- "Now, I know plenty o' folks who know how to fight... But Fury's one o' those few folks I've ever met who, on a damn-near Genetic level, knows how to fight a War."
- ― James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine on Nick Fury upon meeting him during WWII (Marvel Comics)
The ability to have drastically better fighting skills than what is naturally possible. Advanced version of Enhanced Combat.
Also Called
- Immense Combat/Fighting Skills
- Superhuman Combat/Fighting Skills
- Supernatural Fighting Skills
Capabilities
Users possess immense combat skills, both offensive and defensive, that far surpass other beings of their verse. Their skills may be innate, honed or both.
This encompasses speed, strength, precision, reflexes, technique, analysis, control, adaptation and all aspects of practical fighting. Depending on the users, they may be specialized on specific types of weaponry (melee, ranged, natural, etc.), and invariably wield them with surreal efficiency. Most observers are simply incapable to understand what's happening, with only a user being able to gauge the skill of another.
Applications
- Attack Prediction
- Auto-Reflexes
- Body Language Analysis
- Combat Adaptation
- Combat Merging
- Combat Perception
- Combination Attacks
- Counter
- Critical Impact
- Enhanced Strike
- Fighting Instinct
- Heavy Strike
- Multi Strike
- One-Man Army
- Speed Combat
- Supernatural Unarmed Combat
- Supernatural Weapon Proficiency
- Tranquil State
- Weakness Detection
- Weapon Proficiency
Levels
- Peak Human Combat
- Enhanced Combat
- Supernatural Combat
- Absolute Combat
Variations
- Supernatural Assassination
- Supernatural Flailmanship
- Supernatural Swordsmanship
Associations
- Divine Combat
- Hypercompetence
- Martial Arts Intuition
- Meta Combat
- One-Man Army
- Supernatural Condition
Limitations
- Users aren't perfect nor invincible, though they often appear as such to lesser fighters.
Known Users
Anime/Manga
- Esdeath (Akame ga Kill)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Skull Knight (Berserk)
- Nosferatu Zodd (Berserk)
- Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)
- Claymores (Claymore)
- Awakened Beings
- Various Charcters (Dragon Ball series)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Sairaorg Bael (Highschool DxD)
- Cao Cao (Highschool DxD)
- Vasco Strada (Highschool DxD)
- Mitsuya Kanzaki (Highschool DxD)
- Tobio Ikuse (Highschool DxD)
- Dulio Gesulado (Highschool DxD)
- Vali Lucifer (Highschool DxD)
- Issei Hyodou (Highschool DxD)
- Azazel (Highschool DxD)
- Gasper Vladi (Highschool DxD)
- Genshirou Saji (Highschool DxD)
- Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
- Hashirama Senju (Naruto)
- Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)
- Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
- Kokuyo (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Saitama (One Punch Man)
- Shinobu Sensui (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Genkai (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Comics/Cartoons
- Superman (DC Comics)
- Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
- The Drowned (DC Comics)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics)
- Mark Grayson/Invincible
- Nolan/Omni-Man
- Conquest
- Thragg
- Savage Dragon (Image Comics)
- Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
Video Games
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Death (Darksiders 2)
- Yang (Final Fantasy IV)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Baldur (God of War)
- Raiden (Mortal Kombat)
- Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)
- Shinnok (Mortal Kombat)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- Akuma (Street Fighter)
- Gouken (Street Fighter)
- Ryu (Street Fighter)
- Heihachi Mishima (Tekken)
- Kazuya Mishima (Tekken)
- Jin Kazama (Tekken)
- Scathach (Valkyrie Crusade)
Others
- Bianca (Charmed)
- Kurumi Tokisaki (Date A Live)
- Raidou (Dead or Alive)
- Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)
- Olympia (Hero Heights)
- Humanoid Interfaces (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
- Hercules Method Practitioners (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Honoka (The Third: Girl with the Blue Eye)
- Debbie Devizo (Supermansion)
Gallery
Anime/Manga
Esdeath (Akame ga Kill) hailed as the strongest warrior of the Empire, can single-handedly annhilate armies and even Teigu users.
Skull Knight (Berserk)
Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach) is one of the greatest martial art masters in Soul Society, able to take down a entire squadron of highly skilled Hakuda experts in seconds.
Claymores (Claymore) possess combat abilities far above human limits due to the fusion and grafting of Yoma flesh to their bodies...
...Teresa of the Faint Smile was said to be the strongest Claymore to ever have existed. As such she could effortlessly detect and kill Youma posing as humans...
....to the point where even the strongest Awakened Beings called her a monster.
Priscilla's (Claymore) combat skills increased tremendously during her awakening, taking down an above-abyssal awakened without sustaining any damage.
Alicia (Claymore) is one of the most skilled warriors, both in human and awakened form, thanks to her enormous natural abilities and extreme training.
Kurumi (Date A Live) as an S-Class Spirit can destroy an army of Bandersnatch robots by herself.
Sairaorg Bael (Highschool DxD) a Devil who is also a martial art master able to defeat High-Class Devils using pure might and skill.
Hashirama Senju (Naruto) Konoha's First Hokage, was so incredibly skilled he was titled God of Shinobi.
Kokuyō (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) is a an artificial human who possess superhuman combat skills.
Comics/Cartoons
Superman (DC Comics)
Three Viltrumites (Image Comics) easily destroy Allen the Ailen, an opponent that give Invincible a run for his money.
James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics) is one of the greatest warriors of the Marvel Universe, having over 3 centuries of combat experience and is capable of fighting the deadliest of opponents…
…The Incredible Hulk, having survived countless bouts with the man monster…
…slaughtering large groups of enemies such as the Purifiers…
…highly trained SHIELD agents…
…Hydra agents…
…and Savage Land cavemen.
Others
Scathach (Valkyrie Crusade) is the goddess of melee and magic.
Yang's (Final Fantasy IV) combat skills are so highly trained that he is capable of fighting and defending against an army of soldiers and monsters all by himself.
Aside from his immense power, Raiden (Mortal Kombat) has an encyclopedic knowledge of over 700 martial arts fighting styles, which no human, mortal or any other God has.
Shao Kahn's (Mortal Kombat) fighting prowess, as well as his necromancy, astral manipulation abilities and his immense godly strength are so high, it enables him to fight on equal footing with Raiden and is why Shao Kahn is the most dreaded emperor of the realms.
Raidou (Dead or Alive) is a extremely dangerous ninja due to his immense power and supreme fighting skills.
Yaiba (Ninja Gaiden) is called the Demon Ninja due to his immense power and fighting skills which are nearly on par with Ryu.
Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) as most powerful ninja ever existed, is capable of slaying the most powerful supernatural beings such as Greater Fiends and Archfiends.
Heihachi Mashima (Tekken) is powerful martial art master able to fight Devil Kazuya on equal level.
Luther Strode (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)