Immortality Question

[Promestein]

So, I'm planning on eventually making a page for a certain horror character whose immortality (primarily) derives from the fact that, upon death, another perfectly identical version of him shows up in his place, having come from another timeline. I know that Funny Valentine has a similar ability. Can this be quantified under our Immortality system? The closest I can think of is Type 6, but that's explicitly parasitic / jumping into another body, not simply being replaced by an alternate self.

 

[The_Everlasting]

6 is really the closest example I can think of, unless you want to just describe the power on the page.

 

[Saikou_The_Lewd_King]

Lavos has a similar thing, doesn't he?


Seems like we don't have any specific type of immortality for that. Type 9 maybe but...

 

[Assaltwaffle]

If it is someone from a different timeline, can it really be classified as Immortality? It is a separate dude, just one that experienced the exact same past.

This is going to get into philosophy pretty fast; it all depends on which theory of self you subscribe to.

 

[Kaltias]

Isn't that high end acausality like Lavos?

 

[Promestein]

"It is a separate dude, just one that experienced the exact same past." Debatable, at least in this case, due to the nature of this guy. Immortality was the only way I could think to quantify it, and if other characters have similar abilities I feel like we should have something for it.

It's probably a bit of both. @Kaltias

 

[The_Everlasting]

Immortality was the only way I could think to quantify it, and if other characters have similar abilities I feel like we should have something for it.

You'd be surprised.

 

[Promestein]

I knowwwwww, but it's close to immortality, especially with those who are implied to have unified consciousnesses with their alternate selves and can switch out upon death because of it.

 

[The_Everlasting]

Do we allow linking to Superpower wiki for abilities? Because I think they have one that fits this.

 

[Promestein]

Powerlisting has everything. I'm sure they do, but we have a rule against it now. But a lot of pages still have links to it.

 

[The_Everlasting]

Oh, I thought we still allowed it when in lack of better options.

Though, I really can't think of a comparison to this ability that we have.

 

[Promestein]

Not anymore, unfortunately.

Yeah. Whatever, it's not a big deal. I'll just write it out on his page when I get around to making it.