Serum-Based Powers

"Heroes aren’t born, They’re made!"

― (The Boys)

"The super serum doesn’t turn us into monsters, it only brings out the truth of what we are inside, whether it’s perfect or not."

― (Anonymous)

"Ever since I was blown off from that roof. All I felt is pain. Pain of betrayal. Pain of having every bone in my body shattered. When I hit the water…I didn’t panic. I was patient. I let patience…Help me to find a way to transform that pain into something else…Strength."

― Ricardo Diaz (Arrowverse)

The ability to gain powers from certain serums. Sub-power of Serum Manipulation. Combination of Drug Usage and Powers Via Object. Variation of Chemical-Based Powers. Scientific equivalent of Potion-Based Powers.

Also Called

Powers via Serum
Serum-Based Enhancement
Serum-User Physiology
Super Serum Powers

Capabilities

The user can gain powers by being given a certain serum that augments one’s physical body. Some users can be turned into super soldiers after being given a serum. Some users can be turned into metahumans/mutants or mutates after being given a serum. If users are female and pregnant, as they’re being given a serum, their children may also gain powers once they’re born. If most users are male and have children with non-superpowered individuals, they may inherit their powers.

Some serums can be engineered by certain ingredients that may include chemicals/drugs or cells/blood from aliens, superhumans, etc.

Applications (General)

Bio-Augmentation
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Condition
  - Brain Augmentation
  - Muscle Mass Enhancement
Various Superpowers
- Personality Attuned Powers - Some users develop superpowers that resemble their personalities.

Applications (Details)

Associations

Artificially Enhanced Physiology
- Super Soldier
- Superior Human Physiology
  - Prime Superior Human Physiology
    - Transcendent Superior Human Physiology
  - Augmented Superior Human Physiology
Clone Physiology
- Modified Clone Physiology - Human clones can be genetically modified, by being injected with the super serum, and therefore given enhanced abilities.
Experientially Induced Powers
Power Bestowal/Augmentation
- Death-Based Power Activation
- Emotional Trigger
- Puberty Activation
- Self-Power Bestowal - By injecting oneself with the serum.
Science Attuned Physiology
Serum Manipulation

Limitations

Users may experience unpredictable side effects from the serum:
- Divided Mind
- Feral Mind
- Memory Erasure
- Power Instability
- Power Overload
- Self-Death Inducement
Depending on if the serum has time limits, the effects of the serum, which grants the user powers, may not last forever.
- Thus the user may have to constantly inject themselves with the serum daily.
Depending on the effects the serum has on physical age, infants/children or teenagers may have better adaptation to the effects of the serum than adults.

Known Users

Eldians (Attack on Titan)
Supers (The Boys)
- Stormfront
- The Seven
  - Homelander
  - Queen Maeve
  - Black Noir
  - Starlight
  - A-Train
  - The Deep
  - Translucent
  - The Lamplighter
  - Mister Marathon
  - Shockwave
  - Supersonic
- Payback
  - Soldier Boy
  - Eagle the Archer
  - Crimson Countess
  - Tek Knight
  - Gunpowder
  - Swatto
  - Mindstorm
  - TNT Twins
- The Boys
  - The Female/Kimiko Miyashiro
  - Billy Butcher (Temporarily)
  - Hughie Campbell (Temporarily)
- Sage Grove Center
  - Cindy
  - Love Sausage
  - Tim
  - Phasing Patient
  - Tongue Patient
  - Wall Punching Patient
  - Zapped Lights Patient
  - Tiny Hero
  - Acid Vomit Patient
  - EMP Dude Patient
  - Glowing Eyes Patient
- Airburst
- Behemoth
- Big Game
- Blindspot
- Doppelganger
- Ezekiel
- Gecko
- Kenji Miyashiro
- Laser Baby
- Mesmer/The Mesmerizer
- Malchemical
- Naqib
- Popclaw
- Stacker
- Victoria Neuman
- Moonshadow
- Silver Kincaid
- Livewire
- Blue Hawk
Supes (The Boys Presents: Diabolical)
Various Metahumans (DC Comics)
- Slade Wislon/Deathstroke
Lois Lane (DC Comics/All-Star Superman)
Lex Luthor (DC Comics/All-Star Superman)
Various Characters (DC Comics/Arrowverse)
- Ricardo Diaz (Arrow)
- Slade Wilson (Arrow)
- Various Metahumans (Black Lightning)
  - Green Light Babies
    - Maryam Luqman
    - Erica Moran
    - Issa Williams
  - Lynn Stewart; Temporarily
  - Original Vaccine Kids
    - Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning
    - Looker
    - Wendy Hernandez
    - Baron/"T.C." Technocrat
    - Carson Williams
  - Tobias Whale
  - Tyson Sykes/Gravedigger ; Formerly
- Users of Velocity-9 (The Flash)
  - Hunter Zolomon/Zoom
  - Eliza Harmon/Trajectory
  - August Heart/Godspeed
- Nathaniel "Nate" Heywood/Steel (Legends of Tomorrow)
Various Mutates (Marvel Comics)
- Super Soldiers (Marvel Comics/Marvel Cinematic Universe)
  - Steve Rogers/Captain America
  - Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian
  - Winter Soldiers
    - Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier
  - Isaiah Bradley
  - Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
  - John Walker/Captain America/U.S. Agent
  - Flag Smashers
    - Karli Morgenthau/Flag-Smasher
  - Peggy Carter/Captain Carter
  - Robert Reynolds/Sentry
- Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
Beast (Marvel Comics/X-Men Movies)
Luther Hargreeves/Number One/Spaceboy (The Umbrella Academy)

Known Serums

Titan Serum (Attack on Titan)
Compound V (The Boys)
V24 (The Boys)
Super Serum (DC Comics/All-Star Superman)
Mirakuru Serum (DC Comics/Arrowverse)
Original Vaccine (DC Comics/Arrowverse)
Velocity-9 (DC Comics/Arrowverse)
Green Light (DC Comics/Arrowverse/Black Lightning)
Meta Booster (DC Comics/Arrowverse/Black Lighting)
Anti-Aging Serum (DC Comics/Arrowverse/Black Lightning)
Harun-El/Rock of Yuda Kal/Black Kryptonite (DC Comics/Arrowverse/Supergirl)
OZ Formula/Goblin Serum (Marvel Comics)
Super Soldier Serum (Marvel Comics/Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Dr. Erskine's Early Prototype Serum
- Dr. Erskine's Perfected Serum
- Zola's Super Serum
- U.S. Military Super Serum
- Howard Stark's Super Serum
- The Other US Military Super Serum Variant
- Hulk Serum/Gamma Serum
- The Abomination Formula
- Nagel's Super Serum
Mutant Growth Hormone (Marvel Comics/X-Men Films)
Trilsettum Serum (No Ordinary Family)
Infinity Formula (Marvel Comics)