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    Anime & Manga 
Ah, Dad, I always thought you were invincible, at least to a virus.
Future Gohan, Dragon Ball Z

Oh, I'm sorry, is this hurting you? Aren't you invincible?
Vegito Blue, Dragon Ball Super

'Logia' users who think they're invincible tend to have short lifespans.
Pekoms, One Piece

    Comic Books 
"I want you... to remember, Clark... in all the years to come... in your most private moments... I want you to remember... my hand... at your throat... I want you to remember... the one man who beat you."

    Fan Works 
Marcy: My ancestors… they did all these great things. They took down warlords, they formed entire empires! They shaped the course of human history! They were born and bred into this, and I’m just… just… I’m just me.
Marcy: What? What do you mean?
The Core: Dear Marcy. No one empire, no one clan, can ever truly withstand the test of time, not even the Wus. That is the folly of being made of mere flesh, blood and bone. Like those before them, they fell victim to a changing world.

    Films — Live-Action 
Stygian Witches: The Kraken is invulnerable. A hundred men could not fight it. An army could not kill him.
Perseus: Nothing is invulnerable! There must be a way!

"Indestructible" my ass.

If you could make God bleed, then people will cease to believe in Him.
Whiplash, Iron Man 2

Yes! I am invincible!
Boris Grishenko, shortly before being showered with liquid nitrogen, Goldeneye

Black Knight: [armless and hopping on his one remaining leg] Right, I'll do you for that!
King Arthur: You'll what?
Black Knight: Come here!
King Arthur: What are you gonna do, bleed on me?
Black Knight: I'm invincible!
King Arthur: ...You're a loony.

If it bleeds, we can kill it.
Dutch, Predator

He's cut! The Russian is cut!

You see? He's just a man.
The Merovingian, The Matrix Reloaded

    Literature 
Here's a tip, Alcyoneus. Next time you choose the biggest state for your home, don't set up base in the part that's only ten miles wide. Welcome to Canada, idiot.
Frank Zhang, The Son of Neptune

Perhaps It was not eternal after all; the unthinkable must finally be thought.
It

Glory Girl: Idiots. I'm invincible.
Tattletale: First of all, I warned you about calling me stupid. Second, no, you're not invincible. Not exactly.
[Tattletale shoots her, letting Skitter's bugs through Glory Girl's force field]

    Tabletop Games 
Gideon, how easy it must be to play the protector when you think yourself untouchable. How wrong you are.
Nicol Bolas, Magic: The Gathering

"'Invincible' is just a word."
Gideon Jura, flavor text of Oust, Magic: The Gathering

    Video Games 
You feel fear for the first time, worm. I see it in your eyes. Skyrim will be free!
Gormlaith Golden-Hilt, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Could this be? This sword... It seems to protect me from the Dahaka! Perhaps the beast is not so invincible after all...

    Web Comics 
Don't say that! Whenever someone says that right after surviving something dangerous, something totally random pops out and kills them!

"Hyuk. Hyuk. Hyuk. It finally happened. Someone punched you in your stupid face. GODS don't get punched in the face, ya big dolt. Do you hear them? They already know who won. Even if they're wrong."

    Web Original 
I will maintain a realistic assessment of my strengths and weaknesses. Even though this takes some of the fun out of the job, at least I will never utter the line "No, This Cannot Be! I AM INVINCIBLE!!!" (After that, death is usually instantaneous.)
— The Evil Overlord List, Rule 24

The corpse of SCP-682 is visible within the chamber. Entity displays no signs of life.

Blitzo: What the fuck was that about?!
Millie: Stolas got hurt bad.
Blitzo: Stolas got what? (sputters in disbelief) How? ...He can get hurt?

    Western Animation 
So, you're not invincible.

And that's how we escaped from the Emperor. Everyone told me he was the most powerful witch alive. But look at this, Mom: I chipped off a piece of his mask! I know he's not invincible now.
Luz, The Owl House

What a strange planet... where else would a being as fragile as a human live... while a being as powerful as a Diamond perish?
Blue Diamond, Steven Universe

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