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Healing Factors in comic books.


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  • Aquila: Aquila and the rest of his "brothers" who serve The Devourer can recover from wounds that would kill any normal man, but it does take some time for them to heal (varying from anything to a few hours to several days depending on the severity).
  • The demons of Clean Room can possess human bodies, then mold the flesh like clay. This has the potential to heal the victim, but is much more frequently seen doing the opposite.
  • Mildly deconstructed with Jaeger in Finder: he has superhealing (as well as being a mild Wolverine Wannabe in other ways), but if he doesn't get injured for too long a period it makes his immune system overactive and he gets auto-immune diseases.
  • The Heap is capable of withstanding a few gunshots or axe strokes without being impaired, and it is able to quickly heal any wounds that it does have.
  • In Phil Foglio's comic adaptation of Robert Asprin's Myth Adventures novels, Isstvan is involuntarily inflicted with this, and the whole plot revolves around his attempting to gather enough magical power to kill himself permanently. We see the power in action at one point, he gets literally blown to pieces, which then glop back together and recreate him.
  • In Invincible, Viltrumites are possessed of incredible healing capabilities, allowing them to survive injuries that would kill even other similarly superpowered peoples. The process isn't instant, but still allows them to recover from even the most savage of beatings and near-death thrashings within a matter of weeks, at the most, as demonstrated by Mark after nearly being beaten to death by his father, Omni-Man. There are two cases in which this healing ability can be disrupted, however: injuries to a Viltrumite's heart, and incredibly intense heat, such as from being bathed in a star's plasma.
  • Painkiller Jane has this power. But while her regenerative abilities enable her to survive just about anything, it doesn't get rid of the pain from said injuries, which is why she has the name. See Series below for more details.
  • The Pitiful Human Lizard: Lucas gains this power after being a guinea pig for a pharmaceutical company.
  • The vampiric Cassidy from Preacher could do this, but he had to actually open up someone's vein before he could heal.
  • The revivers of Revival can regenerate from virtually all injuries but can be killed if enough damage is dealt quickly to disrupt function to all their organs simultaneously. The limits aren't really explored due to in-story ethical considerations.
  • The Savage Dragon can regrow lost limbs, albeit slowly. One villain actually used this against Dragon by breaking every bone in his body, then stuffing him down a smokestack so he healed all wrong. To fix him, another hero had to break his bones again to let him heal correctly.
  • The Five Archons in The Secret History. They can be killed, probably, but they're certainly not easy to kill.
  • Holden Carver of Sleeper (WildStorm) has a healing factor as a Required Secondary Power.
  • Star Wars Legends: Space Elf Jedi Master Fay from Republic #55 has a healing factor due to her deep connection to the Force. Unfortunately, it fails at a crucial moment because of her giving her Force reserves to Obi-Wan to help him jump to safety. As a result, she ends up dying from stab wounds inflicted on her by Asajj Ventress.
  • 1990s hero Xombi has a Nanomachines based healing factor. It's treated more realistically in that the title character does explicitly need raw organic material to properly heal. In the first issue, his lab assistant is partially devoured when she rests her body against his own while he's healing.


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