Super Weight

So, your character's Power Level is Over Nine Thousand. That's just swell! Too bad it doesn't actually mean anything. Therefore, we here at All The Tropes (having nothing but free time and a whole lot of boredom at work/school) have created a "scale" to measure a character's power. The Super Weight scale doesn't quantify power by Random Power Ranking using arbitrary numbers, but qualifies the relative power level into nine broad categories based on what a given character can do.

It's not uncommon to see characters all over this scale in a setting; or for them to change Weight Class during the course of a story, up or down. Pure power isn't everything either; a Guile Hero or antagonists can beat an opponent that's more powerful than them with clever tactics and forethought. Thus, defeating somebody does NOT mean that you're a higher Weight Class than your victim, although the greater the class difference between the lower weight victor and the higher weight victim, the more the defeat qualifies as an example of Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?.

When editing the page, remember that power levels only take into account actual power and abilities, what the character is literally capable of. While characters such as Batman and The Doctor can take on gods, they do this through intellect, not pure power, and thus remain relatively low on the list compared to their defeated opponents.

Also note that this isn't Gushing About Characters You Like; when adding examples, make realistic assessments of their power level according to the scale and in terms of the setting.

See also Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu? when a character defeats someone who's much higher in Super Weight scale. Characters that have Won the Superpower Lottery will usually end up on the higher levels of this scale.

We haven't invented superintelligent AI (that will kill us all) yet, so there's nothing to compare to. Well, except Chuck Norris.