- "My armor insures my victory in hand-to-hand combat!!"
- ― Boba Fett (Star Wars)
The ability to possess and utilize powers of a powerful suit, costume, or set of clothing to great effect. Sub-power of Armor Manipulation and Cloth Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Battle Armor/Skeleton/Suit
- Battlizer (Power Rangers)
- Hardsuit
- Power/Powered Armor/Exoskeleton
- Powered Suit
- Super Armor/Exoskeleton/Suit
- Superhero/Superheroine Battle/Power/Powered Armor/Exoskeleton/Suit
- Specialized Armor/Exoskeleton/Clothing/Costume/Garment/Suit
- Trick Armor/Exoskeleton/Clothing/Costume/Garment/Suit
Capabilities[]
The user possesses and utilizes a special suit, costume, or article of clothing that grants them a variety of powers or other attributes. This suit can either be a technological or mystical suit of armor, symbiotic creature or simple street clothing.
Applications[]
- Armor/Clothing Empowerment
- Costume Refinement
- Enhanced Dressing
- Power Augmentation/Bestowal - Whether or not the user has superpowers.
- Power Mask Forging
- Power Regulation - If the user has powers, their suit can help keep their powers under control/protect them from the effects of their powers.
- Power Via Costume
Variations[]
- Adaptive Armor
- Entity Exoskeleton
- High-Tech Enchanted Exoskeleton
- High-Tech Exoskeleton
- Mecha Wearing
- Sentient Armor
- Supernatural Armor
- Symbiotic Costume
- Trick Costume
Associations[]
- Clothing Generation
- Defense Powers
- Exoskeleton
- Hyper Form
- Powered Form
- Powers Via Object
- Super Form
- Superior Human Physiology
- Technology Manipulation
- Zenith Form
Limitations[]
- May be powerless without it.
Known Users[]
See Also: Clothes Make The Superman.
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Curtis Metcalf/Hardware (Milestone Media Comics)
- Johnny Test (Johnny Test); via formerly
- Bling-Bling Boy (Johnny Test); via formerly
- Sergio/Señor Sinestro (El Tigre)
- Cameron (Total Drama); via formerly
- Hal Stark/Iron Lantern (Amalgam Comics)
- Bizarnage (Amalgam Comics)
- Rotor the Walrus (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Terry McGinnis/Batman (Batman Beyond)
- Payback (Batman Beyond)
- Repeller (Batman Beyond)
- Walter Shreeve/Shriek (Batman Beyond)
- Ejo Jo (BoBoiBoy)
- Julie Yamamoto (Ben 10); via Ship
- Vulkanus (Ben 10)
- Joey/Rojo (Ben 10)
- Forever Knights (Ben 10 reboot)
- Sotoraggians (Ben 10)
- Sixsix
- Sevenseven
- Eighteight
- Fistina (Ben 10)
- Clyde Fife (Ben 10); via Cincotrix
- Captain Nemesis/Overlord (Ben 10)
- Superdudes (Supernoobs); via battle balls
- Teen Ninjas (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- Cree Lincoln
- Chad Dickson
- Supercow (Cow and Chicken); via a blanket worn as a cape
- Skulker (Danny Phantom)
- Lex Luthor (DC Comics)
- Alpha Centurion (DC Comics)
- Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle (DC Comics)
- Adonis (DC Comics/Teen Titans)
- Michael Jon Carter/Booster Gold (DC Comics)
- Supernova (DC Comics)
- Clark Kent/Superboy-Prime (DC Comics)
- John Henry Irons/Steel (DC Comics)
- Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael (DC Comics)
- Luke Fox/Batwing (DC Comics)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- Dick Grayson (DC Comics)
- Victor Fries/Mister Freeze (DC Comics)
- Scott Free/Mister Miracle (DC Comics)
- Catman (The Fairly OddParents)
- David Xanatos (Gargoyles)
- Dingo (Gargoyles
- White Knight (Generator Rex)
- Brianna Diggers (Gold Digger)
- Hellspawn (Image Comics)
- Al Simmons/Spawn
- Jim Downing
- Medieval Spawn
- Redeemers (Image Comics)
- Kim Possible (Kim Possible); via Battle Suit and The Centurion Project
- The Ninjas (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Titan Armor users (Ordeal)
- Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine (Marvel Comics)
- Pepper Potts/Rescue (Marvel Comics)
- Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger (Marvel Comics)
- Titanium Man (Marvel Comics)
- Crimson Dynamo (Marvel Comics)
- Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
- Spider-Man 2211 (Marvel Comics)
- The Buzz (Marvel Comics)
- Punisher 2099 (Marvel Comics)
- Nathaniel Richards/Iron Lad (Marvel Comics)
- Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
- Thor (Ultimate Marvel); via E.D.I. Bio-Mech Suit
- Scarlet Spiders/Team Red (Marvel Comics); via Iron Spider armor
- Rick Wilder/Combo Man (Marvel Comics)
- Klyntar Hosts (Marvel Comics)
- Eddie Brock/Venom
- Cletus Kasady/Carnage
- Patrick Mulligan/Toxin; deceased
- Lasher
- Ramon Hernandez; deceased
- Lasher (war dog)
- Scott Washington/Hybrid; deceased
- Donna Diego/Scream; deceased
- Phage
- Carl Mach; deceased
- Rico Axelson; deceased
- Anne Weying/She-Venom; deceased
- Mavis Trent/Payback
- Eugene "Flash" Thompson/Anti-Venom
- Andi Benton/Mania; formerly
- Lee Price/Maniac
- Riot
- Trevor Cole; deceased
- Howard Ogden; deceased
- Dreadface (Marvel Comics)
- Loki Laufeyson (Marvel Comics)
- MacDonald "Mac" Gargan/Scorpion (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics); formerly
- Samuel Chung/Blindspot (Marvel Comics)
- Darkhawk (Marvel Comics)
- High Evolutionary (Marvel Comics)
- Kang the Conqueror (Marvel Comics)
- Red King (Marvel Comics)
- Shingen "Shin" Harada/Silver Samurai (Marvel Comics)
- Max Steel (Max Steel)
- Titan/King Antoine (Olympus Comics)
- Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith (Rick and Morty); via Combat Suits
- Anthony Strand/Titan Man (Sinister Squad)
- Isaac Strand/Machine Gun (Sinister Squad)
- Max Wilfred/Quantum Bee (Sinister Squad)
- Drakon Empire (Sonic the Comic)
- Shortfuse the Cybernik (Sonic the Comic)
- Drakons (Sonic the Comic)
- Mecha Maid (Spinnerette)
- Darth Bane (Star Wars Legends)
- Hard Drive (S.W.A.T. Kats: The Radical Squadron)
- Users of Cyber suits (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series)
- Krang (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Agent Bishop (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series and IDW Comics)
- Utroms (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Angel Bridge (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW Comics)
- The Evil Emperor Zurg (Toy Story 2)
- Angelus (Top Cow)
- The Darkness Hosts (Top Cow)
- Jackie Estacado
- Capris Castiglione
- Danny Estacado
- Witchblade Hosts (Top Cow)
- Sara Pezzini
- Danielle Baptiste
- The Chameleon (T.U.F.F. Puppy)
- Professor Utonium and Princess Morbucks (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Black Beetle (DC Comics)
- Black Cuervo (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)
- Spike and Daniel Witwicky (The Transformers)
- Nebulon/Human Headmasters (Transformers: The Headmasters)
- Headmaster Jr.'s (Transformers: Super-God Masterforce)
- Godmasters (Transformers: Super-God Masterforce)
- Sinister Six (Ultimate Spider-Man)
- Avery Mann/Everyman (The Simpsons)
- The PJ Masks (PJ Masks)
- Bobbie Blobby (Power Players)
- Britney Britney/Platinum Princess (The Fairly OddParents)
- Stark Odinson/Iron Hammer (Marvel Comics)
- Hoop Squad (Static Shock/DCAU/DC Animated Universe)
- Steve Nash/Point Man
- Karl Malone/Pulverizer
- Tracy McGrady/Spin Drive
- Yao Ming/Center Force
- Paladins (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
- Team Turbo (Max Steel)
- Edwin Alva Jr./Omifarious (Static Shock/DCAU/DC Animated Universe)
- Phil Grayfield/NFL Superpro (Marvel Comics)
- Tina Stork/Iron Can (Spoof Comics Presents)
- Machinehead (DC Comics)
- Robert Vernon/Tek Knight (The Boys)
- Robot (DC Comics)
- Sheldon Oswald Lee/Silver Shell (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
- Magnesium Man (The Simpsons)
- Spongebob SquarePants as The Quickster (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Squidward Tentacles as Captain Magma (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Patrick Star as The Elastic Waistband (Spongebob Squarepants)
- Sandy Cheeks as Miss Appear (Spongebob Squarepants)
- Andros Stark/Iron Man 2099 (Iron Man: Armored Adventures)
- Frankie Greene/Rescue Girl (Transformers: Rescue Bots)
- James Rhodes/War Monarch (Amalgam Comics)
- Steve Rogers/Hydra Stomper (Marvel Cinematic Universe/What If ...?)
- Buzz Lightyear/Zurg (Lightyear)
- Lord Dominator (Wander Over Yonder)
- King Andrias/Dyoplosaurus (Amphibia)
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Carnage Incarnate: Grand Chariot Users (Akame Ga Kill!)
- Demon Armor: Incursio Users (Akame Ga Kill!)
- Guts (Berserk); via Berserker Armor
- Shō Fukamachi (Bio Booster Armor Guyver)
- Knight Sabers (Bubblegum Crisis)
- Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
- Knightmares Pilots (Code Geass)
- Emperor Pilaf (Dragon Ball)
- Staff Officer Black (Dragon Ball)
- Catopesra (Dragon Ball Super)
- Weisz Steiner (Edens Zero)
- Dorma Anim (Fairy Tail)
- Bonta-kun (Full Metal Panic)
- Hunters (Gantz)
- Makai Knights (Garo)
- Mobile Suits (Gundam Franchise)
- Gunmen (Gurren Lagann)
- Sean Barker (Guyver)
- Kamui Users (Kill La Kill)
- Ryuko Matoi
- Satsuki Kiryuin
- Users of Goku Uniforms (Kill La Kill)
- Don Krieg (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Family (One Piece)
- Sanji (One Piece); via Raid Suit
- Mewtwo (Pokémon)
- Guile Hideout (Pokémon Adventures)
- Kazuma (s-CRY-ed)
- Ryuho (s-CRY-ed)
- Anti-Art-Attachment users (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Hamazura Shiage (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- A. O. Francisca (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Silvercross Alpha (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Hound Dog officers (Toaru Majutsu no Index); via Equ.DarkMatter Suits
- Tekkamen (Tekkaman Blade)
Video Games[]
- Big Daddies (Bioshock)
- Hakumen (Blazblue)
- Positron (City of Heroes)
- Assault Mechs (Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword)
- Conker the Squirrel (Conker's Bad Fur Day)
- Nanosuit users (Crysis)
- Jake "Nomad" Dunn
- James "Alcatraz" Rodriquez
- Laurence "Prophet" Barnes
- Hayden Tenno (Dark Sector)
- Nadia Sedeck/Nemesis (Dark Sector)
- Doom Slayer (Doom 2016 reboot)
- Numerous Characters (Fallout); via the Power Armor
- Users of Magitek armor (Final Fantasy VI)
- SPARTAN-IIs (Halo)
- John-117/Master Chief
- SPARTAN-IIIs (Halo)
- SPARTAN-IVs (Halo)
- Forerunners (Halo)
- Jak (Jak and Daxter); via Titan Suit
- Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
- Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda); via Magic Armor
- Niles Van Roekel (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
- Solidus Snake (Metal Gear)
- Gray Fox (Metal Gear)
- Olga Gurlukovich (Metal Gear)
- Raiden (Metal Gear)
- The Beauty and the Beast Unit (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
- Samus Aran (Metroid)
- Brigitte Lindholm (Overwatch)
- Reinhardt Wilhelm (Overwatch)
- Angela "Mercy" Ziegler (Overwatch)
- Fareeha "Pharah" Amari (Overwatch)
- Winston (Overwatch)
- Ratchet (Ratchet and Clank)
- Doctor Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Alchemax CEO (Spider-Man: Edge of Time)
- Ultimate Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions); Venom symbiote
- Terran Marine Armor (Starcraft)
- Crimson Viper (Street Fighter)
- Mario (Super Mario); via Tanooki Suit, Frog Suit, and other means
- Luigi (Super Mario); via Tanooki Suit, Frog Suit, and other means
- Tatanga (Super Mario/Nintendo Comics System)
- Wario (Super Smash Bros.)
- Dinosaurs (Dinosaur King)
- Asuma Toki (Blue Archive)
- Steam Knights (Arknights)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Ellen Ripley (Aliens)
- Buddy Fudgers/Lil' Dynomite (Danger Force)
- Mechas Monsters (Godzilla)
- Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider series)
- Mystic Knights Various Characters (Mystic Knights Of Tir Na Nog)
- Rohan (Mystic Knight Of Tir Na Nog);Mythic Knights Of Fire
- Angus (Mystic Knights Of Tir Na Nog);Mythic Knights Of Earth
- Deirde (Mystic Knights Of Tir Na Nog);Mythic Knights Of Air
- Ivar (Mystic Knights Of Tir Na Nog);Mythic Knights Of Water
- Garrett (Mystic Knights Of Tir Na Nog);Mythic Knights Of Forest
- RoboCop (RoboCop)
- Noah Diaz (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts)
- Darth Vader (Star Wars)
- Sentai Rangers/Power Rangers (Super Sentai series/Power Rangers)
- Mighty Morphin Rangers
- Alien Rangers
- Zeo Rangers
- Turbo Rangers
- In Space Rangers
- Lost Galaxy Rangers
- Lightspeed Rangers
- Time Force Rangers
- Ninja Storm Rangers
- Dino Thunder Rangers
- S.P.D. Rangers
- Mystic Force Rangers
- Overdrive Rangers
- Jungle Fury Rangers
- RPM Rangers
- Samurai Rangers
- Megaforce Rangers
- Dino Charge Rangers
- Ninja Steel Rangers
- Beast Morphers Rangers
- Dino Fury Rangers
- Cosmic Fury Rangers
- Exceller (Ultraman Ginga S)
- Silver Samurai (The Wolverine)
- Reactron (Arrowverse)
- Beetleborgs (Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix)
- Dr. Miles Hawkins (M.A.N.T.I.S.)
- Dr. Nicholas Conrad/Exo-Man (Exo-Man)
- Kyle Finn/Metal Man (Metal Man)
- VR Troopers (VR Troopers)
Tabletop Games[]
- Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000)
- Sisters of Battle (Warhammer 40,000)
- Ta'u (Warhammer 40,000)
Others[]
- Adrian Everhart/Sentinel (Renegades); via Artistic Creation
- SCP-2273 - Major Alexei Belitrov, of the Red Army's 22nd Armored Infantry Division (SCP Foundation)
- Lord Vile (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Armsmaster (Worm)
- Kid Win (Worm)
- Trainwreck (Worm)
- Brick Baxter/Cyber Shadow (The Young Guardians); via cybernetic anatomy
Known Suits[]
- Forever Knights's battle suit (Ben 10 reboot)
- Mechamorph Armor (Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens)
- Valerie Gray Suit (Danny Phantom)
- Fenton Ghost Peeler (Danny Phantom)
- AIR's Exosuit (Demon Accords)
- Lex Luthor's War Suit (DC Comics)
- Steel Armor (DC Comics)
- Mister Miracle's Costume (DC Comics)
- Blue Beetle Scarab (DC Comics)
- OMAC (DCEU)
- Praetor Suit (Doom 2016 reboot)
- B.R.A.s (Battle Ready Armor) (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- CryNet Nanosuit and Nanosuit 2 (Crysis)
- Arsenal Suit (Edens Zero)
- Power Armor (Fallout)
- Magitek armor (Final Fantasy VI)
- Exo-Frames (Gargoyles)
- MJOLNIR armor variants (Halo)
- Forerunner Combat Skins (Halo)
- Titan Suit (Jak II)
- Beak Suit (Phineas and Ferb)
- The Centurion Project (Kim Possible)
- Kim's battle suit (Kim Possible)
- Black Cat Suit (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man Armor (Marvel Comics)
- Doctor Doom's Armor (Marvel Comics)
- Panther Habit (Marvel Comics)
- Mandroid Armor (Marvel Comics)
- Klyntar (Marvel Comics)
- Battle Suits (One-Punch Man)
- Fibre-O-Tomic-Omic (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Ninja Suit (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
- SAMAS Powered Armor (Rifts RPG)
- SCP-2273-2 (SCP Foundation)
- Strong Suit (Some Assembly Required)
- Power suits (Spellbinder/Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord)
- Battle suits (Supernoobs)
- Cyber suits (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series)
- Processor Suit (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- HsSSV-01 (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Brute Suit (Totally Spies)
- Power Armour (Warhammer 40,000)
- T'au Battlesuit (Warhammer 40,000)
- The PJ Masks' pajamas (PJ Masks)
- Bioenhancer Suits (Static Shock/DCAU/DC Animated Universe)
- DinoTector Armors and Spectral Armors (Dinosaur King)
- Powerprof. Suit. (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Hydra Stomper Armor (Marvel Cinematic Universe/What If ...?)
- Abi-Eshufu (Blue Archive)
- Beetleborg Suits ("Big Bad Beetleborgs")
- VR Troopers Suits ("VR Troopers")
- Advent Rider Suits ("Kamen Rider Dragon Knight")
- Zurg's Suit (Lightyear)
- Lord Dominator's Suit (Wander Over Yonder)
- Dyoplosaurus (Amphibia)