The power to resurrect oneself upon death. Sub-power of Resurrection. Technique of Personal Mastery.
Also Called
- Self-Revive/Revival
Capabilities
The user is able to revive themselves upon death either instantly or after some time, making abilities like Death Inducement meaningless in the long run.
Applications
Variations
- Adaptive Resurrection
- Ash Resurrection
- Enhanced Self-Resurrection
- Infinite Resurrection
- Murderous Possession
- Temporal Resurrection
Associations
- If combined with Reactive Adaptation, the user may gain Adaptive Resurrection.
- Enhanced Self-Resurrection
- Death Negation
- Immortality
- Multiple Bodies
- Multiple Lives
- Personal Mastery
- Phoenix Physiology
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Reincarnation
- Resurrection
Limitations
- Resurrection Negation
- 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 soul or entire body is destroyed.
- May be limited to deaths by certain causes (ex. killed through supernatural means).
- May not be able to return back to original state.
- May have certain conditions for activation.
Known Users
- Phoenix (Mythology)
- Jesus Christ (Christianity)
- Rick Taylor (Splatterhouse); via Terror mask
- Humanoid Cylons (Battlestar Galactica)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics); when possessed by the Phoenix Force
- The Phoenix Force (Marvel Comics)
- Groot (Marvel Comics)
- Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Carnage (Marvel Comics)
- Christopher Muse/Triage (Marvel Comics)
- Joshua Foley/Elixir (Marvel Comics)
- Nico Minoru (Marvel Comics); once via magic
- Chloe Sullivan (Smallville)
- Jack Harkness (Doctor Who)
- Time Lords (Doctor Who)
- Hura (Kubera)
- Claire Bennet (Heroes)
- Adam Monroe (Heroes)
- Prometheus (Supernatural)
- Oliver (Supernatural)
- Rowena (Supernatural)
- Esther Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries)
- Rayna Cruz (The Vampire Diaries)
- Qetsiyah (The Vampire Diaries)
- Misty Day (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Wendy Beauchamp (Witches of East End)
- Lazarus Demons (Charmed)
- Any mermaid flesh eaters who do not die from it (Mermaid Saga)
- Nathan Young (Misfits)
- Haplo's dog (Death Gate Cycle)
- Chloe King (The Nine Lives of Chloe King)
- Susan Ashworth (The Cat Lady)
- Misogi Kumagawa (Medaka Box)
- Himuro Gemma (Ninja Scroll)
- Doomsday (DC Comics)
- Mitchell Shelley/Resurrection Man (DC Comics)
- Mario (Mario)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Phoenixes (Harry Potter)
- Anyone who reaches God tier (Homestuck)
- Mr. Immortal (Great Lakes Avengers)
- Most Characters (Drawn Together)
- Nicky (Little Nicky)
- Kenny McCormick (South Park)
- Brook (One Piece); via Yomi Yomi no Mi
- Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach)
- Yhwach (Bleach); via "The Almighty"
- Utsuro (Gintama)
- Tenzen Yakushiji (Basilisk)
- Phoenix Ikki (Saint Seiya)
- Hampnie Hambart/Kizuna Astin (Sunday without God)
- Henry Morgan (Forever)
- Adam (Forever)
- Berserker (TYPE-MOON)
- Guardians (Destiny)
- Chara (Undertale); via Temporal Reload
- Flowey (Undertale); via Temporal Reload
- Frisk (Undertale); via Temporal Reload
- Undyne (Undertale); via Indomitable Will
- Ed the Undying (Kingdom of Loathing)
- Meliodas (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Mohra Demons (Angel)
- Zombies (Warm Bodies); via Humanization
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- Godou Kusanagi (Campione!); via Ram authority
- Reinhard van Astrea (Re:Zero); via Blessing of the Phoenix
- Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance); via Zombie Tattoo
- Gill (Street Fighter III)
- Scorpiton (Patapon)
- Hero (Patapon 2)
- The Dark One (Patapon 2)
- Uberhero (Patapon 3)
- Dark Heroes (Patapon 3)
- Certain villains (Ultraman series)
- Guar siblings
- Hisoka Morrow (HunterxHunter)
- TJ Combo (Killer Instinct); via Instinct Mode - Last Breath
- Demo Samedi (TF2 Freak)
- Demongo (Samurai Jack)
- Chamille (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); via Regenerative Healing Factor
- Certain monster cards (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Ajins (Ajin: Demi-Human)
- Tomie (Tomie)
- Shalltear Bloodfallen (Overlord)
Known Objects
- Gilbert Rings (The Vampire Diaries)
- Resurrection Seal (Supernatural)
- 1-Up Mushroom (Super Mario)
- Life Shroom (Paper Mario series)
- Totem of Undying (Minecraft)
Gallery
Due to being immortal, Nathan's (Misfits) body can repair itself to is pre-death state and wake up good as new.
Rayna Cruz (The Vampire Diaries), after her death, her body spontaneously self-combusts only to reborn.
Rowena (Supernatural) back from her death by Resurrection Seal.
Wendy Beauchamp (Witches of East End); Wendy has nine lives to live. Whenever Wendy dies, she loses one life and another one begins.
Misty Day (Coven) a witch was skilled at resurgence, and resurrected many characters, including herself.
Like his fellow cylons, Cavil (Battlestar Galactica) can resurrect upon death by transferring his consciousness into a new and identical body
Himuro Gemma (Ninja Scroll) uses his "Reincarnation Technique" to resurrect himself from otherwise lethal injuries.
Utsuro (Gintama) resurrecting himself from a severed arm after Umibozu killed his "main" body, which used up a huge amount of Altana.
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.
Berserker (Fate/Stay Night) resurrecting after his head was blown up.
Joshua Foley/Elixir (Marvel Comics) Elixir can bring people back from dead including himself.
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Christopher Muse/Triage (Marvel Comics)
Due to the Immortality Curse placed on him by the Demon King, Meliodas (Nanatsu no Taizai) is able to return to life after dying in exchange for his personality to degrade to his old evil being.
Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance) will always come back to life as long as the Zombie Tattoo curse remains on his body.
Orichalcos Gigas (Yu-Gi-Oh!) is one of the few monsters that resurrects itself when killed.
Mitchell Shelley/Resurrection Man (DC Comics)
Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach) is resurrected due to Ichigo calling his name.
The ajins (Ajin: Demi-Human) most significant trait is their ability to regenerate their bodies upon their deaths, coming back to life.
The Totem of Undying (Minecraft) in action as it revives the user after they receive fatal damage.
Kenny McCormick (South Park) is always reborn because of cult’s curse.
Yhwach (Bleach) can use "The Almighty" to freely change any future in which he dies into one in which he survives.