Muscle Armor

Muscle Armor
Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho) bulking up his muscles to such an extent that even a high-powered Spirit Gun can't pierce him.
Power/Ability to:	Use dense muscles as armor.

The power to use incredibly dense muscle as armor. Combination of Dermal Armor and Muscle Mass Enhancement. Not to be confused with Skin Hardening.

Also Called

• Tekkai (One Piece)

Capabilities

The user's muscles are so dense and bulky that that they can use purely that to cause physical attacks to bounce off of their muscles. Since the muscles are directly under one's skin, the bulk can be used to protect one's bones and innards. By bulking the muscles at point of contact, the user can even bounce the attack back.

Applications

• Counter
• Deflection
• Enhanced/Supernatural Durability
• Internal Reinforcement

Associations

• Defense Powers
• Density Manipulation
• Dermal Armor
• Muscle Manipulation

Limitations

• Areas with less muscle concentration may be less protected.
• Areas with no muscle concentration are not protected.
• Does not protect the outer skin, so scratches and flays on that is still possible.
• If attacks gets into body, then muscles cannot protect.
• May require user to consciously bulk up muscles to block attacks.
• Muscles are still part of one's flesh body, and are vulnerable to damages not of pure brute force (burning, freezing and electrifying).

Known Users

Manga/Anime

• Gyanza Rujike (Black Cat)
• Akisame Kōetsuji (Kenichi The Mightiest Disciple)
• Balke (Luger Code 1951); via his werewolf form
• Tekkai Users (One Piece)
  • CP9 Members
  • Kibin
  • Shuzo
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece); via Gear Fourth - Bounce Man
• Superalloy Darkshine (One-Punch Man)
• Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Video Games

• Pokémon that can use "Bulk Up" (Pokémon)
• Zangief (Street Fighter)

Known Objects

• Energy Steroid (One Piece)

Gallery

Gyanza Rujike (Black Cat) using his enhanced muscles to cause bullets to bounce off.

Blueno (One Piece) using Tekkai to harden his body, causing Tilestone's hammer to shatter upon recoil impact.

Rob Lucci (One Piece) using Tekkai: Utsugi to bulk his muscles at the time of impact, causing the attack to be bounced back.

Hody Jones (One Piece) took so much Energy Steroids that his muscles bulked up to the point of being bulletproof.

Conkeldurr (Pokémon) using Bulk Up to up its muscles, increasing offense and defense.

Zangief's (Street Fighter) muscles are so bulky that they can not only stop a katana, but break it to no ill effect.