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The [[Sci Fi]] version of the [[Spirit Advisor]].
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** Centuries after his death no less.
* Jor-El in ''[[Smallville]]'' is probably one of these, though admittedly, it is not quite explicit exactly ''what'' he is.
* Near-miss: the absence of real-time superluminal communication in ''[[Andromeda]]'' ([[Faster
** This was actually a [[Retcon]] to rationalize the use of real-time interstellar communication in several earlier episodes, which happened because the new producer of the show [[Did Not Do the Research]] about the ground rules of the show's universe.
* A hologram version of Madeline appears in one episode of ''[[La Femme Nikita]]'', though she knows she isn't the original.
* Because no trope is complete without a ''[[Star Trek]]'' entry: in the ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation|Next Generation]]'' episode "Inheritance", Data converses with a holographic AI of his creator, Noonien Soong.
** Not to mention the various EMH/LMH variants seen were based on the personalities and appearances of either Dr. Zimmerman (their creator) or a famous Starfleet doctor.
* The ''[[
** The upshot being that, technically {{spoiler|[[Everybody Lives]]}}.
* ''[[Caprica]]'' has a complex case in the form of Zoe Graystone's Avatar. She's a recreation of her creator, based on ''publicly available records of her life'', and yet, even her father acknowledges that the difference between the original (and now deceased) Zoe and the avatar version is inconsequential. Unlike most examples of this trope, the avatar version of Zoe existed alongside her creator, and the two had been able to converse. The questions her existence raises for the nature of what it means to be a person is at the philosophical heart of the series.
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