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These characters typically weren't born immortal, but they didn't let that stop them. They find or create an object, magical or scientific, that will grant them that which they seek.

The extent to which it works and what kind of [[Immortality]] it bestows also varies. It might only work on a single character, or it could work on anyone in the vicinity. It may also have negative side effects, especially if it's a prototype or created by a [[Mad Scientist]]. Said object will often be an [[Amulet of Dependency]]: they will typically lose that immortality if the object is destroyed or sometimes just if they lose contact with the object, often resulting in [[No Immortal Inertia]].

** Buggy is immune to slashes. Even Mihawk, the 'greatest swordsman in the world', couldn't kill Buggy with his sword.

** Brook's power is the closest to immortality of any of the fruits. After dying, his ghost was able to reanimate his skeleton body. With a lack of organs, most attacks cannot kill Brook, though he can still suffer pain and be defeated in battle. Brook can also turn into a ghost by escaping his body.

* In ''[[Zombie Powder]]'', various "powder hunters" search for the Rings of the Dead, which when brought together produce a substance called Zombie Powder that can be used to either raise the dead or grant immortality to the living.

* Rin and Mimi in ''[[Mnemosyne]]'' became immortal when "time spores" entered their bodies. They can sustain severe injuries and regenerate themselves fully, as is shown with the often [[Gorn|gruesome stuff]] that is inflicted on Rin. There is one character in the show who actually eats time spores, preferably old ones, so Rin and Mimi still have to watch their step.

* In ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', during the Tenrou Island arc {{spoiler|Hades' source of power and life is a device called Devil's Heart. The good guys have one too in the form of the Tenrou tree growing on the sacred island.}}

== Film -- Live-Action ==

* The Font of Immortality (the drink, not the typing) is one of the five artifacts in [[Fablehaven]]. The catch is that it must be drank from at least once a week (don't worry, it's infinite), or else the drinker will spontaneously [[No Body Left Behind|turn to dust]].

* [[Evil Overlord|The Lord Ruler's]] bracers in ''[[Mistborn]]'', which work due to the fact that {{spoiler|he's a master of two metal-based magic systems which have odd interactions between them}}. They're made of [[Unobtainium|atium]] which {{spoiler|the Lord Ruler can use to store youth for later consumption using Feruchemy- with the side effect that he has to become old for an equivalent amount of time that he's young, because Feruchemy is an [[Equivalent Exchange]] system}}. Add his ''other'' magic system, Allomancy, which lets him draw power from the metal itself- {{spoiler|by "burning" the bracers he's charged with Feruchemy, he's got a pair of magical objects that make him- and only him- infinitely young}}. This neat trick is called "compounding", and was the source of his [[Physical God|godlike general abilities]], though only the bracers are this trope.

* {{spoiler|Durzo Blint, and later Azoth/Kylar Stern gain immortality after bonding with the Black Ka'kari}} from ''[[The Night Angel Trilogy]]'' by Brent Weeks.

* Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged from the ''[[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'' series gained immortality during an incident with a particle accelerator, rubber bands, and a liquid lunch. {{spoiler|In ''[[And Another Thing]]'', his immortality is revoked when those same rubber bands wrap around Thor's hammer.}}

* The Denarians in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' are immortal due to the presence of the [[Fallen Angel]] contained in the silver denarius coin each one carries. Furthermore, Nicodemus is given extra protection by the fact that he wears the noose Judas Iscariot supposedly used to commit suicide around his neck, which allows him to regenerate damage that would drop even other Denarians who are protected by their respective Fallen.

* In ''[[The History of the Runestaff]]'', King-Emperor Huon's life is indefinitely prolonged by the Throne Globe, an elaborate piece of [[Lost Technology]]. From the outside, it looks like a glass sphere full of translucent fluid in which Huon floats. He can talk to people in the room, but he can't leave the sphere or move it. If it were to be destroyed, which would not be terribly hard considering it's made of glass, he would die. This is the [[Ur Example]] of this kind of life prolongation (1967) as far as I know. (I don't think Huon is ever explicitly ''called'' a [[God-Emperor]], but he otherwise fits the trope; for instance, people swear "By Huon's Teeth".)

* The narrator in Xanadu by ''[[Rush]]'' gains immortality after entering the Pleasure Dome, dining on the honeydew, and drinking the milk of paradise. He is ''not'' happy about it.

* In ''[[Dragonlance]]'', [[Evil Sorcerer|Fistandantilus]]'s bloodstone pendant allowed him to drain the life-force from other wizards to prolong his own existence. {{spoiler|Unfortunely for him, his [[Bastard Understudy]] Raistlin figured out that he would be the next victim and turned the tables, stealing the bloodstone and using it on Fistandantilus himself, killing him, absorbing his memories and life-force, and stealing his identity to boot}}.

** Then there's the Time Vortex, which can do virtually anything. When Rose absorbs it, she uses it to revive the recently-killed Captain Jack Harkness. However, since she is an inexperienced "Time Goddess", she ends up reviving him ''permanently'' (essentially setting his "revive" setting to "always on"). Nothing can kill him (unless {{spoiler|a giant vagina in Earth makes him mortal again, overriding the Time Vortex}}).

* ''[[Space: 1999]]'' episode "The Exiles". Two prisoners have extended lifespans due to skintight membranes covering their bodies. If the membrane is ripped and their bodies are exposed, they're subjected to [[Rapid Aging]] and die.

** As evidenced by Lord Yu, even a sarcophagus can, eventually, prove useless, if a symbiote is extremely old. Yu is shown to be suffering from the Goa'uld version of senility, such as ordering fleets to a battle that was fought long ago. His [[Number Two|First Prime]] complies, of course, but then conspires with Teal'c to turn command of the fleets over to [[Magnificent Bastard|Ba'al]]. Ba'al is, at first, outraged that a First Prime would betray his god, but relents after Teal'c suggests offering the deal to a rival System Lord.

* In ''[[Torchwood]]: Miracle Day'', {{spoiler|the Blessing}} is this, coupled with {{spoiler|Jack's immortal blood}}.

== Tabletop Games ==

* The CCG ''Illuminati'' had the card [http://media.adamdodson.org/index.php/Illuminati-Card-Game/immortality-serum Immortality Serum], which not only made the affected character indestructible, it could be played on an opponent's characters to make them defect!

* ''[[Call of Cthulhu]]'' campaign ''The Fungi From Yuggoth''. The [[Villain]] Lang Fu has worn his Coat of Life for centuries, as it grants him long life. If it is ever removed from him for more than a few minutes, he will suffer from [[Rapid Aging]] and die.

* In ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'', the life of the [[God-Emperor|God-Emperor of Man]] is preserved by technology in his throne. Probably influenced by the ''Runestaff'' books; certainly much better known nowadays.

== Video Games ==

* The [[Trope Namer]] is the +ii emitter in ''[[I Miss the Sunrise]]'', affectionately referred to as the "immortality inducer" by some characters. It works by emitting radiation that stops cell aging, and is mass-produced, effectively making the entire human race immortal. It induces type II immortality.

* {{spoiler|Jacob Crow}} in ''[[Time Splitters]]'' achieves immortality by merging himself with one of these, or turning himself into one, it would seem. The good? He is immortal and can time-travel at will. The bad? His [[Body Horror|body is plastered to a giant bipedal mech, and he has absolutely no hands whatsoever]].

* The ''[[Touhou]]'' series has the Hourai Elixir, which was literally created by distilling the concept of eternity into liquid form. It makes whoever drinks it immortal by removing the very concept of death from their being: they will never age, never grow sick, and will instantly heal any injury, no matter how severe. The closest one can get to defeating one is beating them down until the pain makes them not want to fight you anymore. Fortunately, only two people have consumed the Elixir, neither of whom is particularly interested in a fight to the death ([[Cycle of Revenge|except between]] [[Revenge Before Reason|each other]]).

* In ''[[Pokémon Ranger]]: Guardian Signs'', {{spoiler|The Societea become immortal by wearing pieces of the Golden Armor. This seems to be of the "stop the aging process and survive mortal blows" kind, but we never actually see them suffer any direct physical harm until after they lose their armor to [[The Starscream|Purple Eyes]], so we can't be sure about the latter. After Purple Eyes is defeated, the armor disappears, thus making sure no one remains immortal.}}

* Miss Fortune of [[Skullgirls]], upon swallowing the Life Gem. She was cut into pieces shortly afterwards, though not only did she survive the ordeal, the gory extent of splitting apart her undying body is utilized in her fighting style.

* Igos du Ikana, Igos du Ikana's bodyguards, Flat, Sharp and every undead inhabitant of the Ikana Canyon in ''[[Majoras Mask|Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'' revived by Skull Kid wearing the Majora's Mask and mantained alive by Twinmold.

== Web Original ==

** Anyone who touches [http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-596 SCP-596] is kept alive forever until they release it, even regenerating from any injury. Not that you would want to be however, since you're kept alive in permanent agony, and the only way to let go is for someone else to touch it at which point you die. Its heavily hinted that it was a booby trap to curse tomb robbers with a case of [[And I Must Scream]].

== Western Animation ==

* Starscream, in ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', becomes immortal due to a shard of the AllSpark lodged in his head. {{spoiler|Prowl removes it in the series finale.}}

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