- ""cough" That tickles. You don't have the juice to take me on, Sam"
- ― Alastair to Sam Winchester (Supernatural S4E9: I Know What You Did Last Summer)
The ability to be immune to everything weaker/lesser than the user. Variation of Selective Invulnerability and Hierarchy Manipulation. Opposite to Greater Immunity.
Also Called[]
- Inferior/Lesser-Immunity/Proof/Proofness
- Inferior/Lesser Durability/Cancellation/Imperviousness/Invulnerability/Insulation/Nullification/Protection/Tolerance
Capabilities[]
User is immune to anything and anyone lesser in status or literally weaker than they are, being completely invulnerable to direct (ex: blunt/telekinetic force, transmutation, etc...) and indirect (ex: biological attacks, attacking one's soul, etc...) effects.
Variations[]
Associations[]
- Hierarchy Manipulation
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Condition
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Defense
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Durability/Invulnerability
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Endurance
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Health
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Longevity/Immortality
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Recovery
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Regeneration
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Stamina
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Survivability
- Selective Invulnerability
Limitations[]
- Obviously does not work on enemies of equal or greater strength.
- Is likely linked to one's power-level.
- Immunity Bypassing may work.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa[]
- Maruo Kaido (Ayashimon)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball series); the capability to harm an opponent usually depends on one's power level.
- Kenshirō (Fist of the North Star)
- Ten-Tails (Naruto)
- Charlotte "Big Mom" Linlin (One Piece)
- Kaidou (One Piece)
- Gift Users (Hero Killer); the capability to harm an opponent usually depends on one's strength and EST level.
- Doom (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
- Mash Burnedead (Mashle: Muscles and Magic)
- Users of Ultimate Skills (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken)
- Han Jihan (The Gamer)
- Hyuk Musang (World's Greatest Senior Disciple)
- Cheon Yeo Woon (Wolyaverse)
Cartoons/Comics
- Kryptonians (DC Comics)
- Superman
- Supergirl
- Anne Marie LeBeau/Rogue (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Benjamin Grimm/The Thing (Marvel Comics)
- Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics/Invincible)
Live Action TV/Films
- Marcus Hamilton (Angel)
- Drake (Blade: Trinity)
- Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Khan Noonien Singh (JJ Abrams' Star Trek)
- Azazel (Supernatural)
- Alastair (Supernatural)
Video Games
- Hadou/Gudou Gods (Dies Irae)
- Urizen (Devil May Cry 5)
- Vile (Mega Man series)
- Spark Mandrill (Mega Man series)
Web Animation/Series/Original
- Khahrahk/Harak/Khnith-hgor/Shormaush Urdal/Son of the Third Brood/The Devourer of Worlds/The Dread/Devourer/The Crimson Monarch/The King who Rose from the Bleeding/Lord of the Throne of Despair/Defiler of Worlds/Rapist King/Proskellion/SCP-001 - Tufto's Proposal - The Scarlet King (SCP Foundation)
- Sam Howell/SCP-3812 - A Voice Behind Me (SCP Foundation)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua[]
Broly (Dragon Ball Z: Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan) takes a point-blank Super Kamehameha from Goku...
...without a scratch.
Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) shrugging off Zarbon's Elegant Blaster.
Trunks (Dragon Ball Z) effortlessly deflecting the attacks of Frieza's army.
Mr. Satan (Dragon Ball Z), a normal human, is completely incapable of harming Perfect Cell...
...and the same goes for Krillin, a superhuman, and Future Trunks in Super Saiyan form.
Super Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
Jiren's (Dragon Ball Super) sheer overwhelming power acts as an automatic shield against weaker attacks.
Kenshirō (Fist of the North Star)
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With continued growth as a martial artist, Cheon Yeo Woon (Wolyaverse) can effortlessly brash off techniques and attacks from martial artists far weaker than him as even a Grandmaster Monk's ultimate technique did nothing to him.
The Ten-Tails (Naruto) effortlessly flicking away a Tailed Beast Ball from Gyuki, Eight-Tails.
As a grandmaster martial artist, Hyuk Musang (World’s Greatest Senior Disciple) is practically immune to physical attacks from lower-level martial artists even without using his chi.
Cartoons/Comics[]
Barring the use of Kryptonite and magic, Superman (DC Comics) can only be harmed by those of similar or greater power than himself.
Negative Supergirl (DC Comics) takes a Heat Vision blast from her better half without so much a scratch.
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Viltrumites like Thragg (Image Comics/Invincible) are immune to any and all forms of weaker physical attacks...
...Conquest...
Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) cannot be harmed by blows from normal humans, a heavyweight boxer breaking his hands in trying...
...On the flip side, the Hulk (Marvel Comics) possesses such raw power that Spider-Man cannot harm him even with his own strength and wears himself out trying.
Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man (Invincible TV) taking a full-strength punch from his son without even flinching.
Live Action TV/Movies[]
In his true form, Drake (Blade: Trinity) endures blows from the dhampir Blade without so much as flinching.
Empowered by the Senior Partners, Marcus Hamilton (Angel) can take a punch from Angel, a 200+-year-old vampire, while barely even flinching.
Due to her hell-god status, Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) can take multiple blows from Buffy Summers without so much as a scratch...
...until Buffy acquires Olaf the Troll's enchanted hammer, a weapon that can actually harm her.
As the effects of Kryptonite gas wear off, Batman (DC Extended Universe) finds his attacks quite ineffective against Superman.
Sam Winchester (Supernatural) was unable to harm Alastair with his powers until he got stronger.
Thanks to his Transhuman Physiology, Khan Noonien Singh (Star Trek) cannot be harmed by blows from normal humans, with Kirk simply wearing himself out trying to beat him down.
Video Games[]
Nero (Devil May Cry 5) is completely outmatched against Urizen, unable to land much more than a scratch.
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To Hadou/Gudou Gods (Dies Irae) having more Taikyoku than another Hadou/Gudou God indicates superiority, with having ten more making it impossible for the weaker Hadou/Gudou to harm you.
As more advanced robots from a century into the future, Vile and Spark Mandrill (Mega Man series) easily shrug off the original Mega Man's attacks.
Web Animation/Comics/Series[]
When SCP-3812 - A Voice Behind Me (SCP Foundation) supersedes a narrative there can't be anything above and stronger than it due to its nature.
Videos[]
Dean Realizes John Is Possessed - Supernatural
8.12 - As Time Goes By - Abaddon-2
Naofumi vs Glass - The Rising of the Shield Hero-2
That Totally Unexpected Ending From Episode 1 of Invincible (SPOILERS) - Prime Video-2
The Horrifyingly Epic Train Crash Fight Scene From The Finale of Invincible *SPOILERS* - Prime Video-2
Omni-Man VS Homelander (Invincible VS The Boys) - DEATH BATTLE!