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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' are a type of [[Necron]] technology.{{Fn|1}}
Reanimation Protocols are sophisticated auto-repair systems installed on all Necron [[Living Metal]] exo-skeletal systems that can repair even the most crippling of damage. While this can keep them functioning constantly, should there be irreparable damage sustained, the Necron "phases out". Both their minds and their bodies are [[teleportation| teleported]] to the nearest [[Tomb World|tomb complex]] or nearby ship where they either remain in storage until repairs are made or a new body is forged. This act does, however, come at a cost as each act of transference leads to a decay in the Necron's engrams. As such, those Necrons that have "died" and phased out hundreds of times suffer the most for they become little more than automatons who have lost the memory of the creature that they used to be in life.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}} Reanimation is not a perfect reclamation process. Often parts and pieces of necron bodies which are unsalvagable will be left behind on battlefields.{{fn|5}}{{fn|6}}[[Image:Explorator Report Necron Remains White Dwarf 217 (UK) pg28.jpg|thumb|center|300px|<sup>An [[Explorator]]'s detailing the analysis of [[Necron]] remains.{{fn|6}} Such remains are left behind when they are unsalvageable for reanimation purposes.{{fn|5}}</sup>]]There are certain situations however where Necrons can not be phased outat all, ensuring them a true death. This includes worlds with bizarre geology such as [[Serenade]].{{Fn|3a}} The Necron [[Awakened Council]] also had the ability to block the {{PAGENAME}} of particularly troublesome Necrons, effectively rendering them mortal.{{Fn|3b}}
==Sources==
**{{Endn|3a}}: Act 2, Chapter 3
**{{Endn|3b}}: Act 3, Chapter 2
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Nexus + Other Stories (Anthology)]] - ''Nexus'' - ''Chapter 5''
*{{Endn|5}}: [[White Dwarf 217 (UK)]] pg.28
[[Category:Technology (Necrons)]]