# Back from the Dead Characters **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391 "2007-09-07T18:12:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/1 "2007-09-07T18:12:06Z")
God, I can’t type today… This is the kind of random shit my brain expells: I’m trying to get an alphabetical list of characters that have come back from the dead. I couldn’t find one online (probably because it would be too damn long). My list: Alucard, Archangel, Apocalypse Bucky, Booster Gold Cable, Colossus, Cyclops Deadpool, Dream, Deadman Elektra Flash Ghost Rider, Green Goblin, Guardian Hal Jordan Iron Fist, Invisible Woman Jean Grey, Jason Todd, Joker Kara Zor-el Longshot Magneto, Mr. Immortal Northstar O Psylocke Q Rogue Superman, Storm, Seras Victoria T U Vegeta Wolverine Xena Y Z No, I haven’t personally read all these comics. A lot of this is stuff I found online. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/2 "2007-09-07T18:23:51Z")
Angel - Killed by Buffy, sent to Hell Dimension, returned to Earth by Powers That Be. Buffy - Sacrificied herself in place of Dawn, brought back by Willow. Spike - Dies in “Buffy” finale, revived in “Angel.” Captain America, Mr. Fantastic, Human Torch, Thing, Hulk, Spider-Man, Thor, Iron-Man (Jim Rhodes), Wasp, Hawkeye, She-Hulk, Prof. X, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Magneto, Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter) - All killed by a bolt from the blue (engineered by Dr. Doom) in “Secret Wars #11”, revived by an alien healer in “SW” #12. Jason Voorhees - Killed approximately 10 times, revived again & again & again. Michael Myers - Also killed appr. 10 times. Freddie Kruger - About 8 times. Wonder Woman - John Byrne recycled the ‘Superman dies’ storyline during his less-than-stellar tenure on the book. 'S’all I can think of for now. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/3 "2007-09-07T18:28:17Z")
Is this just comics (a long enough list, Ghu knows), or in general? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/4 "2007-09-07T18:30:13Z")
Monroe, Dr. Marvin Potter, Harry ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/5 "2007-09-07T18:32:35Z")
Jake Chambers, in the Dark Tower series ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/6 "2007-09-07T18:41:33Z")
John Sheridan Uncle Duke ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/7 "2007-09-07T18:43:07Z")
Lazarus ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/8 "2007-09-07T18:44:36Z")
Well you’ve already got C, J, H & S, so I’m afraid my contributions of Captain Jacks Harkness and Sparrow isn’t much help. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/9 "2007-09-07T18:47:33Z")
Spock of course. Bill the Cat should qualify. Gandalf the Grey returned as Gandalf the White. (If you want an O you can go with Olorin) That Jesus guy & Aslan. All the Reapers on Dead Like Me. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/10 "2007-09-07T18:49:41Z")
… Bucky’s back from the dead? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/11 "2007-09-07T18:49:57Z")
Do you want to include soap operas? Because if so, you’ll be here all week. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/12 "2007-09-07T18:56:04Z")
Somehow, I think charectors such as Q (who never actually died to my knowledge) and those with the name of “deadman” or whose powers preclude actual death (Ghost Rider) should not be on the list. Jason Vorhees only legitimately ‘died’ once - when he was blown to bits - and there is a reasonable chance that he did not survive the space station thing. Freddy Kruger ‘died’ in the fire - he lived in the dreams (and according to the Jason Vs Freddy movie) and only lived there when he was “thought of” - hardly coming back to life. Micheal Myers was only presumed dead - he certainly should have died from the injuries he sustained - but he was never officially dead. (until the last movie when he lost his head) James T. Kirk died atleast twice in TOS only to be revived in the same episode (Enterprise Incident, Amok Time) ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/13 "2007-09-07T19:01:46Z")
Does Sherlock Holmes count? ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/14 "2007-09-07T19:04:41Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Gandalf the Grey returned as Gandalf the White. (If you want an O you can go with Olorin) [/QUOTE] I thought the OP meant O from The Story of O (which I haven’t read, so nobody tell me if that actually is the case). By the same token, **simster** , I think the OP included “Q” as an empty category, not to say that Q from _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ returned from the dead. Darla, Angel’s vampire sire, was dusted, brought back as a human, then re-vamped and dusted again. Buffy died twice. Frankenstein’s monster was parts of many people returned from the dead. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/15 "2007-09-07T19:07:28Z")
Have you ever read Dune? By the end all the major characters had been brought back. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/16 "2007-09-07T19:09:08Z")
[QUOTE=The New and Improved Superman] Angel - Killed by Buffy, sent to Hell Dimension, returned to Earth by Powers That Be. [/QUOTE] Nitpick: Buffy didn’t kill Angel. She stabbed him through his shrivelled walnut heart with a metal sword, which is hardly fatal to vampires, then he got sucked through a vortex into hell. Not a pleasant fate by any means, but not really a death, either. Of course, he _is_ a vampire, so that right there requires one death and resurrection. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/17 "2007-09-07T19:12:24Z")
Bond. James Bond. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/18 "2007-09-07T19:13:38Z")
> [@](#): > > By the same token, simster, I think the OP included “Q” as an empty category, not to say that Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation returned from the dead. Then fill it with Oliver Queen aka the Green Arrow. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/19 "2007-09-07T19:15:11Z")
Captain Jack Sparrow (died in Pirates of the Caribbean 2, brought back in 3) and Captain Hector Barbossa (died in Pirates of the Caribbean 1, brought back offscreen in 2 and explained somewhat in 3). Jack Bauer (24) – clinically dead and brought back in Season 2. I believe Booster Gold faked his death, but never really died. Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) did die, but was brought back by some convoluted process. Thanks, Kevin Smith. About half the Marvel Universe was killed by Thanos wielding the Infinity Gauntlet, only to be brought back later. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391/20 "2007-09-07T19:19:58Z")
John Constantine and Neo. Keanu likes to die. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-from-the-dead-characters/418391.md?page=2)