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'''Orichalcum''' is a legendary precious metal that was mentioned in [[Plato]] as used in [[Atlantis]]. (Orichalcum appears many other places in classical Greek and Roman
For some reason, translators often fail to recognize the word in media of Japanese origin, leading to misspellings like "orihalcon".
Compare [[Mithril]], Adamantium, [[Thunderbolt Iron]]. Subtrope of [[Unobtainium]] and/or [[Green Rocks]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Slayers]]'', as "Orihalcon". It has turned up in both the anime and manga, misspelled the same....
** In this series, orihalcum's schtick is magic resistance. The metal can block any spells.
* In ''[[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]]'' Nadia's pendant is eventually revealed to be made of orichalcum (and associated with Atlantis).
* Used in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' in association with Atlantis., as "the Orichalcos". The members of DOMA/DOOM all had rings with bits of Orichalcum in them, and they are the only way to break the Seal of Orichalcos (if you lose a duel inside the seal, your soul gets eaten by the Leviathan.
** Well, hitting it really hard with a Millenuim Item works too...for a [[Heroic Sacrifice|given definition
** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' has an unrelated character with an "Eye of Orichalcum" embedded in his face.
* [[Transformers Armada]] has the Mini-Cons from a sunken city called the Orichalcum (translated as "Olihalicons").
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* The weapons and body armor used by Yu Ominae, the US Army's Machineer's Platoon and the Trident Corporation in ''[[Spriggan]]'' are made of "orihalcon" or "omihalcon".
* Orichalcum is retrieved from Atlantis in the opening scene of ''[[
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* The [[Power Crystal|Mother Crystal/Heart of Atlantis]] from Disney's ''[[
▲* Orichalcum is retrieved from Atlantis in the opening scene of ''[[Iron Man (Comic Book)|Iron Man]] Noir'', in which it's a [[MacGuffin]] power source.
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲* The [[Power Crystal|Mother Crystal/Heart of Atlantis]] from Disney's ''[[Main/Ptitledztlyey 0 hfvu|Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' (pictured above) is actually implied to be made of Orichalcum.
▲== Literature ==
* A metal used by the Atlanteans in [[E. Nesbit]]'s ''[[Five Children and It|The Story of the Amulet]]''.
* In ''Decipher'' by Stel Pavlou, also used in association with Atlantis.
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* Subtly name-dropped in the ''[[Ciaphas Cain]]'' series, where the company is deployed to a planet called Simia Orihalcos... yep, "Brass Monkey".
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
▲== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Go Go Sentai Boukenger]]'' one treasure from Atlantis is first thought to be made of orichalcum. This treasure turns out to be the Vril, an artifact that gathers information from nearby objects to duplicate them in order to eventually replace the human race.
== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* In ''[[Exalted]]'', Orichalcum is a magical metal associated with the Solar Exalted. The manufacturing process involves smelting gold in the heart of a volcano while using an elaborate array of mirrors to shine distilled sunlight on the metal (why? [[Rule of Cool|Because it's Exalted]]).
* Orichalcum appears in ''[[Shadowrun]]''. It's a very rare metal, known for reacting and conducting magic. It is used to create various magical foci, especially weapon focus. It has also appeared in the Shadowrun video games.
** Also appears in ''[[Earthdawn]]'', where it's the result of fusing the five True Elements.
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** ''[[Mutants and Masterminds]]'' from the same company, has it as a golden metal from Atlantis, whose secret is lost.
* Used in the Immortals Handbook - EPIC BESTIARY: Volume One by Eternity Publishing.
* In 4th Edition [[Dungeons
* Orichalcum in ''[[GURPS]]'' looks just like bronze but it much stronger and automatically makes blades forged from it extremely sharp.
** It's also a room-temperature superconductor, should anyone come along who knows how to use that sort of thing, as noted in the ''Infinite Worlds'' sourcebook.
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
* Orichalcum is a [[Interchangeable Antimatter Keys|central plot device]] and [[Plot Coupon]] in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis]]'', a classic [[
▲== Video Games ==
* Appears as an [[Item Crafting]] material in the ''[[Star Ocean]]'' series. In the first two games, Orichalcum is a strong metal which can make some very good weapons, armor and accessories. In the third game, finding the right Inventors to produce Orichalcum reliably is the functional in-game equivalent to [[Disc One Nuke|splitting]] [[Game Breaker|the atom]].
▲* Orichalcum is a [[Interchangeable Antimatter Keys|central plot device]] and [[Plot Coupon]] in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis]]'', a classic [[Lucas Arts]] [[Adventure Game]] which [[What Could Have Been|never got made]] into Indy 4. It's used as fuel for the [[Advanced Ancient Acropolis|Atlantean's abandoned]] [[Lost Technology|ancient artifacts]] scattered around the globe, which Indy must dig up. [[Ghostapo|The Nazis want it]] for <s>[[I Love Nuclear Power|nuclear power]]</s> because it {{spoiler|[[Powered by a Forsaken Child|powers the]] [[A God Am I|God Machine]] [[Beneath the Earth|under Atlantis]]}}.
* Also used in ''[[Shining Force III]]'' as material the blacksmith can use; it's the best material, beating out [[Mithril]].
▲* Appears as an [[Item Crafting]] material in the ''[[Star Ocean]]'' series. In the first two games, Orichalcum is a strong metal which can make some very good weapons, armor and accessories. In the third game, finding the right Inventors to produce Orichalcum reliably is the functional in-game equivalent to [[Disc One Nuke|splitting]] [[Game Breaker|the atom]].
▲* Also used in ''[[Shining Force III]]'' as material the blacksmith can use; it's the best material, beating out [[Mithril]].
** And in ''[[Shining Soul]] II'' used to make Ice and Holy elemental equipment at the blacksmith.
* ''[[Romancing SaGa 3]]'': the dolphin statue in Vanguard is made of it; in enhances water magic which allows the city to move freely in the ocean.
* A type of pin used for trading in ''[[The World Ends With You]]''.
* Also appears in ''[[Golden Sun]]: The Lost Age'' and ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'', as an [[Item Crafting]] material called Orihalcon (that also [[Randomly Drops]]), used for getting one of the game's [[Infinity+1 Sword|Infinity Plus One Swords]]. Strangely enough, you can't find any in Lemuria, the game's Atlantis equivalent.
* Appears in the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series as items made of the material, with various spellings. An orichalcum knife is a very strong item.
** The MMORPG ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' has it available in the form of ore to make items.
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* Used to create [[Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry|jewelry]] in some of the [[Harvest Moon]] games.
** Also appears as a rather worthless item in Harvest Moon DS.
* Appears in the [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] ''[[Maple Story]]''.
** Of note, it is called 'Orichalcon' in-game because Orichalcum has the syllable 'cum' in it, which is censored out.
* And in ''[[Legend of Mana]]''.
* And ''[[
* Appears in ''[[Kirby]] Super Star'' as the treasure "orihalcon".
* In ''[[City Building Series|Master of Atlantis - Poseidon]]'' as "orichalc". It is used as a monument decoration, as well as fuel for the deadly Atlantean fire.
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** It is also an [[Item Crafting]] material in ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''.
** The near-unbreakable shield in ''[[Dragon Quest Swords]]'' is a SPOON made of Orichalcum, but due to its obviously small size which can't be increases and that if you can block as accurately with any other shield as you can with the spoon, they'll be just as durable, it's not nearly as useful as it'd initially seem.
** It makes a comeback in ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'' as one of the greatest, yet rarest alchemy ingredients. To give you a scope on how rare it is, every other mineral in the game can be found as [[Randomly Drops]] or by finding them on the ground in certain spots of the world map.
** In ''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime]]'', both orichalcum and orichalslime are used as weapons and alchemy ingredients.
** The general rule of thumb in [[Dragon Quest]] is that if it's made of Orichalcum, it either kicks three different kinds of ass or is a flat-out [[Game Breaker]].
* Used as a power source in ''[[Devil May Cry]] III''.
* The MMORPG ''[[Ragnarok Online]]'' used "Oridecon" as a crafting material.
* The Grim Angels in ''[[Dept. Heaven]]'' use weapons made of this material.
* ''[[City of Heroes]]'' and ''[[City of Villains]]'' have it as salvage.
* ''[[Tech Romancer]]'' has a mecha, G-Kaiser, made of the material "Orihalconium".
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* Appears as a crafting material in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''.
* Appears as a crafting material in the MMO ''RIFT:[[Planes Of Telara]]''.
* The {{spoiler|Great Sacred Treasure}} in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' is stated to be made of orichalcum.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* In ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' in the Cliffhangers storyline, starting [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/598.html here].
* Used in ''[[OMFG]]'' to parody ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]''.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* Used in ''[[The Descendants]]''. It's first seen as a rough type of armor called 'orihalcite' that even [[Extra Ore Dinary|Alloy]] couldn't effect with his powers. Later appears in a refined form with the proper name.
* Used with
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