- "And the Emir... what do you think happened to him? If there is any justice in this world or the next, he's with his son now. At rest."
- ― Eliza Maza and Goliath (Gargoyles)
- "The two disappeared together. The two powers forever rested in peace and never stirred again."
- ― Xianghua's Ending Narration (Soul Caliber IV)
- "No more crying. Smile. My wrath... is finally... gone. Durga... I'll be home soon..."
- ― Asura after his quest is over and he fades away (Asura's Wrath)
- "If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you're already dead!"
- ― Maximus (Gladiator)
The power to grant eternal rest to anyone/anything. Sub-power of Afterlife Transport and Salvation. Opposite to Death Negation. Not to be confused with Absolute Death Inducement and Eternal Slumber Inducement.
Also Called[]
- Eternal Repose/Respite
- Gift of Death
- Laid to Rest
- Peace of Death
- Peaceful/Painless Death
- Rest of Death
- Rest In Peace
- True Mercy Kill/Killing
Capabilities[]
User can grant a blissful and resting death to anyone or anything that is stuck being alive, such as reanimated corpses and users of Cursed Resurrection, but without actually having to kill them. This can bypass/ignore powers that force the target to stay alive unnaturally and also ensures the target affected can stay dead by granting them peace of mind in the afterlife.
Applications[]
- Blessing Inducement
- Curse Negation/Curse Removal
- Conversion Negation
- Death Inducement/Omnislayer
- Eternal Virtue Inducement
- Freeing
- Immortality Negation/Immortality Bypassing
- Painless Damage/Pain Negation
- Peace Inducement
- Purification
- Protection Inducement
- Reanimation Negation
- Reincarnation Denial
- Resurrection Negation
- Revival Deanimation
- Sentient Releasing/Connection Removal
- Soul Restoration/Soul Removal
Associations[]
- Afterlife Border
- Afterlife Lordship
- Afterlife Transport
- Absolute Death Inducement
- Absolute Death Manipulation
- Death Embodiment
- Life and Death Manipulation
- Nirvana Transport
- Paradise Entrance
- Salvation
- Sleep Embodiment
- Sleep Inducement
- Spiritual Elevation
Limitations[]
- Users of Absolute Immortality and Death Transcendence are immune.
- Users of Afterlife Prevention can bypass this power.
- Users of Boundless Awakening may be able to awaken users placed to rest by the user.
- May not work on to those with natural immortality.
- May be temporary on users of Eternal Soul and Life Transcendence.
Known Users[]
- Donald Hall (DC Comics)
- Sensei (Houseki no Kuni)
- Aqua (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!/KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!); via Turn Undead
- Ren Isuzu (Magia Record)
- Geras (Mortal Kombat); via The Hourglass
- Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Angel of Death (The Prince of Egypt)
- SCP-4999/The Small Death (SCP Foundation)
- Death (Supernatural)
- Death (The Twilight Zone)
- The Gravekeepers (Sunday Without God)
- Ai Astin
- Alfa
- Scar
- Alien Hypnos (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Alien Maxwell (Valkyrie Crusade)
Known Powers[]
- Power of Dove (DC Comics)
- Outer Path (Naruto)
Known Locations[]
- Ninth Underworld/Land of Eternal Rest (Grim Fandago)
- Tsukinoki Hospital (Youkai Apartment no Yuuga)
- SCP-2783 - Silent Lamentations of a Clockwork Goddess (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-6740 - Our Shared Grave (SCP Foundation)
- Level 826 - "Sea of Bones" (The Backrooms)
- The Grave (The Backrooms)
- The Elysian Fields (Spawn Franchise)
Gallery[]
Because of the power of Dove, Donald Hall (DC Comics) was granted perfect peace and a true eternal rest in death, which made him immune to the Black Lanterns reanimation powers.
Aqua (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!) can purify the undead granting them eternal rest.
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Naruto) was able to undo Orochimaru's Summoning Jutsu: Reanimation/Impure World Reincarnation, freeing the four Hokages from their reanimation forms to return them to their eternal rest.
When asked by Sam Winchester if he could give him a permanent death free from the possibility of resurrection, Death (Supernatural) assured him that he could.
SCP-4999 - Someone to Watch Over Us (SCP Foundation)
Videos[]
Angel of Death
The Angel of Death (The Prince of Egypt) granting eternal rest to the Egyptians first born.