impervious-hide-resists-conventional-weapons
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Figures bearing this motif (13)
Beast of Gévaudan · salience 0.9
“Countless hunters and soldiers attempted to bring down the creature, only to find that their bullets seemed to have no effect on its hide.”
Behemoth · salience 0.9
“Its hide is described as impenetrable, its bones as strong as bars of iron, making it invulnerable to human weapons or attempts at subjugation.”
Surma · salience 0.9
“Its body is said to be covered in thick, impenetrable hide or scales, offering an unbreachable defense against any who might attempt to pass uninvited.”
Kurrea · salience 0.9
“Accounts describe Toolalla exhausting his entire supply of spears against the creature without managing to wound it”
Seps · salience 0.85
“Some legends speak of heroes who sought to slay the Seps, only to find their weapons dissolving upon contact with its venomous hide.”
Ōmukade · salience 0.8
“It is said to be impervious to most weapons, its tough hide deflecting arrows and blades with ease.”
Rakshasa · salience 0.6
“many are granted near-invincibility through boons won by ascetic penance (tapas) to gods such as Brahma or Shiva”
El Cuero
“Legends speak of El Cuero's incredible strength and near-invulnerability to conventional weapons.”
Headless Mule
“The Headless Mule's body is often depicted as black or dark brown, with some accounts describing its hide as impervious to weapons.”
Lambton Worm
“The Worm's hide was said to be so tough that conventional weapons could not harm it, and it possessed the ability to reattach severed parts of its body.”
Nemean Lion
“The Nemean Lion is a monstrous lion of Greek mythology whose skin no blade, arrow, or spear could pierce.”