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* ''Literature/Overlord2012'': The virtual reality [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMORPG]] YGGDRASIL has the standard fantasy metals of {{mithril}}, {{orichalcum}}, and adamantite. While they are still far more valuable than common metals, these fantasy metals are actually considered middle-class materials.

* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' has a metal called Ramonite, one of several "living metals", which could among others be stretched thin as to be invisible, negating the need for built-it windows.

** To a lesser degree, there is also aluminum, which is uniquely Investiture-inert and thus interacts oddly with most Invested Arts. It cannot be pushed or pulled by Allomancy, cut by a Shardblade, or Forged. Additionally, an aluminum-foil hat will shield you from emotional allomancy, aluminum foil can be used to partially decouple conjoined fabrials, and an aluminum-lined room will render most forms of Investiture undetectable.

** Celestial Bronze is used by greek demigods, and originates from Olympus itself.
** Imperial Gold is used by roman demigods, and is (presumably an alloy of) gold that has been consecrated in the Temple to Jupiter in Rome.

** Ebony is a dark grayish/brownish/purplish mineral with some characteristics of volcanic glass, basically the equivalent to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsidian real world Obsidian.]] It's extremely dense, worth more than gold when used as bullion, and forges into some of the most powerful weapons and heavy armor available in Tamriel. Lore scholars have long theorized that ebony may in fact be the petrified blood of the [[GodIsDead dead creator god]] Lorkhan, as it's greatest deposits are near Red Mountain where Lorkhan's heart fell from the sky. (Another theory states that his blood crystallized instead, and was collected by the [[OurElvesAreDifferent Ayleids]] to create the Chim-el Adabal, better known as the Amulet of Kings. It too was known to have immense mystical properties.)

* In TabletopGame/NewVindicators, there was once a meteor that when it hit the Earth, created a strange kind of tektite called mithral. While really much stronger or better than most metals, mithral is shown to be Kryptonite to Nephilim-half angels, half humans, inflicting great pain on them through touch and in some cases weakening their powers.
* Prominent in ''Website/{{Neopets}}'' is Maractite, a deep blue, runed, and superstrong metal which the [[UnderwaterCity underwater kingdom]] of Maraqua makes most of its weaponry out of due to its special property of moving through water as effortlessly as if it were air. However, pirates who tried to steal Maractite weapons found out the hard way that its strength comes with an equivalent weakness: it rots and crumbles when exposed to air. Notably, it's possible for [[ChromeChampion a neopet to be made out of Maractite]] with the right paint brush.

* ''WesternAnimation/DragonsTheNineRealms'' has Dragoncite, a metal that is sharper than diamonds and glows and oxidizes when it comes in contact with dragon flames. It's the reason for the bio-diversity and many ecosystems within in the Hidden World despite it being located exclusively underground.
** There is also Red Dragoncite, a variant found in the Dark Realm. It releases gasses which heighten one's anger and rage the more of it is inhaled.
* One of the first story arcs in ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' involves "Upsidasium", a metal with anti-gravity properties that could make things float in midair and even fly up into the sky. Bullwinkle's late uncle Dewlap leaves him an Upsidasium mine in Mt. Flatten to him in his will, and when they find it, they discover the entire mountain is floating hundreds of feet in the air. Meanwhile, both the U.S. Government and the Potslyvania government want to get their hands on upsidasium to build vehicles and weapons.

** Glasteel or transparisteel is a transparent metal, often used to make the windows of starships.

* '''Adamantium''' (variously spelled adamantine, adamantite or adamant): the name comes from Greek ''adamas'', "diamond". And, indeed, this metal is diamond-hard and much more strong and resilient than diamond to boot. It tends to be even stronger than mithril, although it is usually rather heavy compared to mithril's supernatural lightness. If adamantium isn't of the maaagic! level of indestructibility and is given more down-to-earth properties, then it resembles the real-world metals tungsten and rhenium.

** Their own version of Promethium is an alloy of fused titanium and vanadium that becomes a near indestructible metal.

* ''{{VideoGame/ADOM}}'' has (in order from least to most impressive) mithril, adamantium and eternium. Note that eternium, though never unwelcome, isn't the ultimate final word as some prefixes and suffixes will show up only on mundane (iron) weapons.
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'' has (in order of quality) Grey Iron, Veridium, Red Steel, Silverite and Starmetal.
** The ''Awakening'' expansion also adds White Steel and Volcanic Aurum.
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'': The Gilgamesh Devil Arm is made of a devilish metal that absorbs organic material and transforms it to steel, covering Dante's arms and legs with metallic gauntlets and greaves, respectively.
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'': "Gilgamesh" is actually a kind of demonic metal that fuses with demon flesh to turn it into an armor harder than steel. The giant quadrupedal demon fought by Nero in Mission 6 turns out to be a mass of large Qliphoth Roots fused with said metal. It's also a [[ContinuityNod reference to the similarly-named Gilgamesh Devil Arm]] which served as Dante's metallic gauntlets and greaves in ''[=DMC4=]''.