Dermal Armor

The power to have innate physical armor for protection. Sub-power of Exoskeleton. Variation of Appendage Generation and Armor Creation.
==Also Called==
*Armored Skin/Hide
*Dense Armor/Scales/Skin/Hide
*Natural/Strong Armor
*Protective Skin/Hide
*Skin/Body Armor
*Toughened Flesh
*Tough/Thick Fur
*Tough Skin/Hide
*Dermal Skin/Hide
==Capabilities==
The users have or can generate an innate armor as a part of their body, which is resistant to attacks, harm or pain, and temperature extremes. The armor varies from obvious, physical defenses, such as scales, thick skin/fur, natural shield, armor or shell, in-organic skin, etc, to bone-nodules below the skin, particularly wide/sturdy rib cage, blubber, or simply dense muscle.
==Applications==
*Bladeproof Durability
*Bulletproof Durability
*Deflection
*Environmental Adaptation
*Enhanced/Supernatural Durability
*Natural Shielding
*Pain Suppression
*Shield Protrusion
==Variations==
*Bone Armor
**Thick Bones/Unbreakable Bones
*Circulatory Armor
*External Invulnerability 
*Hide Generation
*Internal Reinforcement
*Fat Armor
*Layered Durability
*Muscle Armor
*Organic Metal Skin
*Organic Rock Skin
*Plating Protrusion
*Rough Armor
*Scale Manifestation
*Shell Formation
*Skin Hardening
**Thick Skin/Unbreakable Skin
==Associations==
*Appendage Generation
*Biological Manipulation
*Body Manipulation
*Defense Powers
*Density Manipulation
*Elemental Mimicry/Elemental Exoskeleton/Elemental Enhanced Durability: the skin may be formed from a strong element (stone, gem, metal, etc.).
**Crystal Mimicry
**Diamond Mimicry
**Metal Mimicry
**Stone Mimicry
*Fur Generation
*Invulnerability
*Shield Protrusion
*Skin Manipulation
*Telekinetic Durability
==Limitations==
*Weak against Deoxygenation.
*Depending on how heavy the armor is, users may sink in water.
*If one were to disrupt the process of "armoring up", the results would be the user losing the ability to armor up for quite a while.
* Selective armoring is rare, in short it is far more often an "all or nothing" principle, either fully armored or not at all.
*May sacrifice speed for durability.
*Reverting back to original form or natural state may be moderately difficult or irreversible.
==Known Users==
===Comics===
==Known Objects==
*Guyver Unit (Bio-Booster Armor Guyver)
*Beau-Line (Catwoman 2004) with continuous use.
*Nemean Lion Skin (Marvel Comics)
*Kira Kira no Mi (One Piece)
==Gallery==
Armored Titan's appearance.png|The Armored Titan (Attack on Titan) is called that because it's covered completely in nigh-impenetrable organic armor.
Hierro.gif|Nnoitra Gilga (Bleach) using Hierro to pressurize his spiritual energy onto his skin, turning it iron hard.
Yoruichi Shihoin's Strength Bleach.gif|Yammy Llargo's (Bleach) Hierro was second only to Nnoitra's, to the point that when Yoruichi punched him, her Supernatural Strength injured her instead.
Cang Du Iron.gif|Cang Du (Bleach) lived up to his epithet, I - The Iron.
Ichigo Blut Vene (Bleach) - anime.webp|A Quincy (Bleach) such as Ichigo Kurosaki can use Blut Vene to flow spiritual energy into their bloodstream, making it inhumanly hard.
Invulnerability by Doomsday.jpg|Doomsday (DC Comics)
Dermal Armor by Killer Croc.jpg|Killer Croc (DC Comics)
Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist) armor.gif|Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist) is known as the Ultimate Shield due to his Carbon Dermal Armor.
File:Screaming Death HTTYD.jpg|The Screaming Death (HTTYD) has the toughest dragon scales known to dragons that is incredibly tough and strong, making it impossible for anything like arrows, a spine shot, or plasma blast to affected it. The scales can be torn off by boiling water.
File:Toothless uses cloaking.gif|Toothless’ (HTTYD) scales are denser than other dragons. However, it is not great compared to giant dragons or even the Screaming Death, as some weapons can penetrate it and it also took more than heat from his plasma blast to cloak.
LOK Kain.jpg|Due to its evolution, Kain's (Legacy of Kain) skin was hardened and made of hard flexible plates, giving it a natural armor that protects him from damage and sunlight.
Alex Armor.gif|Alex Mercer (Prototype) forming his armor.
250px-Re Heller.png|James Heller (Prototype)
Luke Cage Fist Breaking Marvel netflix.gif|Luke Cage (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has such thick skin that a thug breaks his hand trying to punch him.
Indra234567.jpg|Indra (Marvel Comics) in his armor.
Bling's Bulletproof Diamond Skin.png|Bling! (Marvel Comics) deflecting bullets off her skin.
Hulks Vol 1 615 Textless.jpg|The Hulk's (Marvel Comics) skin can withstand virtually anything.
Skaar Hulk.jpg|Skaar's (Marvel Comics) skin has incredible durability.
Guardian Spidey.jpg|Due to cellular degeneration, the Guardian's (Marvel Comics) skin is five times as dense as the original Spider-Man's.
Ultimategoblin-markbagley.jpg|Norman Osborn/Green Goblin (Ultimate Marvel Comics)
Ethan Dermal Armor.jpg|Ethan James' (Dino Thunder) skin is impenetrable.
Kakuzu (Naruto) hard skin.gif|Kakuzu (Naruto) can change his skin to harder-than-steel earth armor.
Third Raikage's Lightning Armour.png|The Third Raikage's (Naruto) body has earned the epithet of the "Strongest Shield" due to it being near-impenetrable, which, when combined with his Lightning Release Armor, is even more so.
Sendō Hardens Skin.png|Ryūichi Sendō (Code:Breaker) turning his skin's texture to steel and other hard substances to block attacks.
Tetsuhito Kagiroi Iron Fist.png|Tetsuhito Kagiroi (Tenjho Tenge) possesses an iron-hard body due to his clan's women drinking iron sand every night.
Brick's Thickness.jpg|Brick (DC Comics)
112Rhydon.png|Rhydon (Pokemon) has powerful rock-like skin.
Skarmory.png|Skarmory (Pokémon) has a powerful steel-like skin.
Jozu (One Piece) diamond.gif|Living up to his nickname, Jozu (One Piece) has diamond-hard skin whenever he wants to.
Busoshoku Koka.gif|Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) using Busoshoku Haki/Armament Haki to darken and harden the skin of his arm.
Skin Bolic Lightning.jpg|Skin Bolic (D.Gray-Man) can change his skin into a golden armor of solidified lightning.
Tōkajin's Rock Skin.png|Tōkajin (InuYasha) implanted Shikon shards into his body, turning it into an armor of stone.
File:KirishimaHardening.gif|Eijirou Kirishima/Red Riot (My Hero Academia)
Samedi Dermal Armor.jpg|Samedi endures being thrown into a car unscathed.
James Ironside.jpg|True to his surname, James Ironside (Blood+) can harden his skin to the point where it can easily withstand bullets and blades...
Armored James.png|...when he transforms.
Senator Armstrong.jpg|The nanomachines in Senator Steven Armstrong's (Metal Gear) body harden in response to physical trauma, granting him nearly impenetrable skin.
Armor Parasite Unit MGSVTPP.gif|An Armor Unit (Metal Gear) hardens its skin into rock-like armor.
Mutikapa.jpg|Mutikapa's (Utawarerumono) fur is so tough that it can withstand virtually anything, including attacks from superweapons.
NKVDemon 1.jpg|The NKVDemon's (DC Comics) skin has been artificially hardened.
Judoon2 x-large.jpg|Judoon's (Doctor Who) thick skin allows them to be impervious to most physical attacks.
Torafuzar's hardened body.png|Torafusa (Fairy Tail) can alter the density of his skin that can not only stop Gajeel's magical iron but break it as well.
Saesee tiin.jpg|Iktotchi (Star Wars) possess thick skin to protect them from the high winds of their homeworld.
Guilmon Skin.gif|Guilmon (Digimon Tamers) possesses such thick skin that Renamon's Diamond Storm attack bounces right off of him.
Kaneki Stabs Himself.gif|Ghouls such as Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul) have such thick skin that conventional blades break if they try to pierce it.
Beast Angel.jpg|The Beast (Angel) possesses such thick skin that only a knife forged from his own bones could pierce it.
Kevin's Durability.png|Kevin 11 (Ben 10) possesses Diamondhead's and Four Arms' body armor.
Humungousaur Reboot.png|Humungosaur (Ben 10)
UltimateHumungousaur.jpg|Ultimate Humungousaur (Ben 10)
Body Armor.png|Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Humungousar, Ultimate Humungosaur, Four Arms, and Ultimate Aggeregor's body armor.
MetalEtemon.png|MetalEtemon (Digimon)
Bunga-image.png|Bunga (The Lion Guard) has tough skin despite his small size.
Body of Steel.png|Having endured four months of hellish training at Frieza's hands, Tagoma (Dragon Ball Super) has developed incredibly thick skin, easily enduring a punch from Piccolo...
Tagoma unscathed.jpg|...and a Ki Blast from Gohan without a scratch.
File:Stitch 626.png|Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)
File:Zillo Beast.png|Zillo Beast (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
File:Goliath Spider (Ultimate Spider-Man 2012) Dermal Armor.gif|Goliath Spider (Ultimate Spider-Man 2012)
Dermal Armor by Spyro.gif|Spyro's (Skylanders Academy) scales are nigh-impenetrable, allowing him to endure and survive point-blank explosions...
Spyro shockproof.gif|...and electricity.
Gatasubal (Yu Yu Hakusho).png|Gatasubal (Yu Yu Hakusho) is composed entirely of a hybrid metal of combined steel and living cells, making it very difficult to pierce through.
File:BigMommatheDunkleosteus.jpg|Big Momma (Hungry Shark World) had her armored skin like in real life Dunkleosteus, she can resist and cannot stunned by projectiles and torpedo of subs.
UltraArmor.jpg|The Residents of the Land of Light's (Ultraman series) Ultra Armor is made of Specium. It acts like armor as much as it is skin and is generally generally resistant to fire and lasers.
Ultraseven awsome.png|Ultraseven (Ultraman series) possesses the Protector, chest armor found on some Ultras as part of their anatomy that is known as the most durable part of an Ultra's anatomy and are often cited as being nearly indestructible.
Zero profil I.png|Ultraman Zero (Ultraman series)
KRAm-Amazon (Remake).png|Amazon/Kamen Rider Amazon (Kamen Rider Showa Era)
KRKu-Kuugamighty.png|Yusuke Godai/Kamen Rider Kuuga (Kamen Rider Kuuga)
KRW-Doublecyclonejoker.png|Kamen Rider Double (Kamen Rider W)
KRGav-Gavvpoppingummy.webp|Shoma/Kamen Rider Gavv (Kamen Rider Gavv)
==Videos==
Guyver Rebirth Scene-2
Shin Kamen Rider Transformation Blu-Ray-2
Shin Kazamatsuri was the most brutal Kamen Rider-2
Kamen Rider Fourze meets Kamen Rider Shin-2
File:Hulk VS Doomsday (Marvel VS DC) - DEATH BATTLE!
Cole MacGrath vs Alex Mercer (Infamous VS Prototype) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
===Analysis & Discussions===
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