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%%While the confirmation of the material's near-invulnerability was reassuring in a way, it also presented an enormous problem. How was she supposed to work with it if she couldn’t shape it? "I'm missing something here," Ami concluded, pacing up and down. "Someone has clearly forged it into this shape. Perhaps it needs to be in raw form?"

* Certain buildings in the ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' universe, considering what they had to have survived. During the development of ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', Bethesda ran simulations to see what buildings in the D.C. area would survive a nuclear holocaust in RealLife. The answer: none of them. So they fudged it.

* The {{Creepypasta}} "The Beatles Cartoon Lost Episode", revolves around a tape with the titular episode on it. When the VCR plays it back, it catches fire. After applying a fire extinguisher to it, it's discovered the VCR is fine because it still plays back tapes

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'', George tests Spacely's new indestructible life jacket. It withstood being crushed, struck with lightning, buzzsawed and blown up with missles; [[spoiler:as it turns out it's not washable, [[WeaksauceWeakness so being ran through a washing machine completely destroys it.]]]]

* The Book of Darkness of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' may fit, considering it has regenerative powers and can come back again and again even if completely obliterated. Basically, the only theoretical way to stop it forever is to freeze it.
* ''Manga/DragonBall'':
** The Four-Star Dragon Ball once [[PocketProtector saved Goku's life]] when it blocked Mercenary Tao's Dodon Ray from piercing his heart.
** Oddly enough, Vegeta once told Krillin to destroy a Dragon Ball to keep the Ginyu Force from getting it when Frieza had already collected most of the set. There's no implication that it wouldn't have worked. Then again, the characters in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' are ''way more powerful'' than they were in the original series.

** Subverted as of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', where [[spoiler:{{Arc Villain}}s Zamasu and Black, after wishing Zamasu immortal from the Eternal Dragon contained within, destroy the most powerful variant of the Dragon Balls: the Super Dragon Balls]]!
* The Hogyoku in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', which is why Urahara was forced to seal it in Rukia's soul instead of destroying it.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** The only reason the GovernmentConspiracy hasn't completely erased all traces of the "Void Century" already is that the history is recorded on things called Poneglyphs, which are indestructible. So they settle for killing anyone capable of reading them, such as Nico Robin.
** Seastone, besides acting as a KryptoniteFactor for Devil Fruit users, is also said to be as hard as diamond. When Robin's hands are locked up with shackles made of the stuff, the Straw Hats have to fight all the members of [=CP9=] to find which one has the right key, fearing she could be crippled for life otherwise. Likewise, when Zoro accidentally ends up handcuffed to Usopp in the same arc, they are stuck together (with Zoro using Usopp as a sword) until the right key is found; Zoro can cut through steel but he can't cut through seastone.
* In ''Franchise/LupinIII'', Goemon's sword was forged by a secret process and is essentially indestructible (it actually broke in ''The Secret Of Twilight Gemini'' with no comment, but that was probably a mistake on the writer's part and can be safely ignored).

* The human flagship Eltreum from ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}'' has a hull made out of a material that completely shrugged off everything they threw at it during testing. It's so indestructible in fact that the scientists who made it weren't sure whether even '''antimatter''' could harm it, in direct defiance of the laws of physics. And it seems they were right: not only did the Eltreum survive the battle of the galactic core without any visible damage, ''Anime/{{Diebuster}}'' reveals the hull is ''still in one piece [[spoiler:ten thousand years later]]'', after the rest of the ship was hollowed out and turned into a space habitat. Not only made of indestructium but [[RagnarokProofing Ragnarok-Proof]] Indestructium at that.
* In ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', [[PowerLevels Mega-level]] Digimon often have armor or weapons made of something called Chrome Digizoid. It's rare to see it damaged by something other than a weapon made from the same stuff, though it can be done.
* ''Anime/MazingerZ'' is an early Anime example. The titular HumongousMecha is made from Chogokin ("Super Alloy") Z, an alloy containing Japanium, a rare metal can be found only in Mt. Fuji. [[TheProfessor Dr. Kabuto]] discovered the alloy and built Mazinger Z with it, thinking Mazinger would become indestructible. Throughout the series, the mecha got hit by giant monsters, missiles, bombs, got burned and electrocuted, got dumped in lava and doused in acid... and even though it got damaged every so often, the Super Alloy Z endured all of that [[spoiler:until the last chapter,]] and kept [[TheHero Kouji]] alive. Several times [[BigBad Dr. Hell]] and [[TheDragon his dragons]] would try and get their hands on a sample of Super Alloy Z to use in [[{{Robeast}} Mechanical Beast]] construction because not even Mazinger's own weapons would be strong enough to easily break it. The concept of "Chogokin" became so pervasive and widespread all Super Robots that followed Mazinger were made from some similar fabulous metal, and the word itself baptized one whole toy line.

* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'':
** The Walking Church is a magical garment that is supposed to be indestructible. However, while it can stop blades and explosions, it still shatters just like any other magical item when touched by Touma's [[AntiMagic Imagine Breaker]]. It is briefly mentioned that the Dragon of St. George would have been powerful enough to destroy it.
** Creator/AleisterCrowley's stronghold the Windowless Building is said to be able to effortlessly withstand a nuke. At one point, Accelerator ''picked up a building and threw it at the Windowless Building'', and [[spoiler:Mikoto dropped a lightning bolt dozens of times stronger than the strongest lightning that occurs in nature]]. Both the thrown building (shattered on impact) and the [[spoiler:lightning bolt]] [[NoSell failed to leave a scratch]]. [[spoiler:However, the Windowless Building has flaws and weak points. Touma and Thor manage to exploit them and break in.]]
** [[TomeOfEldritchLore Original Grimores]] cannot be destroyed. They draw on the earth's magical field to protect themselves, and although theoretically taking them into space would weaken them, mages believe that it would be impossible to take them out of the atmosphere if that placed them at risk of destruction. In fact, because of how they work, ''even Imagine Breaker'' may not be able to destroy them.
* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'', Kira's secondary ability Sheer Heart Attack is seen as this. Despite [[spoiler:repeated blows from Star Platinum, which is capable of destroying diamond-hard teeth, it barely shows signs of damage]]. It got to the point that repeatedly hitting it caused [[spoiler:Jotaro's knuckles to bleed]].
* In ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', the ''Universe of TheFourGods'' aka ''Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho'' book is completely impossible to destroy on Earth, and it's proved several times:
** In the prequel ''Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden'', Takiko Okuda tried to rip it apart during a fight with her father Einosuke since she blamed his work on it for the family's unhappiness. Not only she couldn't destroy it, but she was thrown inside the book's universe itself and became the Genbu Priestess.
** In another prequel, ''Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoSenki'', [[spoiler:Einosuke's heir/disciple]] Takao Osugi tried throwing it into a fire, using an industrial kiln, sealing it in a Shinto shrine, etc.. and NOTHING worked. He was about to either throw it into the nearest harbour or bury it in the mountains when [[spoiler:Tokyo was destroyed in the Big Kanto Earthquake, and he decided to use the trope to his advantage by sending his daughter Suzuno into the Book for protection, which ultimately let her become the Byakko Priestess]].
** Finally, in the ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' series proper, the book had to be stored away in the Tokyo Central Library. Then, Miaka and Yui got their hands on it...

** Adamantium. While its first appearance was as the metal that made up ComicBook/{{Ultron}}'s outer shell, it is best known as the substance that coats[[note]]or is plated onto, or is molecularly bonded to, depending on the writer and continuity[[/note]] ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s bones, making them nigh-unbreakable. There are only two widely recognized incidents of true adamantium[[note]]As opposed to the lower grade "secondary adamantium"[[/note]] being damaged by pure, physical force; once at the hands of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] and again at the hands of an extremely enraged [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]. Other incidents often involve either magic or some form of molecular manipulation. It's also occasionally brought up that while adamantium may be unbreakable by anything else, it can still be damaged by more adamantium, demonstrated by the Hulk ramming Wolverine's claws through his own skull.

** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's shield, ComicBook/TheMightyThor's hammer and ComicBook/SilverSurfer's Power Cosmic enhanced board are indestructible in most stories. [[note]]The exceptions here are The Molecule Man who has absolute control over chemical bonds, The Beyonder, and Thor when Odinforce empowered.[[/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. [[NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup 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 ComicBook/DoctorDoom wielding the might of the Beyonder in ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984'', by ComicBook/{{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. It was also once dented by Thor striking it with Mjolnir.
** Adamantium serves a similar role in the Ultimate universe as well. It's not entirely indestructible there either; the Hulk was able to break an adamantium needle once.

* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
** In the 2011 comics, Superman and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s cape and costume are a kind of indestructible Kryptonian armor.
** In ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Red Lantern Kara's outfit and cape never get damaged, no matter what happens to her. Justified since her RL uniform is made of raw energy.
** Back in UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks, every Kryptonian costume was made like this, and ''anything'' from Krypton was effectively made of indestructium while on Earth. Perhaps the only time this wasn't true was when both Kal-L and Kal-El were in the Anti-Matter universe dealing with the Anti-Monitor in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''.
** In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton1959'', Alura made her daughter's super-hero costume before Kara left Argo because it would be indestructible on Earth.
** In ''ComicBook/KryptoniteNevermore'', Superman is losing his powers but his Kryptonian costume is still indestructible. This fact saves him when a thug shoots him and the bullet bounces off his costume.
** Superman foe Metallo's exoskeleton is forged from Metal 0, a nigh-impervious alloy that, in modern continuity, was developed by ''ComicBook/LexLuthor''.
** Supergirl outfit's indestructibility comes in handy in ''ComicBook/Supergirl1982'' #20 when Kara can't fly; so she glides downwards and lets her costume take the brunt of the impact.
--->'''Supergirl:''' Of course, that still left me with the problem of being one mile high... So I counted on being able to glide down with my cape — knowing my still indestructible costume would take the brunt of my impact in the lake!
* In pre-''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' DC Comics at least, the most indestructible metal (aside from the 30th century's inertron) was probably either Supermanium (a metal created by Superman that he made the door to his Fortress of Solitude and the hull of the Supermobile out of) or Amazonium (the metal Franchise/WonderWoman's bracelets were made from).
* ''ComicBook/{{Papyrus}}'': Justified. Pharaoh's soldiers encounter enemies who have indestructible swords. They capture the princess, but the soldiers manage to take a dagger. The author explains it in a footnote: that's just ''iron'', which may as well be indestructium against the Egyptian bronze swords. (This is a common historical misconception, though. The reason people stopped using bronze for weapons and switched to iron was that the prices of tin increased substantially due to decreased supply. Iron is not a very good material for weapons, so in the Bronze Age, bronze weapons were superior to iron weapons. Yes, iron was a cheap substitute for bronze once people figured out how to forge iron weapons. This changed only after people learned how to fiddle with carbon content in iron (i.e. when they started making and perfecting steel).
* In the Silver Age inertron was a futuristic material that was completely indestructible, capable of containing even Kryptonians, Daxamites, and their ilk. It showed up fairly frequently in ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' storylines.
* ComicBook/WonderWoman's Lasso of Truth cannot be broken by even the strength of Kryptonians, ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, or Doomsday. The rare times it is broken are due to RealityWarper powers (Bizarro was able to break it in a non-canon story). Her bracelets are also made from a metal called "feminum"/Amazonium, which is virtually indestructible and can stop virtually anything from Superman's HeatVision to the magical attacks of gods. In ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016'' the "armlets of Artemis" are outright said to be impenetrable and superior to any shield, but they lose this power when the gods retract their boons to Diana. On the other hand, her lasso retains its indestructible properties even after the Olympians attempt to destroy the powers of all of her items.
* In the ''ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit'' story "The Smurfs And The Magic Flute", The King tries to burn the magic flute to prevent Peewit from finding it, but the flute comes out of the fire completely unscratched. It's the first sign to Johan and the King that something's not right about the flute.
* ''ComicBook/GastonLagaffe'' has one unusually tough walnut. Gaston's last attempt at cracking it involves putting it on the rails of an incoming tramway. The nut wins.

* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':

* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Ochaco's armored costume is revealed to be partially made from [[spoiler:feminum, the same metal used to create [[Franchise/WonderWoman Wonder Woman's indestructible Bracelets of Submission]]. It's only a watered-down alloy mixed with plenty of other materials, but it still makes her costume so durable that Tenya's armor cracks when he tries to kick her]].
* ''Fanfic/CitadelOfTheHeart'':
** Combining modern-day building materials with [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Chrome Digizoid]] as shown in ''Digimon Re: Adventure'' has caused the [[https://www.aquacity.jp.e.yp.hp.transer.com/ AQUA CiTY shopping mall and aquarium]] to ultimately become this. A bunch of cybernetic impostors of a certain person, two Perfect Levels in the form of Lilimon and Garudamon, and an Adult Level in the form of Aquilamon, about the only thing close to damage the fight at the bottom floor causes is simply shaking the whole building, but otherwise the building stays completely intact from beginning to end.
* ''Fanfic/MyIronGiant'': Izuku has the ability to manifest a HumongousMecha around himself. Mei breaks multiple high-quality drill bits trying to access the inside of his head. [[spoiler:Only All Might and a specially designed Nomu managed to cause any damage]].
* ''Fanfic/GazDreamsOfGenie'': While the genie bottle is easily breakable, the cushions and lamps that make up the room inside it are impossible to damage. [[spoiler:As Gaz finds out when she's [[BecomingTheGenie cursed to become a genie]] and is trapped inside the restored lamp.]]
%%* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': From "A Better Plan?", Ami's analysis of the substance, Adamantine, gives this trope to items made of it:%%Quotes aren't acceptable context.
%%-->from what she could determine, it seemed to be all but indestructible. High temperatures, acids, enough force to break a steel girder -- nothing so far had been able to damage the metal.\\
%%[...]\\
%%While the confirmation of the material's near-invulnerability was reassuring in a way, it also presented an enormous problem. How was she supposed to work with it if she couldn’t shape it? "I'm missing something here," Ami concluded, pacing up and down. "Someone has clearly forged it into this shape. Perhaps it needs to be in raw form?"
%%* ''Fanfic/{{Adjacency}}'': The magic mirror, as seen when being pitted against one of the strongest mages alive:%%Quotes aren't acceptable context.
%%--> Surprisingly, it hadn't taken any convincing for Celestia to allow Twilight to experiment on the mirror, as she trusted her faithful student not to damage it. Or perhaps, Twilight was beginning to suspect, her mentor didn't think she was ''capable'' of damaging it, as it was proving thankfully impervious to all the magical backlashes that had occurred in the process of studying it.
* ''Fanfic/EasterEggSnowOnMtSilver'' references the RealLife reputation the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance has in regards to this. When Angie's brother falls victim to a bout of temporary insanity, he throws the console at a wall, which leaves a dent in the wall, but the console still works perfectly fine.
* ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'': As in [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} the source material]], all technology Stable-Tec is described as being this. Every terminal Littlepip comes across survived with its contents intact through a nuclear War, and the Pip-Buck she wears on her leg is durable enough to be used as a shield against bullets. Even when it becomes ''permanently fused to her leg'', it continues to work perfectly fine.

* In ''Film/TheBrassTeapot'' the titular Teapot cannot be destroyed by any known means. After [[spoiler:Arnie]] runs it over with his truck, the dents just fix themselves and the Teapot returns to mint condition.

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** Captain America's shield doesn't disappoint. In its most impressive showing in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', it blocks Thor's hammer, which levels the forest they are in and sends Thor flying, while Cap is completely unharmed. [[spoiler:The shield suffers TheWorfEffect in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' when [[BigBad Thanos]] breaks through it with his [[CoolSword double-bladed sword.]]]]
** ComicBook/BlackPanther's vibranium weave suit in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' is rather impressive as well, allowing him to harmlessly shrug off a hail of bullets. His vibranium claws also leave marks on Cap's shield, considering they're made of the same material.
** In a [[PlayingWithATrope bizarre, corkscrew maneuver]] of this trope, the Aether from ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' is a force of pure destruction, capable of obliterating the entire universe -- [[MortonsFork but it can't be destroyed itself]], at least not by any means the heroes can think of. [[spoiler:Of course, it's an infinity gem.]]
** And also, [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 Carol Danvers]] herself. Have you just read about the Aether in the above bullet point? Carol received a full blast from it. Just a few minutes after that, you can see that she didn't have even a scratch!
* ''Film/TheMeg''. Jaxx assures everyone that the cylindrical polycarbonate shark cage is in fact more than capable of resisting the megalodon's jaws. She's right...so the giant shark [[OhCrap tries to swallow it whole instead]].

* In Creator/TimothyZahn's ''Literature/TheConquerorsTrilogy'', the alien Zirrch have hulls which seem to be this, at first. The deadliest human missiles do nothing. It's not until the [[HumansThroughAlienEyes perspective flips]] that we find out they're very sturdy, yes, [[spoiler:but the shockwaves of the explosions devastate the ship's insides]]. Also, [[spoiler:humans eventually figure out how to destroy them]].
* In Creator/LarryNiven's ''Literature/KnownSpace'' stories, the hulls of General Products ships were advertised to be invulnerable to harm. In one story it was revealed that they could be destroyed by contact with {{antimatter}}; they can also be destroyed by turning off the effect that's holding the hull together. However, anything enclosed in a stasis field reflects all forms of energy and is completely indestructible -- except perhaps by being dropped into a black hole.
* The closest thing in the ''Literature/PerryRhodan'' universe may be "molkex" (from "molecular extract"), a substance from an early arc that was a byproduct of the reproductive cycle of a now-extinct species of rather literal [[HordeOfAlienLocusts alien locusts]]. The material ''could'' obviously be worked with the right know-how -- the plot point was that another hostile alien species used it as practically indestructible starship ''armor'' in place of more conventional force fields -- and would rapidly dissolve and vanish into hyperspace when exposed to a highly specific two-component counteragent, but was otherwise pretty much immune to anything else up to and including energy and nuclear weapons.
* Densecris and carbonex serve as this in Steve Perry's ''Literature/{{Matador|Series}}'' series. It's mentioned that a few centimeters of densecris are enough to protect from a direct missile hit and that a bunker with carbonex plating is 'going to take a long time to dig through'.
* Nara is treated this way in the ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' franchise: made from fusion-compounded rock, the D'ni used Nara when it absolutely, positively had to last the ages. [[spoiler:Which led to it suffering from a rare architectural version of TheWorfEffect when it was shown not to be earthquake-resistant; furthermore, ''VideoGame/MystIVRevelation'' demonstrated that it can be shattered with the right sound frequencies.]] Deletheni, a lighter material used in the hazard suits employed by the Guild of Maintainers, is similarly nigh-indestructible but less so; this does not stop such a hazard suit from [[spoiler:protecting its wearer from a ''supernova'']].
* Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse: Several examples have popped up throughout the years.
** The ''Literature/JediAcademyTrilogy'' introduces [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Quantum-crystalline_armor quantum-crystalline armor]], which was designed to be "completely indestructible" and is used to armor a ship known as the Sun Crusher. If Spaceship Sue were a trope then the Sun Crusher would be the picture at the top, because not only is it a StarKilling Imperial superweapon the size of a fighter, it's durable enough to remain in perfect condition after [[HurlItIntoTheSun sitting in the heart of a gas giant]] and at one point brings down a capital ship by [[RammingAlwaysWorks flying through it]] while remaining completely unharmed. The Sun Crusher's only weakness is the fact its conventional weapons are externally mounted; in its first battle against Imperial forces, they just blasted the Crusher until all its cannons were slag, which just so happens to have lead to the aforementioned ramming attack. It's finally destroyed after A: being crippled by a near-miss from the Death Star prototype's superlaser, and B: getting sucked into a black hole.
** A metal alloy known as Phrik is essentially [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel's]] adamantium [[{{Expy}} in all but name]]. 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'''. The new canon had Emperor Palpatine make his lightsaber's hilt out of phrik to guarantee it couldn't be destroyed by an opponent's lightsaber, as had happened to his apprentice, Darth Maul.
** Mandalorian Iron -- known as ''beskar'' in ''[[{{Conlang}} Mando'a]]'' -- is already extremely durable as an ore, but the special forging techniques used by Mandalorian armorsmiths make it one of the most versatile and durable metals in the galaxy, capable of resisting lightsabers and said to be nearly indestructible by conventional means. The shatterpoint Force technique, however, is decidedly ''not'' conventional.
** A rare organic example would be Orbalisk shells, which 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 lightning reflected back upon him could crack their shells. The problem is that they're parasites: Orbalisks will multiply and spread across their host's body until they envelop and suffocate the victim, and ''they can't be removed'' without potentially killing their host.
* In ''Literature/DeltoraQuest'', the gems of the Belt of Deltora can not be destroyed. Supposedly, the belt can not be destroyed either as long as the heir to the throne of Deltora lives, although this is entirely unsubstantiated in the book ''The Belt of Deltora'', as Lief realises when he believes the royal line may be dead after all.
* In Robert Jordan's ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series, ''cuendillar'' is "an indestructible substance created during the Age of Legends. Any known force used in an attempt to break it is absorbed, making it stronger." However, this doesn't stop [[spoiler:the Dark One's seals from breaking]].
* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
** 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. This was exemplified in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'', where one such object made from the metal, the Sword of Gryffindor, was used by Harry to kill Salazar Slytherin's basilisk. This act wound up causing the sword to absorb the properties of basilisk venom, which is reputed to be able to destroy objects beyond magical repair.
** 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 a 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'']].
** Taken one step further by the Resurrection Stone, which Voldemort turned into one of his aforementioned Horcruxes. In order to destroy the portion of Voldemort's soul inside the stone, Dumbledore struck it with the Sword of Gryffindor, which had acquired the qualities of basilisk venom. Despite this, the stone itself remained intact and suffered no actual damage beyond a crack across its face where it was hit. It also retained its original innate abilities to recall the spirits of the dead, which it possessed prior to being turned into a Horcrux, making it the only object turned into a Horcrux that was still usable even after the destruction of the soul fragment inside it. The stone is thus likely the magical object most resilient to destruction in the series, insofar as that trait has been tested. However, according to [[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/563737784754896896 a tweet]] from WordOfGod, Dumbledore's magical abilities likely also played a role in maintaining the stone's integrity and allowing it to withstand the destruction of the soul fragment it contained.

* The character Monkey (or Sun Wukong in the original Chinese), from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', is a living being Made of Indestructium. It's probable that the fact his mother was a mountain impregnated by the cosmic forces of the universe made him tough to begin with (he is described repeatedly as a "stone monkey"), but after he got into Heaven, he gorged himself on both Peaches of Immortality, Wine of Heaven and Elixir of Long Life. And even before he got to Heaven, he had caused trouble by beating up all of the gods and demons of the Underworld and crossing his name out of the Register of the Dead, meaning that his soul couldn't pass on to the afterlife if he died anyway. And then, after he ate all that immortality-granting foodstuff, he was finally captured and spent 49 days being cooked inside [[Creator/{{Laozi}} Lao Tzu's]] crucible, which should have been enough to kill even another god, but which only cooked him even harder then before... and he was thrown in the crucible in the first place because even the strongest god in Heaven couldn't scratch him with his sharpest sword!
* {{Subverted|Trope}} in the ''Literature/WingCommander'' novel ''Fleet Action''. The Kilrathi launch a fleet of heavily armored super-carriers, designed to be able to fight their way deep into Confederation space despite the best efforts of a (recently downsized) Confederation Navy. The solution? [[spoiler:SpaceMarines board the carriers, and plant [[NuclearOption nuclear warheads]] as deep inside the ships as they can fight their way to. The very same armor that made the carriers immune to ''outside'' attack doom them as they prove equally capable at ''concentrating'' the destructive force of anything set off inside of them.]]
* The Two-Faced Ring in ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'' will make its wearer indestructible. Subverted with the Ring itself, as it is targeted for destruction at the end of ''Darke''.
* Keill Randor, protagonist of the ''Literature/LastLegionary'', starts out with his bones full of deadly radiation that's slowly killing him. The Overseers replace his entire skeleton with an unbreakable organic alloy.
* A comic example in the ''Literature/StephaniePlum'' books with a '53 powder blue Buick owned by Stephanie's late Uncle Sandor. Every other car Stephanie has owned [[EveryCarIsAPinto tends to explode,]] get [[RunningGag set on fire, crushed, flattened, or stolen.]] All except the Buick. She has used it as a battering ram against other cars several times, and it has ''incurred absolutely no damage'' while totalling the opposing vehicle.
* In ''Literature/TheVoyageOfAlice'', one of the ''Literature/AliceGirlFromTheFuture'' books, the SpacePirates had the ship of one of the legendary captains for years and couldn't cut it open thanks to its impermeable hull. Nothing works.
* In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', the [[ThirtyPiecesOfSilver thirty silver denarii]] that house the Fallen are invulnerable to damage, at least by any agency the Church and Knights of the Sword have ever been able to apply. The best they can do is ''try'' to lock them away.
* In the world of F. Paul Wilson's Literature/RepairmanJack and The Adversary Cycle, the Gaijin Masamune is an antique katana forged from a combination of earthly and Other-tainted steel. The two metals never blended, and its blade is now full of holes where the normal steel melted away, leaving the tainted metal completely untouched by a direct hit from ''the Hiroshima bomb''.
* Hyperfiber in the ''Literature/GreatShip'' universe is an incredibly durable metallic or ceramic material that has an innate ReinforceField as it scatters impacting energy through multiple universes. It's implied that the only man-portable weapon that can destroy it is a PlasmaCannon. [[PlanetSpaceship The Greatship]] has an outer hull made of ultra high grade hyperfiber several ''miles'' thick, allowing it to take largely only superficial damage from impacts at a third of the speed of light. The material's sheer strength backfires when a man with hyperfiber body armor in ''Eater of Bone'' is thoroughly gored when a bullet ricochets around ''inside'' his armor's cuirass.
* The Vickers machine gun appears in ''Literature/{{Cryptonomicon}}'', where it's a described as a gun with ''infrastructure''. A truck-mounted Vickers is used to cut a jeep in half, turned vertical and used to rain bullets down on German soldiers and is only destroyed when it plays chicken with a German fighter.
* In the ''Literature/GentlemanBastard'' series, the only relics of the long-vanished Eldren {{Precursors}} are made from elderglass, a substance completely unaffected by any mundane, magical, or alchemical force that humans are capable of throwing at it. However, elderglass shards have been found, suggesting that some means of destroying it was known to the Eldren [[spoiler:or the extraterrestrial power that might have wiped them off the planet]].
* In ''[[Literature/FormicWars The Swarm]]'', the fact that humans haven't yet figured out a way to even ''dent'' a [[InsectoidAliens Formic]] ship's hull is a major plot point. Even gravity-based weapons only harm the inside of a ship and only a few meters deep at that. While Formic fighter craft are a completely different case, there's no way to defeat the approaching Formic fleet without a weapon capable of destroying their capital ships. For that matter, scientists have absolutely no idea what the material is even made of, only knowing that silicon is involved somehow. The outer hull has no visible seams. It's no until later that someone suggests that the Hive Queen is using genetically-engineered organisms to fuse sections together using special enzymes, effectively turning the hull into a singular shell. [[spoiler:Eventually, Jukes, Ltd., comes up with a way of using nanites to eat silicon, but the delivery method is still unreliable.]]
* Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/VictoryUnintentional": The ZZ robot series is made of mostly iridium, beryllium, tin, and copper. The exotic alloy means these robots can regulate their own temperature, survive vacuum and {{UsefulNotes/Jupiter}}'s pressure, and tolerate extreme temperatures.
* ''Literature/BattlefieldEarth''. Jonnie Tyler has to knock out an automated gas drone that on its way to destroy LaResistance. Unfortunately, the drone is made of laminated layers of molecular-bonded material that's so indestructible an ''atomic bomb'' has only left a scorch mark on it.
* The Ring Station in ''Literature/TheExpanse''. It refuses to move at all, and any attempts to drill into or damage it are futile. [[spoiler:Then in Tiamat's Wrath, the station takes a ''point-blank gamma ray burst'' that destroyed two rings and everything else it hit. All that happens is that it's left glowing for weeks.]]
* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety and the Riddle of Ages'', the KEEP ([[FunWithAcronyms Key Enclosure for Enemies of the Public]]), which is the high-security prison converted from the Institute, has emergency drop barriers made of a material called glastanium. This has properties of glass and the strength of titanium. The Society has several dilemmas trying to figure out the timing and alarm systems so they can progress through the KEEP while dropping the glastanium walls behind them for safety, all while negotiating the threat of the Ten Men pursuing them.

** Kronos' crystal in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E5TheTimeMonster "The Time Monster"]], preventing the king of Atlantis from destroying the dangerous object and ridding his civilization of its threat.
** 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 alloy causes the dimension to [[HoistByHisOwnPetard eventually collapse in on itself]].
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree "The Power of Three"]] has the Shakri black cubes. Kate Steward (leader of [=UNIT=]) subjects them to positive and negative 200 degrees Celsius, a simulated underwater depth of 5 miles, a drop from a height of 10,000 feet and then had them run over by a tank. There wasn't as much as a blemish on them afterward.
* ''Series/KnightRider'': KITT's hull is molecularly bonded with a material called Tri-Helical Plasteel 1000 MBS, which is apparently a material that makes the car arguably tougher than a frontline heavy battle tank. Furthermore, it must be infused with KITT's entire car structure to explain why he is never worried about its integrity after all the jumps he makes. KITT however is wary of pushing this trope too far when dealing with rockets or heavy artillery. It's not so much that explosive warheads are certain to penetrate KITT's armor, but rather he doesn't know whether or not they can and he sensibly prefers not to chance it.

* The armor worn by the titular character in ''Series/TheMandalorian'' is made of an alloy called beskar, which is impervious to any blaster bolts from beyond point-blank range and can even deflect lightsaber blades. Once, he charges a phalanx of Stormtroopers, and the worst their massed fire does is knock him over. In the series finale, the Mandalorian gets pinned to a wall and pummeled by a super-strong Dark Trooper; turns out the deck plating of an Imperial cruiser will give way before a beskar helmet even gets dented.

* The Demon Hunter's Tassels from ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}: Dungeon Fantasy'' are an amusingly mundane version of this. Cutting the threads is impossible, even a God must settle for untying them from whatever they are fixed to.
* One ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' module includes a RunningGag with a bunch of [[spoiler:Commie propaganda pamphlets]] that turn out to be this. At one point, they get superglued to the [=PCs=]!

* Toys/{{Bionicle}}: InUniverse, we have Protosteel, which is basically adamantium lite.

* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, the titular [[TomeOfEldritchLore Elder Scrolls]] themselves are "Fragments of Creation", which exist partially outside of time. As such, no one has ever been known to successfully destroy an Elder Scroll, though any Scroll left unattended and unaccounted for by a sentient mind may simply disappear. The PlayerCharacter in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' can [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] this in one dialogue option, where you can say half-jokingly that you were hoping to use the indestructible Scrolls as armor.
* Certain buildings in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' universe, considering what they had to have survived. During the development of ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', Bethesda ran simulations to see what buildings in the D.C. area would survive a nuclear holocaust in RealLife. The answer: none of them. So they fudged it.

* ''VideoGame/{{Gift|2001}}'': Justified. Many enemies are invincible, but it's implied that they are such only for Gift.

* Mass Relays in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' are composed of an unknown yet incredible resilient material, are equipped with self-cleaning and maintenance cycles, internal power generation, as well as emitting powerful mass effect stasis fields in response to threats, preserving the relay's structural integrity at a quantum level and preventing even state-of-the-art laser drilling from extracting pieces for analysis. It also helps that Mass Relays, which are natural choke points, are extensively guarded and patrolled, and Council species very heavily frown on anyone interfering with them.
** It's revealed during the ''Arrival'' mission in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' that Relays ''can'' be destroyed, although it requires a {{colo|nyDrop}}ssal force to do so. Most scientists don't want to look too deeply into this because the detonation of a Relay's Mass Effect core can wipe out an entire ''solar system''. [[note]]Leaving other systems stranded as well.[[/note]]

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}''

* In the flash game ''VideoGame/MikeShadowIPaidForIt'', the vending machine you're trying to get your snack from is apparently invulnerable. Ranging from beating the crap out of it to ''summoning the finger of God'', nothing can so much as scratch it.

* [[spoiler:Porky]]'s Absolutely Safe Capsule in ''VideoGame/Mother3'' is indeed [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin absolutely safe.]] Nothing the main characters do can damage it, and [[spoiler:the battle is declared over after two turns. Of course, this also means that ''Porky himself'' can never leave (then he'd be unsafe, and the capsule is ''absolutely'' safe), affect the outside world (that'd compromise the absolute safety), or die (''nothing'' can threaten Porky in the capsule, not even Porky himself), so [[SelfDisposingVillain it's effectively the same thing as him being killed]].]].

* The briefcase from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. While hails of gunfire, flames, explosions and everything else goes on around it, the flag sits exactly where it was left, calmly rotating 6 inches above the surface of the floor.
** The Payload bomb cart as well--at least until it gets to the end, anyway.

* Like the Pokémon example above, ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' has Wonder-Black playing a portable system, highly implied to be a [=3DS=]. When the Wonderful Ones get battle-damaged models near the late game, it is shown that his system has taken some damage as well, '''but it still runs'''!

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* 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 its strength[[labelnote:*]]Marvel's vibranium can absorb vibrations, and while tough, it is not completely indestructible[[/labelnote]].
** During ''Beerus VS Sailor Galaxia'', this trope is implied to be used for a box holding the [[DeaderThanDead Hakai]] energy, something which Zamasu, a Supreme Kai and hence, a god, was incapable of resisting the erasure effect.
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* Abraham from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2009-06-09 claims this is why]] he hasn't just destroyed the Dewitchery Diamond, though apparently he never considered [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings using a volcano]].
%%* Lampshaded in [[http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0199.html this]] ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids''.

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* {{M|inovskyPhysics}}agmatter from ''Website/OrionsArm'' is effectively impossible to damage. Not only does it have an incredibly high a binding energy but normal matter will pass right through it.
* The {{Creepypasta}} "The Beatles Cartoon Lost Episode", revolves around a tape with the titular episode on it. When the VCR plays it back, it catches fire. After applying a fire extinguisher to it, it's discovered the VCR is fine because it still plays back tapes.

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* In the Website/SCPFoundation, a good portion of the objects are indestructible. To the point where the rules for submissions specifically point this out as a DeadHorseTrope. The specific reasons here are two, one meta and one in-universe. The Foundation, in-universe, ''does not make it its mission to destroy [=SCPs=]''. (That C? It stands for "Contain", as in "Secure, Contain, Protect". [=SCPs=] are ''Secured'' and ''Contained'' to ''Protect''... well, everyone in the world.) You want to try the Global Occult Coalition for that. (There are exceptions, such as SCP-682, but 682 is... a special case.) The meta reason is that Decomissions do not happen anymore -- bad [=SCPs=] don't get killed off in flashy ways, the article is simply removed if it falls under a certain rating (-8, usually), therefore reasonless indestructibility is pointless, [[{{Retcon}} because nothing can save an SCP from the site mods]].
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** In "The Vase", Nicole entrusts her kids to destroy a vase sent by their grandmother and MakeItLookLikeAnAccident, only for it to be resistant to all of their attempts at doing so.
** In "The Best", after they've accidentally sent a video showing [[RightlySelfRighteous Carmen]]'s [[ReformedCriminal troubled past]] which would destroy her reputation, Gumball and Darwin try to destroy their classmates' phones. Gumball finds Idaho (who has a 3310 {{Expy}}) takes his phone and throws it on the floor, but it's still intact. He then sees a truck going at full speed and throws the phone under it so it would be crushed, but ''it remains intact and makes the truck crash instead''. After that, he simply opens a sewer and throws it under only so Idaho couldn't watch the video.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In "Thai Feud", when attempting to control the runaway food truck, Anne and Sprig end up running into a tortoise which was crossing the road, which hides inside its shell from the oncoming vehicle. Rather than crush the animal underneath the tires, the collision actually sends the food truck flying through the air like it just hit a ramp, without so much as a scratch on the shell.
* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' during the [[MultiPartEpisode Two-Part Episode]] "Space Race", in which their spaceship was safe due to the fact that nobody figures out how to break the door open, they mention Mythril, Wolverine's bones and sarcastically say that it was made by Space Dwarfs' technology to exemplify how impossible is to break it open.
* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': What makes the Omnitrix a ClingyMacGuffin; no amount of brute force can damage it or cut it off Ben's wrist, requiring more delicate methods of removal.

* {{Averted|Trope}} in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' movie "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.

--->'''Farnsworth:''' Bender, be careful. That's the ship's diamond filament tether. It's unbreakable.
--->'''Bender:''' Then why do I have to be careful?
--->'''Farnsworth:''' It belonged to my grandmother.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Mutiny on the Krusty", [=SpongeBob=] tries to coerce Mr. Krabs into saving his customers from a monster by threatening to destroy his first dime. When Mr. Krabs refuses, [=SpongeBob=] attempts to rip the dime in half. When that doesn't work he tries to split it with an ax, and the ax's head disintegrates. Then he tries to split it with a saw table, only for the saw to come loose and fly out.

* [[spoiler:Porky]]'s Absolutely Safe Capsule in ''VideoGame/Mother3'' is indeed [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin absolutely safe.]] Nothing the main characters do can damage it, and [[spoiler:the battle is declared over after two turns. And additionally, not even Porky himself can do anything to the capsule, or even exit it for that matter. In other words, he's stuck in it forever]].

** And also, [[CaptainMarvel Carol Danvers]] herself. Have you just read about the Aether in the above bullet point? Carol received a full blast from it. Just a few minutes after that, you can see that she didn't have even a scratch!

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* {{M|inovskyPhysics}}agmatter from ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'' is effectively impossible to damage. Not only does it have an incredibly high a binding energy but normal matter will pass right through it.

** The Gundams of the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans Post-Disaster]] continuity has "Nano-Laminate Armor", the complete inverse of Luna Titanium - it laughs at beam weapons, but is useless against physical attacks.

** In another prequel, ''Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoSenki'', [[spoiler: Einosuke's heir/disciple]] Takao Osugi tried throwing it into a fire, using an industrial kiln, sealing it in a Shinto shrine, etc.. and NOTHING worked. He was about to either throw it into the nearest harbour or bury it in the mountains when [[spoiler: Tokyo was destroyed in the Big Kanto Earthquake, and he decided to use the trope to his advantage by sending his daughter Suzuno into the Book for protection, which ultimately let her become the Byakko Priestess]].

** ComicBook/TheMightyThor wields the hammer Mjolnir, made of the mystical metal Uru. We've seen it shatter meteors, stand up to implements made of vibranium, and it can only be forged in the heart of a star - outside that, next to nothing ''anywhere'' in the nine realms - natural, magical, or technological - can melt it so that it can be shaped. Other Asgardians' weapons such as Odin's spear are made of the stuff as well.

* ''ComicBook/{{Papyrus}}'': Justified. Pharaoh's soldiers encounter enemies who have indestructible swords. They capture the princess, but the soldiers manage to take a dagger. The author explains it in a footnote: that's just ''iron'', which may as well be indestructium against the Egyptian bronze swords. This is a serious error, though. The reason people stopped using bronze for weapons and switched to iron was that the prices of tin increased substantially due to decreased supply. Iron is not a very good material for weapons, so in the Bronze Age, bronze weapons were superior to iron weapons. Yes, iron was a cheap substitute for bronze once people figured out how to forge iron weapons. This changed only after people learned how to fiddle with carbon content in iron (i.e. when they started making and perfecting steel).

* ''Fanfic/GazDreamsOfGenie'': While the genie bottle is easily breakable, the cushions and lamps that make up the room inside it are impossible to damage. [[spoiler: As Gaz finds out when she's [[BecomingTheGenie cursed to become a genie]] and is trapped inside the restored lamp.]]

** Captain America's shield doesn't disappoint. In its most impressive showing in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', it blocks Thor's hammer, which levels the forest they are in and sends Thor flying, while Cap is completely unharmed. [[spoiler: The shield suffers TheWorfEffect in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' when [[BigBad Thanos]] breaks through it with his [[CoolSword double-bladed sword.]]]]

* In ''Film/TheWolverine'', Wolverine's claws and the Silver Samurai suit and swords are made of adamantium. [[spoiler: It's revealed that the swords can be superheated, which allow them to cut through Wolverine's claws. Fortunately, the bones within still grow back.]]

* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'':
** The One Ring: Gandalf confirms that nothing that Middle-earth possesses can even damage it. He gets rather specific as to the methods that could be attempted. Divine assistance from the more powerful ''de facto'' {{Physical God}}s of the setting would probably work, but they're on the other side of a major ocean and have explicitly limited their aid to sending Gandalf himself, who is ''not'' capable of damaging it. Gandalf specifically mentions that not even Dragonfire (which had destroyed three of the Seven Rings of Power given to the Dwarves), from the most powerful Dragon who ever existed no less, would've been able to so much as singe it. In the end, the only way to destroy it is to throw it into Mt. Doom, where it was made.
** The walls of Orthanc and Minas Tirith are invulnerable to all known weapons and projectiles. Even the Ents, who rip apart solid rock like it was silly putty, are unable to so much as dent Orthanc and are forced to give up.

** Mithril is an incredibly resistant (and precious) material. While wearing a chain mail made of Mithril, Frodo survives being speared by a freaking Troll, with only a bruise as a result. Not only that, but the mail is undamaged after this impact.

* Nara is treated this way in the ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' franchise: made from fusion-compounded rock, the D'ni used Nara when it absolutely, positively had to last the ages. [[spoiler: Which led to it suffering from a rare architectural version of TheWorfEffect when it was shown not to be earthquake-resistant; furthermore, ''VideoGame/MystIVRevelation'' demonstrated that it can be shattered with the right sound frequencies.]] Deletheni, a lighter material used in the hazard suits employed by the Guild of Maintainers, is similarly nigh-indestructible but less so; this does not stop such a hazard suit from [[spoiler: protecting its wearer from a ''supernova'']].

* In Robert Jordan's ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series, ''cuendillar'' is "an indestructible substance created during the Age of Legends. Any known force used in an attempt to break it is absorbed, making it stronger." However, this doesn't stop [[spoiler: the Dark One's seals from breaking]].

* Critically subverted in the fourth-generation ''Literature/TomSwift'' novel ''Mind Games'', where Tom surprises everyone during the ''Galaxy Masters'' game by destroying one of the two [[MacGuffin Memory Cubes]], locking [[BigBad Dedstorm]] out of victory while still allowing the heroes to accomplish their goal. The game's designer himself notes that he's effectively broken the game. [[spoiler: It's not the last time he does so.]]

* {{Subverted|Trope}} in the ''Literature/WingCommander'' novel ''Fleet Action''. The Kilrathi launch a fleet of heavily armored super-carriers, designed to be able to fight their way deep into Confederation space despite the best efforts of a (recently downsized) Confederation Navy. The solution? [[spoiler: SpaceMarines board the carriers, and plant [[NuclearOption nuclear warheads]] as deep inside the ships as they can fight their way to. The very same armor that made the carriers immune to ''outside'' attack doom them as they prove equally capable at ''concentrating'' the destructive force of anything set off inside of them.]]

* The Ring Station in ''Literature/TheExpanse''. It refuses to move at all, and any attempts to drill into or damage it are futile. [[spoiler: Then in Tiamat's Wrath, the station takes a ''point-blank gamma ray burst'' that destroyed two rings and everything else it hit. All that happens is that it's left glowing for weeks.]]

* [[spoiler:Porky]]'s Absolutely Safe Capsule in ''VideoGame/Mother3'' is indeed [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin absolutely safe.]] Nothing the main characters do can damage it, and [[spoiler: the battle is declared over after two turns. And additionally, not even Porky himself can do anything to the capsule, or even exit it for that matter. In other words, he's stuck in it forever]].

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'', George tests Spacely's new indestructible life jacket. It withstood being crushed, struck with lightning, buzzsawed and blown up with missles; [[spoiler: as it turns out it's not washable, [[WeaksauceWeakness so being ran through a washing machine completely destroys it.]]]]

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

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** The Four-Star Dragon Ball once [[PocketProtector saved Goku's life]] in [[Manga/DragonBall the manga]] when it blocked Mercenary Tao's Dodon Ray from piercing his heart.
** Oddly enough, Vegeta once told Krillin to destroy a Dragon Ball to keep the villains from getting it when the villains had already collected most of the set. There's no implication that it wouldn't have worked. Then again, the characters in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' are ''way more powerful'' than they were in the original series.

* ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalactic:'' The dwarves may constantly grouse that 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, there's not much ground for complaints. 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 after a quick reboot. 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]], the [[DrillTank Drilldozer]], which is made very cheaply to reduce costs when it's inevitably left behind, and the dwarves themselves -- and even those [[UnexplainedRecovery get taken back to the infirmary alive with no explanation]].

* In the ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls Elder Scrolls]]'' series, the titular [[TomeOfEldritchLore Elder Scrolls]] themselves are "Fragments of Creation", which exist partially outside of time. As such, no one has ever been known to successfully destroy an Elder Scroll, though any Scroll left unattended and unaccounted for by a sentient mind may simply disappear. The PlayerCharacter in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' can [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] this in one dialogue option, where you can say half-jokingly that you were hoping to use the indestructible Scrolls as armor.

* Averting this was a selling point of ''Future Tactics''. Everything in that game, I mean ''everything'', could be destroyed. Scenery could be blown up, holes blasted in the ground, you name it. It was possible to kill tougher enemies in some levels by blasting the ground beneath them and sending them falling to their deaths, and the levels could even be rendered UnintentionallyUnwinnable thanks to some diligence on the player's part.* ''VideoGame/{{Gift|2001}}'': Justified. Many enemies are invincible, but it's implied that they are such only for Gift.

* [[spoiler:Porky]]'s Absolutely Safe Capsule in ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER 3}}'' is indeed [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin absolutely safe.]] Nothing the main characters do can damage it, and [[spoiler: the battle is declared over after two turns. And additionally, not even Porky himself can do anything to the capsule, or even exit it for that matter. In other words, he's stuck in it forever]].

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* ''Franchise/FateSeries'': The weapons Excalibur, Arondight, and Durandal are said to be unbreakable in their respective myths. In Excalibur's case, it's also because of its status as the sword that reflects the light of the world -- essentially, a sword so over-powered, it can drive aliens away.
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* ''Franchise/Ben10'': What makes the Omnitrix a ClingyMacGuffin; no amount of brute force can damage it or cut it off Ben's wrist, requiring more delicate methods of removal.

** Meteor iron is a powerful material to begin with. But when they use dragon fire to forge it, the quality of the metal is without equal. When they meet Piandao, the Gaang gets five weapons out the meteor: Sokka's jian, new broadswords for Zuko, a [[BladeOnAStick spear]] for Alec, a [[DeviousDaggers knife]] for Mai, and a katana for Suki, replacing the damaged blade of her old sword.

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

[[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? ''[[https://youtu.be/EBeTXPaewMo Because it still runs]]''.[[note]]The screen was replaced for visibility's sake; everything else in the console was exposed to the blast.[[/note]]-]]]

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The logical opposite of MadeOfExplodium and a step above NighInvulnerability.

* In ''Fanfic/MyIronGiant'' Izuku has the ability to manifest a HumongousMecha around himself. Mei breaks multiple high-quality drill bits trying to access the inside of his head. [[spoiler:Only All Might and a specially designed Nomu managed to cause any damage]].

* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': From "A Better Plan?", Ami's analysis of the substance, Adamantine, gives this trope to items made of it:
--> from what she could determine, it seemed to be all but indestructible. High temperatures, acids, enough force to break a steel girder - nothing so far had been able to damage the metal.\\
[...]\\
While the confirmation of the material’s near-invulnerability was reassuring in a way, it also presented an enormous problem. How was she supposed to work with it if she couldn’t shape it? “I’m missing something here,” Ami concluded, pacing up and down. “Someone has clearly forged it into this shape. Perhaps it needs to be in raw form?”
* ''Fanfic/{{Adjacency}}'': The magic mirror, as seen when being pitted against one of the strongest mages alive:
--> Surprisingly, it hadn't taken any convincing for Celestia to allow Twilight to experiment on the mirror, as she trusted her faithful student not to damage it. Or perhaps, Twilight was beginning to suspect, her mentor didn't think she was ''capable'' of damaging it, as it was proving thankfully impervious to all the magical backlashes that had occurred in the process of studying it.
* ''Fanfic/EasterEggSnowOnMtSilver'' references the RealLife reputation the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance has in regards to this. When Angie’s brother falls victim to a bout of temporary insanity, he throws the console at a wall, which leaves a dent in the wall, but the console still works perfectly fine.

** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''has "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E6TheDoomsdayMachine The Doomsday Machine]]", which is made of solid neutronium and can only be destroyed by blowing up a starship inside it. However, even this rather extreme method only manages to disable it by damaging the sensitive equipment inside. The outside is ''entirely'' unscathed. In later series, neutronium is synonymous with being the toughest, strongest material in-universe.

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'':

** In "Orbit" the VillainOfTheWeek tries to kill Avon by sabotaging his shuttle so it won't reach orbit, crashlanding in a marshy area. Servalan is worried that a valuable MacGuffin Avon has in his possession will also be destroyed but is assured that while the crew will be reduced to LudicrousGibs, the equipment will survive with minimal repair and even the shuttle could be salvaged.
** In "Deliverance" an [[EscapePod impact life capsule]] can drop from outer space onto the surface of a planet [[NoBudget without parachutes or retro-thrusters]].

** The original ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'' series has "The Doomsday Machine", which is made of solid neutronium and can only be destroyed by blowing up a starship inside it. However, even this rather extreme method only manages to disable it by damaging the sensitive equipment inside. The outside is ''entirely'' unscathed. In later series, neutronium is synonymous with being the toughest, strongest material in-universe.
** The Borg are sometimes presented as this (for example, in the first episode of ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'', when Federation weapons don't even scratch the Borg cube) when they have [[AwesomenessByAnalysis adapted to your weapons]]. The Borg Collective may be indestructible, but their individual drones and ships are damaged by weapons just like anything else. They're just really, really good at coming up with defenses quickly. But [[http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Species_8472 there's]] AlwaysABiggerFish...

* The Creator/LyndaCarter ''Series/{{Wonder Woman|1975}}'' series has her indestructible bracelets made of "Feminum", a metal found only on Paradise Island. (The metal is called "Amazonium" in the comics, and has different origins.)
* The armor worn by the titular character in ''Series/TheMandalorian'' is made of an alloy called beskar, which is impervious to any blaster bolts from beyond point-blank range and can even deflect lightsaber blades. Once, he charges a phalanx of Stormtroopers, and the worst their massed fire does is knock him over. In the series finale, the Mandalorian gets pinned to a wall and pummeled by a super-strong Dark Trooper; turns out the deck plating of an Imperial cruiser will give way before a beskar helmet even gets dented.

Compare RagnarokProofing. See also MadeOfIron and SuperToughness, for characters.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'', George tests Spacely's new indestrutable life jacket. It withstood being crushed, struck with electricity, buzzsawed and blown up with missles; [[spoiler: as it turns out it's not washable, [[WeaksauceWeakness so being ran through a washing machine completly destroys it.]]]]

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'', George tests Spacely's new indestrutable life jacket. It withstood being crushed, buzzsawed and blown up with missles; [[spoiler: as it turns out it's not machine washable, [[WeaksauceWeakness so being ran through a washing machine completly destroys it.]]]]

* ''Franchise/FateSeries'': The weapons Excalibur, Arondight, and Durandal are said to be unbreakable.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' features the ever-bemoaned [[OminousFloatingCastle Necron Monolith]], made of a 'living metal' that can physically alter its shape. It was already immune to the tank-killing effects of heat-based weapons (melta), targeting weapons (lance), rending weapons, and dedicated tank-hunting specialists, but thanks to a 5th edition rules change and a quirky Rules-as-Written interpretation, it physically cannot be destroyed by glancing hits (the new Hull Point system in 6th edition thankfully reverses that last part).
** The Monolith can be destroyed provided you have a Strength 9 or higher weapon, but that's the only way to destroy it. However, a Strength 9 or 10 (10 is about as high as you can get in a normal game) weapon simply means you have a ''chance'' at destroying it. Actually completing the feat means you need 2 consecutive 5's or 6's, not to mention hitting the damn thing first.

* In the Website/SCPFoundation, a good portion of the objects are indestructible. To the point where the rules for submissions specifically point this out as a DeadHorseTrope. The specific reasons here are two, one meta and one in-universe. The Foundation, in-universe, ''does not make it its mission to destroy [=SCPs=]''. (That C? It stands for "Contain", as in "Secure, Contain, Protect". [=SCPs=] are ''Secured'' and ''Contained'' to ''Protect''... well, everyone in the world.) You want to try the Global Occult Coalition for that. (There are exceptions, such as SCP-682, but 682 is... a special case.) The meta reason is that Decomissions do not happen anymore -- bad [=SCPs=] don't get killed off in flashy ways, the article is simply removed if it falls under a certain rating (-8, usually), therefore reasonless indestructibility is pointless, [[{{Retcon}} because nothing can save an SCP from the site mods]].

* The crib that Ron builds in ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''. He tests it's strength by hitting it with his truck, which is noticeably damaged afterward.