Reincarnation

"I'm sorry Raava. I failed to bring peace. Even with Vaatu locked away, darkness still surrounds humanity. There wasn't enough time."
"Don't worry. We will be together for all of your lifetimes. And we will never give up."

― Wan and Raava (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)

"I suspect that we will continue to die and be reborn until we finally get our life right. I do not know what we have to do to bring that about, though. And therein lies the frustration."

― The Nameless One (Planescape: Torment)

"I live, I die, I live again."

― Nux (Mad Max: Fury Road)

The ability to pass one's non-physical essence into another body after death. Sub-power of Reincarnation Manipulation. Variation of Self-Resurrection. Not to be confused with Body Swapping, Incarnation and Possession.

Also Called[]

Metempsychosis
Transmigration
Palingenesis
Reincarnate
Past Lives
Rebirth

Capabilities[]

The user is capable of surviving and escaping death by being reborn in the body of another or possess a body that was just born. If they reincarnate by possessing another body, they gain the physical capabilities of the host, but also the drawbacks and potentially the social connections as well. If they reincarnate by being reborn in new body, their original powers may be radically changed in strength, or they may end up with new powers. The user is also capable of copying their original consciousness and sending it into another body.

Applications[]

Divided Mind - If the personalities are distinct from each other.
Immortal Rebirth - User can be reborn upon death.
- Multiple Lives
Past Life Awareness (Varies)
- Past Life Power Access
Hyper Experience - With enough reincarnations.
Species-Shifting - User can be reincarnated into different species.
Identity Theft - Of the entity they take over.
- Talent Theft - Will gain new talents or the skills of the entity they possess.

Techniques[]

Self-Reincarnation
- Remaking

Variations[]

Associations[]

Ancestor Inheritance
Eternal Soul - In most beliefs involving reincarnation, the soul of a mortal being is immortal and does not disperse after the physical body has perished.
Existence Link
Life Replacement
Mortal Physiology
Planeswalking
Reincarnation Empowerment
Reincarnation Inducement
Reincarnation Manipulation
Respawning
Retroactive Immortality - By being reborn each time after death, the user is immortal.
Samsara Manipulation
Superior Human Physiology
- Prime Superior Human Physiology

Limitations[]

Soul Trapping can inprison the the user's.
After rebirth, the user may still lose their powers, memories, etc, and would have to start over as a new person as a result (unless the user possess Past Life Awareness).
- Memories may not return to the reborn immediately, and the process may take time or requirements.
  - If they reincarnate into childhood or teenage, user may need to retrain their body to handle the powers/skills to prevent harm to their body.
User's existence must be transferred inside the new body, ie. if the user is thwarted by outside forces, such as Reincarnation Denial, they will be unable to be reborn.
May not be reincarnated in linear/causal manner, ie. being born before/during/after they died.
May not be reborn in same world/plane/reality/verse they died in.
May be limited to only reincarnating as the same exact species as they are.
May not be able to adapt to their reincarnated state or environment.
May have a limit to how many times the user can be reincarnated.
Repeated and constant reborn may drive the user to a fractured form of insanity.
- If reborn in the body of a different person, the user could go insane due to overwhelming number of different memories. This could cause an identity crisis or comatose state.

Known Users[]

See Also: Reincarnation and Born Again Immortality.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua[]

Dark Schneider (Bastard!!)
Femto (Berserk); reincarnated as Griffith again via the Incarnation Ceremony
Drowa and Eclat (Black Clover); reincarnated as Gauche Adlai and Marie Adlai
Szayelapporo Granz (Bleach); via "Gabriel"
Clow Reed (Cardcaptor Sakura); reincarnated as Eriol
Devils (Chainsaw Man)
Makoto Kobayashi (Colorful)
Ceres (Ceres: Celestial Legend/Ayashi No Ceres)
Everyone (Danmachi); except the Xenos
Shinji Takamiya (Date A Live); reincarnated as Shido Itsuka
Noah Family (D.Gray-Man)
Rodcorte (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time)
Vandalieu (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time)
The Demon Slayer Corps (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba); except Kiriya Ubuyashiki
Apocalymon (Digimon Adventure); reincarnated as Meicoomon
King Piccolo (Dragon Ball); reincarnated as Piccolo Jr.
Grand Supreme Kai (Dragon Ball Z); reincarnated as Good Buu
Kid Buu (Dragon Ball Z); reincarnated as Uub
Granny Ayame (Dr Ramune Mysterious Disease Specialist); regains memories from her preincarnations
Mavis Vermillion (Fairy Tail); reincarnated as Mio
Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail); reincarnated as Arleos
God, Cat and Chinese Zodiacs (Fruits Basket); reincarnated as Akito Sohma, Kyo Sohma and Cursed Sohma Members
Mother (Edens Zero)
Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Dante (Fullmetal Achemist; 2003 anime)
Hohenheim of Light (Fullmetal Alchemist; 2003 anime)
Solnoids (Gall Force/Rhea Gall Force)
Apollonius (Genesis of Aquarion)
Celiane (Genesis of Aquarion)
Hanyuu Furude/Oyashiro-sama (Higurashi When They Cry)
Rika Furude/Frederica Bernkastel (Higurashi When They Cry)
Kite (Hunter x Hunter)
Yuka (Immortal Rain)
Kikyo (InuYasha); reincarnated in Kagome Higurashi
Jang Geon (Martial Wild West)
Rudeus Greyrat (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation)
Reincarnations of Asura Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Hashirama Senju
- Naruto Uzumaki
Reincarnations of Indra Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Madara Uchiha
- Sasuke Uchiha
Orochimaru (Naruto)
Ōtsutsuki Clan (Naruto); via the Kama Seal
Nirvana Moebius (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint); using his exclusive trait "Reincarnator" to live many lives
Gorou Amamiya (Oshi no Ko); reincarnated as Aqua Hoshino
Sarina Tendoji (Oshi no Ko); reincarnated as Ruby Hoshino
Cheongmyeong (Return of the Blossoming Blade)
Sailor Soldiers (Sailor Moon)
Mamoru Chiba (Sailor Moon)
Athena (Saint Seiya)
Hades (Saint Seiya)
Poseidon (Saint Seiya)
Pallas (Saint Seiya Omega)
Maou (Sekai Maou)
Reincarnations of the Goddess Elizabeth (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Elizabeth Liones
Hao Asakura (Shaman King)
Chito & Yuuri (Shimeji Simulation)
Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
Medusa Gorgon (Soul Eater)
Okeya Fuuta (Spirit Circle)
Ishigami Kouko (Spirit Circle)
Cheongmyeong (Return of the Blossoming Blade)
Nie Li (Tales of Demons and Gods)
Satoru Mikami (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime); reincarnated as Rimuru Tempest
Reincarnations of the Gourmet Gods (Toriko)
- Acacia
- Froese
- Ichiryu
- Jirou
- Midora
Michael Roa Valdamjong (Tsukihime)
Horses from another world (Uma Musume Pretty Derby); reincarnated as Horse Girls
Juiz (Undead Unluck)
Mutsumi (Utawarerumono)
Pharaoh Atem (Yu-Gi-Oh!); spirit/soul sealed in the Millennium Puzzle
Supreme King (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX); reincarnated as Jaden Yuki
Saviors (World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman)
Clear Note (Zatch Bell!); reincarnated as White

Comics/Cartoons[]

Finn Mertens (Adventure Time)
Avatars (Avatar series)
- Wan
- Szeto
- Yangchen
- Kuruk
- Kyoshi
- Roku
- Aang
- Korra
Hawkman (DC Comics)
Hawkgirl (DC Comics)
Poison Ivy (DC Comics)
Various Metahumans (DC Comics)
Garfield (Garfield: His 9 Lives)
Hamato Yoshi (IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); reincarnated as Splinter
Hamato Yoshi's sons (IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); reincarnated as the Ninja Turtles
Various Mutants (Marvel Comics)
Apocalypse (Marvel Comics)
Joshua Foley/Elixir (Marvel Comics)
Groot (Marvel Comics)
Loki (Marvel Comics)
Moira MacTaggert (Marvel Comics)
Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty); via Operation Phoenix
Kenny McCormick (South Park)
Rose Tattoo (WildStorm)

Literature[]

Phoenix (Arkwell Academy)
The Eternal Champion (Moorcock Multiverse); John Daker, Erekose, Elric of Melnibone, etc
Firefight (The Reckoners)
Optimus Prime (Transformers Aligned Continuity); reincarnated as Orion Pax
Clan Leaders (Warriors)

Live Television/Movies[]

The Charmed Ones (Charmed)
Xian Yue (Holy Pearl); reincarnated as Ding Yao
Sisters of the Dark (Legend of the Seeker)
- Nicci
Darken Rahl (Legend of the Seeker)
Clark Kent/Superman (Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman)
Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker (Arrowverse); via technological reincarnation
Mothra (Godzilla)
King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse); via the construction of Mechagodzilla
Salupa/Kalagua/Dr. Eva Tabinas (Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao)
Bizarro (Smallville)
Ingrid and Freya Beauchamp (Witches of East End); cursed to be reborn as Joanna Beauchamp's daughters every time they die
Dash and Killian Gardiner (Witches of East End)
Callisto (Xena: Warrior Princess); reincarnated as Eve
Buddy (A Dog's Purpose)
Merrick (Buffy the Vampire Slayer film)
Ace Ukiyo (Kamen Rider Geats)