** Probably the most agregious frequent flyer of this trope as far as anime is concerned is one Heero Yuy of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', who has [[DrivenToSuicide attempted to "self-detonate"]] [[RunningGag many, many times]]. [[ICannotSelfTerminate And never succeeded]]. He is [[IneffectualDeathThreats as ineffectual at killing himself as he is threatening to kill others]]. Thrice he appeared to succeed, only to recover later:
*** In Episode 1, he intentionally crash-landed in Wing Gundam, but regained consciousness soon after he washed ashore and was found by Relena. (He tried to fire a suicide bomb in his suit when she found him, but it malfunctioned.)
*** In Episode 2, he rode missiles he launched at Wing Gundam to prevent Duo from recovering them. He was found face-down in the harbor soon after, but that didn't kill him either. He ''was'' captured by the United Earth Sphere Alliance, though.
*** In Episode 10, he succeeded in blowing up Wing Gundam, and apparently himself with it. Wufei drove off with Gundam Shenlong holding Heero's apparently dead body. Sure enough, in Episode 11, he got better.

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* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'', the main protagonist's sister Leina is supposedly killed when the hut she is resting in is blown up by a falling mecha. She inexplicably returns near the end of the series (with no visible injuries other than needing to use a wheelchair), having been rescued by fan favorite character Sayla Mass from the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. Though it was a nice cameo for the fans, [[AssPull exactly what Sayla was doing there or how she actually rescued Leina is never revealed]].
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed,'' Kira is supposedly "killed" when his rival's MS self-destructs. His crew finds his MS, the cockpit scorched and no body. A few episodes later, he is found, relatively unhurt considering the INSIDE of his MS was burnt to a nice crisp. The manga side story, Astray tried to HandWave it by having its main character find Kira and bring him to get medical attention... but it doesn't explain how in god's name Kira survived the attack that should have killed him initially.
** The manga ''Astray'' gives a legit explanation for this. Kira wasn't touched by the mobile suit's explosion. He had fallen from the cockpit due to major damages and his wounds are the result of his mecha being affected by the Strike. A second after this a guy finds him and he is in a terrible state. Considering Kira's mecha is easily repaired and even upgraded few episodes later the explosion wasn't so powerful.
** Episode 15 has a nurse explain that Coordinators can survive injuries that would kill normal humans. Or maybe that whole "[[FanNickname Jesus Yamato]]" thing wasn't so far off after all...

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* Franchise/{{Gundam}}:
** Probably the most agregious frequent flyer of this trope as far as anime is concerned is one Heero Yuy of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', who has [[DrivenToSuicide attempted to "self-detonate"]] [[RunningGag many, many times]]. [[ICannotSelfTerminate And never succeeded]]. Thrice he appeared to succeed, only to recover later. He is [[InnefectualDeathThreats as ineffectual at killing himself as he is threatening to kill others]].
** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'', the main protagonist's sister Leina is supposedly killed when the hut she is resting in is blown up by a falling mecha. She inexplicably returns near the end of the series (with no visible injuries other than needing to use a wheelchair), having been rescued by fan favorite character Sayla Mass from the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. Though it was a nice cameo for the fans, [[AssPull exactly what Sayla was doing there or how she actually rescued Leina is never revealed]].
** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed,'' Kira is supposedly "killed" when his rival's MS self-destructs. His crew finds his MS, the cockpit scorched and no body. A few episodes later, he is found, relatively unhurt considering the INSIDE of his MS was burnt to a nice crisp. The manga side story, Astray tried to HandWave it by having its main character find Kira and bring him to get medical attention... but it doesn't explain how in god's name Kira survived the attack that should have killed him initially.
*** The manga ''Astray'' gives a legit explanation for this. Kira wasn't touched by the mobile suit's explosion. He had fallen from the cockpit due to major damages and his wounds are the result of his mecha being affected by the Strike. A second after this a guy finds him and he is in a terrible state. Considering Kira's mecha is easily repaired and even upgraded few episodes later the explosion wasn't so powerful.
*** Episode 15 has a nurse explain that Coordinators can survive injuries that would kill normal humans. Or maybe that whole "[[FanNickname Jesus Yamato]]" thing wasn't so far off after all...

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