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** 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 ]] of "works".
** ''[[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").
* The warriors of Athena and the knights of Poseidon in ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' wear orichalcum armor.
* The orihalcon dagger of Natsuki in ''[[Hyper Police]]'' (translated as "oriharucon").
* In ''[[Black Cat (
* "Orihalcon" is sought by the Atlanteans in ''"[[The White Whale Of Mu]]''.
* 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".
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== Literature ==
* A metal used by the Atlanteans in [[E. Nesbit]]'s ''[[
* In ''Decipher'' by Stel Pavlou, also used in association with Atlantis.
* In the ''[[Pendragon Cycle]]'' it is a substance used in Atlantis.
* Appears in ''[[Dinotopia]]'' as a substance used in a piece of a key, first thought to be bronze.
* In [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[The Golden Oecumene
* Discovered by, of all people, [[Biggles]] (who then loses it again in a landslide) in a short story from the (perfectly canon, surprisingly) book "Biggles, Charter Pilot".
* Subtly name-dropped in the ''[[Ciaphas Cain]]'' series, where the company is deployed to a planet called Simia Orihalcos... yep, "Brass Monkey".
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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 [[
* 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.
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== Video Games ==
* Orichalcum is a [[Interchangeable Antimatter Keys|central plot device]] and [[Plot Coupon]] in ''[[Indiana Jones and
* 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
* A type of pin used for trading in ''[[
* Also appears in ''[[
* 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.
** Also in ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]''.
* Shows up in a couple of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' games as an [[Item Crafting]] material. ''[[
* Used to create [[Everything's Sparkly
** Also appears as a rather worthless item in Harvest Moon DS.
* Appears in the [[MMORPG]] ''[[Maple Story]]''.
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* 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.
* "Orichalkos" is all over the Atlantean civilization of the ''[[
* ''[[Tactics Ogre]]'' has it in the form of a sword translated as "Oricon". Also as "Oracion" in Knight of Lodis.
* The Orichalcum is Sophititia's legendary weapon in ''[[Soul Calibur]] II'' and can be purchased in ''[[Soul Calibur]] III''.
* The Sword of Kings in ''[[
** It is also used for Dai's sword in ''[[Dai no Daibouken]]''.
** It is also an [[Item Crafting]] material in ''[[
** The near-unbreakable shield in ''[[
** It makes a comeback in ''[[
** In ''[[
** The general rule of thumb in [[
* Used as a power source in ''[[Devil May Cry]] III''.
* The MMORPG ''[[Ragnarok Online]]'' used "Oridecon" as a crafting material.
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* Used for [[Item Crafting]] in ''[[Valkyrie Profile]]''.
* Used for both the main character's weapon and the bosses' weapons in ''[[Eve of Extinction]]''. Hilariously awkwardly pronounced in-game as "OriKILLUM" and "oRICKulum."
* Available by [[Video Game Stealing]] in ''[[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness]]'' as an ore used to forge powerful items.
* Used for dwarven crafting in ''[[Lineage II]]''.
* A more powerful substitute for bronze in ''[[Titan Quest]]''.
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* ''[[Blob Wars]]'' has a quest to collect 25 boxes of orichalcum beads.
* ''[[Endless Ocean]]: Blue World''-The orichalcum ingot is one of the legendary treasures, and is the most expensive non-treasure chest salvageable item (and the fourth most expensive overall).
* Orichalkos, the arcana of metal (and a huge frickin' dragon) from ''[[
* Orichalcum is used to craft either Seth or Kaim's Ultimate Weapon in [[Lost Odyssey]].
* 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]] ==
* Appears [http://mindmistress.comicgenesis.com/miracle28.htm here] in ''[[
* In ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' in the Cliffhangers storyline, starting [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/598.html here].
* Used in ''[[OMFG]]'' to parody ''[[Black Cat (
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