- "Well, John wasn't exactly the Boogeyman. He was the one you sent to kill f---ing Boogeyman. John is a man of focus. Commitment. Sheer will. Something you know very little about. I once saw him kill three men in a bar with a pencil. A f---ing pencil. And suddenly, one day, he asked to leave. All over a woman, of course. So I made a deal with him. I gave him an impossible task. A job no one could have pulled off. The bodies he buried that day laid the foundation of what we are now."
- ― Viggo Tarasov talking about John Wick (John Wick)
The ability to possess superhuman levels of hand-to-hand fighting skills and excel in various forms of combat. Sub-power of Enhanced Condition.
Also Called
- Advanced Combat/Fighting
- Combat Proficiency/Prowess
- Enhanced Combat Skills
- Enhanced Fighting Skills
- Superior Fighting Abilities
Capabilities
The user is unbelievably skilled in most known forms of fighting. They can be exceptionally proficient in the fighting traditions of a variety of cultures and become advanced with their own individual methods of close quarter combat, including martial arts (from all over the world), boxing, and wrestling. They can also become superhumanly skilled in their use of weaponry.
Applications
- Accelerated Development - Proficiently learn multiple fighting styles.
- Combat Adaptation - Adapt to different methods of fighting with little to no preparation or time.
- Combination Attacks
- Critical Impact
- Enhanced Defense
- Enhanced Marksmanship
- Enhanced Mauling
- Enhanced Strike
- Enhanced Unarmed Combat - Become skilled in multiple forms of hand-to-hand combat.
- Martial Arts Intuition
- Weapon Proficiency
Techniques
- Attack Cancellation
- Heavy Strike
- Multi-Hit Strike
- Multi Strike
- Razor Foot
- Razor Hand
- Razor Wind
- Speed Strike
Levels
- Peak Human Combat
- Enhanced Combat
- Supernatural Combat
- Absolute Combat
- Divine Combat
- Meta Combat
Variations
Associations
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Artificial Martial Arts
- Combat Merging
- Combat Perception
- Combat Specialist
- Elemental Combat
- Enhanced Assassination
- Enhanced Condition
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Killing Intuition
- Maximum Concentration Capacity
- Mech Piloting Intuition
- Megaton Kick
- Mystical Martial Arts
- One-Man Army - an advanced form of fighting ability.
- Power Fists
- Speed Combat
- Weapon Proficiency Touch
Limitations
- Could use control when learning a new combat skill.
- May require a visual performance of said combat skill beforehand.
Known Users
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
- Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)
- The Doom Slayer (Doom series)
- Apollo Gauntlet (Apollo Gauntlet)
- Ra's Al Ghul (DC Comics)
- General Zod (DC Comics)
- Thaal Sinestro (DC Comics)
- Roy Harper (DC Comics)
- Oliver Queen (DC Comics)
- Guy Gardner (DC Comics)
- Hal Jorden (DC Comics)
- Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Black Canary (DC Comics)
- Superman (DC Comics)
- Batman (DC Comics)
- Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
- Catwoman (DC Comics)
- Maxima (DC Comics)
- Lobo (DC Comics)
- Hercules (DC Comics)
- Power Girl (DC Comics)
- Tim Drake (DC Comics)
- Richard "Dick" Grayson (DC Comics)
- Bane (DC Comics)
- Doomsday (DC Comics)
- Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
- Miss Martian (DC Comics)
- Jason Todd (DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex (DC Comics)
- Terry McGinnis (Batman Beyond)
- The True Master (Teen Titans)
- Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
- Levi Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
- Juniper Lee (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
- Most Characters (Fairy Tail series)
- Freelancers (Red vs Blue)
- Agent Maine/The Meta
- Agent Carolina
- Tex
- The Five Pandavas (Mahabharata/Hindu Mythology)
- Krishna (Mahabharata/Hindu Mythology)
- Parashurama (Mahabharata/Hindu Mythology)
- Bhishma (Mahabharata/Hindu Mythology)
- Drona (Mahabharata/Hindu Mythology)
- Karna (Mahabharata/Hindu Mythology)
- Demigods (Greek/Roman Mythology)
- Ty Lee (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)
- Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
- Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
- Beast (Marvel Comics)
- Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)
- Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Thor (Marvel Comics)
- Mystique (Marvel Comics)
- Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
- Agent Melinda May "The Cavalry" (Marvel Comics)
- Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Ororo Munroe (Marvel Comics)
- Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
- The Vision (Marvel Comics)
- Rogue (Marvel Comics)
- Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)
- Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
- Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
- The Punisher (Marvel Comics)
- Hercules (Marvel Comics)
- The Thing (Marvel Comics)
- Red Sonja (Marvel/Dynamite Comics)
- Ryu (Street Fighter)
- Ken (Street Fighter)
- Aries (Cheetahmen)
- Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
- Kion (The Lion Guard)
- Kim Possible (Kim Possible)
- Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible); by harnessing the great Mystical Monkey Power
- Circe (Generator Rex)
- Most Characters (Kenichi: History's Strongest Disciple)
- Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)
- Most Characters (Naruto series)
- Most Characters (One Piece)
- Dwarves (One Piece)
- Various Fighters (Dragon Ball series)
- Demigods (Asura's Wrath)
- Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Power Rangers (Power Rangers series)
- Ogami Rei (Code: Breaker)
- Sakurakouji Sakura (Code: Breaker)
- Fujiwara Toki (Code: Breaker)
- Haruto (Code: Breaker)
- Hitomi (Code: Breaker)
- Tenpouin Yuuki (Code: Breaker)
- The One Being Sought (Code: Breaker)
- Kouji (Code: Breaker)
- Takatsu Aoba (Code: Breaker)
- Slayers (Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Buffy Summers
- Faith Lehane
- Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Angel
- Spike
- Hideo Asou (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Taisuke Kanou (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Jace Herondale (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Katsa (Graceling)
- Aelin Ashryver Galathynius/Celaena Sardothien (Throne of Glass)
- Rowan Whitethorn (Throne of Glass)
- Nami Kusunoki (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
- Prue Halliwell (Charmed)
- Josie Stronghold/Jetstream (Sky High)
- Ian Archer (Tower Prep)
- Vanessa Brewer (Angel)
- Cloud Strife (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Sephiroth (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Xander Harris (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Milo (Pompeii)
- Atticus (Pompeii)
- Tifa Lockhart (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Vincent Valentine (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Finn (Adventure Time)
- Ashley J. Williams (The Evil Dead series)
- Evil Ash (Evil Dead)
- John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
- Ben Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Kevin Levin (Ben 10)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Rook Blonko (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Z Fighters (Dragon Ball)
- Peyton Westlake (Darkman)
- Robert G. Durant (Darkman)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- Michael Myers (Halloween)
- Man with No Name (Westerns)
- Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly)
- River Tam (Firefly)
- Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Hercules (Disney)
- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
- Jak (Jak and Daxter)
- Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank)
- Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics)
- Turok (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter)
- Kain (Legacy of Kain)
- Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
- Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sally Acorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Mario (Super Mario)
- Luigi (Super Mario)
- Bowser (Super Mario)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
- Turbo Mecha Sonic (Super Mario Bros. Z)
- Captain Basilisx (Super Mario Bros. Z)
- Nox Decious (Stupid Mario Brothers Web series)
- The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers Web series)
- He-Man (Masters of the Universe)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear series)
- Liquid Snake (Metal Gear series)
- Solidus Snake (Metal Gear series)
- Big Boss (Metal Gear series)
- Venom Snake (Metal Gear series)
- The Boss (Metal Gear series)
- Raiden (Metal Gear series)
- Liquid Ocelot (Metal Gear series)
- Quiet (Metal Gear series)
- Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed series)
- Desmond Miles (Assassins Creed series)
- Jedi (Star Wars)
- Sith (Star Wars)
- Boba Fett (Star Wars)
- Chloe Sullivan (Smallville)
- Selene (Underworld)
- Sarah Connor (The Terminator)
- Predators (Dark Horse Comics)
- Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)
- Chris Redfield (Resident Evil)
- V (V for Vendetta)
- Monica Dawson (Heroes)
- Jojo Achimu (Ninjutsu series)
- Abigail Whistler (Blade: Trinity)
- Touma Kamijou (To Aru Majutsu No Index)
- Ayane (Dead or Alive)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Mario (Super Mario)
- Shifu (Kung Fu Panda)
- Po (Kung Fu Panda)
- The Furious Five (Kung Fu Panda)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Various Skylanders (Skylanders)
- Saitama (One Punch Man)
- Kairi Sanjo (Shugo Chara!); as Samurai Soul
- Kratos (GoW)
- Akabane Raishin (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
- Yaya (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
- Yukina Himeragi (Strike the Blood)
- Makoto Kino/Lita Kino/Sailor Jupiter (Sailor Moon)
- Haruka Tenoh/Amara Tenoh/Sailor Uranus (Sailor Moon)
- Michiru Kaiou/Michelle Kaiou/Sailor Neptune (Sailor Moon)
- Kazehaya Kamito (Spirit Elementalist's Blade Dance)
- Ash Blake (Seikoku no Dragonar)
- Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)
- Miyuki Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)
- Edajima Heihachi (Akatsuki Otokojuku)
- Hong En-Lai (Akatsuki Otokojuku)
- John Wick (John Wick)
- Sterling Archer (Archer)
- Spartans (300)
- The Doctor (Doctor Who)
- Kung Fury (Kung Fury)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted series)
Gallery
Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
Robin (DC Comics) confronts Damian with his honed combat skills
Alex Mercer (Prototype)
Shen (Kung Fu Panda) may have been spoiled by the life of royalty and development in cannons, but he nevertheless a master martial artist, elegant with movements with blades.
When Peter Griffin and Ernie (Family Guy) fights, the two are masterful combatants.
Stewie Griffin (Family Guy) may be a 1-year old, but he possesses tremendous combat skills to brutally beat up the older Brian.
Kuroko Shirai (A Certain Magical Index) is skilled in combat, using throws take-downs and drop kicks to compensate her size.
Batman has trained himself to the peak of physical and mental perfection.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) is one of the strongest combatants of the Straw Hat Pirates. He is able to utilize his physical combat skills with Devil Fruit power of the Gomu Gomu no Mi in order to create a wide variety of powerful attacks.
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) is not only skilled in the way of the sword, but in hand-to-hand combat as well. When ever he is without his sword, he his capable of using his Santoryu style in his physical attacks.
A (Naruto) can have increased combat prowess with his lightning armor active.
The Third Raikage (Naruto) can have increased combat prowess with his lightning armor active.
Rock Lee (Naruto) is one of the most well hand-to-hand combat ninja who deals external damage.
Unlike Lee or Guy, Neji's fighting style deals with internal damage.
After intense training under Shibuya, Rei becomes a powerful fighter.
After intense training under Shibuya, Toki becomes a powerful fighter.
Haruto is a powerful assassin.
After intense training under Shibuya, Hitomi (Code: Breaker) becomes a powerful fighter.
Tenpouin Yuuki (Code: Breaker) has demonstrated powerful fighting prowess.
After intense training under Shibuya, the One Being Sought becomes a powerful fighter.
Kouji is a deadly fighter, that he is named the God of Destruction.
Aoba shows powerful raw combat prowess.
Washio (Buso Renkin) has mastered fighting, using his wings to read air currents.
Having been honing his skills for 1500 years, Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown) is one of the most skilled and powerful martial artists of all time.
Sakura is a powerful fighter, despite her delicate appearance.
Shibuya is a powerful fighter, despite the heavy suit he wears.
Hideo Asou is a powerful fighter.
Taisuke Kanou has been trained in martial arts.
Nami Kusunoki is an accomplished martial artist.
As a Slayer, Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) possesses innate knowledge of both armed and unarmed combat, enabling her to hold her own against even the most experienced fighters.
Dean Winchester (Supernatural) is adept with martial arts, and knife fighting.
Ian Archer's (Tower Prep) martial arts training, combined with his Preflex ability, makes him an almost unbeatable opponent.
Vanessa Brewer's (Angel) martial arts training, combined with her enhanced senses, makes her a very formidable combatant.
By taking full advantage of his strength, agility, and spider-sense, Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) has developed his own improvisational fighting style that allows him to fight on par with even the toughest combatants.
The Z-fighters (Dragon Ball Z) are known for their enhanced training for battling even the most difficult of foes.
King Kazma (Summer Wars) is one of the strongest fighters of the OZ infastructure.
Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII/Dissidia)
Jecht (Final Fantasy X/Dissidia)
Prishe (Final Fantasy XI/Dissidia)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong) is well known for his tremendous strength as well as using it with his physical combat skills, allowing him to defeat powerful enemies and larger opponents.
As seen in Super Smash Bros. games, Mario (Mario series) has been known for possessing simple but effective physical combat skills.
While he does show refined skills in swordsmanship, Link (Legend of Zelda) is also skilled in foot work and is able to use his shield for great defense as well as offense.
As seen in games such as "Sonic The Fighters" and "Sonic Battle", Sonic (Sonic The Hedgehog) , while possessing little to no training, has great skills in hand-to-hand combat, especially in his legs.
Being the guardian of Angel Island, Knuckles (Sonic The Hedgehog) has mastered a wide variety of close hand-to-hand combat skills and is shown to be a fierce warrior in battle, able to take on even the strongest of opponents without rest.
Much like his rival, Sonic, Shadow (Sonic the Hedgehog) possess great physical combat skills that allow him to go toe-to-toe with multiple opponents as well as using his chaos powers to further increase the effect of his attacks.
Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Sally Acorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
The Fight Card (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Connor Kenway (Assassin's Creed) is a formidable fighter who is able to take on large numbers of enemies with little effort.
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) has been trained in martial arts since he was a small child, both professionally and by his father.
While preferring to fight at mid to long-range to make full use of his Quincy powers, Uryū (Bleach) is also a highly capable close-range and bare-handed fighter.
Sado's (Bleach) speed is above that of an average Human.
While a pacifist by nature, Orihime (Bleach) has a natural talent for martial arts.
Yamamoto (Bleach) remains a highly skilled and dangerous combatant even without his Zanpakutō.
Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach) is one of the greatest martial art masters in Soul Society.
As the leader of the Onmitsukidō, Suì-Fēng (Bleach) is required to be highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat.
While not relying on the most advanced forms of unarmed combat, Komamura (Bleach) has shown great skill at brawling hand-to-hand fighting using his phenomenal strength to supplement his blows.
Ōko Yushima (Bleach) in his Mod-Soul incarnation, which contains improvement in all forms of combat, as a way to escape his original form's weakness.
Octavio is a skilled fighter, able to perform fast punches and hold his own against Murray.
The Black Baron is a master boxer and packs powerful punches and dives.
Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail) displays Master Hand-to-Hand combatant skill to match against Sting and Rogue.
Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) has created his own martial arts style, the Way of the Spider, by combining his bullying experiences, fighting lessons from Captain America, kung fu training from Shang-Chi, and his own spider-powers.
Dwarves (One Piece) are powerful fighters despite their small size.