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* ''[[Casper the Friendly Ghost]]'' is a complicated case. In [[The Movie]], he was a boy who died of an illness, but in the comic books... it would seem that ghosts in the comicverse are one more Enchanted Forest species, not humans who die. The animated shorts do little to clarify, though one does involve a fox that Casper tried and failed to save becoming a ghost.
** As for abilities, "Ghostly Powers" in the comics are kept [[Magic A Is Magic A|very consistent]] and what they are is told often: they can fly, become invisible, or become intangible - all under the ghost's control. Occasionally, Casper encounters a "ghostproofed" wall or prison. What is inconsistent is which objects can be turned invisible or intangible along with the ghost: Spooky's hat ''never'' becomes invisible with him and has given him away many times, but Pearl's bow has changed with her sometimes and not others.
*** [[The Simpsons (animation)|Lisa Simpson]] once theorized that Casper was the unquiet soul of Richie Rich, having despaired of the empty pursuit of wealth and taken his own life, although seeing as the original comics often show both characters together, this can be quickly debunked.
** The new cartoon ''Casper's Scare School'' has Casper and his uncles back to being ghosts that were never "fleshies".
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' has Yue, Roku, and his three predecessor Avatars turning up as [[Spirit Advisor]]s.
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