The power to bring the deceased back to life. Not to be confused with Reanimation, which brings back the dead and controls them against their will.
Also Called
- Cheating Death
- Reversed Death
- Revival
- Rising from Death/Grave
- Resurgence
Capabilities
The user can bring oneself and others back to life.
Applications
Variations
- Ash Resurrection
- Electrical Resurrection
- Killing Resurrection
- Mass Resurrection
- Meta Resurrection
- Multiple Lives
- Resurrection Field Projection
- Resurrection Replication
Associations
- Combined with Reactive Adaptation one may gain Adaptive Resurrection.
- Conversion Resurrection
- Event Negation
- Healing
- Immortality
- Infinite Resurrection
- Life Manipulation
- Life-Force Manipulation
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Respawning
- Resurrection Empowerment
Limitations
- May have limited time defined by how long the target has been dead.
- May only be able to resurrect others.
- Some variations may have side-effects, on either the user or the resurrected:
- User may suffer damage, exhaustion, or even death.
- Resurrected may not have completely healed from the wounds that killed them, or they may be missing memories, or a soul in some cases.
- Resurrected may deteriorate physically and/or mentally.
- For universal laws to be followed, resurrecting someone may require the death of another.
- Unavertable Death
- Resurrection Negation
- May require summoning or collecting the target's soul to properly resurrect the body.
- May require certain conditions/rituals to be fulfilled.
Known Users
Comics/Cartoons
- Diagon (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Chloe Sullivano (Smallville/DC Comics)
- Solomon Grundy (DC Comics)
- The White Lantern Crops (DC Comics); via White Rings
- Trigon (DC Comics)
- Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Layla Miller (Marvel Comics)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics); as Phoenix
- Cyclops (Marvel Comics); as a Phoenix Avatar
- Dead Girl (Marvel Comics)
- Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics)
- Wiccan (Marvel Comics)
- Thor (Marvel Comics)
- Clyde Wyncham (Marvel Comics)
- Sir James Jaspers/Mad Jim Jaspers (Marvel Comics)
- HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Steven (Steven Universe)
- Kavaxas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)
- Hades (Disney's Hercules)
- Blue Fairy (Disney's Pinocchio)
- Al Simmons/Spawn (Image/Spawn)
- Man in the Moon (Rise of the Guardians)
- Twin Masters (Hero: 108)
Anime/Manga
- Orihime Inoue (Bleach)
- Shenron (Dragon Ball)
- Porunga (Dragon Ball Z)
- Super Shenron (Dragon Ball Super)
- Old Kai (Dragon Ball Z); via Life Transferal
- Whis (Dragon Ball Super)
- Turles (Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might); via Fruit from the Tree of Might
- Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Demons of Tartarus (Fairy Tail)
- Kikyou (InuYasha)
- Sesshomaru (InuYasha); via Tenseiga
- Sesshomaru's Mother (InuYasha); via Meido Stone
- Rinnegan users (Naruto Shippuden); via Rinne Tensei Justu
- Nagato
- Obito Uchiha
- Hades (Saint Seiya)
- Lakyus Alvein Dale Aindra (Overlord)
- Dark Schneider (Bastard!!)
- God (Bastard!!)
- Aqua (Konosuba)
- Scheris Adjani (S-CRY-ed); one time only
- The Unicorn/Lady Amalthea (The Last Unicorn)
Video Games
- Lady Comstock/Siren (BioShock Infinite)
- The Chosen Undead (Dark Souls)
- Hades (Kid Icarus)
- Maleficent (Kingdom Hearts)
- Fairies (The Legend of Zelda)
- Ganon (The Legend of Zelda)
- Raiden (Mortal Kombat)
- Mercy (Overwatch)
- Xerneas (Pokemon)
- Calliope (Skylanders); only after absorbing enough power from others
- Iblis (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype); via pieces of his biomass
- Black Hoshipon (Patapon 2)
- Archfiends (Patapon 3)
- Miss Covethiss (Patapon 3)
- Gill (Street Fighter III)
- Asclepius (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Sage (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Alduin (Skyrim)
- Shamans (WoW)
- Blackmist (Armed With Wings)
- Archviles (Doom); restricted to other demons
- Elise (Azure Striker: Gunvolt)
- Lumen
- Ghosts (Destiny)
- The Traveller (Destiny)
Live Television/Movies
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Kierkan (Charmed)
- Avatars (Charmed)
- The Tribunal (Charmed)
- Genies (Charmed); via Wish Granting
- Prue Halliwell (Charmed); As Nexus of the All
- Time Lords (Doctor Who)
- Draph (Heroes)
- Amara (Supernatural)
- God (Supernatural)
- Death (Supernatural)
- Angels (Supernatural)
- Demons (Supernatural)
- Arcadius (The Vampire Diaries)
- Qetsiyah (The Vampire Diaries)
- Emily Bennett (The Vampire Diaries)
- Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diaries)
- Esther Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- The Travelers (The Vampire Diaries)
- Sophie Deveraux (The Originals)
- Genevieve (The Originals)
- Davina Claire (The Originals)
- Freya Mikaelson (The Originals)
- Powerful witches (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Imhotep (The Mummy)
- Visnu (Kubera)
- Jorge (Los Protegidos)
- Palpatine (Star Wars Legends)
- Misty Day (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Madison Montgomery (American Horror Story: Coven)
- King Nikolaus (Witches of East End)
- Wendy Beauchamp (Witches of East End); Self-Resurrection/Nine Lives
- Powerful witches (Witches of East End); via Spell Casting
- Curtis Donovan (MisFits)
- Red Priests/Priestesses (Game of Thrones)
- Thoros of Myr
- Melisandre
- Various kaiju & aliens (Ultraman series)
- Chle King (The Nine Lives of Chloe King)
- Caduceo (Mighty Med)
- Users of the Resurrection Gauntlet (Torchwood)
- Any user of the Pet Sematary (Pet Sematary)
- Ned (Pushing daisies)
- Aling Elsa (The Healing - Film)
- Necrolai (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
- Supreme Being (Time Bandits)
- Xiang Xuehai (Fairy from Wonderland); via Nine Lives
Folklore/Mythology
- God (Abrahamic Religions)
- Jesus Christ (Christianity)
Literature
- Chloe Sanders (Darkest Powers series)
- Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls)
- Haplo's dog (Death Gate Cycle); only its master
- Marrow (Arkwell Academy); via a connection to a phoenix
- Clary Fray (The Shadowhunters Chronicles); via Symbol Magic
Others
- Count Dracula (Various Sources)
- Takutanuva (Bionicle)
- Heroes of Life (Homestuck)
- Jane Crocker
- Meenah Peixes
- Feferi Peixes
Known Objects
Comics/Cartoons
- Bezel's Charm of Resurrection (Ben 10)
- The White Lantern Rings (DC Comics)
- Birthing machine (Futurama)
- Mega Weapon (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Oni Masks (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Resurrection Stone (Marvel Comics)
- Soul Gem (Marvel Comics)
- Mater, Tree of Life (Patapon Series)
Anime/Manga
- Serphiroth Graal (Highschool DxD)
- Meido Stone (Inuyasha)
- Tenseiga (Inuyasha)
- Zombie Tattoo (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Resurrection Wand (Overlord)
- CENTER (Toriko)
- Giant Sea Urchin Tears (Urusei Yatsura)
Video Games
- Pheonix Down (Final Fantasy)
- Reanimator (Futurama video game)
- Chaos Emeralds (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Dedede Badge (Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Subspace Emissary)
- Medi Gun & Reanimator (Team Fortress 2); Only in Mann Vs Machine
- The Fake Lachryma (Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven)
Live Television/Movies
- Visicron (Mentors)
- Book of the Dead (The Mummy)
- Water from the Well of Wonders (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
- Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
- Gilbert Rings (The Vampire Diaries)
Known Locations
- Lazarus Pits (Batman)
- Immortality Field Resort (Rick and Morty: The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy)
- Shrine of Resurrection (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Known Powers
- The One Magic (Fairy Tail)
- Mipha's Grace (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Gallery
Comics/Cartoons
While he was an Avatar of the Phoenix Force, Cyclops (Marvel Comics) resurrected Jean Grey on the Blue Side of the Moon from dust.
Kavaxas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012) in the process of resurrecting Chris Bradford/Rahzar.
HIM (The Powerpuff Girls) used his powers to bring the Rowdyruff Boys back from the dead.
The powers of the three Oni Masks (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) can resurrect Lord Garmadon once all three are united together.
Anime/Manga
Shenlong (Dragon Ball) has the ability to resurrect anyone, with certain restrictions depending on which Shenlong cast the wish. This ability, unfortunately, has been repeatedly abused by the Z Fighters, resulting in dire consequences.
Valerie (Highschool DxD) can use Sephiroth Graal to resurrect the dead, being once forced by her brother Marius to revive the Evil Dragons.
The Meido Stone (InuYasha) resurrects Rin by pulling her soul out of Hell.
Sesshōmaru's Tenseiga (InuYasha) allows him to see the pallbearers of the afterlife and slay them, reviving the recently deceased and healing their wounds.
Nagato (Naruto) use the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to, in exchange for his own life, infuse new life into the bodies of those who have died…
…Summoning the King of Hell which then releases the souls of the deceased from its mouth...
...which return to their respective bodies.
Brook's (One Piece) Yomi Yomi no Mi Devil Fruit powers resurrected himself once.
Live Television/Movies
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) casting the resurrection spell...
...and Buffy Summers is resurrected.
Freya Mikaelson (The Originals) shown able to return her brother to life through the use of her talisman
Davina (The Originals) resurrected Kol by combining Kol's ashes with Klaus and Elijah's blood and channeling a Nexus Vorti.
King Nikolaus (Witches of East End) used this powers without having to suffer the consequences.
Lord Voldemort's (Harry Potter) earthbound soul is resurrected into a body.
Kierkan (Charmed) possesses the ability to bring the dead back to life.
Chloe Sullivan (Smallville)
When Curtis (Misfits) touches someone who is dead...
...they'll be resurrected back from the dead...
...but the side-effect is that anyone who is resurrected will developed a craving for human-flesh, as well for animals, turning them into zombies, as shown Shannon eating Seth's pet iguana to restrain her hunger...
...which has the same side-effect for animals who are resurrected back from the dead, as shown a cat named Mr.Miggles eating part of Maggie's face, his owner.
Jorge (Los Protegidos) can revive the dead by touching them.
Misty Day (Coven) has the power of Resurgence also known as Resurrection Considered more powerful than any of the seven wonders. It's a power that is inaccessible even to some Supremes.
The Mark of Cain (Supernatural) is capable of resurrecting the bearer should they die, but will transform their soul into a Demon in the process
Video Games
Asclepius (Valkyrie Crusade) is the goddess of medicine,and has a miraculous rod that can raise the dead.
After being slain in battle during Calamity Ganon's attack, Link (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) was revitalized over the course of 100 years in the Shrine of Resurrection.
Dedede Badge (Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Subspace Emissary) revive the wearer from their trophy state, activating after a certain amount of time has passed.
Other
Jesus Christ (Christianity) resurrection; in front of Mary.
Feferi Peixes (Homestuck) resurrects someone fatally impaled in the stomach with her Witch of Life powers