Absolute Defense

"Invincibility is a matter of defense, vulnerability is a matter of attack"

- Sun Tzu: The Art of War

"That cartridge won't be able to penetrate Big Mom's tough skin when she is hale and hearty. Basically, there are no weapons in this world that can kill Big Mom."

- Capone Bege (One Piece)

The power to possess a defense that cannot be breached by any attack. Sub-power of Absolute Condition. Technique of Defense Manipulation. Opposite to Absolute Attack.

Also Called

 * Complete/Impenetrable/Invincible/Iron Wall/Perfect/Ultimate Defense

Capabilities
The user possesses a defense that cannot be breached by any attack, giving them protection from all attacks, regardless of types, magnitude, and/or directions.

Applications

 * Attack Ignoring
 * Causality Negation
 * Conceptual Defense
 * Damage Distribution
 * Defense Manipulation
 * Deflection
 * Dermal Armor
 * Durability Infinitum
 * Empathic Shield
 * Force Armor Generation
 * Force-Field Generation
 * Invulnerability
 * Layered Durability
 * Meta Power Reflection
 * Omni-Protection
 * Omnilock
 * Psychic Force-Field Generation
 * Psychic Immunity
 * Reflective Immutability
 * Spatial-Temporal Lock
 * Unbreakable Skin
 * Vector Manipulation

Variations

 * Absolute Shield

Associations

 * Absolute Condition
 * Absolute Invulnerability
 * Adaptive Armor
 * Defense Mode
 * Flawless Indestructibility

Limitations

 * Defense may require user to actively maintain at all times.
 * Passive-type defenses may prevent oneself from receiving any desired attacks.
 * Over-reliance on defense can cause user to become physically weak.
 * Certain types of defenses may be bypassed or pierced despite the "absolute," based on weaknesses.
 * May require user to remain stationary in order for defense to withstand.
 * User might only be able to resist most of an Absolute Attack.
 * May require the user to be in a state of equanimity.
 * May only be usable a certain amount of times before the user collapses or must rest.
 * Use of Absolute Defense may prohibit the user from inflicting attacks.
 * May only be usable with a certain material or element.

Known Users
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Manga/Anime

 * Albedo (Overlord)
 * Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach); via Zanka no Tachi
 * Perfect Guard units (Cardfight!! Vanguard)
 * Accelerator (A Certain Magical Index/A Certain Scientific Railgun)
 * Kaede "Lucy" (Elfen Lied)
 * Mavis Vermilion (Fairy Tail); via Fairy Sphere
 * Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail); via Fairy Sphere
 * Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
 * Father (Fullmetal Alchemist)
 * Rossweisse (Highschool DxD)
 * Giorno Giovanna (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo); via Gold Experience Requiem
 * Magent Magent (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run); via 20th Century Boy
 * Darkness (Konosuba)
 * Gagamaru Chōgasaki (Medaka Box)
 * Gaara (Naruto)
 * Neji Hyūga (Naruto)
 * Third Raikage (Naruto)
 * Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)
 * Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece)
 * Capone Bege (One Piece); via Shiro Shiro no Mi
 * Monkey D.Luffy (One Piece) via Gear Fourth: Tankman
 * Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom (One Piece)
 * Bartolomeo (One Piece)
 * Kaido (One Piece)
 * Kurousagi (Problem Children are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?)
 * Dragon Shiryū (Saint Seiya)
 * Regina Olympia Folnar (Swordsman of Magic Technique School and Summoned Vasreus)
 * Yaya (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
 * Korosensei (Assassination Classroom)
 * Kuroageha (Mushibugyo); via activating her powers.

Video Games

 * Ight (Breath of Fire IV)
 * Bayonetta (Bayonetta); via Moon of Malaa-Kalaa
 * Shirou Emiya (Fate/stay night)
 * EMIYA (Fate/stay night)
 * No Name (Fate/Extra)
 * Saber (Fate/Stay Night)
 * Iron Clefts (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
 * The Protagonist (Persona 3); via Infinity Fusion Spell
 * Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4 Golden); via Shield of Justice
 * Daruk (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild); via Daruk's Protection
 * Yunobo (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild); inherits his ancestor Daruk's Protection
 * Faeries (TYPE-MOON)
 * Aegis (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Prydwen (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Ancile (Valkyrie Crusade)}}