What is the stitchpunk lifespan?

[Inkweaver]

This has been debated a lot, I mean a LOT.

Some say they're immortal, some say the age of their creator depends on it.

I say its a kind of demi-immortality. To explain:

I don't think that stitchpunks can die of "natural causes" unless they are very unkempt and succumb to rust. I do believe however that they can die from non-natural means, like getting their body ripped to shreds or getting their soul sucked out.

So what do you think is the stitchpunk lifespan?

[Cake & Railroad]

Hmm... I believe that too. I don't really think they can die because of age. Rust could probably be some kind of disease, like cancer, and could kill them, but any other 'natural' causes.... Not plausible.

[WarriorSparrow]

It reminds me a little bit of Toy Story - they can probably only really die by something like decay, being incinerated, etc.

[Inkweaver]

Perhaps at an old enough age they just get tired and want to move on, and so give their soul to a new body maybe?

[WarriorSparrow]

Like a "passing the torch" kind of thing, but with souls?

... That idea intrigues me.

[Inkweaver]

yes, yes it does.

Meh friend kagefox made a stamp that said "there is no stitchpunk heaven" so I do wonder what happens after death.

Although the movie shows them floating in the sky, others have had it that they just linger on earth. Perhaps they either linger until they can get a new body, or they're like energy in the fact that it can't be created or destroyed, only transformed into something else ie rain or something

[Cake & Railroad]

Dec 8, 2010 17:11:43 GMT -5 Inkweaver said:

Perhaps they either linger until they can get a new body, or they're like energy in the fact that it can't be created or destroyed, only transformed into something else ie rain or something

This sounds plausible. Since, we do see some green little molecule like thingies in the raindrops.

[WarriorSparrow]

Maybe some of them do "linger" if they feel they have unfinished business on Earth or something, like is often said about ghosts.

[Socky The Bold]

Personally, I really like the idea of recycling souls. Into WHAT, though, I'm not sure.

On the subject of the question at hand, I think that eventually the machinery inside them would just get old and break down. Overheating, rust, moisture from over-exposure to rain, lots of things could be the cause. They ARE basically robots, after all. Well, robots with a soul and burlap skin, but that doesn't stop their skeletons from being machine-based.

[WarriorSparrow]

So in that case, barring things such as rain getting into their systems, they have the potential to live for a long time, especially if they found ways to keep their systems in check.

... How old is the oldest working machinery-thing? That might give us a bit of a maximum range.

[6&7/MLP Fan]

Well, I found this:


The Salisbury cathedral clock dates back to 1386, so.....stitchpunks could probably live a hella long time
XD

[WarriorSparrow]

Woah, in that case they'd be like vampires compared to us humans!

[~*~ShadowFox~*~]

That Salisbury clock is one beautiful piece of machinary; considering it's so old, too. Very steampunk.

As I've said somewhere before, machines and metal creations can stave off rust and deterioration for quite sometime - only if they were kept up-to-date and maintained properly. Otherwise, they're gonna succumb to the weather and wear.

If the stitchpunks learn and take the precautions to keep themselves clean and maintained (which we have seen to an extent - they know how to repair fabric injuries, at the very least), then I'd say that they could live for quite some time. 83 It's just like your regular doctor's visit to keep up your health.

Then again, you have what's keeping them alive: their souls. It's like what Alchemist said: that energy (which is what their souls are) cannot be created or destroyed; as such, their lifespan - if they keep their energy replenished and not lost in the form of heat and movement - can be greatly increased.

Lol, I think I rambled . . .

[CloverWolf]

*ponders* Yeah, I'd have to agree with Sis on this one~

As long as they make sure they're in tip-top shape, they'll be okay! ^o^

Also, about the soul. . . I think that if a soul where to die. . . Hmm, I haven't really thought about this. XD

[Annadesu]

Well... I think their souls are immortal. They could easily repair themselves, make modifications, and all that rot... but after many, many years they might just be beyond repair. Or they will hurt themselves so badly that they can't repair themselves at all.

So... much longer than a human life, but not forever.