The power to use the traits of a suit of armor. Technique of Armor Manipulation. Variation of Inanimate Object Physiology.
Also Called
- Armor Body/Form/Mimicry
- Suit of Armor Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
Capabilities
The user is or has the ability to take on the form of a suit of armor, which grants several abilities most of which come from the material their bodies are made of.
Applications
Variations
Associations
- Armor Manipulation
- Artificial Element Constructs
- Artificial Element Mimicry
- Bionic Physiology
- Hollow Physiology
Limitations
- Because a suit is made of multiple individual pieces, user may be easily taken apart.
- User may not actually be sentient - created as robot-like weapons through magic or science - making it easy to outsmart.
- May need a bearer/host to maintain it's physical shape.
Known Users
See also: Animated Armor.
Movies
- The Black Knight Ghost (Scooby-Doo 2: Monster Unleashed)
- The Destroyer (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Suits of Armor (The Haunted Mansion)
Cartoons
- Suits of Armor (Hotel Transylvania)
- The Annihilator (DC Animated Universe)
Comics
- The Destroyer (Marvel)
Manga/Anime
- Tyrant (Akame ga Kill)
- Armor of Mars (Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture)
- Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Barry the Chopper (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- The Slicer Brothers (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Guardian ÄRM, Ring Armor (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Perfect Zanaffar (Slayers)
Video Games
- Hakumen ("BlazBlue")
- Susanoo ("BlazBlue")
- Bow (Breath of Fire II); via Shaman Form
- Guard Armor/Opposite Armor (Kingdom Hearts)
- Lingering Will (Kingdom Hearts)
- No Heart (Kingdom Hearts)
- Trinity Armor (Kingdom Hearts)
- Tin Soldiers (Spyro the Dragon)
- Living Armor (Tales series)
- Mordekaiser (League of Legends)
Live Television
- Armored Darkness (Ultra Series)
- Raging Knight Dogold (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger)
Other
- Living Armor (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
Gallery
The Black Knight Ghost (Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed) was a costume that, through occult mad-science, is transformed into a living suit of armor.
The Destroyer (Marvel Cinematic Universe) is a magical suit or armor - capable of firing blasts of jet-fire from its face - set as security for the dangerous artifacts found in Odin's collection.
The Suits of Armor (Hotel Transylvania) act as security for the Hotel.
The Annihilator (DC Animated Universe) is a semi-sentient suit of armor built by Hephaestus for Ares.
The Destroyer (Marvel) is an enchanted suit of armor forged by Odin as a weapon to face a dark menace from the stars.
In order to save his brother from alchemical sacrifice, Edward Elric binds the soul of his brother Alphonse (Fullmetal Alchemist) onto a suit of armor.
Under government experimentation, death-row criminal Barry the Chopper (Fullmetal Alchemist) had his soul implanted into a suit of armor.
After government experimentation, serial killers the Slicer Brothers (Fullmetal Alchemist) had their souls transferred into a suit of armor, one occupying the head while the other occupies the torso.
Guard Armor (Kingdom Hearts) is a heartless that resembles a living suit of armor. After its first defeat, it switches positions in its pieces, becoming...
...Opposite Armor.
No Heart (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep) is the living armor of Master Xehanort.
Tin Soldiers (Spyro the Dragon) are suits of armor brought to life by Blue Weather Wizards.
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Living Armor (Tales series)
The Armor of Mars (Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture) is a living set of armor that holds the essence of the god of war, Mars.
Tyrant (Akame ga Kill) its flesh and consciousness still alive, was converted into Incursio, an Armour type Teigu.
After his body becomes possessed by Master Xehanort, Terra's (Kingdom Hearts series) mind is transferred to his keyblade and suit of armor, becoming the Lingering Will.