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The ability to live forever. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Plain and simple]].

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The ability to live forever. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Plain and simple]].\n
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Yes, it is true that we don't live forever (at least not on our own as of yet). People and animals both can and will change as they age, and eventually die at some point.

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Yes, it is true that we don't live forever possess this ability on our own (at least not on our own as of yet). People and animals both can and will change as they age, and eventually die at some point.
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Yes, we don't live forever. People and animals change as they age, and eventually catch disease and die.

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The ability to live forever. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Plain and simple]].

Yes, it is true that we don't live forever. forever (at least not on our own as of yet). People and animals both can and will change as they age, and eventually catch disease and die.die at some point.
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Better term for one type of immortality than my previous one; all immortality technically keeps one's life from being over


* '''Protective Immortality''': A character is immune to getting killed in the first place, whether by the ravages of time, or by physical injury.

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* '''Protective '''Prescient Immortality''': A character is immune to getting killed in the first place, whether by the ravages of time, or by physical injury.

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Two types of immortality prevent death instead of undoing it; Conplete Immortality usually stems from both of those and is thus a subset of the archetype.


* '''CompleteImmortality''': A character simply ''can't'' die, ever.

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* '''Protective Immortality''': A character is immune to getting killed in the first place, whether by the ravages of time, or by physical injury.
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'''CompleteImmortality''': A Traditionally with both of the below tropes combined, a character simply ''can't'' die, ever.
** TheAgeless: Also known as '''Biological Immortality''', describing a character who has eternal youth and never grows old, or cannot die from any complications of old age. But they can still be killed by anything else.
** NighInvulnerability: The character is invulnerable to all or [[AchillesHeel almost all]] physical injury, although they tend to have a weakness that keeps them from full qualification as a [[CompleteImmortality completely immortal being]].



* '''Biological Immortality''': A character is immune to the ravages of time, although usually still mortal to physical injury.
** TheAgeless: A character who has eternal youth and never grows old, or cannot die from any complications of old age. But they can still be killed by anything else.
** NighInvulnerability: The character is invulnerable to all or [[AchillesHeel almost all]] physical injury, although they tend to have a weakness that keeps them from full qualification as a [[CompleteImmortality completely immortal being]].
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* '''PurposeDrivenImmortality''': Someone who is immortal to complete a purpose; once they're done they becomes mortal (or dies instantly). Either because [[{{Determinator}} of their sheer will to live to achieve it]], or someone provided them with immortality in exchange for fulfilling the purpose. Alternatively, they're given immortality as long as they continue to serve a purpose, lest they forfeit their immortality.

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* '''PurposeDrivenImmortality''': Someone who is immortal to complete a purpose; once they're done they becomes mortal (or dies die instantly). Either because [[{{Determinator}} of their sheer will to live to achieve it]], or someone provided them with immortality in exchange for fulfilling the purpose. Alternatively, they're given immortality as long as they continue to serve a purpose, lest they forfeit their immortality.
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** ParasiticImmortality: A character is able live for much longer than a normal person would by jumping from one body to another.

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** ParasiticImmortality: A character is able to live for much longer than a normal person would by jumping from one body to another.

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** GrandTheftMe: The character outright steals other people's bodies to survive.

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** GrandTheftMe: The character outright steals other people's bodies to survive.


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** ParasiticImmortality: A character is able live for much longer than a normal person would by jumping from one body to another.
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** NighInvulnerability: The character is invulnerable to all or [[AchillesHeel almost all]] physical injury, though they tend to have a weakness that keeps them from full qualification as a [[CompleteImmortality completely immortal being]].

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** NighInvulnerability: The character is invulnerable to all or [[AchillesHeel almost all]] physical injury, though although they tend to have a weakness that keeps them from full qualification as a [[CompleteImmortality completely immortal being]].
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*** NeverLiveItDown: Someone doesn't want people to remember the one bad thing that they did, or that happened to them. People remember anyway, much to their chagrin.

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*** NeverLiveItDown: OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Someone doesn't want people to remember the one bad thing that they did, or that happened to them. People remember anyway, much to their chagrin.
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* '''PurposeDrivenImmortality''': Someone who is immortal to complete a purpose; once they're done they becomes mortal (or dies instantly). Either because [[{{Determinator}} of their sheer will to live to achieve it]], or someone provided them with immortality in exchange for fulfilling the purpose. Alternatively, they're given immortality in exchange for serving a purpose, lest they forfeit their immortal life.

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* '''PurposeDrivenImmortality''': Someone who is immortal to complete a purpose; once they're done they becomes mortal (or dies instantly). Either because [[{{Determinator}} of their sheer will to live to achieve it]], or someone provided them with immortality in exchange for fulfilling the purpose. Alternatively, they're given immortality in exchange for serving as long as they continue to serve a purpose, lest they forfeit their immortal life.
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*** ImmortalBreaker: A certain thing can turn the immortal into mortal.

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*** ImmortalBreaker: A certain thing item or weapon that can turn the immortal into mortal.strip away immortality or outright ignore it.
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* '''PurposeDrivenImmortality''': Someone who is immortal to complete a purpose; once he's done he becomes mortal (or dies instantly). Either because [[{{Determinator}} of his sheer will to live to achieve it]], or someone provided him with immortality in exchange for fulfilling the purpose.

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* '''PurposeDrivenImmortality''': Someone who is immortal to complete a purpose; once he's they're done he they becomes mortal (or dies instantly). Either because [[{{Determinator}} of his their sheer will to live to achieve it]], or someone provided him them with immortality in exchange for fulfilling the purpose.
purpose. Alternatively, they're given immortality in exchange for serving a purpose, lest they forfeit their immortal life.
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->Immortality is not a gift. Immortality is an achievement, and only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.

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->Immortality ->''"Immortality is not a gift. Immortality is an achievement, and only those who strive mightily Shall shall possess it."''
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*** ImmortalBreaker: A certain thing can turn the immortal into mortal.
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** ImmortalityThroughMemory: The belief that as long as someone remembers them, they can never truly die.
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