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[[Angelo Colasanto]] attempted to make himself immortal after seeing Jack Harkness die and come back to life. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | [[Angelo Colasanto]] attempted to make himself immortal after seeing Jack Harkness die and come back to life. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | ||
When the [[Great Intelligence]] were uploading [[human]]s' [[soul]]s to the [[Wi-Fi]] in [[2013]], [[Rosemary Kizlet]] described it as "immortality, only fatal. | When the [[Great Intelligence]] were uploading [[human]]s' [[soul]]s to the [[Wi-Fi]] in [[2013]], [[Rosemary Kizlet]] described it as "immortality, only fatal". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'') | ||
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[[Clara Oswald]] gained a measure of immortality when she was [[extraction chamber|extracted]] from her death at the hands of the [[Quantum Shade]] by the [[Time Lord]]s. Her physical processes [[time loop]]ed, she lost all life signs (such as heartbeat, breathing and even ageing), but was functionally speaking immortal. However, as her death was a historically established event, she could not delay it indefinitely without the risk of incurring paradoxes on a scale which could damage the universe; her immortality ceased when she finally returned to [[Gallifrey]] and was sent back to her pre-destined death on the [[Trap Street, London|trap street]] in [[London]], after spending an undetermined amount of time travelling with Ashildr. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | [[Clara Oswald]] gained a measure of immortality when she was [[extraction chamber|extracted]] from her death at the hands of the [[Quantum Shade]] by the [[Time Lord]]s. Her physical processes [[time loop]]ed, she lost all life signs (such as heartbeat, breathing and even ageing), but was functionally speaking immortal. However, as her death was a historically established event, she could not delay it indefinitely without the risk of incurring paradoxes on a scale which could damage the universe; her immortality ceased when she finally returned to [[Gallifrey]] and was sent back to her pre-destined death on the [[Trap Street, London|trap street]] in [[London]], after spending an undetermined amount of time travelling with Ashildr. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | ||
The [[Cyberman | The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] gained immortality by replacing their body parts with cybernetic ones, but they lost their [[emotion]]s and humanity in the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') | ||
The race known as the [[Olympian]]s had the power of immortality. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Life Bringer! (comic story)|The Life Bringer!]]'') | The race known as the [[Olympian]]s had the power of immortality. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Life Bringer! (comic story)|The Life Bringer!]]'') | ||
[[Jack Harkness]], after being resurrected by the [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf]], would always come back to life after being killed, and his ageing was slowed down. The [[Tenth Doctor]] explained that when [[Rose Tyler]] was the Bad Wolf she brought him back but couldn't control the power and brought him back forever, making Jack a [[fixed point in time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') He lost this immortality on [[Miracle Day]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'') but regained it when the Miracle ended. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'') In an [[alternate timeline (The Death of Captain Jack)|alternate timeline]], [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] was able to use distilled [[rift energy]] with technology from the [[Torchwood Institute]] to cut Jack Harkness off from the [[Time Vortex]], nullifying his immortality and | [[Jack Harkness]], after being resurrected by the [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf]], would always come back to life after being killed, and his ageing was slowed down. The [[Tenth Doctor]] explained that when [[Rose Tyler]] was the Bad Wolf she brought him back but couldn't control the power and brought him back forever, making Jack a [[fixed point in time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') He lost this immortality on [[Miracle Day]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'') but regained it when the Miracle ended. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'') In an [[alternate timeline (The Death of Captain Jack)|alternate timeline]], [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] was able to use distilled [[rift energy]] with technology from the [[Torchwood Institute]] to cut Jack Harkness off from the [[Time Vortex]], nullifying his immortality and transferring it to himself. Jack, however, remained a fixed point in time, and his eventual [[death]] resulted in John's universe collapsing in on itself, restoring history back to "how it should be". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'') | ||
[[Suzie Costello]], after being brought back to life, was unable to die again until the [[resurrection gauntlet]] that was keeping her alive was destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]'') | [[Suzie Costello]], after being brought back to life, was unable to die again until the [[resurrection gauntlet]] that was keeping her alive was destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]'') | ||
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[[Ursula Blake]] gained immortality when she became a face on a concrete slab. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'') | [[Ursula Blake]] gained immortality when she became a face on a concrete slab. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'') | ||
[[Katsura Sato]] gained immortality after having been rescued by [[Nanodrone]]s ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Hell (comic story)|The Road to Hell]]'') | [[Katsura Sato]] gained immortality after having been rescued by [[Nanodrone]]s, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Hell (comic story)|The Road to Hell]]'') but lost it when [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]] took control of [[the Glory]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]'') | ||
[[Thomas Vaughan]] discovered the secret of immortality in the mid-[[17th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hidden (audio story)|Hidden]]'') | [[Thomas Vaughan]] discovered the secret of immortality in the mid-[[17th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hidden (audio story)|Hidden]]'') | ||
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In another alternate timeline, [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] was given immortality in [[1791]] by one of his [[clone]]s from the [[far future]]. He later came to regret this as this meant that he lived long enough to become a hack. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[My Own Private Wolfgang (audio story)|My Own Private Wolfgang]]'') | In another alternate timeline, [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] was given immortality in [[1791]] by one of his [[clone]]s from the [[far future]]. He later came to regret this as this meant that he lived long enough to become a hack. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[My Own Private Wolfgang (audio story)|My Own Private Wolfgang]]'') | ||
In another alternate timeline, the inhabitants of [[Stockbridge]] were given immortality between [[1950]] and [[2009]], courtesy of [[Viridios]]. Towards the end, they | In another alternate timeline, the inhabitants of [[Stockbridge]] were given immortality between [[1950]] and [[2009]], courtesy of [[Viridios]]. Towards the end, they begged for death. They were given it when the timeline was reversed and they died when they were originally intended to. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'') | ||
[[Grayvorn]] gained immortality from [[The Relic (Excelis Dawns)|the Relic]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Excelis Rising (audio story)|Excelis Rising]]'') | [[Grayvorn]] gained immortality from [[The Relic (Excelis Dawns)|the Relic]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Excelis Rising (audio story)|Excelis Rising]]'') | ||
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[[Rex Matheson]] apparently gained immortality through means not understood after a complete transfusion of Captain Jack's then-mortal blood during the Miracle Day events. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'') | [[Rex Matheson]] apparently gained immortality through means not understood after a complete transfusion of Captain Jack's then-mortal blood during the Miracle Day events. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'') | ||
The [[Sisterhood of Karn]] gained immortality due to the [[Elixir of Life]]. However, they could only live as long as they drank the elixir, which | The [[Sisterhood of Karn]] gained immortality due to the [[Elixir of Life]]. However, they could only live as long as they drank the elixir, which meant they could still die if they were not able to produce more of it. It was also shown that they could still be killed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') | ||
The [[Three Who Rule]] gained immortality when they were transformed into [[vampire]]s by the [[King Vampire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') | The [[Three Who Rule]] gained immortality when they were transformed into [[vampire]]s by the [[King Vampire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') | ||
