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One way to show off the inhumanity of a race of non-humans or monsters is to give them a Sculpted Physique where their entire body may look like an abstract {{sculpture|s}} made of organically grown metal, mother of pearl, or even ''feathers''.

For all intents and purposes the creature or character looks as though they've been sculpted out of stone, wrought from metal, born part plastic, or a strange meld of [[{{Cyborg}} flesh and technology.]] Common features include [[WingedHumanoid wings]] ([[PowerGivesYouWings especially]] if the Sculpted Physique is part of a SuperMode or OneWingedAngel), an arm-gun, PowerCrystal studs, [[GemTissue crystalline body parts]], a HeartDrive or being covered in a too-literal body armor.

If the creature is a MonsterOfTheAesop made from the VictimOfTheWeek, the result tends to look like the human took a toaster (or more eclectic fare) through a matter teleporter and got fused along the way. Usually it's highly aesthetically pleasing and [[FashionableAsymmetry (a)]]symmetric, and looks simultaneously inorganic and completely natural. Expect damage to be represented by actual cracks on their skin/outer shell, and the body itself to be jointed as if it were a lobster or action figure.

Compare {{Golem}} (when they ''are'' made of certain materials) and ChromeChampion. Not to be confused with a {{Hunk}}, who has an ''entirely different'' sculpted physique.

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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* The Armored Titan from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has a HeroicBuild and is covered in plates of hardened skin that give it an almost robotic appearance.
* Many otherworldly villains of ''Franchise/DragonBall'' have hard organic plating covering all or part of their bodies, but most notably Cell, Cooler, and post-transformation Janemba.
* ''Manga/{{Guyver}}''. Organic armor, steel arm blades, and crystalline eyes.
* This is a common design for many [[FightingSpirit Stands]] in the earlier parts of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'', complete with cracking like stone whenever they get damaged. As the series progressed, though, stands became gradually less humanoid and more like robots and/or living modern art pieces, but even then there are still some newer stands that fit this trope.
* ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'': [[CoDragons Asamo's]] body seems done from brown, angled rock, with crystals jutting out of his head and back.
* In ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and ''Anime/GreatMazinger'', [[AbusivePrecursors the Mykene]] have bodies that are part organic, part mechanic.
* ''Anime/RahXephon'' has a lot of Mulian Dolems like this, and the titular Raxephon is a shining example. It's organic but looks like part stone or metal with PowerCrystal incrustations.
* Most MonogenderMonsters in ''Anime/SailorMoon'' look like this, growing more and more strange and eclectic as the series went on.
* The current page image shows Crystal Bowie from ''Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra'', an android whose transparent body shows off his golden endoskeleton.
* Devil Kazuya and Devil Jin's newly-designed forms in ''Anime/TekkenBloodVengeance'' look like this.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'' has a few {{mons}} like this, more prominent in the sequel series ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':
** In ''ComicBook/KryptonNoMore'', Superman and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} meet an alien race called Xonnians, crystalline beings that look like humanoid glass shards with eyes and no mouth.
** In ''ComicBook/TheKillersOfKrypton'', [[BigBad Empress Gandelo]] and the rest of the Trilium alien species look like they are carved out of crystalline, blue gemstones.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'' has Tamako Nokogiri, whose superhuman ability makes her body look as though it were shaped from stone and her eyes look like jewels. Izuku also mentions that he's never seen a woman as muscular as her at that point in his life.
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[[folder:Film]]
* In the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, the black and sleek exoskeleton of the xenomorphs make them look metallic.
* ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' takes this aesthetic and runs with it for the design of the Dynamic Duo's costumes, including the bat-nipples.
* From ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', we have the set of armor Vlad wore in the introductory segment. Whether intentional or not it appeared to have been crafted to look like it was made of exposed, raw musculature. [[RealityIsUnrealistic Some suits of armor actually were similar,]] but rarely to that extent and almost never painted a uniform crimson.
* The [[BigCreepyCrawlies Mutos]] of ''Film/Godzilla2014'' have a carapace resembling black metal. Creator/GarethEdwards [[WordOfGod has said]] that their appearance was in part a ShoutOut to the above-mentioned xenomorphs.
* Vision in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' is an android whose body looks like a human sculpture.
* In ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'', the Engineers appear humanoid but look like they're carved out of white stone, and their space suits seem to be organically fused to their bodies.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Played with in the ''Literature/BelisariusSeries''. [[ActionGirl Antonina]], the wife of the titular general, had a [[BreastPlate cuirass]] created to her measure, which the artisan, as per the period's tradition, made in a Sculpted Physique style, while, ahem, ''exaggerating'' [[MostCommonSuperpower some of her features]].[[note]]Cue Antonina's immediate reaction: "My tits are ''not'' that big!"[[/note]] Everyone has referred to it as the "Antonina's obscene cuirass" ever since. She still wears it for the lack of less flamboyant protection, though.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Sgt. Colon's Watch breastplate is described as having sculpted abs and pecs, into the inverse of which his own rather flabby chest and stomach fit like Jello into a mold.
** The new golem made in ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', intended by the other golems to be their king, is described as having a body like the most idealistic of statuary. By implications, the other golems once had similar physiques, but centuries of repair wore them down into vague, gingerbread-man shapes.
* In ''Literature/TheFifthSeason'', the Stone Eaters are [[spoiler:[[WasOnceAMan formerly human]]]] beings who look like stone sculptures of humans, and who tend to fall right at the bottom of the UncannyValley. Although they can meld into the earth and move through it with incredible speed, on the surface, they move very slowly and deliberately, so they usually just blink from one posture to another; one character once realizes that she can hear the grinding sound of a Stone Eater's eyes following her.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/{{Forever|2014}}'': The mugging victim at the start of "Fountain of Youth" is in his sixties, but has the body of a man in his thirties, one who does crossfit.
%%* Pick a ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' monster. '''Any''' ''Power Rangers'' monster.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* Empyreans from ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' seem to be made to directly evoke this trope, the children of gods in the mould of classical Greek heroes. They have skin that looks like marble and greatly resemble statues in terms of physique.
* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasyRoleplay'': Alchemist wizards can transform their body parts into living gold with an obscure, costly, and powerful {{Ritual|Magic}}. It grants various mechanical bonuses (and huge bragging rights among alchemists), but is a blatant MarkOfTheSupernatural that most {{Muggles}} view with superstitious fear and/or reverence.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* The Maker in ''VideoGame/{{Aquaria}}'' initially looks like a white Greco-Roman statue. As the battle progresses it starts to break down and reveals more organic parts.
* Most of the Angels in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' have this... At least before you've lain the smack down upon them.
* For the final battle of ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock|1}}'', Fontaine [[OneWingedAngel turns into]] what can best be described as a ten-foot-tall Atlas statue.
* Many creatures in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' have metallic body parts in addition to their organic parts. For example, razor-boars are literally boars-on-wheels, with metal bars running the length of their bodies from one wheel to the next as part of their skeleton.
* The Nanosuits from ''VideoGame/{{Crysis}}''.
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'':
** The [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry1 first game]] features Mundus, who looks like an enormous marble statue of an angel (with a gaping, open ribcage).
** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' features The Savior, which essentially IS an enormous marble statue of an angel. You get to see its entire body in cutscenes and in a boss fight.
** The [[SuperMode Devil Trigger forms]] of Dante tend to look this way as well since while being good, he is still a demon.
* ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3|AbsenceOfJustice}}'' had [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Super Hero Aurum]] go OneWingedAngel into a form composed of the monsters and evil gods he had slain stitched onto his own body to give him more superpowers. It wound up looking like a giant coffin/sword with wings and a halo grew out of his back.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', being peppered with OneWingedAngel transformations, loves this trope:
** A previous page picture was Seymour Natus from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''.
** So is Angra Mainyu from ''FFX-2'', probably, although she is a monster.
** [[http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Category:Golems Golems]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' are essentially walking statues of Mythril and Cermet.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' has Fi. Also, [[spoiler: the final form of Ghirahim]]
* Many of the Shadows in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' are distinctly inorganic. Relics are feminine statues (that open to reveal spikes), Dice are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, Sands are hourglasses with legs...
* Algol from ''VideoGame/{{Soulcalibur}} IV''. Being fused with 2 magic swords will do that to you.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': Titular warframes are combat suits meshing organic and mechanical components into sleek biomechanical forms closely imitating human physique.
* Many creatures in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' are based on this trope, particularly in Northrend.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': The [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel]] White Chain looks like a humanoid made of stone, albeit one with odd glowing holes in their body rather than any musculature. {{Subverted|Trope}} when they [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/ksbd-2-29-5/ explain]] that angels are EnergyBeings and that their "body" is actually ContainmentClothing to anchor them in the physical world.
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[[folder:Web Originals]]
* In the Literature/WhateleyUniverse, there are a number. Igneous looks like he is made out of solid rock. Migraine after her change looks more like something from ''Alien'' than a human being.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Most viruses from ''WesternAnimation/{{Reboot}}'', of course [[BigBad Megabyte]] and [[RealityWarper Hexadecimal]] were the most prominent examples, were humanoid but looked as if they were made of sculpted and ''very'' shiny metal.
* Trolls from ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}'' make rock scraping sounds when they move, and their skin is as tough as stone. Despite this, they do seem to have internal organs and the like.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* The Greek and Roman cultures were all about [[HeroicBuild Heroic Proportions]] and the beauty of the male form. Armor of the age often featured chestplates sporting chiseled muscles and even nipples. Faceguards on helms were often fashioned to look like blank, perfect faces.
* Some sets of Japanese armor were made to look like the bodies of emaciated Buddhist monks, presumably to show the wearer's devotion, as {{samurai}} were quite frequently devout Buddhists as well. Other sets were made to resemble fierce demons for more obvious reasons.
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