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Dermal Armor
The Thing (Marvel) has an extremely tough skin.
Power/Ability to:	have innate armor

The power to have innate armor for protection.

Contents 1 Also Called 2 Capabilities 3 Applications 4 Variations 5 Associations 6 Limitations 7 Known Users

Also Called

• Armored Skin
• Impenetrable Skin
• Natural Armor
• Skin Armor
• Thick Skin
• Tough Skin

Capabilities

The users has or can generate an innate armor as a part of their body, which is resistant to attacks, harm or pain and temperature extremes. The armor varies from obvious, physical defenses, such as scales, thick skin/fur, natural shield, armor or shell, in-organic skin, etc, to bone-nodules below skin, particularly wide/sturdy rib-cake, blubber, or simply dense muscle.

Applications

• Bulletproof Durability
• Deflection
• Natural Weaponry
• Pain Suppression
• Thermal Resistance
  • Cold-proof Skin
  • Fireproof Skin

Variations

• Organic Metal Skin
• Scale Manifestation
• Shell Formation
• Skin Hardening
• Supernaturally Dense Tissue

Associations

• Biological Manipulation
• Body Manipulation
• Density Manipulation
• Elemental Mimicry: the skin may be formed from a strong element (Stone, gem, metal, etc).
  • Crystal Mimicry
  • Diamond Mimicry
  • Metal Mimicry
  • Stone Mimicry
• Fur Generation
• Invulnerability
• Shield Protrusion
• Skin Manipulation

Limitations

• Depending on how heavy armor users may sink in water.
• If one were to disrupt the process of "armoring up" the results would be user losing the ability to armor up for quite awhile.
• Selective armoring is rare, in short it is an "all or none" principle, either fully armored or not at all.
• May sacrifice speed for durability.
• Reverting back to original form or natural state may be moderately difficult or irreversible.

Known Users

Derek Marvin (The Young Guardians) Nnoitra (Bleach) Sun Wukong (Journey To The West) The Thing (Marvel) The Abomination (Marvel) Hulk (Marvel) Hulkling (Marvel) She-Hulk (Marvel) Indra (Marvel) Robert Keep (Heroes) Baron Samedi (Heroes) Doomsday (DC comics) Greed (Full Metal Alchemist) Norman Osborn aka Green Goblin (Marvel); in the Ultimate Spider-Man universe Wario (Super Mario 64 DS; via Metal Block) Ling Yao (Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood); when Greed possesses him Ethan James (Power Rangers Dino Thunder) Alex Mercer (Prototype) James Heller (Prototype 2) NKVDemon (DC Comics) Kakuzu (Naruto Shippuden); via his Earth Release heart Third Raikage (Naruto Shippuden) Sendou Ryuuichi (Code: Breaker) Jozu (One Piece) Busoshoku Haki Users (One Piece) Dauf (Claymore) Skin Bolic (D.Gray-man) Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) Titan (COVEN) The Beast (Angel) Skip (Angel) James Ironside (Blood+) [http://spiderman.wikia.com/wiki/Guardian Guardian (Marvel Comics) Hisako Ichikki/Armor (Marvel comics/X-Men))] Wall-nut (Plants vs. Zombies) Tall-nut (Plants vs. Zombies) Pumpkin (Plants vs. Zombies) Gargantuar (Plants vs. Zombies) Svalbard (Leyendas Dracomanas) Ruben Hagi (Los Unicos) Ciro Funes (Los Unicos)

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