Layer Reinforcement

The ability to **make any layer/surface much harder without losing any mobility**. Opposite to Layer Removal.

## Capabilities

User can make any layer/surface much harder without losing any mobility through whatever means, either as a whole or only partially.

## Applications

* Corporealization: Make immaterial aspects that are normally substanceless more than solid.
* Deflection: Refining defensive properties to rebound or reflect for various purposes.
* Dermal Armor
* Fortitude Strengthening
* Internal Reinforcement
* Skin Hardening
* Continually harden an object without increasing its mass.
* Reinforcing blunt force weapons.
* Hardening air to walk on or creating a barrier.
* Increase the damage of a strike without losing any momentum.
* Alter the sharpness of certain objects (i.e. cardboard or paper) by hardening/compacting molecular lattices.

## Associations

* Effect Stacking
* Layer Manipulation
* Property Manipulation
* Protection
* Quality Enhancement
* Solidification
* Stabilization

## Limitations

* Hardened objects may allow light and other particles to pass through.
* May be limited to certain objects or materials.
* May require constant contact with the object or the effect disappears.
* Layer Removal.

## Known Users

* Akatsuki Ousawa (*Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero*)
* Hellas (*Aldnoah.Zero*)
* Dioscuria (*Aldnoah.Zero*)
* Poison Ivy (*Batman: Arkham Knight*)
* Yuzun (*Dragon Ball Super*)
* Trunks (*Dragon Ball series*)
* Irene Belserion (*Fairy Tail*); via Enchantment
* Shirou Emiya (*Fate/stay night*)
* Medea (*Fate/stay Night*)
* Greed (*Full Metal Alchemist*); via Ultimate Shield
* Lightning Flame users (*Katekyō Hitman Reborn!*)
	+ Gamma
	+ Lambo
* Behemoth (*Knights & Magic*)
* Parasite Unit/Skulls (*Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain*)
* Isaiah Mustafa (*Old Spice Commercial*)
* Busoshoku/Armament Haki Users (*One Piece*)
* Tekkai/Iron Body Users (*One Piece*)
	+ CP9 members
	+ High Ranked Navy Officers
* Yomiko Readman (*Read or Die*); limited to paper
* Akio Fudo (*Trinity Seven*)
* Deepa (*Boruto: Naruto Next Generation*)

## Known Objects

* X-Ionizer (*DC Comics*)
* Maw Installation (*Star Wars*)

## Gallery

Hellas (Aldnoah.Zero).gifHellas (Aldnoah.Zero) can harden it fists down to molecular level, making them impervious to physical damage.Dioscuria (Aldnoah.Zero) fists.pngDioscuria (Aldnoah.Zero) molecular armor fistsX-Ionizer.jpgThe X-Ionizer (DC Comics) reinforces matter via tight positive/negative ionic alignment. Strengthening it and creating monofilament edges.GTTrunksSword.pngTrunks (Dragon Ball series) using Ki to reinforce his sword.Yuzun Ki Transfer.jpgYuzun (Dragon Ball Super) infusing a building with his *Ki* to harden it.Plant Solidification by Poison Ivy.gifPoison Ivy (Batman: Arkham Knight/DC Comics) can reinforce tree bark to the extent that it becomes harder than steel.Armor Parasite Unit MGSVTPP.gifA member of the Parasite Unit/Skulls (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) reinforces his skin into thick armor.Bullets paper.jpgYomiko Readman (Read or Die) reinforces paper to the point where it can block bullets.Shirou300.pngShirou Emiya (Fate/stay night)Shirou Reinforcement.jpgShirou Emiya (Fate/stay night) can reinforce anything with Reinforcement magic, in this case, a rolled-up poster.Katakuri's Zan Giri Mochi (One Piece).gifCharlotte Katakuri (One Piece) reinforcing his mochi made *Zan Giri Mochi* with Busoshoku/Armament Haki .Luffy's Gum GumGomu Gomu no Elephant Gun One Piece.gifMonkey D. Luffy (One Piece) reinforcing his *Gum Gum/Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gun* with Busoshoku/Armament Haki.Zoro (One Piece) uses Busoshoku Haki.gifRoronoa Zoro (One Piece) using Busoshoku/Armament Haki to reinforce his swords.