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* ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'' once had a 40 meter tall ''[[Humongous Mecha]]'', in which the fact that a mecha of it's size normally shouldn't be able to support its own weight was a major plot point. The only reason it even manages to stand up is due to it being supported by a Reinforce field. Sure enough, when it was damaged, the entire thing collapses on itself.
* ''[[Galactic Civilizations]] 2'': Massive-class ships. A couple of research projects tinker with the "Q-field" to increase the resilience of your ships.
* ''[[
* Tensor fields in ''[[Star Wars]]''.
** One might argue that, from their description in the ''Star Wars'' technical manuals for the extended universe, that Particle Shields are a type of reinforcement field that makes armor more resilient against physical impact. (Ray Shields, by contrast, are most definitely [[Deflector Shields]].)
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== Miscellaneous ==
* The almighty [[Peter F. Hamilton]] has, in his [[
* ''[[Star Trek]]'' has lots of shields and force fields. On ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', we even get to watch these get invented. Later ships have a "structural integrity" system, to or from which one can divert power. The abundance of [[Tim Taylor Technology]] coupled with the availability of force fields has led some to theorize that, in fact, ''all'' Federation technology is [[Reinforce Field|held together by tiny force fields]].
** [http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00015.html Mentioned] in the ''Quentyn Quinn, Space Ranger'' [[Take That]] aimed at Star Trek, among many other aspects of the Federation that get the treatment.
** The Structural Integrity Field [TM] first received that name on ''[[Star Trek:
* In ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' magic items are more resilient than their mundane prototypes, and all artifacts are almost indestructible (much like [[The Lord of the Rings|the One Ring]]). There were even enchantments specifically making important things much less fragile.
** "Glassteel" is the glass enchanted to be as strong as steel. And it's still as non-conductive, corrosion-resistant, and ''light'' as glass. Thus, the natural choice for armor of various flying warriors, whether Aarakocra, [[Winged Humanoid|Avariel]] or Nimbral (''[[Forgotten Realms]]'') pegasi cavalry.
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** The ''[[Epic Level Handbook]]'' in D&D3E contains an adventure which includes a wizard tower with walls made of two thick layers of obsidian with a thin forcefield in-between.
* Shiki's glasses in ''[[Tsukihime]]'' are indestructible, period. The reason for this is that they block out his [[Evil Eye]] effects that allow him to destroy ''anything'', period. Makes sense to have an indestructible [[Power Limiter]] on an omni-destructive ability, doesn't it?
* A variant of this is in ''[[Fate/stay
* Every so often (especially in the guidebooks), a structural integrity field is used to explain why [[Iron Man]] can withstand a punch from the [[Hulk]].
* One sample explanation for the cosmic armor in ''[[GURPS]]: Spaceships'' is that it increases the binding energy between atoms.
* Minds in Iain Banks' ''[[The Culture]]'' series don't even bother to reinforce normal matter, their entire structure is made of shaped force fields.
* In ''[[Magic:
** Earlier in Mirrodin there is the Darksteel, magical metal that is plain Indestructible. Things made of Darksteel has eerie light balls orbiting them, be they weapons, golems, or metal fortresses.
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