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[[Dead to Begin With|A dead person]] who is brought [[Back
This trope is '''not''' about heroes being resurrected after getting killed mid-series. See [[Disney Death]] for that. This trope is for when [[First-Episode Resurrection|resurrection is used]] [[Beginning Tropes|in a premise of the story]].
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* The Impure World Ressurection from ''[[Naruto]]'' is a jutsu used to bring back dead ninja who were especially skilled or powerful.
* In ''[[Inuyasha]]'', Urasue tries to resurrect Kikyo and command her. It doesn't work out so well.
* ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' features a lot of [[Disney Death
* [[Downplayed]] in case of Motoko Kusanagi from ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]''. She was resurrected as a cyborg after a plane crash that nearly claimed her life and is now working as a law enforcer/cyber commando; but that accident happened when she was 10-years old or so. Having to live in a cyborg body (only her brain is organic) led her to mastering it, and thus her current job.
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* Captain Barbossa from the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' series, brought back to life by Tia Dalma so that he can sail to hell and get Jack out.
** This also goes for Jack himself. He even pokes fun at this trope:
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*two or three of the crew raise their hands*
'''Jack:''' Ah, I think I'll stand over there with them. }}
* Brittany Murphy's character in ''[[The Prophecy (film)|The Prophecy]] II'' is resurrected because [[Archangel Gabriel|Gabriel]] needs a human familiar with modern technology to help him search for the mother of a [[Half-Human Hybrid|Nephilim]] and prevent its birth.
* Freddy Krueger brings Jason Voorhees back to life in ''[[Freddy vs. Jason]]'', as a part of his plan to renew his reign of night terror.
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* In the new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' the Timelords try this with The Master, thinking his underhanded deviousness would make him a great soldier. However they forgot his [[Dirty Coward|natural tendency towards self-preservation]] and he legged it.
** Also [[Word of God]] for why the Lord President in "The End of Time" is called 'Rassilon' -- the same thing was done with him, and that didn't work out any better.
* Dean is brought back to life so that he can help avert the apocalypse in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' after he was sent to Hell.
* Rimmer in [[Red Dwarf]] was woken up to keep Lister sane. He was deemed fitter for this one purpose than anyone else, even the captain. He succeeds in this mission spectacularly.
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* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'':
** In ''[[Magic: The Gathering/Ravnica Cycle|Ravnica]]'', Agrus Kos's partner is murdered, then brought back from the dead to help solve his own homicide.
** In the sequel, ''[[Magic: The Gathering/Ravnica Cycle|Dissension]]'', Kos himself is resurrected by an Azorius contract, much to his
** In ''[[Magic The Gathering/Scourge|Scourge]]'', Kamahl recruits Ixidor from the dead to help defeat Karona.
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== Western Animation ==
* [[Transformers Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] at the end of the original series.
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* [[Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]] has Shao Kahn resurrect Shang Tsung because of a magical orb that increases in power depending on how evil the user is.
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** He also gave Shang Tsung a good punch in the face for losing Earth Realm in the first place. Actually, it was the very first thing he did.
* In ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', F.O.W.L. resurrects Taurus Bulba as a cyborg so he can work for them. Taurus doesn't actually appreciate being brought back as a cyborg forced to live off of motor oil for the rest of his "life" and refuses to work for them.
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