Strength/Enhanced

For a gallery of examples for Enhanced Strength, see here.

The power to exert great strength from their muscles. Sub-power of Enhanced Condition.

Also Called

Hyper Strength
Increased Strength
Super Strength
Superior Strength
Superhuman Strength
Supernatural Strength
Titanic Strength

Capabilities

Users have incredible ability to defy weight limitations of the member of their race, but not completely break them. Dense, lengthy, or overweight items are easy to move and simple to use in nearly any manner. Users can crush, lift, throw, or catch items of great weight.

Applications

User can lift objects that are heavy for normal humans.
Constriction and Crushing due to the extreme strength of the user.
Earthquakes through stomping on the ground.
Enhanced Combat since attacks are more effective.
Enhanced Jump
Shockwaves through clapping of the hands.

Techniques

Levels

Peak Human: Possess enough strength to lift over twice ones own body weight.
Supernatural: Gain supernatural strength that come in three levels.
- Type I: Being able to lift up cars to trucks, buses, and large boulders.
- Type II: Being able to lift heavier structures from battleships to massive aircrafts.
- Type III: Ex: Being able to lift skyscraper size structures and being capable of moving mountainous figures at top strength.
Absolute: Incalculable strength that allows user to lift astronomical structures such as being capable of lifting entire planets with ease and distorting the very fabric of reality with one's bare hands.

Associations

Usually accompanied with Enhanced Durability, since user's muscle's would have to be very durable to lift such weight.
If enhanced, some may possess Muscle Manipulation.
May stem from Enhanced Senses.
Other abilities like Density Manipulation could also in enhanced strength.
Mimic powers of more solid elements, like Metal Mimicry or Earth Mimicry, could also give someone enhanced strength.
Self-Muscle Manipulation/Musclemass Enhancement
Structure Weakening

Limitations

Balance, gravity, and mass still affect the user.
Users are still susceptible to Newton's Three Laws of Motion.
Strength does not equal durability. If a user were to attempt to lift something extremely heavy over their head, their bones and joints could snap.
May damage environment/other people without meaning or noticing.
There may be a limit to how strong a user can become before it's dangerous for themselves to use.(Ex: Gentle)
May be limited to certain limbs.

Known Users

Comics

Saitama (One Punch Man)
Obelix (Asterix)
Magic Potion Users (Asterix)
Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim Series)
Todd Ingram (Scott Pilgrim)
Lucas Lee (Scott Pilgrim)
Gideon Graves (Scott Pilgrim)
Hellboy (Hellboy Darkhorse Comics)
Superman (DC Comics)
Black Adam (DC Comics)
Doomsday (DC Comics)
Bane (DC Comics); via Venom drug
Cyborg (Teen Titans)
Starfire (Teen Titans)
Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
Wonder Girl (DC Comics)
Supergirl (DC Comics)
Superboy (DC Comics)
Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
Icon (DC Comics)
Captain Atom (DC Comics)
Etrigan (DC Comics)
Captain Marvel (DC Comics)
The Thing (Marvel)
Spider-Man (Marvel)
Drax The Destroyer (Marvel)
Venom (Marvel)
Juggernaut (Marvel); via Cyttorak ruby empowerment
Hyperion (Marvel)
Rhino (Marvel)
Ms. Marvel (Marvel)
Rouge (Marvel)
Abomination (Marvel)
Colossus (Marvel)
Emma Frost (Marvel)
Stepford Cuckoos (Marvel)
Tombstone (Marvel)
Namor (Marvel)
Odin (Marvel)
Molly Hayes (Marvel)
Thor (Marvel)
Hercules (Marvel)
Gladiator (Marvel)
Sentry (Marvel)
Kayley Stephens (Dream Team)
Luke Cage (Marvel)
Ravage (Marvel)
Madman (Marvel)
Flux (Marvel)
War Machine, Crimson Dynamo, Titanium Man, Box, & Guardsman (Marvel); via power armor
Spawn (Image Comics)
Mark Grayson/Invincible (Image Comics)
Nolan/Omni-man (Image Comics)
Oliver Grayson/Omni-boy (Image Comics)
Harlem Hammer (Wild Cards series)
Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants series)
Joleesa (UN Comics)
Manny (UN Comics)
Meryll (UN Comics)
Sunspot (Marvel)
Jabbar the Powerful (The 99)

Anime/Manga

Goku (Dragon Ball)
Vegeta (Dragon Ball)
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
Monkey D. Garp (One Piece)
Roranoa Zoro (One Piece)
Rob Lucci (One Piece)
Jozu (One Piece)
Edward Newgate (One Piece)
Sanji (One Piece)
Jesus Burgress (One Piece)
Marshel D. Teach (One Piece)
Tilestone (One Piece)
Mr. 4 (One Piece)
Blueno (One Piece)
Kaku (One Piece)
Jyabura (One Piece)
Franky (One Piece)
Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)
Silvers Rayleigh (One Piece)
Tsunade (Naruto & Naruto Shippuden)
Sakura Haruno (Naruto Shippuden)
Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto Shippuden); via Sage Mode
Brago (Zatch Bell)
Zeno (Zatch Bell)
Zatch (Zatch Bell)
Echo (Seikoku no Dragonar)
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
Tesla (Bleach); via Verruga form
Grimmjow Jaggarjack (Bleach)
Jackie Tristan (Bleach)
Ikuro Hashizawa (Baoh)
Jotaro Kujo (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure); via Star Platinum
Alex Louis Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Sig Curtis (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Sloth (Fullmetal Alchemist); manga/2009 anime version
Alucard (Hellsing)
Seras Victoria (Hellsing)
Nuriko (Fushigi Yuugi: The Mysterious Play)
Ashitare (Fushigi Yuugi: The Mysterious Play)
The Power (Card Captor Sakura)
Lord Death/Shinigammi-sama (Soul Eater)
Free (Soul Eater)
Asura (Soul Eater)
The Black Mass (Soul Eater)
Mosquito (Soul Eater)
Black☆Star (Soul Eater)
Takatsu Aoba (Code: Breaker)
Benitsubasa (Sekirei)
Musubi (Sekirei)
Kanade Tachibana (Angel Beats); via Guard Skill: Overdrive
Yaya (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
Yatogami Tohka (Date A Live)
Sakamaki Izayoi (Problem Children are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?)
Kojō Akatsuki (Strike the Blood)
Astarte (Strike the Blood)
Dimitrie Vatler (Strike the Blood)
Riki-Oh (Riki-Oh)
Yamato Yamada (Takama-ga-hara)
Ibara Naruse (Coppelion)
Shin Sun-Il (The Gamer)
Othinus (To Aru Majutsu no Index)
Almost every Shounen character

Television

Lois Griffin (Family Guy); one-off
Unknow Kid (Los Protegidos)
Seth's bodyguard (MisFits)
Niki/Jessica Sanders (Heroes)
Peter Petrelli (Heroes); via Empathic Mimicry
Ray Snider (Tower Prep)
Mohinder Suresh (Heroes); via synthetic ability
Knox (Heroes); enhanced by nearby fear
Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Demons and Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
Connor (Angel)
Mackenzie Mack Hartford (Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive)
Katie Walker (Power Rangers: Time Force)
Mesogog (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
Dillan (Power Rangers RPM)
Michael Fitzgerald (Heroes)
Castiel (Supernatural)
Jake Talley (Supernatural)
Several Demonic and Angelic beings (Supernatural)
Leviathans (Supernatural)
Deities (Supernatural)
Doc Benton (Supernatural)
Several Demons (Charmed)
Some Warlocks (Charmed)
Ed (Ed, Edd and Eddy)
Rolf (Ed, Edd and Eddy)
Four Arms (Ben 10/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
Armodrillo (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
Kickin Hawk (Ben 10: Omniverse)
Humungousaur (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
Rath (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
Ultimate Humongosaur (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
Way Big (Ben 10/Ben 10: Alien Force/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
Juniper Lee (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
Hellboy (Hellboy animated movies)
Blossom (Powerpuff Girls)
Bubbles (Powerpuff Girls)
Buttercup (Powerpuff Girls)
Brick (Powerpuff Girls)
Boomer (Powerpuff Girls)
Butch (Powerpuff Girls)
Irwin Stone/Powerlord (Norman Normal)
Edit Stone/Lady Fantastic (Norman Normal)
Eduardo (Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends)
Pucca (Pucca)
WordGirl (WordGirl)
He-Man (He-man series)
She-Ra (He-Man series)
Adam Davenport (Lab Rats)
Tecton (Mighty Med)
Hank Thunderman (The Thundermans)
Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara)
Yang (Yin Yang Yo!)
Brother Herman (Yin Yang Yo!)
Instructo-Bob (Yin Yang Yo!)
Cindy Vortex as Special Girl (Jimmy Neutron)
Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron); via Hulk-like mutation
Bill Harkin (Alphas)
Jeff Kowalka (Alphas)
Jane Kessler (Alphas)
James "Jim" Powell, Sr (No Ordinary Family)
Grandma (The Twilight Zone: I Sing the Body Electric)
Crey Kingston aka King (A.T.O.M)
Leonardo "Uragon" De Vela (Kung Fu Kids)
Applejack (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Big Macintosh (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Boris (Bondi Band)
Poli Truper (Supertorpe)
Skips (Regular Show)
Muscle Man (Regular Show)
Krunk (Dexter's Laboratory)
María Soledad Marini (Los Unicos)
Lucas Miller (Los Unicos)
Gabriela Montillo (Los Unicos)
Jenny, "She-Force" (No Heroics)
Hego (Kim Possible)

Movies

Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles)
Stitch; Experiment 626 (Lilo and Stitch)
Leroy (Leroy and Stitch)
Steve Stronghold/The Commander (Sky High)
Will Stronghold (Sky High)
James P. Sullivan (Monsters Inc.)
Onua (Bionicle); via Kanohi Masks
Michael Myers (Halloween)
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
Spawn (Spawn series)
Metro Man (Megamind)
Tighten (Megamind)
Dragonfly (Superhero Movie)
Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke)
Scooby Doo (Cyber Chase); one off
Captain Hammer (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog)
Cindy Collins/Princess (Zoom)
G-Girl (My Super Ex-Girlfriend)
John Hancock (Hancock)
Quasimodo (Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Xenomorphs (Alien Series)
Vampires (Twilight)
Shrek (Shrek)
Puss in Boots (Shrek)
Wreck-It Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)
Po (Kung Fu Panda)
Grug Crood (The Croods)
Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)

Video Games

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
Albert Wesker (Resident Evil 5)
Tex (Red vs Blue)
Jack Carver (Far Cry Instincts)
Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Big the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Mighty the Armadillo (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Vector the Crocodile (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Bark the Polar Bear (Sonic the Hedgehog)
E-123 Omega (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Storm the Albatross (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Dr. Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic Riders)
Metal Knuckles (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Unleashed); via Werehog transformation
Goro (Mortal Kombat)
Kintaro (Mortal Kombat)
Jax (Mortal Kombat)
Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)
Muggshot (Sly Cooper)
Murray (Sly Cooper)
Alex Mercer (Prototype)
James Heller (Prototype 2)
Kratos (God of War)
Agents (Crackdown)
Certain types of Freaks (Crackdown 2)
All Monsters (Godzilla)
Rick Taylor (Splatterhouse)
Big Daddy (Bioshock series)
Lisa Simpson (The Simpsons Game whenever she obtains her power-up, in form of a comic book, only the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 version. This first appears in the Treehouse of Horror X.)
Mario (Super Mario Series)
Bowser (Super Mario Series)
Wario (Super Mario Series)
Doomguy (Doom)
Asura (Asura's Wrath)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong series)
Suika Ibuki (Touhou)
Yuugi Hoshiguma (Touhou)
Flandre Scarlet (Touhou)
Remilia Scarlet (Touhou)
Cole MacGrath (InFamous series)
Dante (Devil May Cry series)
Master Chief (Halo)
Spartan IIs (Halo)
Spartan IIIs (Halo)
Sephiroth (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
Zack Fair (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
Cloud Strife (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
SOLDIERs (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
Delsin Rowe (InFamous: Second Son)
All conduits (InFamous series)

Literature

Brick Baxter/Cyber Shadow via cybernetic anatomy (The Young Guardians book series)
Patrick Donovan via heat absorption (The Young Guardians book series)
Lionblaze (Warriors)
Gon Freecss (Hunter x Hunter)
Sun Wukong (Journey to the West)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Longstocking series)
Vampires (Twilight)
Alek Filipov (Ripley's Bureau of Investigation)
Vampires, werewolves and vampire (or werewolf) chameleons (Shadow Falls)