The power to be resistant to certain detrimental situations and factors.
Also Called
- Enhanced Resistance
- Partial Immunity
Capabilities
The user is resistant to certain detrimental conditions and factors, such as their species' traditional weaknesses; for example, a vampire is resistant to sunlight.
Variations
- Acceleration Resistance
- Elemental Resistance
- Energy Resistance
- Magic Resistance
- Pressure Resistance
Associations
- Accelerated Metabolism
- Contaminant Immunity
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Endurance
- Enhanced Health
- Enhanced Stamina
- Enhanced Vitality
- Injury Immunity
- Limitation Transcendence
- Pain Suppression
- 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.
Known Users
- Scarecrow (Arkhamverse)
- Rayne (BloodRayne)
- Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Superboy (DC Comics)
- Kain (Legacy of Kain)
- Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)
- The Boss (Metal Gear)
- Venom Snake (Metal Gear)
- Liquid Ocelot (Metal Gear)
- Quiet (Metal Gear)
- Type 2 Plagas (Resident Evil)
- Monkey King Bambina (Toriko)
- Quint Lane (Underworld)
- Enduriphant (Yo-kai Watch)
- Olympia (Hero Heights)
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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.
As a dhampir, Rayne (BloodRayne) is more resistant to sunlight and water than pure vampires.
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 cannot survive being immersed in large bodies of it.
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, 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, Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) has a higher tolerance to such things as drugs and poisons than a normal human.