Enhanced Lung Capacity

Peak Human

Enhanced

Supernatural

Absolute

Enhanced Lung Capacity
Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics) possesses lung capacity that are beyond the natural limits of human's lung capacity. As he has shown to hold his breath for over an hour while underwater.
Power/Ability to:	Possess enhanced lung capacity.

"I immediately dived in, looking for him, I must have been in those frigid waters for over an hour before I was forced to give up the search."

― Steve Rogers/Captain America (Captain America #384)

"I choke myself everyday, you dumb bastard."

― Glenn Quagmire to Jeff Fecalman (Family Guy)

"What! You saying you can breathe underwater?"

"That would be impossible. I need to take a breath every two hours."

― J and K (Men In Black: The Series)

The power to have extraordinary lung capacity. Sub-power of Enhanced Condition.

Also Called

• Pressurized Lung Capacity (Lab Rats)
• Enhanced Human Lung Capacity

Capabilities

The user has the ability to use the oxygen in their lungs very effectively, enabling them to hold their breath for extended periods of time (2-3 hours) while staying active. The users may also have birdlike lungs included in their biology that allows the user to keep their lungs constantly filled with fresh air for prolonged periods of time.

Applications

• Breathing Empowerment
• Enhanced Breath
  • Air Absorption
• Enhanced Roar
• Enhanced Stamina

Techniques

• Aquatic Breathing
• Ballistic Scream
• Blood Pressure Manipulation
• Temperature Regulation
• Inflation
• Oxygen Independence
• Sonic Scream
• Vacuum Adaptation

Levels

• Peak Human Lung Capacity
• Enhanced Lung Capacity
• Supernatural Lung Capacity
• Absolute Lung Capacity

Associations

• Aerial Adaptation
• Atmospheric Adaptation
• Avian Physiology
• Cetacean Physiology
• Enhanced Condition
• Reptilian Physiology
• Respiratory System Manipulation

Limitations

• While this ability allows one to survive extended periods without breathing, that doesn't mean they don't need air, but they can survive for long periods without it. Sooner or later they are going to have to breathe.

Note

• Free-diving is a mundane and learn-able version of this power.

Known Users

Anime/Manga

• Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
• Krillin (Dragon Ball Series)
• Saiyans (Dragon Ball Series)
• Dragon Slayers (Fairy Tail)
• God Slayers (Fairy Tail)
• Morel Mackernasey (Hunter X Hunter)
• Bushins (Kingdom)
• Clan Shiyuu (Kingdom)
• Various Characters (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Imuchakk (Magi:The Labyrinth of Magic Series)
• Mash Burnedead (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
• Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
• Vinsmoke Sanji (One Piece)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece); via the Gomu Gomu no Mi
• Mashira (One Piece)
• Various Gourmet Hunters/Bishokuya (Toriko)
• Shira (Naruto)
• Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto/Boruto)
• Mogana Kikaijima (Medaka Box)
• Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Battle Longer (Biological Skill)
• Grinpatch (Toriko)

Cartoons

• Cannonbolt (Ben 10 Series)
• Humungousaur (Ben 10 Series)
• Kickin Kawk (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Breath Boy (Legion of Superheroes)
• Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony Series)
• Cheese Sandwich (My Little Pony Series)
• Glenn Quagmire (Family Guy)

Comics

• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Steve Grant Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Hulk (Marvel Comics)
• Kacy (Marvel Comics)
• Thunderbird (Marvel Comics)
• Toad (Marvel Comics)
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Mark Grayson (Image Comics)
• Oliver Grayson (Image Comics)
• Viltrumites (Image Comics)
• Super Commando Dhruva (Raj Comics)
• Alek Filipov (Ripley's Bureau of Investigation)
• Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
• The Tick (The Tick)
• The Kraken (The Umbrella Academy)

Live Television

• Silurians/Homo Reptilia (Doctor Who)
• Time Lords (Doctor Who)
• The Judoon (Doctor Who)
• Kwai Chang Caine (Kung Fu)
• Jedi/Sith (Star Wars)
• Adam Davenport (Lab Rats)
• Gale Force (The Thundermans)

Video Games

• Armadillos (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
• Kirby (Kirby Series)
• Guybrush Threepwood (Monkey Island); limited to 10 min.
• Forsaken (World of Warcraft)
• Inklings (Splatoon Series)
  • Agent 3
• "Balloon Species" Pokémon (Pokémon)
• Tidus (Final Fantasy X) and other Blitzball players
• Rikku (Final Fantasy X)
• Tidus (Final Fantasy X)
• Wakka (Final Fantasy X) and other Blitzball players
• Yuna (Final Fantasy X-2) and other Blitzball players
• Rotfishes (Quake Series)

Known Objects

• Super-Soldier Serum (Marvel Comics)
• Turtle Shell (Minecraft)

Gallery

The Judoon (Doctor Who) have a great big lung reserve, allowing them to survive in low oxygen environments.

As a Saiyan, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) has a very large lung capacity, able to breathe in the stratosphere while fighting Beerus.

Choking himself daily, Glenn Quagmire (Family Guy) can survive strangulation.

As a professional blitzball player, Tidus (Final Fantasy X) can hold his breath underwater for extended periods of time.

Morel Mackernasey (Hunter X Hunter) has super lung capacity to create enough Carbon Dioxide to poison a beast through his breath.

Due to his rubber lungs, Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Marvel Comics) can inhaled massive amount of air to literally inflate his entire body.

Due to his rubber lungs, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) can inhaled massive amount of air to literally inflate his entire body.

During his fight with Hody Jones, Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) was able to hold his breath underwater for a long time to combat the fishman.

Inklings (Splatoon)...

...while in squid form can stay submerged in ink seemingly indefinitely.

Agent 3 (Splatoon)

Cannonbolt (Ben 10 Series)

Humungousaur (Ben 10 Series)

Kickin Kawk (Ben 10: Omniverse)

Vlitrumites (Image Comics) can hold their breath for up to two weeks without breathing.

Adam Davenport (Lab Rats) using his Pressurized Lung Capacity which allows him to generate wind from his mouth or breathe underwater, even before he unlocked it.