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%%* The craft from ''Series/QuatermassAndThePit''.

* ''Film/TheMeg''. When Sujin Jaxx assures everyone that the cylindrical polycarbonate shark cage is in fact more than capable of resisting the megalodon's jaws. She's right...so the giant shark [[OhCrap tries to swallow it whole instead]].

** In "The Best", after they've accidentally sent a video showing [[RightlySelfRighteous Carmen]]'s [[ReformedCriminal troubled past]] which would destroy her reputation, Gumball and Darwin try to destroy their classmates' phones. Gumball finds Idaho (who has a 3310 {{Expy}}) takes his phone and throws it on the floor, but it's still intact. He then sees a truck going at full speed and throws the phone under it so it wouldbe crushed, but ''it makes the truck crash instead and remains intact''. After that, he simply opens a sewer and throws it under only so Idaho couldn't reach it.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "The Vase", Nicole entrusts her kids to destroy a vase sent by their grandmother and MakeItLookLikeAnAccident, only for it to be resistant to all of their attempts at doing so.

* In the Wiki/SCPFoundation, a good portion of the objects are indestructible. To the point where the rules for submissions specifically point this out as a DeadHorseTrope. The specific reasons here are two, one meta and one in-universe. The Foundation, in-universe, ''does not make it its mission to destroy [=SCPs=]''. (That C? It stands for "Contain", as in "Secure, Contain, Protect". [=SCPs=] are ''Secured'' and ''Contained'' to ''Protect''... well, everyone in the world.) You want to try the Global Occult Coalition for that. (There are exceptions, such as SCP-682, but 682 is... a special case.) The meta reason is that Decomissions do not happen anymore -- bad [=SCPs=] don't get killed off in flashy ways, the article is simply removed if it falls under a certain rating (-8, usually), therefore reasonless indestructibility is pointless, [[{{Retcon}} because nothing can save an SCP from the site mods]].

* In the flash game ''Mike Shadow: I paid for it!'', the vending machine you're trying to get your snack from is apparently invulnerable. Ranging from beating the crap out of it to ''summoning the finger of God'', nothing can so much as scratch it.

* In ''Film/TheBrassTeapot'' the titular Teapot cannot be destroyed by any known means. After [[spoiler:Arnie]] runs it over with his truck, the dents just fix themselves and the Teapot returns to mint condition.
* Averted in ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet''. During their tour of the vast Krell city, Dr. Morbius has Commander Adams try out his blaster on a door made of 26 inches of molecular-condensed metal; the beam doesn't even warm it up. However when Morbius tries to use those same doors to hold off the ID Monster it's to no avail, because the monster can draw on [[InfiniteSupplies as many of the city's thermonuclear generators as it needs]] to burn through it.

This is where a thing, usually the object required for the BigBad to succeed in his master plan to TakeOverTheWorld, cannot be destroyed by conventional means, if at all. Maybe it's made of {{Unobtainium}}? AWizardDidIt? Whatever the case, the point is that this object cannot be destroyed easily and may only be able to be destroyed in a specific manner that usually involves rare and obscure means. This can often be used to justify why the heroes are carrying around such a dangerous object instead of destroying it.

* This trope is brought up in ''Machinima/FreemansMind''. Gordon goes ballistic (no pun intended) when he realizes the glass in all the doors is bulletproof for no apparent reason. He also comments on the seemingly random mixing of crowbar-proof and non-crowbar-proof grates. Oddly enough, he doesn't seem to consider it odd that the rocket test-fire blows up the crates of explosives but the two grenades that were sitting on top of them are still in one piece.

[[caption-width-right:200:This UsefulNotes/GameBoy was recovered from a bombed-out barracks during the Persian Gulf War, and is currently on display at Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{New York|City}}. Why? ''[[https://youtu.be/EBeTXPaewMo Because it still runs]]''.[[note]]The screen was replaced for visibility's sake; everything else in the console was exposed to the blast.[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:200: [-This UsefulNotes/GameBoy was recovered from a bombed out barracks during the Persian Gulf War, and is currently on display at Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{New York|City}}. Why? ''[[https://youtu.be/EBeTXPaewMo Because it still runs]]''.[[note]] The screen was replaced for visibility's sake; everything else in the console was exposed to the blast.[[/note]]-] ]]

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' during the [[MultiPartEpisode Two-Part Episode]] Space Race, in which their spaceship was safe due to the fact that nobody figures out how to break the door open, they mention Mythril, Wolverine's bones and sarcastically say that it was made by Space Dwarfs' technology to exemplify how impossible is to break it open.

** Adamantium. While its first appearance was as the metal that made up ComicBook/{{Ultron}}'s outer shell, it is best known as the substance that coats[[note]]or is plated onto, or is molecularly bonded to, depending on the writer and continuity[[/note]] ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s bones, making them nigh-unbreakable. There are only two widely recognized incidents of true adamantium[[note]]As opposed to the lower grade "secondary adamantium"[[/note]] being damaged by pure, physical force; once at the hands of ComicBook/TheMightyThor and again at the hands of an extremely enraged ComicBook/IncredibleHulk. Other incidents often involve either magic or some form of molecular manipulation. It's also occasionally brought up that while adamantium may be unbreakable by anything else, it can still be damaged by more adamantium, demonstrated by the Hulk ramming Wolverine's claws through his own skull.

* In ''VideoGame/BrainDead13'', Lance's [[NiceHat baseball cap]] can withstand ANYTHING in death scenes ([[HatDamage except in cases of fire or electric shock]]). And it must have been made out of a very special fabric that can withstand acid and sharp objects.

* Franchise/MarvelUniverse:
** Adamantium functions as this in the Marvel 'verse. While its first appearance was as the metal that made up ComicBook/{{Ultron}}'s outer shell, it is best known as the substance that coats[[note]]or is plated onto, or is molecularly bonded to, depending on the writer and continuity[[/note]] ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s bones, making them nigh-unbreakable. There are only two widely recognized incidents of true adamantium[[note]]As opposed to the lower grade "secondary adamantium"[[/note]] being damaged by pure, physical force; once at the hands of ComicBook/TheMightyThor and again at the hands of an extremely enraged ComicBook/IncredibleHulk. Other incidents often involve either magic or some form of molecular manipulation. It's also occasionally brought up that while adamantium may be unbreakable by anything else, it can still be damaged by more adamantium, demonstrated by the Hulk ramming Wolverine's claws through his own skull.

* In the ''ComicBook/New52'', Franchise/{{Superman}} and ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'''s cape and costume are a kind of indestructible Kryptonian armor.

** In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'', Alura made her daughter's super-hero costume before Kara left Argo because it would be indestructible on Earth.

** Supergirl outfit's indestructibility comes in handy in ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl1982 Supergirl Vol. 2]]'' issue #20 when Kara can’t fly; so she glides downwards and lets her costume take the brunt of the impact.

* Interesting justification in the French comics ''ComicBook/{{Papyrus}}''. Pharaoh's soldiers encounter enemies who have swords made of indestructium. They capture the princess, but the soldiers manage to take an indestructium dagger. The author explains it in a footnote: that's just ''iron'', which may as well be indestructium against the Egyptian bronze swords! This is a serious error, though. The reason people stopped using bronze for weapons and switched to iron was that the prices of tin increased substantially due to decreased supply. Iron is not a very good material for weapons, so in the Bronze Age, bronze weapons were superior to iron weapons. Yes, iron was a cheap substitute for bronze once people figured out how to forge iron weapons. This changed only after people learned how to fiddle with carbon content in iron (i.e. when they started making and perfecting steel).

* Franchise/WonderWoman's Lasso of Truth cannot be broken by even the strength of Kryptonians, ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, or Doomsday. The rare times it is broken are due to RealityWarper powers (Bizarro was able to break it in a non-canon story). Her bracelets are also made from a metal called "feminum"/Amazonium, which is virtually indestructible and can stop virtually anything from Superman's HeatVision to the magical attacks of gods. In ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016'' the "armlets of Artemis" are outright said to be impenetrable and superior to any shield, but they lose this power when the gods retract their boons to Diana. On the other hand, her lasso retains its indestructible properties even after the Olympians attempt to destroy the powers of all of her items.

* In the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'', Franchise/{{Superman}} and ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'''s cape and costume are a kind of indestructible Kryptonian armor.

** In ''Comicbook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'', Alura made her daughter's super-hero costume before Kara left Argo because it would be indestructible on Earth.
** In ''Comicbook/KryptoniteNevermore'', Superman is losing his powers but his Kryptonian costume is still indestructible. This fact saves him when a thug shoots him and the bullet bounces off his costume.

* ''Comicbook/GastonLagaffe'' has one unusually tough walnut. Gaston's last attempt at cracking it involves putting it on the rails of an incoming tramway. The nut wins.

* ''Videogame/DeepRockGalactic:'' The dwarves may constantly grouse that the titular company needs to invest on better equipment, but seeing that absolutely ''none'' of their equipment seems in any way damageable while you're out digging, from the massive Drop Pods you arrive in to the M.U.L.E. mobile minecart and even Bosco the tiny robotic assistant, there's not much ground for complaints. The only damaged things you ever find are mini-[=MULEs=] and a previous expedition's old Drop Pod, and both are back in working order within a few minutes with some field repairs. And if you find the prototype BET-C armed minecart, you cannot damage it in any way; you need to kill the charge-sucking parasites scrambling its software, which will let it join you after a quick reboot. All in all, the only Deep Rock property that can be in any way destroyed is [[spoiler:the OMEN towers, which are made badly enough to go haywire in the first place]], the [[DrillTank Drilldozer]], which is made very cheaply to reduce costs when it's inevitably left behind, and the dwarves themselves -- and even those [[UnexplainedRecovery get taken back to the infirmary alive with no explanation]].

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* WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat's [[WesternAnimation/JoeOrioloFelixTheCat Magic Bag of Tricks]], already a StoryBreakerPower, is virtually impossible to damage or destroy. It's taken quite a few beatings from The Professor in the few times he gets his hands on it, right down to using piles of dynamite to blow it open, but they don't even singe the thing. Its transformations can receive damage or wear (such as its buzzsaw form getting worn out in "[[Recap/JoeOrioloFelixTheCat1x70TheProfessorsInstantChanger The Professor's Instant Changer]]"), but even that damage goes away when it returns back to normal.

* ''Series/KnightRider'': KITT's hull is molecularly bonded with a material called Tri-Helical Plasteel 1000 MBS, which is apparently a material that makes the car arguably tougher than a frontline heavy battle tank. Furthermore, it must be infused with KITT's entire car structure to explain why he is never worried about its integrity after all the jumps he makes.

* Using Samus's scan visor on particularly large and gray Galactic Federation crates in ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'' tells her that they are made from "the strongest metals in the cosmos and cannot be destroyed".

* ''Videogame/DeepRockGalactic:'' The dwarves may constantly grouse that the titular company needs to invest on better equipment, but seeing that absolutely ''none'' of their equipment seems in any way damageable while you're out digging, from the massive Drop Pods you arrive in to the M.U.L.E. mobile minecart and even Bosco the tiny robotic assistant, there's not much ground for complaints. The only damaged things you ever find are mini-[=MULEs=] and a previous expedition's old Drop Pod, and both are back in working order within a few minutes with some field repairs. And if you find the prototype BET-C armed minecart, you cannot damage it in any way; you need to kill the charge-sucking parasites scrambling its software, which will let it join you after a quick reboot. All in all, the only Deep Rock property that can be in any way destroyed is [[spoiler:the OMEN towers, which are made badly enough to go haywire in the first place]], and the dwarves themselves -- and even those [[UnexplainedRecovery get taken back to the infirmary alive with no explanation]].

* Certain buildings in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' universe, considering what they had to have survived. During the development of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', Bethesda ran simulations to see what buildings in the D.C. area would survive a nuclear holocaust in RealLife. The answer: none of them. So they fudged it.
* The Shinra building in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' appears to fit the trope. ''[[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Dirge%20of%20Cerberus/Update%2064/4-ending58.jpg This]]'' is what it looks like after Diamond Weapon, Meteor, the Lifestream, Sephiroth, Cloud, Chaos, and Omega all threw everything they had at it.

* The Shinra building in VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII appears to fit the trope. ''[[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Dirge%20of%20Cerberus/Update%2064/4-ending58.jpg This]]'' is what it looks like after Diamond Weapon, Meteor, the Lifestream, Sephiroth, Cloud, Chaos, and Omega all threw everything they had at it.

[[caption-width-right:200: [-This UsefulNotes/GameBoy was recovered from a bombed out barracks during the Persian Gulf War, and is currently on display at Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{New York|City}}. Why? ''[[https://youtu.be/EBeTXPaewMo Because it still runs]]''. The screen was replaced for visibility's sake; everything else in the console was exposed to the blast.-] ]]

* The armor worn by the titular character in ''Series/TheMandalorian'' is made of an alloy called beskar, which is impervious to any blaster bolts from beyond point-blank range and can even deflect lightsaber blades.

* In ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', Kira's secondary ability Sheer Heart Attack is seen as this. Despite [[spoiler:repeated blows from Star Platinum, which is capable of destroying diamond-hard teeth, it barely shows signs of damage]]. It got to the point that repeatedly hitting it caused [[spoiler:Jotaro's knuckles to bleed]].

** Creator/AleisterCrowley's stronghold the Windowless Building is said to be able to effortlessly withstand a nuke. At one point, Accelerator ''picked up a building and threw it at the Windowless Building'', and [[spoiler:Mikoto dropped a lightning bolt dozens of times stronger than the strongest lightning that occurs in nature]]. Both the thrown building (shattered on impact) and the [[spoiler:lightning bolt]] [[NoSell failed to leave a scratch]]. [[spoiler: However, the Windowless Building has flaws and weak points. Touma and Thor manage to exploit them and break in.]]

** [[WeaponOfMassDestruction The Concept Killing Spear]] is this. It's so indestructible, the only known thing capable of destroying it is Destruction himself. The only other time its shown breaking is in an AlternateUniverse where its creator attempted to kill Turris, the God of Unbreakable Defense with it and his shield proved ''tougher'' than it, causing it to eventually snap but it took a long time. It's also not invulnerable to its own [[RetGone abilities]] and hitting the two broken halves against each other erase one another.