Adamantium
Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance, often a metal. The name comes from adamant or adamantine combined with the Neolatin ending -ium, and resembles the form of the names of the chemical elements. In its classical meaning, adamant referred either to any hard substance, including diamond, or a hypothetical impenetrable mineral; thus, adamantium often refers to a fictional impenetrable element or substance.
Uses of adamantium or similar substances in other works include:
- Several characters in the Marvel Universe use adamantium equipment, or are themselves made out of adamantium. The character "Wolverine" is particularly well known for having an adamantium-coated skeleton and retractable claws.
- A mineral in many fictional novels, particularly those published by Wizards of the Coast, that is used to create extremely hard armors and weapons, but is also sensitive to sunlight in that the Adamantium weakens when it is worn or used during the day.
- A metal in the Forgotten Realms universe, which is extremely hard.
- Armor in The Elder Scrolls games.
- Weapons and armor in Ancient Domains of Mystery computer game. Adamantium ore can also be found.
- In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe , in which it is used highly by the Space Marines and the Imperial Guard, in their weapons, armour and vehicles. This version of adamantium is not impenetrable, merely very hard.
- Armor in Master of Orion II.
- Weapons in Master of Magic. Built of adamantium ore, a terrain bonus.
- Handclock of Atomic Betty.
- Weapons and armors in RuneScape. Adamantium ore and bars can also be found.
- Ores and plates in MapleStory.
- Rope in Untold Legends.
- In the Final Fantasy video game series to create incredibly powerful weapons and armor, including in Final Fantasy I to make that world's version of Excalibur
- In the movie Forbidden Planet (1956), the stuctures built by the long-extinct Krell were made of adamantium.
- In the novel Gridlinked, the protagonists find an artifact composed of adamantium that was a prison for an energy being. It was commented that since humans only knew how to crystalize the metal that a race who could fashion objects out of it must be much more advanced.
- In the Warcraft Universe, the black dragon Deathwing had adamantium plate scales welded to his body by goblins.
- In "Heroes of Might and Magic IV" you could get a legendary item called the "Adamantium breastplate"