- "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
- Accelerated Assimilation
- Accelerating Regeneration
- Alcohol Immunity
- Contaminant Immunity
- Enhanced Health
- Enhanced Reflexes
- Enhanced Regeneration
- Enhanced Speed
- Pain Suppression
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)
- Kryptonians (DC Comics); via yellow sun radiation
- Martians (DC Comics)
- Space Racer (Image Comics)
- Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Jacqueline Falsworth/Spitfire (Marvel Comics)
Manga/Anime
- Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
- L (Death Note)
- Mello (Death Note)
- Near (Death Note)
- 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)
Television/Movies
- 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)
- Eskel (The Witcher)
- Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher)
- Lambert (The Witcher)
- Vesemir (The Witcher)
- Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians)
Video Games
- Soul Bees (Darkstalkers)
- Q-Bee
- The Lone Wanderer (Fallout 3); via Fast Metabolism Perk
- The Courier (Fallout: New Vegas); via Fast Metabolism Perk
- Star (Maximum Ride)
- Juli (Street Fighter)
Gallery
A Reaper (Blade II) has such an accelerated metabolism that if it doesn't feed on blood almost constantly, they will starve to death.
Mimi Force (Blue Bloods) and all the other vampires are blessed with being forever skinny and perfect.
Soul Bees such as Q-Bee (Darkstalkers) have such a fast metabolism that if they don't eat something within 36 hours, they will starve to death.
L (Death Note) eats nothing but sweets, yet never gains any excess weight due to him metabolizing it for his immense brain power.
Mello (Death Note) eats nothing but chocolate bars, and just like his predecessor, L, he never gains any excess weight.
Near (Death Note) starts eating chocolate bars as a homage to Mello, and just like L and Mello, Near did not seem to gain any excess weight.
Saiyans (Dragon Ball series) tend to have a higher metabolism due to their battle-inclined natures.
Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) possesses such an incredibly fast metabolism that he once ate a 50-course meal in one sitting without any adverse effects on his body.
Stephanie Powell (No Ordinary Family) has an accelerated metabolism.
Though possibly for comedic effects or bioabsorbing, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) never seems to gain any permanent weight despite his voracious appetite.
Despite being gluttonous, Jewelry Bonney (One Piece) doesn't gain a single pound or have any adverse effects on her body. It's quite possibly due to her Devil Fruit powers giving her the metabolism of a child.
Sephie Michaela Deviluke (To Love-Ru Darkness) has an accelerated metabolism to maintain her beautiful look.
Toriko (Toriko) never gets overweight…
…because of the Gourmet Cells.
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