- "I forgot to tell you. Humans who use Death Notes don't make their way to Heaven or to Hell. What awaits them after death? Nothing."
- ― Ryuk, (Death Note 2: The Last Name)
- "I'm in so much pain, I'm ready to die."
(soul leaves body)
"Oh hell no!"
"Ah..." - ― Claus and God after Claus dies and his soul ascends to heaven (American Dad!)
The power to prevent souls from entering the afterlife. Sub-power of Afterlife Border. Opposite of Afterlife Transport.
Capabilities[]
The user can prevent the souls of others from entering the afterlife, either leaving the victim stranded in Limbo or rendering them unable to die.
Applications[]
- Death Removal
- Immortality Bestowal: Should a victim be banned from entering the afterlife, they will be rendered essentially unable to die.
- Realm Closure: By closing off the realms of the afterlife, souls will be incapable of moving on.
- Reincarnation Denial
- Soul Trapping: By trapping a soul, the victim will be unable to move on.
Associations[]
- Afterlife Border
- Afterlife Marking
- Astral Trapping
- Banishment
- Binding
- Ghost Physiology
- Soul Absorption
- Soul Destruction
- Soul Manipulation
Limitations[]
- May only be able to ban a victim from a specific afterlife (Heaven, Hell, etc.).
- May be involuntary/constantly active.
Known Users[]
See also: Barred from the Afterlife
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- All Shikabane Hime (Corpse Princess)
- King Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
- Tambourine (Dragon Ball)
- Gods of Destruction (Dragon Ball Super)
- Minato Namikaze (Naruto)
- Hiruzen Sarutobi (Naruto)
- Alan (Windaria); original ending only
Comics/Cartoons
- God (American Dad!)
- Death of the Endless (DC Comics/Vertigo)
- Asgardians (Marvel Comics)
- Death (Marvel Comics)
- Thanos (Marvel Comics)
Literature
- Horcrux users (Harry Potter)
Live Television/Movies
- Cenobites (Hellraiser)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Metatron (Supernatural)
Video Games
- Soul Eaters (God of War)
- Eiki Shiki (Touhou Project)
- Gaede (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Hellgate (Valkyrie Crusade)
- The Spectre (Forsaken)
Tabletop Games
- Embrae Aloevan (Forgotten Realms)
Web Animation/Comics/Original
- God of Light (RWBY)
- God of Darkness (RWBY)
- The Brothers Death (SCP Foundation)
Known Objects[]
- Death Notes (Death Note)
- Horcruxes (Harry Potter)
- Dark Matter Asteroid (The Outer Limits)
- SCP-2718 - What Happens After (SCP Foundation)
- The Divine Source (Rise of the Tomb Raider)
Known Locations[]
- Void Sea (Rain World); if the victim hasn’t reached karma 10.
Gallery[]
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Lobo (DC Comics) was so violent that he was banned from Hell, and he caused so much damage in Heaven that he was kicked out of there as well, rendering him unable to die.
Any human who uses a Death Note (Death Note) is permanently barred from both Heaven and Hell.
The souls of those killed by Demon King Piccolo and his minions are barred from moving on to the Other World (Dragon Ball),...
...instead spending eternity suffering in a state of limbo, never resting in peace.
Gods of Destruction like Beerus (Dragon Ball Super) destroys the very soul of those they destroy, making them unable to pass onto the afterlife, instead they cease to exist.
Horcruxes (Harry Potter) are objects and/or living beings that house pieces of a person's soul, preventing them from moving on to the afterlife as long as the Horcruxes exist…
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…though in Voldemort's case, his soul was badly mutilated due to his making too many Horcruxes, which rendered him unable to move on and trapped him in Limbo for eternity.
Hiruzen Sarutobi (Naruto) using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to entrap his own soul and that of his victim's inside the Shinigami's stomach, rendering them unable to enter the afterlife until released.
Anybody who falls victim to a Cenobite (Hellraiser) can find no release, their soul tortured and perverted into one of their kind for eternity.
Anybody killed by Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) will have their soul held captive by him, increasing his own power in the process.
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The Gods of Light and Darkness (RWBY) cursed Salem with immortality, as punishment for trying to deceive them. This prevented her from reuniting with her late husband in the afterlife.
Metatron (Supernatural) has prevented Heaven-worthy souls from entering Heaven after he sealed it.
Due to God not liking him very much, Klaus/Seance (Dark Horse Comics/Umbrella Academy) is banned from the afterlife, making him functionally Immortal.
Videos[]
How Do You Haunt a Coffee Machine? - Supernatural-2
Death note light yagami kills for the first time english dub
SCP-1440 The Old Man from Nowhere (SCP Animation)