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* Vampires and Lycans in the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' series can be centuries old without looking it. The main character, Selene, is explicitly stated to be roughly 600. None of the others have their ages stated even in ballpark figures, though it's obvious that most, if not all, of the other named vampires and Lycans are at least older than Selene.

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* Vampires and Lycans in the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' ''Film/{{Underworld|2003}}'' series can be centuries old without looking it. The main character, Selene, is explicitly stated to be roughly 600. None of the others have their ages stated even in ballpark figures, though it's obvious that most, if not all, of the other named vampires and Lycans are at least older than Selene.
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* ''Film/TheresaAndAllison'': Allison was turned at age seventeen, though Theresa calculates she's really sixty nine by now, but still looks just the same. The vampire who gives her orientation also was turned in the time of the Black Plague (which started during the mid 1300s) while looking around thirty five, maybe forty at most.
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** Speaking of ''Infinity War'', BigBad Thanos was [[WordOfGod confirmed]] to be well over 1,000 years old. Although age doesn’t seem to slow him down in the slightest, if anything just makes Thanos more deadly as he puts his millennial of experience to good use when thrashing the heroes. Thanos even defeated both Thor (initially) and Loki despite them being at least five centuries older than him.

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** Speaking of ''Infinity War'', BigBad Thanos was [[WordOfGod confirmed]] to be well over 1,000 years old. Although age doesn’t seem to slow him down in the slightest, if anything just makes Thanos more deadly as he puts his millennial millennia of experience to good use when thrashing the heroes. Thanos even defeated both Thor (initially) and Loki despite them being at least five centuries older than him.
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* Wolverine in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', because of his HealingFactor. He was born in 1823, but for most of the series, he still physically appears to be s buff as hell man in his mid-to-late 30s. His powers constantly rejuvenate his cellular integrity rendering him seemingly ageless. He's not by any means immortal, he just ages at an incredibly slow rate, if at all. In ''Film/{{Logan}}'', which is set in 2029, his healing powers are beginning to fail, and he looks much more aged as a result.

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* Wolverine in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', because of his HealingFactor. He was born in 1823, but for most of the series, he still physically appears to be s a buff as hell man in his mid-to-late 30s. His powers constantly rejuvenate his cellular integrity rendering him seemingly ageless. He's not by any means immortal, he just ages at an incredibly slow rate, if at all. In ''Film/{{Logan}}'', which is set in 2029, his healing powers are beginning to fail, and he looks much more aged as a result.
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** Speaking of ''Infinity War'' BigBad Thanos was [[WordOfGod confirmed]] to be well over 1,000 years old. Although age doesn’t seem to slow him down in the slightest, if anything just makes Thanos more deadly as he puts his millennial of experience to good use when thrashing the heroes. Thanos even defeated both Thor (initially) and Loki despite them being at least five centuries older than him.

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** Speaking of ''Infinity War'' War'', BigBad Thanos was [[WordOfGod confirmed]] to be well over 1,000 years old. Although age doesn’t seem to slow him down in the slightest, if anything just makes Thanos more deadly as he puts his millennial of experience to good use when thrashing the heroes. Thanos even defeated both Thor (initially) and Loki despite them being at least five centuries older than him.
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** ''Film/{{Thor}}'': Asgardians can live hundreds, if not thousands of years and still be physically capable of feats of strength. The same thing applies to Frost Giants. If Loki was born about the same time as the battle in the prologue, that makes him over 1040 years old. In [[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld the sequel]], he comments that Asgardians can live for approximately 5000 years. In ''[[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Infinity War]]'' Thor states he's 1500 years old, Loki is likely about the same age given they grew up together.

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** ''Film/{{Thor}}'': Asgardians can live hundreds, if not thousands of years and still be physically capable of feats of strength. The same thing applies to Frost Giants. If Loki was born about the same time as the battle in the prologue, that makes him over 1040 years old. In [[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld the sequel]], he comments that Asgardians can live for approximately 5000 years. In ''[[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Infinity War]]'' Thor states he's 1500 years old, old; Loki is likely about the same age given they grew up together.
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** All of the Guardians are even older than Jack, who is the youngest member of the group. While Santa, Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy all appeared in historical times, it seems that the Sandman has existed since humans first started to dream, as has his EvilCounterpart, Pitch, putting them closer to TimeAbyss territory. Then there is the [[TheChooserOfTheOne Man on the Moon]], who is probably as old as the moon itself...

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** All of the Guardians are even older than Jack, who is the youngest member of the group. While Santa, Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy all appeared in historical times, it seems that the Sandman has existed since humans first started to dream, as has his EvilCounterpart, Pitch, putting them closer to TimeAbyss territory. Then there is the [[TheChooserOfTheOne Man on the Moon]], who is probably as old as the moon Moon itself...
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** Although ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' is seven hundred years old, he is actually still working even after the day humanity left Earth. Somewhat justified in that he's seen replacing damaged parts using components from other robots of the same model, of which there are hundred or thousands lying around. It's likely he's replaced every part of himself many times over, save for his motherboard, RAM and memory.

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** Although ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' is seven hundred years old, he is actually still working even after the day humanity left Earth. Somewhat justified in that he's seen replacing damaged parts using components from other robots of the same model, of which there are hundred hundreds or thousands lying around. It's likely he's replaced every part of himself many times over, save for his motherboard, RAM and memory.
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** ''Film/ShazamFuryOfTheGods'' has the Daughters of Atlas, with the worst case being Anthea, who looks like a schoolgirl (played by 20 year old Creator/RachelZegler) but is 6,000 years old.
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* Zigzagged with Lady Amalthea in ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn''. While she is the immortal unicorn turned human (she ReallyWasBornYesterday) and initially plays this trope to a T, her human self slowly overwrites her unicorn self. By the end of the story, she is the young woman she appears to be. When the unicorn becomes herself again, Amalthea 'dies.'
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** [[Franchise/WonderWoman Diana/Wonder Woman]] looks like she [[ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty stopped aging in her 30s]]. She is also millennia old (being a demi-goddess helps) -- in [[Film/WonderWoman1984 1984]] and [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice 2015]], she looks the same as in 1918 while Etta Candy has aged and died in the meantime.
** ''Film/Shazam2019'': The Wizard who transfers his powers to Billy Batson is old enough to remember ComicBook/BlackAdam's rampage millennia ago.
** ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} (as Uxas) led the Apokoliptian forces in ancient times and rules Apokoplips thousands of years later.

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** [[Franchise/WonderWoman Diana/Wonder Woman]] Woman looks like she [[ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty stopped aging in her 30s]]. She is also millennia old (being a demi-goddess helps) -- in [[Film/WonderWoman1984 1984]] and [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice 2015]], she looks the same as in 1918 while Etta Candy has aged and died in the meantime.
** ''Film/Shazam2019'': The Wizard who transfers his powers to Billy Batson is old enough to remember ComicBook/BlackAdam's Black Adam's rampage millennia ago.
** ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} Darkseid (as Uxas) led the Apokoliptian forces in ancient times and rules Apokoplips thousands of years later.

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* Near the end of the first ''Film/{{Blade}}'' film, the titular character discovers that his mother (Vanessa Brooks), who he thought died during childbirth, is still alive and is a vampire, not looking a day older from when she gave birth to him. Indeed, her actress is actually 9 years ''younger'' than Creator/WesleySnipes, Blade's actor, and ''one'' year younger than the actress playing Dr. Karen Jenson, the film's female lead who reminded Blade of his mother.
** Additionally, his nemesis Deacon Frost turns out to have been the one who attacked Blade's mother all those years ago, while he looks to be about Blade's age. Of course, since the films are about vampires, it's pretty much a guarantee that this trope will be in effect for a good number of them.
** The [[Film/BladeTrinity third film]] introduces [[{{Dracula}} Drake]], the first vampire, capable of VoluntaryShapeshifting, who has been around since ancient times.

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Near the end of the first ''Film/{{Blade}}'' film, ''Film/Blade1998'', the titular character discovers that his mother (Vanessa Brooks), Vanessa Brooks, who he thought died during childbirth, is still alive and is a vampire, not looking a day older from when she gave birth to him. Indeed, her actress is actually 9 nine years ''younger'' than Creator/WesleySnipes, Blade's actor, and ''one'' year younger than the actress playing Dr. Karen Jenson, the film's female lead who reminded Blade of his mother.
** Additionally, his Blade's nemesis Deacon Frost turns out to have been the one who attacked Blade's mother all those years ago, while he looks to be about Blade's age. Of course, since the films are about vampires, it's pretty much a guarantee that this trope will be in effect for a good number of them.
** The [[Film/BladeTrinity third film]] ''Film/BladeTrinity'' introduces [[{{Dracula}} Drake]], the first vampire, capable of VoluntaryShapeshifting, who has been around since ancient times.



** The Amazons of Themyscira seen in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' and ''Film/{{Justice|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]'' have been created millennia ago by the Gods of Olympus, and look like they are in their 50s at worst (courtesy of Creator/ConnieNielsen and Creator/RobinWright).

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** The Amazons of Themyscira seen in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' ''Film/WonderWoman2017'' and ''Film/{{Justice|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]'' have been created millennia ago by the Gods of Olympus, and look like they are in their 50s at worst (courtesy of Creator/ConnieNielsen and Creator/RobinWright).



** ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'': The Wizard who transfers his powers to Billy Batson is old enough to remember ComicBook/BlackAdam's rampage millennia ago.

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** ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'': ''Film/Shazam2019'': The Wizard who transfers his powers to Billy Batson is old enough to remember ComicBook/BlackAdam's rampage millennia ago.
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* ''Film/TheInvitation2022'': Deville is implied to be Dracula, so he's at least seven hundred years old, while Viktoria says she's four hundred. Lucy is a hundred years old. Mr. Field, Mrs. Swift and the Harkers are all around a hundred years old at least as they appear unchanged in photographs from the 1920s.
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* Near the end of the first ''Film/{{Blade}}'' film, the titular character discovers that his mother (Vanessa Brooks), who he thought died during childbirth, is still alive and is a vampire, not looking a day older from when she gave birth to him. Indeed, her actress is actually 9 years ''[[PlayingGertrude younger]]'' than Creator/WesleySnipes, Blade's actor, and ''one'' year younger than the actress playing Dr. Karen Jenson, the film's female lead who reminded Blade of his mother.

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* Near the end of the first ''Film/{{Blade}}'' film, the titular character discovers that his mother (Vanessa Brooks), who he thought died during childbirth, is still alive and is a vampire, not looking a day older from when she gave birth to him. Indeed, her actress is actually 9 years ''[[PlayingGertrude younger]]'' ''younger'' than Creator/WesleySnipes, Blade's actor, and ''one'' year younger than the actress playing Dr. Karen Jenson, the film's female lead who reminded Blade of his mother.
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\n* Aisling from ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'' is [[TheFairFolk a fairy]] (with supplementary materials confirming her to be one of the Tuatha Dé Danann) and in her opening monologue she says that she's "lived through many ages". However, she has the appearance of a little girl who doesn't look any older than Brendan, the 12-year-old protagonist. [[spoiler:Towards the end of the film, when Brendan is now an adult, she doesn't look any older despite how many years have passed.]]
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* John from ''Film/TheManFromEarth'' looks like your regular guy, not like the 14,000-year-old caveman he actually is.

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* John from ''Film/TheManFromEarth'' looks like your a regular guy, guy in his mid-30s, not like the 14,000-year-old former caveman that he actually is.
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** Speaking of ''Infinity War'' BigBad Thanos was [[WordOfGod confirmed]] to be well over 1,000 years old, way older than Thor and Loki. Although age doesn’t seem to slow him down in the slightest, if anything just makes Thanos more deadly as he puts his millennial of experience to good use when thrashing the heroes.

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** Speaking of ''Infinity War'' BigBad Thanos was [[WordOfGod confirmed]] to be well over 1,000 years old, way older than Thor and Loki.old. Although age doesn’t seem to slow him down in the slightest, if anything just makes Thanos more deadly as he puts his millennial of experience to good use when thrashing the heroes. Thanos even defeated both Thor (initially) and Loki despite them being at least five centuries older than him.
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** In ''Film/{{Eternals}}'', the titular Eternals look the same as they did when they arrived on Earth at approximately 5000 BC. This frustrates Sprite who has the appearance a young girl for many millennia and is treated as such.

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