Superhuman Durability

**Superhuman Durability** is the power to be physically tougher than normal humans.

## Associations

* **Abnormal Physiology** may grant augmented physical capabilities, including durability, depending on the nature of the individual's physiology. Examples include ***Banjo, Mrs. Bellhauer,*** and ***Serrata*** from Marvel Comics.
	+ **Crustacean Physiology** usually grants a moderate to significant increase in durability due to a tough exoskeleton. Examples include ***Mudbug*** from Marvel Comics.
	+ **Dinosaur Physiology** may grant the individual augmented durability depending on the type of dinosaur they resemble. Examples include ***Anky*** from Marvel Comics.
	+ **Feline Physiology** typically grants an augmented level of durability. Examples include ***Thornn*** from Marvel Comics.
	+ **Gelatinous Physiology** indirectly grants an enhanced level of durability by transforming the body into a substance capable of absorbing impacts. Examples include ***Alex (Inferno Baby)*** from Marvel Comics.
	+ **Rock Physiology** grants the individual greater strength and durability. Examples of this include ***Nom*** from Marvel Comics.
	+ **Snake Physiology** usually grants the individual augmented durability, possibly due to the scaled skin (if present). Examples of this include ***Slither*** from Marvel Comics.
* **Density Manipulation** can allow an individual to manipulate the density of their own body, increasing their physical durability. Examples include ***Abby*** from Marvel Cinematic Universe and ***Lifter*** from Marvel Comics.
* **Energy Absorption** usually enables the individual to utilize the absorbed energy by augmenting their physical capabilities, including durability.
	+ **Kinetic Energy Absorption** typically allows the individual to augment their physical durability by absorbing the kinetic energy from blows. Examples include ***Strong Guy*** from Marvel Comics.
	+ **Solar Radiation Absorption** usually enables the individual to enhance their physical durability with solar energy. Examples include ***Reignfire*** from Marvel Comics.
* **Physical Augmentation** typically allows the individual to augment their durability and possibly other capabilities as well. Examples include ***Mother Bones*** from Marvel Comics.
* **Power Manifestation** allows the individual to give themselves superhuman levels of durability. Examples include the ***Unspoken*** from Marvel Comics.
* **Shapeshifting** may allow an individual to take on an alternate form with augmented physical abilities, including durability. Examples include ***Pillar***, ***Randall Jessup,*** and ***Sebastian*** from Marvel Comics.
	+ **Carbon Metamaterial Form** allows the individual to become significantly more durable to the point of near-imperviousness. Examples include ***Translucent*** from *The Boys*.
	+ **Metal Mimicry** allows the individual to increase their physical durability by mimicking some form of metal. The durability depends on the type of metal copied. Examples include ***Flex*** from Marvel Comics.
	+ **Size Manipulation** typically grants the individual the proportionate durability when compared to their physical size. Examples include ***Emma Meyer*** from *The Boys*.
* **Water Manipulation** may allow the user to solidify water, which can be used to generate armor around one's body, although this is quite rare. Examples include ***Barnacle*** from Marvel Comics.

## Techniques

* ***Vacuum Durability*** is durability that enables an individual to survive, unaided, in the vacuum of space. Examples include the ***Titans*** from Marvel Comics.

## Known Users

### The Boys

* **Emma Meyer** gains augmented durability when she uses her size-changing powers.
* **Harper** was able to withstand an energy blast.
* **Lamplighter** has displayed a high level of durability as he was only slightly injured when hit with acidic vomit.
* **Rufus** has displayed a significant level of durability that allows him to withstand powerful physical and energy attacks.
* **Stormfront** possesses incredible physical durability and has withstood fights with other supes, heat rays, concussive blasts, and barrages of gunfire.
* **Translucent**, in his carbon metamaterial form, is almost impervious to physical damage.
* **Victoria Neuman** has demonstrated considerable durability, being able to withstand punches from supes and impacts with large metal objects.
* **Vikor** possesses some degree of superhuman durability that allowed him to survive prolonged exposure to the flames of a cremation oven.

### Fairy Tail

* **Sonya** has above-average durability as she was able to withstand being clawed by a dragon.

### Hunter x Hunter

* All **Chimera Ants** are more durable than average humans, although the extent varies greatly.

### Marvel Cinematic Universe

* **Abby** is able to increase her durability to superhuman levels by manipulating the density of her body.

### Marvel Comics

* **Alex (Inferno Baby)** has a gelatinous physiology that allows him to absorb impacts.
* **Anky** presumably possesses augmented durability due to his ankylosaurus-like plates on his body.
* **Arclight** has sufficient durability to protect her from physical blows from superhumanly strong opponents.
* **Azari T'Challa** has skin, bone, and muscle tissues that are considerably tougher than those of a human.
* **Banjo** has greater durability due to his abnormal size.
* **Barnacle** is able to harden water around himself to augment his durability.
* **Mrs. Bellhauer** has an undetermined level of augmented durability due to her monstrous form.
* **Blockbuster** is able to withstand great impact forces, energy blasts, temperature and pressure extremes, and falls from great heights.
* **Bloodstone** possesses greater physical durability due to the Bloodgem Ring.
* **Crule** has sufficient durability to survive a seismic blast at close range and falling several thousand feet as a result.
* **Dreamqueen** is exceptionally durable.
* **Eimin** has proven to be highly resistant to physical injury.
* **Equinox** has superhuman durability to an unknown level.
* **Flex** is able to turn his limbs into metal blades which have greater durability than normal humans.
* **Flynn** is more durable than an average person.
* **Frederick Slade** possesses an increased resistance to injury.
* **Frog-Man** utilizes the Leap Frog Suit which allows him somewhat limited resistance against physical impacts.
* Most **Giants** possess some level of enhanced durability, although the exact limits of their durability vary from individual to individual.
	+ **Nom** has a rock-like form which grants him a unique form of durability with unclear limitations.
* **Grim Hunter** has harder bodily tissues that are more resistant to physical injury.
* **Hamilton Slade** is superhumanly durable, as evidenced by the fact that he was shot and showed no ill effects.
* **Haus** has an unknown degree of superhuman durability.
* An **Inhuman** in good physical condition will possess durability greater than average humans.
	+ **Gorgon** possesses durability that exceeds that of most Inhumans, although he is far from invulnerable.
* **Insectivorids** are physically tougher and more resistant to some types of injury than other beings, especially physical impacts.
* The **Kree** are extremely durable and can easily shrug off hits from the strongest humans.
* **Lifter** is able to manipulate his own density to increase his durability to superhuman states.
* **Master Man** has augmented durability that allow him to withstand impact forces, falls from great heights, temperature and pressure extremes, and high caliber bullets.
* **Miss America** has an unknown level of superhuman durability. She may be on par with Spider-Man and Jessica Jones.
* **Mother Bones** can augment her bone density, skin toughness, and sinuous structure of her body to increase her physical durability.
* **Mudbug** has a crawfish-like physiology with a carapace that augments his durability.
* **Nom** has a rock-like form that grants him augmented durability.
* **Orphan-Maker** wears a suit of armor that grants him high resistance to physical and energy attacks.
* **Outlaw** has tissues that are harder and more resistant to impact forces.
* **Ox** is superhumanly durable.
* **Pillar** is durable enough to take a direct blast from Cyclops.
* **Primal (Teon Macik)** has enhanced durability with unknown limits.
* **Quake** possesses durability superior to that of the finest human athlete.
* **Randall Jessup** has superhuman durability sufficient enough to battle countless interdimensional monsters.
* **Reignfire** is able to augment his durability with solar energy.
* **Sebastian** has a crustacean-like form that grants him some degree of enhanced durability.
* **Serrata** has enhanced durability in the saws protruding from her hands. They are powerful enough to break through mountainous rock.
* **Slither** has a snake-like form that augments his durability.
* **Stonewall** has incredibly dense skin that naturally enhances his durability.
* **Strong Guy** is able to augment his physical durability by absorbing kinetic energy from impacts.
* **Super Sabre** has an unknown level of increased durability.
* **Thornn** has a feline form that grants her an undefined level of augmented durability.
* **Thumper** has an undefined level of enhanced durability.
* The **Titans** are highly resistant to physical injury and can even survive in the vacuum of space for brief periods of time.
* All **Tuatha de Danaan** possess superhuman durability, although they are not on par with the Olympians and Asgardians.
* The **Unspoken** has given himself enormous durability.
* **Uriel** is highly resistant to physical injury.
* The **Vodū** are superhumanly durable but the exact limits of this durability are unknown.