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* "Stone skin" and "Metal skin" spells in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic''.

* In Jim Butcher's ''CodexAlera'' novel series, highly skilled metalcrafters can go full on ChromeChampion, hardening their skin and clothes into nearly indestructible steel armor.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': [[DishingOutDirt Earthbenders]] can cover part or all of their bodies with rock (or crystal, if there's enough of it around), as Toph demonstrates in the page picture[[note]][[AllThereInTheManual And according to the art book for the series]], the hole was meant to go over her mouth.[[/note]] She takes this even further by doing it with metal in "Sozin's Comet". To clarify, [[ExtraOreDinary metalbending]] was supposedly ''impossible'', even for the best Earthbenders. Toph only achieved it in late season two through an extension of her DisabilitySuperpower.

* "Stone skin" and "Metal skin" spells in ''HeroesOfMightAndMagic''.

* There are a bunch of powersets in ''CityofHeroes'' which allow for elemental armors, including Stone, Fire and Ice, as well as the more exotic (Dark, Energy and Electricity). Each powerset has multiple types of armor with different effects; for example, Frozen Armor protects against physical damage, Glacial Armor protects against energy, and Wet Ice helps against status effects. In the old days, you could only have one active at a time; that quickly changed.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' and [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII its sequel]] both feature a "Rock Armor" spell to do this. [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition The third game]] makes it an ice spell instead.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' and [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII its sequel]] both feature a "rock armor" spell to do this.

** {{Magneto}}'s suit works like this in some adaptations - Though it sure looks manufactured rather than improvised, he can form one from whatever metal is available. At one point when HesJustHiding the base where he was supposed to have died is found and his suit is still there - upright despite being empty and (judging by the neck line) about half an inch thick.
* A minor GreatLakesAvengers character is named Debris, and she can control junk to create armor in the form of a giant junk monster around herself.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' codified the ''stoneskin'' and ''ironskin'' spells. The games also include the spell ''[[WreathedInFlames fireshield]]'', which doesn't so much protect as it does exact pain on anyone who strikes the person "protected" by it.
* Flaming Armor and Lightning Armor from ''{{GURPS}}: Magic''.
* ''ForgottenRealms'' has spell "Rainbow Shield" allowing to use any attack spell this way (Fireball to more or less fire shield, Lightning bolt to lightning shield, etc).
* ''{{Exalted}}'': Some Charms and Martial Arts (especially Dragon-Blooded ones) can create them (Fire-Aspects are appropriately WreathedInFlames). Solar Exalted can create shiny awesome armor made of sunlight, while Abyssal ones can create similar armor made of darkness.
* ''MagicTheGathering'' has a few examples, notably [[http://magiccards.info/scans/en/mr/104.jpg Armor of Thorns]] from the ''Mirage'' expansion.

* Gajeel Redfox from ''FairyTail'' might count, since he has the ability to instantly transform his skin onto steel armor. This coincides with ExtraOreDinary as well - his transformed state is the page image for the trope.

* ''{{Comicbook/X-Men}}'':

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': [[DishingOutDirt Earthbenders]] can cover part or all of their bodies with rock (or crystal, if there's enough of it around), as Toph demonstrates in the page picture. She takes this even further by doing it with metal in "Sozin's Comet". To clarify, [[ExtraOreDinary metalbending]] was supposedly ''impossible'', even for the best Earthbenders. Toph only achieved it in late season two through an extension of her DisabilitySuperpower.

WreathedInFlames is a SubTrope. ElementalBarrier is a SisterTrope.

* A minor Great Lakes Avengers character is named Debris, and she can control junk to create armor in the form of a giant junk monster around herself.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Earthbenders can cover part or all of their bodies with rock (or crystal, if there's enough of it around), as Toph demonstrates in the page picture. She takes this even further by doing it with metal in "Sozin's Comet". To clarify, metalbending was supposedly ''impossible'', even for the best Earthbenders. Toph only achieved it in late season two through an extension of her DisabilitySuperpower.

* In {{Toriko}} Zebra can create "[[MakeMeWannaShout sound armor]]'' around a person to protect them from harm.

* ''DragonAge'' and its sequel both feature a "rock armor" spell to do this.

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* ''DCUniverseOnline: Using some ice powers five times in a row generates ice armor.

* ''{{Diablo}} 2'' had three Frozen Armor spells, which allowed to create an ice armor with several extra effects.

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** Magneto's suit works like this in some adaptations - Though it sure looks manufactured rather than improvised, he can form one from whatever metal is available. At one point when HesJustHiding the base where he was supposed to have died is found and his suit is still there - upright despite being empty and (judging by the neck line) about half an inch thick.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Earthbenders can cover part or all of their bodies with rock (or crystal, if there's enough of it around), as Toph demonstrates in the page picture. She takes this even further by doing it with metal in "Sozin's Comet". To clarify, metalbending is supposedly ''impossible'', even for the best Earthbenders. Toph only achieved it in late season two through an extension of her DisabilitySuperpower.

* Kratos in the first ''GodOfWar'' had Wrath of the Gods, which grants him a full set of Greek armor made of lightning.