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Wherein somebody [[Never Say "Die"|no longer of this world]] (often a dead friend or relative) assists a living character, ''directly.'' This doesn't refer to mere advice or moral support; this is when the dead character actually has a physical (usually magical) effect on the world of the living. This can include [[Spirit Advisor]], offense, defense, and often healing. See also [[Dead Ex Machina]].
 
If the backup comes [[Unexplained Recovery|all the way back]], it may be a [[Battle Royale With Cheese]].
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** A couple even more direct examples occur in the Buu Saga, where first Goku (still dead from the aforementioned example) helps take on the various villains of the arc before he has to return to the Afterlife, and then later, when the previously-deceased Vegeta is allowed to return to Earth to help fight Buu after his [[Heroic Sacrifice]] didn't finish the monster off.
** In ''[[Bojack Unbound]]'', Goku teleports himself out of the Otherworld for an instant and punches Bojack in the face to save Gohan.
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'': Sakura's mom, Nadeshiko, catches Sakura after an illusion (of Nadeshiko, go figure,) tricks her into walking off a cliff. Nadeshiko reappears at the end of the episode long enough to see Sakura off to school before vanishing again.
* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', Jack Rakan forces himself back into existing by sheer willpower, and snaps Negi out of his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. With his fist.
* Aerith at the end of ''[[Advent Children]]''.
* ''[[Appleseed]]'' (2004). While Deunan is trying to deactivate the attacking robots at the end of the movie, her dead mother finishes entering the abort code for her and saves the day.
* Subverted in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini]]''. In Minagoroshi-hen, Rika's [[True Companions]] come back to help her right when the [[Big Bad]] is about to ritualistically kill her... with moral support. She does die, but she gets better.
* [[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]] has Sara who comes back as a glowing spirit to save Luchia's little pink behind.
* In ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', when Kuwabara needed to study for an exam while Yusuke was dead, Yusuke went into his dreams and helped him study.
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== film ==
* ''[[Ghost (Filmfilm)|Ghost]]'' (1990). Sam Wheat was murdered and became a ghost. At the end of the movie he saves his girlfriend from being killed by his murderer by accidentally causing the [[Villain]]'s death.
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]: The Return of the King'' had the heroes recruit help from an army of the dead.
* ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]:'' Valeria appears just in time to save Conan from being killed by Rexor, Thulsa Doom's lieutenant.
{{quote| '''Valeria:''' Do you want to live forever?}}
** In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s "[[Queen of the Black Coast (Literature)|Queen of the Black Coast]]," this role (and indeed most of Valeria's roles) was fulfilled by Belit, the title character of the story.
* In the remake of ''[[House On Haunted Hill (Film)|House Onon Haunted Hill]]'', the last two characters are trying to escape from the evil presence, but there is a gate which they can't open. Before they are consumed, a ghost from a character that had entered the house with them under the same pretenses but had died earlier appears and opens the gate for them.
 
 
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* Necromancers in Kelley Armstrong's ''[[Women of the Otherworld]]'' series often get assistance from the dead, usually in the form of [[Spirit Advisor|advice]] or spying, although in one book a poltergeist (telekinetic ghost) provided some more direct assistance.
* In ''[[Splinter of the Minds Eye]]'', the very first novel of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], it's not actually ''stated'' that Obi-Wan Kenobi briefly possessed Luke Skywalker in order to fight off Darth Vader, but considering the sudden dramatic uptick in Luke's dueling skills and the fact that he told the Sith "I am Obi-Wan", [[Epileptic Trees|this is generally what fans assume happened]].
* In Book Three of ''[[The Dresden Files (Literature)|The Dresden Files]]'', Harry is being hunted by a ghost who vastly overpowers him. So what does he do? [[Flatline Plotline|He fakes death]], gets resuscitated, and then ''team up with his own ghost'' to open a can of whup-ass on his foes.
** He doesn't just fake death; he actually DIES. But he has someone recuscitate him so he can then do the previously mentioned team-up.
** In Book 13, he ''is'' the backup.
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* ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' season one: the late Lilly Kane is a major motivator in the solving of her own murder. Her ghost appears to Veronica and to her brother Duncan, metaphorically. Or is it? She shows up in season two to save V's life.
* Possibly the end of season two of 'being human' where Annie takes the evil priest through the door.
* John Winchester appears at the end of ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'s'' second season, having [[Like a Badass Out of Hell|escaped through a hellmouth and proceeds to supremely own]] [[Big Bad|Azazel]].
** Actually, he only manages to struggle with Azazel for for a few moments before he breaks free, but that still gives Dean the chance to grab [[One-Hit Kill|the Colt]] and use it to finish Azazel off.
* In ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'', {{spoiler|1=Ankh performs a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to enable Eiji to use [[Mid-Season Upgrade|TaJaDor Combo]] one final time against the [[Big Bad]], giving up the Medal containing his existence in the process. As Eiji fights, Ankh's spirit appears and begins assisting Eiji in the fight, even helpping to fire the [[Finishing Move]].}}
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* The deceased Lirum in ''[[Lost Odyssey]]'' revives her children Cooke and Mack after a [[Total Party Kill|crippling defeat]] at the hands of [[Big Bad]] Gongora so they can in turn heal the rest of your party.
* Alma from ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon]]'', in a twisted way. In the non-canon expansion pack ''Extraction Point'', she often wipes out incoming Replica troops and opens paths for the Point Man, for a good reason. Even better: FEAR 2, the reason being she's in love with the main character, Becket.
** [[Stalker Withwith a Crush|Only by the loosest definitions of the word.]]
* After her death in ''[[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney]]'', Mia Fey's job is mostly to lend moral support and helpful advice. However, when {{spoiler|Maya is kidnapped}} she shuttles between possessing Pearl and Maya in order to carry messages between the two parties.
* The entire point of ''[[Ghost Trick]]''. Sissel {{spoiler|and later Missile}} is the supernatural backup for his human allies.
* The Final Boss Fight of ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'' hinges on this trope, with all the ex-party members aiding the party after the [[Big Bad]] defeated them.
** Technically, only Tellah was actually dead.
* {{spoiler|Auron}} of ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'' does this.
* Kane in the original ''[[Shining Force]]'' game, summoning a lightning strike to stop the [[Big Bad]] from possessing the main character.
* In the final battle of ''[[Persona 3]]'', Shinjiro Aragaki chips in with some healing, giving the [[Player Character]] the last bit of HP needed to win the fight.
* In the final battle of the A path in ''[[Valkyrie Profile Covenant of the Plume]]'', {{spoiler|Ancel, who you have to sacrifice in the game's opening,}} shows up to lend a hand.
* ''[[Star Fox 64]]'': James McCloud, complete with apparent ghostly spaceship, appears at the end to guide his son out of Andross's [[Taking You Withwith Me]] attempt.
 
 
== Webcomics ==
* The ghost of Squeeky-Bobo from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' helps out the Dimension of Pain demons now and then.
* ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'': The truth is, those paladins guarding Soon's gate weren't there to guard the gate alone... they were there [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0449.html as reinforcements].
{{quote| '''Soon:''' Ghost-martyrs of the Sapphire Guard, ATTACK!}}
 
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** In ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]'', {{spoiler|recently deceased Vector Prime lets Optimus borrow his sword from beyond. It becomes physical when Optimus takes it, and he finishes the final battle against Galvatron in victory.}}
** And [[Transformers Energon|a season before that]], Superion's fallen brother appears to briefly help him in the final battle with Bruticus Maximus.
* In ''[[Thunder CatsThundercats]]'', an ancient spirit is menacing the team. It can hurt them (because of its Thundarium Mace), but they can't touch it. The Sword of Omens summons Jaga, the deceased mentor, to wield it in a ghostly battle in the sky.
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': Dead Avatars often come to the current Avatar's aid. Sure, to do that, it means possesing his/her body in an [[Unstoppable Rage]], but it ''does'' help. (Usually).<br /><br />The season 1 finale also involved Aang getting some direct help from the Ocean Spirit itself when the Fire Nation finds a way to "neutralize" the Moon (and thus all waterbending). Both the Ocean and the Moon spirits crossed over to the physical world ages ago in Avatar, but they were still otherworldly in nature so it counts.
 
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