Dermal Armor

The power to have innate physical armor for protection.

Also Called

 * Armored Skin
 * Natural Armor
 * Skin Armor
 * Thick Skin
 * Tough Skin

Capabilities
The users has or can generate an innate armor as a part of their body, which is resistant to attacks, harm or pain and temperature extremes. The armor varies from obvious, physical defenses, such as scales, thick skin/fur, natural shield, armor or shell, in-organic skin, etc, to bone-nodules below skin, particularly wide/sturdy rib cage, blubber, or simply dense muscle.

Applications

 * Bulletproof Durability
 * Deflection
 * Natural Weaponry
 * Pain Suppression
 * Thermal Resistance
 * Cold Immunity
 * Fire Immunity

Variations

 * Internal Reinforcement
 * Layered Durability
 * Organic Metal Skin
 * Rough Armor
 * Scale Manifestation
 * Shell Formation
 * Skin Hardening
 * Supernaturally Dense Tissue
 * Unbreakable Skin

Associations

 * Biological Manipulation
 * Body Manipulation
 * Defense Powers
 * Density Manipulation
 * Elemental Mimicry/Elemental Exoskeleton: the skin may be formed from a strong element (Stone, gem, metal, etc).
 * Crystal Mimicry
 * Diamond Mimicry
 * Metal Mimicry
 * Stone Mimicry
 * Fur Generation
 * Invulnerability
 * Shield Protrusion
 * Skin Manipulation

Limitations

 * Weak against Deoxygenation
 * Depending on how heavy armor users may sink in water.
 * If one were to disrupt the process of "armoring up" the results would be user losing the ability to armor up for quite awhile.
 * Selective armoring is rare, in short it is an "all or none" principle, either fully armored or not at all.
 * May sacrifice speed for durability.
 * Reverting back to original form or natural state may be moderately difficult or irreversible.

Mythology/Folklore
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 * Nemean Lion (Greek Mythology)
 * Sun Wukong (Journey To The West)

Literature

 * Derek Marvin (The Young Guardians)
 * Trolls (Discworld)

Manga/Anime

 * Gai (Angel Tales)
 * Arrancar (Bleach); via Hierro
 * Nnoitra Gilga
 * Quincy (Bleach); via Blut Vene
 * James Ironside (Blood+)
 * The Blue (Blue Gender); via adaptation
 * Eijirou Kirishima (Boku No Hero Academia)
 * Dauf (Claymore)
 * Sendou Ryuuichi (Code: Breaker)
 * Ryūichi Sendō (Code: Breaker)
 * Skin Bolic (D.Gray-man)
 * Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
 * Ling Yao (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood); when Greed possesses him
 * Tōkajin (InuYasha)
 * Kongoh family (Kongoh Bancho)
 * Hiruko (Naruto Shippuden: Will of Fire); via Steel Release
 * Kakuzu (Naruto Shippuden); via Earth Release heart
 * Third Raikage (Naruto Shippuden)
 * Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) using Busoshoku Haki
 * King Bear (One Piece)
 * Jozu (One Piece); via Devil Fruit
 * Busoshoku Haki users (One Piece)
 * Tetsuhito Kagiroi (Tenjho Tenge)
 * Ghouls (Tokyo Ghoul)
 * Mutikapa (Utawarerumono)}}

Comics
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 * The Thing (Marvel Comics)
 * The Abomination (Marvel Comics)
 * Bling! (Marvel Comics)
 * Hulk (Marvel Comics)
 * Hulkling (Marvel Comics)
 * She-Hulk (Marvel Comics)
 * Skaar (Marvel Comics)
 * Indra (Marvel Comics)
 * Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
 * Norman Osborn aka Green Goblin (Marvel Comics); in the Ultimate Spider-Man universe
 * NKVDemon (DC Comics)
 * Doomsday (DC Comics)
 * Lennox (DC Comics)

Cartoons

 * Gavin (unOrdinary)
 * Bunga (The Lion Guard)
 * Guilmon (Digimon Tamers)
 * Humungosaur (Ben 10); when he increases in size
 * Ultimate Humungosaur (Ben 10)

Television

 * Judoon (Doctor Who)
 * Ethan James (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
 * The Beast (Angel)
 * Skip (Angel)
 * Many villains (Power Rangers series)
 * Various kaiju (Ultraman series)

Films

 * Iktotchi (Star Wars)
 * Saesee Tiin
 * Darth Havok

Videogames

 * Delsin Rowe (Infamous: Second Son)
 * Harold (Fallout series)
 * The Lone Wanderer (Fallout 3); via barkskin perk
 * Sekka (Double Dragon V)
 * Wario (Super Mario 64 DS; via Metal Block)
 * Alex Mercer (Prototype)
 * James Heller (Prototype 2)
 * Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
 * Titan (COVEN)
 * Wall-nut (Plants vs. Zombies)
 * Tall-nut (Plants vs. Zombies)
 * Pumpkin (Plants vs. Zombies)
 * Gargantuar (Plants vs. Zombies)
 * Svalbard (Leyendas Dracomanas)}}