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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 regenerative capability - they can be injured like anyone else. If an explanation is given at all, it will be magical or spiritual in nature, instead. While this might seem like a good power to have, being unable to die and yet having to experience death over and over can easily qualify as a Fate Worse Than Death. Not to mention all the other drawbacks of being immortal. As an obvious consequence, Immortality Hurts.

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  • Resurrective Immortality
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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 regenerative capability - they can be injured like anyone else. If an explanation is given at all, it will be magical or spiritual in nature, instead. While this might seem like a good power to have, being unable to die and yet having to experience death over and over can easily qualify as a Fate Worse Than Death. Not to mention all the other drawbacks of being immortal. As an obvious consequence, Immortality Hurts.
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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 regenerative capability - they can be injured like anyone else. If an explanation is given at all, it will be magical or spiritual in nature, instead. While this might seem like a good power to have, being unable to die and yet having to experience death over and over can easily qualify as a Fate Worse Than Death. Not to mention all the other drawbacks of being immortal. As an obvious consequence, Immortality Hurts. Frequently overlaps with The Ageless. Can be a perk of being undead, particularly of vampires and liches. If they always come back in a certain spot, it's Respawn Point. May overlap with other Immortality tropes, such as Immortality Inducer. If their mind is being transferred to a new body, it's Body Backup Drive, instead. If they respawn or are reborn as an infant, it's Born-Again Immortality. See Joker Immunity for when a character isn't allowed to die because of Plot Armor. Examples of Resurrective Immortality include:
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