Shell Formation

Shell Formation
Leonardo's (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) shell is hard enough to break blades.
Power/Ability to:	Possess or create body shells.

The ability to possess or create body shells. Sub-power of Organic Constructs and Shell Manipulation. Variation of Dermal Armor.

Also Called

• Carapace Creation/Formation/Generation/Manifestation
• Shell Creation/Generation/Manifestation

Capabilities

User either has or can create a shell or carapace that can be used as protection from various kinds of harm.

Applications

• Armor Creation
  • Plating Protrusion
• Deflection
• Enhanced Durability
• Organic Exoskeleton

Associations

• Appendage Generation
• Dermal Armor
• Gastropoda Physiology - Snails
• Invulnerability
• Organic Constructs
• Rough Armor
• Shell Flight
• Shell Manipulation
• Tortoise Physiology
• Turtle Physiology

Limitations

• May make the user heavier and slower.

Known Users

See Also: Shell Tropes.

Anime/Manga

• Naraku (InuYasha)
• Kars (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure); as the Ultimate Life Form
• Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Dry and Sheller (Biological Skill)
• Pekoms (One Piece); via Kame Kame no Mi/Turtle-Turtle Fruit

Video Games

• Achatina (Ark: Survivar Evolved)
• Bristleback (Dota 2)
• Gargantuas (Hλlf-Life series)
• Turpio (Kaichu: The kaiju dating sim)
• Pokémon with the ability "Shell Armor" (Pokémon)
• Pokémon who can learn "Withdraw" (Pokémon)
• Turtle-themed Pokemon (Pokémon)
  • Squirtle
• Magcargo (Pokémon)
• Samurott (Pokémon)
• Hisuian Sligoo and Hisuian Goodra (Pokémon)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• Tidepool (Skylanders)
• Warnado (Skylanders)
• Crusty Sean (Splatoon)
• Sheldon (Splatoon)
• Super Sea Snails (Splatoon)
• Bisk (Splatoon 2)
• Abathur (Starcraft)
• Shell Mario (Super Mario)
• Koopas (Super Mario)

Cartoons

• Shellhead (Ben 10)
• Terraspin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Carapace (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• Jade Turtle (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
• The Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Gallery

As they grow up over time, the Gargantuas (Hλlf-Life series) will happen to have shells that form over their bodies, resulting in them becoming incredibly tough.

Shell Mario (Super Mario)

Crusty Sean (Splatoon), being a Japanese tiger prawn, has a shell.

Sheldon (Splatoon), being a Horseshoe crab, has a shell on his head.

Super Sea Snails (Splatoon) have shells which Spyke (the sea urchin) can use to add sub-ability slots to Inkling's gear.

Alex Mercer (PROTOTYPE) can cocoon himself in a carapace like wear augmenting his resilience.

Shell.

Terraspin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)

Carracosta (Pokémon)

As opposed to regular Goodra, Hisuian Goodra (Pokémon) have developed metallic shells.

Warnado (Skylanders)