Superhuman Physical Characteristics
From The Character Database
Introduction[edit | edit source]
The levels of strength, speed or stamina that significantly exceed those of a regular person. Examples include ability to move faster than the eye can see[1][2] (the human limit is about 10 m/s at short distances), or even at supersonic speed,[3] without any expense to self and without any gimmicks.
Requirements[edit | edit source]
- Speed: Faster than 12.42 m/s (Faster than Olympic 100 m sprinters)[4]
- Lifting Strength: Over 501 kg[5] (More than Olympic weightlifters, world-class professional powerlifters and strongmen)
- Striking Strength: At least Street level (Attacks carry the force of over thousands of joules)
- Durability: At least Street level (Able to survive large amounts of blunt force trauma,[6][7][8][9][10] but can still be killed by things such as knives,[11][12] bullets,[13] etc.[14])
Notes[edit | edit source]
Even if some of the parameters fall below the minimum value, the character can still be regarded as superhuman, if they have statistical advantage over ordinary people in multiple characteristics.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://news.mit.edu/2014/in-the-blink-of-an-eye-0116 (Archived)
- ↑ https://www.healthline.com/health/human-eye-fps (Archived)
- ↑ https://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-superpowers-were-real-super-speed-joy-lin (Archived)
- ↑ http://www.meathathletics.ie/devathletes/pdf/Biomechanics%20of%20Sprints.pdf (pdf pg 8) (Archived)
- ↑ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/heaviest-deadlift/ (Archived)
- ↑ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bone-resilience-depends-o/ (Archived)
- ↑ https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/fractures (Archived)
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470338/ (Archived)
- ↑ https://www.innerbody.com/image/skelfov.html (Archived)
- ↑ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00414-015-1254-7 (Archived)
- ↑ https://www.wikihow.com/Attend-to-a-Stab-Wound (Archived)
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073898001893?via%3Dihub (Archived)
- ↑ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30646040/ (Archived)
- ↑ https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000043.htm (Archived)