Thick Skull

"If my head were any harder, you could use it for a cannon ball."

― Pazu, Castle in the Sky

"It would probably take a bolter shell to crack that thick skull of his."

― Commissar Ciaphas Cain, on Jurgen

"I shall break out of this cell using the hardest substance known to Mankind! MY HEAD!"

― Kremmen of the Star Corps

"My upper spinal support is a polyalloy designed for extreme stress. My skull is composed of cortenide and duranium."

― Data explaining to Nu'daq why his headbutt attempt failed (Star Trek: TNG)

"I've fought Hammerhead before. He's tough as hell. But he's no Wolverine. He's no Bullseye. He's just got the hardest head in the world."

― Matthew "Matt" Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)

The power to have an abnormally strong and durable skull. Variation of Unbreakable Bones.

Also Called

Hard Head
Strong Skull

Capabilities

The user's skull is incredibly durable and strong, enabling for powerful headbutts to no ill effect.

Applications

Associations

Enhanced Combat
Horn Protrusion
Natural Weaponry
Psychic Shield - Having such a hard-head as to be immune to telepathy
Unbreakable Bones

Limitations

User's skull may only be able to endure a certain amount of impact.
Enhanced strength and durability may be limited to the skull.
User may have a small brain due to the skull being so thick.

Known Users

See Also: Hard Head and Use Your Head.

Anime/Manga

Arale Norimaki (Dr.Slump)
Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
- Son Goku
- Son Gohan
Kamada Tanjirou (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Ushiyama Tatsuma (Golden Kamuy)
Chinjao (One Piece)
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
Hammerhead (One Punch Man)
Edajima Heihachi (Sakigake Otokojuku)
Vash The Stampede (Trigun)
Akira Inugami (Wolf Guy)
InuYasha (InuYasha)
Yusuke Urameshi (YuYu Hakusho)

Cartoons/Comics

Crashocker (Ben 10: Omniverse)
Crashhopper (Ben 10: Omniverse)
Scotsman (Samurai Jack)
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
Jasper (Steven Universe)
Princess Fiona (Shrek)
Queen Lillian (Shrek)
Hammerhead (Marvel Comics)
Viltrumites (Image Comics)

Live Television

Curly (The Three Stooges)
Marv Merchants (Home Alone)
Fonzie (Happy Days)
Phillip ("Mighty Med")

Web Animation/Series

Devil Boner (Channel Awesome)

Video Games

Bonk (Bonk's Adventure)
Tabbakumu/Ice Dragons (Combat of Giants)
Slobber Tooth (Skylanders)
Rude (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
Mario (Super Mario)
Luigi (Super Mario)
Pokémon who can use "Headbutt", "Skull Bash", or "Iron Head" (Pokémon)
Mega Man X (Mega Man X)

Known Objects

Wushu Helmet (Xiaolin Showdown)