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[[Comic Books]] and related media seem to love the idea of combining people with stuff [[Made of Shiny]], hence the number of characters not just using [[Powered Armor]] but completely encased in a metal skin. It might be an organic metal skin, "liquid metal", or perhaps a super advanced [[
These types generally have one of two power sets. They either are [[Nigh Invulnerable]] and have [[Super Strength]], or [[Super Weight|are fairly high up in terms of power]], usually being [[Reality Warper
Their [[Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance]] usually explains their power. The connotations here are that the character is "as strong and tough as steel", or that they are the cosmic/human equivalent of a [[Magic Mirror]], capable of [[Incredibly Lame Pun|"reflecting"]] on the nature of existence and deriving power from it.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Numerous ''[[
* Mr. 1 from ''[[
* {{spoiler|Setsuna}} becomes one of these at the end of [[Gundam 00:
* Gajeel from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' has this as part of his Iron Dragon Slayer magic.
* Greed from [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] has this ability to convert the carbon in his body into a diamond-hard skin that completely covers his body, but he generally dislikes the look of it and goes with a [[Partial Transformation]].
** The same ability {{spoiler|allows him to turn his body into [[Made of Plasticine|graphite]], which he uses to further damage Father when he's reabsorbed}}.
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', using the Trap Card [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Metalmorph "Metalmorph"] on Zoa or Red Eyes B. Dragon turns the monster into a metallic version of itself.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Wildstorm]]'' - Void and [[The Authority|The Engineer]]. Void is a mysterious alien entity that bonded with a human woman, granting her teleportation and strange intuition. The Engineer is much like [[Iron Man]], but has replaced her blood with [[Nanomachines]] which act as a [[Green Lantern Ring]] - and [[Instant Armor|extrudes some of it through the pores of her skin]] as [[Latex Space Suit|skin-tight armor]]. Yes, she is essentially running around naked. She's [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant|an exhibitionist]].
* ''[[DC Comics]]''
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** Bombshell of the Teen Titans. Her powers are derived from the same source as Captain Atom.
** Captain Atom's [[Evil Counterpart]] (and also a member of [[Green Lantern]]'s [[Rogues Gallery]]) Major Force.
* [[Silver Surfer]], [[X Men|Colossus]], and [[ROM Spaceknight|ROM]] from the [[Marvel Universe]]. The Silver Surfer is the epitome of the Cosmically powered Chrome Champion. A [[Human Alien|Zenn-Lavian]] granted a fraction of the Power Cosmic and coated with a radiation/pressure/cold-resistant metal shell, he's so powerful he's one of the few [[Flying Brick|Flying Bricks]] who can easily best anyone in the Marvel Universe save for Galactus. (At least a few stories have shown the Surfer's outer coating removed, leaving an ordinary-looking bald guy underneath. It's suggested that he requires said protection to fly through space and survive, but it's never explained why none of the other heralds of Galactus other than Nova seem to require it...)<br /><br />Colossus is a super strong and tough type, who can retract the metal skin as part of his mutation. As of Colossus' death and resurrection, he is solid steel all the way through, with a corresponding increase in durability (and possibly strength). He was originally metal all the way through, turning into "organic steel." At some point writers began referring to his "armored" form, implying that it was only external. Apparently he's reverted.<br /><br />Mercury of ''[[X Men]]'' is of the liquid metal variety... except her hair, which remains red for [[Heroes Want Redheads|some reason]]. She's a [[Shape Shifter]] instead of strong.▼
* [[Marvel Comics]]:
* The Film and Ultimate versions of Dr. Doom. The former had the metal "grow" under his skin and get revealed when Johny attacked him with flames, though it's implied he's completely made of metal. The second film has him keep his powers but revert to flesh, and later return to his all metallic exterior when he steals the Silver Surfer's powers. The latter was completely mutated as well, but his internal organs got turned into ''poison gas''. Also, his goat legs didn't get a positive fan reaction.<br /><br />A rare supernatural version happened to Doom again in ''Universe X''. Dr. Doom was redeemed after he died and helped kill Death (don't think about that too hard). In the wake of that he became one of Captain Marvel's archangels, and along with Iron Man had a completely metallic skin.<br /><br />Previously on ''[[Earth X]]'' we have Iron Maiden, who sounds like an Iron Man ripoff, but she's simply coated in Vibranium, which she can manipulate. Not very shiny, though.▼
▲** [[Silver Surfer]], [[X
** Colossus is a super strong and tough type, who can retract the metal skin as part of his mutation. As of Colossus' death and resurrection, he is solid steel all the way through, with a corresponding increase in durability (and possibly strength). He was originally metal all the way through, turning into "organic steel." At some point writers began referring to his "armored" form, implying that it was only external. Apparently he's reverted.
** Mercury of ''[[X-Men]]'' is of the liquid metal variety... except her hair, which remains red for [[Heroes Want Redheads|some reason]]. She's a [[Shape Shifter]] instead of strong.
▲** The Film and Ultimate versions of Dr. Doom. The former had the metal "grow" under his skin and get revealed when Johny attacked him with flames, though it's implied he's completely made of metal. The second film has him keep his powers but revert to flesh, and later return to his all metallic exterior when he steals the Silver Surfer's powers. The latter was completely mutated as well, but his internal organs got turned into ''poison gas''. Also, his goat legs didn't get a positive fan reaction
** A rare supernatural version happened to Doom again in ''Universe X''. Dr. Doom was redeemed after he died and helped kill Death (don't think about that too hard). In the wake of that he became one of Captain Marvel's archangels, and along with Iron Man had a completely metallic skin.
** Previously on ''[[Earth X]]'' we have Iron Maiden, who sounds like an Iron Man ripoff, but she's simply coated in Vibranium, which she can manipulate. Not very shiny, though.
** Paige Guthrie, aka Husk (a founding member of Generation X and occasionally a member of other mutant teams) can turn her flesh into ''any'' substance; iron, steel, and adamantium are popular choices.
** Warlock, of the ''[[New Mutants]]'' was a member of [[Mechanical Lifeforms| a "techno organic" alien race called the Technarchs]], making him a living machine made of black metal covered with glowy circuitry. He also had a [[Fusion Dance]] ability of sorts where he could merge with a human (usually his friend and teamate Doug Ramsey) wheren said human would fit this Trope.
* Steeljack from ''[[Astro City]]'' is another super strong type. He was coated with a liquid steel that like Citizen Steel, cuts down on his sense of touch, but he's completely human underneath. Twist: He's ''tarnishing with age'', having been a super villain for decades and going into his late fifties in the story arc he's in.
* [[DC Comics|DC]]'s ''[[Metal Men]]'' are, well, [[Exactly What It Says
* ''[[Spider-Man]]'' - Spider-Man's foe The Molten Man, whose skin is bonded with a golden organic alloy.
** [[Awesome McCoolname|Robin Vega]] appeared in two ''Spider-Man'' issues. She was a mutant able to transform herself into any metal. She had shapeshifting, super strength and, if not [[Nigh Invulnerable]], [[Incredibly Lame Pun|at least she was]] [[Made of Iron]]. This was her only appearance, so [[Hurricane of Puns|she shined briefly]]. Given her abilities, it was a shame. Also kind of a [[Anvilicious|living anvil]] against racism (in form of [[Fantastic Racism]]).
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** There's also her cohort, the slow-witted behemoth Girder, who got his powers from being thrown in a vat of molten slag from STAR Labs after trying to assault a female coworker. He also rusts ''painfully'', and gets torn in half by Magenta's magnetic powers on more than one occasion.
* ''Wetworks'' - All members of Wetworks benefit from this trope, though they are golden rather than chrome.
* ''[[
* August General in Iron, of DC's Great Ten, had his skin turned into living armor by the side-effect of a cure for an alien infection. He averts [[Made of Shiny]], however, as his armor looks like rusted iron. He also has an extremely stunted sense of touch.
* In Adam Warren's superhero comedy ''[[
* [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]]'s new bleeding edge armor.
* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (
* [[Avengers Academy]] has Mettle, who actually is a red variant compared to the standard silver.
* "Crusher" Creel, the Absorbing Man, is a villain (usually a foe of [[The Mighty Thor| Thor]]) who can turn himself into any substance he touches - being pragmatic, he usually does so with metal.
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* From ''[[Drunkard's Walk|Drunkard's Walk II]]'', Silverbolt of Warriors Alpha, the superteam to which main character Doug Sangnoir belongs in his home timeline.
== [[Film]] ==
* The T-1000 of ''[[Terminator]] 2''.
* Jack Jack in ''[[The Incredibles]]''. (At least briefly.)
== Literature ==▼
▲== [[Literature]] ==
* In the climax of ''Princep's Fury'' (the fifth ''[[Codex Alera]]'' novel), the First Lord turns into steel before flying to battle and {{spoiler|blowing up the Citadel}}. Araris also pulls this in the last book. But then, he ''is'' one of the most powerful metalcrafters in the world. Bonus points for {{spoiler|fighting the Vord Queen ''and surviving''}}. At least up until the {{spoiler|the Vord Queen}}, being the ''ridiculously'' [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] bitch that she is, {{spoiler|freezes him in place. Since his skin is metal, and it is turning brittle from the cold, it begins to cause Araris extreme pain.}}
* ''Moon Rainbow'' - The Exotes (or, [[Fantastic Racism|less derisive]], Citgals) from Sergei Pavlov's series were initially a group of spacemen who acquired a whole bunch of cool powers due to contact and symbiotic relationship with a lifeform that is essentially a colony of living [[Nanomachines]]. One most obvious manifestation of this relationship was the need to secrete a thick ooze of these nanomachines out of the skin, turning a host into a living metal statue. It was actually a part of the symbiote's lifecycle, but this layer could be controlled and used, for example, as a [[Nigh Invulnerable|protective suit]], enabling a man to [[Batman Can Breathe in Space|survive a hard vacuum indefinitely]].
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* In James Maxley's ''Bitterwood'' series, some Atlantians wear their nanites as a skin, including {{spoiler|The revived Jazz, who technically IS the skin. She remarks about it's defensive qualities, being almost invulnerable to all harm excepting underspacial weapons.}}. In the epilogue, the dragon known as {{spoiler|Hex}}, keeps a gold-colored version that he gets from the villain and uses it to challenge any dragon bold enough to claim kingship.
* ''[[Hyperion]]'' - The [[Eldritch Abomination|Shrike]] and the four Nemes "siblings" in the Cantos.
* ''[[Nuklear Age]]'' - [[
== [[Live
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' - Danny Pine, a minor character.▼
* Subverted by [[The Invisible Man (TV series)|Darien Fawlkes]]. There is a short window in between normal and completely invisible where the entire surface area of what's becoming invisible (usually himself) is a shiny silver. The only super power associated with that, however, is invisibility and a low body temperature. [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|And insanity.]]▼
▲* ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'' - Danny Pine, a minor character.
* A number of [[Sixth Ranger
▲* Subverted by [[The Invisible Man (TV)|Darien Fawlkes]]. There is a short window in between normal and completely invisible where the entire surface area of what's becoming invisible (usually himself) is a shiny silver. The only super power associated with that, however, is invisibility and a low body temperature. [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|And insanity.]]
▲* A number of [[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]] in ''[[Super Sentai]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers]]'' set themselves apart from the rest of the team by wearing shiny metallic suits. So far there's about a half-dozen silver-colored Rangers and a couple of gold ones.
** [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Shinken]] / [[Power Rangers Samurai|Samurai]] Gold inspires this reaction in the American version:
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== Tabletop Games ==▼
▲== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Rifts]]'' Glitterboys are powered armor
* ''[[Exalted]]'' has a spell called [[Exactly What It Says
* In ''[[
* ''[[GURPS]]'' has the Body of Metal meta-trait which you can either have intrinsically or get via magic. Ultra-Tech has a nanobot suit of armor that makes you more durable, stronger and faster.
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'':
** Arch-devil Glasya is known to have copper-colored skin. While this trait is not unusual for fiends, hers is more unusual due to having an especially metallic texture, often emphasized by her diabolical beauty and [[Stripperific|fashion sense]]. She does seem to be the type [[Attention Whore| who tries to be the center of attention]].
** Glasya's contemporary Dispater (Lord of the Second) is referred to as the Iron Duke, and in some interpretations (most notably 3rd edition) makes this very literal, depicting him as a devil made of iron.
** Third-party sourcebook ''Tome of Beasts'' depicts Mammon as literally made of gold, fitting for his role as the embodiment of Greed.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Metal Mario from ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario 64]]''. He also appeared in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' as a sub-boss. As of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', any character can become this using the Metal Box.▼
* ''[[Pokémon]]'' - Some Pokémon of the Steel type, such as Steelix and Skarmory. Some Steel-Types like Scizzor evolve from other Pokémon when traded whole holding a Metal Coat - it seems the Pokémon is given a "metal coating" that turns it into a different, stronger Pokémon.
▲* Metal Mario from ''[[Super Mario Bros|Super Mario 64]]''. He also appeared in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros]]'' as a sub-boss. As of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', any character can become this using the Metal Box.
** Gholdengo (who debuts in ''[[Pokémon
* Dural from ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''.
* ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series.
** Seth from ''Street Fighter IV''.
** Urien from Street Fighter III, who covers himself in liquid metal when fighting and makes metallic ''clong''s when struck. He is a [[Tin Tyrant]]; his powers and machinations are geared largely towards destruction, unlike his brother, Gill.
* The Wheel of Fate from ''[[The House of the Dead (
* ''Flying Dragon'', a fighting game, featured metallized versions of the playable characters as sub-bosses.
* The second ''[[Soul Calibur]]'' game (Soul Calibur 1) has unlockable chrome skins of all the characters.
* Fi from ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* Galactus randomly appoints [[Resident Evil 5|Wesker]], [[Street Fighter|Akuma]], Dormammu, or [[Dr. Doom]] as his heralds in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''. All
* The "Iron Flesh" pyromancy in ''[[
* In addition to robotic heroes, the character creator for ''[[City of Heroes]]'' will allow you to create a hero with a smooth metallic body. It's purely cosmetic, as powers are independent of appearance in the game.
== [[Web Comics]] ==▼
* Tempts Fate from ''[[Goblins]]'' has a belt that covers him with invincible, [[X
▲== Web Comics ==
▲* Tempts Fate from ''[[Goblins]]'' has a belt that covers him with invincible, [[X Men|Colossus-style]] armor whenever he's jumping or falling.
* Villainous example: ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'''s Crushestro {{spoiler|and his wife Chestro.}}
== [[Web Original]] ==
* The ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' features Alloy, Mercury and Chrome. Alloy and Chrome are both super-strong metal men, while Mercury is a liquid metal shapeshifter along the same lines as the T-1000 from [[Terminator|Terminator 2]].
* In the [[Whateley Universe]], Mirror is a telekinetic brick, but his skintight energy field reflects light, giving him a chromed appearance. Pearlescent is similar, but she can turn her field on or off.
* ''[[SCP Foundation]]'' has [https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-179 SCP-179,] a Thaumiel Class (as in, helpful) SCP. A colossal (34 kilometers tall) [[Celestial Body| celestial entity]] with a female form who claims to be a sister to the Sun, she has jet-black metallic skin that is covered with alchemical symbols.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Ben 10
* ''[[
▲* ''[[Ben 10 Alien Force (Animation)|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'' - Kevin Levin, who's [[Half-Human Hybrid|part Osmosian]], can become this by absorbing metal to [[Instant Armor|give himself protection]] or [[Shapeshifter Weapon|to create a weapon with his hands]].
* ''[[Transformers
▲* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' - Toph Bei Fong, like many strong [[Dishing Out Dirt|earthbenders]], can encase herself in a stone bodysuit for defense. {{spoiler|After she invents [[Extra Ore Dinary|metalbending]], she pulls off the same trick with what was previously a metal blast door. And then [[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)/Awesome|kicks the asses of the firebenders on the other side of the door.]]}}
▲* ''[[Transformers Generation One|Transformers: Generation 1]]'' managed to do this to Optimus Prime, already a 50-foot robot, by coating him with [[Unobtainium]] making him the sole being in the universe immune to the [[Hate Plague]].
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