Enhanced Lung Capacity

Enhanced Lung Capacity
Captain America (Marvel Comics) possesses lung capacity that are beyond the natural limits of human's lung capacity. As he has shown to hold his breath for over an hour while underwater.
Power/Ability to:	Possess enhanced lung capacity.

"I immediately dived in, looking for him, I must have been in those frigid waters for over an hour before I was forced to give up the search."

― Steve Rogers/Captain America (Captain America #384)

"I choke myself everyday, you dumb bastard."

― Glenn Quagmire to Jeff Fecalman (Family Guy)

"What! You saying you can breathe underwater?"

"That would be impossible. I need to take a breath every two hours."

― J and K (Men In Black: The Series)

The power to have extraordinary lung capacity. Sub-power of Enhanced Condition.

Also Called

• Pressurized Lung Capacity

Capabilities

The user has lung capacity and/or ability to use the oxygen very effectively enabling them to hold their breath for extended periods of time while staying active. This may also include birdlike lungs that allow the user to keep their lungs constantly filled with fresh air.

Applications

• Breathing Empowerment

Levels

• Peak Human Lung Capacity
• Enhanced Lung Capacity
• Supernatural Lung Capacity
• Absolute Lung Capacity

Associations

• Aerial Adaptation
• Atmospheric Adaptation
• Avian Physiology
• Aquatic Breathing
• Ballistic Scream
• Cetacean Physiology
• Enhanced Breath
• Enhanced Condition
• Oxygen Independence
• Reptilian Physiology
• Respiratory System Manipulation
• Sonic Scream
• Vacuum Adaptation
• Inflation

Limitations

• While this ability allows one to survive extended periods without breathing, that doesn't mean they don't need air, but they can survive for long periods without it. Sooner or later they are going to have to breathe.

Note

• Free-diving is a mundane and learn-able version of this power.

Known Users

Anime/Manga

• Demon Hunters (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Krillin (Dragon Ball Series)
• Saiyans (Dragon Ball Series)
• Various Gourmet Hunters/Bishokuya (Toriko)
• Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
• Vinsmoke Sanji (One Piece)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
• Shira (Naruto)
• Mogana Kikaijima (Medaka Box)
• Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Battle Longer (Biological Skill)
• Clan Shiyuu (Kingdom)
  • Kyou Kai
• Bushins (Kingdom)
  • Hou Ken
• Morel Mackernasey (Hunter X Hunter)
• Dragon Slayers (Fairy Tail)
• God Slayers (Fairy Tail)
• Grinpatch ("Toriko")

Cartoons

• Cannonbolt (Ben 10 Series)
• Humungousaur (Ben 10 Series)
• Kickin Kawk (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Breath Boy (Legion of Superheroes)
• Pinkamena "Pinkie" Diane Pie (My Little Pony Series)
• Cheese Sandwich (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Glenn Quagmire (Family Guy)

Comics

• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Steve Grant Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Kacy (Marvel Comics)
• Thunderbird (Marvel Comics)
• Toad (Marvel Comics)
• Mark Grayson (Image Comics)
• Oliver Grayson (Image Comics)
• Viltrumites (Image Comics)
• Super Commando Dhruva (Raj Comics)
• Alek Filipov (Ripley's Bureau of Investigation)
• The Tick (The Tick)
• The Kraken (The Umbrella Academy)

Live Television

• Silurians/Homo Reptilia (Doctor Who)
• Time Lords (Doctor Who)
• The Judoon (Doctor Who)
• Kwai Chang Caine (Kung Fu)
• Jedi/Sith (Star Wars)
• Adam Davenport (Lab Rats)

Video Games

• Armadillos (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
• Kirby (Kirby Series)
• Guybrush Threepwood (Monkey Island); limited to 10 min.
• Forsaken (World of Warcraft)
• Inklings (Splatoon Series)
  • Agent 3
• Balloon Species" Pokémon (Pokémon)
• Tidus (Final Fantasy X) and other Blitzball players
• Rikku (Final Fantasy X)
• Tidus (Final Fantasy X)
• Wakka (Final Fantasy X) and other Blitzball players
• Yuna (Final Fantasy X-2) and other Blitzball players
• Rotfishes (Quake Series)

Gallery

The Judoon (Doctor Who) have a great big lung reserve, allowing them to survive in low oxygen environments.

As a Saiyan, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) has a very large lung capacity, able to breathe in the stratosphere while fighting Beerus.

Choking himself daily, Glenn Quagmire (Family Guy) can survive strangulation.

As a professional blitzball player, Tidus (Final Fantasy X) can hold his breath underwater for extended periods of time.

Morel Mackernasey (Hunter X Hunter) has super lung capacity to create enough Carbon Dioxide to poison a beast through his breath.

Vlitrumites (Image Comics)

Due to his rubber lungs, Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Marvel Comics) can inhaled massive amount of air to literally inflate his entire body.

Due to his rubber lungs, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) can inhaled massive amount of air to literally inflate his entire body.

During his fight with Hody Jones, Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) was able to hold his breath underwater for a long time to combat the fishman.

Inklings (Splatoon)...

...while in squid form can stay submerged in ink seemingly indefinitely.

Agent 3 (Splatoon)

Cannonbolt (Ben 10 Series)

Humungousaur (Ben 10 Series)

Kickin Kawk (Ben 10: Omniverse)