True Immortals

Sersi and Gilgamesh are of the Earthen Eternals.

The Inhumans are not immortal. Great longevity, but nowhere near immortal. Most of the current Royal Family of the Inhumans are probably nearing 100, but physically seem to be in their 20's/30's.

Originally posted by eleveninches
Endless

Nope. In Book of Magic, Tim Hunter and Mr. E travel to the end of the universe. All of the Endless are already gone, except for Destiny and Death, and we see Destiny die/cease to exist. Death comments that it's the end of the universe, that she's come for the universe itself, and that she's only still around to "lock the door behind me as I leave." Which sort of suggests to me that the DCU doesn't have any "true immortals" in the strictest sense.

Well, if all of the abstracts have died, then time will also have died, so those who live up to the end of time are practically immortal

Apocalypes is a body jumper true...but he immortal he has no rival and no man can be his equal.

Merlyn, Necrom, Roma, maybe Exodus, Azazel, a few of the Externals (like Gideon but he's deceased), Adversary, Living Monolith...

Originally posted by Mainstream
Apocalypes is a body jumper true...but he immortal he has no rival and no man can be his equal.

Apocalypse requires his chamber to extend his life. Without it, he would have been died ages ago.

true....so he's like a bootleg immortal then.

He's just a long life. Otherwise, I can say Kang and Madame Masque can be treated as possible immortals if they just continued creating dupes of themselves and transferring their memories to these vessels.

but if you don't die...or can cheat death...you are immortal right? right? right?

Originally posted by Mainstream
but if you don't die...or can cheat death...you are immortal right? right? right?

Well, Doctor Doom can transfer his mind to another as can some telepaths (i.e. Jean); Franklin Richards was able to turn himself from child to adult and vice versa; Nocturne, Malice and Proteus took on different vessels; Mystique's shapeshifting retards or possibly halts her age factor (theoretically), but all these I don't classify as immortal.

immortal are the people who can't die and don't have to jump bods or uses technology to prolong their lives...but Apoc says he is immortal...would he lie..heh heh heh heh

Yes. He's talked down to the Living Monolith and has countless times considered himself a god. That's just ego. There's dozens of characters that give themselves titles and what not.

Other immortals: Adam Warlock, Her, Dormammu, Nightmare, Mephisto, etc.

Dacula, Vandel Savage, Apoc.......sorta. heh heh heh heh

Does immortality mean:
1. You will live forever (or until the end of time)
2. You CANT be killed
3. You WONT be killed

???

Someone grab a dictionary!

to me immortal means you can't die or if you die you can come back..cuz if you were dead...you won't be able to come back right?

Apocalypse, Mr.Sinister, Galactus, Supreme Gods (LT, Eternity, etc.), Phoenix Force, Celestials, Cyttorak.

Magneto: but I killed you?

Apocalypse: kill me? hahahahahah do you not realize I am immortal here (gives him a dictionary) look it up b*tch.

I don't believe Mr. Sinister is tough...Apoc enhanced his life...so Sinister in the same boat as Ra Al Ghul--the batman villian that can live for a long time.

Adam Destine

Slade..aka Deathstroke the Terminator..you can kill'em but he'll be back.

Merriam-Webster says:

Main Entry: im·mor·tal
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin immortalis, from in- + mortalis mortal
1 : exempt from death <the immortal gods>
2 : exempt from oblivion : IMPERISHABLE <immortal fame>
3 : connected with or relating to immortality

Main Entry: im·mor·tal·i·ty
: the quality or state of being immortal : a : unending existence b : lasting fame

The less erudite Encarta says:

immortal:
adj.
1. able to live or last forever: able to have eternal life or existence
n.
2. im·mor·tal or Im·mor·tal a god: a god who lives for ever, especially a god of ancient Greece or Rome

etymology:
[14th century. From Latin immortalis , literally “not subject to death,” from mortalis (see mortal).]

A common exclamation in ancient Rome was "di immortalis!"--"immortal gods!" which conveyed the same meaning, roughly of, "by the gods!" Shock, awe, etc. Similarly, "By Jove!" is actually "By Juppiter!" Jove is the colloquial (vocative) term for Juppiter. Certain names were shortened in vernacular for various reasons.