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* ''Manga/CallOfTheNight'': The only way to touch an intangible vampire is by becoming intangible yourself.

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* ''Manga/CallOfTheNight'': The only way to touch an intangible vampire is by becoming intangible yourself. Susuki compares the phenomenon to magnetism, where two beings in different states harmlessly phase through each other while two beings in a similar state will repel each other.

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** In "Vengeance of Vilgax Part 2", it's revealed Vilgax's Shield of Ziegel gauntlet allows him to grab Big Chill while he's intangible, much to the latter's shock.
** In "Map of Infinity", Big Chill discovers that intangibility cancels out intangibility, so two intangible Necrofriggians would collide with each other.

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** In "Vengeance addition to being able to [[SeeTheInvisible see]] [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Ghostfreak]], Kraab is also able to spray a fluid that solidifies his protoplasm in "[[Recap/Ben10S1E6TouristTrap Tourist Trap]]".
** In "[[Recap/Ben10AlienForceS3E02VengeanceOfVilgaxPart2 Vengeance
of Vilgax Part 2", 2]]", it's revealed Vilgax's Shield of Ziegel gauntlet allows him to grab Big Chill while he's intangible, much to the latter's shock.
** In "Map "[[Recap/Ben10UltimateAlienS1E11MapOfInfinity Map of Infinity", Infinity]]", Big Chill discovers that intangibility cancels out intangibility, so two intangible Necrofriggians would collide with each other.
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* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'': Stands, as {{Fighting Spirit}}s, are as intangible as they permit themselves, meaning normal attacks usually cannot make contact while Stands can cause as much harm as they wish. However, the demonic hands from Ghost Alley are capable of grabbing Stands, established when they ripped Echoes out of Koichi's' body after he turned around at the wrong time. [[ChekhovsBoomerang This happens twice later in the Part]], first explicitly against the parasitic Stand Cheap Tricks and [[spoiler:when they grabbed and broke apart Killer Queen after [[SerialKiller Yoshikage Kira's]] death]].
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* ''Manga/CallOfTheNight'': The only way to touch an intangible vampire is by becoming intangible yourself.
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** ComicBook/{{Karnak}} does this when he fights ComicBook/{{the Vision}}. The Vision turns intangible to avoid his attacks, so Karnak vibrates his hand to a frequency where he can strike and hurt the intangible Vision.

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** ComicBook/{{Karnak}} ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': In ''Avengers Annual'' #12, [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Karnak]] does this when he fights ComicBook/{{the Vision}}. The Vision turns intangible to avoid his attacks, so Karnak vibrates his hand to a frequency where he can strike and hurt the intangible Vision.



** In ''MODOK's 11'', Temujin, thanks to being a strong [[KiAttacks chi-adept]], is able to repeatedly kick the Living Laser in his photonic state.

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** ''ComicBook/{{MODOK}}'': In ''MODOK's ''M.O.D.O.K.'s 11'', Temujin, thanks to being a strong [[KiAttacks chi-adept]], is able to repeatedly kick the Living Laser in his photonic state.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ZakStorm'': Recurring villain Golden Bones is capable of touching ghosts, usually much to the shock of said ghosts.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Channeling Haki through an attack lets it harm the setting's {{Elemental Shapeshifter}}s, most of whom are otherwise MadeOfAir. When you don't have Haki, using [[ElementalRockPaperScissors an element that is strong against them]] can also have this effect, as shown when Luffy tries to use water against the living sand Crocodile.

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* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Channeling Haki through an attack lets it harm the setting's {{Elemental Shapeshifter}}s, most of whom are otherwise MadeOfAir. When you don't have Haki, using [[ElementalRockPaperScissors an element that is strong against them]] can also have this effect, as shown when Luffy tries to use water against the living sand Crocodile.Crocodile; first [[ChekhovsGun accidentally]], then [[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll deliberately]].
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** ''ComicBook/TheButton'': Batman pins [[Characters/TheFlashEobardThawne Reverse Flash]] in place by exploiting the inherent flaw in his intangibllity: [[RequiredSecondaryPowers at least part of him has to remain tangible in order to not slip through the floor]], so Batman uses a batarang to stab him in that part. Namely, [[AgonyOfTheFeet his foot]]. He then lands a couple of punches while Eobard is still solid and reeling from the pain.
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** In The ''Ghostwalk'' campaign setting the town of Manifest is home to the Ghost Gate, a massive portal to the afterlife, the RealityBleed is so heavy that ghosts and similar beings are incapable of becoming intangible in the area because everything is functionally on both the Material and Ethereal Planes at the same time.
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* ''Webcomic/TheGreenhouse'': The demon 'Red' is normally [[{{Intangibility}} intangible]], but several spells are capable of affecting her, causing discomfort or preventing her from entering a home. A [[SaltSolution shower of salt]] onto her host is also an agonizing experience for Red. [[spoiler:Once their bond develops enough and Red is solid enough (and Mica isn't wearing her protective charm), she and Mica can actually touch each other: Red finds poking Mica with her [[PrehensileTail tail]] to be endlessly fascinating, but is completely thrown for a loop when Mica [[AffectionateGestureToTheNose boops her nose]] and [[AffectionateGestureToTheHead tussles her hair]]]].
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** In ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumLivingHell'', Warren White gets stuck in Mr. Freeze's cell and loses several body parts to frost bite. When a supernatural ritual causes the ghosts of the patients' past victims to manifest, ghostly versions of Warren's missing fingers also appear. This allows him to touch the ghosts, which he uses to strangle the spirit of a past employee of his and pull apart the stitches holding together the grandma of his cell mate Humpty Dumpty.
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* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfAminaAlSirafi'': [[spoiler:When she becomes an EmpoweredBadassNormal, Amina gains the unique ability to perceive [[MagicallyBindingContract magical contracts]] as cords connecting the participants. This lets her handle those cords as if they were physical objects... and [[ThirdPartyDealBreaker cut them.]]]]
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* ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'': Shiki's left arm is replaced by a magical prosthetic after the original was torn off by Fujino Asagami's [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]]. It has the ability to grip otherwise intangible spirits, which proves essential when she fights Kirie Fujou.

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* ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'': ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'': Shiki's left arm is replaced by a magical prosthetic after the original was torn off by Fujino Asagami's [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]]. It has the ability to grip otherwise intangible spirits, which proves essential when she fights Kirie Fujou.
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* In ''Webcomic/DrMcNinja'', the titular doctor can hit ghosts by humming the Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}} tune. His father and grandfather can do it without humming.

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* In ''Webcomic/DrMcNinja'', the titular doctor can knows how to enter a [[EnlightenmentSuperpower meditative trance that allows him to hit ghosts by ghosts]]. His personal technique is humming the Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}} tune. His father and grandfather can do it without humming.relatives don't share this method.

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** [[spoiler:Sette]] can touch the intangible aspects of the [[BackgroundMagicField khert]], and even walk in the khert's depths without the khert dismantling her. All of these things are impossible by the conventional knowledge of the setting and when she tears some ghosts out of the silver they're haunting it gives everyone in viewing range pause as they question just what exactly she is.

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** [[spoiler:Sette]] can touch the intangible aspects of the [[BackgroundMagicField khert]], and even walk in the khert's depths without the khert dismantling her. All of these things are impossible [[WrongContextMagic impossible]] by the conventional knowledge of the setting and when she tears some ghosts out of the silver they're haunting it gives everyone in viewing range pause as they question just what exactly she is. is.


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* ''Webcomic/JohnnyWander'': Cecilia has [[SkeletalAppendage one skeletal hand]] courtesy of a {{Psychopomp}}'s kiss, and can [[http://www.johnnywander.com/comic/girl-with-the-skeleton-hand-2-4 handle ghosts]] with it.

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