Invincible

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In general, the term invincible refers to the state of being impervious to all methods of harm (especially when used in video games; see Starman). This includes but is not limited to being run over by large objects, falling in toxic or otherwise dangerous substances, and falling from ludicrous heights. This concept is separate from immortality, which usually only entails protection against natural death.

Some holy relics such as the Ark of the Covenant and Spear of Destiny were believed to grant armies carrying them in battle complete invincibility. The Nazi Third Reich was a particularly notable believer in this claim. However, the fact that these items have been lost or have questionable authenticity, respectively, cannot help that claim.

Invincible may also refer to:

Contents 1 Music 2 Film and television 3 Written material 4 Sports 5 Ships 6 Other

[edit] Music

• Invincible (album), an album by Michael Jackson
• Invincible (Skillet album), an album by Christian rock group Skillet
• Invincible (5ive album), an album by British pop music group 5ive
• "Invincible (Eurovision song)", the song performed for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 by Carola Häggkvist
• "Invincible (song)", a 1985 song by Pat Benatar
• "Invincible", a song by Muse from the album Black Holes and Revelations
• "Invincible", a song by OK Go from the album Oh No
• "Invincible", a song by Bratz
• The Invincibles (group), an R&B group from Los Angeles in the 1960s

[edit] Film and television

• Invincible (2001 film), a 2001 film by Werner Herzog
• Invincible (2006 film), a 2006 film by Ericson Core
• Die Sieger, a 1994 movie, known in English as The Invincibles
• "Invincible (Eureka episode)", a season 1 episode of Eureka

[edit] Written material

• Invincible (comic), a comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Bill Crabtree
• The Invincible, a science fiction novel written by Stanisław Lem

[edit] Sports

• The Invincibles (rugby union), the 1924-25 New Zealand team which toured Great Britain, Ireland, France and Canada
• The Invincibles (cricket), the 1948 Australian team which toured England, captained by Don Bradman
• The Invincibles (rugby league), the 1982 Australian team which toured Great Britain
• The Invincibles (football), 2003-2004 undefeated Arsenal F.C. Premiership side, also 1888-1889 Preston North End side

[edit] Ships

HMS Invincible, the name of six ships of the British Royal Navy:

• HMS Invincible (1747), originally the French 74-gun ship of the line L'Invincible, captured in 1747
• HMS Invincible (1765), a 74-gun ship, launched in 1765 and lost in 1801
• HMS Invincible (1808), another 74, launched in 1808, paid off in 1814, and broken up in 1861
• HMS Invincible (1869), an armored "broadside battleship" built in 1869
• HMS Invincible (1907), a battlecruiser of the First World War, sank at the Battle of Jutland
• HMS Invincible (R05), a light aircraft carrier, served from 1980 to 2005

[edit] Other

• Irish National Invincibles, a group of extremist Irish Republicans in the 1880s