History Main / SuperToughness

* ''ComicBook/IronMan'': Iron Man, depending on the PoweredArmour, can NoSell all sorts attacks including [[http://i.imgur.com/DGfrKAZ.png bullets]], [[http://i.imgur.com/Tigv7uK.png punches from Spider-Man]] (who hurt his hand) and ComicBook/{{Storm}}'s [[https://static1.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11128/111284868/5285811-durability%2070%20%281%29.png lightning]]. In fact, Tony's suits are tough enough to withstand blows from [[https://comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/11111/111118857/3292146-comic%20scan%201040.jpg Sentry]], [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4d/66/b1/4d66b1b8d8d4596148d6dec2c4ea8bbf.jpg Hulk]], [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6758/4db7713dc1436b681b1ae3b2f8811903b30ce514v2_hq.jpg Thor]] and can even [[https://comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/11111/111118857/3192644-comic%20scan%20146.jpg tank several nuclear explosions]].

* This is one of Shioon's [[SupernaturalMartialArts martial arts]] powers in ''Manhwa/TheBreaker''. Sure, he can bleed (''a lot''), but he doesn't stay down. Most conversations with him or about him contain NoOneCouldSurviveThat, WhatTheHellAreYou, and WhyWontYouDie. On top of that, he heals very quickly and comes back stronger from all the extensive beatings he survives.

* ComicBook/{{Thanos}} while he was capable of getting stabbed when he was younger in his [[ComicBook/ThanosRising origin]] clearly has become this in later years. He’s tanked blasts from Silver Surfer and even ComicBook/BlackBolt's OP vocal talent which can destroy entire planets, only [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZVe-N3kDzcQQgOVPa8ZZbXIuBHuJy5llALA&usqp=CAU succeed]] in giving the Mad Titan some ClothingDamage.
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': Thor, being a PhysicalGod, has walked off things that would turn most of his Earth hero buddies into mush or a smear on the ground. He’s casually [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTYg8xmyTZLeVd7P8b6EcM2WeVxY-cghmcbpQ&usqp=CAU rammed into planet busting nukes]], [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTPkTkJrYm67yrQ8g28OYe5sgTJcRtAuoHbNA&usqp=CAU flown through suns]] and even [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBqnuc3N3D6oafVqkew_sAJx2OO_nVslnD2g&usqp=CAU shrugged off blasts from Galactus]]. He can still be damaged and knocked out, but it [[DependingOnTheWriter usually]] takes some powerful magic, cosmic power, or a ludicrously strong foe like the aforementioned Hulk, Juggernaut, or Thanos to damage the Son of Odin.

* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} is able to take machine gun fire, but it does cut his skin and draw blood, so he wears Atlantean scale armour.
* Being completely invulnerable is the sole power of ComicBook/{{Brit}}, to the point that one mission consists of strapping a nuclear bomb to his chest, setting it off to kill the superpowered henchmen of a villain, and then taking a beating from the guy until his enemy was completely exhausted.
* ComicBook/BrotherPowerTheGeek, being a cloth dummy that is filled with rags and supported by an internal wire framework, is extremely pliable and resistant to pain.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'', the titular protagonist aka Mark Grayson and most of the cast are super tough. When time Invincible finds himself in a scuffle with a Batman archetype and the poor dude breaks his knuckles punching Mark’s face. Subverted when Marks is up against other members of his race the Viltrimites and other strong alien who do succeed in beating him bloody and in one case making his [[NauseaFuel intestines flop out]]. Fortunately Mark has a HealingFactor.
* ComicBook/IronMan depending the PoweredArmour can NoSell all sorts attacks including [[http://i.imgur.com/DGfrKAZ.png bullets]], [[http://i.imgur.com/Tigv7uK.png punches from Spider-Man]] (who hurt his hand) and ComicBook/{{Storm}}'s [[https://static1.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11128/111284868/5285811-durability%2070%20%281%29.png lightning]]. In fact, Tony's suits are tough enough to withstand blows from [[https://comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/11111/111118857/3292146-comic%20scan%201040.jpg Sentry]], [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4d/66/b1/4d66b1b8d8d4596148d6dec2c4ea8bbf.jpg Hulk]], [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6758/4db7713dc1436b681b1ae3b2f8811903b30ce514v2_hq.jpg Thor]] and can even [[https://comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/11111/111118857/3192644-comic%20scan%20146.jpg tank several nuclear explosions]].
* ComicBook/JessicaJones from ''ComicBook/{{Alias}}'' and ''ComicBook/ThePulse'' has this power as a part of her FlyingBrick power set. She was capable of taking a severe beating from Iron Man and the Vision (two very powerful heroes) which resulted in damage to her neck, nose, spine, and retina. She's later shown withstanding a venom blast (a burst of concentrated electricity) from Spider-Woman that causes her noticeable pain before she gets back up and decks the other woman in the face. In a flashback, she receives a slash across her back with a knife that cuts her skin, but the only medical attention she required was a bandage. While threatening a group of armed men, Jessica's internal monologue reveals that she isn't quite sure if she's bulletproof. The Pulse revealed that Jessica's internal organs (including her uterus) are also super tough, which was good news for her after the Green Goblin attempted to blow her up while she was pregnant. Bottom line, she may not be invulnerable, but she can take a beating and keep on fighting.
* [[ComicBook/JuggernautMarvelComics The Juggernaut]], almost '''nothing''' can stop him. Spider-Man learned this the hard way in the seminal ASM #229-230 where he literally pulls out of every trick in the book including zapping with a million volts of electricity and ramming into Juggernaut with a gasoline trunk which explodes but it's all reduced to TheWorfEffect, forcing Spidey to trick Juggs into stepping into wet concrete and sinking just to temporarily get rid of him. Later comics have dialed it up further with the entire X-Men throwing everything at him to no effect, Thor blasting him with Godblast to no effect, and even an unstrained Optic Blast from Cyclops that would quote "rip a small planet in half" to again no effect. Hulk's son Skaar once punched Juggernaut all the way to Mars and he was no worse for wear. What's most terrifying is knowledge that even when you do seriously hurt Juggernaut e.g remove all his skin and organs with magic, ''he'll still keep going'' as a big scary red skeleton. Played with though, as Juggernaut is still susceptible to {{Telepathy}} and [[WeakToMagic strong mystical attacks]] which may count as a DramaPreservingHandicap.
* Jessica Jones' husband, ComicBook/LukeCage, is even tougher. While he's not a FlyingBrick like his wife, he still is incredibly durable to the point of outright bulletproofness; leading to many referring to him as the man with unbreakable skin. He's even tanked hits from Hulk, [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]], and Proxima Midnight, one of Thanos's EliteMooks. He does have limits, though: repeated blunt force injuries will cause him internal damage, at which point his unbreakable skin becomes a liability.
* Sunspot of ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' and some other X-Men-related series is an interesting aversion. The sun gives him SuperStrength, but ''not'' any enhanced durability, requiring him to be a lot more careful. He could toss a tank as surely as Colossus, but if that tank were to hit him with a shell before he reached it, he'd be [[ChunkySalsaRule chunky salsa]]!
* ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}''

* ComicBook/{{Rogue}} of the ''Franchise/XMen'', when she was the TropeNamer for FlyingBrick (due to a certain instance of [[PowerCopying power absorption]]), was usually [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/powerlisting/images/e/e4/Unbreakable_Skin_by_Rogue.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171018220103 very tough]] but not fully invulnerable. One comic had her taking a bullet to the head, which knocked her out (whereas such things would simply bounce off of other Flying Bricks). She often referred to this as "nigh-invulnerability". The "nigh" part was meant to mean that there were indeed still things that could hurt her, so it's not the NighInvulnerability we speak of in trope-speak. She's closer to nigh-invulnerable nowadays thanks to absorbing Wonder Man's powers, e.g ComicBook/TheFalcon punched her and broke his hand.
* ComicBook/SilverSurfer is most certainly this as ComicBook/SheHulk [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR8eJvllUH6u_TVMl9TX6M14xvsb8ItJSSS3Q&usqp=CAU discovered the hard way]] when first met him and slugged him. She rubbed her hand in pain afterwards.

* Hardcase from ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri'' could increase the density of anything he touched to produce this effect, and use it to incapacitate enemies.
* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} is a nigh-invulnerable FlyingBrick on par with her more famous cousin.

* Franchise/{{Superman}} is one of the most iconic comic book examples. Most of his enemies also have this ability to better justify their ability to throw down with him.

* Franchise/WonderWoman. Being a FlyingBrick on par with Superman means she's got toughness to spare. While its [[DependingOnTheWriter often inconsistent about whether she needs to use her bracelets to defend against things like bullets and energy blasts]], the fact that she can take hits from people like Superman and the like puts her firmly in the nigh-invulnerable category.

*** Already hinted in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', where he takes a ShieldBash to the face from Captain America, a blow that would have certainly concussed an ordinary human. He's also swatted aside by Giant-Man into a bunch of crates and survives with little more than a few superficial bruises.

*** Once again demonstrated in ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'': Spider-Man survives injuries and accidents, which while painful, is far above ordinary human capability and would be fatal to any human being, such as bonking his head multiple times against an iron bell or surviving the impact of a high-speed train at full speed. On both occasions, he's still conscious and not too worse for wear while recovering and healing quickly.
*** In ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' he even survives having [[spoiler:the Green Goblin]] knock him through several walls and floors of an apartment building, after which he's still able to get back on his feet with only a few bruises.

Combine it with SuperStrength, and you're likely to end up with the ImplacableMan. Often part of SuperSpeed users as well as per RequiredSecondaryPowers, as anyone with otherwise ordinary human physiology would literally tear themselves apart very quickly. When it's just their skeleton see UnbreakableBones.