Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady is one of the main characters in The Demonata series. He is the protagonist of Lord Loss, Slawter, Blood Beast, Demon. The Awesomeness by Analysis trope as used in popular culture. Some people learn by flipping pages. Some people must gain knowledge through pain. Some people. Good Thing You Can Heal. Good thing indeed. Use the traits of werewolf. Jeebs: You insensitive pricks! Do you have any idea how much that stings? Kay: Show us the merchandise or you'll lose another head, Jeebs. Sadly, it's more passive and less visually impressive than Eye Beams or even Super Strength, both of which you can show off regularly with Mundane Utility to clue in new readers or viewers that the characters have powers. Accidents usually include: deep cuts, lost limbs, third degree burns, and otherwise flirting with sure death. The problem is that while redundant exposition is avoided, the character in question gets a reputation as clumsy to the point that should they lose their regeneration they'd die or be seriously crippled, prompting onlookers to go . And don't ask what happens when they get a paper cut. Can also be justified as a healing character might be the first one to leap into harms way when needed because they'll live. Since the regenerator can take damage that would otherwise kill any other team member, it becomes their . It shows that the bad guy is ready and willing to kill, without actually having somebody die. At its worst, it can break Willing Suspension of Disbelief by having the regenerator come back from being completely incinerated (Shapeshifter Baggage is usually involved when that much mass is lost), or a character with clones casually killing them. Most noticeable with Cyborgs, who tend to take damage primarily to their repairable or replaceable parts despite a reasonable expectation that their remaining flesh would be more vulnerable. As even though they can regenerate that doesn't mean they can't feel the wound(s). And as anyone who has recovered from an injury can assert, healing doesn't exactly feel great all the time either. Or, it could be blessed with suck — yes, he can heal supernaturally fast, but he feels all the pain at once. They tend to coincide if the one getting mauled is bloodless (robots, golems, etc.) and has a Heart Drive or other means of near- immortality. Despite occasional griping, these characters tend to agree Living Forever Is Awesome. When a character deliberately injures themselves to prove their Healing Factor, it's Self- Mutilation Demonstration. Also contrast Sliding Scale of Undead Regeneration, which can go from this to no healing at all. The comedic version of this is They Killed Kenny Again, where a character who isn't established as immortal is repeatedly killed (usually for laughs), and always brought back without any reason. He cannot die until either the Sanjiyan, Pai, is killed, or she manages to find a way to release him from said condition. At the start of the series, he regularly gets beaten, chopped up, and blown up (it started when he was hit by a bus). At one point, he deliberately grabs a lighter and jumps into a fountain full of gasoline in order to kill a monster. Some of his deaths are simple random bad luck, like the aforementioned car accident; one wonders if he had that kind of bad luck before he was immortal. Unlike the unfortunate humans they prey upon, nothing short of cutting out their nape will kill them. Likewise, the Titan Shifters suffer injuries that would leave a human crippled for life, if not outright dead. The stronger ones easily shrug off severed limbs and Slashed Throats, and one soldier states that decapitation is probably the only certain way to kill them. And one Titan Shifter survives even that, though the method he used to do so is noted to be extremely dangerous and likely to result in brain damage, so it's not exactly something one would ever want to attempt except as a last resort. The nations of Axis Powers Hetalia have a powerful Healing Factor that lets them regenerate near- instantly from wounds that would be fatal to humans: For example, France at one point is shot in the head by the rifle- wielding Switzerland, only to be fine moments later. Russia breaks all of his bones after jumping from a plane with no parachutenote He thought the snow on the ground would cushion his fall, and is fine with no recovery time that we can see. China is stabbed in the back by the katana- wielding. Japan, and except for a scar remaining there, shows no ill effects afterwards, and a young Lithuania continues holding a conversation as normal with an arrow sticking straight through his head. After drinking it, he suspects he's been cheated and demands the demon to prove that the elixir was real. He obliges by immediately slicing off the top of his head. This is fortunate, since having his arm torn off is on the low end of the sort of things that happen to him. Because of this, he is killed by at least five different ninjas of the rival Kouga clan (and several times elsewhere), making him appear the least competent of the ten ninjas. Enjoy your messy and painful death, buddy. Creed from Black Cat is defeated a number of times, fatally if not for his immortality. He is an excellent swordsman and notes himself that he used to be better but, due to his immortality, has gotten sloppy. In one fight, he's glad to have an arm lopped off by an opponent, because the loss of the weight made him just a tad faster, just enough so that he can now best keep up with his foe. His skills are back up AND he's still immortal. Before that, Rin had been impaled by a zombie hand from his own teacher and stabbed in the shoulder with a sword. Offensive- type Claymores can lose an arm or leg, and simply hold the severed limb to their stump and have it heal. They can even regrow lost limbs, though the limb becomes regular, human strength. Defensive- types are nigh immortal, capable of regrowing lost limbs in minutes and routinely surviving distractions like being nearly cut in half. Odds are if you like a character who's a Defensive- type, you're going to see her get fucked up routinely. The lower- ranked ones may take over a day to regenerate a lost limb, and even longer to recover from near- bisection. Only one character has been shown to regenerate her lost limb(s) in mere minutes, and that's due to special circumstances. Normally, it takes an extreme outpouring of power and effort to regenerate limbs or heal from extensive damage, along with recovery time afterwards. For Offensive- types, even reattaching limbs takes long minutes of uninterrupted concentration. Which can be problematic when enemies refuse to show Mook Chivalry during fights and consider a lost limb a good opportunity to finish their opponent off. In D. Gray- Man, Allen Walker has a healing factor that only applies to his left eye and left arm. Guess what happens? And Kanda Yu would have been dead a while ago if he didn't have regenerative capabilities. Unsurprisingly, her tendency to get injured has reached Running Gag status. In one practice match, he impales one of his hand onto the opponent's blade in order to disarm and win. In Dragon Ball, Piccolo, and all Namekians, are established as having regenerative capabilities. He first demonstrates this During the 2. Tenkaichi Budokai. Unless his head is destroyed, he can use these powers to regenerate himself. He's sent to the next dimension . Tenshinhan is human, and does not have this ability in the manga or the original Japanese. When FUNimation went back and redubbed the Saiyan/Vegeta saga, they removed this tidbit. Goku and Kid Buu trading Kamehamehas leads to Buu getting torn to pieces and Goku simply adding to his collection of bruises. They have the ability to regenerate and specialized infirmaries exist to actively restore them to full health. Even so, it comes with a price — regenerating fatal wounds or lost limbs shortens their (potential) lifespan in the process. Similarly, the only place Al has never been hurt is the blood seal at the base of his neck, which is also the only part that Ed cannot repair. In general, all the homunculi have a tendency to get sliced, diced, and shot to pieces throughout the series. Winston Graham Poldark Series 1. Books Collection Set 1 to 1. Bella Poldark. Winston Graham Poldark Series 1. Books Collection Set Description: Ross Poldark. Cornwall in the 1. Tired from a grim war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family. But the joyful homecoming he has anticipated turns sour, for his father is dead, his estate is derelict and the girl he loves is engaged to his cousin. But his sympathy for the destitute miners and farmers of the district leads him to rescue a half- starved urchin girl from a fairground brawl and take her home - Jeremy Poldark. Cornwall 1. 79. 0. Ross Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life. Accused of wrecking two ships, he is to stand trial at the Bodmin Assizes. Despite their stormy married life, Demelza has tried to rally support for her husband. But there are enemies in plenty who would be happy to see Ross convicted, not least George Warleggan, the powerful banker,Demelza. Demelza Carne, the impoverished miner's daughter Ross Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. But in the events of these turbulent years test their marriage and their love. Demelza's efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry - and her husband - Warleggan. Cornwall 1. 79. 2. Ross plunges into a highly speculative mining venture which threatens not only his family's financial security but also his turbulent marriage to Demelza. When Ross and Elizabeth's old attraction rekindles itself, Demelza retaliates by becoming dangerously involved with a handsome Scottish cavalry officer. With bankruptcy an increasingly real possibility, the Poldarks seem to be facing disaster on all fronts. The Black Moon. Cornwall 1. The birth of a son to Elizabeth and George Warleggan serves only to accentuate the rift between the Poldark and Warleggan families. And when Morwenna Chynoweth, now governess to Elizabeth's eldest son, grows to love Drake Carne, Demelza's brother, the enduring rivalry between George and Ross finds a new focus for bitter enmity and conflic. The Four Swans. Cornwall 1. Although Ross Poldark - now something of a war hero - seems secure in his hard- won prosperity, a new dilemma faces him in the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer for his wife Demelza. All four women - the four swans - whose lives touch Ross's face a crisis in these years. For his wife Demelza, his old love Elizabeth, for his friend's new wife Caroline and for the unhappy Morwenna Chynoweth these are times of stress and conflict. The Angry Tide. Cornwall, towards the end of the 1. Ross Poldark sits for the borough of Truro as Member of Parliment - his time divided between London and Cornwall, his heart divided about his wife, Demelza. His old feud with George Warleggan still flares - as does the illicit love between Morwenna and Drake, Demelza's brother. Before the new century dawns, George and Ross will be drawn together by a loss greater than their rivalry - The Stranger From The Sea. Cornwall 1. 81. 0. The Poldark family awaits the return of Ross from his mission to Wellington's army in Portugal. But their ordered existence ends with Jeremy Poldark's dramatic rescue of The Stranger from the Sea. Stephen Carrington's arrival in the Poldark household changes all their lives. The Miller's Dance. Cornwall 1. 81. 2. At Nampara, the Poldark family finds the new year brings involvement in more than one unexpected venture. For Ross and Demelza there is some surprising - and worrying - news. And Clowance, newly returned from her London triumphs, finds that her entanglement with Stephen Carrington brings not only happiness but heartache. Bella Poldark. Bella Poldark is the twelfth and final novel in Winston Graham's sweeping series of Cornwall, Poldark. Cornwall 1. 81. 8. We continue the tale of Ross and Demelza; of the wayward Valentine Warleggan, whose existence keeps open the old wounds of the feud between Ross and George; of Bella, the Poldark's youngest daughter, whose precocious talent as a singer is encouraged by her old flame,The Twisted Sword. The Twisted Sword is the eleventh novel in Winston Graham's sweeping series of Cornwall, Poldark. Cornwall 1. 81. 5. Demelza sees a horseman riding down the valley and senses disruption to the domestic contentment she has fought so hard to achieve. For Ross has little option but to accept the summons - and travel to Paris with his family, as an 'observer' of the French armed forces. The Loving Cup. The Loving Cup is the tenth novel in Winston Graham's sweeping series of Cornwall, Poldark. Cornwall 1. 81. 3. A silver cup lies half- forgotten in a dank cave, amongst a pile of stolen goods. Yet the tiny vessel and its inscription Amor gignit amorem haunts the lives of the still- feuding Poldark and Warleggan families.
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