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This type of immortality rarely overlaps with the other [[Immortality]] tropes. See also [[The Phoenix]], [[Reincarnation]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
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== Film - Live Action ==
* A characteristic of Elora in ''[[Willow]]'', necessitating [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?|a more complicated process of disposal]].
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* The Chao in the ''[[Sonic Adventure (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure]] Series'' can come back from death this way if raised correctly. In fact, dying and being reborn twice is one of the requirements for a Chao to become a perfectly immortal Chaos Chao.
* Michael Roa Valdamjong from ''[[Tsukihime (Visual Novel)|Tsukihime]]'' invented a magic that allows him to reincarnate in a previously selected infant body if his current one is killed.
* Zasalamel from the ''[[Soul Series]]'' series was originally one of the protectors of Soul Calibur. Against the warnings of one of his fellow tribesmen, Zasalamel discovers the secrets of reincarnation. Over the ages, he regrets this decision, [[Who Wants to Live Forever?|as he realizes that his newfound powers aren't all they're cracked up to be]]. Thus, he maddeningly seeks the means to end his life for good. After killing himself with [[Evil Weapon|Soul Edge]] and being unable to find the spirit sword he was once tasked with protecting, Zasalamel spends the duration of ''Soulcalibur III'' [[The Chessmaster|plotting to restore the soul swords to their full power so he can absorb their energies and finally break his cycle of death and rebirth]]. He succeeds, but sees a vision of the future during his ritual. Amazed by the potential of humanity, Zasalamel, [[Living Forever Is Awesome|feeling an urge to live again]], decides to keep his "curse" and guide mankind toward the vision he glimpsed.
* Dracula in the ''[[Castlevania]]'' series has this in addition to his continual resurrections. After being [[Killed Off for Real]] (supposedly) in the Battle of 1999 and his soul sealed away, he was reincarnated to live as a human again, until said human found out he was Dracula and [[Castlevania Chronicles of Sorrow|the Sorrow games happened]]. Interesting in this case because the reincarnation ''didn't'' happen immediately. Pieces of Drac's power were incarnated in Graham, Dmitrii, and Dario, who were born at the time he was defeated, but the actual inheritor of his soul, {{spoiler|[[Tomato in The Mirror|Soma Cruz]]}}, was born about sixteen years later.
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