- "Von Blitzschlag: This boy, this M.V.P., he was die Übermensch. Every cell in his body is Perfection. Henry Gyrich: Big surprise. The kid's great grandfather was Abraham Erskine, the guy who created the Super Soldier Serum -- Von Blizschlag: Nein, you don't understand. Unlike your Captain America, this boy EARNED the optimum human body through Blood and Sweat. That was his secret. The Truth. He had no Super Powers."
- ― Avengers: The Initiative Issue #2
The ability to have bodily functions at the maximum limit of the human condition; meaning that the natural capabilities are near-enhanced. Real-world human standard version of Enhanced Condition.
Also Called
- Maximum Human State/Maximum Human Conditioning
- Nigh/Near-Enhanced Condition/Physiology
- Immense Human Physical & Mental Attributes/Condition
- Naturally-Enhanced Physiology/Conditioning/State
- Peak Human Conditioning/Physiology/State
- Peak Physical/Mental Condition
- Physical Peak/Prime
- Superior Human Condition
- Peak Human Stats
- Borderline-Super Human Condition
Capabilities
The user's bodily functions are pushed to the pinnacle of human conditioning; therefore, the user's strength, speed, stamina, senses, agility, reflexes, accuracy, longevity, durability, intelligence, healing time, flexibility and combat skills are greatly heightened, but not to the enhanced level.
Peak-humans are superior to normal members of their species, as well as Olympic-Level athletes. They are strong enough to punch an individual through a wooden or thin-metal door; able to break thin steel bars with their bare hands; fast enough to catch-up or outrun moving vehicles; able to exert themselves to peak capacity for hours without fatigue; producing top-endurance and lung capacity; agile enough to climb the tallest of buildings, leap to high feats into the air and distant miles; reflexive enough to quickly dodge multiple gunfire, incoming attacks, and fast motions, accurate enough to achieve multiple small and further distant targets, capable of living longer than the average-person, durable enough to withstand normal and enhanced physical/projectile attacks, intelligent enough to understand complex problems better than average humans, they can heal themselves in very short-periods of time, flexible enough to coordinate their limbs perfectly and their combat skills are advanced enough to defeat large groups of enemies.
Applications
- 100 Percent Muscle Usage
- Adrenaline Rush
- Efficient Body
- Maximum Brain Capacity
- Maximum Concentration Capacity
- Optimal Finesse
- Peak Human Accuracy
- Peak Human Agility
- Peak Human Balance
- Peak Human Beauty
- Peak Human Combat
- Peak Human Durability
- Peak Human Endurance
- Peak Human Flexibility
- Peak Human Intelligence
- Peak Human Longevity
- Peak Human Lung Capacity
- Peak Human Reflexes
- Peak Human Regeneration
- Peak Human Sensory System
- Peak Human Speed
- Peak Human Stamina
- Peak Human Strength
- Peak Human Wisdom
Associations
Limitations
- Users of Supernatural Condition or Enhanced Condition can easily overpower and outsmart peak-humans.
- Peak-human capabilities are near-enhanced, but not superhuman.
Notes
- If a Peak-Human was to have an adrenaline rush, it could push them into Enhanced Condition.
Known Users
Anime/Manga
- Nomura Fudo (Armed Girl's Machiavellianism)
- Mai Natsume (BlazBlue)
- Litchi Faye Ling (BlazBlue)
- Makoto Nanaya (BlazBlue)
- Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass)
- Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Gon Freecs (Hunter X Hunter)
- Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)
- Hayato Fūrinji (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
- Akisame Kōetsuji (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
- Momoko Hyakushiki (Nanbaka)
- Heero Yuy (New Mobile Report Gundam Wing)
- Parasites (Parasyte)
- Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
- Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Touma Kamijou (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Hak (Yona of the Dawn)
- Yusuke Uramashi (Yu Yu Hakusho); formerly
Comic Books
- Conan (Conan the Barbarian)
- Black Beetle (Dark Horse Comics)
- Dina Blake/Black Canary (DC Comics)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- Terry McGinnis/Batman (DC Comics)
- Dick Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
- Thomas Elliot/Hush (DC Comics)
- Various Robins (DC Comics)
- Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics)
- Timothy Drake/Red Robin (DC Comics)
- Various Batgirls (DC Comics)
- Katherine Kane/Batwoman (DC Comics)
- Selina Kyle/Catwoman (DC Comics)
- Michael Holt/Mr. Terrific (DC Comics)
- Tom Strong (DC Comics)
- Al Simmons/Spawn (Image Comics); in his human form
- Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)
- Wilson Fisk/Kingpin (Marvel Comics)
- Daniel Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
- Vargas (Marvel Comics)
- Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics); via Super-Soldier Serum
- Johann Shmidt/Red Skull (Marvel Comics); via clone body
- Elijah Bradley/Patriot (Marvel Comics); via Super-Soldier Serum
- Matthew Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
- T'Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics); via Heart Shaped Herb
- Josiah al hajj Saddiq/Josiah X (Marvel Comics); via Super-Soldier Serum
- Isaiah Bradley (Marvel Comics); via Super-Soldier Serum
- James Buchanan Barnes (Marvel Comics); via Infinity Serum
- Natalia Romanova/Black Widow (Marvel Comics); via variant Super-Soldier Serum
- Frank Castle/Punisher (Marvel Comics)
- Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)
- Samuel Wilson/Falcon (Marvel Comics)
- Michael Van Patrick/MVP (Marvel Comics)
- Colleen Wing (Marvel Comics)
- Misty Knight (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Marvel Comics)
- Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
- Ozymandias (Watchmen)
- The Comedian (Watchmen)
- Silk Spectre (Watchmen)
- Nite Owl (Watchmen)
- Rorschach (Watchmen)
Cartoons
- Finn The Human (Adventure Time)
- Gadget Gal (The Awesomes)
- Ben Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Max Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Black Dynamite (Black Dynamite)
- Huntsman (Freakazoid)
- Jack (Samurai Jack)
- Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Oroku Saki/Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.)
Films
- Replicants (Blade Runner)
- Roy Batty (Blade Runner)
- Pris Stratton (Blade Runner)
- Leon Kowalski (Blade Runner)
- KD6-3.7 (Blade Runner 2049)
- Luv (Blade Runner 2049)
- Sapper Morton (Blade Runner 2049)
- Conan (Conan The Barbarian)
- Kyra (Chronicle Of Riddick)
- Riddick (Chronicle of Riddick)
- Natalia Alianovna Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Clinton Francis Barton (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Samuel Thomas Wilson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- John Rambo (Rambo)
- Mathayus (Scorpion King)
- Tarzan (Tarzan Franchise)
- Luc Deveraux (Universal Soldier)
Live-Action Television
- Charles Gunn (Angel)
- Lindsey McDonald (Angel)
- Malcolm Merlyn (Arrow)
- Oliver Queen (Arrow)
- Slade Wilson (Arrow)
- Roy Harper (Arrow)
- Sara Lance (Arrow)
- Laurel Lance (Arrow)
- John Diggle (Arrow)
- Thea Queen (Arrow)
- Xander Harris (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- The Cape (The Cape)
- Matthew Michael Murdock (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Barbara Morse (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Melinda Qiaolian May (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Grant Ward (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Stick (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Nobu Yashioka (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Elektra Natchios (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Frank Castle/The Punisher (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Skylar Storm (Mighty Med); while unpowered
- Augments (Star Trek)
- Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)
Video Games
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (Arkham series)
- Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed series)
- Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (Assassin's Creed series)
- Desmond Miles (Assassin's Creed series )
- Ratonhnhaké:ton/Conner (Assassin's Creed series)
- Edward Kenway (Assassin's Creed series)
- Arno Dorian (Assassin's Creed series)
- Jacob and Evie Frye (Assassin's Creed series)
- The Doom Slayer (DOOM series)
- Magnus (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Agent 47 (Hitman series)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda series)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid series)
- Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid series)
- Big Boss (Metal Gear Solid series)
- Venom Snake (Metal Gear Solid series)
- The Boss (Metal Gear Solid series)
- Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid series)
- Liquid Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid series)
- Quiet (Metal Gear Solid series)
- Pursuit Cops (Mirrors Edge)
- All Hunters (Monster Hunter series)
- Soldier 76 (Overwatch)
- Reaper (Overwatch)
- Little Mac (Punch Out series)
- Rachel Foley (Resident Evil series)
- Chris Redfield (Resident Evil series)
- Jill Valentine (Resident Evil series)
- Claire Redfield (Resident Evil series)
- Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil series)
- Rebecca Chambers (Resident Evil series)
- Ranger (Quake series)
- Sam "Serious" Stone (Serious Sam Series)
- Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell series)
- Strider Hiryu (Strider series)
- Aberrants (TF2 Freak)
- Ghost (TF2 Freak)
- Karma Soldier (TF2 Freak)
- Samurai Demo (TF2 Freak)
- Samyro (TF2 Freak)
- Lara Croft (Tomb Raider series)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted series)
- William J. Blazkowicz (Wolfenstein Series)
- Ayano Aishi (Yandere Simulator)
Literature
- Tarzan (Tarzan)
- Shape-Shifters or "Werewolves" in human form (Twilight)
- The Five (The Vampire Diaries)
- Immortals (The Vampire Diaries)
- Potential Hunters (The Vampire Diaries)
- Jeremy Gilbert
- Triple Ace (The Young Guardians)
- Neohumans (The Young Guardians)
Folklore/Mythology
- Achilles (Greek Mythology)
- Jason (Greek Mythology)
- Odysseus (Greek Mythology)
Known Objects
- The Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Super Soldier Serum (Marvel Comics)
- Heart Shaped Herb (Marvel Comics)
Gallery
Comics
For many years he did intensive exercise; Batman (DC Comics) remained in peak physical and mental condition.
Nightwing (DC Comics) is in peak human condition, due to intense training.
Tim Drake (DC Comics) has gained peak human abilities through sheer persistence in extreme training in both mental and physical exercises.
Without inducing himself with Venom, Bane (DC Comics) is at peak human condition.
Constantly going into the Lazarus Pit made Ra's (DC Comics) heightened to his peak condition.
Like her father, Talia (DC Comics) was at her peak because of the Lazarus Pit.
Slade Wilson (DC Comics) was brought to his peak human condition from a military procedure.
Hush (DC Comics) keeps himself in peak physical condition.
Val Armorr aka "The Karate Kid" (DC Comics) is in superb peak condition. he possesses the condition of a man his age, weight and size who engages in extreme training.
Due to the Super Soldier Serum, Steve Rogers aka Captain America (Marvel Comics) was transformed from a frail young man into a "perfect" physical human specimen.
From the SSS, Isaiah's (Marvel Comics) physical attributes were increased to the peak physical condition.
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
After years of intense bodybuilding, Wilson Fisk (Marvel Comics) also known as Kingpin, has an above peak condition that allows him to be a formidable opponent...
...defeating multiple combatants during his workout in seventeen seconds.
After eating the Heart Shaped Herb and being blessed by the panther god, T'Challa (Marvel Comics) was brought to his physical peak.
After receiving a blood transfusion from his grandpa, Eli (Marvel Comics) gained peak human abilities and thus became a "true" super-soldier.
Without his venom-symbiotic suit, Eddie (Marvel Comics) was at his peak/
Crimson Commando's (Marvel Comics) mutation remains him in peak physical condition.
Being induced with the red room's variant of the S.S.S, Natasha's (Marvel Comics) bodily functions were heightened to peak human condition.
Being the child of Captain America and Black Widow, there's a possibility that James Rogers (Marvel Comics) may have inherited both their peak human abilites.
Vargas' (Marvel Comics) ability allowed him to be a perfect physical specimen.
Despite augmenting his capabilities with chi, Iron Fist (Marvel Comics) is originally at peak human condition.
Despite suffering the side effects of an incomplete super soldier serum, it still pushed Red Skull (Marvel Comics) to his absolute peak in physical and mental condition.
James Buchanan Barnes (Marvel Comics) was enhanced by Infinity Serum to be at the highest level of peak human condition. However, he had a superhuman-degree of strength in his bionic arm.
M.V.P. (Marvel Comics)
Casey Jones (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) was in near Peak Physical Condition.
The Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
Manga/Anime
Nomura Fudo (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism) is at the highest level of physical perfection due to extremely hard training in martial arts
Literature
Shape-shifters or "werewolves" such as Jacob Black (Twillight) are at their peak in human.
Cartoons
In order to combat benders, Equalists (Avatar: The Legend of Korra) were trained to their physical peak.
Black Dynamite (Black Dynamite) is an action hero capable of doing many near-impossible feats.
Movies
Being trained by the league of shadows, Bruce Wayne (Nolanverse) was pushed to the peak of physical perfection.
Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Being re-animated, Luc Deveraux (Universal Soldier) was genetically engineered to peak physical condition.
Before Emil Blonsky (The Incredible Hulk) transformed into Abomination, he took an uncomplete version of the super soldier serum, which allowed him to remain in peak physical condition.
Mathayus (Scorpion King) was trained to his peak because he was an Akkadian.
Despite his elderly age of ninety, Stick (Marvel Cinematics Universe) is one of the greatest warriors of the chaste due to his extremely robust constitution in addition his martial arts prowess.
Video Games
Ezio (Assassins Creed) has fallen at terrible feats; yet he has shown to get straight back up and finish the job due to being at his peak.
Mario (Mario Bros) is at his peak when he eats a red mushroom.
Ukyo Tachibana. (Samurai Shodown)
Little Mac (Punch Out) is able to fight other boxers who are twice his size through rigrous training from Doc Louis.
Despite being in his late forties Kazuma Kiryuu (Yakuza) remains exceptionally strong and fit in top physical condition.
Due to extremely rigorous training regimen Batman (Batman: Arkham Series) has a immensely strong and healthy constitution, his physical abilites are near-superhuman.
Web Animation
The Aberrants' (TF2 Freak) fitnesses are at a level when an actual Human being reaches to peak conditioning through training. Some sub-powers include, Peak Human Durability Agility, Strength, Stamina, and lastly, Speed.
Through strenuous training, Ghost (TF2 Freak) had reached to peak conditioning. Collection wise, he possesses Peak Human Durability, Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence.