Self-Resurrection

Self-Resurrection
As Phoenix, Jean Grey (Marvel) can resurrect herself upon death
Power/Ability to:	revive oneself upon death

The power to resurrect oneself upon death. A sub-power of Resurrection.

Also Called

• Self-Revive

Capabilities

The user is able to revive themselves upon death, making them immune to abilities such as Death Inducement and potentially can live forever. 

Applications

• Retroactive Immortality

Variations

• Ash Resurrection
• Infinite Resurrection
• Murderous Possession
• Temporal Resurrection

Associations

• If combined with Reactive Adaptation, the user may gain Adaptive Resurrection.
• Ash Resurrection
• Immortality
• Multiple Bodies
• Multiple Lives
  • Nine Lives
• Phoenix Physiology
• Regenerative Healing Factor
• Reincarnation
• Resurrection

Limitations

• User cannot bring others back to life, only themselves.
• If the power is gained through technology, destroying the technology can stop the user from resurrecting, making their death permanent.
• May take awhile to revive.
• May have a limited amount of resurrections.
• May not be able to resurrect if entire body is destroyed.

Known Users

• Phoenix (Mythology)
• Users of Phoenix Physiology and Resurrection
• Humanoid Cylons (Battlestar Galactica)
• Jean Grey (Marvel); when possessed by the Phoenix Force
• The Phoenix Force (Marvel)
• Groot (Marvel)
• Chloe Sullivan (Smallville)
• Jack Harkness (Doctor Who)
• Nathan Young (Misfits)
• Claire Bennet (Heroes)
• Adam Monroe (Heroes)
• Any mermaid flesh eaters who do not die from it (Mermaid Saga)
• Haplo's dog (Death Gate Cycle)
• Chloe King (The Nine Lives of Chloe King)
• Doomsday (DC Comics)
• Susan Ashworth (The Cat Lady)
• Misogi Kumagawa (Medaka Box)
• Wendy Beauchamp (Witches of East End); Nine Lives
• Prometheus (Supernatural)
• Oliver (Supernatural)
• Kratos (God of War)
• Fawkes (Harry Potter)
• Anyone who reaches god tier (Homestuck)
• Lazarus Demons (Charmed)
• Any human who wears the enchanted rings (The Vampire Diaries)
• Kenny McCormick (South Park)
• Brook (One Piece)
• Tenzen Yakushiji (Basilisk)
• Phoenix Ikki (Saint Seiya)

Gallery

Like his fellow cylons, Cavil (Battlestar Galactica) can resurrect upon death by transferring his consciousness into a new and identical body

Due to being immortal, Nathan's (Misfits) body can repair itself to is pre-death state and wake up good as new.

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A Lazarus demon (Charmed) always resurrects unless his ashes are buried in a cemetery.

Claire Bennet (Heroes) can resurrect herself unless her brain is destroyed or her body is split in two and separated.

Brook (One Piece) revives after being decapitated.

Tenzen Yakushiji (Basilisk) having his symbiote "eat" away his wounds and restoring any ravages of time or battle, even fatal wounds to bring him back from death.