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* Most bosses in the ''VideoGame/SeriousSam'' series are immune to regular bullets, forcing the player to break out the rocket launcher or laser gun. ''Sam 3'' adds a few normal enemies that also require explosives to kill -- fortunately, at least one type is usually encountered around the same time the player finds crates of infinite C4 charges.

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* Most bosses in the ''VideoGame/SeriousSam'' series are immune to regular bullets, forcing the player to break out the rocket launcher or laser gun. ''Sam 3'' ''[[VideoGame/SeriousSam3BFE BFE]]'' adds a few normal enemies that also require explosives to kill -- fortunately, at least one type is usually encountered around the same time the player finds crates of infinite C4 charges.
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** In the Training Camp Arc, Tetsutetsu, along with his classmate Kendo, fight the villain Mustard in order to stop Mustard's poison gas Quirk. During the fight, Mustard managed to shoot the gas mask that Tetsutetsu had, which made him vulnerable to the poison gas cloud they were in the middle of. He quickly realized Tetsutetsu's immunity, but deliberately kept shooting him in order to keep him at bay and prevent him from attacking. His repeated shooting also slowly weakened Tetsutetsu's transformation. All of this threatened to kill Tetsutetsu from either asphyxiation from holding his breath too much, from breathing in the poison gas, or by losing his transformation and being shot in his normal body. Thankfully, Kendo was able to distract Mustard long enough for Tetsutetsu to attack him and knock him out, automatically dispelling the poison gas cloud in the process.
** In the Internship Arc, the Yakuza group known as the Shie Hassaikai, began producing and selling special bullets that could temporarily DePower people and prevent them from using their Quirks. During one instance of a criminal using said bullet, Kirishima was shot while protecting his schoolmate, Tamaki, but the bullet bounced off his head thanks to his Quirk making him immune to even these special bullets. This would end up being extremely important, as the bullet bouncing off of Kirishima meant that the Heroes and Police were able to recover the bullet and analyze its contents. This would in turn ultimately lead to the raid of the Hassaikai's headquarters that would end with the defeat of the boss, Overhaul, and the downfall of the organization.

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** In the Training Camp Arc, Tetsutetsu, along with his classmate Kendo, fight the villain Mustard in order to stop Mustard's poison gas Quirk. During the fight, Mustard managed to shoot the gas mask that Tetsutetsu had, which made him vulnerable to the poison gas cloud they were in the middle of. He quickly realized Tetsutetsu's immunity, immunity but deliberately kept shooting him in order to keep him at bay and prevent him from attacking. His repeated shooting also slowly weakened Tetsutetsu's transformation. All of this threatened to kill Tetsutetsu from either asphyxiation from holding his breath too much, from breathing in the poison gas, or by losing his transformation and being shot in his normal body. Thankfully, Kendo was able to distract Mustard long enough for Tetsutetsu to attack him and knock him out, automatically dispelling the poison gas cloud in the process.
** In the Internship Arc, the Yakuza group known as the Shie Hassaikai, Hassaikai began producing and selling special bullets that could temporarily DePower people and prevent them from using their Quirks. During one instance of a criminal using said bullet, Kirishima was shot while protecting his schoolmate, Tamaki, but the bullet bounced off his head thanks to his Quirk making him immune to even these special bullets. This would end up being extremely important, as the bullet bouncing off of Kirishima meant that the Heroes and Police were able to recover the bullet and analyze its contents. This would in turn ultimately lead to the raid of on the Hassaikai's headquarters that headquarters, which would end with the defeat of the boss, Overhaul, and the downfall of the organization.
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** In the Training Camp Arc, Tetsutetsu, along with his classmate Kendo, fight the villain Mustard in order to stop Mustard's poison gas Quirk. During the fight, Mustard managed to shoot the gas mask that Tetsutetsu had, which made him vulnerable to the poison gas cloud they were in the middle of. He quickly realized Tetsutetsu's immunity, but deliberately kept shooting him in order to keep him at bay and prevent him from attacking. His repeated shooting also slowly weakened Tetsutetsu's transformation, all of which threated to kill Tetsutetsu from either asphyxiation from holding his breath too much, from breathing in the poison gas, or by losing his transformation and being shot in his normal body. Thankfully, Kendo was able to distract Mustard long enough for Tetsutetsu to attack him and knock him out, automatically dispelling the poison gas cloud in the process.

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** In the Training Camp Arc, Tetsutetsu, along with his classmate Kendo, fight the villain Mustard in order to stop Mustard's poison gas Quirk. During the fight, Mustard managed to shoot the gas mask that Tetsutetsu had, which made him vulnerable to the poison gas cloud they were in the middle of. He quickly realized Tetsutetsu's immunity, but deliberately kept shooting him in order to keep him at bay and prevent him from attacking. His repeated shooting also slowly weakened Tetsutetsu's transformation, all transformation. All of which threated this threatened to kill Tetsutetsu from either asphyxiation from holding his breath too much, from breathing in the poison gas, or by losing his transformation and being shot in his normal body. Thankfully, Kendo was able to distract Mustard long enough for Tetsutetsu to attack him and knock him out, automatically dispelling the poison gas cloud in the process.
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* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Kirishima and Tetsutetsu both have similar Quirks that allow them to transform their skin into a hardened substance that makes them immune to bullets. This plays an important role in two major instances during the main storyline.
** In the Training Camp Arc, Tetsutetsu, along with his classmate Kendo, fight the villain Mustard in order to stop Mustard's poison gas Quirk. During the fight, Mustard managed to shoot the gas mask that Tetsutetsu had, which made him vulnerable to the poison gas cloud they were in the middle of. He quickly realized Tetsutetsu's immunity, but deliberately kept shooting him in order to keep him at bay and prevent him from attacking. His repeated shooting also slowly weakened Tetsutetsu's transformation, all of which threated to kill Tetsutetsu from either asphyxiation from holding his breath too much, from breathing in the poison gas, or by losing his transformation and being shot in his normal body. Thankfully, Kendo was able to distract Mustard long enough for Tetsutetsu to attack him and knock him out, automatically dispelling the poison gas cloud in the process.
** In the Internship Arc, the Yakuza group known as the Shie Hassaikai, began producing and selling special bullets that could temporarily DePower people and prevent them from using their Quirks. During one instance of a criminal using said bullet, Kirishima was shot while protecting his schoolmate, Tamaki, but the bullet bounced off his head thanks to his Quirk making him immune to even these special bullets. This would end up being extremely important, as the bullet bouncing off of Kirishima meant that the Heroes and Police were able to recover the bullet and analyze its contents. This would in turn ultimately lead to the raid of the Hassaikai's headquarters that would end with the defeat of the boss, Overhaul, and the downfall of the organization.
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{{Zombie|Apocalypse}}s, {{mumm|y}}ies, and various other film monsters are routinely depicted as subject to penetration by bullets, but (especially if they are undead) not having a central nervous or circulatory system that can be critically injured by them. They have what is sometimes called "suspension of disbelief" damage limits. That is, they can [[IWillFightSomeMoreForever take bullet after bullet]], usually in spectacularly gory fashion, until their body is so ([[RuleOfPreception visibly]]) damaged the audience will no longer believe it can keep functioning.

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{{Zombie|Apocalypse}}s, {{mumm|y}}ies, and various other film monsters are routinely depicted as subject to penetration by bullets, but (especially if they are undead) not having a central nervous or circulatory system that can be critically injured by them. They have what is sometimes called "suspension of disbelief" damage limits. That is, they can [[IWillFightSomeMoreForever take bullet after bullet]], usually in spectacularly gory fashion, until their body is so ([[RuleOfPreception ([[RuleOfPerception visibly]]) damaged the audience will no longer believe it can keep functioning.
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{{Zombie|Apocalypse}}s, {{mumm|y}}ies, and various other film monsters are routinely depicted as subject to penetration by bullets, but (especially if they are undead) not having a central nervous or circulatory system that can be critically injured by them. They have what is sometimes called "suspension of disbelief" damage limits. That is, they can [[IWillFightSomeMoreForever take bullet after bullet]], usually in spectacularly gory fashion, until their body is so damaged the audience will no longer believe it can keep functioning.

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{{Zombie|Apocalypse}}s, {{mumm|y}}ies, and various other film monsters are routinely depicted as subject to penetration by bullets, but (especially if they are undead) not having a central nervous or circulatory system that can be critically injured by them. They have what is sometimes called "suspension of disbelief" damage limits. That is, they can [[IWillFightSomeMoreForever take bullet after bullet]], usually in spectacularly gory fashion, until their body is so ([[RuleOfPreception visibly]]) damaged the audience will no longer believe it can keep functioning.
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* ''Franchise/TombRaider'' likes to have boss fights whose bosses are immune to bullets:
** ''VideoGame/TombRaiderII'' has [[FinalBoss Marco Bartoli]] transform into a dragon and attacks Lara. He can soak up a ton of bullets and even numerous grenade launcher shots. Marco does eventually fall when shot enough times, but only removing the [[MacGuffin Dagger of Xian]] from his stomach will truly kill him. Failing to get the dagger out in time will have Marco revive back to full strength, effectively restarting the fight.
** ''VideoGame/TombRaiderIII'' has two bosses who are immune to Lara's weaponry. Sofia, a CEO of a cosmetics company who is [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld over 100 years old]], is immune to bullets and explosives due to one of the meteorite artifacts she possesses. The only way she can be killed is by forcing her to climb up the building she is on when Lara also climbs up and then shooting an electrical box so that the floor Sofia stands on becomes electrified, thus electrocuting her to death. [[FinalBoss Dr. Willard]] uses the power of all four artifacts to unlock a pool of green liquid that he throws himself into to [[TransformationHorror transform into a mutated giant spider]]. Like with Marco, Dr. Willard can be put down with enough bullets, but it only temporarily incapacitates him and barely gives you enough time to retrieve one of the artifacts in the room. Once Lara gets all four artifacts, the mutated doctor loses his immunity to bullets and can be killed.
** Set in ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheLastRevelation'' is immune to all of Lara's weaponry, but it's justified since he's a god. Lara can only avoid his attacks as long as she can until she reaches the upper chamber and seals him away.
** The final level in ''VideoGame/TombRaiderChronicles'' has two cyborgs that are immune to bullets, but can be destroyed by other methods. The first cyborg Lara encounters has to be shot at enough times until it loses enough of its skin and suit to reveal its robotic skeleton underneath, then flood the room with water so it gets electrocuted and shorts out. The second cyborg has to be lured into a specific room and have it be trapped it there while having Lara fill said room with poisonous gas so she can destroy it.
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* ''Literature/OldKingdom'': {{Exaggerated|Trope}} -- there's a militarized zone between Ancelstierre and the MagicalLand of the Old Kingdom, but certain powerful Dead or [[MadeOfMagic Free Magic spirits]] can [[WeakToMagic only be harmed by magic]], so even artillery fire only slows them down.
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* Averted with the witches in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', who are shown to be very much vulnerable to bullets and grenades, a fact that Homura uses to her advantage... Except for [[spoiler:Walpurgisnacht, which is so powerful it can take thousands of explosives and still keep moving]].

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* Averted with the witches in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', who are shown to be very much vulnerable to bullets and grenades, a fact that Homura uses to her advantage... Except for [[spoiler:Walpurgisnacht, which is so powerful it can take thousands of explosives and still keep moving]]. ''VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory'' would reveal that these bullets and bombs do need to have some magic in them to work, though Homura's massive armory would suggest this isn't a hard threshold to reach.
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** Subverted by Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}. Normal bullets can injure him and slow him down, but because of his adamantium-laced skeleton and HealingFactor, they can't kill him. For the bullet to have an effect, in needs to be made for a substance that can nullify his healing factor, such as a carbonadium.
** Ditto for other mutants with powerful healing factors, including Characters/{{X 23|Laura Kinney}}, [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]], and [[Characters/WolverineSupportingCharacters Daken]].

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** Subverted by Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}.[[Characters/MarvelComicsLogan Wolverine]]. Normal bullets can injure him and slow him down, but because of his adamantium-laced skeleton and HealingFactor, they can't kill him. For the bullet to have an effect, in needs to be made for a substance that can nullify his healing factor, such as a carbonadium.
** Ditto for other mutants with powerful healing factors, including Characters/{{X 23|Laura Kinney}}, [[Characters/MarvelComicsLauraKinney X-23]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]], and [[Characters/WolverineSupportingCharacters Daken]].
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* ''Fanfic/ACertainDrollHivemind'': Played with; the Misaka clones are [[ShockAndAwe electromasters]] who supplement their mid-level powers with conventional firearms. Many powers render espers largely immune to bullets, especially at high level, and the clones largely treat any power that ''doesn't'' make you invulnerable to conventional weapons as basically useless. After all, if a clone that has been murdered 10031 times can take you out, what's the point?

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* ''Fanfic/ACertainDrollHivemind'': Played with; the Misaka clones are [[ShockAndAwe electromasters]] who supplement their mid-level powers with conventional firearms. Many powers render espers largely immune to bullets, especially at high level, and the clones largely treat any power that ''doesn't'' make you invulnerable to conventional weapons as basically useless. After all, if a clone that has been murdered 10031 times can take you out, then what's the point?
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* ''Fanfic/ACertainDrollHivemind'': Played with; the Misaka clones are [[ShockAndAwe electromasters]] who supplement their mid-level powers with conventional firearms. Many powers render espers largely immune to bullets, especially at high level, and the clones largely treat any power that ''doesn't'' make you invulnerable to conventional weapons as basically useless. After all, if a clone that has been murdered 10031 times can take you out, what's the point?
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* The monster under the school in ''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten}}''. [[spoiler:Which leads to the principal, who kidnapped one of the students and has a habit of using his trust HandCannon to [[WouldHurtAChild deal with problem children]], getting a big dose of karma.]]

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* The monster under the school in ''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten}}''.''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten|2017}}''. [[spoiler:Which leads to the principal, who kidnapped one of the students and has a habit of using his trust HandCannon to [[WouldHurtAChild deal with problem children]], getting a big dose of karma.]]

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