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Basic Trope: A character with an abnormally long lifespan.

  • Straight: Alice is 400 years old.
  • Exaggerated:
  • Downplayed: Alice is around 120 years old, and looks quite old - her actual lifespan is closer to 150.
  • Justified:
    • Alice is some sort of non-human species that lives for a long time, such as a vampire, witch, or werewolf.
    • Alice is a magic-user who uses magic to extend her lifespan.
  • Inverted: Alice has a very short lifespan.
  • Subverted: Alice reveals she was lying when she said she was 400 years old.
  • Double Subverted: She's actually 1000 years old!
  • Parodied: ???
  • Zig-Zagged: ???
  • Averted: Alice has a regular lifespan.
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded: "So uh, how old is Alice?"
  • Invoked: Alice uses magic to make herself live longer.
  • Exploited: ???
  • Defied: ???
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: "I wonder how Alice has lived for over a hundred years!"
  • Implied: Alice has a Vague Age, but it's mentioned that she's witnessed some historical events such as the American Civil War even though the series takes place in the present day.

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