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* The Inevitable Comeback creature power from ''FengShui'' allows a supernatural creature to resurrect after being killed.
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* In ''FateStayNight'', Berserker has this ability. He can come back to life up to eleven times, and he [[AdaptiveAbility becomes immune to whatever killed him]].
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* Type A Phoenixes in {{DMFA}} respawn in a random location when they die, and then walk to whichever of their temples is the furthest away, learning stuff as they go. They can also choose to "die" whenever they want, making them impossible to capture.
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** Kenny has this power. This was confirmed in the episode ''Mysterio Rises'' as he explains that he dies but wakes up in his bed the next day, and no-one else has any memories of his death, but this had been hinted at several times before, notably after the episode where he was KilledOffForReal and replaced by Butters, and later Tweek. HeGotBetter and when he came back the other characters asked where he had been. In another Stan is upset that Kyle is seriously ill and will soon die, making Kenny annoyed that he's so upset about that but no-one ever cared about all the times ''he'' died, but Stan doesn't hear him. And of course apart from that he dies on a regular basis since the very first season but comes back anyway because StatusQuoIsGod, without any explanation. He died in the first ''episode'' but came back anyway in the next one.
** Kenny has this power. This was confirmed in the episode ''Mysterio Rises'' as he explains that he dies but wakes up in his bed the next day, and no-one else has any memories of his death, but this had been hinted at several times before, notably after the episode where he was KilledOffForReal and replaced by Butters, and later Tweek. HeGotBetter and when he came back the other characters asked where he had been. In another Stan is upset that Kyle is seriously ill and will soon die, making Kenny annoyed that he's so upset about that but no-one ever cared about all the times ''he'' died, but Stan doesn't hear him. And of course apart from that he dies on a regular basis since the very first season but comes back anyway because StatusQuoIsGod, without any explanation. He died in the first ''episode'' but came back anyway in the next one.
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** Kenny has this power. This was confirmed in the episode ''Mysterio Rises'' as he explains that he dies but wakes up in his bed the next day, and no-one else has any memories of his death, but this had been hinted at several times before, notably after the episode where he was KilledOffForReal and replaced by Butters, and later Tweek.HeGotBetter He got better from ''that'' and when he came back the other characters asked where he had been. In another Stan is upset that Kyle is seriously ill and will soon die, making Kenny annoyed that he's so upset about that but no-one ever cared about all the times ''he'' died, but Stan doesn't hear him. And of course apart from that he dies on a regular basis since the very first season but [[UnexplainedRecovery comes back anyway anyway]] because StatusQuoIsGod, without any explanation. He died in the first ''episode'' but came back anyway in the next one.
** Kenny has this power. This was confirmed in the episode ''Mysterio Rises'' as he explains that he dies but wakes up in his bed the next day, and no-one else has any memories of his death, but this had been hinted at several times before, notably after the episode where he was KilledOffForReal and replaced by Butters, and later Tweek.
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* Zasalamel masterminded the events of ''SoulCalibur III'' for the express purpose of ''[[WhoWantsToLiveForever curing]]'' himself of this.
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* The Undead in ''DarkSouls'' are cursed/blessed with this. They cannot stay dead, but each "death" robs them of humanity until they eventually become Hollowed insane monsters. Humanity (represented by small black flames) can restore an Undead's appearance, but it's still only delaying the inevitable.
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* Type A Phoenixes in {{DMFA}} respawn in a random location when they die, and then walk to whichever of their temples is the furthest away, learning stuff as they go. They can also choose to "die" whenever they want, making them impossible to capture.
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** Hive Tyrants of the Tyranids have this built into them. Being the commander of an entire RedShirtArmy of ZergRush troops means that commanders seldom to survive long, so each hive tyrant can and will reform in a new body with their mind and memories intact (but only until the current campaign is over). The only exception to this is the Swarmlord, who transcends the various hive fleets and always reforms with his memories. His body is also unique, possessing materials not native to the galaxy, implying that the hive mind will go through the trouble of transmuting the materials for his specially crafted Bonesabres just for the Swarmlord.
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* The Daevas of {{Aion}} are seemingly immortal, being able to reform with a type of ressurection stone if killed. One of the main quests involving the player investigating a malfunctioning stone, which turns anyone under it's influence into zombies rather than reform them.
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* The Necrons in Warhammer40,000 are an entire RACE of this. Even if reduced to liquid metal, any necron is teleported away and rebuilt to be redeployed.
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* In ''FateStayNight'', Berserker has this ability. He can come back to life up to eleven times, and he [[AdaptiveAbility becomes immune to whatever killed him]].
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Frequently overlaps with TheAgeless. Can be a perk of being [[TheUndead undead]], particularly of [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]]. If they always come back in a certain spot, it's RespawnPoint. May overlap with other {{Immortality}} tropes, such as ImmortalityInducer. If their mind is being transferred to a new body, it's BodyBackupDrive, instead. If they respawn or are reborn as an infant, it's BornAgainImmortality.
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* Ho-oh from Cornova's ''PokeWars'' series has so far been able to come back in peak condition from being pulverized, thrown into a mountain, and having all of his limbs and head torn off, all thanks to the removal of his [[PowerLimiter dampener]] at the start of the series. Uxie notes at one point that Ho-oh is able to come back that way because he's a legendary pokemon - if a normal pokemon ended up with this ability, they'd fall under BornAgainImmortality.
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* Ho-oh from Cornova's ''PokeWars'' series has so far been able to come back in peak condition from being pulverized, thrown into a mountain, and having all of his limbs and head torn off, all thanks to the removal of his [[PowerLimiter dampener]] at the start of the series. Uxie notes at one point that Ho-oh is able to come back that way because he's a legendary pokemon - if a normal pokemon ended up with this ability, they'd fall under BornAgainImmortality.
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** {{Angel}} once faced a demon who, no matter how many times he cut it up, would always piece itself back together and come after him again.
-->'''Angel:''' [[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe Come on!]] I'm ''holding your head''!
-->'''Angel:''' [[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe Come on!]] I'm ''holding your head''!
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* {{Phelous}} dies in all kinds of comical ways, but always comes back to life. In a crossover with ''TheAngryJoeShow'', he gets killed and resurrected multiple times in a few minutes. In a few episodes, his death scenes parodies the Time Lord the Doctor's regenerations from ''Series/DoctorWho''.
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* {{Phelous}} dies in all kinds of comical ways, but always comes back to life. In a crossover with ''TheAngryJoeShow'', ''WebOriginal/TheAngryJoeShow'', he gets killed and resurrected multiple times in a few minutes. In a few episodes, his death scenes parodies the Time Lord the Doctor's regenerations from ''Series/DoctorWho''.
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* {{Meat Boy}} is a OneHitPointWonder, but reforms within one or two seconds, much to the frustration of [[BigBad Dr. Fetus]]. And not just during gameplay, during cutscenes too!
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* This is the kind of immortality that [[spoiler:Nessiah]] from ''YggdraUnion'' of the ''DeptHeaven'' games (and [[YggdraUnison its]] [[BlazeUnion spinoffs]]) has been cursed with. Reincarnating is supposed to be hellishly painful and leaves him weak, but he will inevitably reincarnate no matter what. It overlaps with ImmortalityTalisman (and to some extent TheAgeless, as he no longer ages), and by the time of ''YggdraUnion'' he's spent over a thousand years trying to destroy what forces him to stay alive.
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* This is the kind of immortality that [[spoiler:Nessiah]] from ''YggdraUnion'' of the ''DeptHeaven'' games (and [[YggdraUnison its]] [[BlazeUnion spinoffs]]) has been cursed with. Reincarnating is supposed to be hellishly painful and leaves him weak, but he will inevitably reincarnate no matter what. It overlaps with ImmortalityTalisman (and to some extent TheAgeless, as he no longer ages), and by the time of ''YggdraUnion'' he's spent over a thousand years trying to destroy what forces him to stay alive.
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** Kenny has this power. This was confirmed in the episode ''Mysterio Rises'' as he explains that he dies but wakes up in his bed the next day, and no-one else has any memories of his death, but this had been hinted at several times before, notably after the episode where he was KilledOffForReal and replaced by Tweek, and later Butters. HeGotBetter and when he came back the other characters asked where he had been. In another Stan is upset that Kyle is seriously ill and will soon die, making Kenny annoyed that he's so upset about that but no-one ever cared about all the times ''he'' died, but Stan doesn't hear him. And of course apart from that he dies on a regular basis since the very first season but comes back anyway because StatusQuoIsGod, without any explanation. He died in the first ''episode'' but came back anyway in the next one.
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** Kenny has this power. This was confirmed in the episode ''Mysterio Rises'' as he explains that he dies but wakes up in his bed the next day, and no-one else has any memories of his death, but this had been hinted at several times before, notably after the episode where he was KilledOffForReal and replaced by Tweek, Butters, and later Butters.Tweek. HeGotBetter and when he came back the other characters asked where he had been. In another Stan is upset that Kyle is seriously ill and will soon die, making Kenny annoyed that he's so upset about that but no-one ever cared about all the times ''he'' died, but Stan doesn't hear him. And of course apart from that he dies on a regular basis since the very first season but comes back anyway because StatusQuoIsGod, without any explanation. He died in the first ''episode'' but came back anyway in the next one.
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* ''TeamFortress2'' has this in the form of Redmond and Blutarch, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive CEOs]] for RED and BLU, respectively. In an attempt to try to outlive the other brother, both have a machine built for them to prevent them from dying, [[HilarityEnsues with obvious results]]. It does not grant immortality in the normal sense, but it does resurrect them immidiately after dying, which does grant the user immortality in the sense that they don't stay dead for long. In a related vein, [[RespawnPoint respawning]] in-game appears to be part of canon and not just a [[GameplayAndStorySegregation gameplay mechanic]], given that some classes, particularly the Sniper, comment on it.
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* ''TeamFortress2'' ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has this in the form of Redmond and Blutarch, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive CEOs]] for RED and BLU, respectively. In an attempt to try to outlive the other brother, both have a machine built for them to prevent them from dying, [[HilarityEnsues with obvious results]]. It does not grant immortality in the normal sense, but it does resurrect them immidiately after dying, which does grant the user immortality in the sense that they don't stay dead for long. In a related vein, [[RespawnPoint respawning]] in-game appears to be part of canon and not just a [[GameplayAndStorySegregation gameplay mechanic]], given that some classes, particularly the Sniper, comment on it.
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* EgyptianMythology: The Egyptian gods are immortal in this way. Although they are depicted as being killed, and aging, in several myths, they always come back to life. Re dies each and every evening, and is reborn every morning. Though the evidence isn't entirely clear, it appears that all gods were thought to age, die, and resurrect.
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* EgyptianMythology: The BornAgainImmortality seems to be the standard for Egyptian gods gods, who can age and die but are immortal in this way. Although they are depicted as being killed, and aging, in several myths, they always come back to life. Re dies each and every evening, and is reborn every morning. Though the evidence reborn. However, with some of them it isn't entirely clear, it appears that all gods were thought clear if they actually have to age, die, and resurrect.pass through childhood when returning.
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instead. If they respawn or are reborn as an infant, it's BornAgainImmortality.
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* ''{{Highlander}}'', both film and TV. Immortals can die just like anyone else, but their bodies then heal and they revive. And it can turn into a cycle if conditions are bad,which can lead to an insane immortal or at least an immortal with a huge desire for revenge.
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* ''{{Highlander}}'', both film and TV. Immortals can die just like anyone else, but their bodies then heal and they revive. And it can turn into a cycle if conditions are bad,which bad, which can lead to an insane immortal or at least an immortal with a huge desire for revenge.
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* On the ''{{Discworld}}'', vampires can be killed in a number of different ways, but will always regenerate when they eventually come into contact with blood. Careful slayers can keep them locked up for hundreds or thousands of years, but sooner or later they'll be back. Thus far, there is no known way to permanently dispatch them.
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* On the ''{{Discworld}}'', ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', vampires can be killed in a number of different ways, but will always regenerate when they eventually come into contact with blood. Careful slayers can keep them locked up for hundreds or thousands of years, but sooner or later they'll be back. Thus far, there is no known way to permanently dispatch them.
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* The blood warriors from ''Manga/PrincessResurrection'', most noticeable the protagonist Hiro. When a person die, one of the royal siblings can bring them back to life with their blood. This makes the blood warriors semiimmortal. When killed they will come back to life and when just hurt, their wounds will heal quick. However, there is a price to pay: the blood warriors have to drink royal blood every few days or they will die for real. So they have to follow and fight for one of the royal siblings to survive. And of course, they have to die, before they can become semiimmortal to begin with.
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* The blood warriors from ''Manga/PrincessResurrection'', most noticeable noticeably the protagonist Hiro. When a person die, one of the royal siblings can bring them back to life with their blood. This makes the blood warriors semiimmortal. When killed they will come back to life and when just hurt, their wounds will heal quick. However, there is a price to pay: the blood warriors have to drink royal blood every few days or they will die for real. So they have to follow and fight for one of the royal siblings to survive. And of course, they have to die, before they can become semiimmortal to begin with.
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* The blood warriors from ''PrincessResurrection'', most noticeable the protagonist Hiro. When a person die, one of the royal siblings can bring them back to life with their blood. This makes the blood warriors semiimmortal. When killed they will come back to life and when just hurt, their wounds will heal quick. However, there is a price to pay: the blood warriors have to drink royal blood every few days or they will die for real. So they have to follow and fight for one of the royal siblings to survive. And of course, they have to die, before they can become semiimmortal to begin with.
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* The blood warriors from ''PrincessResurrection'', ''Manga/PrincessResurrection'', most noticeable the protagonist Hiro. When a person die, one of the royal siblings can bring them back to life with their blood. This makes the blood warriors semiimmortal. When killed they will come back to life and when just hurt, their wounds will heal quick. However, there is a price to pay: the blood warriors have to drink royal blood every few days or they will die for real. So they have to follow and fight for one of the royal siblings to survive. And of course, they have to die, before they can become semiimmortal to begin with.
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* [[spoiler: Tenzen Yakushiji]] from ''{{Basilisk}}''. As long as [[spoiler: his inner parasite twin]] is fine he can abuse of this power as much as he wants.
* The fairies in the ''{{Touhou}}'' series work like this: They have very short live spans, but are reborn in the same shape (An healthy one, that is.) as soon as they die even if they're blown to pieces, essentially making them immortal.
* The fairies in the ''{{Touhou}}'' series work like this: They have very short live spans, but are reborn in the same shape (An healthy one, that is.) as soon as they die even if they're blown to pieces, essentially making them immortal.
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* [[spoiler: Tenzen Yakushiji]] from ''{{Basilisk}}''. ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}''. As long as [[spoiler: his inner parasite twin]] is fine he can abuse of this power as much as he wants.
* The fairies in the ''{{Touhou}}'' series work like this: They have very short live spans, but are reborn in the same shape (An healthy one, that is.) as soon as they die even if they're blown to pieces, essentially making them immortal.wants.
* The fairies in the ''{{Touhou}}'' series work like this: They have very short live spans, but are reborn in the same shape (An healthy one, that is.) as soon as they die even if they're blown to pieces, essentially making them immortal.
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* In ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', [[spoiler:Kyubey can come back every time he's killed and devour his old body]].
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* In one of very few comedic uses of this trope, the main characters of [[Anime/AngelBeats Angel Beats!]] often suffer horribly ignominious (and often [[CrossesTheLineTwice hilarious]]) deaths, only to return to life a few minutes later whole, hale, and cracking wise.
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** Jesus. In one episode, he escapes from a jail cell (in the Vatican) by having Kyle kill him and resurrecting on the other side of the door.
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** Jesus. In one episode, he escapes from a jail cell (in the Vatican) by having Kyle kill him and resurrecting on the other side of the door. He can only do this on Easter though.
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* Zasalamel masterminded the events of ''SoulCalibur III'' for the express purpose of ''[[WhoWantsToLiveForever curing'' himself of this.
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These characters just won't ''stay dead.''
When killed, they will always return to life, looking none the worse for wear. This is not due to a [[FromASingleCell regenerative capability]] - they can be injured like anyone else. If an [[UnexplainedRecovery explanation is given at all]], it will be magical or spiritual in nature, instead.
While this might seem like a good power to have, [[BlessedWithSuck being unable to die and yet having to experience death over and over]] can easily qualify as a FateWorseThanDeath. Not to mention all the other [[WhoWantsToLiveForever drawbacks]] of being immortal. As an obvious consequence, ImmortalityHurts.
Frequently overlaps with TheAgeless. Can be a perk of being [[TheUndead undead]], particularly of [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]]. If they always come back in a certain spot, it's RespawnPoint. May overlap with other {{Immortality}} tropes, such as ImmortalityTalisman. If their mind is being transferred to a new body, it's BodyBackupDrive, instead.
See JokerImmunity for when a character isn't allowed to die because of PlotArmor.
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* In one of very few comedic uses of this trope, the main characters of [[Anime/AngelBeats Angel Beats!]] often suffer horribly ignominious (and often [[CrossesTheLineTwice hilarious]]) deaths, only to return to life a few minutes later whole, hale, and cracking wise.
* In ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', [[spoiler:Kyubey can come back every time he's killed and devour his old body]].
* Hakamada from ''Manga/{{Aphorism}}''. Got thrown off the roof to die by his friends such that he could recover from his not quite fatal injuries.
* [[spoiler: Tenzen Yakushiji]] from ''{{Basilisk}}''. As long as [[spoiler: his inner parasite twin]] is fine he can abuse of this power as much as he wants.
* The fairies in the ''{{Touhou}}'' series work like this: They have very short live spans, but are reborn in the same shape (An healthy one, that is.) as soon as they die even if they're blown to pieces, essentially making them immortal.
* The blood warriors from ''PrincessResurrection'', most noticeable the protagonist Hiro. When a person die, one of the royal siblings can bring them back to life with their blood. This makes the blood warriors semiimmortal. When killed they will come back to life and when just hurt, their wounds will heal quick. However, there is a price to pay: the blood warriors have to drink royal blood every few days or they will die for real. So they have to follow and fight for one of the royal siblings to survive. And of course, they have to die, before they can become semiimmortal to begin with.
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* [[GreatLakesAvengers Mr. Immortal]]'s ''only'' superpower is the ability to resurrect in perfect health immediately after dying, regardless of the method of death. It is implied that he is ''homo s. supreme'', having ''evolved beyond death'', and will survive to see the end of the universe. [[WhoWantsToLiveForever Not really an attractive prospect]]. He can take advantage of it by killing himself to heal any persistent injuries, so it's not entirely a bad thing.
* TheDCU's Immortal Man and ResurrectionMan both have this power, coming back to life each time they're killed.
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* The Tall Man of ''Film/{{Phantasm}}'' who simply can't be stopped. Destroy him completely and another identical one will step out of the portal and finish where he left off.
* Zachary Binx from the Disney film ''HocusPocus'' was cursed to live forever as a cat. In one scene, he is run over by a car and is clearly dead. Then as the other characters are screaming in horror, he re-inflates, stands up, and says, "I hate it when that happens."
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* The Eternal Emperor of the ''{{Sten}}'' series. He can die, and indeed has been assassinated more than once, but he always returns a few years later to reclaim his throne.
* On the ''{{Discworld}}'', vampires can be killed in a number of different ways, but will always regenerate when they eventually come into contact with blood. Careful slayers can keep them locked up for hundreds or thousands of years, but sooner or later they'll be back. Thus far, there is no known way to permanently dispatch them.
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* Nathan from ''Series/{{Misfits}}'' has this type of immortality. He can be hurt or injured in the normal way, but will heal all injuries once he dies and comes back to life.
* Captain Jack Harkness of ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''{{Torchwood}}'' can technically die, but only for a short while (in at least one case, for several days) due to a mixture of this and FromASingleCell. In ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay'', [[spoiler:Jack became mortal again. He returns to being immortal at the end of ''Miracle Day'', with Rex also gaining this kind of immortality.]]
* ''{{Highlander}}'', both film and TV. Immortals can die just like anyone else, but their bodies then heal and they revive. And it can turn into a cycle if conditions are bad,which can lead to an insane immortal or at least an immortal with a huge desire for revenge.
* Prince, an {{expy}} of {{Satan}} and the BigBad of the last season of ''{{LEXX}}'', could return after being killed, once a certain time period had elapsed. Worse, he could choose where he would reappear, and what his appearance would be, making him a de facto shapeshifter.
* {{Dracula}} does this in the one ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode he appears in. Buffy stakes him and he dusts, but then he reforms - only for Buffy to stake him again.
-->[[GenreSavvy I've seen your movies. You always come back.]]
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[[folder:Myth, Legend, and Oral Tradition]]
* EgyptianMythology: The Egyptian gods are immortal in this way. Although they are depicted as being killed, and aging, in several myths, they always come back to life. Re dies each and every evening, and is reborn every morning. Though the evidence isn't entirely clear, it appears that all gods were thought to age, die, and resurrect.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* The [[TabletopGame/MummyTheResurrection mummies]] of the ''TabletopGame/{{old World of Darkness}}'' were immortals who would resurrect every time they were killed. It ''was'' possible to destroy them outright, but not particularly easy (like putting them at ground zero of a nuclear explosion).
* In the various editions of ''{{Big Eyes Small Mouth}}'', this is what the Reincarnation attribute does. The various levels determine how long it takes for the character with the attribute to come back after being killed, and how easy or hard this is to stop.
* The Ultimate Powers Book for the ''Marvel Super Heroes Roleplaying Game'' (the FASERIP system) has the Serial Immortality and Self-Revival powers, which allow a character to come back from death. Serial Immortality in particular has several ways this can come about, some of which embody other tropes than Resurrective Immortality, such as creation of a new body, reanimating a dead body, taking over another person's body, and others. This is primarily a way for villains to come back.
* The Inevitable Comeback creature power from ''FengShui'' allows a supernatural creature to resurrect after being killed.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''{{Demonophobia}}'' milks this for all the HighOctaneNightmareFuel that it's worth. Since she's escaping Hell, Sakuri can get bumped off any number of insidiously gruesome and disgusting ways, come back three days later completely conscious of the resurrection process but with no memory of just how she died and try again. And eventually, the BigBad shoves all the memories of her various deaths back into her head at one point, giving her a HeroicBSOD that would cripple just about anyone.
* ''TeamFortress2'' has this in the form of Redmond and Blutarch, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive CEOs]] for RED and BLU, respectively. In an attempt to try to outlive the other brother, both have a machine built for them to prevent them from dying, [[HilarityEnsues with obvious results]]. It does not grant immortality in the normal sense, but it does resurrect them immidiately after dying, which does grant the user immortality in the sense that they don't stay dead for long. In a related vein, [[RespawnPoint respawning]] in-game appears to be part of canon and not just a [[GameplayAndStorySegregation gameplay mechanic]], given that some classes, particularly the Sniper, comment on it.
--> '''Sniper''': "How many times have you died? I'm actually getting impressed."
--> '''Sniper''': "Kill ya again soon, mate."
--> '''Sniper''': "See you in five minutes."
* Every runewarrior from the game ''Spellforce''. Your avatar (main character) dies? He automatically respawns at the nearest soulstone. Any of your heroes or minions dies? Simply summon them again.
* Likely (it's also possible that they're [[FromASingleCell regenerating]]) the case for [[PlayerCharacter Ascended]] in ''{{Rift}}'': They've already died once and been [[BackFromTheDead brought back]]; now, death is a [[DeathIsNotPermanent temporary]], [[DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist if traumatic]], inconvenience for them.
* {{Meat Boy}} is a OneHitPointWonder, but reforms within one or two seconds, much to the frustration of [[BigBad Dr. Fetus]]. And not just during gameplay, during cutscenes too!
* ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' and sequels, not just a game mechanic, as game lore suggest repeated death and resurrection can chase a persons mind to collapse.
* In the ''{{Castlevania}}'' series, Dracula is resurrected in most of the games, the better for the player to have someone to fight. The exact methods vary.
* The Nameless One in ''PlanescapeTorment''. Dying is even a way to solve some of the puzzles, and learning why he won't die is his goal in the series.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* {{Phelous}} dies in all kinds of comical ways, but always comes back to life. In a crossover with ''TheAngryJoeShow'', he gets killed and resurrected multiple times in a few minutes. In a few episodes, his death scenes parodies the Time Lord the Doctor's regenerations from ''Series/DoctorWho''.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has guaranteed immortality [[TheGamePlaysYou for any Sburb player]] who reaches [[AGodAmI God]] [[CameBackStrong Tier]] [[spoiler: which can only be achieved by a player arranging to be killed on their Quest Bed]]. They simply cannot be KilledOffForReal unless the death is deemed [[KarmicDeath just]] or [[HeroicSacrifice heroic]]. They'll be dead for a few minutes, and then they'll jump right back up again without any blood on their clothes ([[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank lucky for the main characters]].) In theory they can come back even if their corpse is annihilated (and it has been more or less proven that they can come back after being incinerated.) They also won't succumb to old age.
* Oasis from ''SluggyFreelance'' is implied to be one of these. It has yet to be made clear how she keeps showing up again after being shot, impaled, and blown up so many times. It's possible that this is just the result of her HealingFactor, but fans are definitely [[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=020207 lead]] to [[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=061122 think]] [[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=061124 otherwise]].
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''SouthPark'':
** Kenny has this power. This was confirmed in the episode ''Mysterio Rises'' as he explains that he dies but wakes up in his bed the next day, and no-one else has any memories of his death, but this had been hinted at several times before, notably after the episode where he was KilledOffForReal and replaced by Tweek, and later Butters. HeGotBetter and when he came back the other characters asked where he had been. In another Stan is upset that Kyle is seriously ill and will soon die, making Kenny annoyed that he's so upset about that but no-one ever cared about all the times ''he'' died, but Stan doesn't hear him. And of course apart from that he dies on a regular basis since the very first season but comes back anyway because StatusQuoIsGod, without any explanation. He died in the first ''episode'' but came back anyway in the next one.
** Jesus. In one episode, he escapes from a jail cell (in the Vatican) by having Kyle kill him and resurrecting on the other side of the door.
* This is the kind of immortality that [[spoiler:Nessiah]] from ''YggdraUnion'' of the ''DeptHeaven'' games (and [[YggdraUnison its]] [[BlazeUnion spinoffs]]) has been cursed with. Reincarnating is supposed to be hellishly painful and leaves him weak, but he will inevitably reincarnate no matter what. It overlaps with ImmortalityTalisman (and to some extent TheAgeless, as he no longer ages), and by the time of ''YggdraUnion'' he's spent over a thousand years trying to destroy what forces him to stay alive.
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When killed, they will always return to life, looking none the worse for wear. This is not due to a [[FromASingleCell regenerative capability]] - they can be injured like anyone else. If an [[UnexplainedRecovery explanation is given at all]], it will be magical or spiritual in nature, instead.
While this might seem like a good power to have, [[BlessedWithSuck being unable to die and yet having to experience death over and over]] can easily qualify as a FateWorseThanDeath. Not to mention all the other [[WhoWantsToLiveForever drawbacks]] of being immortal. As an obvious consequence, ImmortalityHurts.
Frequently overlaps with TheAgeless. Can be a perk of being [[TheUndead undead]], particularly of [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]]. If they always come back in a certain spot, it's RespawnPoint. May overlap with other {{Immortality}} tropes, such as ImmortalityTalisman. If their mind is being transferred to a new body, it's BodyBackupDrive, instead.
See JokerImmunity for when a character isn't allowed to die because of PlotArmor.
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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In one of very few comedic uses of this trope, the main characters of [[Anime/AngelBeats Angel Beats!]] often suffer horribly ignominious (and often [[CrossesTheLineTwice hilarious]]) deaths, only to return to life a few minutes later whole, hale, and cracking wise.
* In ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', [[spoiler:Kyubey can come back every time he's killed and devour his old body]].
* Hakamada from ''Manga/{{Aphorism}}''. Got thrown off the roof to die by his friends such that he could recover from his not quite fatal injuries.
* [[spoiler: Tenzen Yakushiji]] from ''{{Basilisk}}''. As long as [[spoiler: his inner parasite twin]] is fine he can abuse of this power as much as he wants.
* The fairies in the ''{{Touhou}}'' series work like this: They have very short live spans, but are reborn in the same shape (An healthy one, that is.) as soon as they die even if they're blown to pieces, essentially making them immortal.
* The blood warriors from ''PrincessResurrection'', most noticeable the protagonist Hiro. When a person die, one of the royal siblings can bring them back to life with their blood. This makes the blood warriors semiimmortal. When killed they will come back to life and when just hurt, their wounds will heal quick. However, there is a price to pay: the blood warriors have to drink royal blood every few days or they will die for real. So they have to follow and fight for one of the royal siblings to survive. And of course, they have to die, before they can become semiimmortal to begin with.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* [[GreatLakesAvengers Mr. Immortal]]'s ''only'' superpower is the ability to resurrect in perfect health immediately after dying, regardless of the method of death. It is implied that he is ''homo s. supreme'', having ''evolved beyond death'', and will survive to see the end of the universe. [[WhoWantsToLiveForever Not really an attractive prospect]]. He can take advantage of it by killing himself to heal any persistent injuries, so it's not entirely a bad thing.
* TheDCU's Immortal Man and ResurrectionMan both have this power, coming back to life each time they're killed.
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[[folder:Film - Live Action]]
* The Tall Man of ''Film/{{Phantasm}}'' who simply can't be stopped. Destroy him completely and another identical one will step out of the portal and finish where he left off.
* Zachary Binx from the Disney film ''HocusPocus'' was cursed to live forever as a cat. In one scene, he is run over by a car and is clearly dead. Then as the other characters are screaming in horror, he re-inflates, stands up, and says, "I hate it when that happens."
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[[folder:Literature]]
* The Eternal Emperor of the ''{{Sten}}'' series. He can die, and indeed has been assassinated more than once, but he always returns a few years later to reclaim his throne.
* On the ''{{Discworld}}'', vampires can be killed in a number of different ways, but will always regenerate when they eventually come into contact with blood. Careful slayers can keep them locked up for hundreds or thousands of years, but sooner or later they'll be back. Thus far, there is no known way to permanently dispatch them.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* Nathan from ''Series/{{Misfits}}'' has this type of immortality. He can be hurt or injured in the normal way, but will heal all injuries once he dies and comes back to life.
* Captain Jack Harkness of ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''{{Torchwood}}'' can technically die, but only for a short while (in at least one case, for several days) due to a mixture of this and FromASingleCell. In ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay'', [[spoiler:Jack became mortal again. He returns to being immortal at the end of ''Miracle Day'', with Rex also gaining this kind of immortality.]]
* ''{{Highlander}}'', both film and TV. Immortals can die just like anyone else, but their bodies then heal and they revive. And it can turn into a cycle if conditions are bad,which can lead to an insane immortal or at least an immortal with a huge desire for revenge.
* Prince, an {{expy}} of {{Satan}} and the BigBad of the last season of ''{{LEXX}}'', could return after being killed, once a certain time period had elapsed. Worse, he could choose where he would reappear, and what his appearance would be, making him a de facto shapeshifter.
* {{Dracula}} does this in the one ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode he appears in. Buffy stakes him and he dusts, but then he reforms - only for Buffy to stake him again.
-->[[GenreSavvy I've seen your movies. You always come back.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Myth, Legend, and Oral Tradition]]
* EgyptianMythology: The Egyptian gods are immortal in this way. Although they are depicted as being killed, and aging, in several myths, they always come back to life. Re dies each and every evening, and is reborn every morning. Though the evidence isn't entirely clear, it appears that all gods were thought to age, die, and resurrect.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* The [[TabletopGame/MummyTheResurrection mummies]] of the ''TabletopGame/{{old World of Darkness}}'' were immortals who would resurrect every time they were killed. It ''was'' possible to destroy them outright, but not particularly easy (like putting them at ground zero of a nuclear explosion).
* In the various editions of ''{{Big Eyes Small Mouth}}'', this is what the Reincarnation attribute does. The various levels determine how long it takes for the character with the attribute to come back after being killed, and how easy or hard this is to stop.
* The Ultimate Powers Book for the ''Marvel Super Heroes Roleplaying Game'' (the FASERIP system) has the Serial Immortality and Self-Revival powers, which allow a character to come back from death. Serial Immortality in particular has several ways this can come about, some of which embody other tropes than Resurrective Immortality, such as creation of a new body, reanimating a dead body, taking over another person's body, and others. This is primarily a way for villains to come back.
* The Inevitable Comeback creature power from ''FengShui'' allows a supernatural creature to resurrect after being killed.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''{{Demonophobia}}'' milks this for all the HighOctaneNightmareFuel that it's worth. Since she's escaping Hell, Sakuri can get bumped off any number of insidiously gruesome and disgusting ways, come back three days later completely conscious of the resurrection process but with no memory of just how she died and try again. And eventually, the BigBad shoves all the memories of her various deaths back into her head at one point, giving her a HeroicBSOD that would cripple just about anyone.
* ''TeamFortress2'' has this in the form of Redmond and Blutarch, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive CEOs]] for RED and BLU, respectively. In an attempt to try to outlive the other brother, both have a machine built for them to prevent them from dying, [[HilarityEnsues with obvious results]]. It does not grant immortality in the normal sense, but it does resurrect them immidiately after dying, which does grant the user immortality in the sense that they don't stay dead for long. In a related vein, [[RespawnPoint respawning]] in-game appears to be part of canon and not just a [[GameplayAndStorySegregation gameplay mechanic]], given that some classes, particularly the Sniper, comment on it.
--> '''Sniper''': "How many times have you died? I'm actually getting impressed."
--> '''Sniper''': "Kill ya again soon, mate."
--> '''Sniper''': "See you in five minutes."
* Every runewarrior from the game ''Spellforce''. Your avatar (main character) dies? He automatically respawns at the nearest soulstone. Any of your heroes or minions dies? Simply summon them again.
* Likely (it's also possible that they're [[FromASingleCell regenerating]]) the case for [[PlayerCharacter Ascended]] in ''{{Rift}}'': They've already died once and been [[BackFromTheDead brought back]]; now, death is a [[DeathIsNotPermanent temporary]], [[DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist if traumatic]], inconvenience for them.
* {{Meat Boy}} is a OneHitPointWonder, but reforms within one or two seconds, much to the frustration of [[BigBad Dr. Fetus]]. And not just during gameplay, during cutscenes too!
* ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' and sequels, not just a game mechanic, as game lore suggest repeated death and resurrection can chase a persons mind to collapse.
* In the ''{{Castlevania}}'' series, Dracula is resurrected in most of the games, the better for the player to have someone to fight. The exact methods vary.
* The Nameless One in ''PlanescapeTorment''. Dying is even a way to solve some of the puzzles, and learning why he won't die is his goal in the series.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Original]]
* {{Phelous}} dies in all kinds of comical ways, but always comes back to life. In a crossover with ''TheAngryJoeShow'', he gets killed and resurrected multiple times in a few minutes. In a few episodes, his death scenes parodies the Time Lord the Doctor's regenerations from ''Series/DoctorWho''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has guaranteed immortality [[TheGamePlaysYou for any Sburb player]] who reaches [[AGodAmI God]] [[CameBackStrong Tier]] [[spoiler: which can only be achieved by a player arranging to be killed on their Quest Bed]]. They simply cannot be KilledOffForReal unless the death is deemed [[KarmicDeath just]] or [[HeroicSacrifice heroic]]. They'll be dead for a few minutes, and then they'll jump right back up again without any blood on their clothes ([[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank lucky for the main characters]].) In theory they can come back even if their corpse is annihilated (and it has been more or less proven that they can come back after being incinerated.) They also won't succumb to old age.
* Oasis from ''SluggyFreelance'' is implied to be one of these. It has yet to be made clear how she keeps showing up again after being shot, impaled, and blown up so many times. It's possible that this is just the result of her HealingFactor, but fans are definitely [[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=020207 lead]] to [[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=061122 think]] [[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=061124 otherwise]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''SouthPark'':
** Kenny has this power. This was confirmed in the episode ''Mysterio Rises'' as he explains that he dies but wakes up in his bed the next day, and no-one else has any memories of his death, but this had been hinted at several times before, notably after the episode where he was KilledOffForReal and replaced by Tweek, and later Butters. HeGotBetter and when he came back the other characters asked where he had been. In another Stan is upset that Kyle is seriously ill and will soon die, making Kenny annoyed that he's so upset about that but no-one ever cared about all the times ''he'' died, but Stan doesn't hear him. And of course apart from that he dies on a regular basis since the very first season but comes back anyway because StatusQuoIsGod, without any explanation. He died in the first ''episode'' but came back anyway in the next one.
** Jesus. In one episode, he escapes from a jail cell (in the Vatican) by having Kyle kill him and resurrecting on the other side of the door.
* This is the kind of immortality that [[spoiler:Nessiah]] from ''YggdraUnion'' of the ''DeptHeaven'' games (and [[YggdraUnison its]] [[BlazeUnion spinoffs]]) has been cursed with. Reincarnating is supposed to be hellishly painful and leaves him weak, but he will inevitably reincarnate no matter what. It overlaps with ImmortalityTalisman (and to some extent TheAgeless, as he no longer ages), and by the time of ''YggdraUnion'' he's spent over a thousand years trying to destroy what forces him to stay alive.
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