History Main / MadeOfIndestructium

** [[Film/WaynesWorld Keith Richards himself cannot be killed by conventional weapons.]]

** The Marvel Universe also has Vibranium, which is functionally indestructible and has more flexible uses with its kinetic energy absorption properties. There's also Carbonadium, a cheaper form of adamantium which is functionally indestructible as well.
** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's shield, ComicBook/TheMightyThor's hammer and ComicBook/SilverSurfer's Power Cosmic enhanced board are indestructible in most stories. [[note]]The exception here is The Molecule Man who has absolute control over chemical bonds. The Beyonder and Thor when Odinforce empowered are also exceptions.[[/note]] The shield is also an example of {{Unobtainium}}, so much so that even the Molecule Man described its molecules as the weirdest thing he had ever come across. It's made of a vibranium-iron alloy with a mystery catalyst that no one can identify. The guy running the experiment fell asleep when it was added and couldn't duplicate the results. [[note]] In fact it was from attempts at duplicating this process that led to the creation of the slightly less indestructible adamantium.[[/note]] It has only been shattered a few times, once by Doctor Doom wielding the might of the Beyonder in ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984'', by Thanos bringing ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet down on it, and Cul in ''ComicBook/FearItself''. After the third instance, ComicBook/IronMan reforged it with Uru (the metal Thor's hammer is made of.) It's probably even MORE indestructible now.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' up to and including ''AD&D2'' assumed that artifacts and relics surpass normal mortal magic and cand only be destroyed by one of a few very specific methods -- much like the One Ring from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. When given in {{sourcebook}}s they get "Suggested Means of Destruction" entry, usually with more than one variant, but those are things like being trampled under the heel of the ''specific'' god or a thousand of specifically stone giants one after another, crushed [[ShootTheBullet between two]] colliding meteors or left to rust in the tears of elven princesses for 999 years.

** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate "Warrior's Gate"]], the hull of the slaver ship is made of dwarf star alloy to stop the enslaved Tharils from using their time-traveling powers to escape. Unfortunately after the slavers are trapped in a PocketDimension, the extreme density of the dwarf star allow causes the dimension to [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard eventually collapse in on itself]].

* In ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery'', there are a number of different materials of different durability and quality, culminating in eternium, which can't be destroyed at all except by divine intervention (or a Blacksmith character turning items back into ingots) and, in the case of weapons, also cannot be partially damaged by any means. And yes, in this game, you may get a ''god'' going after your items. Artifact items are a step above that because even direct divine intervention cannot harm them. You [[DevelopersForesight can actually humiliate your god (which they will acknowledge as such)]] by getting them angry enough to try to destroy all your items while you're wearing only artifacts, so that it has no effect. It's possible to effectively destroy artifacts by offering them as a sacrifice, but presumably, the in-universe explanation to that is that they are just transported into your god's hoard.

* In ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery'', there are a number of different materials of different durability and quality, culminating in eternium, which can't be destroyed at all except by divine intervention and, in the case of weapons, also cannot be partially damaged by any means (and yes, in this game, you may get a ''god'' going after your items). Artifact items are a step above that because even direct divine intervention cannot harm them. You [[DevelopersForesight can actually humiliate your god (which they will acknowledge as such)]] by getting them angry enough to try to destroy all your items while you're wearing only artifacts, so that it has no effect. It's possible to effectively destroy artifacts by offering them as a sacrifice, but presumably, the in-universe explanation to that is that they are just transported into your god's hoard.

** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate "Warrior's Gate"]], the hull of the slaver ship is made of dwarf star alloy to stop the Tharils from using their time-traveling powers to escape. Unfortunately after the slavers are trapped in a PocketDimension, the extreme density of the dwarf star allow causes the dimension to [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard eventually collapse in on itself]].

** When Gotenks is hammering Super Buu with his Die Die Missiles, Piccolo tells him to be careful not to destroy the Earth and by extension any Dragon Balls, as if even one was gone then Shenron couldn't be summoned to wish everyone back.

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* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', the Smiths attempt to open a coconut and every attempt fails to an absurd degree: trying to cut it with knives either breaks or bends them, trying to crush it in the oven door breaks the door instead, throwing it on the kitchen floor breaks the floor tiles, hitting it with a chainsaw knocks it away, bullets fired from an AK-47 just bounce off, and even running it over with a steamroller causes the steamroller to fall apart.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', the Smiths attempt to open a coconut and every attempt fails to an absurd degree: trying to cut it with knives either breaks or bends them, trying to crush it in the oven door breaks the door instead, throwing it on the kitchen floor breaks the floor tiles, bullets fired from an AK-47 just bounce off, and even running it over with a steamroller causes the steamroller to fall apart.

* In ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', this trope is a pet peeve for Wiz as he's expressed annoyance at fictional metals stronger and lighter than titanium alloy. However, he's fine with these if they have some kind of drawback[[labelnote:*]][[Franchise/StarWars Mandalorian iron]], for example, is capable of resisting lightsabers, but it's ridiculously heavy, thus [[MightyGlacier the wearer sacrifices agility for durability]][[/labelnote]] or a reasonable justification as to it's strength[[labelnote:*]]Marvel's vibranium can absorb vibrations, and while tough, it is not completely indestructible[[/labelnote]].

* Averted in ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs]]'', in which Farnsworth and Wernstrom both brag about their "indestructible" inventions: diamondium and diamondillium. Both are useless against Yivo. Played straight in that Yivo is made of electro-matter, which is impervious to anything from our universe.

** One [=GoPro=] survived being ''[[https://www.healthyfoodhouse.com/this-gopro-camera-got-swallowed-by-lava-survived-and-recorded-everything/ covered in lava]]''.

* There are several examples of [=GoPro=] cameras falling off of skydivers during freefall, surviving the landing, and continuing to film the whole time.

* In ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' Vanellope claims that the [[IndestructibleEdible jawbreakers]] found in ''Sugar Rush'' are this trope; therefore she's quite impressed ([[EurekaMoment and inspired]]) when Ralph manages to split one in half. [[spoiler:She accurately deduces that, if he can break something so resilient, an armored vault door would be no match for him!]]

* Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse:
** ''Literature/JediAcademyTrilogy'': whatever the Sun Crusher is made of, it counts. It can take out a capital ship by [[RammingAlwaysWorks flying through it]] and remain completely unharmed; similarly, it's still in perfect condition after [[HurlItIntoTheSun sitting in the heart of a gas giant]]. Oh, and it's a superweapon the size of a starfighter. If Spaceship Sue was a trope, the Sun Crusher would be the picture at the top. The Sun Crusher does possess two weaknesses. Its conventional weapons are externally mounted, in its first battle the Imperial forces they were fighting just blasted the crusher until all its cannons were slag, cue the ramming.
** The franchise also has a metal alloy known as Phrik. Once it's set after molding, it's strong enough to survive anything. Lightsabers, starship crashes, ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsEmpireAtWar a blast from the Death Star]]'', '''anything'''. Emperor Palpatine made his lightsaber's hilt out of phrik, guaranteeing it couldn't be cut in half as was done to his apprentice Darth Maul.
** Organic example: Orbalisk shells. Can withstand anything from lightsabers to rancor jaws. While the creatures themselves are vulnerable to electricity, not even the full power of Darth Bane's lighting reflected black could crack them (it cooked the parasites themselves but the shells were intact if scorched). The problem is that ''they can't be removed'' as long as they're alive.
** Mandalorian ''beskar'' once processed into armor is fairly indestructible by conventional means. The shatterpoint Force technique, however, is decidedly ''not'' conventional

** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's shield, ComicBook/TheMightyThor's hammer and ComicBook/SilverSurfer's Power Cosmic enhanced board are indestructible in most stories. [[note]]The exception here is The Molecule Man who has absolute control over chemical bonds. The Beyonder and Thor when Odinforce empowered are also exceptions.[[/note]] The shield is also an example of {{Unobtainium}}, so much so that even the Molecule Man described its molecules as the weirdest thing he had ever come across. It's made of a vibranium-iron alloy with a mystery catalyst that no one can identify. The guy running the experiment fell asleep when it was added and couldn't duplicate the results. [[note]] In fact it was from attempts at duplicating this process that led to the creation of the slightly less indestructible adamantium.[[/note]] It has only been shattered a few times, once by Doctor Doom wielding the might of the Beyonder in ''ComicBook/SecretWars'', by Thanos bringing ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet down on it, and Cul in ''ComicBook/FearItself''. After the third instance, ComicBook/IronMan reforged it with Uru (the metal Thor's hammer is made of.) It's probably even MORE indestructible now.

** In "Deliverance" an [[EscapePod impact life capsule]] can drop from outer space onto the surface of a planet without parachutes or retro-thrusters.
-->'''Jenna:''' They're bullet-shaped, built to be energy-absorbing. Theoretically, they could free fall from the edge of the atmosphere onto solid rock without even bruising the people inside.

** The [[CoolGuns/AssaultRifles AK-47]] is [[MemeticMutation memetically tough]]. In fact, all its good points are due to one aspect; its simplicity. Because it's simple, easy to take apart and clean (if you ever need to anyways) and has large tolerances, nearly any damage it takes is remarkably simple to fix. You could bury one in mud and leave it there for weeks - maybe even ''years'' - then come back and dig it up, and with a just little cleaning it'll be firing like new.

* ''Literature/LoneWolf'': The Sommerswerd, a sword gifted to mankind by the gods. It can be taken from Lone Wolf, but destroyed? Not a chance. Offensive magic is just absorbed or deflected, and physical force ignored. In ''The Caverns of Kalte'', to escape a trap Lone Wolf has the option to use it to pierce through a door made from a thick slab of stone. It takes several hours, but it's quite clear that breaking or even dulling the blade is not an option.

* ''Videogame/DeepRockGalactic:'' The dwarves may constantly complain the titular company needs to invest on better equipment, but seeing that absolutely ''none'' of their equipment seems in any way damageable while you're out digging, from the massive Drop Pods you arrive in to the M.U.L.E. mobile minecart and even Bosco the tiny robotic assistant. The only damaged things you ever find are mini-[=MULEs=] and a previous expedition's old Drop Pod, and both are back in working order within a few minutes with some field repairs. And if you find the prototype BET-C armed minecart, you cannot damage it in any way; you need to kill the charge-sucking parasites scrambling its software, which will let it join you. All in all, the only Deep Rock property that can be in any way destroyed is [[spoiler:the OMEN towers, which are made badly enough to go haywire in the first place]], and the dwarves themselves -- and even those [[UnexplainedRecovery get taken back to the infirmary alive with no explanation]].

[[caption-width-right:200: [-This UsefulNotes/GameBoy was recovered from a bombed out barracks during the Persian Gulf War, and is currently on display at Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{New York|City}}. Why? ''Because it still runs''. The screen was replaced for visibility's sake; everything else in the console was exposed to the blast.-] ]]

* ''Videogame/DeepRockGalactic:'' The dwarves may constantly complain the titular company needs to invest on better equipment, but seeing that absolutely ''none'' of their equipment seems in any way damageable while you're out digging, from the massive Drop Pods you arrive in to the M.U.L.E. mobile minecart and even Bosco the tiny robotic assistant. The only damaged things you ever find are mini-[=MULEs=] and a previous expedition's old Drop Pod, and both are back in working order within a few minutes with some field repairs. And if you find the prototype BET-C armed minecart, you cannot damage it in any way; you need to kill the charge-sucking parasites scrambling its software, which will let it join you. All in all, the only Deep Rock property that can be in any way destroyed is [[spoiler:the OMEN towers, which are made badly enough to go haywire in the first place), and the dwarves themselves -- and even those [[UnexplainedRecovery get taken back to the infirmary alive with no explanation]].

** In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', Goblin metal, if not outright indestructible, is incredibly hardy. The properties of the metal allow it to absorb the properties of anything that would strengthen it while resisting anything that would weaken it (it never dulls or rusts). If it is possible to destroy something made of Goblin metal, however, it's never been shown.
** Also, horcruxes. No matter what they're made of, the only known ways to destroy one are to use basilisk venom (or a goblin-made sword that has absorbed its power) or ''[[{{Hellfire}} Fiendfyre]]''. Everything else so far has failed... And given one attempt at destroying an horcrux was a crazy house elf (which has more magical power than a human wizard) trying ''everything he could come up with''... A big factor in the resilience of a Horcrux is that, whenever it senses the presence of something that can actually damage it, it does ''everything'' it can to protect itself. This includes, as seen early in ''Deathly Hallows'', [[spoiler:the part of Voldemort's soul inside Harry defending itself even ''from its own creator''.]]

[[caption-width-right:200: [-This UsefulNotes/GameBoy was recovered from a bombed out barracks during the Persian Gulf War, and is currently on display at Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{New York|City}}. Why? ''Because it still runs''. The screen was replaced for playability's sake; everything else in the console was exposed to the blast.-] ]]