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'''Basic Trope:''' A character dies, but then comes back to life
'''Basic Trope:''' A character dies, but then comes back to life.
* '''Straight:''' Bob is killed but then is resurrected by the Phlebotinum.
* '''Straight:''' Bob is killed, but then he's resurrected by the [[Phlebotinum]].
* '''Exaggerated:''' Bob was shot, hanged, stabbed six times, gutted, decapitated, then thrown into the river to make sure he's [[Deader Than Dead]]. He comes back anyway.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Bob was shot, hanged, stabbed six times, gutted, decapitated, then thrown into the river to make sure he's [[Deader Than Dead]]. He comes back anyway.
* '''Justified:''' The character in question is a [[Messianic Archetype|Messiah]] or [[God|the big guy himself]]. Do you really expect him to stay dead?
* '''Justified:''' The character in question is a [[Messianic Archetype]] or even [[God|the Big Guy Upstairs]] himself. Did you honestly expect him to stay dead?
* '''Inverted:''' Everyone is a [[Zombie Apocalypse|zombie]]. Bob [[Revive Kills Zombie|gets revived]], but then dies again.
* '''Inverted:''' Everyone is a [[Zombie Apocalypse|zombie]]. Bob [[Revive Kills Zombie|gets revived]], but then dies again.
* '''Subverted:''' Everyone expects Bob to come back, nothing can kill him, right? Nope, he's really dead.
* '''Subverted:''' Everyone expects Bob to come back; nothing can kill him, right? Nope, he's really dead.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Everyone expects Bob to come back to life, and are severely disheartened when he doesn't, only to be overjoyed when he suddenly appears alive and well in the third act.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Everyone expects Bob to come back to life, and are severely disheartened when he doesn't, only to be overjoyed when he suddenly appears alive and well in the third act.
* '''Parodied:''' Bob [[They Killed Kenny|has been killed and come back so many times]] killing him loses all meaning. The villains don't even bother anymore.
* '''Parodied:''' Bob [[They Killed Kenny|has been killed and come back so many times]] that killing him loses all meaning. The villains don't even bother anymore.
* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob comes back from the dead, but [[Came Back Wrong|not in the way he was supposed to]].
* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob comes back from the dead, but [[Came Back Wrong|not in the way he was supposed to]].
* '''Reconstructed:''' Bob came back from the dead, but he has to pay some price for the resurrection in order to satisfy [[Balancing Death's Books]].
* '''Reconstructed:''' Bob came back from the dead, but he has to pay some price for the resurrection in order to satisfy [[Balancing Death's Books]].
* '''Zig Zagged:''' Everyone expects Bob to come back, and are disheartened when he doesn't. They're overjoyed when he shows up alive and well in the third act, but he [[Came Back Wrong]] and is now being controlled by the villain. The rest of the heroes are forced to fight against him, killing him for good this time. However, killing [[Brainwashed]] Zombie-Bob causes Bob to come back to life as his normal self, returning everything to the status quo.
* '''Zig Zagged:''' Everyone expects Bob to come back, and are disheartened when he doesn't. They're overjoyed when he shows up alive and well in the third act, but he [[Came Back Wrong]] and is now being controlled by the villain. The rest of the heroes are forced to fight against him, killing him for good this time. However, killing [[Brainwashed]] Zombie-Bob causes Bob to come back to live as his normal self, [[Status Quo Is God|restoring the status quo]].
* '''Averted:'''
* '''Averted:''' Bob [[Killed Off for Real|ain't coming back]].
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** Alternatively: Bob is not killed.
** Bob [[Killed Off for Real|ain't coming back]].
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* '''Enforced:''' Bob is the most popular character on the show, and killing him would defy common sense.
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** Bob is not killed.
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** Alternatively: For villains only, [[Joker Immunity]]. For everyone else, [[Like You Would Really Do It]].
* '''Enforced:'''
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* '''Lampshaded:''' "[[Why Won't You Die?|How many times do I have to kill these people?]]"
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** Bob is the most popular character on the show, and killing him would defy common sense.
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* ''Invoked:''' A character makes a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] and invokes the power of the [[Phlebotinum]] to bring him back.
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** For villains only, [[Joker Immunity]]. For everyone, [[Like You Would Really Do It]].
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* '''Lampshaded:''' "[[Why Won't You Die?|How many times do I have to kill these people]]?"
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* '''Invoked:''' A character makes a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] and invokes the power of the Phlebotinum to bring him back.
* '''Defied:''' "We'll burn his body and bury his ashes deep underground so he stays dead!"
* '''Defied:''' "We'll burn his body and bury his ashes deep underground so he stays dead!"
* '''Discussed:''' "You can't die, Bob! This is only the first act."
* '''Discussed:''' "You can't die, Bob! This is only the first act."
* '''Conversed:''' "Do you notice how the heroes never stay dead?"
* '''Conversed:''' "Do you notice how the heroes never stay dead?"
* '''Exploited:''' A character is chosen for his likelihood to return from the dead and is killed in order that he can take a message to the afterlife and return with an answer.
* '''Exploited:''' A character is chosen for his likelihood to return from the dead and is killed in order to deliver a message to the afterlife and return with an answer.
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Play Lazarus and come [[Back from the Dead]].
Pull a Lazarus and come [[Back from the Dead]].


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