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** As for Gym Leaders, we have Jasmine from [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Olivine City]] and Byron from [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Canalave City]], who use Steel-type Pokémon. Additionally, Wikstrom of the [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Kalos]] Elite Four is a Steel-type specialist. [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Steven]] [[MeaningfulName Stone]] as well, although his team is pretty evenly split between Steel and Rock/Ground types.

** Metal also has one other inherent and very useful magical property: [[spoiler: neither Preservation or Ruin can "see" it, as metal and the powers relating to metal look like brilliant, blinding lights to them.]] This is a critical component of the story, as [[spoiler: Ruin can alter written words on anything except metal, and he does this to alter historical records and prophecies. Anything not etched into metal is untrustworthy; even knowledge stored in a feruchemist's metalminds can be altered, but writing on the metal itself cannot]]. Once this is apparent, the heros are able to keep [[spoiler: Ruin]] from [[spoiler: learning their plans by using messages etched in metal]]. However, [[spoiler: Ruin]] is able to get around this by [[spoiler: having his Inquisitors ambush the messengers and read the metal and transfer that information directly to him.]]

** Risotto Nero from ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]]'' has the Stand, Metallica. With it, he has the ability to transform the iron in a person's bloodstream into any kind of sharp metal object he pleases, [[BloodyMurder while the iron is still inside the person's blood]].

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' fanfic ''Fanfic/KeepersOfTheElements'', Heather gains this ability along with [[GreenThumb Plants]] and [[DishingOutDirt Earth]].
* In the ''Manga/CaseClosed'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheMysteriousSchool'', Conan gains this ability.
* Same for ''Fanfic/TheThreeLegacies'', although this time the magic's rather limited.
* ''Fanfic/ACertainUnknownLevel0'': The Metal Twist power, which can reshape metals. And Electromasters, like Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun's Misaka Mikoto, can have electromagnetic control, to manipulate magnetic metals.
* Izuku in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13224343/10/Metallurgy Metallurgy]]'' has a Quirk that lets him control a massively dense ball of liquid metal that grows as he ages. The only real limitation is that it can only maintain a solid form for a few seconds without him touching it.

* In the ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheMysteriousSchool'', Conan gains this ability.

* ComicBook/CosmicBoy, one of the three founders and the usual leader of the ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}, can manipulate metal through magnetism. Unlike Magneto he cannot manipulate non-magnetic metals with his powers, though he can get rather creative with what he can manipulate and small imperfections and inclusions of magnetic materials in things is enough for him to work with. He has refined his magnetism enough to be a {{technopath}} when he wants, which tends to surprise opponents.

* ''LegendOfMana'' features Aura, the elemental spirit of gold.

** Another problem the Steel typing faces is that it is resisted by Fire, Water, and Electric types while only being super-effective against Ice, Fairy, and Rock, which already have a number of weaknesses already, therefore, it isn't normally useful as an attacking type. They are however the only type besides Poison that is [[ColdIron super-effective]] against [[OurFairiesAreDifferent Fairy-types]].
** As for Gym Leaders, we have Jasmine from [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Olivine City]] and Byron from [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Canalave City]], who use Steel-type Pokémon. Additionally, Wikstrom of the [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Kalos]] Elite Four is a Steel-type specialist.
*** [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Steven]] [[MeaningfulName Stone]] as well, although his team is pretty evenly split between Steel and Rock/Ground types.

->''"You might think you're the greatest Earthbender in the world, but even you can't bend metal!"''

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has the Steel-type. Mons with this typing tend to be either powerful defenders (like Skarmory), potent tanks (like Metagross and in the lower tiers Aggron), or [[LightningBruiser Lightning Bruisers]] (like Scizor, Lucario and Excadrill). Part of this is due to having the largest spread of elemental resistances in the game at 10 (formerly 11) and an immunity to Poison and Toxic statuses. It would be a good candidate for InfinityPlusOneElement itself, except that the few weaknesses it has -- Ground and Fighting in particular -- are very commonly found in the game and are downright ''ubiquitous'' on competitive teams. While Ground and Fighting are powerful attacking types on their own, it's safe to say a lot of their value comes from their ability to hit Steel-types hard. Most dual-typings with Steel tend to negate one or more of those weaknesses though. Moves of this type usually revolve around turning part of the Pokémon's body to metal and using it to attack (Steel Wing, Metal Claw, Iron Tail, etc).0

%%* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': Metal has been all over the color wheel, with [[TheUltimateBlacksmith White]], [[{{Technopath}} Blue]], [[GoldFever Black]] and [[LavaPit Red]] all having had various metallic spells at some point or another.%%Explain. Potholes are not context.

** Another problem the Steel typing faces is that it is resisted by Fire, Water, and Electric types while only being super-effective against Ice and Rock, which already have a number of weaknesses already, therefore, it isn't normally useful as an attacking type. They are however the only type besides Poison that is [[ColdIron super-effective]] against [[OurFairiesAreDifferent Fairy-types]].

* Mordekaiser of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''. His title is "The Master of Metal", though in this case it refers to both his ability to control metal and his ability to ''[[RockMeAsmodeus rock out.]]''
** Rell is able to transform her suit of armor into a mount in order to trade defenses for mobility and vice versa. She also has magnetic abilities, being able to attach a piece of her armor to an ally to give them defense, damage anyone standing between the two of them with the magnetic force, and pull enemies to her with her ultimate.

** Nozel uses Mercury Magic, forming liquid mercury that he can shape however he wants. He can even compress it enough to turn it into a smooth surface to reflect Light Magic.

This is often an InfinityPlusOneElement for two reasons:

** Demaaga from ''Series/UltramanX'' is partially made of molten iron, allowing him to breath a lava beam and shoot fireballs from the spikes on his back.

See also MagnetismManipulation. Compare ChromeChampion (a character with metallic skin), which is a common application for this kind of power, although not necessarily always a result of it. Unrelated to FantasyMetals, though they could be powerful tools to a character with this ability.

** Midler from ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'' has the [[FightingSpirit Stand]], High Priestess, a mask with the ability to reform minerals into any inorganic object, such as valves or harpoon guns.
** Risotto Nero from ''Manga/VentoAureo'' has the Stand, Metallica. With it, he has the ability to transform the iron in a person's bloodstream into any kind of sharp metal object he pleases, [[BloodyMurder while the iron is still inside the person's blood]].
** L.A. Boom Boom of the [[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether Boom Boom Family]] from ''Manga/SteelBallRun'' has the Stand, Tomb of the Bomb 3. On top of the MagnetismManipulation ability that all versions of Tomb of the Bomb have, his version of the Stand can create iron sand, which will attach to the magnetized victims.
* Caro Ru Lushe from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' has the spell ''Wrought Iron Summon''[[note]]Rentetsu Shōkan[[/note]] that allows Caro to summon, transmute and control inorganic matter in nature. This includes ''Alchemic Chain'', that is made of iron and not of magic like most other chains.

* ''Anime/BakuganBattlePlanet'' introduces the golden Aurelus attribute to the franchise, taking the place of the original series' [[DishingOutDirt Subterra]].

* In ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'', the title character, Misaka Mikoto, whose esper power is [[ShockAndAwe Electro]][[MagnetismManipulation magnetism]], can manipulate iron sand in several different ways, including things like chainsaw ''[[WhipItGood sword-whips]]'', needles, drills, shields, etc.
** There is also Kozaku Mitori, whose Liquid Shadow ability enables her to form and control a shapeshifting copy of herself made of liquid metal. Kouzaku can't see through the copy's non-existent eyes, so she uses a small skull-shaped camera to relay visual information to her computer and her control over it will be cut off if it's a certain distance away from.

* ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'' has the Legendary Warrior of Steel, Mercuremon.
** Also common in ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' games is to have a "Machine" element.

* In ''Pinball/MagicGirl,'' the player advances by collecting different types of multiballs — bronze, copper, silver, gold, and platinum.

* In the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting, this is the wizard Ghorus Toth's apparent specialty, as many metal-manipulating spells bear his name.
* Gold Wizards in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' Fantasy are Imperial alchemist/wizards whose spellcasting specialises in modifying existing alloys and chemical components.
* The advanced techniques available to Earth Aspect Ryuujin in the ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' shard Burn Legend are all forms of this. They range from a stagger-inducing iron-enhanced bear hug to ripping the engine out of a car and ''kicking'' it into the guy trying a jump attack.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', Oracles of the Metal Mystery and Elementalists of the Metal element, obviously, focus on spells that can create, destroy, transform, enhance or otherwise manipulate metal in various ways.
* Metal has been all over the color wheel in ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', having various subsets of metal-themed powers with [[TheUltimateBlacksmith White]], [[{{Technopath}} Blue]], [[GoldFever Black]] and [[LavaPit Red]] all having various metallic spells at some point or another.
* ''Anime/BakuganBattlePlanet'' introduced the golden Aurelus attribute to the franchise, taking the place of the original series' [[DishingOutDirt Subterra]].

* In the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk's third or so issue he faces off against an alien called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Metal Master]] who promptly waltzes over Hulk. Hulk comes back for round two with a gun that Banner and Rick Jones have made, which the Metal Master can't control. Hulk promptly knocks him out [[spoiler: because the gun was made of cardboard]].

* ''Manga/FairyTail'' has Gajeel Redfox (Former page image), who uses Iron Dragon Slayer magic. To clarify, this allows him to turn parts of his body into metal weapons (usually clubs or a sword), cover his entire body in metal scales, and use of a tornado of metal shrapnel as a BreathWeapon. He can also eat iron and metal to recover stamina.

* ComicBook/{{Magneto}} can not only affect [[MagnetismManipulation magnetic forces and metals]], but generally can also manipulate and shape non-magnetic metals just as easily. Whether this is just part of his powers or [[HollywoodMagnetism how magnetism is generally portrayed]] varies.

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Magneto, who doesn't appear until chapter 77 (aside from a brief hint of his presence in chapter 72), but whose sheer power means that he's spoken of in the (usually terrified) breath as [[spoiler: the Winter Soldier]], unequivocally accepted to be an Omega Class Mutant and regarded as [[PersonOfMassDestruction nothing less than a force of nature]] with a temper that Sean Cassidy (no slouch in the UnstoppableRage department himself) says is like 'an atom bomb' compared to the firecracker of his own anger and a vengeful streak the size of a continent. While he has long since [[HeelFaceTurn mellowed out]], his entrance in chapter 77, when he [[spoiler: crumples a giant vibranium armoured HYDRA helicarrier that's shrugged off everything thrown at it like tinfoil]], amply demonstrates his power.

** [[CuteBruiser Toph]] in the original ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' becomes the first known metalbender in history because of her unique abilities. It's shown that she does so by detecting the mineral impurities in metal/refined earth with her [[DisabilitySuperpower heightened senses]]. Before her, metal had been considered a WeaksauceWeakness for earthbenders, as their power set was ineffective against it. Guru Pathik implies that any sufficiently strong/skilled [[DishingOutDirt earthbender]] could have done the same, which is proven to be the case in subsequent media.

* ''Series/AceLightning'' has Random Virus, a morally confused cyborg with limited control over metal.

** Shawn's Metal Spin, which serves as a defense by creating a barrier of floating steel balls. Ninja squad [[:spoiler kenji]]