Anime & Manga
Cell: Do you think you won the match, Goku? You fool! Here in Hell, our bodies are immortal!
Frieza: You will never be able to beat me because I'm already dead!
Frieza: You will never be able to beat me because I'm already dead!
Comic Books
"You cannot kill what does not live!"
—A Catchphrase of the Dark Judges, Judge Dredd
Films — Live-Action
"We are not among the living, and so, we cannot die. But neither are we dead."
—Hector Barbossa, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Masbeth: Is he... dead?
[the group watches as the Horseman steps out of the burning windmill, unscathed]
Ichabod: That's the problem: he was dead to begin with.
[the group watches as the Horseman steps out of the burning windmill, unscathed]
Ichabod: That's the problem: he was dead to begin with.
You can't kill me, Victor. [impales himself on the length of the sword Victor is holding between them] I'm already dead.
— Dracula, Van Helsing
Live-Action TV
"Little pig, little pig stop stabbing my head, you can't kill what is already dead!"
—Frankenswine, Tales from the Crypt, "The Third Pig"
Music
What is dead can never die
—The Megas', Cracked Skulls
Video Games
Sub-Zero: The battle is finished! Your quest for vengeance is over, Scorpion!
Scorpion: You cannot kill a dead man. You may have defeated my physical form, but my soul is eternal. You will pay for the massacre of my clan and family.
Scorpion: You cannot kill a dead man. You may have defeated my physical form, but my soul is eternal. You will pay for the massacre of my clan and family.
—Sub-Zero's ending, Mortal Kombat 4
"Turn back if you value your life. You can't behead the headless. Our swords and pikes did nothing.""
—Temple Posting, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Webcomics
Undine: If you want to kill me, then come out and fight me!
"Goops": But how can I kill something that's basically already dead?
"Goops": But how can I kill something that's basically already dead?
Western Animation
Molly: Scratch! You can't eat those berries, they're poisonous!
Scratch: [mouth full of berries] You know I'm already dead, right?
Molly: Oh. Right.
Scratch: [mouth full of berries] You know I'm already dead, right?
Molly: Oh. Right.
"Where was I gonna go? Detroit?"
—Saddam Hussein, South Park