- "It's not some sort of special power, but he has the ability to make allies of everyone he meets. And that is the most fearsome ability on the high seas..."
- ― Dracule Mihawk on Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- "You're not like them. You don't have any special powers."
- "Oh, I have one, Johnny—I never give up."
- ― Dr. Destiny and Batman (Justice League)
The circumstance in which one's powers have plausible basis in real life.
Also Called[]
- Real Life/World Superpowers
Capabilities[]
The user has above average, if not outright supernatural, abilities that are still considered mundane; in theory, any human could possess them, but most don't except in small quantities. Said abilities include such things as beauty, intelligence, social skills, fighting techniques, and weapons handling.
Examples[]
- Any skill within the limits of nature
- Companion Allegiance
- Enhanced Charisma
- Immense Wealth
- Indomitable Will
- Leadership Mastery
- Luck under rare circumstances
- Peak Human Condition
- Psychological Mastery
- Stage Magic
- Social Mastery
- Tactical Analysis
- Training Regimen
- Weapon Proficiency
- Martial Arts Mastery
Conditions[]
Physical and mental conditions that empower individuals with seemingly superhuman abilities that exist in the real world.
- Aptitude: Action Intuition, Body Language Analysis, Intuitive Empathy, Intuitive Multilingualism, Mechanical Intuition.
- Autism: Enhanced Senses.
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Accelerated Thought Process.
- Athlete's Heart Syndrome: Vigorous Heart.
- Barometric Pressure Sensitivity Conditions: Meteorology Intuition, Weather Sensing.
- Congenital insensitivity to pain and anhydrosis: Absolute Endurance, Pain Suppression,
- Empathy: Emotion Detection, Empathy, Empathic Link, Problem Detection.
- Heracles-gene: Muscle Generation
- Hypermobility: Enhanced Flexibility.
- Hyperthymesia: Enhanced Memory, Temporal Intuition.
- Ideasthesia: Enhanced Calculation, Visualization.
- LRP5 Mutation: Thick Bones.
- Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy: Dense Muscles
- Savantsism: Artisan Mode, Enhanced Calculation, Enhanced Memory, Enhanced Reading, Intuitive Aptitude, Navigation Intuition, Numerical Precision, Photographic Deduction, Replicative Sculpting.
- Short Sleeping Syndrome: Power Napping.
- Spatial Ability: Spatial Perception, Visualization.
- Synesthesia: Enhanced Synesthesia, Soundwave Perception.
- Urbach-Wiethe disease: Fearlessness, Flinching Immunity.
- Volition: Enhanced Willpower, Indomitable Will
Specific Powers[]
Powers which have been used by certain individuals specifically.
- Dean Karnazes: Enhanced Stamina
- Javier Sotomayor: Enhanced Leap
- Michel Loito: Matter Ingestion
- Paul Kern: Sleeplessness
- Art Arfons/Bill Weaver/Vesna Vulović: Supernatural Survivability
- Zhou Ting Jue: Heat Generation
- Tarrare: Super Eating
- Usain Bolt: Peak Human Speed
- Paul Anderson: Strength/Enhanced
- Certain individuals:
- Intelligence/Enhanced (Polymaths[1][2], perpetual students[3]); Mahjoob (possibly)[4]
- Intelligence/Supernatural V.N. Parthiban (Possibly)[5][6]
- Certain martial artist: Chi Manipulation
- DIYers (depending on the individual and case-by-case basis): Craftsmanship Mastery, Craft Improvisation, Improvisation Mastery, Path Making
- Nikola Telsa: Enhanced Inventing
Associations[]
- Badass Normal
- Live Action Manipulation
- Mortal Physiology
- Real World Manipulation
- Superpower Manipulation
Limitations[]
- Powers still have basis in reality and are not beyond something a human can realistically do.
Known Users[]
See also: Real-Life Super Powers.
- Hei (Darker than Black)
- Lex Luthor (DC Comics)
- Batman Family (DC Comics)
- John Constantine (DC Comics)
- David Xanatos (Gargoyles)
- Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)
- Frank Castle/Punisher (Marvel Comics)
- Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Ri Shin
- Ei Sei
- Ka Ryo Ten
- Bobby Singer (Supernatural)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
Gallery[]
On top of his magical prowess, John Constantine (DC Comics) gets by on brains, ruthlessness, charisma, and his own reputation.
With or without his Contractor powers, Hei (Darker than Black) is a master martial artist able to defeat other Contractors.
Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones) has no real powers, but gets by on combat skill, intelligence, charisma, fame, and luck.
On top of his Devil Fruit and Haki powers, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) has the relatively mundane ability to turn almost any enemy into an ally, something noted by Dracule Mihawk to be the most dangerous ability in the world.