- "A fist that can pound this entire world to dust!"
- ― Kreig (One Piece)
The ability to throw an incredibly powerful punch. Sub-power of Power Fists.
Also Called
- Arm Martial Arts
- Enhanced Punch
Capabilities
The user is able to apply incredible force to their fists, enabling them to throw a superhuman punch.
Applications
Techniques
- Defense Break
- Explosion Inducement
- Fissure Creation
- One Hit Kill
- Planet Destruction
- Sonic Boom Generation
- Vibration Emission
Variations
- One-Inch Punch: A technique that generates tremendous amounts of impact at close range (usually 0–15 cm, or 0-6 in.).
- Consecutive Punch: A technique that punches at tremendous impact many times at a rapid speed.
Associations
Known Users
See Also: Megaton Punch.
Cartoons
- Apollo Gauntlet (Apollo Gauntlet)
- Tetramands (Ben 10)
- Looma Red Wind
- Fourarms
- Diamondhead (Ben 10)
- Snare-Oh (Ben 10)
- Frankenstrike (Ben 10)
- Way Big (Ben 10)
- Feedback (Ben 10)
- Swampfire (Ben 10)
- Humungousaur (Ben 10)
- Rath (Ben 10)
- Owen Burnett (Gargoyles)
- Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)
- Shego (Kim Possible)
- Jenny Wakeman/XJ-9 (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
- Popeye the Sailor (Popeye the Sailor Man)
- Solomon "Doc" Saturday (The Secret Saturdays)
- Ogrest (Wakfu)
- Mala Mala Jong (Xiaolin Showdown); via Fist of Tebigong
- Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)
Comics
- The Young Man (Blood Rush)
- Darkseid (DC Comics)
- Speedsters (DC Comics)
- Wally West
- Barry Allan
- Jay Garrick
- Bart Allan
- Eobard Thrawn/Reverse Flash
- Kryptopians (DC Comics); via yellow sun radiation
- Kal-El/Suprman
- Kara Zor-El/Supergirl
- Conner Kant/Kon-El/Superboy
- Daxamites (DC Comics); via yellow sun radiation
- Lar Gand/Mon-El/Valor
- Hellboy (Hellboy)
- The Incredible Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Benjamin Grimm/The Thing (Marvel Comics)
- The Red Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- She-Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Skaar (Marvel Comics)
- Robert Reyolds/Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Namor (Marvel Comics)
- Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
- Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- Simon Williams/Wonder Man (Marvel Comics)
- Jessica Jones (Marvel Comics)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics)
- Mark Grayson/Invincible
- Nolan/Omni-Man
- Oliver Grayson
- Thragg
- Conquest
- Allen the Alien (Image Comics)
- Johnny Alpha (Strontium Dog)
Films
- Wolf Predator (Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem)
- Ed Malloy (Brainsmasher...A Love Story)
- Ashley J Williams (Evil Dead)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill)
- Ivan Drago (Rocky IV)
- Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)
Literature
- Marco's gorilla form (Animorphs)
Live Television
- Angels (Supernatural)
- Rassilon (Doctor Who)
- River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
- Zack/Kamen Rider Knuckle (Kamen Rider Gaim)
- Various Ultramen & Kaiju (Ultraman series)
Manga/Anime
- Tooru Kokonoe (Absolute Duo); via Mjolnir
- Guts (Berserk)
- Meninas McAllon (Bleach)
- Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)
- Yatsura "Chad" Sado (Bleach)
- Kensei Muguruma (Bleach)
- Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
- Accelerator (A Certain Magical Index)
- Shigure (Code:Breaker)
- Allen Walker (D.Gray-man)
- Mold face (Denma); via Hammer Crush (Quanx ability)
- Magnamon (Digimon)
- Farine (Dog Days)
- Arale Norimaki (Dr. Slump)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball)
- Son Goku
- Majin Buu
- Gildarts Clive (Fairy Tail)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Laxus Dreyar (Fairy Tail)
- Sting Eucliffe (Fairy Tail)
- Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail)
- Bluenote Stinger (Fairy Tail)
- Torafusa (Fairy Tail)
- Zancrow (Fairy Tail)
- Garon (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Kimihito Kurusu (Monster Musume)
- Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
- Kagura (Gintama)
- Kamui (Gintama)
- Makunoichi Ippo (Hajime no Ippo)
- Takamura Mamoru (Hajime no Ippo)
- Bellcross (Heroic Age)
- Kenichi Shirahama (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
- Gon Freccs (Hunter X Hunter)
- Dragon Shiryu (Saint Seiya); via Rozan Shō Ryū Ha
- Libra Dohko (Saint Seiya); via Rozan Shō Ryū Ha
- Gemini Paradox (Saint Seiya Ω); via Rozan Shō Ryū Ha
- Dragon Ryūhō (Saint Seiya Ω); via Rozan Shō Ryū Ha
- Ha Yuri Zahard (Tower of God)
- Naru Narusegawa (Love Hina)
- Subaru Nakajima (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
- Garon (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Jonathan Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part I Phantom Blood)
- DIO (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II Battle Tendency)
- Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders); via Star Platinum
- Josuke Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable); via Crazy Diamond
- Aikawa Ayumu (Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka)
- Shin (Kingdom)
- Mazinger Z (Mazinger Z)
- Kimihito Kurusu (Monster Musume)
- Might Guy (Naruto)
- Sakura Haruno (Naruto)
- Jūgo (Naruto)
- Kakuzu (Naruto)
- Rock Lee (Naruto)
- Tsunade (Naruto)
- Sarada Uchiha (Naruto)
- Tsubaki (The New Gate)
- Bellamy (One Piece) (One Piece); via the Bane Bane no Mi
- Elizabello II (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Garp (One Piece)
- Hajrudin (One Piece)
- Jinbe (One Piece)
- Franky (One Piece)
- Hasshoken practitioners (One Piece)
- Chinjao
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate (One Piece)
- Bartolomeo (One Piece); via the Bari Bari no Mi
- Sabo (One Piece)
- Zephyr (One Piece)
- Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece)
- "Big Mom" Charlotte Linlin (One Piece)
- Charlotte Oven (One Piece)
- Akainu (One Piece)
- Saitama (One Punch-Man)
- Boros (One Punch Man)
- Hayato Shingu (Project ARMS)
- Ryo Takatsuki (Project ARMS)
- Sanosuke Sagara (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Anji Yūkyūzan (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Kuro (Kurokami)
- Kazuma (s-CRY-ed)
- Tetsuhito Kagiroi (Tenjho Tenge)
- Toriko (Toriko)
- Jiro (Toriko)
- Dark Claw Mode Megatron (Transformers: Cybertron)
- Savage Claw Mode Optimus Prime (Transformers: Cybertron)
- Younger Togoro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
TCG
- Obelisk (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Tabletop Games
- Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000)
Video Games
- Batman (Arkham Series) via Enhanced Strength
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Wyzen (Asura's Wrath)
- Yasha (Asura's Wrath)
- Makoto Nanaya (BlazBlue)
- Robo (Chrono Trigger)
- War (Darksiders)
- Guardians (Destiny); via Punch
- Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
- Ymir, The Tusk (Dota 2)
- Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
- Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII)
- Zell Dinchet (Final Fantasy VIII)
- Azel (God Hand)
- Gene (God Hand)
- Potemkin (Guilty Gear)
- TJ Combo (Killer Instinct)
- Fighter Kirby (Kirby)
- Haschel (Legend of Dragoon)
- Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
- Gorons (The Legend of Zelda)
- Jean (Lunar 2: Eternal Blue); via wearing a martial arts garb
- Black Baron (Madworld)
- Jack Cayman (Madworld)
- Belzelga (Medabots)
- Jax (Mortal Kombat: Annihilation)
- Any Pokémon able to learn a punching move (Pokémon)
- Hitmonchan
- Alex Mercer's Hammerfists (Prototype)
- The Player (Punch Quest)
- Sidmodius (Sendokai Champions)
- Tree Rex (Skylanders)
- Night Shift (Skylanders SWAP Force)
- Sonic Blast Man (Sonic Blast Man)
- Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Bowser (Super Mario)
- Balrog (Street Fighter)
- Several Characters (Tales)
- Heavy (Team Fortress 2)
- Ziggurat 8 (Xenosaga)
- Taiga Saejima (Yakuza)
Web Animation
- Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)
- Lie Ren (RWBY)
- Yaiba Kamikaze (Ninja Gaiden)
Known Objects
- Batman's Hydraulic Gauntlet (DC Comics)
- Fist of Tebigong (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Fist of the Iron Bear (Xiaoiln Chronicles)
- Ember Celica (RWBY)
- Yaiba Kamikaze's Cyber Arm (Ninja Gaiden)
Gallery
Cartoons
Fourarms (Ben 10) punching the ground with such strength that it results in shock waves.
Comics
Superman (DCAU) punches Darkseid with incredible force.
Shazam (DC Comics) K.O.s Superman with a double punch.
Superboy (DC Comics)
The Sentry (Marvel Comics) creates sonic booms just by punching Ultron Janet.
Iron Fist (Marvel Comics) demonstrates.
Benjamin Grimm/The Thing (Marvel Comics)
Invincible (Image Comics)
Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)
The Young Man (Blood Rush)
Movies
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th) punches Julius in the face with such force that it cuts his head off.
Ivan Drago (Rocky IV) wields a punch yielding over 2000 psi, whereas the average psi for a boxer is 700 psi.
Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Cinematic Universe) uses chi infused punch to send Luke Cage flying.
Manga/Anime
Accelerator (A Certain Magical Index) using his vector manipulation to boost his punch, sending Awaki flying far away hard.
Guts, the Blackswordman's (Berserk) Cannon Arm.
Genryusai Yamamoto's (Bleach) punches has tremendous power able to send enemies flying incredible distances…
…or completely destroy their body.
Kensei Muguruma (Bleach) can punch with destructive force.
Yoruichi Shihoin's (Bleach) mastery of Hakuda gives her punches extraordinary power.
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) smashes through Gegetsuburi Shikai and Omaeda with his bare fist.
Kensei Muguruma (Bleach) used his Bankai Tekken Tachikaze to imbue immense explosive power into his punch.
Shigure (Code:Breaker) using his Giga Phantom to enlarge his fist to shatter anything in one blow.
Using the Earth Splitter, Arale Norimaki (Dr. Slump) splits the Earth itself open with a single punch.
Goku (Dragon Ball series) can charge his ki into his fist to unleash his Super God Fist to punch his opponent clear across their face.
Goku (Dragon Ball series) using his Dragon Fist to punch completely through his enemy's chest.
Goku (Dragon Ball series) can use his Silver Dragon Flash to dash forward at godly speeds and attack with a devasting punch.
Majin Buu (Dragon Ball) punches so hard, he blasted Babidi's head clean off.
Son Gohan (Dragon Ball) using his Quiet Rage to punch right through Bojack's stomach, dealing a critical blow.
Vegito (Dragon Ball series) can use his Savage Strike to punch with his Godly ki.
Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail) used Crimson Lotus: Fire Dragon's Fist to bombard Gajeel with a barrage of blazing punches.
Gildarts Clive (Fairy Tail) uses his "Crushing Evil, Spreading the Truth: Empyrean" to punch Bluenote all the way up into the highest of skies.
Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail) uses his "Fire Dragon King's Demolition Fist" to utterly destroy a God of War.
Kamui (Gintama) punching Nobu Nobu so hard he sent the man flying out of the tower.
Bellcross' (Heroic Age) punches are powerful enough to shatter planets, vortexes and black holes, and can releases massive shock waves along the ground.
Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II Battle Tendency) demonstrates British politeness.
Jotaro Kujo's Star Platinum (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders)
Aikawa Ayumu (Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka) can apply all his muscle power into his punches, able to bash up even large Megalo.
Shin (Kingdom) sends Raido, a man half his size flying with one punch.
Naru Narusegawa (Love Hina) sends Keitaro flying with the Naru Punch.
Garon (Marchen Awakens Romance) is already gifted with superhuman strength. By combining his punches with his ÄRMs for body hardening and ÄRMs for strength enhancement, he can deliver an even more devastating blow.
…like so.
Kimihito Kurusu (Monster Musume) punches out the Racist Couple, sending them flying across the room.
Might Guy (Naruto) using Evening Elephant to punch five times at tremendous speed and force, each one progressively stronger, creating vacuums of devastating damage.
Sakura Haruno (Naruto) using Cherry Blossom Impact to pulverize ground.
Jūgo (Naruto) using Piston Fist: Style One to jet-boost the power of his punch.
Kakuzu (Naruto) using Earth Spear to harden his fist enough to smash through barriers.
Tsunade (Naruto) concentrating her chakra to her hand, allowing her to punch at tremendous strength.
Bellamy the Hyena (One Piece) using his Spring Death Knock.
Chinjao (One Piece) using Hasshoken to imbue his fists with destructive vibrations.
Elizabello II's (One Piece) King Punch wipes out an entire arena full of combatants in one attack, and nearly wiped out the audience as well.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) hitting the Kraken with his Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gun.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) uses Gomu Gomu no Kong Gun to send Doflamingo flying.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) uses Gear Fourth's most powerful punching technique Gomu Gomu King Kong Gun on Doflamingo…
and the tremendous force of impact completely devastates the entire land of Dressrossa.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) uses Gear Second enhanced Gomu Gomu no Jet Gatling, a rapid barrage of powerful high-speed punches to break Rob Lucci's Tekkai.
Charlotte Linlin (One Piece) immensely powerful punches can smash the hardest defence.
Edward Newgate (One Piece) using Kabutowari to enhance his punch with vibrations.
Sabo (One Piece) using Ryusoken: Ryu no Ibuki to shatter the entire Corrida Colosseum ground with a close-range punch.
Jinbe's (One Piece) punches have immense power due to his mastery of Fishman Karate.
Franky (One Piece) can give powerful punches due to his cybernetic enhancements…
…using Strong Hammer to smash through Fukuro's Tekkai, sending him crashing through three walls.
Hajrudin (One Piece) Gungnir technique is a punch of such tremendous force, that it's capable of sending a ten thousand ton Machvise flying.
Charlotte Oven's (One Piece) heat enhanced punches can smash through the bullet proof Muscle Armour of a powerful assassin…
… and beat up Pound.
Bartolomeo (One Piece) encases his fist in a boxing glove like barrier and uses it to punch extremely hard.
Pekoms (One Piece) sends Caribou flying with a Haki enhanced punch.
Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece) pulverizes Luffy with a fierce barrage of Haki enhanced punches.
Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece) uses his own mochi version of Luffy's Elephant Gun to defeat him.
Sanosuke Sagara (Rurouni Kenshin) here using his Futae no Kiwami to shatter anything with a powerful punch…
…and here punching Kenshin so hard, it sent him smashing into the concrete wall.
Tetsuhito Kagiroi (Tenjho Tenge) has an iron fist due to his blood is flowing with iron sand.
TCG
Obelisk (Yu-Gi-Oh!) using its God Hand Crusher of tremendous power.
Video Games
Captain Falcon (F-Zero) using his signature Falcon Punch.
Kirby's (Kirby Super Star) megaton punch.
Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda) using Warlock Punch.
Belzelga (Medabots) punches so hard and powerful, one strike can instantly disable an enemy's function.
Hitmonchan (Pokémon) lives up to his species as the Punching Pokémon.
Infernape (Pokemon) using Mach Punch.
Night Shift (Skylanders SWAP Force) can charge up a massive uppercut!
Alex Mercer's (Prototype) Hammerfists.
Taiga Saejima (Yakuza) has immense punching power,by smashing his fist into the ground, he can create a powerful shockwave to blow away his enemies.
Yaiba's (Ninja Gaiden) bionic left arm can smash the hardest materials such as concrete and steel into pieces
Batman (Arkham Series) can apply extraordinary force in his punches.
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong) uses a fully-charged Giant Punch to knock the Moon out of orbit.
Bowser (Super Mario) kills Dark Bowser with a mighty punch.
Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Web Animation
Yang Xiao Long (RWBY) punches the ground with enough force to produce a massive shockwave.
Lie Ren (RWBY) uses his Aura to enhance a punch with enough force to destroy a King Taijitu's head.