Validium

## History

**Validium** is an indestructible manmade steel alloy that never occurs in nature and whose chemical composition is a top United States classified secret. Contrary to popular belief, validium is not an element because its properties do not qualify it to be on the Periodic Table of Elements. Its steel-based properties are so rigid that it is indestructible in both controlled and uncontrolled settings. A sufficient amount is capable of surviving multiple nuclear explosions or a blow from the most powerful superhuman without a scratch or damage. A blade of pure, primary validium is capable of cutting any known substance except for Derrick Waters’s shield. This, however, depends upon the amount of force being exerted and the resistance of the material in question. Validium’s molecular integrity makes for an exceptionally hard alloy capable of drilling with greater effectiveness than even tuscanite, validium’s main ingredient.

Furthermore, after several years of additional testing and research, Smidt eventually released his sole supply of validium to the U.S. government, most notably Neo and Mecha to unleash their full power against it, confirming it to be essentially indestructible. Creating even a small amount of validium is astronomically expensive, and only a few people know the complete formula. Validium is created by mixing certain chemical resins together. The exact composition of these resins is a closely guarded secret of the United States government.

When each resin is mixed and kept at a temperature of 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit, the resulting liquified alloy can be cast or worked into a particular shape. After a ‘flux period’ of eight minutes, the mixture sets and becomes solid regardless of temperature. Its molecular structure is completely stable, and its shape cannot be altered by molecular rearrangement or by magic; in fact, The Colossus found out validium negated his ability to use magic and was unable to destroy Kodiak during their fight for the Ring of Infinity.

## Background Information

Validium comes from the Latin word *validum* meaning “strong” or “sound”, along with the accusative masculine and**/**or nominative**/**accusative neuter singular of *validus*. Dr. Smidt was a Latin and Greek scholar who somewhat knew his way around these languages, along with being inspired by ancient Greco-Roman mythology and knew about the fictional metal known as adamantine. Around World War II, he discovered a new substance which could absorb most kinetic energy and convert it into potential near-instantaneously. It was aptly named tuscanite before being used to make Waters’ . .

## Forms

### **Tuscanium**

**Tuscanium** is what validium should have been after Dr. Lucas Smidt first discovered the virtually unbreakable metal tuscanite. Tuscanium was the official name for the alloy that Derrick Waters’ shield. This has never been recreated and that it is the second most indestructible item in all of existence. It has only been damaged or destroyed two times: The Colossus using the power of the Ring of Infinity and accidentally by the full strength of Nigh-Omni who immediately fixed it.

### **True Validium**

Also called **primary validium**, it is the best attempt to recreate the alloy tuscanium. This is the validium present in Kodiak. It is much stronger and more durable than tuscanium, and it is able to be reproduced. No being, mortal or divine, can manipulate this alloy. Essentially, it is indestructible to all forms of attack. Being this strong and complex, it is very rare and expensive to create or manipulate before in its mixing stage and is top secret in the U.S. government, though it has been shared with their “allies”. Once liquid validium cools and hardens, it can never be manipulated, altered, damaged, or broken again. Not even the anti-metal Arctic vibranite.

### **Secondary Validium**

**Secondary validium** is much easier to work with, making it much more cost effective though at the expense of its strength and durability. Secondary validium also called validium steel, was created retroactively after too many instances of the supposedly-unbreakable alloy validium getting broken were written. Someone with considerable superhuman strength, such as Neo, can break it or warp it by fully exerting their strength.

### **Validium Beta**

Kodiak’s skeleton is reinforced with true validium. His regenerative healing factor not only allowed him to survive the process, but it also induced a molecular change in the metal. Validium beta functions like true validium but does not inhibit the biological processes of bone. This fact only became apparent during his time at Project Kodiak.

### **Validium (Dimension-6)**

In the Dimension-6 reality, validium is still highly durable alloy but it does not share the indestructible properties of its mainstream counterpart. For example, Bane was able to break validium needle, and also rip Kodiak’s body in half who was bond with validium inside his skeleton. Another incident regarding validium’s durability involved ,

### **Durbanite**

**Durbanite** is a resilient, unstable alloy that is vastly stronger than steel, but more flexible than validium. Durbanite is, in fact, both a more malleable and cheaper version of validium. Due to its malleability, durbanite is considerably less durable than true validium though for all practical purposes durbanite is nearly indestructible. Alpha and Omega (adversaries for the Neohumans, primarily Kodiak) have durbanite coils which allow them to drain the life energies, and come close to kill Kodiak every time they meet thanks to durbanite’s radioactivity which can prevent him from regenerating from any injury.

## Applications

* Armageddon, founder of the validium bonding process.
* Dr. Edgar Moore and Project Kodiak frequently made use of an incomplete iteration of the
* Kodiak’s claws and skeleton.
* Zero’s combat knives.
* The outer skin of all Android 2000.
* Battle Knight’s armor.
* Median’s spine.
* Rattlesnake’s prehensile coils.
* Bellerophon’s armor, sword shield, spear, and javelins.
* A unique droid by Dr. Octo.
* All swords used by the Great Swordsman.
* Death Warrior’s skeleton and talons.
* One of Dr. Magi’s laboratories for extremely dangerous experiments.
* All of Kitsune’s fortresses and her one great palace.
* Moon and Sun Knight’s Lunar and Solar Blades.
* Nello’s suit of armor.
* The coating of Romulus and Remus’s retractable claws.
* One of several layers of containment at the superhuman incarceration facility known as the Prism.
* The outer coating of all of Gideon’s swords.
* A special brand of bullet by Walter Shaffer.
* The outer layer of the squadron of M-Tank in Marcel’s army.

## Notes

* When Blackdog phases through validium, the alloy makes him visibly sick for several minutes.