Endurance

Peak Human Endurance
After training with Batman, Nightwing (DC Comics) can endure more physical stress than average humans.
Power/Ability to:	Endure more physical discomfort than average humans.

"I've been tortured by the Devil himself. So you, you're just an accent in a pantsuit. What can you do to me?"

― Sam Winchester to Lady Toni Bevell (Supernatural)

"I have removed the bullet and three others, a blowgun dart, two shark's teeth, the tip of a bayonet, a twisted paper clip, and a meager handful of buckshot. You may want to learn how to duck."

― Phantom Limb to Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.)

The ability to endure more physical discomfort than average humans. Sub-power of Peak Human Condition. Not to be confused with Peak Human Durability and Stamina.

Also Called

• Exceptional Resilience
• Peak Human Resilience
• Peak Human Stress Tolerance
• Immense/Superior/Maximum (Human) Endurance/Resilient

Capabilities

Users can endure more physical stress than average members of their species. They can tolerate large amounts of physical pain such as being shot or stabbed repeatedly, burned with high heat, and beatings that no ordinary person could handle. They can also hold their breath for large intervals like 3-20 minutes while underwater, and remain calm through stressful or painful situations. Users can also tolerate extreme hunger, unbearable thirst, and strong urges to sleep. 

Levels

• Peak Human Endurance
• Enhanced Endurance
• Supernatural Endurance
• Absolute Endurance

Associations

• High Resistance
• Indomitable Will
• Pain Suppression
• Peak Human Condition
  • Peak Human Durability
  • Peak Human Stamina

Limitations

• This can cause extreme discomfort on the body.
• The mind may shut down to prevent mental damage.

Known Users

Anime/Manga

• Akuru Akutsu (Aho Girl)
• Guts (Berserk)
• Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
• Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Caesar Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II Battle Tendency)
• Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Parts II Battle Tendency & III Stardust Crusaders)
• Jean Pierre Polnareff (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders)
• Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Josuke Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable)
• Various Characters (Kengan Ashura)
• Yuno Gasai (Mirai Nikki)
• Various Characters (One Piece)
• Mumen Rider (One-Punch Man)
• Subaru Natsuki (Re:Zero)
• Bean Bandit (Riding Bean)
• Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)

Cartoons

• Stan Smith (American Dad!)
• Jeff Fisher (American Dad!)
• Sterling Archer (Archer)
• Pam Poovey (Archer)
• Black Dynamite (Black Dynamite)
• Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.)

Comics

• Conan (Conan the Barbarian)
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Richard "Dick" Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
• Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics)
• Oil (DC Comics)
• Gallifreyans (Doctor Who)
• Barracuda (Marvel Comics)
• T'Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
• Frank Castle/The Punisher (Marvel Comics)
• Natalia Romanova/Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
• Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)
• Johann Schmidt/The Red Skull (Marvel Comics)
• Michael van Patrick (Marvel Comics)
• Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• James Buchanan/Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)
• Sam Wilson/Falcon (Marvel Comics)
• Wendell Vaughn/Quasar (Marvel Comics)
• Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin (Marvel Comics)
• Viper (Marvel Comics)

Live TV/Movies

• Michael Myers (Halloween)
• Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill)
• John Rambo (Rambo series)
• Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
• Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
• Supernatural Hunters (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
  • Brotherhood of the Five
  • Jeremy Gilbert

Video Games

• Isaac Clarke (Dead Space series)
• Nathan Drake (Uncharted series)

Gallery

Comics/Cartoons

Sterling Archer (Archer) has a ridiculous amount of endurance, possibly due to years of alcoholism or Luck.

Dick Grayson (DC Comics) withstands torture at the hands of the Confesser.

The Falcon (Marvel Comics)

Stabbed in the eye, kicked in the sack…

…and cutting off his fingers just pisses off the man known as Barracuda (Marvel Comics).

The Punisher (Marvel Comics)

Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.)

Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)

Black Widow (Marvel Comics) she once resumed functioning in spite of her undergoing...

...unbearable surgery without anesthesia.

Anime/Manga

Even after taking a face-first blast from Sheer Heart Attack's bomb, Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable) still manages to stand.

Josuke Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable) could still stand even after being impaled by debris.

Rorona Zoro (One Piece) lifts an iron cage after being stabbed at a vital point.

Videos

Brock Gets Speedy The Venture Bros. Adult Swim