History Main / ImmuneToBullets

** Also Rasputin (who was [[RasputinianDeath immune to pretty much everything, really]]).

* All ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' games with a Gun element have demons that resist, nullify, reflect, or are healed by gun damage, though with it being fairly rare. Later games tend to let humans have access to these types of abilities as well, though in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' humans are weak to gun damage, no exceptions. It is also worth to mention that in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiV'', there is a part in which demons, when brought to a corporeal form, are stated to be unaffected by the weapons of the military, which includes anti-tank weaponry, with some fans stating that it didn't affect them because of their intangibility, and with others saying that the reason on why the protagonists of many of the franchise's games can affect demons with weapons is due to the in-universe ability known as "Observation" or "Cognition", as well as the fact that demons attack in a spiritual way, and since the protagonists are able to affect them, all of their attacks should attack at that level as well.

* All ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' games with a Gun element have demons that resist, nullify, reflect, or are healed by gun damage, though with it being fairly rare. Later games tend to let humans have access to these types of abilities as well, though in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' humans are weak to gun damage, no exceptions.

** Like in most other portrayals, Kryptonians have this trope down packed in ''Film/ManOfSteel''. However subverted as they still realistically follow the laws motion and conservation of energy as a hail machine gunfire can slow Superman down in [=BVS=] and a high-speed homing missile to the face was able to knock out DarkChick Faora, so they're NotSoInvincibleAfterAll.

** Played with in ''Film/WonderWoman2017''. Diana has fast enough reflexes to deflect bullets with her bullet-immune bracers, but it's established very early on that the Amazons are not bullet-immune, not even her. The very first action scene has her bleeding after getting grazed by one, which is presumably why she blocks, dodges, or takes cover when faced with them in every other film.
** In ''Film/Aquaman2018'', Arthur Curry/Aquaman easily shrugs off bullets, and getting shot with a grenade launcher only knocks him out for a few seconds.
** Just like in [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} the comics]], ''Film/SHAZAM2019'' has Billy exhibit "[[https://youtu.be/go6GEIrcvFY?t=147 bullet immunity]]", to his and Freddie's absolute glee. They even ask the robbers to shoot him a bunch of times to confirm it.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', one of Bob's mementos from his GloryDays is a jar full of deformed bullets with the label "Bullets that bounced off of me".

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': Vampires cannot be killed with bullets. Alderman Fenwick shoots his gun twice at Louis de Pointe du Lac, who doesn't even flinch.

* Subverted by [[John F. Kennedy]]

** Like in most other portrayals, Kryptonians have this trope down packed in ''Film/ManOfSteel''. However subverted as they still realistically follow the laws motion and conservation of energy as a hail machine gunfire can slow Superman down in [=BVS=] and high-speed homing missile to face was able to knock out DarkChick Faora, so they're NotSoInvincibleAfterAll.

* Played somewhat straight in ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead'', in which one of the duelists (called "Speckled Horse") is littered with bullet scars. He gives his opponent a shock when he carries on fighting, instead of [[InstantDeathBullet dying immediately as expected]].

** In the [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Sorrow]] games, the pistols Soma can use are generally impractical to use because, despite their range and how fast they travel, the firing speed isn't enough to compensate for the weak power. However, if you beat boss rush mode in either game, you can get the [[EnergyWeapon Positron Rifle]] and a ''Rocket-Propelled Grenade Launcher'', both of which are quite awesome.

* Film/TheIndestructibleMan is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin indestructible]]... up until he got hit with a [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill bazooka]], then a [[KillItWithFire flamethrower]], and finally stumbling into the [[ShockAndAwe main transformer of a power station]].

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'':

** In [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]], the Homunculi actually are immune to bullets (and everything else) [[spoiler:unless you have a piece from the bodies of the people they were meant to resurrect (i.e. to kill Sloth, they needed a piece of Ed and Al's Mom's body near her)]].

* The ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' episode "Pierrot le Fou" is perhaps the biggest deviance from the relatively hard science approach of the anime; the titular villain is a PsychopathicManchild who has been made Immune to Bullets (as well as gaining the ability to levitate at will) as part of a secret program to create enhanced assassins, apparently revolving around genetic manipulation. Mad Pierrot's bullet immunity only deflects high-velocity projectiles like bullets. It lets in low speed things like oxygen and Pierrot has no direct control over it. Spike was able to kill him with a knife because it was slow enough to get through. Pierrot could have easily dodged if Spike didn't freak him out first. As [[Franchise/{{Dune}} another franchise]] would put it, "The slow blade penetrates the shield."
** Spike only managed to cause MinorInjuryOverreaction with his knife -- Pierrot died by [[spoiler:freaking out and getting stepped on by a giant mascot robot]].

* Averted/Inverted in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. Due to the show's massively comedic violence, the characters can withstand all manner of physical punishment (including super-powered punches, 800-foot falls, and being smashed in the crotch with a concrete divider) with only mild-to-moderate discomfort. Bullets, however, are one of the few things that can reliably and seriously injure a character. Even the Freelancer {{Super Soldier}}s can be seriously harmed by just a couple bullet hits, since they don't have energy shields like [=SPARTAN=]s do.

* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' since it's a [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy medieval setting]] it's "Immune to Cannonballs" example with the [[PhysicalGod God Hand]] as when Guts fires on Femto [[spoiler:aka Griffith]] with his ArmCannon, [[https://i2.imggur.net/berserk/3/berserk-1556005.jpg it doesn't work]]. Guts did same to Slan later and while it does actually "damage" her (or the physical body she possessing at the very least) Guts only manages to get her [[CombatSadomasochist aroused]]. Outside the God Hand the only other Apostle shown to be immune to Gut's cannon is Grunbeld whose Greatshield can repel the cannon balls, actually subverted with the rest of the monsters who are greatly damaged or killed by gunpowder. Cannons are just as much a StoryBreakerPower as magic in Berserk.

** Early example with [[BadassNative Bora]] who just [[https://youtu.be/2yCh6h1TmFU?t=107 mans]] through a hail of gunfire, worth noting Bora isn't an alien, god and nor does he have any Ki... he's just one strong Earthling.

* In the Mel Brooks comedy ''Film/BlazingSaddles'', Bart gets on his gun belt to shoot the wild man, Mongo, but Jim warns him not to.

* ''Film/{{Constantine}}''. When Angela Dodson is confronted by the Mexican man possessed by the Spear of Destiny, she shoots him repeatedly in the chest. The bullets go right through him but don't affect him at all.

** Like in most other portrayals Kryptonians have this trope down packed in ''Film/ManOfSteel''. However subverted as they still realistically follow the laws motion and conservation of energy as a hail machine gunfire can slow Superman down in [=BVS=] and high-speed homing missile to face was able to knock out DarkChick Faora so they're NotSoInvincibleAfterAll.
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', the back of Batman's cowl is tough enough to deflect a point blank pistol shot.
** Played with in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''. Diana has fast enough reflexes to deflect bullets with her bullet-immune bracers, but it's established very early on that the Amazons are not bullet-immune, not even her. The very first action scene has her bleeding after getting grazed by one, which is presumably why she blocks, dodges, or takes cover when faced with them in every other film.
** In ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', Arthur Curry/Aquaman easily shrugs off bullets, and getting shot with a grenade launcher only knocks him out for a few seconds.
** Just like in the comics Film/{{SHAZAM|2019}}! has "[[https://youtu.be/go6GEIrcvFY?t=147 bullet immunity]]" to Billy and Freddie's absolute glee. They even ask the robbers to shoot him a bunch of times to confirm it.

* Lampshaded during a gunfight in ''Film/DeadHeat'', a cops vs. zombies comedy:

* Downplayed in ''Film/EndOfDays''. Handguns only mildly inconvenience the Devil but forces him to repair his host body and machine gun fire does take him down, [[ImplacableMan albeit temporarily]].

* The immortals in ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' can be perforated by bullets, but this won't kill them. Using guns to take down your opponent long enough to chop his head off is explicitly against the rules, and only truly reprehensible characters attempt it.

* ''Film/{{Lifeforce}}''. When the two male vampires (in human form) attack the guards, they are shot multiple times (resulting in bloody bullet wounds) but keep right on coming. They are only stopped by grenade explosions..
* The 80s film ''Film/ManiacCop'' had as the main villain of the movie a cop who murders people and is immune to all gunfire. The funny thing is, the movie isn't supernatural and explains that [[spoiler:the cop was once sent to prison for crime he never committed. While in there, he was so badly beaten and abused by the other inmate, for obvious reasons, that he lost the nerves in the body that give him the feeling of pain. Upon being stabbed and left for dead in the prison bathroom, he later awoke, somehow alive, and wanted revenge for what happened...which he did by murdering innocent people. Kinda defeats the purpose]]. Although in reality this explanation makes no sense (bullets are deadly not because they hurt, but because they put holes in parts of the body that can't function when holes are put in them), and relies heavy on the audience forgetting about real world logic and going along with the movie's train of thought.

** ''Film/IronMan'' repeatedly demonstrates the imperiousness of Tony Stark's suit to ammunition. His suit still takes damage, getting very much scratched up and dented. He even has a bit of trouble getting it off again after the first time he takes it into battle due to the damage it took. In defense of Tony's design, the suit by that time had taken hits from triple-A followed by a crash-landing, an air-to-air missile, and an F-22's cannon. Even his crappy first suit still was bulletproof enough for a minor Ten-Rings goon to get headshot ''by his own bullet'' when it reflected off Tony's helmet.
** Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}} is immune to bullets, missiles and even hail of alien energy blasts (though it did briefly incapacitate him). The antagonists of Hulk's movie [[ShootingSuperman fail to grasp this]] with Blonsky still trying to shoot Hulk in the head with a simple handgun which has the same effect as an annoying fly. Hulk's immunity extends to his alter ego Bruce Banner as in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' Bruce mentions that he once tried to commit suicide by [[AteHisGun eating his gun]], only for [[HulkingOut "the other guy to spit it back out"]].
** [[Characters/MarvelComicsLoki Loki]] the BigBad of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and Avengers is immune to bullets thanks to his Ice Giant/Asgardain BizarreAlienBiology biology. In the opening scene Loki is shot [[https://youtu.be/pQKYN-yR2oM?t=77 in the head]] by S.H.I.E.L.D agents and it only makes him flinch. Loki also gets back up after getting shot through a wall with Coulson's Destroyer Armor Prototype Gun.
** Those injected with the [[PsychoSerum Extremis Virus]] in ''Film/IronMan3'' have this immunity plus overall HealingFactor, Rhodey at one point empties an entire clip into two Extremis thugs and while affected they quickly shrug it off more pissed off than anything else.
** Adult Groot from ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' could form dense roots from his arms to counter flying robot turret fire, though it's clear it bothered him to get shot.
** [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsBuckyBarnes Bucky Barnes]] play with this trope as they both have ways of being immune to bullets without actually being so (since the SuperSerum doesn't actually give them this trope). Cap is mostly immune thanks to his vibranium shield, which can [[AttackReflector deflect]] everything from bullets, minigun fire to even a strike from Mjolnir. Bucky is immune thanks to his [[ArtificialLimbs Cybernetic Arm]], which he uses to block rounds. But without the shield one or two bullets will take Cap down, and Bucky's arm couldn't withstand Tony's [[ChestBlaster Uni Beam]].
** ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'', thanks to his vibranium suit, can just stand and take a volley from a helicopter turret [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/a7b3577f35aef8b0bf910590b3a65f3b/tumblr_o3u2ev5pHZ1tf70vho2_540.gif without flinching]]. T'challa's solo movie also shows that his suit and vibranium in general can be an AttackReflector. It's even lampshaded at one point in the movie.

** GreaterScopeVillain and HeroKiller [[Characters/MarvelComicsThanos Thanos]] in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' doesn't react to Star-Lord's Quad Blasters hitting his torso and Tony's missiles only annoy him. Bucky also fires at Thanos with an assault rifle to obviously [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03YBw539aRk no effect]].
** Subverted in ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' with the Elementals. The reason why Nick Fury and Maria Hill's guns didn't work on [[DishingOutDirt Sandman]] [[spoiler:is because they are shooting at a illusion created by drones controlled by Mysterio]]. Played straight with Spidey in the same movie. In the FinalBattle as he shrugs off multiple small missiles, thanks in part to the suit he was wearing and his own SuperToughness.
* Used straight ''and'' averted in ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy''. No mortal weapons can harm Imhotep -- although [[ShootingSuperman that doesn't stop people from shooting him]] -- but other mummies can be harmed by bullets.

** This is the main advantage Franchise/{{RoboCop}} has over conventional cops, along with ImprobableAimingSkills. The only weapons capable of harming him are antimateriel weapons like the Cobra Assault Cannon.
** ''Film/{{Robocop 2}}''. The title replacement's robot body proves completely immune to bullets fired by regular firearms. Even when the original Robocop uses the Cobra Assault Cannon on him, it does no damage at all.

* In ''Film/{{Split}}'' [[spoiler:when Casey shoots The Beast repeatedly with a shotgun, it staggers him and knocks him down but doesn't kill him. Given in ''Film/{{Glass}}'' The Beast fights David from ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'' who's able to hurt and take blows from him, this gives further credence to the idea that David is bulletproof too]].

* In ''Film/{{Sugar Hill|1974}}'', George repeatedly shoots Baron Samedi, who doesn't even react. Later, King and Morgan shoot the zombies, with similar results.

* Film/{{SyFy Channel|OriginalMovie}} crapfests:
** ''Film/MegaSharkVsGiantOctopus''. The title monsters shrug off torpedoes, missiles, and shells which, they being kaiju, do precisely jack.
** ''Mongolian Death Worm'', inverts this trope: the titular monsters [[spoiler:except the gigantic queen]] can be killed instantly by single hits from small-arms fire, even though real worms have few non-duplicated vital organs and could easily survive comparable wounds.

* Also averted, or downplayed in ''Film/{{Them}}''. The giant ants ''can'' be taken down by sustained small arms fire (though [[KillItWithFire flamethrowers and explosives work better]]), but there are ''so many'' giant ants that it's pointless unless the heroes can kill them individually, or are in an enclosed space.
* In Creator/HowardHawks's ''Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld'' the titular 'Thing' is of course immune to bullets. "What do you mean guns are no good?!" a character demands.
* ''Film/{{Transformers|FilmSeries}}'':