- "Techniques without power are useless. Even if you have the knowledge of a thousand fighting techniques, if you do not have the strength necessary to execute them, you just as powerless as a brittle fly."
- ― Sairaorg Bael (Highschool DxD)
The power to infuse strength with physical combat. Variation of Combat Merging.
Also Called
- Divine Hammer (Dragon Ball Super)
- Gō no Ken/Fist of Strength (Fist of the North Star)
- Strong Combat
- Strong Fist (Naruto)
Capabilities
The user can mix physical strength with close-quarters combat, giving their attacks great force which can potentially cripple, maim, and kill their opponents.
Applications
- Critical Impact
- Defense Break
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Strike
- Megaton Punch/Megaton Kick
- Power Fists/Power Legs
- Razor Hand/Razor Foot
- Strength Concentration
Associations
Limitations
- Simply relying on brute force is never a decent strategy.
- The efficiency of power depends on the user's level of skill.
- Extensive use may be damaging.
Known Users
Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua
- Thrym (Ah! My Goddess)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Pippin (Berserk)
- Apostles (Berserk)
- Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
- Raoh/Ken-Oh (Fist of the North Star)
- Various Characters (One Piece)
- Various Characters (One-Punch Man)
- Myu (Only Sense Online)
- Various Characters (Naruto)
- Philionel El Di Saillune (Slayers)
- Yato Clan (Gintama)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Cartoons/Comics
- Olympia (Hero Heights)
- Sugilite (Steven Universe)
- Alexandrite (Steven Universe)
- Jasper (Steven Universe)
- Popeye (Popeye)
- Variation Users (Various Forms of Western Comic Media)
- Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles)
- Brick (The Incredibles); she is stronger than Mr. Incredible
- Uma Thermal (SheZow)
- Superman (DC Comics)
- Superboy Prime (DC Comics)
- Bane (DC Comics)
- Darkseid (DC Comics)
- Doomsday (DC Comics)
- Shazam (DC Comics)
- Black Adam (DC Comics)
- Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
- Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Blue Marvel (Marvel Comics)
- Anti-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
- Spider Man (Marvel Comics)
- Juggernaut (Marvel Comics)
- The Thing (Marvel Comics)
- Colossus (Marvel Comics)
- Hercules (Marvel Comics)
Live Television/Movies
- Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Nam-Ek (DCEU)
- Owen Davidson (Master Z: Ip Man Legacy)
- Jessica Jones (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Alisa Jones (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Luke Cage (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Kurse (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Various Characters (Supernatural)
Video Games
- Doom Slayer (DOOM)
- Gigas (Tekken)
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong/Super Smash Bros.)
- Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
Known Objects
- Crimson Gem of Cyttorak (Marvel Comics)
- Gauntlets of Ares (Marvel Comics)
- The Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luthor Strange)
- Strong Suit (Image Comics)
- Fist of Tebigong (Xiaolin Showdown)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua
Guts (Berserk)
Sōsuke Aizen's (Bleach) tremendous strength combined with his sword-skill allows him to slice through Shikai and Bankai with ease.
Broly (Dragon Ball Super) makes heavy use of his brute strength and size in combat.
After mutating his left arm, Fused Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super) created his own fighting style, Divine Hammer, to make full use of his massive arm and strength.
Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom (One Piece) makes full use of her titanic strength, using brute force to destroy anything in her path...
...showcasing her monstrous strength during a fight with Kaido.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) used Gum Gum/Gomu Gomu no King Kong Gun, a punch so powerful…
…the aftershock of its impact completely devastates the land of Dressrossa.
Saitama (One-Punch Man)
Great General Mou Bu of Qin (Kingdom) demonstrates his immense strength during combat, turning his opponents into pulp.
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Ri Shin (Kingdom) frequently Infuses his monstrous strength with his Swordsmanship...
...later incorporating it while wielding his podao...
Like his Qin counterpart, Shin, Kou Yoku of the Thunder (Kingdom) frequently Infuses his own monstrous strength with his Swordsmanship,...
...demonstrating his prowess with the incredible feat of blocking and stopping the huge Great General, Tou's Rasen - Faru Faru sword strike.
Zen Ou of the Kan Ki Army (Kingdom) wielding his war club with powerful results.
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Might Guy (Naruto) using the Night Guy technique, a kick so strong that it distorts space.
Raoh, Ken-OhKing of Fists's (Fist of the North Star) Gō no Ken style of the Hokuto Shin Ken focuses on overpowering opponents with nothing but sheer, immense and destructive power.
Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho) makes heavy use of his physical strength in combat.
Comics
Bane (DC Comics)
Simon Williams/Wonder Man (Marvel Comics)
The Hulk (Marvel Comics) has fought numerous beings, creatures, entities with nothing but his limitless strength...
...having repeatedly beaten his rival, the Thing in terms of strength and prowess...
...overpower and defeat some of the strongest mutants in the world like Colossus...
...and Monet...
...going toe to toe with Cain Marko, the Unstoppable Juggernaut, one of the strongest beings in the universe.
While untrained in combat, The Sentry (Marvel Comics) possesses incredibly powerful superhuman strength, creating a sonic boom just by punching Ultron Janet...
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...and sent Ares, a God of War, flying with one punch...
Ben Grimm/The Thing (Marvel Comics)
Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
Mark Grayson/Invincible (Image Comics) gives a Kryptonian like Superboy Prime a bloody nose while trapped in between dimensions
Conquest (Image Comics)
Jack Hawksmoor (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
Live Television/Movies
Castiel (Supernatural)
Video Games
Asura (Asura's Wrath)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong/Super Smash Bros.) unleashes his Giant Punch.
Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Gigas' (Tekken 7) fighting style, Destructive Impulse, centers around this ability.
Terra's (Kingdom Hearts) fighting style is heavily dependent on brute strength.