- "Can I help it if I have a hyper-accelerated metabolism? Besides, it's just a little snack."
- ― The Flash to John Stewart (Justice League)
The power to have an extraordinarily fast metabolism. Not to be confused with Metabolism Acceleration. Opposite to Hibernation.
Also Called
- Enhanced Metabolism
- Fast Metabolism
- Hyper-Accelerated Metabolism
- Hypermetabolism/Hyper Metabolism
Capabilities
The user has an accelerated metabolism, rendering them resistant to weight gain, illness, injury, and accelerating their healing speed.
Associations
- Accelerating Regeneration
- Alcohol Immunity
- Contaminant Immunity
- Enhanced Health
- Enhanced Reflexes
- Enhanced Speed
- Pain Suppression
- Regenerative Healing Factor
Limitations
- May need to eat large amounts of food to maintain their energy unless they have Self-Sustenance.
- May age more rapidly than usual due to the speed of the metabolism causing telomeres shorten faster.
- Food may not suffice because the user's body digests faster than the food can settle, leading to starvation.
- Gluttony Inducement and Empowerment may take part as a side-effect.
Known Users
Comics
- Forsythe Pendleton Jones III/Jughead Jones (Archie Comics)
- Users of the Speed Force (DC Comics)
- Martians (DC Comics)
- Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Space Racer (Image Comics)
Manga/Anime
- Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
- Kono Haruo (Kengan Ashura)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Lala Satalin Deviluke (To Love Ru)
- Momo Velia Deviluke (To Love Ru)
- Nana Aster Deviluke (To Love Ru)
- Sephie Michaela Deviluke (To Love Ru Darkness)
- People with Gourmet Cells (Toriko)
- Toriko
- Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)
Cartoons
- Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo series)
- Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo series)
TV/Film
- Reapers (Blade II)
- Raxacoricofallapatorians (Doctor Who)
- The Glutonoid (Doctor Who)
- Stephanie Powell (No Ordinary Family)
- Jodi Melville (Smallville)
- Aleena (Star Wars)
- Ratts Tyerell
Literature
- Vampires (Blue Bloods)
- Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians)
- Eskel (The Witcher)
- Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher)
- Lambert (The Witcher)
- Vesemir (The Witcher)
Video Games
- Soul Bees (Darkstalkers)
- Q-Bee (Darkstalkers)
- The Lone Wanderer (Fallout 3); via Fast Metabolism Perk
- The Courier (Fallout: New Vegas); via Fast Metabolism Perk
- Star (Maximum Ride)
- Juli (Street Fighter)
- Eskel (The Witcher)
- Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher)
- Lambert (The Witcher)
- Vesemir (The Witcher)