- "Techniques without power are useless. Even if you have the knowledge of a thousand fighting techniques, if you do not have the strength necessary to execute them, you just as powerless as a brittle fly."
- ― Sairaorg Bael (Highschool DxD)
The power to infuse strength with physical combat. Variation of Combat Merging.
Also Called[]
- Strength-Based Fighting
- Strong Combat
Capabilities[]
The user can mix physical strength with close-quarters combat, giving their attacks great force which can potentially cripple, maim, and kill their opponents.
Applications[]
- Critical Impact
- Defense Bypassing
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Strength
- Power Fists/Power Legs
- Strength Concentration
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Simply relying on brute force is never a decent strategy, especially against opponents with superior power or skill.
- The efficiency of power depends on the user's level of skill.
- Extensive use may be damaging.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua
- Thrym (Ah! My Goddess)
- Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Pippin (Berserk)
- Apostles (Berserk)
- Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Teru Sakurada (Castle Town Dandelion)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
- Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!)
- Raoh/Ken-Oh (Fist of the North Star)
- Sloth (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Members of the Yato tribe (Gintama)
- Abuto
- Housen
- Umibouzu
- Kagura
- Kamui
- Various Characters (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Wakatsuki Takeshi (Kenganverse)
- Akaza (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Badigadi (Mushoku Tensei)
- Various Characters (One Piece)
- Various Characters (One-Punch Man)
- Myu (Only Sense Online)
- Mash Burnedead (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
- Various Characters (Naruto)
- Naruto Uzumaki
- Philionel El Di Saillune (Slayers)
- Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Cartoons/Comics
- Bunnie D'Coolette (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Olympia (Hero Heights)
- Sugilite (Steven Universe)
- Alexandrite (Steven Universe)
- Jasper (Steven Universe)
- Popeye (Popeye)
- Variation Users (Various Forms of Western Comic Media)
- Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles)
- Brick (The Incredibles); she is stronger than Mr. Incredible
- Uma Thermal (SheZow)
- Superman (DC Comics)
- Superboy Prime (DC Comics)
- Bane (DC Comics)
- Starfire (DC Comics)
- Darkseid (DC Comics)
- Doomsday (DC Comics)
- Shazam (DC Comics)
- Black Adam (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Bulleteer (DC Comics)
- Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)
- Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
- Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Blue Marvel (Marvel Comics)
- Anti-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
- Spider Man (Marvel Comics)
- Juggernaut (Marvel Comics)
- The Thing (Marvel Comics)
- Colossus (Marvel Comics)
- Hercules (Marvel Comics)
- Mangog (Marvel Comics)
- Garen (Skylark)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Leonard Williams/Tyrone Cash (Ultimate Marvel Comics)
Live Television/Movies
- Hyperadrenal Alphas (Alphas)
- Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Nam-Ek (DCEU)
- Niki Sanders (Heroes)
- Owen Davidson (Master Z: Ip Man Legacy)
- Jessica Jones (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Alisa Jones (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Luke Cage (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Kurse (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Form V/Shien/Djem So Users (Star Wars)
- Various Characters (Supernatural)
- Terminators (Terminator)
- Various Characters (Ultraman series)
- Queen Maeve (The Boys)
- Annie January/Starlight (The Boys)
Video Games
- Doom Slayer (DOOM)
- Gigas (Tekken)
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Mighty the Armadillo (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong/Super Smash Bros.)
- Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
Known Objects[]
- Silver Skin (Buso Renkin)
- Silver Skin: Alternate Type (Buso Renkin)
- Smartskin (DC Comics)
- Strong Suit (Image Comics)
- Crimson Gem of Cyttorak (Marvel Comics)
- Gauntlets of Ares (Marvel Comics)
- The Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Perfected Hulk Serum Pill (Ultimate Marvel Comics)
- Fist of Tebigong (Xiaolin Showdown)
Known Techniques/Powers[]
- Limit Over (Castle-Town Dandelion)
- Divine Hammer (Dragon Ball Super)
- Gō no Ken/Fist of Strength (Fist of the North Star)
- Strong Fist (Naruto)
- Shatterspin (Ninjago: Dragons Rising)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua[]
Guts (Berserk)
Sōsuke Aizen's (Bleach) tremendous strength combined with his sword-skill allows him to slice through Shikai and Bankai with ease.
Son Goku (Dragon Ball Z) upon activating his Super Saiyan transformation uses his newfound strength to brutally overwhelm Frieza.
Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) often focuses on overwhelming his opponents with heavy blows using his strength, amplified by his Super Saiyan transformation.
Cooler (Dragon Ball Z: Revenge of Cooler) fights primarily using immense physical strength to overwhelm opponents.
After mutating his left arm, Fused Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super) created his own fighting style, Divine Hammer, to make full use of his massive arm and strength.
Broly (Dragon Ball Super) makes heavy use of his brute strength and size in combat.
Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom (One Piece) makes full use of her titanic strength, using brute force to destroy anything in her path...
...showcasing her monstrous strength during a fight with Kaidou.
Monkey D. Luffy's (One Piece) Gum Gum/Gomu Gomu no King Kong Gun is a punch so powerful…
… that the aftershock of its impact completely devastates the land of Dressrossa.
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Roronoa Zoro's (One Piece) Gorilla technique involves him increasing his arm muscle size to amplify his strength in combat.
Sanji (One Piece) utilizes the immense strength of his legs with attacks like "Anti-Manner Kick Course" to overwhelm opponents in combat.
Saitama (One-Punch Man)
Mou Bu (Kingdom) demonstrates his immense strength during combat as he turns his opponents into bloody pulp.
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Ri Shin (Kingdom) frequently Infuses his monstrous strength with his Swordsmanship...
...incorporating it while wielding his podao...
Like his rival Shin, Kou Yoku (Kingdom) frequently Infuses his own monstrous strength with his Swordsmanship,...
...demonstrating his prowess with the incredible feat of blocking and stopping the huge Great General level warrior, Tou's Faru Faru sword strike.
Zenou (Kingdom)
A Kou and Ba Nan Ji (Kingdom)
Mash Burnedead (Mashle Magic and Muscles)
All Might (My Hero Academia) using the power of One For All can magnify his strength in combat with attacks such as Plus Ultra.
Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia) using the power of One For All" can overwhelm foes in combat with strength.
Seras Victoria (Hellsing)
Might Guy (Naruto) using the Night Guy technique, a kick so strong that it distorts space.
Raoh, Ken-Oh/King of Fists's (Fist of the North Star) Gō no Ken style of the Hokuto Shin Ken focuses on overpowering opponents with nothing but sheer, immense and destructive power.
Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho) made heavy use of his physical strength during combat.
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Shatterspin (Dragons Rising) is a martial art that focuses around strength.
Comics[]
Mark Grayson/Invincible (Invincible/Image Comics) gives a Kryptonian like Superboy Prime a bloody nose while trapped in between dimensions.
Conquest (Invincible/Image Comics)
Bane (DC Comics)
Superman vs Doomsday (DC Comics)
Diana of Themyscira/Wonder Woman (DC Comics) primarily fights using her divine strength, great enough to hurt someone as powerful as Clark Kent/Superman.
Nolan/Omni-Man (Invincible/Image Comics)
Adam Brashear/The Blue Marvel and Conner Sims/Anti-Man (Marvel Comics) engaging each other in physical combat.
Thor vs The Wrecker (Marvel Comics)
Simon Williams/Wonder Man (Marvel Comics)
The Hulk (Marvel Comics) has fought numerous beings, creatures, entities with nothing but his limitless strength...
...having repeatedly beaten his rival, the Thing in terms of strength and prowess...
...overpower and defeat some of the strongest mutants in the world like Colossus...
...Monet...
...has gone toe to toe with Cain Marko, the Unstoppable Juggernaut, one of the strongest beings in the universe...
While untrained in combat, The Sentry (Marvel Comics) makes heavy use of his superhuman strength as created a sonic boom just by punching Ultron Janet...
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...and sent Ares, a God of War, flying with one punch.
Anna Marie/Rogue (Marvel Comics) fights mainly using her strength burrowed from others with her Absorption powers.
Ben Grimm/The Thing (Marvel Comics)
Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) using his proportional strength of a spider to overwhelm opponents often greater in strength and power than himself...
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...swing around larger opponents in a fight...
...hold his own against immensely stronger opponents such as Firelord...
...overpower those enhanced with the Venom Symbiote...
...and stagger those with unlimited strength with his own...
Jack Hawksmoor (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
Mighty the Armadillo (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Live Television/Movies[]
David Dunn the Overseer vs Kevin Wendell Crumb the Beast (Glass).
Castiel (Supernatural)
Superman vs Zod (Man of Steel).
Thor vs Hulk (Thor Ragnarok).
Yautja vs Xenomorph (Alien vs Predator)
Soldier Boy vs Homelander (The Boys).
Godzilla vs King Kong (Monsterverse).
Terminators (Terminator) make heavy use of their cybernetic strength when forced into melee combat, with the T-800 easily outmatching a biker in a bar brawl...
...and the T-850 holding its own against the technologically superior T-X.
Ultraman Tiga (Ultraman Series) in his Power Type form, Giving him Greater Strength for Combat.
Ultraman Trigger (Ultraman Series) in his Power Type form.
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Darrgon (Ultraman series)
Form V practicers (Star Wars) prioritizes brute force above all else, aggressively dishing out powerful strikes and parries followed by strong counterattacks when fighting.
Video Games[]
Asura (Asura's Wrath)
Kratos and Baldur (God of War)
Doomguy/Doomslayer (DOOM) fights mainly using his monstrous strength.
Chris Redfield (Resident Evil) has his fighting style primarily based on strength.
Dante (Devil May Cry) using Devil Arms such a Gilgamesh has fighting style focused primarily on strength.
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong/Super Smash Bros.) unleashes his Giant Punch.
Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda) thanks to the Triforce of Power can use his own physical strength effectively in combat.
Senator Steven Armstrong (Metal Gear) thanks to nanomachines fights primarily with his own tremendous strength.
Ayla (Chrono Trigger)
Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Wario (Super Mario Bros) being much stronger than Mario and Luigi, mainly fights using pure physical might.
Zangief (Street Fighter) is master of "Muscle Power/Muscle Sprit" and thus bases his fighting style around pure physical strength.
Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII) mainly utilizes her great strength in combat.
Machamp (Pokémon) being a Fighting Type, rely on their massive strength in combat.
Gigas' (Tekken 7) fighting style, Destructive Impulse, centers around this ability.
Terra's (Kingdom Hearts) fighting style is heavily dependent on brute strength.
Shao Khan (Mortal Kombat) mainly uses his colossal strength in combat.
Jiralhanae/Brutes (Halo) tend to rely on their strength in combat.
The Morlock Brute-Giant (X-Men Legends/X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse) with his ability to use physical brute strength into combat.
Clark Stille (King of Fighters)'s fighting style is based purely on his immense strength to throw and wrestle anyone regardless of their size.
Videos[]
Gohan vs Second Form Frieza-2
DBZ - Goku vs Final Form Cooler (Yuya Mori Score)-2
Dbz-  Android 16 vs Cell-2
Goku vs Vegeta - DBS Broly (Dub)-2
The Galleria (T-800 vs T-1000) - Terminator 2 -Remastered-
Steelworks- T-800 vs T-1000 (Extended scene) - Terminator 2 -Remastered--2
Glass- Kevin against David Dunn HD CLIP-2
Superman versus Shazam - Justice League Unlimited-2
Homelander vs. The Butcher and Soldier Boy - The Boys Clip - Prime Video-2
Hulk - Fight-Smash Compilation HD-2
Juggernaut Vs Colossus - Fight Scene - Deadpool 2 (2018) Blu-Ray 4K-2
Iron Man vs Thor - Fight Scene - The Avengers (2012) Movie Clip HD -1080p 60 FPS--2
Hulk vs HulkBuster - Fight Scene - Avengers Age of Ultron (2015) Movie CLIP HD-2
Thor vs Surtur -- Muspelheim Battle - Thor- Ragnarok -IMAX HD--2
Steven Universe - Stronger Than You - Cartoon Network-2
Superman vs Doomsday - Justice League Unlimited
Solomon Grundy is alive again - Justice League Unlimited
SUPERMAN vs. Mongul (FULL FIGHT!)
Supergirl vs Power Girl - Justice League Unlimited
Captain Atom vs Superman - Justice League Unlimited
Superman & Batman vs Darkseid - Justice league Unlimited-2
Avengers Vs Leviathan In Avengers Confidential Black Widow & Punisher-2
Rogue - All Powers & Fight Scenes (X-Men Animated Series)-2
The Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes ep 2 part 2-2
CAPTAIN AMERICA- CIVIL WAR (2016) Clip - Spider-Man Vs. Winter Soldier -HD--2
AVENGERS INFINITY WAR - Battle in New York - IRON MAN vs BLACK ORDER Movie Clip HD-2
Peter Parker vs The Green Goblin in the movie Spider-Man- No Way Home (2021)-2
Sonic Mania Adventures - All Episodes
Metal Gear Rising- Revengeance - Final Boss Battle(Sen. Armstrong)-2
Full Muscle Magic- Hurricane Rush - MASHLE- MAGIC AND MUSCLES-2
Hurricane Rush!!!
Asura's Wrath - Asura vs Wyzen Boss Fight (4K Remaster) -RPCS3- @ ᵁᴴᴰ 60ᶠᵖˢ ✔-2
Tifa Suplex Diamond Weapon-2
Tifa Lockhart Easy and Fun Combo - FF7 Remake Intergrade 60Fps PS5-2
Purgatory Onigiri - One Piece
Onepiece Sanji's attacks-techniques compilation..-2
Sanji vs King and Queen - One Piece-2
Sanji vs Bon Clay - One Piece
Snake Man Luffy vs Katakuri - One Piece
Monster Trio combination attack against Pacifista - One Piece Moment-2
Jimbei Throws Who's Who by the Teeth - One Piece
All Might vs Noumu Full Fight (60fps)-2
Omni-Man Destroys the Flaxan Planet - Invincible - Prime Video-2
Invincible vs Killcannon Fight scene - The Invincible S01E01 (2021)-2
Casca and Guts vs Silat Full Fight - Berserk The Golden Age Arc III (English Dub)-2
Berserk Guts vs Snake Master - DUB ENGLISH-2
Hercules VS Sun Wukong - DEATH BATTLE!-2
Balrog VS TJ Combo (Street Fighter VS Killer Instinct) - DEATH BATTLE!
Donkey Kong VS Knuckles (Nintendo VS Sega) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
Ganondorf VS Dracula (Zelda VS Castlevania) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
He-Man VS Lion-O - DEATH BATTLE!
Hulk VS Doomsday (Marvel VS DC) - DEATH BATTLE!
Hulk VS Broly (Marvel VS Dragon Ball) - DEATH BATTLE!
Thor VS Vegeta (Marvel VS Dragon Ball) - DEATH BATTLE!
Goku VS Superman 2 - DEATH BATTLE!
Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro - DEATH BATTLE!
Ghost Rider VS Lobo (Marvel VS DC) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
Omni-Man VS Homelander (Invincible VS The Boys) - DEATH BATTLE!
Haggar VS Zangief (Final Fight VS Street Fighter) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
Batman VS Spider-Man (DC VS Marvel) - DEATH BATTLE!
She-Ra VS Wonder Woman (He-Man VS DC) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
Sanji VS Rock Lee (One Piece VS Naruto) - DEATH BATTLE!
Link VS Cloud (Legend of Zelda VS Final Fantasy VII) - DEATH BATTLE!-3
Black Adam VS Apocalypse (DC VS Marvel) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
All Might VS Might Guy (My Hero Academia VS Naruto) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
Zoro VS Erza (One Piece VS Fairy Tail) DEATH BATTLE!
Jotaro VS Kenshiro (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure VS Fist of the North Star) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
DIO VS Alucard (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure VS Hellsing) - DEATH BATTLE!
Godzilla VS Gamera DEATH BATTLE!
MUI Goku vs. All Anime Villains - MUGEN Death Battle Marathon-2
Superman vs Saitama (DC VS One Punch Man) - DBX
One Minute Melee S3 EP6 - Bowser vs Mecha Sonic
One Minute Melee S4 EP1 - Oni vs Kenpachi Round 3 (Street Fighter vs Bleach)
One Minute Melee S4 EP9 - Piccolo vs Martian Man Hunter (DBZ vs DC)-2