The power to activate one's adrenal glands to enhance physical condition. Sub-power of Adrenal Manipulation and Hormone Manipulation. Technique of Overclocking.
Also Called[]
- Adrenal Burst/Rush/Production/Surge
- Adrenaline Activation/Burst/Rush/Production/Surge
Capabilities[]
The user can activate their adrenal glands for as long as they want, increasing their strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and ability to withstand pain. May be able to process the adrenaline released from this glands with above-average efficiency.
Applications[]
Associations[]
- Accelerated Perception
- Adrenal Manipulation
- Anger Empowerment
- Blood Pressure Manipulation
- Conditional Power: In order to activate their adrenaline glands, the user must be under certain conditions like playing extreme sports or using adrenaline autoinjectors.
- Hormone Manipulation
Limitations[]
- May be constantly active.
- May end up killing themselves via adrenal overdose.
- To prevent harmful side effects, the user may have to limit the amount of time "amped up," which could range from seconds to minutes.
- Turning off may cause severe exhaustion, and if they had succumbed to pain when they were "amped up," they would have immediate, if not crippling, exposure to pain.
- Adrenaline can affect one's emotions, including rage, so the user can experience emotional instability or uncontrollable rage when through excessive use and left unchecked.
Known Users[]
- Hyperadrenals Alphas (Alphas)
- Gaia (Baki the Grappler)
- Raul Menendez (Call of Duty: Black Ops)
- Chev Chelios (Crank)
- Jeff the Killer (Creepypasta)
- Peyton Westlake/Darkman (Darkman)
- Adrenaline injector users (Escape from Tarkov)
- Caira Diaz (Evolve); via the Acceleration Field
- Shu-Shu (Fantasy War Tactics)
- Darkseekers (I Am Legend)
- Mark Grayson/Invincible (Invincible)
- Various Survivors (Left 4 Dead); via Adrenaline Shots
- Bowser (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
- Christine/Angel Dust (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Tulkas/Horsepower (Marvel Comics)
- Will Simpson (Jessica Jones)
- MPN Arena Mode Protagonist (Madness Combat); via the Adrenal Capacitors
- Ashley Williams (Mass Effect)
- Krogan (Mass Effect); via Blood Rage
- Max Steel (Max Steel)
- Minho (Maze Runner)
- Emporio Ivankov (One Piece)
- Gorses (People Playground); via adrenaline
- Humans (People Playground); via adrenaline
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- OSA Agents (System Shock); via Black-Ops Psionic Amplifiers/Psi Amps
- Bentley (Sly Cooper); via Adrenaline Burst
- Kawatche Parasite hosts (Smallville)
- Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Engineers (Strike Force Heroes); via Adrenaline
- Tanks (Strike Force Heroes); via Adrenaline
- Wesley Gibson (Wanted)
Known Objects[]
- Adrenaline injectors (Escape from Tarkov)
- Adrenaline Shots (Left 4 Dead)
- Adrenal Capacitors (Madness Combat)
- Adrenaline (People Playground)
- Adrenaline Syringe
- Black-Ops Psionic Amplifiers/Psi Amps (System Shock)
Gallery[]
As a Hyperadrenal, Bill Harken (Alphas) can activate his adrenaline at will to enhance his speed and strength.
As a result of an experimental medical procedure, adrenaline flows unchecked through Peyton Westlake/Darkman's (Darkman) body, enhancing his strength and rendering him unable to feel pain, but also destabilizing his emotional output.
Darkseekers (I Am Legend) possess enhanced speed, strength, and endurance due to their adrenal glands being constantly active.
Giant Bowser (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story) is the result of Bowser triggering a massive burst of adrenaline.
When Peter Parker/Spider-Man's (Marvel Comics) spider-sense is triggered, his body begins to produce more adrenaline.
Christine/Angel Dust (Marvel Comics)
Tulkas/Horsepower (Marvel Comics)
The Krogan's (Mass Effect) blood rage is triggered by the production of adrenaline.
With Adrenaline Surge, Alex Mercer (Prototype) gains access to temporary invulnerability and a single Devastator when near-death.
The Kawatche Parasites (Smallville) cause excessive adrenaline and enlarging of the adrenal glands in their hosts, causing the hosts to behave impulsively and act on any latent desires or aspirations.
Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog) using Adrenaline Rush.