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Very common power from [[The Silver Age of Comic Books]]. Usually does not [[I Know Karate|know Kung Fu]]. Usually, this is the linchpin power of a [[Flying Brick]]. Characters with [[Combo Platter Powers|a wide variety of Superpowers]] will very frequently include this as a baseline ability. Characters with super strength may demonstrate it with a [[Neck Lift]]. A must for [[The Big Guy]]. This is also the most common [[Charles Atlas Superpower]].

See also [[~~Worlds~~ Strongest Man]] and [[Required Secondary Powers]]. Villains show this off with a [[Neck Lift]], [[Minion Maracas]], [[Barrier Busting Blow]], or [[Hoist Hero Over Head]]; heroes do it by being a [[Load Bearing Hero]]. Characters with this power may sometimes [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|not know their own strength]]. They are often described as having [[The Strength of Ten Men]].

See also [[World's Strongest Man]] and [[Required Secondary Powers]]. Villains show this off with a [[Neck Lift]], [[Minion Maracas]], [[Barrier Busting Blow]], or [[Hoist Hero Over Head]]; heroes do it by being a [[Load-Bearing Hero]]. Characters with this power may sometimes [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|not know their own strength]]. They are often described as having [[The Strength of Ten Men]].

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* In ''[[Ranma ~~One Half~~ (Manga)|Ranma One Half]]'', most of the martial artists seem to have some level of greater-than-human strength, implicitly ''because'' of the fact [[Supernatural Martial Arts|they practice martial arts]]. Akane Tendo, [[Overshadowed By Awesome|generally considered the least skilled of the group]], can carry a refrigerator up and down a flight of stairs in her arms, single-handed and at a jogging pace. Mousse, who generally prefers fighting with weapons to bare hands, is capable of splitting a huge temple bell with one punch. Ranma Saotome himself is generally considered [[Weak but Skilled]] because he prefers agility and technique to brute force, as opposed to [[The Rival|Ryoga Hibiki]], who [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|tends to break things around him without meaning to]], but is still capable of feats like lifting multiple tons, smashing through solid rock and wood with his bare hands, bending steel and leaping multiple stories.

* In ''[[Ranma ½ (Manga)|Ranma One Half]]'', most of the martial artists seem to have some level of greater-than-human strength, implicitly ''because'' of the fact [[Supernatural Martial Arts|they practice martial arts]]. Akane Tendo, [[Overshadowed By Awesome|generally considered the least skilled of the group]], can carry a refrigerator up and down a flight of stairs in her arms, single-handed and at a jogging pace. Mousse, who generally prefers fighting with weapons to bare hands, is capable of splitting a huge temple bell with one punch. Ranma Saotome himself is generally considered [[Weak but Skilled]] because he prefers agility and technique to brute force, as opposed to [[The Rival|Ryoga Hibiki]], who [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|tends to break things around him without meaning to]], but is still capable of feats like lifting multiple tons, smashing through solid rock and wood with his bare hands, bending steel and leaping multiple stories.

* In ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]'', we have a lot of examples.

** First and foremost is [[Lady of War|Tsu]][[Combat Medic|nade]], whose trademark ability is her monstrous super strength. She can shatter an entire city block and the walls around it with a single kick, or by just slamming her finger into the ground she could create an entire chasm which she used to trip up Naruto. [[Complete Monster|Orochimaru]] acknowledged that her strength was one of the few things that could actually ''kill'' him if she was at full strength. Her best feat is wielding [[Attack of the Fifty Foot Whatever|Gamabunta's Sword]] and slamming it down on Manda's jaws.

*** {{spoiler|She's even stronger than A, and can smash Susano'o on her own!}}

** The second example is Tsunade's student, Sakura Haruno. She can now shatter boulders, launch Naruto over 300 meters (over 1000 feet) away with a single punch, and break the highly defensive Hiruko puppet's defense with ease.

** Third is [[The Hero|Naruto Uzumaki]] himself-he was able to stop a giant snake from hitting Sasuke during the Chunin Exams while tapping into the Fox's chakra. His most triumphant example is during the [[Awesome Moments|Pain Invasion]], him stopping Pain's 1000 ton, 100 meter long/50 meter tall Rhino by grabbing its horn, and then ''throwing'' it high into the sky while in [[Super Mode|Sage Mode]], and even in base, he was able to shatter Preta's now stone body by just flexing his muscles, and later he was able to [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu|Kyubi]] himself, slamming him flat on his back.

** Third is [[The Hero|Naruto Uzumaki]] himself-he was able to stop a giant snake from hitting Sasuke during the Chunin Exams while tapping into the Fox's chakra. His most triumphant example is during the [[Awesome Moments|Pain Invasion]], him stopping Pain's 1000 ton, 100 meter long/50 meter tall Rhino by grabbing its horn, and then ''throwing'' it high into the sky while in [[Super Mode|Sage Mode]], and even in base, he was able to shatter Preta's now stone body by just flexing his muscles, and later he was able to [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Kyubi]] himself, slamming him flat on his back.

** Fourth is [[The Obi Wan|Jiraiya]], Naruto's master, he could kill some of Pain's summons in just a few kicks, and in [[Super Mode|Sage Mode]] he could punch a 100 meter long summon Ram a significant portion out of a massive skyscraper that was in Ame, and finally, he could blind the insanely durable taijutsu body Human Path with just a single kick.

** Fourth is [[The Obi-Wan|Jiraiya]], Naruto's master, he could kill some of Pain's summons in just a few kicks, and in [[Super Mode|Sage Mode]] he could punch a 100 meter long summon Ram a significant portion out of a massive skyscraper that was in Ame, and finally, he could blind the insanely durable taijutsu body Human Path with just a single kick.

** Finally, we have [[Crazy Awesome|Killer Bee]] and [[Badass|the Raikage, A]], both of which demolished Sasuke in two separate occasions. Killer Bee could wield Zabuza's [[BFS]] with one hand and he doubles as being [[Made of Iron]]. A [[Awesome Moments|smashed through Sasuke's Susano'o on two separate occasions]] by just strength alone, and his [[Wrestler in All of Us|Liger Bomb]]...causes mass destruction.

** One of Might Guy's attacks is a punch. {{spoiler|A punch strong enough to create an explosion of air pressure that can be felt all over an island.}}

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** Fishmen have super strength as a species-wide ability; the average fishman is ten times stronger than the average human, and when in the water they get even stronger.

* Ku Fei in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' is essentially the [[Badass Normal]] of the main cast yet still one of the top fighters. Even Negi has to resort to buffing himself with [[Dark Is Not Evil|dark]] magic to match her sheer physical strength.

** Quite a few of the girls in 3-A can enhance their strength with either ''ki'' or [[Yin Yang Bomb|ki and magic combined]], Asuna, Kaede, and Setsuna, for three. And if Ku Fei wasn't doing it in the early books, she certainly advanced to it by the Mahora War arc.

** Quite a few of the girls in 3-A can enhance their strength with either ''ki'' or [[Yin-Yang Bomb|ki and magic combined]], Asuna, Kaede, and Setsuna, for three. And if Ku Fei wasn't doing it in the early books, she certainly advanced to it by the Mahora War arc.

* In ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]'', {{spoiler|Finny}} of all people is able to easily lift and toss a large marble statue. He throws it with such force that it becomes [[A Twinkle in The Sky]]...before {{spoiler|falling at terminal velocity toward Ciel's head.}}. Due to this super strength, is the only one able AND willing to play with Plu (a giant, demonic dog).

* While most of the cast seem to be Made of Iron with regards to being physically injured, a few in ''[[Soul Eater]]'' demonstrate extreme strength. Outside of gods like Shinigami and Kid putting craters in the scenery when not using their Weapons, Black Star has been known to punch holes in walls thanks to his soul wavelength.

* Standard feature of ''[[Youkai]]'' in ''[[Inuyasha (Manga)|Inuyasha]]''. The titular character, despite being half-human, is in the high side of the curve for ''Youkai''. Not surprising, as his late father was one of the strongest ''youkai'' to ever live.

* [[Unstoppable Rage|Heiwajima]] [[Hair Trigger Temper|Shizuo]] in ''[[Durarara (Light Novel)|Durarara]]''. Though he was born with the strength, he initially lacked the [[Required Secondary Powers]] and repeatedly broke his bones throwing stuff at people. Shizuo's body toughened up, though, so by the time most of the series take place he routinely chucks vending machines around and swings lampposts without suffering any ill effects.

* [[Unstoppable Rage|Heiwajima]] [[Hair-Trigger Temper|Shizuo]] in ''[[Durarara (Light Novel)|Durarara]]''. Though he was born with the strength, he initially lacked the [[Required Secondary Powers]] and repeatedly broke his bones throwing stuff at people. Shizuo's body toughened up, though, so by the time most of the series take place he routinely chucks vending machines around and swings lampposts without suffering any ill effects.

* Makoto/Lita, AKA [[Shock and Awe|Sailor Jupiter]] from ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'' possesses great strength even in ''civilian'' form. She can pick up and throw man-sized enemies without much strain. All the Sailor Soldiers have enhanced strength in their Sailor forms, but Jupiter is the most powerful physically. Appropriate, given the god she's named after.

* Ryoko in the ''[[Tenchi Muyo (Anime)|Tenchi Muyo]]'' worlds often has this ability; one manga episode had her rather crudely performing 'brute force barbecue': heat plus (surprised) cow.

* Ryoko in the ''[[Tenchi Muyo! (Anime)|Tenchi Muyo]]'' worlds often has this ability; one manga episode had her rather crudely performing 'brute force barbecue': heat plus (surprised) cow.

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Gurren Lagann]]'', Most Mech's have it, but good ol' Gurren Lagann Lifted what was the equivalent of an aircraft carrier with a mountain-city balanced on it at the same time while the aircraft carrier was pushing into the ground.

* [[Cute Bruiser|Kagura]] from ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]'' can toss around boulders and cars with ease and stop Gin's scooter by grabbing the back of it, among other things.

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== [[Comic Books]] ==

* [[Superman (Franchise)|Superman]] is the standard comic-book example, as well as one of the most over-the-top due to [[Power Creep Power Seep]]. During [[The Silver Age of Comic Books]], he regularly ''juggled planets''.

* [[Superman (Franchise)|Superman]] is the standard comic-book example, as well as one of the most over-the-top due to [[Power Creep, Power Seep]]. During [[The Silver Age of Comic Books]], he regularly ''juggled planets''.

* The [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Incredible Hulk]] is the standard to which other Super Strength wielders are compared in the [[Marvel Universe]], and he only gets stronger as he gets angrier. However, he's only the strongest ''in theory''. In practice, because his strength is never the same at any given moment, there are tons of people whose physical strength can far exceed Hulk's own at the time, as Zeus [http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/5863170/Incredible_Hulks_622_013.jpg.html will now demonstrate], while at other times, Hulk can easily overcome people who are explicitly stronger than those who previously handed him his ass, like Juggernaut, Thor or Zeus' own son, Hercules.

** Unlike her cousin, [[She Hulk]] doesn't get stronger when she's angry. However, her strength when she's "hulked out" is exponentially proportional to her strength as a normal human. A month of exercise and an extra pound or two of muscle mass can make her as strong as the Hulk at baseline; too bad for her she never goes to the gym except to show off when she's already big and green.

* The [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] have had many examples, with Beast being the earliest and Colossus probably being the best-known.

* [[Ghost Rider (Comic Book)|Ghost Rider]], [[Spider-Man (Franchise)|Spider-Man]], [[Silver Surfer]], [[Superman (Franchise)|Superman]], [[Darkseid]], [[X-Men (Franchise)/Villains/Characters|Apocalypse]], [[The Sentry]], [[The Mighty Thor]], [[Wonder Woman]], [[Martian Manhunter]], [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]], [[Ms. Marvel (Comic Book)|Ms. Marvel]], [[X-Men (Franchise)/80s Members/Characters|Rogue]] (until recently), etc. are all cases in point of [[Super Strength]] being a "basic feature" included for characters with [[Combo Platter Powers]]. The degree of their strength varies considerably, but all are vastly stronger than it's possible for a real human to be.

** Note that Spider-Man's "proportional strength of a spider" line crosses with [[Square Cube Law|another trope]] as well.

** Note that Spider-Man's "proportional strength of a spider" line crosses with [[Square-Cube Law|another trope]] as well.

* Usually a default benefit of [[Powered Armor]], especially if in comics, such as [[Iron Man (Comic Book)|Iron Man]], [[Doctor Doom]], etc.

* The ''[[Asterix]]'' comic books are about a village of Gauls who fend off the Roman empire with the aid of a [[Super Serum|magic potion]] that grants them the power to [[Megaton Punch|send Roman legionaries flying with their punches]]. Asterix's friend Obelix doesn't get a dose of the potion when all the other villagers are lining up for it, since he fell into the cauldron as a baby, an event which increased his strength permanently.

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* Fezzik in ''[[The Princess Bride (Film)|The Princess Bride]]''. Most noted during Westley's first encounter with the giant, as Fezzik holds an enormous boulder in one hand, and nonchalantly chucks it over his shoulder when they decide to fight hand-to-hand combat.

* ''[[The Adventures of Captain Marvel]]'' film serial of 1941 showcases one of the earliest film examples (which makes sense, given its the first superhero film of all time) with the titular [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]]. Throughout the 12 episode serial, the Captain lifts enormous stone columns, large fallen trees, elevator cars, and other feats of strength, to the point where he ends some of his fist fights with criminals by ''casually slapping them''.

* The [[Golem]] in the silent movie classic ''[[The Golem (Film)|The Golem]]'' is arguably super-strong, [[Load Bearing Hero|single-handedly supporting]] [[Descending Ceiling|the ceiling]] of the Emperor's palace at one point.

* The [[Golem]] in the silent movie classic ''[[The Golem (Film)|The Golem]]'' is arguably super-strong, [[Load-Bearing Hero|single-handedly supporting]] [[Descending Ceiling|the ceiling]] of the Emperor's palace at one point.

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* In the ''[[Resident Evil (Franchise)|Resident Evil]]'' series, [[Big Bad|Wesker]] is capable of lifting missiles with one hand, piercing through his enemies' chests with his fingers, and holding Chris with one hand by the throat, among other feats of strength after his last upgrade in ''[[Resident Evil 5 (Video Game)|Resident Evil 5]]''. The man's practically a [[Implacable Man|living]], [[Lightning Bruiser|breathing]] [[Back From the Dead|machine]] and shows almost no damage after having a crane full of steel girders dropped on his head. Then again, he's not exactly [[The Undead|human]] after the [[Resident Evil 1|first game]], either.

* [[I Call It Vera|"Sasha"]], the [[Gatling Good|minigun]] of the Heavy Weapons Guy from ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'', is said to weigh 150 kilograms (a bit over 330 pounds), but he has no problems lifting it. Or running around with it. He also dishes out the same melee damage with his bare hands that the other characters need bats, wrenches, shovels, and huge knives to deliver, and in one of his taunt animations, he effortlessly spins his holdout weapon, a 12-gauge shotgun, like it was a pistol.

* While a number of characters in ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'' have displayed [[Charles Atlas Superpower|Charles Atlas Superpowers]], [[White Haired Pretty Boy|Sephiroth]], the main villain of the game, has explicit [[Super Strength]], wielding his [[BFS|8-foot]] [[Katanas Are Just Better|Masamune]] as if it were a dagger, and at one point, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|impaling a subway-train sized snake with a tree]]. Cloud, the main character, has his own [[BFS|massive sword]] (not as long as Seph's Masamune, but wider and almost certainly heavier), and wields it with similar ease.

* While a number of characters in ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'' have displayed [[Charles Atlas Superpower|Charles Atlas Superpowers]], [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Sephiroth]], the main villain of the game, has explicit [[Super Strength]], wielding his [[BFS|8-foot]] [[Katanas Are Just Better|Masamune]] as if it were a dagger, and at one point, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|impaling a subway-train sized snake with a tree]]. Cloud, the main character, has his own [[BFS|massive sword]] (not as long as Seph's Masamune, but wider and almost certainly heavier), and wields it with similar ease.

** [[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Sabin/Mash Rene Figaro]] is also noteworthy for [[Load Bearing Hero|supporting a collapsing building and later a collapsing ceiling]].

** [[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Sabin/Mash Rene Figaro]] is also noteworthy for [[Load-Bearing Hero|supporting a collapsing building and later a collapsing ceiling]].

** And for suplexing a friggin' train.

* Super Strength is a powerup in ''[[Backyard Sports (Video Game)|Backyard Football]]''.

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== [[Web Comics]] ==

* A standard trait of [[~~Frankensteins~~ Monster|Constructs]] in ''[[Girl Genius (Webcomic)|Girl Genius]]'', as shown by the [[Super Soldier|Jägers]], [[Battle Couple|Punch and Judy]], and [[Mama Bear|Von Pinn]]. This fact has led to some [[Wild Mass Guessing]] on whether or not {{spoiler|Gilgamesh}} is a Construct after he managed to ''lift and throw a [[Humongous Mecha]]''.

* A standard trait of [[Frankenstein's Monster|Constructs]] in ''[[Girl Genius (Webcomic)|Girl Genius]]'', as shown by the [[Super Soldier|Jägers]], [[Battle Couple|Punch and Judy]], and [[Mama Bear|Von Pinn]]. This fact has led to some [[Wild Mass Guessing]] on whether or not {{spoiler|Gilgamesh}} is a Construct after he managed to ''lift and throw a [[Humongous Mecha]]''.

** It also seems to be a power of any sufficiently powerful [[Mad Scientist|Spark]] when they're in [[The Madness Place]]. Then there's the Baron.

* Subverted in ''[[Van Von Hunter]]''. The magic gauntlets acquired by Van's sidekick let her lift very heavy things, but not throw them, push them, or manipulate them in any other way.

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** An example of the second would be the supervillain [[Unstoppable Rage|Rampage]], for whose strength no upper limit has ever been found.

* Pretty common in the [[Whateley Universe (Literature)|Whateley Universe]], ranging from Exemplars who are just really strong to 'flying bricks' like Lancer who has a PK field so he can lift that car without breaking it.

* Let us all not forget that [[Yu-Gi-Oh ~~the~~ Abridged Series (Web Video)|Tristan Taylor's Voice]] gives him Super Strength.

* Let us all not forget that [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Tristan Taylor's Voice]] gives him Super Strength.

* Also common in the [[Less Than Three Comics]]-Verse. Mr Perfect, The Richards Brothers and The Freak all have super strength, as do a number of background characters.

* A fair amount of characters from ''[[Darwins Soldiers (Roleplay)|Darwins Soldiers]]'' have this power but [[Badass Normal|Alfred]], a [[Funny Animal]] bison, is quite possibly the strongest of them. He has thrown boulders weighing hundreds of pounds at his enemies, fought a cybernetic warrior to a standstill and disabled his gun arm - by smashing the ammunition feed port and tied a knot in a piece of rebar.

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** Subject 18 from ''New Divide'' has this and it is further augmented by a set of experimental gloves he stole.

** Gustave Chiumbo, a [[Funny Animal]] Nile crocodile, has some degree of this. Whether he is stronger than Alfred remains to be seen.

* ''[[Doctor ~~Horribles~~ Sing Along Blog (Web Video)|Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog]]'': This is one of [[Smug Super]] Captain Hammer's powers, along with [[Nigh Invulnerability]].

* ''[[Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Web Video)|Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog]]'': This is one of [[Smug Super]] Captain Hammer's powers, along with [[Nigh Invulnerability]].

* This is one of the side effects of becoming [[Demonic Possession|in]][[Everyman HYBRID|HABIT]][[Fan Nickname|ed]], although you probably won't enjoy [[People Puppets|the front row seats to what he makes your body do with it]].

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* Lisa Simpson had this power in a ''[[Halloween Episode|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode of ''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]''.

* From ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]'', Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy (depending on form; his gorilla form is the go-to for feats of strength), Pantha, and believe it or not, Aqualad. (Hey, '''YOU''' try breaking down the doors to Titans Tower with your bare hands!)

* Ed from ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy (Animation)|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' is shown to have incredible feats of strength such as lifting the pavement out of a sidewalk, uprooting a tree and carrying it along with him, carrying a cow on his shoulders while running, bending swing sets and monkey bars into the shapes of chickens, lifting a whole house off the ground,etc.

* Ed from ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy (Animation)|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' is shown to have incredible feats of strength such as lifting the pavement out of a sidewalk, uprooting a tree and carrying it along with him, carrying a cow on his shoulders while running, bending swing sets and monkey bars into the shapes of chickens, lifting a whole house off the ground,etc.

** Rolf and Sarah are also shown to be incredibly strong.

*** It's justified differently in-universe for each of them: Ed is too dumb to know he can't be that strong, Sarah's a product of her extreme temper, and Rolf gets it from backbreaking farm work.

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* Jenny frequently used hers on ''[[My Life As a Teenage Robot]]''; her [[Bragging Theme Tune]] claims she has "the strength of a million-and-seventy men."

* [[I Love Nuclear Power|Radioactive waste]] in ''[[Family Guy (Animation)|Family Guy]]'' gave Lois this power.

* [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Angel Bunny]], a plain, ordinary rabbit, once threw an adult pony out a window in a fit of pique.

* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Angel Bunny]], a plain, ordinary rabbit, once threw an adult pony out a window in a fit of pique.