- "With these fists, I have pulverized numerous Xiongnu leaders, regardless of their almost superhuman skills."
- ― Bananji (Kingdom)
The power to possess great physical strength and speed or a unique power or form in one's arms and upper body. Variation of Selective Limb Empowerment.
Also Called
- Power/Powerful/Strong/Super/Weaponized Fist
Capabilities
The user's arms and upper body are either abnormally strong, physically unique, or have been weaponized in some way (claws, blades, projectile weaponry, protective armor etc.) to increase combat performance with those particular limbs.
Applications
- The user's arm(s) possesses immense physical strength and speed capable of breaking strong material such stone or steel with their bare hands or move faster than the eye can see.
- Concussive Force
- Earthquake Generation by slamming fist into the ground.
- Enhanced Strike
- Megaton Punch
- Powered Palm
- Pressure Strike
- Propulsive Strike
- Pulse Strike
- Razor Hand
- Shockwave Clap
Associations
- Blade Retraction
- Body Part Substitution
- Claw Retraction
- Demonic Arm
- Energy Concentration
- Energy Strike
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Leap
- God Arm
- Gun Protrusion
- Muscle Arm
- Power Legs
- Razor Hand
- Robot Arm
- Rocket Fists
- Supernatural/Absolute Speed
- Supernatural/Absolute Strength
Limitations
- The hands and arms may be disproportionately large to the rest of the user's body.
- Must be able to use their arms.
- Excessive use could cause strain to the arms.
- The effectiveness of this ability can be affected by the environment around the user
- If the user lacks superhuman strength in the rest of their body, the arm can't be used to lift heavy objects without damaging the rest of the body.
Known Users
Comics/Cartoons
- The Young Man (Blood Rush)
- Batman (DC Comics)
- Speedsters (DC Comics)
- Wally West/The Flash
- Reverse Flash
- Zoom
- Owen Burnett (Gargoyles)
- Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)
- Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)
- Shego (Kim Possible)
- Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
- Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
- Robert Reynolds/Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Simon Williams/Wonder Man (Marvel Comics)
- Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel (Marvel Comics)
- Jia Jing/Sprite (Marvel Comics)
- Power Man (Marvel Comics)
- Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Jenny Wakeman/XJ-9 (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
- Robotboy (Robotboy)
- Mister Shifter (Sonic the Comic)
- Sugilite (Steven Universe)
- Nova (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!)
- Renet (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- Johnny Alpha (Strontium Dog)
- The Powerpuff Girls (Powerpuff Girls)
Anime/Manga
- Guts (Berserk)
- Yasutora "Chad" Sado (Bleach)
- Allen Walker (D.Gray-man)
- Magnamon (Digimon series)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball)
- Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail)
- Gildarts Cleve (Fairy Tail)
- Laxus Dreyar (Fairy Tail)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Wahl Icht (Fairy Tail)
- Various Characters (Fist of the North Star)
- Meisuke Nueno (Hell Teacher Nube)
- DIO Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Jonathan Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part I: Phantom Blood)
- Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure); via Star Platinum
- Josuke Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable); via Crazy Diamond
- Okuyasu Nijimura (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamond is Unbreakable); via The Hand
- Shin (Kingdom)
- Aqua (Konosuba)
- Kuro (Kurokami)
- Subaru Nakajima (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
- Mazinger Z (Mazinger Z)
- Jūgo (Naruto)
- Bartolomeo (One Piece)
- Bear King (One Piece)
- Franky (One Piece)
- Ideo (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Edward Newgate/Whitebeard (One Piece)
- "Black Arm" Zephyr/Z (One Piece)
- Saitama (One-Punch Man)
- Hayato Shingu (Project ARMS)
- Ryo Takatsuki (Project ARMS)
- Kazuma (s-CRY-ed)
- Younger Tugoro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Yuna Yuki (Yuki Yuna is a Hero)
- Hibiki Tachibana (Symphogear)
Live Television/Movies
- Wolf Predator (Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem)
- Rassilon (Doctor Who)
- Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)
- Ashley "Ash" J. Williams (The Evil Dead franchise)
- Daigoro Oume (Denshi Sentai Denziman)
- Hiroto Sutou (Engine Sentai Go-Onger)
- Megatron (Transformers: Cybertron); via Dark Claw Mode
- Optimus Prime (Transformers: Cybertron); via Savage Claw Mode
- River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
- Various Ultramen/Kaiju (Ultraman series)
Video Games
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Wyzen (Asura's Wrath)
- Robo (Chrono Trigger)
- Tifa Lockhart (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Oryx (Destiny)
- Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
- Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
- Zell Dinchet (Final Fantasy VIII)
- Gene (God Hand)
- Potemkin (Guilty Gear)
- Fighter Kirby (Kirby)
- Haschel (Legend of Dragoon)
- Jean (Lunar 2: Eternal Blue); after switching to a martial arts garb
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)
- Venom Snake (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain); via cybernetic arm
- The Boss (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
- Colonel Volgin (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
- Jax (Mortal Kombat: Annihilation)
- Hitmonchan (Pokémon)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype); via Hammerfists
- Tree Rex (Skylanders)
- Night Shift (Skylanders)
- Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Balrog (Street Fighter)
- Heavy (Team Fortress 2); via Apoco Fists DLC
- Gorons (The Legend of Zelda)
- Ziggaurat 8 (Xenosaga)
- Pokemon able to use "Mach Punch", "Focus Punch" or "Dynamic Punch" (Pokémon)
- Black Baron (Madworld)
- Jack Cayman (Madworld)
- Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000)
- Steve Fox (Tekken)
- War (Darksiders)
- War (Darksiders)
- The Player (Punch Quest)
- Protagonist Characters (Fallout); via Power Fist
- The Lone Wanderer; via Iron Fist Perk
- The Sole Surivivor; via Iron Fist Perk
- The Player (Paint the Town Red); via Berserk Mode
- TJ Combo (Killer Instinct)
Literature
- Marco (Animorphs); via gorilla form
Webvideo
- Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)
Known Objects
- Pneumatic Mangler (The Dark Knight)
- Power Fist (Fallout)
- Power Punch Glove (Predator/Aliens vs. Predator)
- Ember Celica (RWBY)
- Power Fists (Warhammer 40k)
Gallery
Guts, the Blackswordsman (Berserk)
Gildarts Clive (Fairy Tail) uses his Crushing Evil, Spreading the Truth: Empyrean to punch Bluenote all the way up into the highest of skies.
Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail) uses his "Fire Dragon King's Demolition Fist" to utterly destroy a God of War.
Majin Boo (Dragon Ball) punches so hard, he blasted Babidi's head clean off.
When his anger it at its most focused, Asura (Asura's Wrath) achieves highest level of power and becomes Mantra Asura.
Duo (Mega Man)
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) is well known for delivering powerful punches with his Gomu Gomu no Pistol.
Megatron: Dark Claw Mode (Transformers: Cybertron)
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Optimus Prime: Savage Claw Mode (Transformers: Cybertron)
Kazuma (s-CRY-ed) posses an Alter power that allows him to reconstruct matter over his right arm, forming the matter into a powerful metallic alloy, creating his Shell Bullet and increasing his strength.
He is also capable of increasing his power by using his 'Shell Bullet Ultimate'.
Hitmonchan (Pokemon) about to unleash a powerful Mach Punch.
Jenny Wakeman/XJ-9 (My Life as a Teenage Robot) ready with her Fists of Fury.
Yang (Yin Yang Yo!) with his Paws of Pain.
Heavy (Team Fortress 2) with the Apoco Fists.
Chad (Bleach) can use Brazo Izquierda del Diablo
Subaru Nakajima (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha) uses Belka magics in the form of hand-to-hand combat to amplify the strength of her Revolver Knuckle.
True to his name and programming, Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph) is capable of using his powerfully giant hands to wreck anything that gets in his way.
Ganondorf's Warlock Punch carries intense magic force.
Captain Falcon's Falcon Punch carries intense fiery force.
Kamui (Gintama) punching Nobu Nobu so hard he sent the man flying out of the tower.
Kakuzu (Naruto) using Earth Release:Earth Spear to harden his fist to enhance the physical power tremendously.
Night Shift (Skylanders SWAP Force)
Shazam (DC Comics) demonstrating on Superman
The Sentry (Marvel Comics)
Power Man (Marvel Comics)
Iron Fist (Marvel Comics) demonstrates his ability by punching Ragnarok, an evil clone of Thor.
Wonder Man (Marvel Comics)
Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
Kamala Khan (Marvel Comics)
After sticking it in the Cauldron of Life, Owen Burnett's (Gargoyles) left hand was petrified in the shape of a clenched fist, which he uses to his advantage to deliver powerful punches to his opponents.
Ideo's (One Piece) fists have an incredible destructive power Sugilite can combine both arms and deliver a massive punch
Infernape (Pokémon) using Mach Punch.
Renet (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
Wahl Icht (Fairy Tail) while in Assault Mode uses his unique robotic arms to deliver ah struck blows.
Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
Falco (Fist of the North Star)
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Ein (Fist of the North Star) using Kenka Kenpo (Brawling Martial Arts).
Knuckle the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Mister Shifter (Sonic the Comic) attacks Sonic with an enlarged, hardened fist.
The Power Punch Glove (Predator/Aliens vs. Predator) enhances a Predator's punching strength enough to penetrate concrete.
Batman (The Dark Knight) using the Pneumatic Mangler, an arm-mounted device that allows him to cut through or bend metal.
Jonathan Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part I Phantom Blood)
Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II Tendency)
Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)
The Young Man (Blood Rush) demonstrate his power on some vampire punks.