History Main / MySuitIsAlsoSuper

* In the short-lived "Threeboot" version of ''ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}'', it's established that Brainiac 5 had a very hard time designing a version of the Legion flight ring that would triplicate with Triplicate Girl when she used her powers.

** In ''ComicBook/Supergirl1982'', she saves two persons from a cascade of molten steel by using her cape to shield them.
** In ''ComicBook/Supergirl2011'', her costume is Kryptonian armor and nearly as indestructible as her.

* ComicBook/{{Luke Cage|HeroForHire}} at one point undergoes the process that made his skin invulnerable a second time while wearing a leather duster. The process doubles his powers while also making the duster invulnerable.

* A common exception is Franchise/{{Wolverine}}. His healing ability lets him recover from things that melt his skin off (such as orbital re-entry in one Creator/JossWhedon issue), but his costume stays gone. One issue saw him take a nuclear blast from Nitro at ground zero; he recovered in short order despite being ''reduced to a skeleton'', but he had to spend the entire next issue fighting in the buff. This one goes back almost to the very beginning of his existence - one of the earliest issues of X-Men he appeared in had him blasted by a fireball that burned off most of his clothes and roasted him. So he beat the crap out of the nearest {{mook|s}} and stole his outfit. Of course Wolverine is still often susceptible to the modesty retaining powers of MagicPants (technically Magic Remains of Former Pants…) Sometimes, but just as often his pants get destroyed too. He just happens to find new pants almost immediately after a naked brawl.

* In ''Fanfic/{{Juxtapose}}'', Izuku's first costume is made of a unique space-age polymer that involves combining artificial spider silk with a variety of other materials. The result is a flexible and comfortable costume that happens to be resistant to nearly any kind of punishment, making it fireproof, bulletproof, coldproof among other things. The accompanying helmet is durable and cushioned to protect him from wind and blunt impacts and is equipped with communications system hooked up to a satellite launched up by Mei herself. The helmet can even fold up into a set of headphones with a mic for when he wants to talk to people face-to-face. The costume is also equipped to work in a vacuum, going airtight at a moment's notice and having oxygen canisters attached in case of an emergency. Better still, the entire outfit is treated with his DNA, meaning that he can use his Quirk with it without a problem. [[RealityEnsues He nearly faints when the cost of producing such an amazing costume is pointed out to him]], but it gets laughed off when Mei reveals that Momo had made [[ThePowerOfCreation most of it with her Quirk]] and that he just owes her a few lunches.

* In ''Manga/MissionYozakuraFamily,'' the Yozakura family members are all supergeniuses in their fields who can do everything from creating [[LatexPerfection masks that can perfectly imitate someone's appearance down to the number eyelashes]] to converting security programs into video games for Shion to play. As a result, even their sweatshirts are bulletproof, blade resistant, super lightweight, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking machine washable.]] Considering the fact that Mutsumi is constantly being targeted by assassins and kidnappers, it doesn't hurt to be CrazyPrepared.

* Franchise/{{Superman}}:

** In ''Comicbook/KryptoniteNevermore'', Superman's indestructible costume saves him from being badly injured when a crook shoots him right when he is severely weakened.
** Comicbook/PostCrisis, it was explained that the same force that made his skin nigh-impregnable transferred the quality to skintight costumes (thus allowing for dramatic rips of the cape, as well). Similarly, his glasses are fashioned from pieces of the windshield of the rocket that brought him to Earth, so as to allow his heat vision to be used without melting his glasses. Although whether his EyeBeams generate heat throughout their length or only where they converge varies according to artist and writer. He's been shown to be able to generate points of heat within objects ([[http://web.archive.org/web/20080901213753/http://politedissent.com/archives/2065 heat vision heart massage]], anyone?) while others show parallel holes where his heat vision burned its way in.
** The pre-ComicBook/{{New 52}} canonical explanation is that Superman has a bioaura that protects his suit. He's even extended it a few times to save people. In the ComicBook/{{New 52}}, Superman wears skintight Kryptonian armor that is as nigh-invulnerable as he is. Prior to finding the armor, he wore CivvieSpandex that would [[ClothingDamage tear apart]] when he was damaged.
** In ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'', it was explained that Superman's costume was made from the blankets he was wrapped up in when he came to earth. As a result, having come from his home world, they were nearly as invulnerable as he was, so much, in fact that his heat vision was the only thing capable of cutting through it (Jonathan Kent's chainsaw was even destroyed trying to cut it). Martha Kent saw it as necessary since anything else would rip easily if he continued to perform heroic acts.
* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'':
** In origin story ''Comicbook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'' Alura makes her daughter's costume, saying that it will become indestructible super-cloth on Earth, which explains how Supergirl can fly through a supernova without ruining it.

** In [[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 1982}} her second solo book]] she saves two persons from a cascade of molten steel by using her cape to shield them.
** In [[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 2011}} the Post-Flashpoint universe]], her costume is Kryptonian armor and nearly as indestructible as her.

* In Franchise/TheDCU, the reason why the various [[Franchise/TheFlash Flashes]] and other speedsters don't burn their clothing - or themselves for that matter - from air friction is that each has an invisible aura around their bodies to protect them. In fact, that's how the Barry Allen Flash first defeated his evil counterpart, Professor Zoom. The villain bragged how he used a chemical coating to protect himself from air friction and Allen successfully bet that his aura was better protection when he starting pushing Zoom fast enough to have the resulting heat overwhelm his coating. Wally West literally had a super-suit made out of the Speed Force that powers all "speedsters". In the ComicBook/{{New 52}} relaunch, Barry Allen's super-suit is constructed of metal plates because regular clothes would simply burn off when he ran. The metal in his super-suit reacts differently to the Speed Force.

* Common among the ComicBook/XMen. [[ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} Kurt Wagner]]'s, ComicBook/KittyPryde's and [[ComicBook/MultipleMan Jamie Madrox]]'s clothes are {{teleport|ation}}ed, [[{{Intangibility}} phased]] and [[MesACrowd duplicated]] as well. The same goes for whatever they are holding. The {{story break|erPower}}ing potential of this is rarely touched upon. The reason for this is briefly explained in ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 as the X-Men's costumes being made of unstable molecules, provided by Reed Richards (see below). Common in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse as a whole, really. [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Reed Richards]]'s suit stretches with his body, for instance, because it too is made of unstable molecules. In the cases of Kurt and Kitty, this applies even when they're not in costume; they can bring anything they're touching along for the ride if they want. And can also leave their clothes behind if they want, but any such activity would happen off-panel. As for Jamie Madrox, apparently even some of his ''street clothes'' are made from unstable molecules; he once wore a trick [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren and Stimpy]] T-shirt that, when he duplicated, left one of him with a Ren shirt and the other with a Stimpy shirt. Jamie never explained to his mystified teammates how that worked.

* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': Shinobu Negoro's Silent Trail buso renkin should only allow his body to pass through the ExtraDimensionalShortcut it creates, yet he is able to move through it fully clothed. During his fight with the {{Ninja}}, however, Gouta [[AwesomenessByAnalysis works out]] that Shinobu's cloathes have been laced with his hair to allow them to pass through as well.

* Comicbook/LukeCage at one point undergoes the process that made his skin invulnerable a second time while wearing a leather duster. The process doubles his powers while also making the duster invulnerable.

* In the 2005 ''[[Film/FantasticFour2005 Fantastic Four]]'', their costumes are specified to be made from unstable molecules so got the same powers as their wearers. Interestingly we don't see a Thing costume that's turned to rock.
** By the time of ''Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer'', Sue has learned to turn other clothes invisible as well as her super suit.

* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanManOfTomorrow''. Clark Kent's BetaOutfit is a [[PilotOutfit vintage aviator's uniform and goggles]]. He then tries to tie a red blanket around his neck and likes the look, but [[RealityEnsues the blanket falls off]] the moment he zooms into the air. Then the [[FullFrontalAssault rest of his outfit gets burned off]] during his fight with Lobo, leaving Superman exposed to the world (literally), so his parents wear out several bandsaws cutting and sewing the alien material used in the blanket Clark was wrapped in as a baby, to make his classic Superman outfit.

* Usually averted in anime, but mainly due to the fact that it [[ClothingDamage makes room]] for {{fanservice}}. Example: in ''Manga/BusoRenkin'', the alchemic warrior Ikusabe's spear Gekisen allows him to instantly regenerate any injury, even one that completely disintegrates his body. This regeneration does not, however, extend to his clothes, with the end result that Ikusabe usually ends up fighting completely naked after being blown up a couple of times.

* Luke Cage at one point undergoes the process that made his skin invulnerable a second time while wearing a leather duster. The process doubles his powers while also making the duster invulnerable.

* Comicbook/BlackPanther's costume is lined with [[MadeOfIndestructium vibranium]], the same metal used to construct ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's shield. This makes the suit effectively bulletproof and very resistant to blunt force trauma.

* ''Series/Supergirl2015''. In the pilot episode there's a CostumeTestMontage of the title character selecting her superhero outfit, intercut with her testing each outfit for practicality in fighting crime.

''(Cut to Supergirl strolling through a hail of machine gun fire. Cut to Winn tossing her bullet-riddled cape into the trash)''

* In ''Literature/SuperMinion'', everybody in Hellion's Henchmen gets a mask which is bulletproof and stuffed with electronics to allow them to communicate remotely, navigate automatically, and a few other functions, along with a bulletproof minion suit. Powered minions tend to get extra features when the resident Tinker learns enough about their power to get the "tinker twitch". For example, Tofu's suit is designed to unravel along spiralling seams to accomodate his stretching attacks, and snap back when he returns to human shape.

* In the 2005 ''[[Film/FantasticFour2005 Fantastic Four]]'', their costumes are specified to be made from unstable molecules so got the same powers as their wearers. Interestingly we don't see a Thing costume that's turned to rock.
** By the time of ''Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer'', Sue has learned to turn other clothes invisible as well as her super suit.

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* In ''Film/FantasticFour2005'', a lot of attention is paid to how:
** A. Johnny keeps burning up his clothes (and anything else he comes in contact with);
** B. Sue can only turn herself and her super-suit invisible, and
** C. Ben keeps breaking things, not yet used to his strength (early in the movie, he shatters a glass while trying to have a drink. Later, he's shown using a metal cup...and ends up smashing his date's drink when he tries to toast.)
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* In the short-lived "Threeboot" version of ''ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}'', it's established that Brainiac 5 had a very hard time designing a version of the Legion flight ring that would triplicate with Triplicate Girl when she used her powers.

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' has them, made by a special company (or GadgeteerGenius students in the Support Class) to work with whatever abilities the Heroes have. Sometimes it's sort of combined with the above: for example, [[TheAce Mirio]]'s {{Intangibility}} causes him to phase through normal clothing, so his costume is actually [[{{Squick}} made from his own hair]]. Likewise, [[LovableSexManiac Mineta]]'s gloves can touch his sticky balls without problem because they're made using the special substance that his scalp exudes.

* Usually averted in anime, but mainly due to the fact that it [[ClothingDamage makes room]] for {{fanservice}}. Example: in ''Manga/BusouRenkin'', the alchemic warrior Ikusabe's spear Gekisen allows him to instantly regenerate any injury, even one that completely disintegrates his body. This regeneration does not, however, extend to his clothes, with the end result that Ikusabe usually ends up fighting completely naked after being blown up a couple of times.

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* In the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', biofiber is an artificial multi-cellular colony organism that tends to grow in a film only two cells thick. The resulting "fabric" is extremely tough for its weight and will accept dyes of a specific formulation only. Biofiber possesses a small measure of cellular mobility, making a tight-fitting garment of biofiber self-fitting to a certain extent, and its natural biological defenses mean that in large part its self-cleaning. However, it is the fabric's interaction with the exotic metabolisms of metahumans that make it truly amazing. After a short period of acclimation, biofiber adapts to energetic or metamorphic powers. Thus, a costume made of bio-fiber can stretch, grow, or shrink with its wearer, and will not be incinerated, frozen, or otherwise harmed by the energetic emissions projected by its wearer.
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* Common among the ComicBook/XMen. [[ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} Kurt Wagner]]'s, ComicBook/KittyPryde's and [[ComicBook/MultipleMan Jamie Madrox]]'s clothes are {{teleporte|rsAndTransporters}}d, [[{{Intangibility}} phased]] and [[MesACrowd duplicated]] as well. The same goes for whatever they are holding. The {{story break|erPower}}ing potential of this is rarely touched upon. The reason for this is briefly explained in ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 as the X-Men's costumes being made of unstable molecules, provided by Reed Richards (see below). Common in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse as a whole, really. [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Reed Richards]]'s suit stretches with his body, for instance, because it too is made of unstable molecules. In the cases of Kurt and Kitty, this applies even when they're not in costume; they can bring anything they're touching along for the ride if they want. And can also leave their clothes behind if they want, but any such activity would happen off-panel. As for Jamie Madrox, apparently even some of his ''street clothes'' are made from unstable molecules; he once wore a trick [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren and Stimpy]] T-shirt that, when he duplicated, left one of him with a Ren shirt and the other with a Stimpy shirt. Jamie never explained to his mystified teammates how that worked.

* The costumes of the ComicBook/FantasticFour are explicitly made of "unstable molecules". Even beyond that, though, the ComicBook/InvisibleWoman transfers whatever makes her invisible to anything she picks up, the ComicBook/HumanTorch can flame on while carrying a paper PlotCoupon, and the Thing doesn't always crush whatever he holds into dust.

* In ''Series/BlackLightning2018'', the titular hero's new suit has a nanoweave that focuses and amplifies his powers, as well as being bulletproof. The suit also allows Jefferson to fly by projecting electrical blasts out of his hands downward. Later on, the suit's maker Gambi also [[spoiler:agrees to make a bulletproof suit for Anissa (AKA Thunder).]]

* Comicbook/{{Superboy|1994}} (Kon-El) originally had his tactile telekinesis protect his clothes, but in later years as he grew more and more into his Kryptonian powers, he relied less on it and more on natural invulnerability. This, coupled with the fact that his last costume was just a t-shirt and jeans led to rips and tears. In a story arc in Action Comics (written by Creator/ChuckAusten, but let's forget that part), this trope was subverted entirely by Kon hilariously losing bits of clothing as he progressed through a fight with a ton of Superman villains, from battle damage (tearing, napalm, an exploding gas tanker...) It ended with him wearing only his underwear. (Apparently, he's a briefs man).

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* Since some supernaturals end up going through clothes when they transform in ''Fanfic/FurAndPhotography'', there are specialized clothing made for them, Max having boxers that don't get destroyed whenever she transforms.
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