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''I am the world's strongest man! You better be worried about surviving through the night."''|'''[[Mark Henry]]'''}}

The [[World's Strongest Man]] is a character who is, well -- [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|the strongest man in the world]] or universe, or, at the very least the strongest ''human''. He may be [[Genius Bruiser|brainy]] or [[Dumb Muscle|stupid]], attractive or [[Gonk|ugly]], but one thing is for sure -- you don't want to mess with him, as he will most definitely wipe the floor with you. He may be going on [[~~The~~ Hero's Journey]], or he may just be [[Smug Super|full of himself and his power]]. If he's a villain, he's usually the [[Big Bad]].

The [[World's Strongest Man]] is a character who is, well -- [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|the strongest man in the world]] or universe, or, at the very least the strongest ''human''. He may be [[Genius Bruiser|brainy]] or [[Dumb Muscle|stupid]], attractive or [[Gonk|ugly]], but one thing is for sure -- you don't want to mess with him, as he will most definitely wipe the floor with you. He may be going on [[Hero's Journey]], or he may just be [[Smug Super|full of himself and his power]]. If he's a villain, he's usually the [[Big Bad]].

This trope may be subverted by [[Samus Is a Girl]] or [[Fake Ultimate Hero]]. For the videogame version, see [[Mighty Glacier]]. See also [[Super Strength]]. Determining just who ''is'' the strongest leads to arguments about [[Character Tiers]].

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** And now try and guess what the Main Character is.

* Sensui from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' -- world's strongest human. Kuwabara later receives the title of world's strongest human. {{spoiler|It's a shame that his other companions are stronger demons.}}

* ''[[Dragonball Z]]''.

** Goku is the straight version of this trope

** Mr. Satan/Hercule only lets people ''think'' he's the world's strongest man, whereas the Z Fighters leave him in the dust. Admittedly, he's pretty tough for a human, punching through a bus, but he's nowhere near the world's strongest man in the ''DBZ'' universe, and [[Word of God]] says that he's weaker than [[wikipedia:Bob Sapp|Bob Sapp]].

** In a weird twist, Krillin ends up being the strongest normal human in the group. He has occasionally pointed out friends of his, including the goofy Yamcha and even [[Education Mama]] Chichi, are still ''ridiculously'' strong compared to the average nondescript civilian. That is, if we're not counting Uub (biologically 100% human, but the magical reincarnation of an incredibly powerful alien) and Tien who is, according to the [[Word of God]], an [[Human Aliens|Alien]].

** At certain points in the story, both Tien and Master Roshi were the strongest men in the world before they were both surpassed by Goku.

** By the end of the series, the true strongest person in existance is ''Gohan'', thanks to having his true potential unlocked. A few episodes ''before'' that, however, the title belonged to Vegetto, who is without a doubt the single most powerful character alive in [[Dragon Ball]], whether you include GT or not. And that's saying a lot considering the competition.

* ''[[One Piece]]'': Whitebeard holds this title. He is powerful enough that the ''World Government'' find it necessary to pool pretty much their ''entire'' military might in preparation for his onslaught when a single crewmember of his is caught and scheduled for execution. Even with all their powers combined, they aren't certain of the outcome. This partially because {{spoiler|1=his long unknown Devil Fruit power is to create shockwaves. Big ones. As in "Punch an island in two." However, his mere strength alone is still insane, with him stopping an entire ship that was pushed along the ground with his arm and not budging a bit, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTPn1jlvofI holding off the strike of a giant one-handedly], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA9Wykr4tKE defeating another giant with one hand] and beating down [[Anti-Magic|Power-Nullifier]] Blackbeard, a very strong and powerful pirate in his own right, through strength alone.}}

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''

** Jack Rakan seems to currently hold this position. When you can blow up a mountain by ''accident'' or destroy a barrier dimension by flexing your muscles, you earn the position. On a scale in which an ordinary, non-magical human being is the baseline, and an expert magical warrior might break 1000, he estimated himself at ''12,000'' (he also likes to joke around, though, so it's possible he was exaggerating).

** Nagi Springfield was also one of these, being [[Up to Eleven|even more powerful than Jack]], at least until he mysteriously disappeared.

* In ''[[Hellsing]]'', Alucard is the world's strongest vampire, not only in magical power but physical strength as well.

* Hayato Furinji in ''[[Historys Strongest Disciple Kenichi]]''. While using 0.002% of his full power he can crush trees like twigs and split the earth without problems.

* ''[[Baki the Grappler]]'''s Yujiro Hanma. His title is the "Strongest Creature in the World."

* Mr. Don from ''[[Eyeshield 21]]''. When a guy can hand [[The Worf Effect|a Worf Effect]] to [[Gentle Giant|Kurita Ryokan]], [[Jack of All Stats|Yamato Takeru]], [[Lightning Bruiser|Shin Seijuro]], AND [[The Berserker|Gaou]] [[The Determinator|Rikaya]], holy crap. Hell, {{spoiler|Gaou, the heaviest hitter on the entire protagonist team, had to [[Up to Eleven|use a Delta Dynamite]] just to knock the guy off balance!}} Good lord.

* Claire Stanfield from ''[[Baccano]]'' and Shizuo Heiwajima from ''[[Durarara]]''. [[Word of God]] confirms that they are strongest persons in [[The Verse]], which consists of ''Baccano!'', ''[[Durarara]]'', ''Vamp!'', ''Hariyama-san'' and ''Etsusa Ōhashi'' series. And that's including immortals, vampires, and other [[Headless Horseman|supernatural creatures]].

* Claire Stanfield from ''[[Baccano!]]'' and Shizuo Heiwajima from ''[[Durarara!!]]''. [[Word of God]] confirms that they are strongest persons in [[The Verse]], which consists of ''Baccano!'', ''[[Durarara!!]]'', ''Vamp!'', ''Hariyama-san'' and ''Etsusa Ōhashi'' series. And that's including immortals, vampires, and other [[Headless Horseman|supernatural creatures]].

* Sailor Galaxia of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'s'' fame is the strongest woman in the universe, capable of destroying Tokyo with a warm-up without even bothering to transform and access her full power (nearly happened in the manga). When she transforms, she can depopulate the world with a small gesture (she did in the anime) and kill Sailor Senshi and similar enemies without even trying. Cue [[Oh Crap]] moment when she's found out to be the legendary hero the Sailor Starlights hoped would avenge them...

* Teresa from ''[[Claymore]]'' is known as the strongest Claymore of all generations. This is understating her capability; she's an order of magnitude stronger than anyone else, and when she goes rogue, she's capable of single-handedly [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb-stomping]] an entire team of high-ranked Claymores. (Priscilla is ''possibly'' stronger than Teresa by this point, but being an Awakened Being, she doesn't count.)

* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse|Nuriko]], the strongest Seishi in ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]''.

* [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Madoka]] turns out like this, {{spoiler|one-shotting Walpurgis Night}} and all. Too bad it's that kind of show, and the only thing left after {{spoiler|defeating the most powerful witch}} is to {{spoiler|become an even more powerful witch and destroy the world}}.

== Comics ==

* ''[[Superman]]'' is generally thought of as the strongest superhero in the DC universe, though there are a number of cosmic and legendary beings who are stronger than him, including Heracles, [[New Gods|Darkseid]], Mongul, Doomsday, Despero, Monarch, [[Green Lantern|Sodam Yat]], Vartox (Pre-Crisis), Superboy Prime, Ariella Kent, and his [[Kingdom Come]] counterpart. Ostensibly Superboy Prime is, at the moment, the strongest character in the main DC universe - just not emotionally.

* [[Wonder Woman]] is generally portrayed as the strongest woman in the DC universe. Depending on who's writing her, she's sometimes described as second only to Superman in terms of strength.

* [[Power Girl]] is another contender for strongest women in the DCU, being, powerwise, a female Superman (with more muscle mass than Supergirl).

* [[Incredible Hulk|The Hulk's]] ''potential'' strength is theoretically unlimited, making him the Marvel Universe's strongest character. Green Scar in particular is the strongest version of the Hulk. [[Word of God]] is that the Green Scar Hulk is "stronger than any mortal and most immortals in the marvel universe." So he is literally the strongest man; anyone stronger than him is at least a [[Physical God]], and he's stronger than most of those.

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* ''[[Asterix]] the Gaul'' has Obelix, a dumb-but-super-strong sidekick who fell into a vat of strength potion as a child.

* ''[[The Dandy]]'' has Desperate Dan, who memorably once won a World's Strongest Man competition by lifting ''all the other competitors, plus everything '''they''' were lifting''.

* ''[[Bamse]]'' is the world's strongest bear.

* [[Grant Morrison]]'s ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' has [[Flex Mentallo]]: Man of Muscle Mystery. He is so strong that he can [[Reality Warper|alter the fabric of reality]] with the precisely tuned vibrations of his muscles, at one point turning the Pentagon into a circle. Which may be some kind of record.

* Some older adventure strips from ''[[The Beano]]'' featured characters like this such as Morgyn the Mighty.

* [[Captain Marvel]] is often considered the "World's Mightiest Mortal", with strength slightly greater than Superman's due to his magical nature.

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* Jean Valjean of ''[[Les Misérables]]'' is not established as actually being the world's strongest man, but he is so unusually strong that {{spoiler|in all his life Javert has never seen any other person possess such strength, which is what causes him to recognize Valjean}}. Interestingly, Valjean is also about as far as you can get from being a meathead.

* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Ser Gregor Clegane is freakishly large and strong. He stands almost eight feet tall and wields a greatsword with one hand. While mounted, he makes even the largest destrier look undersized, earning him the name "The Mountain That Rides." His abnormal dimensions apparently cause him frequent migraines that drive him into a constant state of rage.

* [[Pippi Longstocking]] from the books of the same name is the strongest girl in the world. Amongst other things, she can lift her horse singlehanded.

* The [[No Name Given|Nameless Narrator]] of ''[[The Night Land]]'' is stronger than anyone he has ever encountered, and performs some truly incredible feats of endurance and strength (running for three days in full armor while carrying his girlfriend, for example).

* In ''[[The Neverending Story (novel)|The Neverending Story]]'', the knight Hykrion claims to be the strongest in the world. Another knight named Hero Hynreck defeats him one-on-one with superior strength. Then, Hynreck himself is thoroughly outmuscled by the real strongest man in Fantasia, Bastian himself, who had used AURYN to give himself godlike strength.

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* Magni, from [[Norse Mythology]], who had the combined strength of both parents at the age of two. For the record, his parents were a giantess and Thor.

* [[Older Than Dirt]]: Gilgamesh, the first recorded epic hero, of ''[[The Epic of Gilgamesh]]''.

* Bhima in the ''[[Mahabharata]]''. When he was two, his mother dropped him by accident on a stone and the stone broke. Keep in mind, he was two.

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** And sometimes he was billed as ''Canada's'' Strongest Man. Guess sometimes people just need more realistic goals...

* The first [[Wrestlecrap]] book posited that any wrestler using this moniker [[The Worf Effect|will inevitably fail]], especially if used to promote weightlifters who cannot actually wrestle (which is often the case).

* [[The Iron Sheik]] is legendary in strongman circles thanks to his Persian Clubs challenge. 75lbs. may not sound much, but swinging that much weight on what is essentially a lever is ''extremely difficult.'' Mark Henry was the only wrestler to beat the challenge.