Attack Potency

## **Destructive Capacity**

The phrase **Destructive Capacity** (DC for short) refers to the amount of damage a character is capable of dealing. It typically comes down to this and speed in VS matchups.

## **Attack Potency**

A different term for **Destructive Capacity**: The Destructive Capacity an attack is comparable to. Although they don't always have to do destructive feats on that level, characters with a certain level of attack potency can nevertheless inflict damage on characters that are resilient to such forces. Therefore, if a character's attacks only deal minor damage, it isn't evidence of a poor attack potency.

We are aware that this technically violates the principle of conservation of energy, as it should logically disperse upon impact, but fiction generally tends to ignore this fact, so we overlook it as well. For example, a character survives an explosion equivalent to a nuke, yet another character can injure them without creating such large destructive force/Area of Effect as the nuke itself.

Also, remember that Attack Potency is the measure of Destructive Capacity of an attack, and as such, is measured via its energy damage equivalent. Hence, characters that destroy mountains or islands are not automatically mountain or island level, especially if they are small. The attack potency **depends on the energy output of a single attack, not the area of effect of the attack**.

Remember that some tiers may not inherently correlate with the significant annihilation of their namesake. This is due to the fact that these levels' minimal requirements are arbitrary numbers.

The tiers in question are listed as follows:

* **8-C: Building level** (0.25 tons-2 tons)
* **High 8-C: Large Building level** (2 tons-11 tons)
* **8-B: City Block level** (11 tons-100 tons)
* **8-A: Multi-City Block level** (100 tons-1 kiloton)
* **Low 7-C: Small Town level** (1 kiloton-5.8 kilotons)
* **7-C: Town level** (5.8 kilotons-100 kilotons)
* **High 7-C: Large Town level** (100 kilotons-1 megatons)
* **Low 7-B: Small City level** (1 megatons-6.3 megatons)
* **7-A: Mountain level** (100 megatons-1 gigaton)
* **High 7-A: Large Mountain level** (1 gigaton-4.3 gigatons)
* **High 6-C: Large Island level** (100 gigatons-1 teraton)
* **Low 6-B: Small Country level** (1 teraton-7 teratons)
* **High 6-B: Large Country level** (100 teratons-760 teratons)

Tiers between 9-A and 3-B should not be assigned unless there are accepted calculations, multipliers, and/or reliably stated precise Joule values that correspond with those ratings, as many verses can have their own context result in these feats being above or below their namesakes. The lower borders of **5-B**, **4-C**, **4-B**, **4-A**, **3-C**, and **3-B**, respectively, can be considered standard calculations for destroying a planet, a star, a solar system, two or more solar systems, a galaxy, and two or more galaxies, and adding those tiers based on those specific feats is permitted.

## **Explanation**

### Standard sizes

* **Moon level:** Earth's satellite Moon.
* **Small Planet level:** Mercury.
* **Planet level:** The Earth.
* **Dwarf Star level:** Brown Dwarf star (specifically, the OTS 44).
* **Small Star level:** VB 10.
* **Star level:** The Sun.
* **Large Star level:** Rigel

The values for High 5-A and higher can be found here. The calculation assumes that the blast is omni-directional (spherical), as is common in most fictional events, and that the energy output is sufficient to destroy the entire cosmic structure.

* **Solar System level:** The star system known as the Solar System.
* **Multi-Solar System level:** Instead of doubling the value of Solar System level, the distance between two such systems needs to be accounted for as well. The calculation for energy required to destroy two solar systems was done, with the following assumptions:
	+ Distance between them as the minimum distance between Sun and the next closest star, the Alpha Centauri.
	+ A spherical blast, strong enough to obliterate the contents of both solar systems at the same time.
	+ Hence, the value obtained is the energy required to destroy two solar systems at a realistic distance.
* **Galaxy level:** The Milky Way galaxy.
	+ Galaxies in fiction tend to be destroyed completely, not dissociated. Hence, it is far more logical to index a common occurrence of compete obliteration instead of an obscure one like dissociation.
	+ We have a different interpretation regarding black holes. Simply put, we disagree with the premise of utilization of black holes for energy outputs, primarily because black holes rarely follow any scientific logic whatsoever. To know more, continue to read here.
* **Multi-Galaxy level:** Instead of doubling the value of Galaxy level, the distance between two galaxies needs to be accounted for as well. The calculation for energy required to destroy two galaxies was done with the assumptions:
	+ Distance between them as the minimum distance between Milky Way Galaxy and the next closest similar-sized galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy.
	+ A spherical blast, strong enough to obliterate the contents of both galaxies at the same time.
	+ Hence, the value obtained is the energy required to destroy two galaxies at a realistic distance.
* **Universe level:** Given that the universe's actual size is unknown, we do not know the amount of energy that would be required to destroy all matter within it. As such, the bare minimum value for the observable universe was calculated as a lower border instead (The PSRJ0348+0432 was used as a base). Any greater finite number is also included within this tier, whereas countably infinite numbers are included under **High Universe level**.

### Omitted levels

* **Small Moon level:** While most other tiers have been into 3 sub-tiers, Moon level does not have Small Moon level due to the existence of Multi-Continent level. Simply put, the two intersect, and Multi-Continent level is far more common than Small Moon.
* **Small Galaxy level:** Same reason as the one for Small Moon level, with the tier clashing with Multi-Solar System level instead.
* **Large Galaxy level:** Large Galaxy level was omitted because unlike planets, galaxies in fiction rarely specify the size of said galaxy, and instead go from galaxy to multiple galaxies. As such, a "Large Galaxy level" rating would not only be confusing, but also redundant.
* **Higher and lower layers/levels of reality:** These levels are not listed because they are not restricted to the same parameters for energy requirement. The energy for such levels cannot be calculated.

### Additional terms

#### "+" symbol

Currently misused to an extraordinary degree on the wiki, the "+" symbol should be used when the Attack Potency has been calculated to be greater than the average (arithmetic mean) of the high end energy level and low end energy level of a particular tier.

The "+" symbol can also be used if there exists a calculation extremely close to the arithmetic mean, and characters scale above the calculated feat by a wide margin, for example being able to defeat enemies on such levels with a single casual attack.

Example: Average of Large Building level is: [2 Tons (low end) + 11 tons (high end)]/2 = 6.5 Tons (the arithmetic mean). All energy levels from 2 Tons to 6.5 Tons should be listed as Large Building level, whereas all energy levels from 6.5 Tons to 11 Tons should be listed as Large Building level+.

#### At least

Should be used to denote the lower cap of a character, if the exact value is indeterminate.

#### At most

Should be used to denote the higher cap of a character, if the exact value is indeterminate.

#### Likely

Should be used to list a statistic for a character with some basis, but inconclusive due to the justification being vague or non-definitive. The probability of the justification in question for being reliable should be favourable. This term should be used sparingly.

#### Possibly

Should be used to list a statistic for a character with some basis, but inconclusive due to the justification being vague or non-definitive. The probability of the justification in question for being reliable should be notable, but mild. This term should be used sparingly.

#### Higher

This should be used to denote a character's weapons, techniques, or attributes that are much stronger than their base level, but still within the same tier. For example, a character that is Solar System level but has an attack that multiplies their power by 100 times. In this instance it should be written as “Solar System level, higher with that ability or technique”.

Furthermore, higher may also be used to denote a case where the character is possibly or likely a higher tier, but to what degree is not specified. This is specifically referring to cases such as “At least 4-B, likely higher” or “At least Solar System level, likely higher”.

#### Lower

Similarly to the "Higher" term, "Lower" should be used to denote a character's weapons, techniques, or attributes that are significantly weaker than their base level, but still within the same tier.

#### Varies

These are characters, weapons, etcetera, whose power levels are subject to change, as well as profiles of races/species whose power levels vary depending on the member. **“Varies”** ratings should only be given to characters who have a canon explanation for why their statistics fluctuate. This does not include characters who are simply inconsistent or have unexplainable variations in their displayed power level. The fluctuations in power must have a clear and logical basis within the character's respective canon.

##### Examples of Qualifying Characters

1. Characters with clearly defined canon explanations for power fluctuations:
	* Kryptonians and Power Ring users from DC Comics
	* The Hulk and other Gamma Mutates from Marvel Comics
	* “Determination” users from Undertale
	* Power Mimicry users

##### Examples of Non-Qualifying Characters

1. Characters who are simply inconsistent without a canon explanation:
	* Certain iconic cartoon characters

## **Notes**

* To know the equivalent prefix for a particular exponential value, please see this page.
* The required sizes for shattered mountains, or islands, to be considered as "Mountain level", or "Island level".
* An easy to use reference list for estimating the tiers of different explosion sizes.
* A useful long reference list for the tiers of many types of common feats.
* A Foe is a unit used to measure the energy released by a supernova, and is equivalent to 1044 Joules.
* The reasons for our Human and Athlete level borders.
* The reasons for our Street and Wall level borders.
* The reasons for some of our Small Building level to Country level, and Moon level to Planet level borders. (Backup)
* The reasons for our Continent level and Multi-Continent level borders.
* The reasons for our Large Planet level to Universe level borders.
* When used with an equal amount of energy, sharp and spiky weapons tend to be able to overcome higher durability than blunt ones. However, this cannot be considered proper Durability Negation. If a sharp or pointy weapon is shown to have kinetic energy on the level of a certain tier, it can contribute towards the character receiving an unquantified "possibly higher" rating.
* Don't make discussion threads for changing the baseline of 3-A until the scientific community as a whole has a majority consensus on a specific minimum size of the universe. The topic has been discussed many times and it was concluded that the baseline value for Universe level will stay where it is until the above-mentioned requirement has been fulfilled.
* In cases where a verse exhibits unexplainable and irreconcilable inconsistency, every feat should be taken into account, including those of Toon Force users. The character's rating should be determined based on the tier that is most consistent or reliable, considering their specific nature and purpose. This could involve identifying low ends as PIS (Plot-Induced Stupidity) and high ends as outliers, rather than using the “Varies” rating.
* Toon Force characters whose power levels vary involuntarily cannot be locked into specific tiers. While they may not necessarily be thread-banned, their unpredictable power fluctuations make it difficult to create fair and balanced matches. Opponents would need to be carefully selected to ensure a reasonable level of competition.