No Immortal Inertia: Difference between revisions

** A flashback episode shows Watson being tortured by [[Jack the Ripper|John Druitt]] by turning the device on and off, causing Watson great pain.

* The Master does this to the Doctor in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' by suspending his capacity to regenerate with a laser screwdriver.

* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode "Miri." Children live for hundreds of years due to a virus, but when they reach adulthood they quickly grow old and die.

* ''[[Hex]]'' has immortal witch Ella Dee. At one point, Azazeal foils Ella by cutting off her powers with St John's Wort. This has the effect of rendering her mortal, and, well, how many mortals do you know that are over the age of 500?

* While the spell "Polymorph any object" in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' could conceivably be used for immortality cheese, it is vulnerable to being dispelled, leaving them at either the age they started the cheese, or their actual age, depending on the DM.

* One of the plots for a ''[[All Flesh Must Be Eaten]]'' campaign has an evil Chinese alchemist who found the formula for immortality. Some of the rare herbs just went extinct and he's looking for replacements, but he has to hurry because he's aging a year each month.

** "The Secret of Castronegro". Bernardo Diaz has lived for 300 years due to the ruby ring he wears. If it's removed from his finger, he will instantly die and his body will shrivel.

** ''The Fungi from Yuggoth''. Lang Fu's Coat of Life has allowed him to live for centuries. If it is ever removed for more than a few minutes, his body will begin an irreversible aging process that will cause his rapid death.