Superhuman strength

Superhuman Strength, Super Strength or Enhanced Strength is an ability commonly utilized in fiction. It is the ability to be far stronger than normally possible for a human being. This term is also attributed to non-human characters when describing their superior strength. Super Strength characters have been found in many ancient mythologies, which implies that the desire to be far stronger than anyone else, has been a common form of wish-fulfilment or fantasy since the beginning of recorded history.

Nowadays Super Strength is used in for a variety of characters in fantasy and science fiction. Most comic book superheroes and many supervillains have a degree of super strength. In most portrayals, superhuman strength is usually accompanied by superhuman stamina and durability as well.

Feats of Superhuman Strength
These are some of the uses of super-strength commonly portrayed in fiction and comic books, with varying degrees of plausibility:


 * Lift objects many times own weight
 * Run and smash through solid walls, barriers and obstacles
 * Leap vast heights and distances due to enhanced leg muscles
 * Scale sheer surfaces by implanting fingers and/or toes, or fists into said surface
 * Launch objects great distances
 * Slow down or stop momentous objects
 * Send opponents flying with a single punch
 * Throw objects, opponents, or allies (fastball special) great distances into other opponents
 * Strike an object so it strikes an opponent
 * Create shockwaves or fissures by slamming body, foot or fist on the ground to knock opponents back
 * Clap hands together to create a deafening sound to opponents, a cuncussive force to knock opponents away, or a blast enough to put out fires

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:

Mythology

 * Hercules
 * Thor
 * Minotaur
 * Vampires
 * Werewolves

Comics and Manga

 * Superman and other Kryptonians
 * The Incredible Hulk
 * The Juggernaut from X-Men
 * Blob from X-men
 * Spider-Man
 * The Rhino from Spider-Man
 * The Martian Manhunter
 * Colossus from X-Men
 * Wonder Woman
 * Caitlin Fairchild of Gen 13
 * Son Goku from Dragon Ball and other Z Fighters
 * Popeye
 * Hellboy
 * Tsunade from Naruto
 * Darkseid from Superman
 * Solomon Grundy
 * Inuyasha from Inuyasha
 * The Thing

Film

 * Neo of The Matrix
 * Mr. Incredible of The Incredibles

Television

 * The Six Million Dollar Man
 * Jake Foley of Jake 2.0
 * Buffy Summers and other vampire Slayers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
 * Angel and other vampires of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Animated Series

 * Fourarms from Ben 10
 * Ten from Justice League

Video Games

 * Knuckles the Echidna, E-123 Omega, Vector the Crocodile, Big the Cat and Rouge the Bat from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
 * Bowser from Mario.
 * Jax from the ""Mortal Kombat"" series