- "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 Brave and the Bold, Part 1")
- "Causes me to burn a tremendous amount of calories, so I am just a black hole of snacks. I am a "snack" hole."
- ― Barry Allen describing the Speed Force to Bruce Wayne (Justice League/DC Extended Universe)
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
- Superhuman Metabolism
Capabilities
The user has an accelerated metabolism, rendering them resistant to weight gain, illness, injury, intoxication, and accelerating their healing speed.
Applications
- Accelerating Regeneration
- Disease Immunity
- Foreign Chemical Resistance/Immunity
- Peak Human/Enhanced Recovery; depents on speed rate
- Fat Reduction
- Pain Resistance
Levels
- Peak Human Metabolism
- Accelerated Metabolism
Associations
- Accelerated Body
- Accelerated Assimilation
- Contaminant Immunity
- Enhanced Health
- Enhanced Reflexes
- Enhanced Regeneration
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Speed
Limitations
- May need to eat large amounts of food to maintain their energy unless they have Self-Sustenance.
- Food may not suffice because the user's body digests faster than the food can settle, leading to starvation.
- Super Eating may take part as a side-effect.
- Weak against Calorie Manipulation.
Known Users
See also: Never Gets Fat.
Comics
- Forsythe Pendleton Jones III/Jughead Jones (Archie Comics)
- Kryptonians (DC Comics); via yellow sun radiation
- Martians (DC Comics)
- Users of the Speed Force (DC Comics)
- Space Racer (Image Comics)
- Jacqueline Falsworth/Spitfire (Marvel Comics)
- Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
Anime/Manga
- Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
- Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
- L (Death Note)
- Mello (Death Note)
- Near (Death Note)
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
- Majin Buu (Dragon Ball series)
- Kono Haruo (Kengan Ashura)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Stocking Anarchy (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Pecorine (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)
- 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
- Zebra
- Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)
Cartoons
- Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo series)
- Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo series)
- Akiridions ("Tales of Arcadia")
Live Television/Movies
- Reapers (Blade II)
- A-Train (The Boys)
- Raxacoricofallapatorians (Doctor Who)
- The Glutonoid (Doctor Who)
- Makkari (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Stephanie Powell (No Ordinary Family)
- Jodi Melville (Smallville)
- Aleena (Star Wars)
- Ratts Tyerell
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
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.
Due to his super speed metabolism, Wally West/The Flash (DCAU) burns through a lot of calories, giving him an appetite to match his caloric intake.
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 possesses such an incredibly fast metabolism that he once ate a 50-course meal in one sitting without any adverse effects on his body...
Majin Buu (Dragon Ball series) of all forms eats nothing but sweets, and copious amounts per serving, yet never did they suffer any adverse effects (Fat Buu is already fat due to absorbing Grand Kaioshin instead of eating too much).
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…
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…because his of Gourmet Cells.
A-Train (The Boys)
Despite having an almost bottomless appetite, Dean Winchester (Supernatural) never seems to gain any extra or permanent fat.
