- "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
- Advanced Condition
- 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 Beauty
- Enhanced Brain Capacity
- Enhanced Charisma
- Enhanced Combat
- 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
- Regenerative Healing Factor
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
- Balanced Mode
- Body Manipulation
- Computer Perception
- Empathy
- Encyclopedic Knowledge
- Enhanced Potential
- Flawless Coordination
- Hypercompetence
- Hypercognition
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Support Powers
- Telekinetically Enhanced Condition
Limitations
- User may develop a superiority complex which can lead to underestimating opponents.
- May include enhanced nutrition requirements.
Known Users
- Geralt of Rivia (Witcher)
- Theo Galavan/Azrael (Gotham); via resurrection
- Tex (Red vs Blue)
- Conan (Conan the Barbarian)
- Eclair (Kiddy Grade)
- Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians)
- Jack Morison aka Soldier 76 (Overwatch)
- Samus Aran (Metroid)
- Zahard Princesses (Tower of God)
- Super Soldiers (Marvel Comics)
- John Steele (Marvel Comics)
- Steve Rogers (Marvel Comics)
- Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
- Josiah X (Marvel Comics)
- Isaiah Bradley (Marvel Comics)
- Protocide (Marvel Comics)
- Michael van Patrick (Marvel Comics)
- Julia Koenig (Marvel Comics)
- Various Captain Americas (Marvel Comics)
- Crimson Commando (Marvel Comics)
- Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
- Sabertooth (Marvel Comics)
- Native (Marvel Comics)
- Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Shatterstar (Marvel Comics)
- Vargas (Marvel Comics)
- Sunspot (Marvel Comics)
- Thunderbird (Marvel Comics)
- Monet St. Croix (Marvel Comics)
- Stryfe (Marvel Comics)
- Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
- Inhumans (Marvel Comics)
- Various Deathloks (Marvel Comics)
- Various Red Skulls (Marvel Comics)
- Winter Soldier (Ultimate Marvel Comics)
- Super Soldiers (DC Comics)
- Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Ravager (DC Comics)
- Cassandra Cain/Batgirl (DC Comics)
- Captain Comet (DC Comics)
- Jedi/Sith (Star Wars)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)
- Twilights (GANGSTA.)
- Hunters (GANGSTA.)
- Supublics (Sidekicks)
- Agents (Crackdown)
- Antlion Guards (Half-Life 2 Series)
- Antlion Guardians (Half-Life 2: Episode Two)
- MegaMan Volnutt (Mega Man Legends)
- Homunculus (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Agent Bishop (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Ghouls (Tokyo Ghoul)
- Juniper Lee (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
- Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid Series)
- Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
- Big Boss (Metal Gear Solid)
- The Point Man (F.E.A.R)
- Protagonist Characters (Fallout series); via various perks
- The Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim); via Dragon Aspect Shout and various potions, spells and Perks
- 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)
- Gen Shishio (Kekkaishi)
- Rohit Mehra (Krrish series)
- Krrishna Mehra (Krrish series)
- Users of Mirakuru (Arrow)
- Honoka sisters (Knights of Sidonia)
- Spartans (Halo)
- Morte Asherah (Sands of Destruction)
- Garnet (Steven Universe)
- Hunters (Half-Life 2: Episode Two)
- Honest (Akame ga Kill)
- Shinichi Izumi (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu)
- Byakuren Hijiri (Touhou Project)
- Midoriya Izuku (My Hero Academia)
- All Might (My Hero Academia)
- Aman Dhillon (A Flying Jatt)
- Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass)
- Farah Oersted (Tales of Eternia)
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 (V for Vendetta) 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.
Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass) demonstrates his physical condition by outrunning a camera-mounted machine gun, and then kicking it off its base.
Honest (Akame ga Kill) has underwent extremely rigorous training since his youth, attaining an extremely robust constitution.