The power to be resistant to certain detrimental situations and factors. Sub-power of Resistance Manipulation. Lesser version of Immunity.
Also Called
- Enhanced Protection/Resistance
- Partial Immunity
- Resistance
Capabilities
The user is resistant to certain detrimental conditions and factors, such as their species' traditional weaknesses: for example a vampire that is resistant to sunlight.
Applications
- Limited Protection
Variations
- Adaptive Resistance
- Elemental Resistance
- Foreign Chemical Resistance
- Mental Resistance
- Pain Resistance
- Power Resistance
- Pressure Resistance
- Weakness Resistance
Associations
- Accelerated Metabolism
- Contaminant Immunity
- Enhanced Condition
- Injury Immunity
- Limitation Transcendence
- Overexertion Immunity
- Regenerative Healing Factor
Limitations
- This power is not full immunity; the user can still be harmed, and potentially killed, by such things if enough is used.
- Only works against physical harm not against any control or warping powers.
- Weak against Focused Group Counter.
Known Users
- Scarecrow (Batman: Arkham)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Rayne (BloodRayne)
- Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Hiro (Darling In the FranXX)
- Conner Kent/Kon-El/Superboy (DC Comics)
- E.M.M.I. (Metroid Dread)
- Members of the Yato tribe (Gintama)
- Bio-Haz (Great Greed)
- Olympia (Hero Heights)
- Kain (Legacy of Kain)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Eddie Brock/Venom (Marvel Comics)
- Type 2 Plagas (Resident Evil)
- SCP-871 - The Self-Replacing Cake (SCP Foundation)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto/Boruto)
- Monkey King Bambina (Toriko)
- Quint Lane (Underworld)
- Enduriphant (Yo-kai Watch)
Gallery
Due to his prolonged exposure to it, Scarecrow (Batman: Arkham Knight) has built up a partial immunity to his own fear toxin, though he was still affected when Batman injected him with several vials of it.
Due to his advanced age and strength, Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has a higher resistance to sunlight and holy items than most vampires.
Due to his advanced age and strength, Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has a higher resistance to sunlight and holy water than most vampires.
As a human-Kryptonian hybrid, Superboy (DC Comics) is more resistant to Kryptonite than pureblood Kryptonians.
Kain (Legacy of Kain) possesses an immunity to certain forms of water, such as rain and snow, but he can't maintain his physical body if he's immersed in large bodies of water.
...forcing her to upgrade her Arm Cannon into the Omega Cannon, the only known weapon that can destroy them.
The enhanced Type 2 Las Plagas (Resident Evil) are resistant to sunlight and other forms of bright light, though very intense light, such as flash grenades, still harms them.
Due to his Regenerative Healing Factor, James Logan Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics) is highly resistant to diseases, drugs, and toxins, though he can still suffer the immediate effects of such substances in massive quantities.
Due to his Accelerated Metabolism, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) has a higher tolerance to such things as drugs and poisons than a normal human.
Repeated exposure to sonic vibrations has allowed Venom (Marvel Comics) to build up a tolerance to them...