzma, Malina, and a few other characters from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' have reincarnated in modern day America.Deliberately.
* ''Fanfic/TheWorstPossibleSitch'': Kuzco, Yzma, Malina, and a few other characters from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' have reincarnated in modern day America.
!!''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}''
* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Implied in "The Gift" for those who have died but not evolved enough to enter Nirvana. They are sent back to earth via down escalators to a new life existence in order to learn further lessons.
!!''VideoGame/BugFables''
* ''Fanfic/SheMightBeGiant'': Venus reveals to Melissa that [[spoiler:all the sapient bugs were once human in their previous lives, and the Roaches' advanced civilization came about primarily because they were able to recover memories of their old lives and thus of human civilization's science and technology]].
!!''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}''
* ''Fanfic/CastlevaniaNocturneOfRuin'': Mariabella Fox is implied, then revealed in chapter 10, to be Maria Renard reincarnated, and can access her past life's magical powers and memories. On top of it all, her resemblance to Maria Renard causes Alucard no small amount of discomfort.
!!''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}''
* ''Blog/AskTheNewHopesPeak'' reveals that Kaede Naegi (no relation to [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Akamatsu]]) and Akio Hinata, two children of the survivors from the future, are the reincarnations of [[spoiler:Junko Enoshima and Chiaki Nanami]] respectively.
!!''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''
* ''Fanfic/{{Mortified}}'': During the class's visit to Elysium, they meet with a bunch of Egyptian ghosts who reveal that Tucker isn't just a [[IdenticalGrandson lookalike descendant]] of Pharaoh Duulaman -- he's actually Duulaman's reincarnation, his previous incarnation having been cursed to "live twice" before he could properly become a ghost. [[spoiler:After Tucker's liminality is increased when he's blessed by the Core, he's considered enough of a ghost to outright become the ruler of Duulaman's Kemet (or "Ghost Egypt", as the others call it)]].
!!''Franchise/TheDCU'':
* ''Roleplay/DCNation'': Has been used as a plot point when it comes to the founding [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Titans]]. Dark Angel kidnapped Donna Troy to use as an experiment, sending her through {{Hypertime}} in a series of "short, unhappy lives." However, as Donna's incarnations lived, she found ''other'' souls with a similar spark to them, and acted as a kind of magnet to keep bringing them together through the centuries and lives.
* ''Fanfic/RetrogradeMotion'': This is what everyone eventually concludes the younger Jason to be. While he still has the older Jason's general personality and mannerisms, and rudimentary memories of his past life, he's also his own person with his own experiences. [[spoiler:After it's confirmed that Jason won't be turning back, it's treated like the older Jason has more-or-less died]].
!!''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''
* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': It's eventually confirmed InUniverse that this is the eventual fate of every sentient thing that dies (with the possible exception of Ghidorah's [[MultipleHeadCase heads]] and their [[AlternateSelf shed skins]] due to their cloning nature). After death, there's a temporary CessationOfExistence, after which the soul is reborn as a new creature without their past life's memories. Though it's ultimately ambiguous, it's hinted that the newborn Manda might in fact be Dr. Serizawa's reincarnation.
!!''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''
* ''Fanfic/TranscendenceAU'': All souls are part of a reincarnation
!!''Franchise/HarryPotter''
* ''Fanfic/DominusMundiTheKingOfKings'': It is revealed that [[spoiler:Harry]] is the reincarnation of [[spoiler: Anipheon IX, who was in life the [[GodEmperor Divine Sovereign]] of [[{{Atlantis}} Al-Antidia]]]].
!!''VideoGame/KanColle''
* One FandomSpecificPlot concerns the existence of "Natural Born" shipgirls, shipgirls whose original spirits incarnated in babies born naturally to human women -- hence the name -- and grew up not knowing of their true nature until something prompts it to reactivate, contrasting with other shipgirls who are summoned deliberately or "[[RandomlyDrops dropped]]" as a prize for victory in battle. One of the anime's first lines introducing shipgirls as "girls born with the spirits of ships" provides some canonicity for the idea.
!!''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/106184 The Modern Age]]" is essentially a sequel that features the elves and Gandalf returning to the present day to find that Arwen and many of their human and hobbit allies have been reborn in the present (Gimli has not been reincarnated, because the dwarf afterlife works differently). While there are some differences, such as Frodo's reincarnation being female and Sam and Pippin are the children of the reborn Faramir and Eowyn, for the most part the important details remain the same in their new lives, such as Aragorn and Arwen's reborn selves immediately recognising their old attraction.
!!''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
* ''Fanfic/InnerDemons'': Twilight is destined to become the Queen of Darkness because she's the reincarnation of the ''original'' Queen of Darkness, Queen Midnight. Similarly, [[spoiler:Apple Bloom]] is the Master of Harmony because she's the reincarnation of the pony who harnessed all of the Elements of Harmony to defeat Midnight.
* ''Fanfic/NightmaresAreTragic'': Inspired by the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'', past lives are very important to the plot. At least four characters knew each other in earlier lives -- some exactly as in the aforementioned series.
** Princess Luna, who as an Alicorn Avatar remembers her past lives, is an Aspect of [[EldritchAbomination Cosmic]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Luna]], who had also manifested as [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Dr.]] [[SignificantName Moondreamer Finemare]], a top aerospace engineer during the technological [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales Age of Wonders]]: Cosmic Luna fought against and slew [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie]] in the [[spoiler:[[SugarApocalypse fall of the World That Was Not]],]] and Moondreamer was married to [[spoiler:her OneTrueLove [[TheLostLenore Dusk Skyshine]];]] one of her best friends was [[spoiler:[[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]]]].
** Pinkie Pie was formerly [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie, and is one of the last survivors of the World That Was Not, from which she derives her RealityWarper powers. G3 Pinkie Pie fought against and was slain by Cosmic Luna, who helped destroy her whole timeline]]. It is unclear to what degree Pinkie Pie remembers her old identity.
** Rainbow Dash was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders fighter-pilot [[GenderBender stallion]] [[BoisterousBruiser Dash Firehooves]],]] a good friend of [[spoiler:Sundreamer, Moondreamer and Dusk]] -- and a member of the [[spoiler:[[Franchise/GIJoe Amareican Joe Team]].]]
** Twilight Sparkle was [[spoiler:Age of Wonders [[GenderBender stallion]] fighter-pilot and astronaut Dusk Skyshine, who was the [[OneTrueLove husband]] of Moondreamer,]] which becomes important in [[spoiler:triggering Princess Luna's HeelFaceTurn and starts Luna FightingFromTheInside against the Nightshadow]]. It's also implied that Twilight was also [[spoiler:G3 Pinkie Pie's best friend Minty]].
* ''Fanfic/PastSins'': The essence of Nightmare Moon gets reincarnated as a timid filly that Twilight Sparkle adopts and names Nyx. A major focus of the story concerns the question of how much Nyx actually is Nightmare Moon reborn, and if so how bound she is to return to her old nature. One the one hand, Nyx retains Nightmare Moon's physical appearence, memories, and magical powers. On the other, even once [[spoiler:transformed into a fully Nightmare Moon-like body, Nyx feels very little emotional connection to her previous incarnation's goals and has to be pushed into pursuing them by the cult -- and Luna expresses skepticism that she could truly by Nightmare Moon reborn because Nightmare Moon and Luna were not distinct beings. Ultimately, she was unquestionably created from the remnants of Nightmare Moon's magic and negative emotions, but behaves more like a distinct person than a return of Luna's previous self.]]
* ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
** There's an interesting version of this trope at play. [[spoiler:When the G3 universe was created in an attempt to make a utopia, the G1 cast were erased from existence (likely along with others), resulting in the creation of Shadows of Existence (essentially an EmptyShell that is sent to Entropy's realm) while their Light of Existence (their soul) returns to Fauna Luster to one day be reborn. When the G3 World has to be erased, Shadows of Existence begin to fuse with the G3 ponies to form new ponies that live on into the G4 world, effectively making several G4 ponies joint reincarnations of both G3 ponies and G1 ponies, and in some case, G2 ponies (as many G3 ponies were reformated versions of G2 ponies). Twilight is G1 Twilight and G3 Minty (Dark World Minty Pie is the reincarnation of her ''Light''), Rainbow Dash is G1 Firefly and G3 Rainbow Dash, Rarity is one of Princess Rarity who is implied to be a reformated G2 Melody, and Pinkie Pie is one of her G3 self, Princess Rarity (having gotten a part of her during the final moments), and G1 Surprise. Most of them are actually descended from their G1 counterparts as well. From RecursiveFanfiction, Sherlock is G3 Story Belle's reincarnation.]]
** A straighter version is [[spoiler:Chrysalis' death. She dies from her wounds after the FinalBattle with Cadence, but due to ThePowerOfLove, what little good she had in her is reborn as an innocent zebralicorn filly while all her evil is annihilated from her soul, giving her soul a second chance.]]
** Zecora's religious beliefs include this. [[spoiler:Because of this, she has no problem accepting she was Kimono and Mrs. Hackney in past lives.]]
* ''Fanfic/TriptychContinuum'': It's unclear whether ponies naturally reincarnate (the ''Fanfic/DailyEquestriaLifeWithMonsterGirl'' spin-off fic implies that they instead pass on to some sort of afterlife). However, Celestia's curse on Star Swirl binds him to be reborn over and over again, with his latest incarnation being [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle.]]
!!''Manga/PandoraHearts''
* Post-series fics are ''all'' this, because the series canonically ends with two of the three main characters being reincarnated. The fanfic ''Fanfic/BeyondTheWindingRoad'' is a notable [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]], as Oz, the protagonist, experienced a terrifying childhood where he would switch back and forwards between his past and present identities with varying knowledge of either life, leading to times when he wouldn't recognize his own family or remember his own name. This situation didn't improve until Oz began to reassociate one identity with the other as he got older. Because of this, he was diagnosed with Disassociative Identity Disorder, a label which made his life even more difficult growing up. Also, because he has the face of a deceased famous person, he attracted more than a few unsavory people which his KnightTemplarBigBrother Anderson had to chase off.
!!''Manga/Reborn2004''
* ''Fanfic/{{Sehnsucht}}'': The main character Reiki Noriko is the reincarnation of the founder of the Cervello Family and Vongola Primo's top adviser, Cervello Cynthia. The fic also briefly touches on the idea that the canon protagonists are the reincarnations of the Vongola First Generation (which was implied in the manga), with Noriko wondering if she is just the only one who remembers their past life.
!!''Manga/SailorMoon''
* ''Fanfic/SailorMoonLegendsOfLightstorm'': The Sailor Scouts are sent to the future by something called an "Emergency Temporal Shift" performed by Queen Serenity. Because the ''Legends'' use extremely advanced science instead of actual magic, the reincarnation is caused by Serenity purposely binding the minds and powers of the Scouts to suitable human zygotes in the future. This is because the energies caused by time travel are deadly, and the Scouts could not survive physical time travel.
!!''Franchise/TheSmurfs''
* ''Fanfic/TheSmurfetteVillage'': It is believed that the young Smurflings in the new Smurf Village that appears in the story "How Things Smurf" are actually the reincarnations of the Smurfs and Smurfettes that perished in the old Smurf Village.
!!''Franchise/TouhouProject''
* ''Fanfic/ANewWorldIcedFairy'': Maribel is Yukari's reincarnation. Byakuren has a brief conversation with Mary as to what this means for her afterlife. Also, Yuyuko notes that [[spoiler:Youmu]] has already left the Netherworld after her death and reincarnated. [[spoiler:
* [[spoiler:[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]]] is reincarnated in ''Fanfic/WeissReacts'' as [[spoiler: Jaune's dad Andreas.
!!Real-Person Fics
* ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'': The Baravadans know all about
* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' fic ''Fanfic/TheWorstPossibleSitch'', Kuzco, Yzma, Malina, and a few other characters from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' have reincarnated in modern day America.
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* Souls can be reincarnated in ''VideoGame/Afterlife1996'', provided [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor they believed in it before they died]]. This is achieved by chucking them through a glowing portal-nexus-thingy situated halfway between heaven and hell, which in turn is accessible by a special soul train.
* In ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki2'', [[spoiler: all three protagonists are the reincarnation of Chaos, leader god of darkness. The reincarnation happens after you play through the prologue of the game but you don't get to find out until the third generation.]]
* In ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki2'', [[spoiler: all three protagonists are the reincarnation of Chaos, leader god of darkness. The reincarnation happens after you play through the prologue of the game but you don't get to find out until the third generation.]]
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* A major plot point in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'': [[BigBad Graham Jones]] believes that he is the reincarnation of Dracula, who died in 1999. [[spoiler:He's completely wrong; it's [[TheHero Soma Cruz]] who's the reincarnation]].
* In ''Videogame/{{Cursery}}: The Crooked Man'', this is an important plot point that sets up TheReveal of the game: [[spoiler: The player's sister Renee, is the identical reincarnation of the Crooked Man's fiancee. His cursed ring triggers her previous life's memories, including the final moments before her death.]]
* In ''Videogame/{{Cursery}}: The Crooked Man'', this is an important plot point that sets up TheReveal of the game: [[spoiler: The player's sister Renee, is the identical reincarnation of the Crooked Man's fiancee. His cursed ring triggers her previous life's memories, including the final moments before her death.]]
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* A major plot point in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'': A major plot point. [[BigBad Graham Jones]] believes that he is the reincarnation of Dracula, who died in 1999. [[spoiler:He's completely wrong; it's [[TheHero Soma Cruz]] who's the reincarnation]].
*In ''VideoGame/CelestialHearts'': Helen is the reincarnation of [[spoiler:Helena, one of the twin deities of the world of Ambrose]].
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* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX'' reveals that dead Keyblade wielders can choose to either fall asleep and let their Chirithy transform into Dream Eaters, or reincarnate as someone else. [[spoiler:After sacrificing themself to trap the remaining Darknesses in the data world, the Player reincarnates into the hooded figure who takes care of Master Xehanort after his mother gives him up away to be raised in Destiny Islands.]]
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* Reincarnation is a part of the beliefs of Alawism and Druze, both mystical religions descended from Shia Islam (and may or may not be a part of Islam, depending on your position). However, whereas Druze believe that everyone will get reincarnated upon death, Alawis only believe that men get reincarnated, because they have souls while women do not.
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* Reincarnation A few Islamic sects believe in reincarnation, which is cited as a part of the beliefs of Alawism and Druze, both mystical religions descended from Shia Islam (and may or may reason why they are not considered by some to be a part of Islam, depending on your position). However, whereas Muslims:
** The Druze believe that that life is transient and everyone willget undergo reincarnation, which is why mourning is traditionally discouraged upon the death of a Druze. Eventually, the individuals will leave the cycle and reunite with the Creator, which is the end goal of Druze, but nobody knows when it will happen. They don't believe in Hell as they reckon that being in the reincarnation is already Hell enough.
** The Alawites believe that all humans were originally divine stars fallen from Heaven. The men are cursed to endure reincarnation, and they must live a good life before they are allowed to reenter Heaven. If they live badly, they may not only continue the cycle, but be reincarnatedupon death, Alawis into a Christian, or worse, an animal. Also, the cycle only believe that men get reincarnated, because they have souls while applies to men, so women do not.are spared from reincarnation.
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** The Alawites believe that all humans were originally divine stars fallen from Heaven. The men are cursed to endure reincarnation, and they must live a good life before they are allowed to reenter Heaven. If they live badly, they may not only continue the cycle, but be reincarnated
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* Reincarnation is a part of the beliefs of Alawism, a Alawism and Druze, both mystical religion religions descended from Shia Islam (and may or may not be a part of Islam, depending on your position). However, they whereas Druze believe that everyone will get reincarnated upon death, Alawis only believe that men get reincarnated, because they have souls while women do not.
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* ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries'': The righteous dead are offered two choices: enter [[{{Heaven}} Elysium]], or reincarnate back to life. If they choose to live out three lives and are granted access to Elysium every time, they will get the right to enter Isles of the Blessed, a special part of Elysium dedicated to the most righteous people in the world. In ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', it's mentioned that Nico di Angelo's sister, Bianca, has decided to reincarnate instead of going to Elysium. Nico is upset, because he wanted to resurrect her, though it can be inferred that she chose the option ''because'' Nico wanted to resurrect her (and sure, enough, upon learning that he can't bring her back, he decides to rescue Hazel Levesque instead).
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* ''ComicBook/TheWarlordDC'': When Death comes for Travis Morgan in #14, it is revealed that Morgan is latest incarnation of a long line of legendary heroes. This revelation gives Morgan the resolve to keep fighting and drive off Death.
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* ''ComicBook/TheWarlordDC'': ''ComicBook/{{The Warlord|DCComics}}'': When Death comes for Travis Morgan in #14, it is revealed that Morgan is latest incarnation of a long line of legendary heroes. This revelation gives Morgan the resolve to keep fighting and drive off Death.
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* ''Literature/{{Impossible Creatures|2023}}'': The Immortal is the reincarnation of the Glimourie Tree's first apple. The soul has passed through many species, and remembers all of its past lives. [[spoiler:That was, until 100 years ago. Its incarnation at the time, a man named Marik, became overwhelmed by his duty and all the memories, so he drank a powerful potion to forget he was the Immortal. It was so potent that his reincarnations don't have the memories, either, so nobody's been able to track them.]]
