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* '''Parodied''':
* '''Parodied''':
** The immortal maintains a huge and obvious collection of artifacts that actually aren't proof of his long life.
** The immortal maintains a huge and obvious collection of artifacts that actually aren't proof of his long life.
** Julius makes a [[Visual Pun|literal exposition in a museum-like style]] with all evidence that he lived in the Ancient Rome. With texts in Latin.
** The trope in the form of a [[Visual Pun]].
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in such a way to show various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Deconstructed''': Julius feels sad when he sees the evidence of his immortality because that evidence makes him to remember that time will never come back.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems brought up by the Deconstruction dealt with or addressed.
* '''Reconstructed''': Julius learns to see the memories of the era he lived with nostalgia instead of sadness.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The trope is Played With several times over until it becomes a [[Mind Screw]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some immortals give evidence of their immortality and age, other don't.
* '''Averted''': Neither the trope nor the situation in which it would occur is ever brought up.
* '''Averted''': Julius doesn't give any proof of his immortality.
* '''Enforced''': Something in [[Real Life]] that causes [[Executive Meddling]] and/or the authors to use the trope.
* '''Enforced''': The writer wants to demonstrate the viewer how old Julius is .
* '''Lampshaded''': The immortal may say something like "What, did you think I'd keep something proving I'm a thousand years old lying around where anyone can find it?"
* '''Lampshaded''': The immortal may say something like "What, did you think I'd keep something proving I'm a thousand years old lying around where anyone can find it?"
* '''Invoked''': A [[Genre Savvy]] Character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Invoked''': Julius wants to impress his friends with all the old things that he has to prove he is an ancient Roman.
* '''Exploited''': A [[Genre Savvy]] Character takes advantage of the fact that the trope will occur, possibly-- but not necessarily-- Invoking it in the process.
* '''Exploited''': [[Big Bad|Patricius]] uses this to expose Julius as an immortal to the world and make him to become a test subject for [[Mad Scientist|Mad Scientists]].
* '''Defied''': Julius try to avoid to be discovered as an immortal being because [[Mad Scientist|Mad Scientists]] could try to make he to get into a test subject, so he hides all evidence of his antiquity.
* '''Defied''': A [[Genre Savvy]] Character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': [[Genre Savvy]] Characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Discussed''': "I have a cup used in the Roman Empire, a text written in the year 43, and a table that was common in Roman houses".
* '''Conversed''': [[Genre Savvy]] Characters talk about the trope in a [[Show Within a Show]].
* '''Conversed''': [[Genre Savvy]] Characters talk about the trope in a [[Show Within a Show]].
* '''Played For Laughs''': Declarations of immortality are met with flat disbelief or a character who is depicted as very old, but never directly referred to as immortal, does something that suggests they are. Like claiming your place of birth is a prehistoric continent.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Declarations of immortality are met with flat disbelief or a character who is depicted as very old, but never directly referred to as immortal, does something that suggests they are. Like claiming your place of birth is a prehistoric continent.
* '''Played For Drama''': Julius has to be very careful about who does he shares this evidence with, because some [[Mad Scientist]] could be obsessed with use him as test subject to get immortality secrets.
* '''Played For Drama''': The trope is played in the most melodramatic way possible.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The (normally unintentional) trope is used quite intentionally.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The (normally unintentional) trope is used quite intentionally.
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Basic Trope: He's an immortal / extremely long-lived supernatural. Look at his immortality.

  • Straight: The immortal character remembers, dreams of or otherwise shows things that demonstrate his longevity.
  • Exaggerated: The immortal has a huge collection of things collected through the ages and remembers a similar thing he did 500 years ago every time he possibly can.
  • Downplayed: The immortal makes choices that seem old fashioned, but can be otherwise attributed to eccentricity.
  • Justified: ???
  • Inverted: The immortal goes to great lengths to keep up with current trends and fashions.
  • Subverted: The immortal doesn't have any of the things that might demonstrate his unusual age.
  • Double Subverted: ...except for that one thing.
  • Parodied:
    • The immortal maintains a huge and obvious collection of artifacts that actually aren't proof of his long life.
    • Julius makes a literal exposition in a museum-like style with all evidence that he lived in the Ancient Rome. With texts in Latin.
  • Deconstructed: Julius feels sad when he sees the evidence of his immortality because that evidence makes him to remember that time will never come back.
  • Reconstructed: Julius learns to see the memories of the era he lived with nostalgia instead of sadness.
  • Zig Zagged: Some immortals give evidence of their immortality and age, other don't.
  • Averted: Julius doesn't give any proof of his immortality.
  • Enforced: The writer wants to demonstrate the viewer how old Julius is .
  • Lampshaded: The immortal may say something like "What, did you think I'd keep something proving I'm a thousand years old lying around where anyone can find it?"
  • Invoked: Julius wants to impress his friends with all the old things that he has to prove he is an ancient Roman.
  • Exploited: Patricius uses this to expose Julius as an immortal to the world and make him to become a test subject for Mad Scientists.
  • Defied: Julius try to avoid to be discovered as an immortal being because Mad Scientists could try to make he to get into a test subject, so he hides all evidence of his antiquity.
  • Discussed: "I have a cup used in the Roman Empire, a text written in the year 43, and a table that was common in Roman houses".
  • Conversed: Genre Savvy Characters talk about the trope in a Show Within a Show.
  • Played For Laughs: Declarations of immortality are met with flat disbelief or a character who is depicted as very old, but never directly referred to as immortal, does something that suggests they are. Like claiming your place of birth is a prehistoric continent.
  • Played For Drama: Julius has to be very careful about who does he shares this evidence with, because some Mad Scientist could be obsessed with use him as test subject to get immortality secrets.
  • Plotted A Good Waste: The (normally unintentional) trope is used quite intentionally.

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