- "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 your drinking against me, you'll be under the table!"
- ― Lubdan the Leprechaun (Leprechaun 2)
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 Nullification
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.
Associations
- Accelerated 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.
Known Users
See Also: Never Gets Drunk.
- Deathwok Clan (Angel)
- Malory Archer (Archer)
- Sterling Archer (Archer)
- Satou Pendragon (Death March to Parallel World Rhapsody)
- 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)
- 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)
- Belldandy (Oh! My Goddess)
- Nami (One Piece)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Brothers (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Judge (One Piece)
- Naofumi Iwatani (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Sadeena (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Lancelot (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Meliodas (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Vala Mal Doran (Stargate SG-1)
- Castiel (Supernatural)
- Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)
- Mou Bu (Kingdom)
- Barry Allan/Flash (The Flash 2014)
- Bloodshot (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
- Karen Walker (Will and Grace)
Gallery
Rarely drinking non-alcoholic drinks, Sterling Archer (Archer) has an incredibly strong tolerance to alcoholic intoxication, managing for the most part to avoid hangovers.
Due to how fast his metabolism is, it is extremely difficult for Wally West/Flash (DC Comics) to get drunk.
Despite his dependence on alcohol to function, Bender (Futurama) never gets drunk. He needs to drink because a lack of alcohol will make his mouth rust and makes him drunk like a human who has.
Claire Bennett (Heroes) stated that her liver just heals itself.
Vala Mal Doran (Stargate SG-1) isn't affected by alcohol
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.
Hulk (Marvel Comics) can't get drunk. Hulk Mad!
Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)
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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 outdrink 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 Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling) is immune to harmful alcoholic effects as his body will detoxify them.