- "We conceive of immortality as having a beginning, but no end; but we conceive of eternity as having neither beginning nor end. Hence it is proper to speak of eternity as the attribute of God, but of immortality as the attribute of man."
- ― HORACE MANN, Thoughts
- "Time... Time flows by us like water. The ages pass until we are weary, so weary of life. Everything we create is destroyed, the lands we love are upturned. Mortal man may pass beyond this world, even if they do not know what lies there, but the elves... the elves must stay. You are about to face something, Ancanar, that may require stronger faith then you know have. Death... death is a gift."
- ― Finlome (Ancanar)
The power to be eternal and indestructible. Absolute version of Immortality.
Also Called
- Banned from Death/Dying
- Complete/Eternal/Meta/Perfect/Pure/Total/True Immortality
- Eternal Physiology
- Unkillability
- Unkillable Physiology
Capabilities
The user possesses absolute immortality, is unable to die, age, get sick, or be permanently wounded, is absolutely self-sustained, and as the user's mind and soul are as immortal as their biological bodies, they are immune to mental/spiritual damage. Any injuries the user suffers immediately heal, even if the user's body is disintegrated or blown up or completely deleted, even if the user is completely destroyed to the sub-atomic level, they will still return to life. Alternatively, some users are absolutely immune to all harm, nor can they die of any natural causes.
The user's existence and soul become completely free and independent of even the concept of reality, making them unbound to the subjects of life, death and manipulations. Also, the power cannot be removed, rendered truly perfect and absolute.
Applications
- Contaminant Immunity/Disease Immunity
- Death Negation/Age Negation
- Enhanced Self-Resurrection
- Erasure Immunity; independent from the concept of reality
- Flawless Indestructibility/Absolute Invulnerability
- Flawless Restoration/Absolute Restoration
- Immortality
- Infinite Resurrection
- Infinite Life Energy
- Infinite Life Extension
- Infinite Multiple Lives
- Injury Immunity
- Life Resilience
- Meta Regeneration
- Power Anchoring; can not be removed
- Psychic Shield
- Reforming
- Self-Sustenance
- Soul Anchoring
- Unfettered Body
Variations
Associations
Limitations
- User may still be able to feel pain.
- Inability to die may cause user to descend into boredom and madness with the endless time.
- Can be sealed in an empty dimension with no chance to escape.
- Nonexistence and/or Immortality Negation might be enough to kill the user.
- Immortality Manipulation may render the user vulnerable.
Known Users
Mythology/Folklore
- Creator Deities (Mythology)
- Yahweh/Jehovah/Allah/God (Abrahamic Religions)
- Chaos (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Ometeotl (Aztec Mythology)
- Koschei The Deathless (Russian Mythology)
- Athanatoi Armies (Byzantine Era)
Literature
- Anne Poole (Fine Structure)
- Sun Wukong (Journey to the West)
- Sally Sandwich (Sweet Story)
- Timmy Taco (Sweet Story)
- Tuck Family (Tuck Everlasting)
Television
- The Eternals (Doctor Who)
Cartoons
- Death (Adventure Time)
- Hunson Abadeer (Adventure Time)
- Raava (The Legend of Korra)
- Vaatu (The Legend of Korra)
Comics
- Death (DC Comics)
- Lobo (DC Comics)
- Lucifer Morningstar (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
- Adam Destine (Marvel Comics)
- Deadpool (Marvel Comics )
- Elders of the Universe (Marvel Comics)
- Madcap (Marvel Comics)
- Mr. Immortal (Marvel Comics)
- Thanos (Marvel Comics)
Manga/Anime
- Wu (3x3 Eyes)
- Ban (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Ladylee Tangleroad (A Certain Magical Index)
- True Immortals (Baccano!)
- Dark Schneider (Bastard); as Adam of Darkness
- Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Galatea (Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040)
- Garlic Jr. (Dragon Ball)
- Garterbelt (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Bolt Crank (Eat-Man)
- Kagerō (Flame of Recca)
- Hatsuna Wakabayashi (Gokukoku No Brynhildr)
- Yashiro Isana/Adolf K. Weismann (K Project)
- Kars (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Kaguya Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
Video Games
- Jacob/The Deathless Prophet (Tomb Raider)
- The Deathless Ones (Tomb Raider)
- Hades Izanami (Blazblue)
- Sephiroth (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Caius Ballad (Final Fantasy XIII)
- Porky Minch (EarthBound)
- Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
- Elder Gods (Mortal Kombat)
- Kaguya Hōraisan (Touhou Project)
- Fujiwara no Mokō (Touhou Project)
- Eirin Yagokoro (Touhou Project)
- Asphodelus (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Ouroboros (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Lich (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Chione (Valkyrie Crusade)
Other
- Djinn (Wishmaster)
- SCP-682 - The Hard-to-Kill Lizard (SCP Foundation)
- Duke Gilzen (Vampire Hunter D)
Known Objects
- Ambrosia (A Certain Magical Index)
- Fruit from the Tree of Life (Biblical Mythology)
- Fountain of Youth (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Hōgyoku (Bleach)
- Dragon Balls (Dragon Ball)
- Hōrai Elixir (Touhou Project)