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* The Goron and Zora Tunics in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' are partially crafted from Dodongo hide and fish gills, respectively according to the official guide, which are implied to give them their heat resistant and water-breathing qualities.

** In most editions, dragon hide is a standard material for armor, it usually provides some form of elemental resistance.

** ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' magazine:
*** #62 has "Evil dragon armors", an article on making armor out of dragon scales. Each type has specific abilities based on the dragon it's made from.
*** The #98 article "The Magic of Dragon Teeth" has dragon teeth made into magical devices that can summon "dragon men" when planted in the earth.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': In most editions, dragon hide is a standard material for armor, it usually provides some form of elemental resistance.

** Fifth Edition Lizardfolk all have a skill that allows them to make weapons and shields out of body parts during an (hour long) short rest. Given that a shield can sell for 10 gold, this can actually be a very fast way for low level characters to earn a pile of money.

* ''VideoGame/EchoSecretsOfTheLostCavern'': For one of the earlier puzzles, [[TheProtagonist Arok]] makes a spear sling out of an antler that he found in the cave the game starts out in.

** Traditional [[OurElvesArebetter Bosmer]] [[ForestRanger (Wood Elf)]] weaponry and clothing tends to be made at least in part from animals, due to the Green Pact preventing them from harvesting plants within Valenwood. (Leather armor, bone weapons, sinew bow strings, etc.)

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': The munavri's distinctive ivory ships are crafted from the bones and teeth of the monsters of the Sightless Sea.

* ''Literature/LastFlight'': As the Blight continues, Amadis takes to wearing a bracelet made from ogre fangs.

* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': An interesting version occurs when Coyote [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=686 pulls out his own tooth]] and gifts it to Antimony. Being a magical tooth, it transforms into a blade [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=964 so sharp]] that it can [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=965 slice a shadow]] from the off the ground.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Skarmory's Pokédex entries mention that in the past people used to use their shed feathers as swords -- Sakrmory being a Steel-type, its feathers are naturally made out of metal and quite sharp.

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[[caption-width-right:350:A knife made out of shark's teeth, because [[ItAmusedMe why not?]]]]

* Having the fame of fighting a wild bear and not just surviving, also killing the animal with his fists, Mamoru Takamura from ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' usually should appears with the skin and head of that bear as a cape previous of his fights, also showing [[RuggedScar the scar of the bear clawing in his chest]].

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* Being the barbarian he is, ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian'' in all his appearances in media (comic books, movies, tabletop games, video games, etc.) usually wears animal skins and parts into his costume, included a fur loincloth and a necklace made of teeth.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld'', Hiccup and the others all wear armor made from their dragon's scales, allowing them to walk through fire.

* In Greek Mythology Heracles famously slew the Nemean Lion and wore its rock-hard pelt as armor.

* Nac Mac Feegles from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' books make plenty of gear from animal parts, but since they are ''wee'' people they make use of small animals; rabbit skulls are used as helmets, mouse leather is used for bagpipes etc.
* In ''Literature/{{Dune}}'' the Fremen's traditional crysknives are carved from {{Sandworm}} teeth.
* Appears in ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'', and used for disturbing effect considering that it takes place in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals. There are a few villains in the series with clothing, armor, or weapons made from parts of animals they've allegedly killed, such as Cluny the Scourge and his cloak made from bat wings, and Urgan Nagru and his wolf pelt, with the skull intact.

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* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': Mata Nui's sword is made from a [[BewareMyStingerTail Vorox tail.]] [[TheSmartGuy Berix]] notes that this trope applies for most glatorian weapons.
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** 1st Edition ''Monster Manual''. The large plates behind a bulette's head can be made into shields of up to plus three power by a skilled dwarven craftsman.
** ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' magazine

*** The #98 article "The Magic of Dragon Teeth", which has dragon teeth made into magical devices that could summon "dragon men" when planted in the earth.
** Module [=WG5=] ''Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure''. The whip possessed by the iron golem is made out of cockatrice feathers. It retains the cockatrice's ability to petrify any creature it hits.
** ''TabletopGame/DarkSun'' setting. Because of the shortage of metal, bones were often made into weapons.

* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' the shells (exoskeletons) of ankheg monsters can be made into armor.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', there are several sets of armor that can be made from drake scales and dragon scales by Wade.

* In the 2013 ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' game, Chief Thunder returns from the first game with large feathers in his head and a necklace made of teeth, probably from wild animals like wolves, bears, etc. This trope becomes more literal with his alternate costumes, having helmets with heads of a bear, a wolf, [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset a skull of an animal]] and even in one costume, his axes are sharped bones attached to a stone and a stick.
* Animals in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' frequently drop resources such as leather, wool, feathers or ink sacs that can be crafted into more stuff. Thus, any gear the player obtains through these materials qualifies for this trope.
* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' is this - the game. You are a hunter tasked with killing monsters, using their body parts to build and upgrade armor and weapons, and use them to hunt even stronger monsters.
* There are quite a lot of armor and weapons made from monsters in ''VideoGame/RuneScape''

* In ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', Skarmory's Pokédex entries mention that in the past people used to use their shed feathers as swords.

* An interesting version occurs in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', when Coyote [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=686 pulls out his own tooth]] and gifts it to Antimony. Being a magical tooth, it transforms into a blade [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=964 so sharp]] that it can [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=965 slice a shadow]] from the off the ground.

* WebVideo/KiwamiJapan, known for making knives (among other things) out of strange materials, does this occasionally, such as the shark-tooth knife in the page image, alongside more unconventional ones, such as making an engagement ring out of ''human nails''.
* WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged: Kirito's new sword is forged from a material that can only be obtained from a high-level boss, and even then only if a high-level blacksmith is in the party. The material turns out to be crystallized dragon turds. Lizbeth is suitably squicked at handling it, but Kirito reminds her it's all virtual, and she's wearing (virtual) gloves anyway.

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* Often appears in ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'', and used for disturbing effect considering that it takes place in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals. There are a few villains in the series with clothing, armor, or weapons made from parts of animals they've allegedly killed, such as Cluny the Scourge and his cloak made from bat wings, and Urgan Nagru and his wolf pelt, with the skull intact.

Since bones are a common choice for this trope, there's a lot of overlap with BadWithTheBone, BallisticBone or SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset. The runner-up, fur, generally leads to PeltsOfTheBarbarian, FurBikini, and/or NemeanSkinning. If the body is used as a weapon without it being taken apart first, that's GrievousHarmWithABody. If used ornamentally, it can also overlap with BattleTrophy. See also ItemCrafting and OrganDrops.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''

* In the last ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' game, Chief Thunder returns from the first game with large feathers in his head and a necklace made of teeth, probably from wild animals like wolves, bears, etc. This trope becomes more literal with his alternate costumes, having helmets with heads of a bear, a wolf, [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset a skull of an animal]] and even in one costume, his axes are sharped bones attached to a stone and a stick.

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrolls'':
** Traditional Bosmer weaponry and clothing tends to be made at least in part from animals due to the Green Pact preventing them from harvesting plants within Valenwood.
** Bonemold armour is made by gluing layers of bone with resin, serving as medium armour in ''Morrowind''. InUniverse legends hold that it was invented at the request of a Lord who needed armour that was light enough for his servants to wear while they fetched water in drought conditions, but heavy enough to protect them from groups of roving cannibals.
** In ''Skyrim'' parts from slain dragons can be used to craft some of the best armour in the game. Their bones can be made into heavy "dragonplate" armour and their skin can be made into light "dragonscale" armour.

* The first clothing was made of materials such as animal hide.
** We still make clothing out of animal hide. It is called leather.

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