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13	ComicBooks and related media seem to love the idea of combining people with stuff MadeOfShiny, hence the number of characters not just using PoweredArmor but completely encased in a metal skin. It might be an organic metal skin, "liquid metal", or perhaps a super advanced {{Nanomachine\|s}} suit of PoweredArmor. Whatever the cause, the visual effect is of a transformed human with skin that is metallic, often silver, and polished to a mirror-like shine. If these figures go unclothed -- and they usually do -- BarbieDollAnatomy will be in play.
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15	These types generally have one of two power sets. They either are [[NighInvulnerability Nigh-Invulnerable]] and have SuperStrength or [[JustForFun/SuperWeight are fairly high up in terms of power]], usually being {{Reality Warper}}s or in control of some fundamental natural force.
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17	Their appearance usually explains their power. The connotations here are that the character is "as strong and tough as steel", or that they are the cosmic/human equivalent of a MagicMirror, capable of [[{{Pun}} "reflecting"]] on the nature of existence and deriving power from it.
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19	Compare StarSpangledSpandex, CarbonSkin, and SculptedPhysique, contrast with TinTyrant. Such characters are sometimes {{Metal Muncher}}s in order to explain how they got/stay metallic. This is also a common ability for someone with ExtraOreDinary powers.
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26	[[folder:Advertising]]
27	* Japan has the silver-and-blue '''''[[Advertising/{{Pepsiman}} PEPSI-MAAAAAAAAAAAN]]'''''. He even has his own cult-classic [[VideoGame/{{Pepsiman}} PlayStation game]].
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30	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
31	* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Cang Du can coat his skin with a layer of iron to increase his durability.
32	* Numerous ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' that are android type or have the prefix ''Metal'' in it like [[Anime/DigimonAdventure MetalEtemon, MetalSeadramon, WarGreymon,]] [[Anime/DigimonFusion OmegaShoutmon, ZekeGreymon, Shoutmon DX]]... Most of them wear an armor of Chrome Digizoid, a legendary metal.
33	* Cooler from the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' movies looks like this after fusing with The Big Gete Star[[spoiler: or rather his clones do]].
34	* In ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', the final form of General Rilldo looks like a naked humanoid alien made of steel.
35	* Gajeel from ''Manga/FairyTail'' has this as part of his Iron Dragon Slayer magic via the aptly named "Iron Dragon's Scales", allowing him to coat his body in a layer of scales crafted from magical iron. He takes the time to note it's far tougher than regular iron during his fight with Natsu, who initially bruises his hands against it when usually he can punch through metal with little problem and has to put in real effort to get through. The armor even changes colors when he uses his SuperMode. At one point, he manages to turn his iron scales into steel via absorbing excess carbon from toxic waters an opponent was trying to drown him in.
36	* Greed from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' has this ability to convert the carbon in his body into a diamond-hard skin that completely covers his body, but he generally dislikes the look of it and goes with a PartialTransformation.
37	** The same ability [[spoiler:allows him to turn his body into [[MadeOfPlasticine graphite]], which he uses to further damage Father when he's reabsorbed]].
38	* [[spoiler: Setsuna]] becomes one of these at the end of ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer''.
39	* [=DeVille=] of Huckebein from ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'', [[TheBrute a huge axe-wielder]] whose entire body turns into black steel when he [[SuperMode Reacts]].
40	* Tetsutetsu from ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia'' have a quirk named "Steel" that allow him to turn his entire body into steel strong enough to get blows of considerable strenght with little damage, however he needs a diet rich in iron to maintain his quirk strong.
41	* Mr. 1 from ''Manga/OnePiece'' ate the Supa Supa no Mi (Dice-Dice Fruit) which turned his body into one.
42	* Diane from ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' is capable of turning into one thanks to her ElementalShapeshifter powers that she and other members of the Giant Clan have.
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45	[[folder:Comic Books]]
46	* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'':
47	** El Robo of the Irregulars is a muscular young man covered in steel.
48	** Steeljack is a former super-villain whose entire body is covered in living metal. [[BlessedWithSuck It cuts down on his sense of touch,]] but he's completely human underneath. Worse, he's tarnishing with age, having been a supervillain for decades.
49	** In Los Angeles, the superhero Starpower is a silver man wrapped in a film strip, while the Platinum Blonde was a robotic villain who fought El Hombre.
50	* An early '90s indie comic, ''ComicBook/{{Chrome}}'', is about an astronaut who was melded with his silvery survival suit. Cut off from the outside world in the absence of electronic input.
51	* ''Franchise/TheDCU'':
52	** ''ComicBook/Armageddon2001'': Waverider had parts of his body in a shiny metallic form when he became a time traveler.
53	** ComicBook/CaptainAtom, [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Citizen Steel]], and [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiersOfVictory2005 Bulleteer]]. Captain Atom is of the "cosmic" and "super strong" varieties, being a man with the substance of an extradimensional organism grafted to his flesh. Citizen Steel is super strong and tough, with the twist of having a very limited sense of touch due to his organic steel skin. The Bulleteer is super strong and tough, thanks to an accident involving metallic smartskin.
54	*** Captain Atom's EvilCounterpart (and also a member of ComicBook/GreenLantern's RoguesGallery) Major Force.
55	** Cyber-Cat, a very shiny cyborg assassin-thief with a cat theme who works for [[Characters/BatmanTaliaAlGhul Talia Al-Ghul]], fought ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} and later showed up as part of Circe's group of villains in "[[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 The Witch and the Warrior]]".
56	** Peter Platinum, the ''ComicBook/DCOneMillion'' counterpart of ComicBook/BoosterGold, wears an advanced version of Booster's [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman power suit]] that makes him look like he's completely coated in silvery material.
57	** August General in Iron, of the ComicBook/GreatTen, had his skin turned into living armor (which looks like rusted iron) as a side-effect of a cure for an alien infection. He also has an extremely stunted sense of touch.
58	** The ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' villain Goldface. GL's ring doesn't work on him because, you know, yellow... gold... same dif. His protege, ''ComicBook/TheFlash'' villain Blacksmith, is much the same. There's also Blacksmith's cohort, the slow-witted behemoth Girder, who got his powers from being thrown in a vat of molten slag from STAR Labs after trying to assault a female coworker. He also rusts ''painfully'', and gets torn in half by Magenta's magnetic powers on more than one occasion.
59	** ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': The Legion has Ferro Lad (or just Ferro in the Postboot version), who can become living iron at will, all the way to his core. The properties of his metal self allowed the Preboot version to make a HeroicSacrifice by using himself as a conductor when the last-ditch weapon the Legion was using against a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sun Eater]] broke down.
60	** The ''ComicBook/MetalMen'' are humanoid robots each made of a specific metal and properties to match: Lead is slow, tough and blocks radiation, Mercury can flow through cracks, etc. Most of them aren't actually ''shiny'', though... Tina/Platinum, and Copper in the newer versions, are usually drawn to appear so, but the others, even Gold, generally aren't (and Mercury is ''red'', probably for the same reasons the Marvel character of the same name has red hair). Lead is a dull grey, Tin (and Nameless, who's also made of tin) is a dull white, and Iron is a kind of blue (presumably he's supposed to be the color of a rifle barrel).
61	** ''ComicBook/Superboy1994'' anti-villain Silver Sword is encased in a silvery substance that responds to his mental commands and works as armor, a morph-weapon, and a flight suit for him.
62	** Piston Force, a cousin of D.C. Force of ''ComicBook/SuperboyAndTheRavers'', has silvery metallic skin, and his transformation is explicitly more than skin deep since his he no longer has human blood, instead possesses black circulatory fluid.
63	** For a time, [[Characters/TeenTitansNewTeenTitans Cyborg]] from the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' had his soul transferred into a transformable alien robot called the Omegadrome. During this period, he basically looked like a gold version of the Silver Surfer.
64	** Bombshell of the ComicBook/TeenTitans. Her powers are derived from the same source as Captain Atom.
65	* Capitan Rivet from ''Comicbook/{{Empowered}}''.
66	* ''ComicBook/{{Family}}'': He isn't shown using it much, but Al apparently has the power to turn his body into metal.
67	* ''ComicBook/TheGoon'': Dr. Alloy is a MadScientist AntiVillain [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned]] Klutz. A few of the trade paperbacks include some design sketches for the character, with artist Creator/EricPowell lamenting that too many of the early designs just look like the ComicBook/SilverSurfer cosplaying as [[Characters/BatmanMrFreeze Mr. Freeze]].
68	* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
69	** ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy'': Mettle, who actually is a red variant compared to the standard silver.
70	** ''ComicBook/EarthX'':
71	*** Iron Maiden, who sounds like an ComicBook/IronMan ripoff, but she's simply coated in Vibranium, which she can manipulate. Not very shiny, though.
72	*** In ''Universe X'', Doctor Doom is redeemed after he died and helped kill Death (don't think about that too hard). In the wake of that, he becomes one of Captain Marvel's archangels, and along with Iron Man has a completely metallic skin.
73	** ''ComicBook/IronMan'': The Model 51 'Endo-Sym' armor makes Iron Man this.
74	** ''ComicBook/NewXMenAcademyX'': Mercury is of the liquid metal variety... except her hair, which remains red for some reason. She's a {{shapeshift\|ing}}er instead of strong. The element mercury is associated with the color red for a couple of reasons: First, "Everyone knows" mercury is the stuff in thermometers; some thermometers are ''clearly'' full of a red liquid. Second, Mercury ''compounds'' are often red; vermilion and cinnabar are both mercury compounds.
75	** ''ComicBook/SilverSurfer'': The Silver Surfer is the epitome of the [[SuperpowerLottery cosmically powered]] Chrome Champion. A [[HumanAliens Zenn-Lavian]] granted a fraction of the Power Cosmic and coated with a [[NighInvulnerability radiation/pressure/cold-resistant metal shell]], he's so powerful he's one of the few {{Flying Brick}}s who can easily best most characters in the MU. (At least a few stories have shown the Surfer's outer coating removed, leaving an ordinary-looking bald guy underneath. It's suggested that he requires said protection to fly through space and survive, but it's never explained why none of the other heralds of [[Characters/MarvelComicsGalactus Galactus]] other than Nova seem to require it...)
76	*** Galactus himself starts sporting this look in ''Ultimate Hunger'' [[spoiler:after merging with his ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' counterpart Gah Lak Tus, a HiveMind swarm of killer robots]].
77	** ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
78	*** Spider-Man's foe The Molten Man, whose skin is bonded with a golden organic alloy.
79	*** Robin Vega from ''ComicBook/SpiderMan1990'' #82-83 is a mutant able to transform herself into any metal. She had shapeshifting, super strength and, if not [[NighInvulnerability Nigh-Invulnerable]], [[{{Pun}} at least she was]] MadeOfIron. This was her only appearance, so [[HurricaneOfPuns she shined briefly]]. Given her abilities, it was a shame. Also kind of a [[{{Anvilicious}} living anvil]] against racism (in the form of FantasticRacism).
80	** ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'': Victor Van Damme is transformed into a being of living metal by the teleportation experiment that he sabotaged.
81	** ''ComicBook/XMen'': [[Characters/XMen70sMembers Colossus]] is a super-strong and tough type, who can transform at will from a normal (though fairly large and muscular) flesh-and-blood human to what the comics refer to as "organic" osmium steel).
82	* ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'': ''Vengeance of Vampirella'' has the character Passion, who was a living construct of shiny silver metal. She was created by a woman who lost her son to werewolves to serve as an instrument of vengeance against evil-doers.
83	* ''ComicBook/{{Wetworks}}'': All members of Wetworks benefit from this trope, though they are golden rather than chrome.
84	* ''Creator/{{WildStorm}}'': Void and [[ComicBook/TheAuthority The Engineer]]. Void is a mysterious alien entity that bonded with a human woman, granting her teleportation and strange intuition. The Engineer is much like ComicBook/IronMan, but has replaced her blood with {{Nanomachines}} which act as SwissArmySuperpower -- and [[InstantArmor extrudes some of it through the pores of her skin]] as [[LatexSpaceSuit skin-tight armor]]. Yes, she is essentially running around naked. She's an exhibitionist.
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87	[[folder:Fan Works]]
88	* In ''Fanfic/TakeAStand: The Broken Mirror'', Jason Alonso's power obtained from the [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent Purple Sky incident]] is transforming his fur into razor-sharp metal.
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91	[[folder:Film -- Animation]]
92	* Jack Jack in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' briefly becomes one of these as he "scrolls" through his powers.
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95	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
96	* In ''Film/FantasticFour2005'', Doctor Doom had metal "growing" under his skin and get revealed when the Human Torch attacks him with flames, though it's implied he's completely made of metal. ''[[Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer Rise of the Silver Surfer]]'' has him keep his powers but revert to flesh, and later return to his all metallic exterior when he steals the Silver Surfer's powers.
97	* Brass Body in ''Film/TheManWithTheIronFists'', notable in that his skin is, well, brass colored.
98	* The default form of the T-1000 Terminator in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', a nigh-invincible and shapeshifting KillerRobot made of metal liquid.
99	* Colossus again in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''.
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102	[[folder:Literature]]
103	* In James Maxley's ''Bitterwood'' series, some Atlantians wear their nanites as a skin, including [[spoiler:the revived Jazz, who technically IS the skin. She remarks about its defensive qualities, being almost invulnerable to all harm excepting underspacial weapons.]]. In the epilogue, the dragon known as [[spoiler:Hex]] keeps a gold-colored version that he gets from the villain and uses it to challenge any dragon bold enough to claim kingship.
104	%%* ''Chrome'' is a homoerotic novel by actor George Nader (of ''Film/RobotMonster'' fame!) about a human male and a male android.
105	* ''Literature/CodexAlera'': A sufficiently skilled [[ExtraOreDinary Metalcrafter]] can manifest their [[ElementalEmbodiment Fury]] as a metal coating over their entire body, although only two characters in the series are shown to be able to actually do so. The First Lord, probably the most overall powerful crafter, turns into steel before flying to battle and [[spoiler:blowing up the Citadel]]. Araris Valerian, widely regarded as the best metalcrafter on the planet, does this as well when [[spoiler:fighting the Vord Queen (''and survives'')]]. The transformation does have at least one obvious weakness, as [[spoiler: the Vord Queen]] [[spoiler:freezes him in place. Since his skin is metal, and it is turning brittle from the cold, it begins to cause Araris extreme pain]].
106	* In ''Literature/{{Elantris}}'', before the Reod, the Elantrians have metallic silver skin that [[PowerGlows glows]]. However, it's not clear if their skin actually has any metallic properties beyond its appearance.
107	* ''Literature/HyperionCantos'':
108	** The [[EldritchAbomination Shrike]] and the four Nemes "siblings" in the Cantos.
109	** Also, [[OneManArmy Kassad]] and [[TimeTravelRomance Moneta]] in the first book.
110	** Some of the OrganicTechnology skinsuits used later in the timeline also resemble this, compared to the LatexSpaceSuit-style skinsuits of earlier eras.
111	* ''Literature/MoonRainbow'': The Exotes (or, [[FantasticRacism less derisive]], Citgals) from Sergei Pavlov's series were initially a group of spacemen who acquired a whole bunch of cool powers due to contact and symbiotic relationship with a lifeform that is essentially a colony of living {{nanomachines}}. One most obvious manifestation of this relationship was the need to secrete a thick ooze of these nanomachines out of the skin, turning a host into a living metal statue. It was actually a part of the symbiote's lifecycle, but this layer could be controlled and used, for example, as a [[NighInvulnerability protective suit]], enabling a man to [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace survive a hard vacuum indefinitely]].
112	* ''Literature/NuklearAge'': [[AlliterativeName Mighty Metallic Magno Man]] can turn himself into solid, animated tungsten and has magnetic powers.
113	* A character in ''Literature/PandorasStar'' has such an extreme amount of implants and organic circuitry tattoos that his skin is golden, which conceals built-in weaponry and personal shielding.
114	* ''Literature/SecretHistories'': TheDreaded Drood family's signature armor is a seamless, [[FacelessMooks featureless]], [[MadeOfIndestructium impenetrable]] gold shell that's [[InstantArmor summoned]] out of their torcs. {{Justified\|Trope}} since it's {{Magitek}} powered by [[spoiler:a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien from a [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence higher plane of existence]]]]; wearers can see, breathe, and speak through the metal, and it can extend into {{Morph Weapon}}s.
115	* ''Literature/SkolianSaga'': Thanks to genetic engineering, several members of the imperial family, while not actually made of gold, have metallic-golden skin, hair, and eyes.
116	* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' features at least two:
117	** Weld, a boy literally made of metal. Weld's character actually explores some of the downsides to this power: since he cannot ever turn it off, his body is metal all the time, which means he can't feel sensation as well as most people, and his senses of smell and taste are practically nonexistent. He can eat, but generally requires much less food than normal and of course gets no enjoyment from it. His hearing is still fine, so he generally spends a lot of his free time listening to music. He also has a secondary power of absorbing metal into his body which he cannot control, so he has to be careful to avoid touching metal surfaces.
118	** Scion, who appears golden, but is [[NighInvulnerability sufficiently durable]] that his exact composition is unknown. [[spoiler: Scion is actually composed of a close approximation of human flesh, and his durability is the result of him replacing damaged tissue with undamaged tissue he gets from a landmass-sized reservoir. He just makes himself ''look'' golden because [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine it looks godly]].]]
119	* Lord Melchor Blackburn from ''Literature/TheZombieKnight'' is capable of turning into a living mass of mercury (or ''[[DopplegangerAttack several]]'' such masses) by combining the ''[[ElementalEmbodiment pan-rozum]]'' hyper state with his native mercury transfiguration. General Lawrence can do the same, except with ''radium''. Other servants with metallic transfiguration abilities can also invoke the trope, but not to the same extent.
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122	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
123	* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'': Danny Pine, a minor character.
124	* ''Series/TheInvisibleMan'': Subverted by Darien Fawlkes. There is a short window in between normal and completely invisible where the entire surface area of what's becoming invisible (usually himself) is a shiny silver. The only superpower associated with that, however, is invisibility and a low body temperature. [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity And insanity.]]
125	* ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'' features Kamen Rider Chaser, whose silver suit with purple accents makes him both [[{{Foil}} shinier and darker]] at the same time than [[TheLancer Mach]], whose suit is just white.
126	* In ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', Nate Haywood is a historian, who ends up being badly hurt on a mission, and his life is only saved because of a SuperSerum, which turns him into a [[SuperStrength super-strong]] metal man. He starts calling himself "Steel" since his grandfather was a great UsefulNotes/WorldWarII hero named "Commander Steel".
127	* In ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', a number of {{Sixth Ranger}}s set themselves apart from the rest of the team by wearing shiny metallic gold or silver suits. This has become more obvious and more common over the years due to improved costume materials. [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai The Gold Samurai Ranger]] inspires this reaction:
128	-->'''Emily:''' (dazed) Wow...he's so sparkly!
129	** The first one was Mega Silver in ''Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger'' and the Silver Space Ranger in ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace''. (''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' technically had a "Gold Ranger" first, but while his ''theme color'' was gold, his ''actual suit'' was mainly black.) A few other silver-colored Rangers would show up in later years.
130	** Starting with ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' and ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'', nearly ''every'' series has had a Gold Ranger, a Silver Ranger, or both. Only ''Series/ResshaSentaiToQger'' excluded one, and that's because metallic colors didn't fit with the show's RainbowMotif.
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133	[[folder:Music]]
134	* The Painkiller, from the Music/JudasPriest [[Music/{{Painkiller}} album of the same name]], is a shiny, metallic-skinned WingedHumanoid, said to be "half man and half machine", who rides a dragon-motorcycle with sawblades for wheels, and with an appropriate theme song to fit.
135	-->''He! Is! The Painkiller! THIS! IS! THE PAINKILLER!''
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138	[[folder:Pinballs]]
139	* The titular character in ''Pinball/TheMachineBrideOfPinbot'' too. Makes sense, considering she's a robot.
140	* Though they're not superheroes, everyone in ''Pinball/SilverballMania'' is shiny, chrome, and naked.
141	* Just about everyone remembers the nude chrome {{Fembot}} of ''Pinball/{{Viper}}'' more than the game itself.
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144	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
145	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
146	** The [[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9623431&postcount=9 Silver Centurion]], a sample of the [[SuperpoweredAlterEgo Champion]] class created for ''D&D'' 3.5 by [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Rich Burlew]].
147	** Among the Planar Touchstones described in the 3.5E ''Planar Handbook'', there are the Life Molds of Neumannus on the LawfulNeutral plane of Mechanus. Those seeking its high-order power pay the resident Inevitables (living constructs) with blood, and in exchange gets placed in a mold modifying their bodies. Afterward, they can cover themselves in a layer of flexible iron that protect them against weapons, fire, and acid, and increase their strength (but lower their dexterity), and also remove any need for breathing.
148	** D&D gorgons aren't the traditional hideous snake-haired women, but large bulls with iron-plated skin and a breath weapon that turns enemies to stone.
149	* ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'' has a form of armor called the Smart Skin, consisting of a layer of {{Nanomachines}} that covers the user's body and has the flexibility and texture of skin until it is activated, at which point it becomes rigid and protective. It's described as resembling a layer of liquid mercury.
150	* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' has the Body of Metal meta-trait which you can either have intrinsically or get via magic. Ultra-Tech has a nanobot suit of armor that makes you more durable, stronger, and faster.
151	* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' has a spell called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Invulnerable Skin of Bronze]]. It's advised not to go swimming with that in use.
152	* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has [[https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Karn Karn, Silver Golem]]. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A golem made of silver]]. Becomes a TinTyrant later on when possessed by Phyrexia, then goes back to being a Chrome Champion again.
153	* ''TabletopGame/{{Rifts}}'' Glitterboys are PoweredArmor examples, being [[NighInvulnerability Nigh-Invulnerable]] and having SuperStrength. The brilliant silver armor was originally just a defence against laser weapons, but now that TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt has come and gone, the shining appearance has made them symbols of hope for humanity in the time AfterTheEnd.
154	* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' has the nova-hot [=SimSense=] megastar Mariah Mercurial, who sports implanted sheaths of shiny metal on her body.
155	* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasyRoleplay'' also has this, one of the mutations that a Champion of Chaos can get is the metal body. All of your flesh is turned into metal and you receive some really nice bonuses to toughness and strength as a result. Wizards of the Gold school also have a ritual that can turn your body into shiny, solid gold. Current leader and champion of the wizard orders, Balthazar Gelt has done this.
156	* In ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'', the Glass Walkers have the gift Steel Fur, which gives them an armor bonus while slightly reducing their dexterity.
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159	[[folder:Video Games]]
160	* The "Iron Flesh" pyromancy in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' temporarily turns the player character into one of these, sacrificing mobility for a considerable boost to defense and poise.
161	* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': The [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Polymorph]] skill "Heart of Steel" gives the user a short-lived coating of liquid metal, granting their physical ArmorPoints a boost that regenerates each turn.
162	* The Bronze Colossus of ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' is often depicted as this.
163	* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyVBeyondTheMyth'': The Crystal Dragon, which serves as the boss of the fourth stratum (Lucent Hollows), is a draconic being with a skin made of hard white ore. During battle, it is capable of deploying its crystalline wings to gain resistance against elemental attacks at the cost of being weaker against melee ones, and viceversa when the wings are retracted.
164	* ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerStarResistance EXTRAPOWER Star Resistance]]'': Metal Giga, the giant Star Lore Superstar who appears in the first third of Stage 4 to defeat Stone Mack. As his name implies, he isn't merely gigantic but covered in metal skin.
165	* ''[[VideoGame/HiryuNoKen Flying Dragon]]'' for the Platform/{{Nintendo 64}} featured metallized versions of the playable characters as sub-bosses.
166	* ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'' has the silver-colored "Ultra" line of Covenant vehicles, the members of which have very strong armor and [[StuffBlowingUp explosive primary weapons]].
167	* [[FinalBoss The Wheel]] [[{{Cyborg}} of Fate]] from ''[[VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead House of the Dead 3]]''.
168	* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'':
169	** When he reappears as the fourth boss of ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse'', [[WhenTreesAttack Whispy Woods]] is covered in shiny silver metal that renders him completely invincible to Kirby's basic attacks. To defeat him, Kirby needs to collect enough stars to charge up the only thing that can actually hurt him: a super-powered Star Dash.
170	** As a reference to ''Rainbow Curse'', Whispy Woods uses this technique again in ''VideoGame/KirbyRevengeOfDreamLand''. Since the Star Dash doesn't exist in this game, Kirby needs to attack the thorny pods that appear at several points in the arena, which count as a part of Whispy himself and will eventually [[BrokenArmorBossBattle break the tree's armor down]] once they take enough hits.
171	* Fi from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' is one, which fits with her being the spirit of the Goddess/Master Sword. [[spoiler:Same goes for Ghirahim, her EvilCounterpart, in his OneWingedAngel form]].
172	* Galactus randomly appoints two of the main villains ([[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 Wesker]], [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]], [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Dormammu]], or Doctor Doom) as his heralds for his Boss Battle in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''. All 4 characters take on a shiny metallic appearance, mimicking the Silver Surfer. The Heroes & Heralds mode in ''Ultimate'' allows everyone else to take on the same appearance. This is unusual because, in the comics, Galactus has had numerous other heralds who didn't actually change in appearance or take on a form similar to Characters/SilverSurfer's, so the trope is applied to the game because it's an easy way to show that a character has become a herald.
173	* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'':
174	** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter2Dos'': Kushala Daora is an Elder Dragon notable for its silvery metallic body. Its scales and skin are made of a unique organic metal that rusts over time, requiring the dragon to shed them periodically. The highly-aggressive Rusted Kushala Daora, introduced in this same game, is a variant that has yet to molt, giving it a suitably weathered brown look.
175	** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterPortable3rd'': The subspecies Steel Uragaan has a metallic carapace instead of a rocky one like the standard Uragaan. It is theorized by the Guild that this is the result of the monster feeding on metallic ore instead of rocks. The reactivity of this carapace allows Steel Uragaan to unleash a fetid gas during battle, which upon contact prevents a hunter from using items (except for the Cleanser to remove the ailment).
176	* In ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'', one possible color for both your character's skin and for armor or helms is "mirror". Unfortunately for the player, the effect is purely visual. However, there is a "camouflage" spell that has the same visual effect and provides concealment.
177	* [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Holy Champions]] in ''VideoGame/NexusClash'' can transform into solid steel, granting them SuperStrength and NighInvulnerability. In one version of the game, they were so strong that they could wield telephone poles and throw cars, though their powers have been channeled into GoodOldFisticuffs more recently.
178	* ''VideoGame/PacManWorld'': Pac-Man when he has the Chrome Power-Up.
179	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Some Pokémon of the Steel type, such as Steelix, Scizor, and Jirachi.
180	* The main character in ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheRobots'' is a Cyborg that appears in the shape of a human, made out of shiny metal.
181	* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series:
182	** Seth from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.
183	** Urien from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'', who covers himself in liquid metal when fighting and makes metallic ''clong''s when struck. He is a TinTyrant; his powers and machinations are geared largely towards destruction, unlike his brother, Gill.
184	* The second ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'' game (''Soul Calibur 1'') has unlockable chrome skins of all the characters.
185	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
186	** Mario is able to turn into Metal Mario upon wearing a Metal Cap ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', which temporarily renders him invincible and allows him to walk underwater. ''Super Mario 64 DS'' re-assigns this as Wario's power upon collecting a Power Flower.
187	** In ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'', Mario and Luigi are able to turn into Gold Mario and Silver Luigi upon collecting a Gold Flower, and allows them to shoot golden fireballs that turn bricks into coins.
188	** Metal Mario later appears in several spinoffs as a separate character from regular Mario, including the ''VideoGame/MarioGolf'' and ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series. Peach later gets her own metallic counterpart in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' in the form of Pink Gold Peach.
189	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
190	** Metal Mario makes a reappearance during the 1P Game in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64''. His moveset is identical to his regular counterpart, only he's heavier and more durable. He reappears in Adventure Mode in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' (with a Metal Luigi joining in to help Metal Mario if Luigi is unlocked) and as the final boss of Bowser's classic mode in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
191	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' also introduces the Metal Box as an item, which will temporarily turn any character who picks it up into a metal version of themselves. Like with Metal Mario above, characters in a metal state are heavier and take less knockback.
192	* Dural from ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter''.
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196	* ''WebAnimation/MetaRunner:'' The final episode has Tari acquiring a metallic skin from Sofia during [[spoiler:her fight with Lucinia]], allowing her to withstand a lot more damage than what she normally can (as well as giving her voice a slight robotic reverberation akin to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Metal Mario]]). It doesn’t last very long, however.
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200	* Scale, the heroine of ''Webcomic/CameoComic'', received a [[SuperWristGadget wristband]] from the {{Magitek}} world of ''Webcomic/MagicalMisfits'', that can cover her body with an armor of liquid metal, as well as growing blades over her arms, T-1000-style.
201	* "Largous" in the ''Webcomic/DragonTails'' superhero arc has the power to turn his body into an indestructible metal. It...[[https://web.archive.org/web/20020612032356/http://dragon-tails.com/comics/archive.php?date=020222 isn't as good as it sounds.]]
202	* Tempts Fate from ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' has a belt that covers him with invincible, [[Franchise/XMen Colossus-style]] armor whenever he's jumping or falling.
203	* Maxima from ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'' is made of some kind of golden metal. All she'll say is that 1: It's not actually gold, and 2: It's classified. Though apparently no one knows what it is anyway, so it's kind of moot. [[spoiler:A flashback shows her metal skin started to develop after she broke open a geode and was soaked in the unidentified fluid inside.]]
204	* Villainous example: ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'''s Crushestro [[spoiler:and his wife Chestro]].
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208	* In ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'', Gustave [[PlayingWithSyringes injects himself]] with a SuperSerum that infuses his bones, claws, and teeth with metal in addition to granting him metallic skin.
209	* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'':
210	** Mirror is a telekinetic brick, but his skintight energy field reflects light, giving him a chromed appearance. Unfortunately, he [[PowerIncontinence can't turn it off]].
211	** Silver Ghost has a similar effect when using her force field.
212	** Pearlescent is also similar, but her PK field appears nacreous (like a pearl), hence her code name. Like Silver Ghost, she can control it.
213	** Dr Langston, who is the former superhero Tin Man, has chrome-like skin which he covers with spray-on latex when in public.
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217	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Toph Beifong, like many strong [[DishingOutDirt earthbenders]], can encase herself in a stone bodysuit for defense. [[spoiler:After she invents [[ExtraOreDinary metalbending]], she pulls off the same trick with what was previously a metal blast door. And then [[Awesome/AvatarTheLastAirbender kicks the asses of the firebenders on the other side of the door.]]]]
218	* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'': Kevin Levin, who's [[HalfHumanHybrid part Osmosian]], can become this by absorbing metal to [[InstantArmor give himself protection]] or [[ShapeshifterWeapon to create a weapon with his hands]].
219	* ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'': This is literally what MT, and by extension, all of the other [[TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack reflections]] are when they go out of mirrors.
220	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'': Commander Pyre, subordinate to the above-mentioned Captain Phasma, has a set of shiny golden armour to contrast with his boss' silver.
221	* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' managed to do this to Optimus Prime, already a 50-foot robot, by coating him with {{Unobtainium}} making him the sole being in the universe immune to the HatePlague.
222	* ''WesternAnimation/XavierRenegadeAngel'': The episode "Chief Beef Loco" features Shiny, a drug dealer so rich that he was able to "[have] every cell in his body platinumed."
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226	* While fish aren't actually made of metal, many species' scales [[https://phys.org/news/2008-01-mystery-metallic-sheen-fish.html give off the illusion]] of being metallic due to containing pigment cells called [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatophore#Iridophores_and_leucophores iridophores]]. These cells are so good at creating reflective, chrome-like surfaces that they're currently being used as inspiration for new optical devices. As for the fish that use them: their silvery scales allow them to reflect scattered sunlight such that a predator can't detect them by looking for their shadow.
227	* The [[https://morethanadodo.com/2015/04/28/the-iron-snail/ Scaly-foot snail]] is a snail that lives in deep-sea geothermal vents. What makes this snail so special is that it has scales on its foot that are made of iron sulfide. It is the only known animal that uses actual iron as armor.
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