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[[Removing the Head or Destroying the Brain]] is a specific subtrope for undead. That said, in general beings who ''are'' "already dead" have a higher chance of averting this trope than those who aren't. And don't even ''bother'' trying this on [[Dem Bones]], [[Played for Laughs|unless your aim is comedy]].
The intersection of [[Achilles' Heel]] with [[Off with His Head]]. When this applies to a robot, it's likely because of a [[Cranial Processing Unit]]. When cutting something's head off ''doesn't'' kill it, it's [[Losing Your Head]]. See also [[Chunky Salsa Rule]] and [[Boom! Headshot!]].
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== Comic Books ==
* In the French series Zorn and Dirna, Death is trappped in a magical mirror, and now every single living creature is fated to [[Age Without Youth|age forever]], unless the spinal column is severed, in which case the dead one's soul goes into the killer's. [[And I Must Scream|It is specifically mentioned that butchers have adapted by developping the skill of removing meat from an animal without cutting the spine.]]
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* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'': It's stated that characters with a [[Healing Factor]] can't survive decapitation, although it's never actually shown. The more commonly referenced means of taking one down is by shooting or stabbing [[Achilles' Heel|a very specific point in their brain]], but that only works temporarily; if the object is removed, they will still heal. Not so, allegedly, for full decapitation.
* On ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', this is how the "unkillable" Leviathans are finally defeated. [[Losing Your Head|It still doesn't actually kill them]] but it incapacitates them until their heads crawl back over to their bodies, a problem solved by simply putting the head in a box.
** It seems that in this case, [[Losing Your Head|removing the head doesn't work]], but [[Removing the Head or Destroying the Brain|destroying the brain does]].
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