History NighInvulnerability / ComicBooks

* The Saint of Killers from ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}''. Scratch the "Nigh"; presumably a living saint walking the earth is considered a paradox by the laws of physics, and they find it comfortable to ignore him. His utter immunity to damage (of the Divine Protection sort) is first shown when he [[ImmuneToBullets ignores a hail of gunfire from a dozen cops]]. The villain, after he sees that the Saint is bulletproof, is [[GenreSavvy smart enough]] to bring a battalion of tanks to their next clash, only for the Saint to shrug off multiple tank shells to the face and proceed to [[InstantDeathBullet kill everyone present]]. The villain, [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy who anticipated even this]], drops a [[NukeEm nuclear bomb]] on him as a coup de grace. Cut to the Saint, standing amidst the nuclear fire, ''[[NoSell completely unharmed]]''.

* Marv from "ComicBook/SinCity". Being ran over by a car, sledgehammered in the face and shot in the head just didn't cut it. [[spoiler:Being eletrocuted a SECOND time did.]]

* Marv from "ComicBook/SinCity". Being ran over by a car, sledgehammered in the face and shot in the head just didn't cut it. [[spoiler:Being eletrocuted a second time did.]]

* In the game of ''VideoGame/TheDarkness'', one of the powers The Darkness grants Jackie Estacado is to protect him from virtually any harm... and if he does manage to die, it just rewinds time to a point when he's alive (the justification for the game's checkpoint system), or sends his spirit to The Otherworld while it rebuilds his body. Presumably, The Darkness has some variation on these powers in the comics, as well, but this editor is not familiar with them.

* SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom is an example of the ''Proxy'' variant. Doom has been defeated and killed on many occasions, only to reveal later (whether intended at the time or [[{{Retcon}} retconned in later]]) that it was ActuallyADoombot and the real Doom would never be defeated by something so pathetic. This could imply that Doctor Doom isn't a true robotic villain, but a source of dark energy that makes those Doombots & possesses them in order to fight his foes.

* SelfDemonstrating/{{Bizarro}} also counts, since he is an EvilCounterpart of Superman.

** Though not, apparently, Wolverine's head-banging in a certain 2009 movie... though this is probably because in the comics his head was always vulnerable compared to the rest of his body. He's generally more vulnerable to sensory assaults-the [[MakeMeWannaShout Banshee]] once stunned the Blob with his sonic scream, while both the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk and {{Sleepwalker}} exploited his blubber. The Hulk stretched the Blob like a piece of taffy, while Sleepwalker used his [[EyeBeams warp vision]] to wrap a steel girder around the Blob and squeeze him. [[ColdBloodedTorture In both cases, it was pretty painful]].

* ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} is essentially a god and there are very few things that could even slow him down. Only Superman has been able to stand a one on one match with him. Similarly, Darkseid is one of the few opponents who can hurt Superman by way of having powers that are just that strong (as opposed to having a Kryptonite ray gun or otherwise exploiting the rules of Superman's powers.)

* The ComicBook/MartianManhunter has this in many ways, due to his Shapeshifting abilities. Mostly MadeOfDiamond, but can become Made of Air through [[IntangibleMan Intangibility]] and Made of Liquid by altering his molecular structure.

* ComicBook/{{Galactus}} is made of a metal-like substance so tough that nearly zero attacks can even ''scratch'' it. Also, there isn't a single disease, ailment or toxin that can do him in.
** The ComicBook/SilverSurfer is another case of diamond durability: His skin was designed to easily withstand the rigors of deep space & was since proven to be virtually indestructible.

* {{Galactus}} is made of a metal-like substance so tough that nearly zero attacks can even ''scratch'' it. Also, there isn't a single disease, ailment or toxin that can do him in.

* Creator/DonRosa: Arpin Lusène, aka ''[[BlackKnight Le Chevalier Noir]]'', was the most dangerous foe Scrooge ever faced. Already a master thief, he inadvertently stole Gyro Gearloose's Universal Solvent before using it to cover a black suit of armor coated in diamond paint (the one material impervious to the solvent), making him invulnerable. He could walk through walls, shrug of having buildings thrown on top of him, and even take a bath in an acid pool by soaking it up like a sponge.

*** Partly attributable to his having PreCrisis power levels, unlike Superman himself.

* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': The Dark Judges are undead monsters who are virtually impossible to destroy. Their physical forms are incredibly strong to begin with and need to be downright incinerated to stop them, but these are just hosts they're possessing. Destroying it will only prompt their incorporeal essence to look for another host, usually possessing psychics to prepare new corpses for them to inhabit. Mortis goes even further, for his decaying influence means he can [[TransformationOfThePossessed transform the possessed]] at will.

* How has this topic gone on this long without mention of [[ComicBook/XMen Colossus]], who can now go toe-to-toe with any incarnation of the Hulk (barring the tragedy-enhanced "Green Scar" incarnation from ComicBook/WorldWarHulk).

* The MartianManhunter has this in many ways, due to his Shapeshifting abilities. Mostly MadeOfDiamond, but can become Made of Air through [[IntangibleMan Intangibility]] and Made of Liquid by altering his molecular structure.

* J. Michael Straczynski's ''ComicBook/RisingStars'' series had a character, Peter Dawson, whose special power was that he was effectively indestructible: a microthin energy shield surrounded his entire body, protecting him from literally everything, and also lined the inside of his lungs and stomach, making poisons ineffective, too. However, the usefulness of this power is called into question, and the power as a whole heavily subverted, in the issue where Dawson appears. Since the shield can't tell what is and isn't an attack, he can't feel any sensation whatsoever--the only sense he really has available (besides sight and hearing, of course) is taste, causing him to overeat until he's a pudgy blob. While he was in high school, the football coach tried him out on the team, but as he discovered, Dawson's invulnerability doesn't make him any tougher or stronger--the other team would just run right over him. Dawson later applied to be a bodyguard, a policeman, anything where his ability might conceivably be useful, but his obesity meant he failed all the physicals. The only job he ends up getting is as a mechanic in a local garage.

* Another invulnerable Marvel mutant is the Blob-- not ''Film/TheBlob'', just a very large guy with that name-- who has stood up to everything from Wolverine's claws, to flamethrowers, to the Hulk's punches.

* The X-Men's Emma Frost is LITERALLY Made of Diamond. One of her powers is to take on a diamond form, while losing her psionic powers in the process. This can of course be reverted.

* While a lot of superheroic characters have some level of invulnerability, the aptly-named Eternals of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse may stand out for special mention: they possess a "psychic lock" on their molecular structure that allows them to restore virtually any injury they can't flat-out ignore.

* ComicBook/XMen foe Apocalypse is usually nigh invulnerable [[spoiler:his first powerless child incarnation was an exception]] thanks to a combination of his original mutant powers and Celestial technology. Any time he is killed, his followers Clan Akkaba take steps to ensure his rebirth.

** It should be noted, though, that his nigh invulnerability is only in effect when he's in metal form. If an enemy manages to catch him off-guard in human form, he can be taken down just as easily as any normal human.

* The poster kids for External Repair would have to be the ComicBook/MetalMen. It's hard to name a Metal Men story that ''doesn't'' involve most of the team getting destroyed, and they make the sacrifice ''cheerfully,'' because they know that as long as Doc Magnus can gather up their broken bits, he can fix them as good as new.

* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': The Dark Judges are undead monsters who are virtually impossible to destroy. Their physical forms are incredibly strong to begin with and need to be virtually incinerated to stop them, but these are just hosts they're possessing. Destroying it will only prompt their incorporeal essence to look for another host, usually possessing psychics to prepare new corpses for them to inhabit. Mortis goes even further, for his decaying influence means he can [[TransformationOfThePossessed transform the possessed]] at will.

* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': The Dark Judges are undead monsters who are virtually impossible to destroy. Their physical forms are incredibly strong to begin with, but these are just hosts they're possessing. Destroying it will only prompt their incorporeal essence to [[GrandTheftMe possess another person]] and transform back into their standard shapes.

* Another invulnerable Marvel mutant is the Blob-- not ''Film/TheBlob'', just a [[MightyGlacier very large guy]] with that name-- who has stood up to everything from Wolverine's claws, to flamethrowers, to the Hulk's punches.