- "I can sense everything better than most and react to attacks almost before they happen. Combine that with my training and secret ability to turn Grimm to stone, or blind them, or vaporize them, and that's how you become the Grimm Reaper!"
- ― Maria Calavera (RWBY)
The power to combine great power and technical skill to boost the user's fighting prowess. Sub-power of Combined Force Manipulation. Technique of Training Regimen. Combination of Enhanced/Supernatural Power Level and Exceptional Skill. Variation of Balanced Specialization. Power source of Power-Skill Combo.
Also Called[]
- Power-Skill Balance/Combination
Capabilities[]
The user can combine great power with impressive technical skill to perform incredible feats, allowing them to fight with great efficiency against comparable opponents, and perhaps even keep pace with opponents beyond their strength level, acting as a near-unstoppable force.
This is not simply Combat Merging; the user can combine their powers with other skills/talents.
Applications[]
- Ability Mastering/Supernatural Arts Mastery
- Combat Specialism
- Hyper Experience/Encyclopedic Knowledge
- Power Mixture
- Supernatural Martial Arts
- Technique Reading
Associations[]
- Balanced Specialization
- Combined Force Manipulation
- Power Empowerment
- Power-Skill Combo
- Preternatural Studies Mastery
- Skill Empowerment
- Training Regimen
Limitations[]
- Does not necessarily mean users reach into the realms of Raw Power or Sheer Skill, or that applicants of either can't overcome them.
- The magnitude of this ability depends on the power and skill of the user.
Known Users[]
See also: Strong and Skilled and Boxing Lessons for Superman
- Titan Shifters (Attack on Titan)
- Eren Yeager
- Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Griffith (Berserk)
- Nosferatu Zodd (Berserk)
- Yami Sukehiro (Black Clover)
- Ausar (Black Sands Entertainment)
- Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
- Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach)
- Coyote Starrk (Bleach)
- Yhwach (Bleach)
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Kallen Kozuki (Code Geass)
- Sephiroth (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Arthur Curry/Aquaman (DC Comics)
- Bane (DC Comics)
- Clark Kent/Superman (DC Comics)
- Diana of Themyscira/Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
- General Zod (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Vergil (Devil May Cry)
- Doomguy/Slayer (Doom)
- Various Characters (Doom Breaker)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
- Acnologia (Fairy Tail)
- Kenshirō Kasumi (Fist of the Blue Sky)
- Kenshirō (Fist of the North Star)
- Raoh/Ken-Oh (Fist of the North Star)
- Toki (Fist of the North Star)
- Ling Yao/Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Grimms (Grimm)
- Kratos (God of War)
- SPARTAN-IIs (Halo)
- Atriox (Halo)
- Elders (Hero Killer)
- Engen/The Smiling Man (Hero Killer)
- Abyss Dancer (Hero Killer)
- Hekate (Hero Killer)
- Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
- Jintae Yang (Hero Killer)
- Enzo Gold-Blood/Office Staff (Hero Killer)
- Rezo Gold-Blood (Hero Killer)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Jak (Jak and Daxter)
- Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Yuji Itadori (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Ri Shin (Kingdom)
- Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
- Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
- Jack Rakan (Mahou Sensei Negima)
- Bruce Banner/Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Ben Grimm/Thing (Marvel Comics)
- Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Tryco Slatterus/Champion of the Universe (Marvel Comics)
- Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
- Raiden (Metal Gear)
- Samus Aran (Metroid)
- Various characters (Mortal Kombat)
- Hero Students and Pro Heroes (My Hero Academia)
- Shinobi/Ninja (Naruto)
- Jack Rakan (Negima)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- Various Characters (One Piece)
- Ash's Charizard (Pokémon)
- Tommy Oliver (Power Rangers)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Alice (Resident Evil)
- Tang Bo (Return of the Blossoming Blade)
- Pharaoh Man (Ruby-Spears' Mega Man)
- Huntsmen (RWBY)
- Sailor Venus (Sailor Moon)
- The Guardian (Samurai Jack)
- Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
- Sung Suho (Solo Leveling)
- T-3000 (Terminator Genisys)
- Archer/EMIYA (TYPE-MOON)
- Viktor (Underworld)
- John Doe (unOrdinary)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
Having been trained as a mercenary since age six, Guts (Berserk) possesses incredible physical capabilities, able to easily wield a massive 400-lb sword with one arm, move faster than the eye can see, and survive wounds that would be fatal to a normal man...
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach) not only mastered all known forms of Shinigami combat during his more than 2,000-year lifespan, but also was nigh-unrivaled when it came to his sheer power.
Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach) is a Shinigami prodigy of such caliber his raw power not only rivaled that of Yamamoto, but his strategic and scientifict intellect, skill in swordsmanship, speed, and magical powers were unnaturally impressive.
As one of the oldest Shinigami there is, Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach) had intelligence, power, & skill that equaled or even surpassed that of Yamamoto.
Coyote Starrk (Bleach) was an Arrancar so unnaturally strong that lesser Hollows died from his mere presence; he was also such a prodigy in combat he could fight evenly with some of the most senior Shinigami.
Angels such as Whis and Vados (Dragon Ball series) are not only vastly stronger than Destroyer Gods, but they also have greater magical versatility than Supreme Kais, have mastered Ultra Instinct, and are highly intelligent.
Jack Rakan's (Negima) overwhelming Raw Power and Sheer Skill have caused him to be regarded as a "real-life broken video game character".
As the second Greed, Ling Yao (Fullmetal Alchemist) combines Greed's Ultimate Shield with his own martial prowess to hold his own against King Bradley.
Kaidou "King of the Beasts" (One Piece) is physically extremely strong and durable, a veteran and highly skilled combatant, master of all forms of Haki, and possesses one of the most powerful Devil Fruit powers in the world.
Befitting being Kaidou's child, Yamato (One Piece) is physically extremely strong and durable, a prodigy fighter, skilled in all forms of Haki, and possesses one of the rarest Devil Fruit powers in the world.
Cartoons[]
In addition to his mastery of the Omnitrix, Ben Tennyson (Ben 10 series) is trained in savate and karate, allowing him to hold his own in combat with or without it his watch.
With vast physical attributes and centuries of combat experience to back it up, the Guardian (Samurai Jack)...
...Unfortunately for him, it wasn't enough to survive Aku due to the Guardian lacking the one weapon that could harm the incarnation of evil.
Comics[]
Contrary to common belief, Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics) is an extremely skilled martial artist who is well versed in his homeworld's supernatural martial arts.
Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (DC Comics) is a very skilled warrior as well as having enough raw power to combat some of the deadlist and strongest powerhouses like Darkseid...
Along with having immense raw power, Teth Adam/Black Adam (DC Comics) is skilled a martial artist as Batman.
Between his Super Soldier enhancements and military training, Deathstroke (DC Comics) is such a deadly opponent that even Batman, one of the greatest martial artists in the DC Universe, can only fight him to a stalemate at best.
Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) combines his spider powers with a fighting style that directly compliments them, allowing him to defeat such beings as the Power Cosmic-wielding Firelord in hand-to-hand combat...
Though he generally relies on his sheer strength, at various points the Hulk (Marvel Comics) possesses or develops advanced combat skills to back it up.
Between his mutant powers and decades of experience as a soldier, Wolverine (Marvel Comics) is able to hold his own against highly combatants like his close friend, Captain America...
Daniel Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics) is the 2nd best fighter in the world as well as having enough raw power to harm Hulks & the Phoenix Force.
Hercules (Marvel Comics) is one of the most physically powerful heroes in the universe & is known as Olympus's best warrior, being able to fight on equal terms with his archrival Thor. He also created the martial art of Pankration.
Sunspot (Marvel Comics) is an Alpha-Level Mutant being supernaturally physically powerful & is also a very skilled martial artist.
Live Television/Movies[]
Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) combines his vampire powers with over a century of combat experience, allowing him to kill two Slayers and hold his own against the godlike power of Illyria.
On top of her powers as the Slayer, Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has extensively trained to hone her combat skill...
...to the extent that she was able to take on an MMA fighter twice her size while stripped of her powers and beat him unconscious.
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) combines her computer skills with her Magic aptitude for even faster hacking.
Alice's (Resident Evil) pre-existing combat experience and T-virus enhancement combine to allow her to match and defeat Nemesis in close quarters combat.
Shadow the Hedgehog (Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog) combines Vehicular Mastery with his Chaos Energy Manipulation, enhancing an ordinary motorcycle enough to be capable of moving at speeds comparable to Sonic's and even driving up vertical walls.
Between his Ranger powers and natural karate skills, Tommy Oliver (Power Rangers) is an equal match for the entire original Mighty Morphin team...
The T-3000 (Terminator Genisys) combines John Connor's military training with mastery of its machine phase matter powers to overwhelm the T-800.
Viktor (Underworld) is a Vampire Elder with centuries of combat experience, possessing the raw strength to overpower and effortlessly kill a fully transformed Lycan with his bare hands...
...and the fighting skill to gain the upper hand against stronger entities like the Hybrid Michael Corvin.
Video Games[]
Dante and Vergil (Devil May Cry) wield both vast demonic power from their heritage and great skill in martial arts and weapons handling, allowing them to fight and defeat the legions of the demon world and each other.
SPARTAN-II supersoldiers (Halo) are both trained from childhood as the best soldiers humans can be, but also bio-augmented to be superhumanly strong, fast, and durable.
Like most Jiralhanae, Atriox (Halo) has physical strength rivaling that of a Spartan; unlike most Jiralhanae, Atriox is also extremely intelligent, cunning, and a very capable warrior, even easily defeating 3 Spartans at once.
Jak (Jak and Daxter) combines his Eco channeling with his vehicle skills for increased speed.
...and even with his weapon stolen, retains enough strength and fighting skill to effectively fight back against Mega Man.
Raiden (Metal Gear series) combining his cybernetic augmentations with swordsmanship specialty to deadly effect.
Aside from his supernatural physical strength and enhanced speed, Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog) is also and very experienced fighter and martial artist, having trained from birth in all forms of combat.
On top of his Chaos powers, Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) is an expert in weapons handling.