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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:

'''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.

== Western Animation ==

* [[Transformers Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] at the end of the original series.

* [[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.

** 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.