- "Look—humans can throw a 100 miles-per-hour fastball, smash concrete blocks with their heads, and run 4.2 forties. What they can't do is all of that at once. It's not so much physical as... as mentally impossible. Too much to coordinate."
- ― Batgirl #14 (May 2001)
The power to possess physical/mental abilities enhanced beyond that of a normal member of the user's species.
Also Called
- Prime Condition
Capabilities
The user's physical and mental abilities are above natural members of their species in that verse, beyond what can be emulated via natural training and with little to no maintaining. This entails that they are faster, stronger, more intelligent and overall superior to fellow members of their species, without being obviously supernatural.
Applications
- Contaminant Immunity
- Decelerated Aging
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Athleticism
- Enhanced Balance
- Enhanced Beauty
- Enhanced Brain Capacity
- Enhanced Charisma
- Enhanced Combat
- Enhanced Concentration Capacity
- Enhanced Dexterity
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Endurance
- Enhanced Flexibility
- Enhanced Health
- Enhanced Jump
- Enhanced Instincts
- Enhanced Intelligence
- Enhanced Lung Capacity
- Enhanced Marksmanship
- Enhanced Memory
- Enhanced Reflexes
- Enhanced Senses
- Enhanced Speed
- Enhanced Stamina
- Enhanced Strength
- Enhanced Vitality
- Enhanced Wisdom
- Optimal Finesse
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Unbreakable Bones
Variations
Levels
- Peak Human Condition - User is at the highest un-augmented condition that a human can reach.
- Enhanced Condition - User's condition may be augmented, but not to supernatural levels.
- Supernatural Condition - User is blatantly more powerful than other members of their species.
- Absolute Condition - The ultimate type, the user has no limits to physical strength, speed, stamina, etc.
Associations
- Accelerated Body Development
- Body Manipulation
- Computer Perception
- Empathy
- Encyclopedic Knowledge
- Flawless Coordination
- Hypercompetence
- Hypercognition
- Intuitive Aptitude
Limitations
- User may develop a superiority complex which can lead to underestimating opponents.
- May include enhanced nutrition requirements.
Known Users
- Tex (Red vs Blue)
- Conan (Conan the Barbarian)
- Eclair (Kiddy Grade)
- Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians)
- Samus Aran (Metroid)
- Various Captain Americas (Marvel Comics)
- Various Deathloks (Marvel Comics)
- Various Red Skulls (Marvel Comics)
- Winter Soldier (Ultimate Marvel Comics)
- Crimson Commando (Marvel Comics)
- Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
- Josiah X (Marvel Comics)
- Protocide (Marvel Comics)
- Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Sabertooth (Marvel Comics)
- Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Isaiah Bradley (Marvel Comics)
- Vargas (Marvel Comics)
- Sunspot (Marvel Comics)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)
- Twilights (GANGSTA.)
- Hunters (GANGSTA.)
- Agents (Crackdown)
- MegaMan Volnutt (Mega Man Legends)
- Homunculus (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Agent Bishop (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Juniper Lee (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
- Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect)
- Cassandra Cain/Batgirl (DC Comics)
- Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
- Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
- Big Boss (Metal Gear Solid)
- The Point Man (F.E.A.R )
- The Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim); via Dragon Aspect Shout and various potions and spells
- Michael Wiseman (Now and Again)
- V (V for Vendetta)
- Oberon (Chronicles of Amber)
- Oberon's children and descendants (Chronicles of Amber)
- Zatch Bell (Zatch Bell); with Rauzaruk spell
- Angels (Ángel o Demonio)
- Demons and Fallens (Ángel o Demonio)
- Cole McGrath (InFamous)
- Delsin Rowe (InFamous: Second Son)
- All conduits (InFamous series)
- Rohit Mehra (Krrish series)
- Krrishna Mehra (Krrish series)
- Users of Mirakuru (Arrow)
- Isabel Rochev
- Slade Wilson (Formerly)
- Roy Harper (Formerly)
- Honoka sisters (Knights of Sidonia)
- Spartans (Halo)
- Garnet (Steven Universe)
- Shinichi Izumi (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu)
- Byakuren Hijiri (Touhou Project)
Gallery
Vargas (Marvel Comics) claimed to be Homo Sapiens Superior.
The Crimson Commando (Marvel Comics) is a mutant whose mutation keeps him in peak physical condition.
SOLDIERs (Final Fantasy 7) are infused with the cells of an extraterrestrial, enhancing their physical condition and overall physiology.
Isaiah Bradley (Marvel Comics) was one of the first test subjects of an early Super Soldier Serum.
Solid Snake (Metal Gear) is well known as "the man who makes the impossible possible" due to his physical prowess and military career.
Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect) is genetically engineered to be the peak of human perfection.
The Point Man (F.E.A.R) is a genetically-engineered super soldier who possesses extraordinary reflexes and combat abilities.
Mega Man Volnutt (Mega Man Legends)
Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians) has a superhuman physical condition that makes her superior to humans in every way.
Agent Bishop (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Cole MacGrath (Infamous series)
V from (V for Vendetta). V has been augmented through an experiment that gave him his enhanced condition.
After going through Super-Soldier treatments, Deathstroke/Slade Wilson (DC Comics) was enhanced beyond typical humans.
Shinichi Izumi (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu) becomes partially a parasite after merging with Migi from a life-threatening event.