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* In the [[PPC]], canon characters cannot be genuinely killed by fanfic. They can be made to think they're dead, but only their original author has the power of life and death over them. (Luckily this doesn't apply to fan-created characters, or the PPC's job would be much harder.) This has led to such unpleasantnesses as [[The Simpsons (animation)|Snowball II]] surviving being crushed by a car, [[Lord of the Rings|Thranduil]] surviving being boiled alive, disembowelled and beheaded, and [[Redwall|Redtooth]] surviving having a spear forced an impressive distance into his lower intestinal tract.
* In the [[PPC]], canon characters cannot be genuinely killed by fanfic. They can be made to think they're dead, but only their original author has the power of life and death over them. (Luckily this doesn't apply to fan-created characters, or the PPC's job would be much harder.) This has led to such unpleasantnesses as [[The Simpsons (animation)|Snowball II]] surviving being crushed by a car, [[Lord of the Rings|Thranduil]] surviving being boiled alive, disembowelled and beheaded, and [[Redwall|Redtooth]] surviving having a spear forced an impressive distance into his lower intestinal tract.
* Nagato from [[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]] is a "data entity" and she can directly manipulate the physical matter of her body. She is able, for instance, to perfect her eyesight when Kyon suggests she's prettier without her glasses.
* Nagato from [[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]] is a "data entity" and she can directly manipulate the physical matter of her body. She is able, for instance, to perfect her eyesight when Kyon suggests she's prettier without her glasses.
* The heroic spirits from ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' can be killed, but their spirits will remain in existence and can be brought back in a subsequent Grail War.
* Xellos from the anime/manga/novel "[[Slayers]]" only exists truly on the astral plain. His body can be repaired with a thought. Subverted somewhat by the fact that a sufficiently powerful magic spell or weapon can hurt his astral form which tends to transfer to his physical form. There is, in fact, an entire class of spells made specifically to hurt and kill astral beings.
* Xellos from the anime/manga/novel "[[Slayers]]" only exists truly on the astral plain. His body can be repaired with a thought. Subverted somewhat by the fact that a sufficiently powerful magic spell or weapon can hurt his astral form which tends to transfer to his physical form. There is, in fact, an entire class of spells made specifically to hurt and kill astral beings.
* Gods in ''[[Exalted]]'' work this way, though there are ways to [[Deader Than Dead|keep them from re-forming]].
* Gods in ''[[Exalted]]'' work this way, though there are ways to [[Deader Than Dead|keep them from re-forming]].
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* Raziel from the [[Legacy of Kain]] series. The exact handwave used to sustain his spiritual existence varies from game to game, but in all cases, his primary existence is as a wraith. In the Soul Reaver games, to act in the material realm, he gathers matter around the focal point of a special "portal"; in Defiance, denied that route, he instead learns to occupy corpses and shape them into an image of himself. {{spoiler|The Hylden already know how to do it, and use this route to pursue him in the physical realm.}}
* Raziel from the [[Legacy of Kain]] series. The exact handwave used to sustain his spiritual existence varies from game to game, but in all cases, his primary existence is as a wraith. In the Soul Reaver games, to act in the material realm, he gathers matter around the focal point of a special "portal"; in Defiance, denied that route, he instead learns to occupy corpses and shape them into an image of himself. {{spoiler|The Hylden already know how to do it, and use this route to pursue him in the physical realm.}}
* Cyborg, Hank Henshaw, from Superman. His real form is indestructible energy (he has survived being thrown into a black hole and the explosive death of the Anti Monitor, much to his chagrin). His can rebuild his trademark cybernetic kryptonian form ad infinitum.
* Cyborg, Hank Henshaw, from Superman. His real form is indestructible energy (he has survived being thrown into a black hole and the explosive death of the Anti Monitor, much to his chagrin). His can rebuild his trademark cybernetic kryptonian form ad infinitum.



== TYPE ZERO: [[Joker Immunity|Non Diegetic]] ==
== TYPE ZERO: [[Joker Immunity|Non Diegetic]] ==
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