Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-7333961-20130614110401/@comment-3235402-20130625005718

Zap it with something and wait for it to regenerate.

Okay, seriously— that might actually work, concept-wise. Have something break it, and have it try to fix itself over time, maybe even having the wearer fight a villain on his own. Then, when it's really needed, it changes, kinda like the beginning of Alien Force.