Strength Scale
From DC Database
The purpose of this scale is to, eventually, put all of the characters of the DC Universe in order, by raw physical strength, including the amount of weight each listed character can lift over his/her head with arms fully extended. If this list includes any artificial augmentation of strength by way of outside forces such as telekinesis or mutagenic changes (such as Lex Luthor's enhanced strength from the Everyman Project), it will be noted in parenthesis.
These figures have been known to change from comic to comic, but these values are generally recognized as average for the character and the most recent we know of.
Below Normal: cannot lift one's own body weight
- Doctor Sivana (Earth-S)
- Hector Hammond
- Lex Luthor, Jr.
- Mad Hatter
- Penguin
- Ratcatcher
- Scarecrow
- Scarface
- Ventriloquist
Normal: able to lift one's own body weight
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Black Mask
- Cyclone
- Doctor Mid-Nite
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
- Harvey Bullock
- Hush
- Joker
- Mister Freeze
- Oracle
- Plastic Man (*)
- Riddler
- Lex Luthor
- Two-Face
- Zatanna
Athlete: able to lift one's own body weight up to double one's own body weight
- Adam Strange
- Atom (Ray Palmer)
- Amazing Man
- Black Canary
- Black Lightning
- Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
- Deadshot
- Flash (Jay Garrick)
- Flash (Bart Allen)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
- Green Lantern (John Stewart)
- Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
- Harley Quinn
- Huntress
- Hush
- Ion (Kyle Rayner)
- Lady Shiva
- Oracle
- Renée Montoya
- Robin (Tim Drake)
- Talia al Ghul
Peak Human: able to lift double one's own body weight up to the 800 lb level
Note: The weight of 800 lbs is the greatest amount of weight a human can lift, within the DC Universe, without being considered superhuman.
- Azrael (Jean-Paul Valley)
- Bane . (without Venom drug). [1]
- Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)
- Batman (Bruce Wayne)
- Catman
- David Cain
- Deathstroke (800lbs, stated as having strength of 10 men).
- Green Arrow (Connor Hawke)
- Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
- Mister Terrific
- Nightwing (Dick Grayson)
- Ra's al Ghul
- Red Arrow
- Red Hood (Jason Todd)
- Wildcat
Superhuman: 800+ lbs to 2 ton range
Note: Any character capable of lifting more than 800 lbs, in the DC Universe, is counted as having superhuman strength.
- Animal Man (while absorbing the abilities of other animals)[2]
- Bane (while using strength venom) can lift 2 tons .
- Killer Croc
- Hourman I (superhuman strength equal to that of about ten men after taking Miraclo)[3]
- Cheetah
- Hourman II (superhuman strength equal to that of about five men after taking Miraclo)[4]
- Hourman III (android)[5]
- Man-Bat
- Vixen (while not using the Tantu Totem)[6]
Superhuman: 2+ tons to 10 ton range
- Aztek
- Hardware- (enhanced by armor) 5 tons [7]
- Shayera Hol (DCAU)
- Steel (Henry Heywood III) - 3 tons [8]
- Steel/Commander Steel (Henry Heywood I) [9]
- Steel (John Henry Irons) - 5 tons [10]
- Robotman (Cliff Steele) - 10 tons [11]
Superhuman: 10+ tons to 25 ton range
- Artemis of Bana-Mighdall (New Earth) (15 tons, without Gauntlet of Atlas).
- Blue Devil
- Booster Gold
- Cyborg (Victor Stone) (easliy able to heft several tons) [12]
- Damage
- Gorilla Grodd
- Starman V (William Payton) - 15 tons [13]
Superhuman: 25+ tons to 50 ton range
- Bane (with Venom) 45 tons
- Killer Croc (56 tons)
Superhuman: 50+ tons to 75 ton range
- Aquaman (about 60 tons on land )[14]
- Hippolyta
- Vixen (about 55 tons while using the Tantu Totem)[15]
- Bane (With Venom) 56 tons
Superhuman: 75+ tons to 90 ton range
- Kilowog
- Red Tornado
- Killer Croc 86 tons
Superhuman: 90+ tons to 100 ton range
- Artemis of Bana-Mighdall (New Earth) (with Gauntlet of Atlas)
- Atom-Smasher - (Variable) [16]
- Cassandra Sandsmark (New Earth)
Superhuman: Class100+ ;Potentially incalculable (able to lift far in excess of 100 tons)
- Apollo (Earth-50)
- Aquaman underwater
- Ares
- Black Adam
- Big Barda [17]
- Bizarro
- Bizarro I
- Bizarro II
- Bizarro III
- Brainiac
- Captain Atom
- Captain Marvel
- Christopher Kent (Earth-16)
- Clark Kent (Smallville)
- Cyborg (Hank Henshaw)
- Darkseid
- Despero
- Diana of Themyscira (New Earth)
- Diana of Themyscira (DCAU)
- Donna Troy
- Doomsday
- Draaga (New Earth)
- Eradicator (New Earth)
- Etrigan
- Frederick Freeman (Earth-S)
- Frederick Freeman (New Earth)
- Geo-Force
- Giganta
- Gog
- Grayven
- Herakles (New Earth)
- Icon[18]
- Icon
- Isis (Adrianna Tomaz)
- Imperiex-Prime (New Earth)
- Kalibak
- Lar Gand
- Linda Danvers (New Earth)
- Lobo
- Majestic
- Majestros (Earth-50)
- Major Force
- Martian Manhunter [19]
- Mary Batson (Earth-S)
- Mary Batson (New Earth)
- Matrix (Pocket Universe)
- Maxima
- Mongul I
- Mongul II
- Nathaniel Adam (New Earth)
- Orion
- Osiris (Amon Tomaz)
- Power Boy (New Earth)
- Power Girl
- Sodam Yat
- Solomon Grundy
- Starfire (Koriand'r)
- Superboy (Earth-One)
- Superboy (Kon-El)
- Superboy (Pocket Universe)
- Superboy-Prime
- Supergirl (Earth-One)
- Supergirl (New Earth)
- Superman (Earth-2)
- Superman (Earth-15)
- Superman (Earth-22)
- Superman (Earth-30)
- Superman (Earth-31)
- Superman (Earth-One)
- Superman (Earth-Two)
- Superman (New Earth)
- Superman (Post-Crisis)
- Ultraman (Earth-3)
- Ultraman (Earth-Three)
- Ultraman (Qward)
- William Batson (Earth-S)
- William Batson (New Earth)
- William Matthews (New Earth)
- Cassandra Sandsmark (New Earth)
- Wonder Woman (Earth-10)
- Wonder Woman (Earth-15)
- Wonder Woman (Earth-30)
- Wonder Woman (Earth-34)
- Zeus (New Earth)
(Note: Many characters' upper power and strength limits have varied greatly over the course of their written histories. Those in the 100+ range, can generally lift as much as 100,000 tons; such as Superman, Wonder Woman, and Darkseid.)
References
- ↑ The DC Comics Encyclopedia 2004
- ↑ Who's Who #1 Mar. 1985/The DC Comics Encyclopedia 2004
- ↑ Who's Who #10 Dec. 1985/The DC Comics Encyclopedia 2004
- ↑ Who's Who #10 Dec. 1985/The DC Comics Encyclopedia 2004
- ↑ The DC Comics Encyclopedia 2004
- ↑ Who's Who #25 Mar. 1987/The DC Comics Encyclopedia 2004
- ↑ Hardware #16 June 1994
- ↑ Who's Who #22 Dec. 1986; The DC Comics Encyclopedia 2004; JLA #233 Dec. 1984
- ↑ Who's Who #5 July 1985/The DC Comics Encyclopedia 2004
- ↑ www.starnet-database.com
- ↑ Who's Who #19 Sept. 1986; The Doom Patrol #10 July 1988; The DC Comics Encyclopedia 2004
- ↑ Who's Who #5 July 1985
- ↑ Who's Who Update 88 #3
- ↑ www.starnet-database.com
- ↑ Who's Who #25 Mar. 1987/The DC Comics Encyclopedia 2004
- ↑ www.starnet-database.com
- ↑ http://en.dcdatabaseproject.com/Big_Barda
- ↑ Icon #16
- ↑ www.starnet-database.com
