Kung Fu-Proof Mook: Difference between revisions

{{quote|'''Jabba:''' You weak minded fool! He's using an old Jedi mind trick.<br />

'''Luke:''' You will bring Captain Solo and the Wookiee to me.<br />

'''Jabba:''' [[Evil Laugh|*laughs*]] Your mind powers will not work on me, boy.|''[[Star Wars]]: [[Return of the Jedi]]''}}

{{quote|"''Your powers are useless on me, you silly billy.''"|'''Dr. Killinger''', ''[[The Venture Brothers]]''}}

Runs on the same principle as [[Kryptonite Is Everywhere]], as an attempt to avert [[Boring Invincible Hero]]. May be overcome with attacks [[For Massive Damage]]. May be part of an [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors]] system. [[Back Stab]] and [[One-Hit Kill]] are popular abilities to be immunised against. See also [[NoWon't SellWork On Me]], [[The Spiny]], [[Immune to Bullets]], [[Heavily Armored Mook]] and [[Giant Mook]]. May invoke [[Anti-Magic]], [[Balls of Steel]] or [[Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh]]. Related to [[Invincible Minor Minion]]. When bosses do this, [[Contractual Boss Immunity]] is involved.

** Although, once the [[Power Limiter|Power Limiters]]s are removed, the AMFs really don't stop Nanoha and Fate from bringing down the whoop-ass on Jail Scagletti, Quattro, {{spoiler|and Sankt Kaiser-mode Vivio}}.

** Ryoga's [[Training Fromfrom Hell]] gives him iron-like skin, making Ranma's [[Flurry Of Blows]] style fighting completely useless.

* Various [[X-Men]], for various reasons, are, or have been [[Retcon|retconnedretcon]]ned to be, immune to telepathy due to government experiments ([[Wolverine]]), messed up heads with way too much going on in them (Wolverine, Rogue), powers ([[Magneto]] in some continuities), equipment (Magneto again, [[The Juggernaut]]). Others are specifically immune to each others' powers, usually in the case of siblings like the Summers brothers or the Frost sisters.

* One of the first enemies [[Fantastic Four|the Human Torch]] ever fought was the Asbestos Man, a guy with a suit and net made out of, well, asbestos.

== [[Live -Action TelevisionTV]] ==

** One ''[[Star Trek]]'' novel features a character who is "esper-blind." They are utterly incapable of sending or receiving any telepathic signal. Of course this turns out to be very useful in solving the problem of the week.

* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''The Time Monster'', the Master tries his usual trick of hypnosis--"You will obey me. You--will--obey--ME!"--on—on the 500-year-old king of Atlantis, who laughs and says that he's much too old (and learned in the sacred mysteries) for that to work on him.

== [[Tabletop RPGGames]] ==

* Blanks from ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' continuity are immune to, and nullify, psychic and [[Hell|Warp]] powers.

* Generic example: Many, many, many RPG-style games have enemies for whom magic is completely ineffective, and only physical attacks will work, or the inverse--physicalinverse—physical attacks are a [[NoWon't SellWork On Me]], but magic attacks take them out fast.

* This is the schtick of the bosboss Red Giant from ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''. He will respond with gloats and snarks each time your attacks have little to no effect on him. Tip: [[Percent Damage Attack|Gravity]] is his [[Achilles' Heel]].

* There are certain [[Mooks]] in the Nintendo 64 ''[[Bomberman]]'' games who are invulnerable to various elemental-type bombs. The most annoying? Without a doubt, the ones impervious to Fire Bombs--theBombs—the basic, and most versatile, bombs.

** [[Hilarious in Hindsight|Amusingly]], aone [[Kung Fu-Proof Mook]] in ''[[Super Metroid]]'' is a Space Pirate that uses kung fu-like moves. It is only briefly vulnerable after it jump-kicks.

* In many ''[[Kirby]]'' games, Scarfys cannot be inhaled. If Kirby tries to inhale them, they'll go crazy and start to chase him down before exploding - they can be defeated using other projectiles or copy abilities easily.

* In ''most [[Super Mario Bros.]](franchise)|''Mario'' games]], [[The Spiny|Spinies]] [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|are spiny]], immune to [[Goomba Stomp|stomping]] and must be killed by fireballs, while Buzzy Beetles are immune to fireballs. ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]'' puts them together with Spike Top (spiny ''and'' fireproof); thankfully, though you stillare also given haveother ways around that combination.

** ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' has flying Spiky Parabuzzies, who are immune to both your standard attacks; they can't be jumped on because they're spiky, and can't be hammered because they fly. The solution is to either equip the Spike Shield badge (which enables you to jump on them without getting hurt) or use a non-jump attack that hits theairborne airfoes (like Hammer Throw).

** Spiked Paragoombas have the same abilities (wings and a spiked helmet), but appearsappear much earlier in the game. The same goes for Bristles, which are ground-based but have spikes all over. Just getting close to one means you get a poke and your attack fails. Since you most likely have neither Spike Shield or Hammer Throw at this point, it means breaking out the consumable item attacks.

** Hackers are known to make a Spiritomb with that ability, since its type combination gives it [[Superpower Lottery|no elemental weaknesses whatsoever]] and thus [[Game Breaker|it shouldn't be harmed by anything at all]]. Unless you have thean ability that [[Anti-Magic|cancels the other's ability]].

** In [[Tournament Play|competitive play]], Shedinja's viability among the [[Character Tiers|tiers]] is rather interesting. In the Standard tier it tends to drop fast to the frequently-in-play weather effects/Stealth Rock/[[Crazy Prepared|specially prepared moves]], but in the Uber tier, which contains [[Olympus Mons|the nastiest Pokemon in the game]], such effects are rarely used and most rely on raw power - thus, a Shedinja played late in the match (when your opponent's consciousactive Pokemon, and thus variety of attacks, are limited) can be a nasty surprise.

*** Indeed, some Legendaries are completely helpless against Shedinja under normal circumstances (- Kyogre is the biggest example, and many players keep Ancient Power (a somewhat weak Rock-type attack) on their God of the Sea specifically to deal with the ghost bug).

* In ''[[Prince of Persia]] Sands of Time'', enemies can be broadly divided into three categories. Those who die instantly to the vault attack. [[Demonic Spiders|Those who put you in a world of hurt every time you try.]] And a single boss who just blocks it.

* In ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'', throughout the game but especially in the challenges, there are the regular mooks, and then there are the mooks with knives, who are block/counter proof and will screw up your combo if you use a basic attack on them without stunning them first. Then there are the mooks with stun batons...

* In ''[[Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy]]'', the [[Elite Mooks]] are equipped with special armor that makes them immune to your psi powers. If you set them on fire with pyrokinesis, though, they become vulnerable for a split-second before they extinguish themselves.

* The [[Elite Mooks|Spetznaz Elite]] in ''[[Singularity]]'' are equipped with special armor that renders them immune to the age-people-into-dust ability of the TMD. [[Game Breaker|Deadlock stasis bubbles]] still work on them, however.

* In the ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' games, some mooks can break free of your grabs or block assassination attempts that aren't done [[In the Back]]. The [[Praetorian Guard|Papal Guards]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Brotherhood]]'' can outright block counters (or "counter" you during this -- thoughthis—though you take no damage), unlike in ''2'' where the [[Elite Mooks]] were still hurt by non-fatal counters, and the Papal Guards are immune to Smoke Bombs deployed in open combat. They however are vulnerable to the kill streak mechanic, which actually makes them tougher by themselves than with a weaker, non-Kung Fu Proof Mook for you to start a kill streak with. The Papal Guards' Ottoman counterparts, the Janissaries, in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|Revelations]]'' take this [[Up to Eleven]]; they can block kill streaks too!

* ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' averts [[Annoying Arrows]], as bolts and arrows are capable of piercing organs to do fatal or debilitating injuries, making them quite a useful weapon. However, certain monsters, like iron men, bronze colossi, [[Dem Bones|skeletal]] anything, and many {{spoiler|[[Legions of Hell|demons]]}} ''don't have organs'' or blood and thus have to be torn apart to be killed, which arrows and bolts are very bad at.<br />This applies to a lesser extent to whips (which are currently [[Game Breaker|horrendously overpowered]] for their ability to causes immense pain and enormous injuries through armor), since they also don't feel pain and whips rare destroy whole limbs, but they're still able to [[Gradual Grinder|chip them into pieces]].

* Pursuit Cops from ''[[Mirror's Edge]]'' will dodge away from your usual running attacks and are immune to counters. You're best off avoiding them, but they are vulnerable to disarms from behind.

** Just to clarify: ''ME'' is built around running away, melee combat and stealing guns. Pursuit cops are immune to melee combat 90% of the time, run pretty much as fast as you, and don't have guns. Killing one can easily become a personal [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMoA]].

* The ''[[Plants vs. Zombies|]]'': The Screen Door Zombies]] carry [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Screen Doors]] that protect them from most frontal attacks. [[Anti Frustration Feature|Fume Shrooms]] can hurt them, though.

* In the ''[[Elder Scrolls]]'' games, ghosts can't be harmed by weapons unless they're magic, silver or Daedric. Magic also works fine. Fists usually work on ghosts.

* In ''[[Dante's Inferno (video game)|Dante's Inferno]]'' the Heretical Priests are immune to the cross. This combined with their [[Teleport Spam]] would be enough to make them [[Goddamned Bats]], but what makes them all-up [[Demonic Spiders]] is their ability to confer that immunity ''on other enemies''.

* Ceph Heavies/Devastators and Grunt Commanders from ''[[Crysis (series)|Crysis 2]] 2'' are immune to [[Back Stab|Back Stabs]]s whereas even {{spoiler|Ceph Guardians}} are not. Grunt Commanders also need to be weakened before Alcatraz can do the [[One-Hit Kill]] [[Neck Lift]]-and-throw, while Heavies by their large size are understandably completely immune to this.

* ''[[Plok]]'' gives us Shprouts, which become shocked and jump into the air when hit for the first time and need to be hit a second time ''immediately'' afterwards in order to defeat them; taking too long "resets" them, forcing you to start over. It becomes worse when they begin to carry shields in later stages, requiring Plok to hit them in the back by deliberately missing them with a [[Raymanian Limbs|limb]] he throws at them, [[Boomerang Comeback|making it hit them on its way back]]; sneaking up behind them won't work well, as they turn around after the first hit.

* Black Belt of ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' more or less spells this out when White Mage calls him out on his inability to defend himself against giant spiders. He says he was specifically trained to fight humans and humanoids, so his fighting training (for example, attacking pressure points) is useless against the spiders.