- "Human lifespan tripled."
- ― The Speaker (Destiny)
- "He still ages like a human though. See vampires age slower than us."
- ― Abraham Whistler on Blade's eternal aging (Blade; Trilogy)
- "It will take you many years to master the ways of the Force, and you may never see the Mandalorian again because, Grogu, a short time for you is a lifetime for someone else."
- ― Luke Skywalker to Grogu (The Book of Boba Fett)
The power to possess a long lifespan. Sub-power of Enhanced Condition. Advanced version of Peak Human Longevity. Not to be confused with Decelerated Aging.
Also Called[]
- Advanced/Immense Longevity
- Enhanced/Increased Lifespan/Longevity
- Longeval Physiology
- Near/Nigh/Semi-Supernatural Longevity
- Superhuman Longevity
- Unnatural Long-Life
- Extended Longevity
Capabilities[]
The user possesses an extended lifespan, allowing them to live longer than a normal human; this can be the result of one's power set or their species. Users are often called "Longevals", which means long-lived. Some users are capable of living for centuries or hundreds of years. Other users are capable of living for an eon or thousands of years. Though it’s quite rare for most to be capable of living for millions of years.
Applications[]
- Decelerated Aging
- Enhanced Life-Force
- Prime Form (as the user lives longer)
- Old Prime (as the user reaches old age)
Techniques[]
- Biology Mastery
- Hacking Mastery
- Hyper Experience
- Martial Arts Mastery
- Omnilingualism
- Social Mastery
- Vehicular Mastery
Variations[]
- Accelerated Youth and Adult Longevity
- Delayed Immortality
- Energy Absorption
- Immortal Sleep
- Multiple Lives
- Reversed Aging
- Youth Thievery
Levels[]
- Peak Human Longevity
- Enhanced Longevity
- Supernatural Longevity
- Immortality
- Nigh-Absolute Immortality
- Absolute Immortality
Associations[]
- African Mysticism
- Alien Physiology
- Amazon Physiology
- Atlantean Physiology
- Decelerated Aging/Immortality
- Divine Empowerment
- Dwarf Physiology
- Giant Physiology
- Greco-Roman Mysticism
- Immortal Aging
- Longevity Bestowal
- Magically Enhanced Physiology
- Merfolk Physiology
- Physical Powerhouse
- Power via Radioactive Serum
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Shapeshifting
- Speedster
- Super Soldier
- Superior Human Physiology
- Transcendent Physiology
- Unnatural Quality
Limitations[]
- Not Supernatural Longevity, while the user lives longer, they will eventually die.
- Users may eventually have to require Cryogenic Hibernation to preserve their longevity.
Known Users[]
See also: Long-Lived
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Suzu Shutou (Akuma no Riddle)
- Soul Reapers/Shinigami (Bleach)
- Arrancars (Bleach)
- Quincies (Bleach)
- Mana Takamiya (Date A Live)
- Aqua (Di Gi Charat)
- Brioche d'Arquien/Hina Makishima (Dog Days)
- Geum Bongnam (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Various Races (Dragon Ball series)
- Saiyans
- Namekians
- Frieza’s Race
- Demons
- Moro
- Cerealians
- Heeters
- Drakken Joe (Edens Zero)
- Edel Raids (Elemental Gelade)
- Dragons (Fairy Tail)
- Dragon Slayers (Fairy Tail) via full Dragonization
- Etherious Demons (Fairy Tail)
- Infernals (Fire Force)
- Bugs (Fire Force)
- Adolla Burst users (Fire Force)
- Tomiko Asahina (From the New World)
- Master Son (Gintama)
- Elfs (Goblin Slayer)
- Dwarfs (Goblin Slayer)
- Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)
- Grandmaster Martial Artists (Wolyaverse)
- Elders (Hero Killer)
- Engen/Smiling Man (Hero Killer)
- Chain (Hero Killer)
- Hekate (Hero Killer)
- Nations (Hetalia); except China
- Aria H. Kanzaki (Hidan no Aria)
- Mikumo Kushinada (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
- Nen Users (Hunter X Hunter)
- Dark Elfs (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom)
- Sea Serpents (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom)
- Dragonewt (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom)
- Elfs (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom)
- Various Characters (In Another World, I'm Called: the Black Healer)
- Ripple/Hamon Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series)
- Witches (Majimoji Rurumo)
- Harulily
- Rurumo
- Dragons (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid); with the exception of Lucoa
- All For One (My Hero Academia)
- Dr. Kyudai Garaki (My Hero Academia)
- Uzumaki Clan (Naruto)
- Tsunade (Naruto)
- Gamamaru (Naruto)
- Ōtsutsuki Clan (Naruto)
- Nobles (Noblesse)
- Giants (One Piece)
- Dr. Kureha (One Piece)
- Lao G (One Piece); via Battle Preservation Fist
- Ichigo Morino (Onegai Teacher)
- Kei Kusanagi (Onegai Teacher)
- Female Dwarves (Outbreak Company)
- Tsukina Farrow (Plunderer)
- Kurousagi (Problem Children are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?)
- Jogorō Furuya (Sankarea)
- Demons (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Goddess Clan (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Fairies (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Giants (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Rin (Shelter)
- Ichiryu (Toriko)
- Jirou (Toriko)
- Midora (Toriko)
- D (Vampire Hunter D)
- Kanna Hatano/Arima (Yu-No)
- Hyoubu Kyousuke (Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Arthur McKenzie/Mariner/Aquamariner (Amalgam Comics)
- Lion turtles (Avatar series)
- Spirits (Avatar series)
- Speed Force Conducts/Speedsters (DC Comics)
- Jay Garrick/Flash I
- Barry Allen/Flash II
- Wally West/Kid Flash/Flash III
- Bart Allen/Impulse/Flash IV
- Wallace West/Kid Flash II/Burst
- Jesse Chambers/Jesse Quick
- Max Mercury
- Iris "Irey West" II/Thunderheart
- Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash
- Savitar
- Kryptonians (DC Comics); via empowerment of a yellow sun
- Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman
- Kara Zor-El/Supergirl
- Conner Kent/Superboy; Half-Kryptonian, half-human, clone and "brother" of Clark Kent and human Lex Luthor, created using each of their DNA
- Johnathan Kent/Superboy/Superman II; Half-Kryptonian, half-human hybrid; the son of Kryptonian Clark Kent and human Lois Lane
- Superman (Kingdom Come - DC Comics)
- Martians (DC Comics)
- Green Martians
- White Martians
- Tyson Sykes/Gravedigger (DC Comics)
- Cole Cash/Grifter (DC/Wildstorm Comics)
- Various Metahumans (DC Comics)
- Homo Magi (DC Comics)
- Anazons (DC Comics)
- Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
- Atlanteans (DC Comics)
- Arthur Curry/Aquaman
- Garth
- Kaldur'ahm
- Mera
- Nuidis Vulko
- Orm/Ocean Master
- Tula
- Atlanna
- Gargates (Gargoyles)
- Super Soldier Serum Users (Marvel Comics)
- Steve Rogers/Captain America
- Isaiah Bradley
- Winter Soldiers
- Josef
- Peggy Carter/Captain Carter
- Asgardians (Marvel Comics)
- Bor Burison
- Odin Borson
- Frigga
- Hela Odinsdottir
- Brunnhilde
- Thor Odinson
- Heimdall
- Tyr
- Sif
- Volstagg
- Fandral
- Skurge
- Bruce Banner/The Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Emil Blonsky/Abomination (Marvel Comics)
- Clan Destine Children (Marvel Comics)
- Adam Brashear/Blue Marvel (Marvel Comics)
- Various Mutants (Marvel Comics)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
- Akihiro/Hellverine
- Laura Kinney/Wolverine II
- Raven Darkholme/Mystique
- Victor Creed/Sabretooth
- Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Groot (Marvel Comics)
- Thanos (Marvel Comic)
- Xraven (Marvel Comics)
- Christoph Nord/Maverick (Marvel Comics) formerly; via Artificial Healing Factor
- Wielders of Mjolnir (Marvel Comics)
- Darth Krayt (Star Wars Legends)
- Trolls (Tales of Arcadia)
- Various charcters (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Arion (Young Justice)
- Arion (Clone) (Young Justice)
- Oogway (Kung Fu Panda)
- Sir Angus Prize (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch); via his loch-et
Literature[]
- Wizardkind (Harry Potter)
- Númenors (Tolkienverse)
- Channelers (Wheel of Time)
- Númenóreans (Tolkienverse)
- Aragorn II Elessar
Live Television/Movies[]
- Atlanteans (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
- Tobias Whale (Arrowverse); via Anti-Aging Serum
- Gar Logan/Beast Boy (Titans)
- Stormfront (The Boys)
- Soldier Boy (The Boys)
- Black Noir (The Boys)
- Metahumans (Doom Patrol)
- Kay Challis/Crazy Jane
- Rita Farr/Elasti-Woman
- Joshua Clay
- Laura De Mille/Madame Rouge
- Flex Mentallo
- Eric Morden/Mr. Nobody
- Slava/Oyewah
- Dorothy Spinner
- Larry Trainor/Negative Man/Positive Man
- Valentina Vostok
- Gods (The Gods of Egypt)
- Invisible Dragons (Invisible Dragon)
- Invisible Dragon
- Invisivisible Dragon
- Colbob (Invisible Dragon)
- Union of Justice (Jupiter’s Legacy)
- Sheldon Sampson/Utopian
- Grace Kennedy Sampson/Lady Liberty
- Walter Sampson/Brainwave
- Brandon Sampson/Paragon
- Fitz Small/The Flare
- George Hutchence/Skyfox (Jupiter’s Legacy)
- Richard Conrad/Blue Bolt (Jupiter’s Legacy)
- Chloe Sampson (Jupiter’s Legacy)
- Ryusoul Tribe (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger)
- Super Soldier Serum Users (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Groot (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Ten Rings Users (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Xu Wenwu/Mandarin
- Shang-Chi
- Topher Vasquez (Marvel Cinematic Universe/Runaways)
- Many Villains (Power Rangers series)
- Many Ranger Allies (Power Rangers series)
- Merfolk/Merpeople (Siren 2018)
- Channelers (Wheel of Time)
- Grisha (Grishaverse)
- Yoda's species (Star Wars)
- Maz Kanata (Star Wars)
- Wookiees (Star Wars)
- Hutts (Star Wars)
- Bendu (Star Wars)
- Werewolves (Teen Wolf); via Regenerative Healing Factor
- Kitsune (Teen Wolf)
- Evan (The Thundermans)
- Ultras (Ultraman Series)
- Various Supernatural Beings (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies)
- Powerful Witches and Warlocks; via Spells
- Gloria
- Supernatural Huntresses; via Self-Resurrection
- Rayna Cruz
- Dryads
- Jinn
- Powerful Witches and Warlocks; via Spells
- Gods (Legacies)
- Logan/Wolverine (X-Men film series)
- Alexander "Alex" Summers/Havok (X-Men film series)
- Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver (X-Men film series)
- Caliban (X-Men film series)
Video Games[]
- Rayne (BloodRayne)
- Fairies (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland)
- Lilia Vanrouge
- Malleus Draconia
- The Magisters Sidereal (Dragon Age)
- The Evanuris (Dragon Age)
- Red XIII’s Race (Final Fantasy VII series)
- Elezen (Final Fantasy XIV)
- Ancients (Final Fantasy XIV)
- Nowi (Fire Emblem: Awakening)
- Antlion Guards (Half-Life)
- Antlion Guardian (Half-Life)
- Various Characters (League of Legends)
- Yordles
- Zora (The Legend of Zelda)
- Asari (Mass Effect)
- Krogan (Mass Effect)
- Edenians (Mortal Kombat)
- Outworlders (Mortal Kombat)
- Shokan (Mortal Kombat)
- Erron Black (Mortal Kombat)
- Aya Brea (Parasite Eve)
- Ninetales (Pokémon)
- Mold Infectees (Resident Evil)
- Miranda (Resident Evil: Village)
- Life States (The Sims)
- Sith Species (Star Wars Legends)
- Turok (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter)
- Horse Girls/Uma Musume (Uma Musume Pretty Derby)
- Flesh Eaters (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
Others[]
- Methuselah (Abrahamic Religions/Christianity)
- Various characters (SCP Foundation)
- Hakea, Witch of the Woodland Green (Worlds Beyond Number)
- Various Aliens (Various Media)
Known Spells[]
- Longevity Spell (The Vampire Diaries)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga[]
Cartoons/Comics[]
The Heart of Atlantis (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) has the power to grant longevity to its people who bear its crystals...
While exposed to the rays of the yellow sun, Kryptonians like Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics) will have an extended life.
Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman (Kingdom Come - DC Comics) has a much slower aging process, being able to live for centuries without any problems, being at his physical and mental peak without showing serious negative signs of aging.
As they do not age while in stone sleep, gargates (Gargoyles) age at half the rate of humans...
...thus, when rapidly aged by the power of Anubis, Goliath and Angela still have the strength to keep fighting.
Captain Peggy Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe/What If) has an extended lifespan due to the Super Soldier Serum.
Adam Brashear/Blue Marvel (Marvel Comics) ages extremely slowly. As of now he is 80, but Adam doesn't look it.
Bruce Banner/The Hulk (Marvel Comics) ages slower and lives longer due to his strength and anger enhancement.
Due to his healing factorr, James Howlett/Logan/Wolverine (Marvel Comics) ages slower and lives longer , already being nearly 200 years old.
Mystique (Marvel Comics) ages slower and biologically stays as a young adult due to her shapeshifting and low-level healing factor.
Due to the Super Soldier Serum, Steve Rodgers/Captain America (Marvel Comics) has an extended lifespan.
Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics) has the same healing facotr as wolverine, decelerating his ageing.
Folklore/Mythology[]
Ancient human descendants of Adam and Eve (Biblical Mythology) once all had longevity that lasted nearly 1000 years, however due to mans continued corruption God stripped them to last 150 or even less because by his declaration humans are supposed to be mortals as such they will live and die as mortals.
Live Television/Movies[]
Black Noir (The Boys), stylized as the Silent Knight, has been active since the 1980s, he was likely somewhere around his 50s or 60s, and yet he showed no signs that his age had affected his physical condition, and he even appeared to be even stronger than he was forty years prior.
Soldier Boy (The Boys), despite being born in 1919, appears to not have aged at all since World War II and still has the appearance and health of a man in his thirties.
As a Viltrumite, Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man (Invincible - Image Comics) ages at an extremely slow rate. He can live for thousands of years and still be at his physical and mental peak, with his aging process becoming increasingly slower as he ages.
Bucky Barns/Winter Soldier (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has not aged in over 60 years due to the experiments done to him by Hydra.
Isaiah Bradley (Marvel Comics/Marvel Cinematic Universe), compared to Steve Rogers or Bucky Barnes, ages much slower than humans and lives longer, especially as a super soldier.
Video Games[]
Lilia Vanrouge (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland) is elderly even for fairy standards, which means he's lived so long that he's experienced ancient historical events and appears in history textbooks.
…and Sidon (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) being a child prior to the Great Calamity and a full-grown adult 100 years later.
Other[]
Hakea, Witch of the Woodland Green (Worlds Beyond Number). Hakea was one of the original founders of the Coven of Elders, and has remained as a member for centuries, even when her sisters have died and passed on their stations.