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* In ''[[One Piece]]'', the only reason the [[Government Conspiracy]] haven't completely erased all traces of the "Void Century" already is that the history is recorded on things called Poneglyphs, which are indestructible.
* In ''[[Lupin III]]'', Goemon's sword was forged by a secret process and is essentially indestructible (it actually broke in ''The Secret Of Twilight Gemini'' with no comment, but that was probably [[Did Not Do the Research]] on the writer's part and can be safely ignored).
* ''[[Gundam
* In ''[[Digimon]]'', [[Power Levels|Mega-level]] Digimon often have armor or weapons made of something called Chrome Digizoid. It's rare to see it damaged by something other than a weapon made from the same stuff, though it can be done.
* ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' is an early Anime example. The [[Humongous Mecha]] titular is made with Alloy Z, an alloy made of Japanium, a rare metal can be found only in Japan. [[The Professor|Dr. Kabuto]] discovered the metal and built Mazinger Z with it, thinking Mazinger would become indestructible. Throughout the series, the mecha got hit by giant monsters, missiles, bombs, got burned and electrocuted, got dumped in lava and doused in acid... and even though it got damaged every so often, the Alloy Z endured all of that {{spoiler|until the last chapter,}} and kept [[The Hero|Kouji]] alive. Several times [[Big Bad|Dr. Hell]] and [[The Dragon|his dragons]] would try and get their hands on a sample of Alloy Z to build his [[Robeast
** ''[[Great Mazinger]]'' was also made of Japanium, but the alloy it was made with was even sturdier.
** On the other hand, ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' was made with Gren, an incredibly tough metal. Nevertheless, it could not be found on Earth, so when Grendizer got damadeg, he was reapired with Alloy z.
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** Possibly best known as the substance that coats [[Wolverine]]'s bones, making them nigh-unbreakable.
** The Marvel Universe also has Vibranium, which is functionally indestructible. There's also Carbonadium, a cheaper form of adamantium which is functionally indestructible as well. In terms of true and utter indestructibility, even adamantium is vulnerable.
** [[Captain America (comics)]]'s shield, [[The Mighty Thor]]'s hammer and [[Silver Surfer]]'s Power Cosmic enhanced board are indestructible in most stories.
*** In fact it was attempts at duplicating this process that led to the creation of the slightly less indestructible adamantium
*** In the Fear Itself story arc, Cap's shield finally meets its match and gets torn in half by the big bad. Flash forward to the end where Ironman reforged it - with Uru (the metal Thor's hammer is made of.) It's probably even MORE indestructible now.
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** The Borg are sometimes presented as this (for example, in the first episode of ''[[Deep Space Nine]]'', when Federation weapons don't even scratch the Borg cube) when they have [[Awesomeness By Analysis|adapted to your weapons]].
* The craft from ''[[Quatermass and The Pit]]''.
* The [[Stargate Verse|Stargates]] are very nearly indestructible (excluding the ones in [[Stargate Universe]], anyways), especially when active. They've survived direct hits from meteors, swallowed up by lava, nuclear explosions, dropped into suns (although that one had an energy shield to bolster it)... often, not only do they survive these ordeals, but they ''keep functioning perfectly''. That's not to say they never get destroyed; the Earth military eventually does make a bomb capable of it: the Mark IX "Gatebuster" Naquadriah-enhanced nuke. Stated at one point to have a blast radius of well over 1,000
* Many robots of all kinds (though usually the humanoid, kill-everyone variant) can be considered part of this. Here it's usually not the robot itself that is indestructible, but the electronics inside. Cut off its head, punch a hole in its stomach, it will just keep going for you as if nothing happened. Guess all the important parts are in the toes.
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** Also, the walls of Orthanc and Minas Tirith are invulnerable to all known weapons and projectiles.
** Mithril isn't indestructible, but it's close.
* In [[Larry Niven]]'s ''[[Known Space]]'' stories, the hulls of General Products ships were advertised to be invulnerable to harm. In one story it was revealed that they could be destroyed by contact with [[Antimatter]]; they can also be destroyed by turning off the effect that's holding the hull together. However, anything enclosed in a stasis field reflects all forms of energy and is completely
* In the ''[[Perry Rhodan]]'' universe the Molkex fall into this. The substance is created by chaosworm and is linked to an alternate universe. All standard energy weapon and nuclear bomb can't destroy it.
* Densecris and carbonex serve as this in Steve Perry's ''[[Matador Series|Matador]]'' series. It's mentioned that a few centimeters of densecris are enough to protect from a direct missile hit, and that a bunker with carbonex plating is 'going to take a long time to dig through'.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* Up until ''Advanced [[Dungeons and Dragons]] 2'', artifacts and relics surpass normal mortal magic and could only be destroyed by one of a few very specific
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' features items made of Darksteel, ranging from ingots to [[Giant Robot|giant robots]]. They are
* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' features the ever-bemoaned [[Ominous Floating Castle|Necron Monolith]], made of a 'living metal' that can physically alter its shape. It was already immune to the tank-killing effects of heat based weapons (melta), targeting weapons (lance), rending weapons, and dedicated tank-hunting specialists, but thanks to a 5th edition rules change and a quirky Rules-as-Written interpretation, it physically cannot be destroyed by glancing hits.
** The Monolith can be destroyed provided you have a Strength 9 or higher weapon, but that's the only way to destroy it. However, a Strength 9 or 10 (10 is about as high as you can get in a normal game) weapon simply means you have a ''chance'' at destroying it. Actually completing the feat means you need 2 consecutive 5's or 6's, not to mention hitting the damn thing first. For most armies, it's just easier to destroy enough necrons to force a Phase Out.
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== Video Games ==
* Due to technical and resource limitations, just about everything in videogames tends to be this. Even though a Rocket Launcher is one of the [[Standard FPS Guns]], don't expect to be able to blow out a wall, or dent the ground, or even destroy a car depending on the game, especially prevalent in [[No Sidepaths, No Exploration, No Freedom|Linear Games]]. Although, there are a few aversions.
* The 'Far Jumper' hyperdrive in ''[[Homeworld]]''
* The Web Game ''IndestructoTank'' features a tank that is made out of a material called indestructanium. Ironically, once the fuel runs out, it's more like Explodium.
* ''[[Touhou]] Soccer'' has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqWRe_ZYyiw this soccer ball]. What happens in this video is actually a pretty minor punishment compared to some others... Compared to, say... ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkDT-OlkYTI this]''.
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* There is a reason why the [[Tonka Tough]] trope is named after the Tonka Mighty Dumptruck. They once had an elephant step on one, and the truck held the elephant's foot just fine, thanks.
* It's become a [[Dead Horse Trope]] joke that if airliners were made out of the same thing flight recorders are made out of, they'd survive crashes. Of course this isn't really true, but people still think of 'Black Boxes' as being impossible to destroy. They're just steel: their strength is from their compact design more than material, and they're tucked away at the back where they're unlikely to take the brunt of a crash.
* Design requirements for nuclear waste containers are impressive. They must survive a derailed train running into them and many other extreme scenarios. Good thing too, given this is cancer in a box.
** Flasks designed to carry used nuclear fuel for reprocessing are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17mETJNBvOU most definitely] made of indestructium.
** Western nuclear reactors are clearly intended to be as close to this trope as humanly possible. For example, they are designed to be able to survive someone flying an airliner into them.
* [[Dave Barry]] believes that modern cars should be made out of the same material as Fisher-Price cars, as they are apparently unaffected by the destructive behavior of a four-year-old.
* [[Nintendo]]'s video game systems, particularly the Game Boy. There are a lot stories of them surviving being thrown from apartment windows, run over by cars, flushed in toilets,
** Nintendo's early testing included throwing Game Boys from a three story building.
** Nintendo of Japan finally stopped repairing the Famicom after 20 years. In other words, they expected the console to last 20 years.
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** Its portable equivalent, the Game Boy Advance SP, has an equally strong reputation for being impossible to destroy, the only weak point being the hinges. Nintendo was apparently using a prime lode of Nintendium for that generation.
** According to legend, one player [[Rage Quit|lit his Game Cube on fire in a fit of rage]]. ''[[Mario Kart]]'' kept going for five minutes.
** [[X-Play]] once took this claim to task by attempting to destroy a PlayStation 2, an XBox, and a [[Game Cube]]. They performed three destructive stunts: dropping a weight on each system, hitting each console with a sledgehammer, and dropping each system from a height. After each stunt, the systems were tested to see if they still worked. The
*** The show references this further when it mentioned the next [[Star Wars|Death Star]] will be made of the hardest material known to man: used Gameboy Advances.
** On an episode of ''[[Mind of Mencia]]'', a midget was smashing old electronics with a sledgehammer. Everything was smashed to bits in one go, save for a Nintendo 64, which took 3 hits before the casing began to dent.
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* Apple achieved this with the iPod Touch. People have even shot them at point blank, and the screen worked everywhere except for the bullet hole. And maybe even there.
* [[Nokia]] phones are notoriously tough to break, and have in fact done significant damage to anything they're thrown at without showing much more than a few scratches. They have achieved [[Memetic Mutation|meme]] status as a result.
* Original [[wikipedia:CorningWare|CorningWare]] dishes. Made from a glass-ceramic compound called "Pyroceram" derived from materials originally developed for the United States ballistic missile program, pretty much nothing in a housewife's (or professional chef's) kitchen could damage it. It was so indestructible that there was virtually ''no'' market for replacement pieces; once you had a complete set of CorningWare, you'd ''always'' have a complete set of
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