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== Anime and Manga ==

* Sasori from ''[[Naruto]]'', due to the fact that he turned himself into a puppet.

* The case for gods in the ''[[Saiyuki]]'' series.

* In ''[[Robotech]]'', the Zentraedi apparently have biological immortality due to a protoculture - based genetic engineering, despite having a life expectancy lower than humans due to being a [[Proud Warrior Race]] and [[Martyrdom Culture]].

== Film - Live Action ==

* Tom Creo / Conquistador Tomas in ''The Fountain'' (also a case of [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]] and [[Literal Genie]], respectively).

* ''[[In Time]]'' features a humanity that has stopped the aging process, freezing everyone's age and physical abilities at 25. Time itself has replaced money as currency, meaning that the poor live day to day, while the rich can effectively become immortal.

 

* The Immortals of [[Tamora Pierce]]'s ''[[Tortall Universe]]'' books.

* The Amber Royalty from the ''[[Book of Amber]]'' are mostly this. They are quite tough and regenerate better than humans, but it's a very slow process (it takes four years for {{spoiler|grow back burnt out eyes}}, for example). Serious wound definitely can kill them, which happens on several occasions.

* May be true of [[Indigo]] and [[Non-Human Sidekick|Grimya]] - they do not age, but even they don't know whether they can be killed by injury or disease. At one point, Indigo is seriously ill and comatose, and Grimya worries that [[Fate Worse Than Death|she will remain delirious forever]] if the disease "kills" her. (Indigo recovers, and the question is never resolved.)

* ''[[Warbreaker]]'':

** The Returned can continue to live indefinitely if they are supplied with [[Life Energy|Breath]] once per week but are otherwise as vulnerable to injury as anybody else, {{spoiler|as poor Blushweaver discovered}}.

** ''Anyone'' can live indefinitely if they have the Fifth Heightening or above, and in fact it's explained that the Returned immortality works like it does because a Returned has a single, immensely powerful breath that puts them automatically at this stage (People with less than that age more slowly, but the Fifth Heightening is when it stops completely). It's actually better than being a Returned since such people don't need a constant supply of Breath to live (though they do need to gather a lot of Breath in the first place to ''reach'' the heightening, their bodies don't consume it once they have it and they can use it indefinitely).

* Dragons in ''[[The Obsidian Trilogy]]'' are this. They do not age or get ill, but they can be injured and killed. If they chose to bond with a human or elven mage, they will also die when their bondmate does.

* In ''[http://www.amazon.com/third-millennium-history-world-2000-3000/dp/0283992115 The Third Millenium: A History Of The World 2000 - 3000 A.D.]'', The Emortals and Starpeople achieve temporary biological immortality through genetic engineering and the rejuvination procedure; most who don't die by accident will eventually die from a failed rejuvination, but they typically remain youthful to about age 400 - 500.

* Warlocks and vampires from [[The Verse]] of ''[[The Mortal Instruments]]'' and ''[[The Infernal Devices]]''. They stop aging at a certain physical age and stay young-looking and beautiful until they get killed off.

* The Lord Ruler from ''[[Mistborn]]''. He can literally store up youth and health {{spoiler|by using Feruchemy}} for later consumption, making him both ageless and virtually impervious to injury. {{spoiler|In the end, [[Action Girl|Vin]] kills him by tearing away his storages - so she almost literally rips the vitality out of him}}.

 

 

* ''[[Lost]]'''s Richard Alpert made a deal with Jacob about 150 years ago, gaining immortality in exchange for becoming a leader to the people of the island. His reasons for asking this? {{spoiler|Being afraid of going to hell for accidental murder.}}

* Walter Jameson, from ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "Long Live Walter Jameson", was granted this form of immortality in Ancient Greece by an alchemist. He says that he came close to death many times over the centuries due to injuries and disease, "but never close enough". {{spoiler|At the end of the episode when he is shot, he begins to age rapidly as he dies until he is nothing but a pile of dust.}}

* In the [[Speculative Documentary]] ''[http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/neuroscience/can-you-live-forever-episode.htm Can You Live Forever?]'', an experimental procedure allows Adam to retain a youthful constitution into old age.

{{quote| I was 132 years old. I didn't feel it though. In, fact, I felt ''awesome''.}}

* ''[[GURPS]]'' uses Unaging for immortality. This means ''only'' that the character will never grow older or die of old age it confers no resistance to disease or harm. Other forms of immortality require additional powers.

* In ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'', nearly everyone but non-[[Space Marine]] [[Puny Earthlings|humans]] and the Tau.

* "Longevity: Immortal" is an option for the Life Support power in ''[[Champions]]''

* Likewise, in ''[[Mutants and Masterminds]]'', Immunity (aging) is just a 1 point power. If you want true immortality, you need to buy into ranks of Regeneration to account for things like rising from the dead.

 

== Video Games ==

** [[Our Elves Are Better|Night elves]] used to have this form of immortality, before sacrificing it to save the world from [[Legions of Hell|the Burning Legion]]. [[Proud Scholar Race|Draenei]] may also have this form of immortality (Velen is explicitly stated to), or they may just be extremely long lived. [[Our Demons Are Different|Demons]] also have this type of Immortality (at least one quest states that at least some of them have Type IV as well).

** [[Our Dragons Are Different|Dragons]], or at least the Aspects, seem to be undying as well. {{spoiler|Or were until they recently had to relinquish it, anyway.}}

* Being a ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' champion grants this type of immortality until the next Mortal Kombat tournament, which is usually a generation away from the previous one.

* As the [[Ultimate Lifeform]], [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Shadow the Hedgehog]] is ageless, most likely due to the genetic material contributed to Project Shadow by his biological "father," {{spoiler|[[Shadow the Hedgehog|Black Doom]]}}. The reason behind this was that Shadow's creator, Professor Gerald Robotnik, wanted to study immortality and use the fruits of his research to find a cure for his granddaughter (and Shadow's surrogate sister) Maria, as she was terminally ill and suffering from a fatal disease known as NIDS (Neuro-Immuno Deficiency Syndrome).

 

== Webcomics ==

* In ''[[A Magical Roommate]],'' Oracles live for as long as they want. They can be killed by outside forces, but otherwise, they will live until they decide to die - unlike their counterparts, Sages, who do die of old age.