History Main / ImmunetoBullets

--> '''Texas Jack:''' You ever seen somethin' like that before?
--> '''Turkey Creek Jack Johnson:''' Hell, I never even ''heard'' of something like that. Never!
--> '''Sherman [=McMaster=]:''' Where is he?
--> '''Doc Holiday:''' Down by the creek. Walkin' on water.

* ''Anime/{{Photon}}'' takes a point-blank zap of Aho Energy from a rudely awakened Keyne Aqua, which does zero damage. Keyne is stupefied that her attack had no effect on Photon, and Photon actually apologizes for being unhurt. It's later specified that Photon can channel Un-Aho Energy, making him the antithesis of the universe's Aho weaponry. Photon can even function normally within the statis fields that his half-sister can generate, which otherwise cause everything within the field to come to a dead stop.

** 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 on the Hassaikai's headquarters, which would end with the defeat of the boss, Overhaul, and the downfall of the organization.

* {{Discussed|Trope}} in the first issue of ''ComicBook/{{Alias}}''. Facing down a political fixer's armed bodyguards, ComicBook/JessicaJones informs them that if they shoot at her, she's going to pluck the bullets from her coat and [[AssShove shove them up their asses]]. Her InternalMonologue says she's actually bluffing, though: she actually doesn't know if she's bulletproof and isn't interested in finding out.
* In ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story "Pastoral", Roustabout. Introduced in a ShootingSuperman scenario.
* The titular ComicBook/AtomicRobo is all but unfazed by light gunfire, and even heavier weapons don't do much. His smarter enemies tend to use the gunfire to distract him while something beefy enough to actually hurt him gets into position for a surprise attack.

* Whilst not technically immune to bullets, Franchise/{{Batman}} does wear a bullet-proof suit that protects him from most fatal injuries. And he wears a Bat-shaped target on his chest, where the heaviest bulletproofing can be found.
* When the D.E.O blackmailed ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} into working with them, one way they sweetened the deal was by upgrading her costume to make her effectively bulletproof. Even she admitted it was pretty awesome.

* The Bug Demons from Spike's crew in ''ComicBook/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' have bulletproof armor. However, their heads are still vulnerable, thus [[BigBad Simone Doffler]] had no problem ploughing through them. Additionally, in the ''Angel'' comics (''ComicBook/AngelIDW'' and ''ComicBook/AngelAndFaith'') Illyria was unaffected by army gunfire before chucking a car at them.
* Ben Grimm, AKA [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour The Thing]] from the mainstream Marvel Universe ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', has a unique take on this trope. While he is bulletproof, it's been mentioned on many occasions that while a small number of bullets (no matter what the caliber or even if they're armor-piercing) is no problem, the heavy and sustained automatic fire could chip away at his armor sufficiently enough to allow bullets to start getting through. Then, as Ben puts it, he'd be in for a bad case of bleeding.
* ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk is immune to bullets, and grenades, and everything short of a nuke, as the military, General Ross and others seem to [[ShootingSuperman forget]] in most portrayals. Though even special rounds don't do much either, Ross once shot an Adamantium Bullet [[https://redhulkblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/rulkchron_p4_c.jpg straight into Hulk's eye]] and it did little more than piss off the Jolly Green Giant.

* Jesse Custer from ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'' can make anyone obey him by speaking in The Voice Of God, so to win a gunfight all he has to say is "Miss". Although they have to be able to hear and understand him.

* The "heroes" in ''ComicBook/SinCity'' are not immune to bullets, but they can apparently get shot multiple times while [[OnlyAFleshWound only suffering minor injuries]]. Marv seemingly gets clipped or outright shot in almost every gun fight he gets involved in but he doesn't even slow down. Hartigan took about a dozen shots in the opening of ''Yellow Bastard'' before he went down and even then, he spent some time in the hospital but was otherwise fine. The finale also saw him getting clipped to no avail. Keep in mind that the guy is a senior citizen with a heart problem.

* Ben Grimm from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' as he finds out in a trial by fire. Literally; he tried to ''blow his own brains out'' off-screen, and it didn't work.

* 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.

** 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.

** 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.

{{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.

{{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.

* 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]].

** 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]].

* ''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?

* 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.]]