Poison Is Corrosive: Difference between revisions

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Note that this may be justified (or [[Hand Wave]]d) in fantasy works, as the characters might not understand that there even is a difference between acid and poison, or might not have a word for acid, or something.

 

Compare [[Ate the Spoon]], [[Gargle Blaster]], [[Hollywood Acid]].

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* In ''[[Inuyasha]]'', Sessoumaru's poison claw attacks can dissolve bones. In a story late in the series, Sango also uses a poison strong enough to melt bone, causing [[Wrecked Weapon|significant damage to her weapon]] in the process.

* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Loly's Resurreccion has centipede-like tentacles which have a poison that erodes whatever it touches.

* In ''[[Apothecarius Argentum]]'', the title character, Argent is a "Basilisk", a type of [[Super Soldier]] who has been exposed to various toxins from birth to the point they're integrated into his body chemistry. In one chapter, in order to escape from a dungeon, he bites open the palm of his hand and uses his blood to weaken the stone walls to the point he can punch through them.

 

== Comic Books ==

* In ''[[Le Scorpion]]'', Several of [[Master Poisoner]] Mejai's poisons are shown to be acidic. Armando uses one to burn through the ropes holding him at one point.

 

== Film ==

== Literature ==

* ''[[Harry Potter]]'': Poison from the Basilisk's fangs was a corrosive substance. [[Justified]] since the delivery method is through a bite.

* [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Eyes of the Dragon]]'' featured Flagg preparing a poison which burned away and twisted the bowl of the spoon with which he stirred it. The corrosive power killing before the poison ''is'' addressed however, as the poison when mixed with water, wine or ingested by the human body stops it burning holes through stuff, it just kills you an extremely unpleasant manner a day or two later.

* In the ''[[Humanx Commonwealth]]'' series, Alaspinian minidrags spit an incredibly potent neurotoxin that has been shown to eat through metal. It's justified in that minidrags have no teeth, so they rely on their toxin's corrosive properties to get it into the bloodstreams of their enemies.

* In the ''[[Temeraire]]'' novels, certain breeds of dragon are capable of spraying acid. While some characters early in the story refer to it as poison, neither the dragons nor their handlers make the mistake, making this an in-universe example of the trope.

* In the ''[[Wraeththu]]'' novels by Storm Constantine, the title creatures' semen is a caustic poison. This is also true in the [[Tabletop RPG]] based on the novels.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

** ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'' does this twice in two different episodes. Once, a poisoned apple, seconds after Chip suspects it's no good, instantly blackens and deflates like a balloon. Later, a goblet of poisoned tea eats through a book on the table after it's knocked from the intended victim's hand. All the usual [[Fridge Logic]] applies.

* In [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger]], the Hades God Toad used corrosive poisons as part of his power set.

 

** 1st Edition supplement ''Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia''. The skin of the troglodyte deity Laogzed oozes an acidic poison.

** 2nd Edition

** Demons can have a bite which injects a highly caustic poison. It has the same effect on healing/regeneration as the Envenom spell.

* ''[[Hollow Earth Expedition]]'' supplement ''Secrets of the Surface World''. A wasp in the Amazon rain forest has a sting with venom so caustic it causes 2nd degree burns.

 

== Video Games ==

* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has poisons and acids in the Nature category of magic. And many times if it's poison it's also acidic and vice versa. Though when it comes to some things, how close the two are is weird (mechanical enemies especially, some can be poisoned by a Hunter's Serpent Sting but others are immune, while they can all be harmed by acids; some enemies that are caustic piles of goo can be poisoned but are immune to other types of Nature damage; if you get hit by an acid attack chances are you'll also be poisoned for a duration of time; there's also poison attacks that don't actually poison but only do instant damage, acid attacks that don't do damage but lower your armor and poison that doesn't damage but lowers your speed [in fact one boss battle in the Trial of the Crusader involves having to remove one Jormungar Worm's Paralyzing Poison with another Jormungar's Burning Bile, an acid countering a poison]).

* The ''[[Vindictus]]'' MMORPG has an Acidic Poison Pouch item that contains an acidic poison.

* "Toxic Waste" in ''[[Lego Adaptation Game|LEGO Batman]]''. Instakills everyone who steps in it, except for a few specific characters with immunity to poisons.<ref>Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, Bane, Killer Croc and [[The Joker]]</ref>

* Cassiopeia from ''[[League of Legends]]'' has an ability called Miasma, which creates a circular pool of poison. It damages anything that walks over it, including robotic entities.

 

* In ''[[Girl Genius]]'', the poison from the [[Sickly Green Glow|Green Glowy]] Things.

 

== Western Animation ==

* In one of the [[Classic Disney Shorts]] (''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r45taz9Boi0 Mickey's Garden]'', 1935), Mickey prepared an insecticide at his backyard and the broom he was using to stir it "burned" from being inside it.

* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'': Overdone to the point of parody where a poisoned cup of milk eats through several floors. Given they were living through a mystery author's last novel, the surreality of it was intentional.

 

== Real Life ==

 

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