Superhuman strength, also called super strength or enhanced strength, is an ability commonly utilized in fiction. It is the ability for any creature to be stronger than normally possible given their proportions. Characters with super strength have been found in many ancient mythologies and religions, which implies that the desire to be stronger than anyone else has been is a common form of
wish-fulfilment or fantasy since the beginning of recorded history.
Nowadays, superhuman strength is used in for a variety of characters in fantasy and science fiction, with a variety of proposed mechanisms such as cyborg body parts
or genetic modification and even telekinetic fields[1][2] in science fiction, or divine or magical/supernatural sources in fantasy. Most comic booksuperheroes and many supervillains usually have a degree of super strength. The level of strength portrayed can vary greatly, from just outside the "normal" human range of the strongest weightlifters of a given size or muscle mass, to nearly unlimited. In most portrayals, superhuman strength is usually accompanied by superhuman stamina and durability as well.
Contents
1Feats of superhuman strength
2Superhumanly strong characters in fiction
2.1Novels
2.2Comics and manga
2.3Film
2.4Television
2.5Animated series
2.6Video games
3References
4See also
Feats of superhuman strength
Super strength commonly portrayed in fiction and comic books allows for various feats with varying degrees of plausibility. A standard example is the ability to lift objects many times one's own weight[3] or slow down or stop momentous objects.[4] Impacting an object with considerable strength can make it move considerable great distances.[5] Strength can also allow the throwing of objects and people (Fastball Special) incredible distances.[6] Some fictional characters find they can create a concussive force by slamming body, foot, or fist on the ground, or generate shockwaves with the force of a punch.[7][5]
Strength and durability in tandem mean for some characters it is possible to run and smash through solid walls, barriers, and obstacles whilst losing little momentum[8]. In some cases, the leaping of vast heights and distances is possible due to enhanced leg muscles[9] as is scaling sheer surfaces by digging hands and feet into said surface.[10]
Superhumanly strong characters in fiction
These are only a handful of the most well known from the vast number of characters with greater than human strength:
Novels
Dracula is said to have enormous strength derived from his vampire nature.
Tarzan possesses strength great enough to overpower wild beasts and bend iron bars.
Hugo Danner, the protagonist of the 1930 novel Gladiator, which may have helped inspire the creation of Superman.
Comics and manga
Superman and other Kryptonians possess phenomenal strength when they have absorbed energy from a yellow sun.[4]
^Fantastic Four vol. 1, #249-250. Reed Richards theories that Gladiator's strength is psionic in nature. Gladiator lifts a building in #249 without it crushing under its own weight.
^Adventures of Superman #505 (1993). It is revealed that Superboy uses a form of telekinesis to produce his strength.
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