- "Booze is a poison, boy, an' my mutant metabolism neutralizes poisons the moment they're ingested...Just like it cures diseases an' heals wounds! Even when I want to get blind, stinkin' plastered...I CAN'T!!"
- ― James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine to Alex Summers/Havok (Marvel Comics)
- "My metabolism doesn't let me get drunk."
- ― Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- "Drink what you want, drink what your able. But if you're drinking against me, you'll be under the table!"
- ― Lubdan the Leprechaun (Leprechaun 2)
- "Our bodies metabolize alcohol at an incredibly fast rate. Which means…that we can drink so much and not get drunk. All buzz and no barf."
- ― Bruce Banner/Hulk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- "Enough with the damn beer! My healing factor won't let me get drunk anyway."
- ― Deadpool (Deadpool (2013 video game)
- "My metabolism eats alcohol way too fast for me to even catch a buzz."
- ― Chris Gordon (Demon Accords)
The power to be immune to the effects of ethanol in alcoholic beverages. Sub-power of Alcohol Manipulation. Variation of Contaminant Immunity.
Also Called[]
- Alcohol/Dictukinetic Durability/Cancellation/Immunity/Imperviousness/Invulnerability/Insulation/Nullification/Proof/Protection/Tolerance
- Booze/Drunk/Wasted-Immunity/Proof/Proofness
- Total Sobriety
- Undrunkable/Undrunkability
Capabilities[]
The user is either immune to the effects of alcohol or can tolerate extreme amounts of it without notable effects. This includes direct nullification, speed of recovery from insobriety and resistance to the development of alcoholism.
Applications[]
- Renders alcohol useless
- Overdose Immunity
- Poison Immunity to alcoholic poisons
Associations[]
- Supernatural Metabolism - due to their metabolism being faster than normal, it processes the alcohol much faster.
- Alcohol Manipulation
- Alcohol Empowerment
- Blood Manipulation
- Contaminant Immunity
- Enhanced Speed/Supernatural Speed - due to usually possessing a accelerated metabolism.
- Invulnerability
- Metabolic Manipulation - due to controlling one's metabolic functions so the user can never get drunk.
- Poison Immunity - alcohol is a toxin to one's body.
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Selective Invulnerability
Limitations[]
- Some users are only immune to certain type of alcohol beverages.
- Users that can resist alcohol can still become intoxicated if they consume too much.
- Omni-Absorption/Almighty Absorbing Replication/Immunity Bypassing/Power Negation are the perfect counters.
- May not last forever.
Known Users[]
See Also: Never Gets Drunk.
- Jin Sohan (A Dance of Swords in the Night)
- Deathwok Clan (Angel)
- Malory Archer (Archer)
- Sterling Archer (Archer)
- Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Satou Pendragon (Death March to Parallel World Rhapsody)
- Chris Gordon (Demon Accords)
- Angels (Dogma)
- Oghren (Dragon Age)
- The Lone Wanderer (Fallout 3); via Party Boy/Girl Perk
- The Sole Survivor (Fallout 4); via Party Boy/Girl Perk
- Bender Bending Rodriguez, Sr (Futurama)
- Major Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
- Claire Bennet (Heroes)
- Inuyasha (Inuyasha)
- Mou Bu (Kingdom)
- Juju (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)
- Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- Elijah Bradley/Patriot (Marvel Comics)
- Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Kurokami no Otome (The Night is Short Walk on Girl)
- Belldandy (Oh! My Goddess)
- Nami (One Piece)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Brothers (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Judge (One Piece)
- Lee Jaha (Return of the Mad Demon)
- Naofumi Iwatani (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Sadeena (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Lancelot (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Meliodas (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Loid Forger/Twilight (Spy x Family)
- Vala Mal Doran (Stargate SG-1)
- Castiel (Supernatural)
- Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
- Barry Allan/Flash (The Flash 2014)
- Bloodshot (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
- Karen Walker (Will and Grace)
Real Life[]
- Users Of ALDH2 Mutation
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
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Beside Nami, Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) is the other resident heavy drinker of the Straw Hat Pirates as he can drink and consume massive amounts of alcohol without getting drunk.
Naofumi Iwatani (Rising of the Shield Hero) is famous for his alcohol immunity.
Sadeea (Rising of the Shield Hero) can easily out drink most people and still have room for more.
Like his strength, Mou Bu's (Kingdom) tolerance to alcohol is incredible, having drank an entire jug of wine without getting drunk (unlike his poor vassals).
Thanks to his Buff: Detoxification, Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) is immune to harmful alcoholic effects as his body will instantly detoxify them.
Cartoons[]
Rarely drinking non-alcoholic drinks, Sterling Archer (Archer) has an incredibly strong tolerance to alcoholic intoxication, managing for the most part to avoid hangovers and alcohol poisiong.
Despite his dependence on alcohol to function, Bender (Futurama) never gets drunk, needing only to drink because a lack of alcohol will make his mouth rust and makes him drunk like a human who has.
Comics[]
Due to how fast his metabolism is, it is extremely difficult for Wally West/Flash (DC Comics) to get drunk.
Wolverine and Sabretooth (Marvel Comics) share drinks.
As his healing factor is derived from Wolverine, Deadpool's (Marvel Comics) can drink large amounts of alcohol without getting drunk.
Due to his super soldier serum-enhanced body, Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics) cannot become intoxicated by alcohol, drugs, or other substances.
Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)
Live Television[]
Claire Bennett (Heroes) stated that her liver just heals itself.
Vala Mal Doran (Stargate SG-1) isn't affected by alcohol.
Bruce Banner/Hulk (Marvel Cinematic Universe) explains to his cousin She-Hulk that due to their regenerative healing factors they can metabolize alcohol beverages without getting drunk.
Videos[]
Supernatural - Cas takes shots with Ellen and Jo - S5E10 - Logoless-2