- "Monty, Monty, Monty. Did you honestly believe that a mere 39 gazillion tons of red hot metal and duct tape would crush me?"
- ― Grandfather (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- "Seriously? I mean, Heaven bright the thunder, and it barely even scratched my paint job, but you and a shiny knife? Sure, that's gonna work."
- ― The Darkness/Amara to Castiel (Supernatural: 11.10 The Devil in the Details)
The power to be immune to all forms of physical damage. Opposite to Mortality. Not to be confused with Immortality, although some users are Immortal.
Also Called
- Absolute/Godly/Meta/Omni Durability
- Impenetrable Skin/Impervious Skin
- Imperviousness
- Indestructibility
- Invincibility
- Unbreakable
- Unharmable
Capabilities
The user is immune to all forms of conventional physical damage, unable to feel physical pain, is immune to bleeding or loss of limb. Death due to old age (as opposed to preemptive death) is seemingly the only cause of death to the user.
Applications
- Contaminant Immunity
- Cutting Immunity
- Disease Immunity
- Energy Resistance
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Strength
- Explosion Immunity
- Intravenous Exoskeleton
- Pain Suppression
- Physical Force Immunity
- Pressure Resistance
- Thermal Resistance
- Unbreakable Bones
- Unbreakable Skin
- Vacuum Adaptation
Techniques
- Indivisibility: to never be physically divided.
Variations
- Absolute Invulnerability: be immune to any kind of damage.
- Absolute Defense: users body simply blocks any and all attacks.
- Bulletproof Durability: a form of invulnerability that only applies to gunfire.
- Conditional Invulnerability: be invulnerable under certain conditions.
- Damage Negation: negate damage the user may receive.
- Density Manipulation: increase one's density to make it much harder and more difficult to be harmed.
- Cutting Immunity: be immune to cutting damage.
- Elasticity: users body simply absorbs attacks.
- Immutability: the ability to be impervious to all forms of external physical change.
- Impact Absorption: absorb mechanical and physical impacts.
- Intangibility: becoming intangible to allow all offensive attacks to phase through.
- Mobile Invulnerability: a form of invulnerability that only works if the holder of the power is in motion
- Nigh Invulnerability: be immune to almost all kind of damage.
- Reactive Invulnerability: a form of Invulnerability that only works if the user is in danger.
- Regenerative Healing Factor- Heal rapidly from any wound
- Reliant Invulnerability: be indestructible as long as a certain target exists.
- Selective Invulnerability: a form of invulnerability that only works on a certain attack, similar to Evolution.
- Supernatural Durability: be supernaturally durable.
- Temporary Invincibility: a form of invulnerability that only works for a limited period of time.
Levels
- Invulnerability
- Dual Impregnability
- Nigh Invulnerability
- Absolute Invulnerability
Associations
- Absolute Defense
- Defense Powers
- Immobility
- Immortality
- Immutability
- Physical Force Immunity
- Reflective Immutability
- Self-Molecular Manipulation
- Undeformability
- Unfettered Body
Limitations
- Weak against Invulnerability Negation/Immunity Bypassing/Invulnerability Bypassing.
- Doesn't mean immortality unless otherwise bestowed.
- Highly vulnerable to toughness-altering abilities such as Fortitude Weakening, Density Manipulation or even Carbon Manipulation.
- Users of Absolute Strength/Absolute Attack can inflict damage.
- Can still be affected by Death Inducement.
- Unless combined that resist/negate it (Immobility, Pushback Resistance) user can be thrown around by attacks.
- May be vulnerable to certain conditions, substances or simply have a place that is vulnerable to damage.
- May become Immobile.
- May require learning defenses to particular dangers.
- May be vulnerable to telepathic abilities.
- May only protect against external attacks, so internal attacks, such as Internal Rupturing, Dehydration and Deoxygenation, can bypass this ability.
- May still feel pain.
Known Users
See Also: Made of Iron, Nigh-Invulnerability and Super Toughness.
Comics/Cartoon
- The Ethereal (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- Super Sonic (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- The Worst (Ben 10)
- Celestialsapiens (Ben 10)
- Alien X
- Ultimate Aggereor (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Grandfather (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- Kryptonians (DC Comics); via yellow sun radiation
- Superman
- Doomsday (DC Comics)
- Shazam (DC Comics)
- Icon (DC Comics)
- Black Adam (DC Comics)
- Marvel Family/Black Marvel family (DC Comics)
- Daxamites (DC Comics); via yellow sun radiation
- Lar Gand
- Darkseid (DC Comics)
- Mongul (DC Comics)
- Barbatos (DC Comics)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics)
- Mark Grayson/Invincible (Image Comics)
- Nolan
- Oliver Grayson
- Thragg
- Conquest
- Thalia
- Lucan
- Thalia
- Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles)
- Harumi (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); via the Oni Mask of Hatred
- Ultra Violet (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); via the Oni Mask of Hatred
- Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Thanos (Marvel Comics)
- Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
- Cain Marko/Juggernaut (Marvel Comics)
- Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
- Odin Borson (Marvel Comics); via Odinforce
- Latonya Jefferson (Marvel Comics) formally
- Robert Reynolds/The Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Amenhotep IV (Marvel Comics)
- America Chavez (Marvel Comics)
- Butterball (Marvel Comics)
- Paul Provenzano/Omerta (Marvel Comics)
- Emma Frost (Marvel Comics); via diamond form
- Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
- Metro Man (Megamind)
- Kimura (Marvel Comics); via Density Control
- Cat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Copy Cat (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Ladybug (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Saint of Killers (Preacher)
- Hexadecimal (ReBoot)
- GigaByte (ReBoot)
- Daemon (ReBoot)
- Aku (Samurai Jack)
- The Tick (The Tick); described as "nigh-invulnerability"
- WordGirl (WordGirl)
- Mala Mala Jong (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Instructo-Bob (Yin Yang Yo!)
Anime/Manga
- Hellas (Aldnoah.Zero)
- Dioscuria (Aldnoah.Zero)
- Huanglongmon (Digimon)
- Xenovia (Highschool DxD); via The Scabbard of Excalibur
- Warp/Kaiba (Kaiba)
- Painman (Kinnikuman)
- Jack Rakan (Negima)
- Kaido (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece); against bullets and normal physical attacks
- Jozu (One Piece); via the Kira Kira no Mi
- Daz Bones/Mister 1 (One Piece)
- Logia Devil Fruit Eaters (One Piece)
- Powerful Busoshoku Haki users (One Piece)
- Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece); via Monster Point and Guard Point
- Saitama (One-Punch Man)
- Elie/Resha Valentine (Rave Master); by the Etherion
- Akua Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire)
- Shedinja (Pokémon); unless hit a super-effective move.
- Yaya (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
- Arlo (unOrdinary)
Live Television/Movies
- Galgameth (The Adventures of Galgameth)
- Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)
- Varwik (Between Worlds)
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight)
- Angel/Twilight (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight)
- Glorificus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Gods (Charmed)
- Pator and Rondok (Charmed)
- Tull (Charmed); via the Eternal Spring
- Cole Turner (Charmed)
- Angel Dust (Deadpool)
- Tim (Freaky); via the superhero costume
- John Hancock (Hancock)
- Captain Man (Henry Danger)
- Ray Manchester/Captain Man (Henry Danger)
- Henry Hart/Kid Danger (Henry Danger); temporary
- Baron Samedi (Heroes)
- Emu Hojo (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid); when Hyper Muteki is used in the Gamer Driver in conjunction with Maximum Mighty X
- Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid); when Hyper Muteki is used in the Gamer Driver as a sole Gashat, although only for 10 seconds
- The Man in Black (Lost)
- Imhotep (The Mummy)
- G-Girl (My Super Ex-Girlfriend)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street); via Nightmare Embodiment
- Conner McKnight (Power Rangers: Dino Thunder)
- Hakan Demir (The Protector); via the Protector's Shirt
- Pulgasari (Pulgasari)
- Steven Stronghold/The Commander (Sky High)
- Will Stronghold (Sky High)
- Poli Truper (Supertorpe)
- Blobbin (The Thundermans)
- Grandma (The Twilight Zone: I Sing the Body Electric)
- David Dunn (Unbreakable)
- Bra Redmond (Whiplash)
Video Games
- Add (Elsword)
- Lu/Ciel (Elsword)
- Paragon (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects)
- Steven Armstrong (Metal Gear Rising)
- Creative mode users (Minecraft)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Demi-Fiend with Masakados (Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne)
- Squee-Gs (Splatoon)
- Flooders (Splatoon)
- Presea Combatir (Tales of Symphonia); via Suppress
- The Guardian (Ultima)
- Mettaton (Undertale); only in his "box" form
- Berserker (TYPE-MOON)
Literature
- Frank Zhang (Heroes of Olympus); under Marte's blessing
- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus); under the Achilles curse
- Clarisse La Rue (Percy Jackson and the Olympians); under Ares's blessing
- Duryodhana (Mahabharata)
- David Charleston (The Reckoners series)
- Steelheart (The Reckoners aeries)
- Darmian (Red Queen)
- Nix (Red Queen)
- Golden Boy (Wild Cards)
- Lionblaze (Warriors); Only during combat
Other
- Rahkshi or Kraata of Invulnerability (Bionicle)
- Achilles (Greek Mythology); except his heel
- Adolf K. Weismann (K)
- SCP-096 - The "Shy Guy" (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2632 - No Fury (SCP Foundation); can only be harmed/killed by Bethany and Jacob Manfred
- Titanium Rex (Super Mansion)
- Brad (Super Mansion)
Known Items
- Chaos Emerald of Invincibility (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)
- The Medal of Everlasting Life (The Book of Life)
- Eternal Spring (Charmed)
- Dragon's blood (Folklore)
- Trans-Molecular Densitizer (Henry Danger)
- Hyper Muteki Gashat (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)
- Oni Mask of Hatred (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Key of Steel (Mighty Med)
- Dice Dice no Mi (One Piece)
- Gomu Gomu no Mi (One Piece)
- Kira Kira no Mi (One Piece)
- Logia-type Devil Fruits (One Piece)
- Etherion (Rave Master)
- SCP-019 - The Monster Pot (SCP Foundation)
- Drake blood (The Spiderwick Chronicles)
- Unzappable Hats (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)
- Two-Ton Tunic (Xiaolin Showdown)
Gallery
Anime/Manga
Broly's (Dragon Ball) Legendary Super Saiyan Form, reinforces his body with tremendous ki to the point where he is completely unaffected by Son Gohan' SSJ powered punch to his face.
The Third Raikage (Naruto) is virtually immune to any attacks grants to his Lightning Chakra Armor.
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Kakuzu (Naruto), using Earth Spear, is invulnerable to all physical damage, aside from Lightning Release techniques.
Because of the powers of the Dice-Dice no Mi, Daz Bones (One Piece) is immune to bullets, slashing and physical attacks.
While in his Monster Point form, Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece) possesses a body so hardened that all attacks bounce off of his without him even recoiling.
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Thanks to the power of the Diamond Diamond no Mi, Jozu (One Piece) can become diamond to block any and all attacks.
Kaido (One Piece) is one of the most powerful and feared Yonko in pirate history, also known for his suicidal tendencies such as jumping off a sky island landing face first…
…and coming out unscathed.
Saitama (One-Punch Man) withstanding Hammerhead's punch…
…and more.
By delaying her existence via Dimensional Manipulation, Akua Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire II) is immune to all harm, even intense flames.
Presea Combatir (Tales of Symphonia) is completely invulnerable to all harm because of her special ability, Suppress.
Because of Kongouriki, Yaya's (Unbreakable Machine-Doll) skin is virtually invulnerable to physical attacks, she can only be harmed by automaton's magic.
Even after being crushed into a cube by Junkman, Painman (Kinnikuman) comes out unscathed and buffs out back to his normal shape.
Huanglongmon's (Digimon) scales are made from a unique, indestructible ore. This makes Huanglongmon invulnerable to any conventional damage.
Add a photo to this galleryComics
Superman (DC Comics)
Supergirl (DC Comics)
Lar Gand/Mon-El (DC Comics)
Doomsday (DC Comics)
Barbatos (DC Comics) is nearly invincible and regular superheroes cannot defeat him without the Nth Metal & the Tenth Metal/Element X.
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Galactus (Marvel Comics)
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In his Steel form, Colossus (Marvel Comics) is virtually invulnerable.
Galacta (Marvel Comics)
After absorbing Ms.Marvel's Kree based super powers, Rogue (Marvel Comics) gained invulnerability.
Luke Cage's (Marvel Comics) unbreakable skin allows him to take an explosion to the face......
...And shrug off a laser bolt.
The Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics) takes a blow to the face from She-Hulk and remains unfazed.
The Sentry (Marvel Comics)
Gladiator (Marvel Comics)
Tombstone (Marvel Comics)
Kimura (Marvel Comics) uses density control to compact her molecules increasing Mass (weight) while keeping intact her Volume (size by length, width, and dept) in effect increasing her Density (damage durability) making her virtually indestructible and impervious.
Invincible (Image Comics) taking all of Dark Wing's exoskeleton-powered punches.
Allen the Alien (Image Comics) surviving all his death sentences while in a Viltrumite Prison.
Cartoons
The Annihilator (Justice League: Unlimited) is invulnerable to every attack due to its magical armor, making it practically invincible.
Juggernaut (X-Men: Evolution)
Aku (Samurai Jack) can only be harmed by Jack's mystical samurai sword.
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Grandfather (Codename: Kids Next Door) was invulnerable to all physical damage, as even having a giant moon base worth 39 gazillion tons of red hot metal and duct tape dropping on him did not do any harm.
Shendu (Jackie Chan Adventures) can only be harmed by magical weapons.
King Koopa's henchmen (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) all wearing Unzappable Hats, which render the wearer invulnerable.
The Oni Mask of Hatred (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) turns the user's skin into invulnerable magma armor.
Harumi (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) wearing the Oni Mask of Hatred.
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Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Humungousar, Ultimate Humungosaur, Four Arms and Ultimate Aggeregor's durability.
Ultimate Aggregor (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
Movies
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Superman (Superman Returns)
The Commander (Sky High)
Will Stronghold (Sky High)
Metro Man (Megamind)
Live Television
Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is sprayed with mirror shards and suffers nothing but damage to her dress.
Jim Powell (No Ordinary Family) can be immune to physical attacks, such as bullets, falling from heights and being run over by a speeding van without sustaining injury.
Video Games
Flooders (Splatoon)
Squee-Gs (Splatoon)
Other
SCP-019 - The Monster Pot (SCP Foundation) is absolutely impossible to smash or melt for unknown reason.
