How did Han die if he was immortal?
Can someone explain that to me?
shareThere are two types of immortality observed in fantasy stories:
- Being unable to ever die
- Being able to live forever unless you're mortally wounded in some way (sometimes it's a special way, like the Dragon Emperor who could only die by a magic knife struck into his heart)
Exactly. So it isnt immortal like they’d like you believe when they first said it.
shareHe was immortal. It's just that there was an esoteric way to kill him.
shareImmortal means you cant be killed. So it contradicts.
shareAs explained, there are two kinds of immortality in fantasy. The one featured in the film is the version where the individual possesses immortality and can live forever, but there's an esoteric way that s/he can be killed. Writers implement this version in their stories because it's more interesting when the immortal person/thing in question -- whether hero or villain -- can die.
Think about it in terms of Dracula. He's undead and therefore will continue to live, unless the prescribed manner of killing vampires is used against him, depending upon the relevant lore. Of course, there's usually a mystical way in which he can be resurrected, as seen in the Hammer series.
Yes I know but that’s like saying you’re invisible to be seen through water. It contradicts and its purposely done so to lure humans into a fantasy story but it isnt true. Like Dracula in Hellsing is really indestructible no matter what you do to him. He is really immortal. Which is much better literally writing.
shareNo, it doesn't contradict. The term simply means different thing. Consider actual mythology. Greek, Roman and Norse gods were all immortal. However, the Norse gods would die during Ragnarok. There is only one example of a Greek god supposedly dying. Plutarch, IRRC, relates the story of an Egyptian ship passing by an island and someone calling to spread the news that "The Great God Pan is dead." How he supposedly died is never revealed.
Immortal does not even, always mean eternal youth. Eos, goddess of the dawn, took the mortal prince Tithonus, as a lover. She eventually asks Zeus to grant him immortality, but forgets to ask for eternal youth. He becomes more and more frail, eventually tuning into a cricket or a cicada (in some tellings) or locked into a room to suffer forever the ravages of old age. (in others)