The ability to utilize a technologically powerful suit of armor. Mechanical variation of Clothing Generation and Power Suit. Opposite to Symbiotic Costume
Though not necessarily a superpower itself, it does grant high-tech powers to the user.
Also Called
- Cybernetic Armor/Exoskeleton
- Exo-Suit/Exo-Armor/Exoframe
- High-Tech Armor/Exoskeleton
- Mech Suit/Armor
Capabilities
The user utilizes a specialized suit of armor by using technology alone. Armor may be powered by the user's thoughts, so the user would have to concentrate if the suit is to high-tech function properly. With all mechanical power the armor possesses, there are cutbacks. The suit may need a source of supply power to activate or the suit would use the user's life energy, thus rendering the user unconscious or dead. The suit may even enhance the powers of those who already have powers. The suit may be equipped with all sorts of gadgets the user can use.
Applications
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Aquatic Respiration
- Atmospheric Adaptation
- Blade Retraction
- Bullet Projection
- Camouflage
- Claw Retraction
- Data Manipulation
- Energy Blast
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Combat
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Jump
- Enhanced Speed
- Enhanced Strength
- Flight
- Force Armor Generation
- Force-Field Generation
- Gun Arm
- Head-up Displays
- Holographic Projection
- Infinite Supply
- Infusion
- Invulnerability
- Jet Propulsion
- Missile Generation
- Nanite Constructs
- Technological Constructs
- Technomorphism (Exo-Mantel only)
- Phone Signal Transmission
- Power Suit
- Rocket Fists
- Scanner Vision
- Sonic Scream
- Suit Up!
- Thermal Resistance
- Vacuum Adaptation
Variations
Associations
- Bionic Physiology
- Enhanced Mech Pilot Skill
- Power Suit
- Powerful Objects
- Powers Via Object
- Technology Manipulation
- Vehicle Mimicry
- Weapon Upgrade
Limitations
- User may be rendered powerless without the suit.
- May need a power source in order to function.
- Could have a limited power supply.
- May have a time limit depend of user's level.
- Takes time to control.
- Some suits may be vulnerable to Magnetism Manipulation and Technology Manipulation.
- Limited to available weapons and equipment which can be disabled in combat.
- Being damaged over certain point may cause the suit to explode.
- Users may need the suit for their very survival and can die if taken off.
- Electricity Absorption will drain the power of the suit.
Known Users
Cartoons
- Terry McGinnis/Batman (Batman Beyond)
- Repeller (Batman Beyond)
- Joey/Rojo (Ben 10)
- Sotoraggian (Ben 10)
- Sixsix
- Vulkanus (Ben 10)
- Captain Nemesis/Overlord (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Teen Ninjas (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- Cree Lincoln
- Valerie Grey (Danny Phantom)
- Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom); via Ecto-Skeleton
- Skulker (Danny Phantom)
- Skulktech 9.9 (Danny Phantom)
- Darkwing Duck (Darkwing Duck); formerly
- Gizmoduck (Duck Tales and Darkwing Duck)
- Catman (The Fairly OddParents)
- David Xanatos (Gargoyles)
- White Knight (Generator Rex)
- Rex Salazar (Generator Rex); via the nanites themselves and full bio-mechanical E.V.O. form
- Dib (Invader Zim); in alternate timeline
- Kim Possible (Kim Possible); via battle suit
- The Beak (Phineas and Ferb)
- Princess Morbucks (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Adonis (Teen Titans)
- Utrom (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- The Kraang (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2012 TV series)
- Doctor Luther Paradigm/Doctor Piranoid (Street Sharks)
- Spike and Daniel Witwicky (The Transformers)
- Sari Sumdac (Transformers Animated); due to her unique techno-organic nature
Comics
- Iron Lantern (Amalgam Comics)
- Doctor Eggman (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Rotor the Walrus (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Thunderbolt the Chinchilla (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Alpha Centurion (DC Comics)
- Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael (DC Comics)
- Batman (DC Comics)
- Batwing (DC Comics)
- Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle (DC Comics)
- Mr. Freeze (DC Comics)
- Booster Gold (DC Comics)
- Kingdom Come Batman (DC Comics)
- Lex Luthor (DC Comics)
- Dick Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
- Steel (DC Comics)
- Superboy-Prime (DC Comics)
- Supernova (DC Comics)
- Black Manta (Marvel Comics)
- Brianna Diggers (Gold Digger)
- Redeemers (Image Comics)
- Hellspans (Image Comics)
- Spawn
- Crimson Dynamo (Marvel Comics)
- Darkhawk (Marvel Comics)
- Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
- Dreadface (Marvel Comics)
- High Evolutionary (Marvel Comics)
- Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- Riri Williams (Marvel Comics)
- Norman Osborn/Iron Patriot (Marvel Comics)
- Kang the Conqueror (Marvel Comics)
- Loki (Marvel Comics)
- The Phalanx (Marvel Comics)
- Punisher 2099 (Marvel Comics)
- The Red King (Marvel Comics)
- Rescue (Marvel Comics)
- Ultimate Rhino (Marvel Comics)
- Riot (Marvel Comics)
- Commander Steve Rogers (Marvel Comics)
- Scarlet Spiders/Team Red (Marvel Comics); via Iron Spider armor
- Mac Gargan/Scorpion (Marvel Comics)
- Silver Samurai/Shingen "Shin" Harada (Marvel Comics); aka the second Silver Samurai
- Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Spider-Man 2211 (Marvel Comics)
- Stilt-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Titanium Man (Marvel Comics)
- Lt. Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine (Marvel Comics)
- Whiplash (Marvel Comics)
- The Buzz (Marvel Comics/MC2)
- Ronan The Accuser (Marvel Comics)
- Hala The Accuser (Marvel Comics)
- Korath The Pursuer (Marvel Comics)
- Y-Gaaar (Badoon) (Marvel Comics)
- Captain Victoria (Spartax) (Marvel Comics)
- Spartax Soldiers (Marvel Comics)
- Kree Accuser Corps (Marvel Comics)
- Badoon Soldiers (Marvel Comics)
- Galadorian Spaceknights (Marvel Comics)
- Apocalypse (Marvel Comics)
- Silver Samurai (Marvel Comics)
- Erik The Red (Shi'ar) (Marvel Comics)
- Drakons (Sonic the Comic)
- Angelus (Witchblade)
- Danielle Baptiste (Witchblade)
- Darkness (Witchblade)
- Jackie Estacado (Witchblade)
- Sara Pezzini (Witchblade)
- Witchblade (Witchblade)
Films
- Ellen Ripley (Aliens)
- Rhino (The Amazing Spider Man 2)
- Big Hero 6 (Big Hero 6)
- Baymax
- Fredzilla
- GoGo Tomago
- Hiro Hamada
- Honey Lemon
- Wasabi No-Ginger
- Duke (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra); Delta-6 Accelerator Suit
- Ripcord (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra); Delta-6 Accelerator Suit
- Mechas Monsters (Godzilla)
- Sean Barker (Guyver)
- Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Lt. Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine/Iron Patriot (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Ivan Vanko (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Jaegers (Pacific Rim)
- RoboCop (RoboCop)
- Darth Vader (Star Wars)
- Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014)
- Silver Samurai (The Wolverine)
Literature
- Lord Vile (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Brick Baxter/Cyber Shadow (The Young Guardians series); via cybernetic anatomy
- Triple Ace (The Young Guardians series)
Live Action TV
- Makai Knights (Garo)
- Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider)
- Power Rangers (Power Rangers); via Battlizer
- Sentai Rangers (Super Sentai)
- International Rescue (Thunderbirds are Go)
- Virgil Tracy
Manga/Anime
- Shō Fukamachi (Bio Booster Armor Guyver)
- Knight Sabers (Bubblegum Crisis)
- Shosei Sakaguchi (Buso Renkin)
- Knightmare users (Code Geass)
- Lelouch Lamperouge
- Infinite Stratos users (Infinite Stratos)
- Staff Officer Black (Dragon Ball)
- Emperor Pilaf (Dragon Ball)
- Dorma Anim (Fairy Tail)
- Tail Gear users (Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu!)
- Mobile Suits (Gundam series)
- Gunmen (Gurren Lagann)
- IS pilots (Infinite Stratos)
- Evangelion pilots (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Don Krieg (One Piece)
- Mewtwo (Pokemon)
- Kazuma (s-CRY-ed)
- Ryuho (s-CRY-ed)
- Doctor Eggman (Sonic X)
- Tekkamen (Tekkaman Blade)
- Nebulon/Human Headmasters (Transformers series)
- Godmasters (Transformers: Super-God Masterforce)
- Headmaster Jr.'s (Transformers: Super-God Masterforce)
- Han (Naruto)
- Sasori (Naruto)
Tabletop Games
- Deep Ones (CthulhuTech)
- New Earth Government (CthulhuTech)
- Chaos Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000)
- Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000)
- Tau Fire Caste (Warhammer 40,000)
Video Games
- Big Daddies (Bioshock)
- Hakumen (Blazblue)
- Exo Suit Users (Call of Duty Advanced Warfare)
- Positron (City of Heroes)
- Assault Mechs (Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword)
- Conker the Squirrel (Conker's Bad Fur Day)
- Nomad (Crysis)
- Numerous characters (Fallout series); via Power Armor
- Spartans (Halo series)
- X (Mega Man X series)
- Cyborg Ninjas (Metal Gear series)
- Gray Fox
- Olga Gurlukovich
- Raiden
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear series)
- Solidus Snake (Metal Gear series)
- Haven Troopers (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
- Samus Aran (Metroid)
- Pharah (Overwatch)
- Winston (Overwatch)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- Ratchet (Ratchet and Clank)
- Penelope/The Black Knight (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
- Doctor Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Alchemax CEO (Spider-Man: Edge of Time)
- Inklings (Splatoon)
- Terran Marine Armor (Starcraft)
- Crimson Viper (Street Fighter)
- Luigi (Super Mario series) via Tanooki Suit, Frog Suit, and other means
- Mario (Super Mario series) via Tanooki Suit, Frog Suit, and other means
- Tatanga (Super Mario series)
- Blood Eagle tribal warriors (Tribes: Ascend)
- Diamond Sword tribal warriors (Tribes: Ascend)
- Orbital Frame Jehuty (Zone of the Enders)
Web Animation
- Spacebear (Spacebear)
Webcomics
- Mecha Maid (Spinnerette)
Gallery
Cartoons
Terry McGinnis/Batman (Batman Beyond)
Several members of the Teen Ninjas (Codename: Kids Next Door) in their B.R.A.s (Battle Ready Armor).
Valerie Grey (Danny Phantom) in her ghost-hunting suit.
The Ecto-Skeleton (Danny Phantom) was capable of amplifying Danny's ghost powers 100 fold, but at the cost of drastically exhausting his body.
Skulker (Danny Phantom)
David Xanatos (Gargoyles) in his red battle armor.
When Dib (Invader Zim) has his skeleton was crushed in alternate timeline, his father created for him the MegaBoy 3000. A fusion-powered titanium exoskeleton that "gave give him the strength of ten thousand little boys". In addition this, Zim's tampering with the past caused the exoskeleton to become better armored and equipped with more weapons.
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Princess Morbucks (The Powerpuff Girls)
Comics
Doctor Eggman (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) in his Egg Beater armor.
Rotor (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) in his Iron Rotor armor.
Batman (DC Comics) has worn a variety of different exoframes at different times ...
... including a powered exoskeleton, allowing him to hold his own against Superman.
The Kingdom Come Batman (DC Comics) has become old and crippled and depends on a powered suit to move.
Lex Luthor (DC Comics) in his battle suit.
Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
An Iron Man armor (Marvel Comics)
The Phalanx (Marvel Comics)
Angmo-Asan II, mostly known and referred as "The Red King" (Marvel Comics), uses a High-Tech Exoskeleton along with a large sword to fight Hulk in their first confrontation.
Ultimate Rhino/R.H.I.N.O. (Marvel Comics)
Commander Steve Rogers (Marvel Comics) sometimes wears an exoskeleton to compensate his loss of the Super Soldier Serum.
Scorpion (Marvel Comics)
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Riri Williams (Marvel Comics)
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Ronan The Accuser (Kree) (Marvel Comics)
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Y-Gaaar (Badoon) (Marvel Comics)
Films
Rhino's (The Amazing Spider Man 2) armor is made up of Soviet era tech and weaponry that Oscorp had storage until it was put together by Harry Osborn and Aleksei Sytsevich.
Big Hero 6 (Big Hero 6) ready for action.
Jet Jaguar (Godzilla) one of the many Mechas.
M.O.G.U.E.R.A (Godzilla) one of the many Mechas.
Gipsy Danger (Pacific Rim), a prime example of a Mark III Jaeger.
The Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014) uses a high-tech exoskeleton that increases his strength and possesses multiple retractable blades in each arm, which can be fired off as projectiles and magnetically recalled.
Literature
Brick Baxter/Cyber Shadow's (The Young Guardians) prosthetic anatomy includes an immensely powerful exoskeleton.
Live Action TV
Cater Grayson/Red Rescue Ranger (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue) in his Trans Armor Cycle Armor Mode.
Virgil Tracy (Thunderbirds Are Go) in his exoskeleton
Manga/Anime
The Guyver (Bio Booster Armor Guyver)
Shosei Sakaguchi (Buso Renkin) and his Buso Renkin, the Buster Baron, which can replicate up to six Buso Renkin, as well as possessing immense strength and durability.
Staff Officer Black (Dragon Ball) in his "Battle Jacket."
Emperor Pilaf and his minions (Dragon Ball) in their "Pilaf Machines".
Eva Unit-01 (Neon Genesis Evangelion) is an angel converted into a high-tech battle suit, and one of the thirteen Evangelion series; Unit-01 is unique in being the strongest.
Don Krieg (One Piece) wears an indestructible armor that is equipped with a wide variety of weapons (guns, flamethrowers, bombs, etc.)
Mewtwo's M2 Bind armor (Pokemon) regulates its mighty power.
Kazuma (s-CRY-ed) is able to use his Alter power to cover his entire body in order to gain his "Poud Fist" form.
Ryuho (s-CRY-ed) much like, Kazuma, is able to turn his Alter, Zetsuei, into its final form, Zetsuei Touryudan and turn it into full body armor.
E-99 Eggsterminator (Sonic X) is one of Eggman's strongest battle suit when he imbued it with 6 Chaos Emeralds.
Tabletop Games
A Chaos Space Marine (Warhammer 40k) with it's High Tech Armor.
Space Marines (Warhammer 40k) have very powerful armor.
Video Games
Soldiers (Call of Duty Advanced Warfare) have high tech Exo suits to overcome many obstacles.
Master Chief (Halo)
When X (Mega Man X series) wears his First Armor, he is able to dash through the air, take less damage, fire a more powerful Charge Shot, break blocks with his head, and even fire the Hadouken.
In his Second Armor, X can dash through the air, take less damage, fire more powerful Charge Shots, finds secret passages with his Item Tracer, yield unlimited ammo, unleahsh his Giga Crash attack, and even perform the Shouryuken.
In his Third Armor, X can use the Variable Air Dash to double jump, take less damage, fire more powerful Charge Shots, locating items with his Item Radar, and use his Beam Saber. Should he collect the Hyper Chip, X can turn the Third Armor into the Hyper Armor for more power.
In his Fourth Armor, X can dash and hover in the air, take less damage, fire more powerful Charge Shots, fire endless uncharged special weapons, and use his incredibly powerful Nova Strike.
In his Falcon Armor, X can fire more of his special weapons, take less damage, fire his Spear Charged Shot that hat can penetrate surfaces, terrain and shields, use the Giga Attack, and execute Free Move to stay airborne.
In his Blade Armor, X an fire more of his special weapons, take less damage, fire his Plasma Shot, and use his Mach Dash to dash through the air. Also, with Z-Saber mounted to his X-Buster, he can utilize the Charged Saber to unleash powerful slash attack that can destroy enemy projectiles.
In his Ultimate Armor, X posseses all of the enhancements provided by the Fourth Armor with much greater power, and can use the Nova Strike for an unlimited amont of time.
Gray Fox (Metal Gear series)
Raiden (Metal Gear series)
A Haven Trooper (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
Samus Aran (Metroid) wearing her trademark power suit.
Pharah (Overwatch) possesses a high tech suit that belonged to her squadron.
Winston (Overwatch) being a scientist created a powerful suit to achieve short range jumps and enhanced durability.
The Black Knight (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time) is a mechanical armor Penelope created who's using a rocket launcher ...
.. and later upgraded with a laser and a shield.
The Nega Egg Wisp (Sonic the Hedgehog) is one of Eggman's final battle suits.
A male Inkling (Splatoon) wearing the Power Mask, granting improved defense, Power Armor, granting a reduced respawn time, and Power Boots, granting reduced ink consumption by their main weapon.
Terran Marines (Starcraft) have a very powerful terranial armor.
Orbital Frame Jehuty (Zone of the Enders)
Web Animation
Spacebear (Spacebear) wears a Xyber-suit fitted with Xyber Science to hunt down criminals.