Dead Heart

The ability to live with a non-functioning heart. Variation of Supernatural Heart. Opposite of Strong Heart. Not to be confused with Heartlessness.

Also Called[]

• Broken Heart
• Cold Heart
• Grieving Heart
• Half Alive
• Rotten Heart
• Undead Heart

Capabilities[]

Users are able to function normally without the use of their heart, so said organ is considered "dead" or "non-functioning". Literally, this means the heart is still inside the user's body but simply doesn't work. Conceptually, it means the user has suffered a severe trauma that has caused the "death" of their heart, making them unable to experience positive feelings and emotions and in the worst cases, all emotions. This causes a sudden change in their personality, making them cold, "heartless" and devoid of compassion.

This does not mean that their heart is lost forever, it is possible to "reactivate" it through other powers (literally way) or by making them feel strong and sincere positive emotions (conceptual way).

Applications[]

• Apathy/Emotion Negation
• Artificial Heart
• Cardiology Manipulation/Superpower Immunity

Associations[]

• Heartlessness
• Strong Heart
• True Love's Kiss
• Undead Physiology
  • Vampire Physiology
  • Zombie Physiology

Limitations[]

• May suffer a form of "hollowness" and "unfulfillment" within them, both physically and emotionally.
• May require a prosthetic of some kind to pick up the slack.
• May need to be already dead to have one such as a zombie or a vampire.
• May still act as a way for the user to live like a live one, if the user's immortal, ripping out the heart may officially kill the user.
• Weak against Heart Restoration.

Known Users[]

• Lemon John (Adventure Time)
• Kirika Ueno (CubexCursedxCurious)
• Red Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
• Wally (Dilbert)
• Deadites (Evil Dead franchise)
• Patricia of End (Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat)
• Hades (Once Upon a Time)
• SCP-2430 "Immortal Hitler Clone" (SCP Foundation)
• Kirei Kotomine (TYPE-MOON)
• Vampires (Various)
• Zombies (Various)

Known Items[]

• Red Power Ring (DC Comics)

Gallery[]

Lemon John (Adventure Time) was a giant lemon candy-person with his various organs found throughout Castle Lemongrab, including a non-beating heart. He then sacrificed himself as soon as Finn and Jake forced it to life.

As a vampire, Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has a non-beating heart, though Gwen Raiden's Electricity Manipulation was able to temporarily force it to life.

Members of the Red Lantern Corps (DC) all have non-functioning hearts along with their Bloodlessness, their heart's functions fulfilled by their lantern rings.

After his physical heart was destroyed, Kirei Kotomine (TYPE-MOON was given an artificial one by the holy grail. Even after that heart was stopped by Sakura Matou, he was still capable of surviving for several days and fighting a supernaturally enhanced individual before his death.