Most plausible peak human characters

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Most plausible peak human characters

We all know that the term 'peak human' means quite little in comics. Characters like say, Batman, are meant to be only human with no super powers, just incredibly well-trained. Yet they are frequently shown doing blatently super-human feats, well beyond what a real-life 'peak human' could achieve.

Which 'peak human' characters (DC, Marvel or any company) tend to have the most plausible feats? Basically, which characters have the most feats that you could accept as possible for a highly trained athlete/martial artist etc, within a reasonable amount of suspension of disbelief (I realise that different people have different opinions on what a 'reasonable amount' is).

They don't have to be completely realistic, just not blatently superhuman.

Punisher or maybe wild cat but i'm not sure if they are labeled as peak human.

i agree on the punisher one also moonknight seems to take a more realistic damage with consequences of injury.

i think shang chi is also fairly reasonable.

Not sure about shang chi being reasonable. He has survived being belted thousands of feat into the air and then the subsequent fall. 😖

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
i agree on the punisher one also moonknight seems to take a more realistic damage with consequences of injury.

i think shang chi is also fairly reasonable.

Punisher took several bullets to his chest and still managed to snap the neck of his enemy.

Moonknight withstood adamantium claws. Recently he was knocked down by a car and he instantly got up with no ill-effects.

Shang Chi level is just impossible to achieve.

Wyatt Wingfoot Gladiator(Potter) Ox Kingpin

Not sure about shang chi being reasonable. He has survived being belted thousands of feat into the air and then the subsequent fall. messed

oh yeah forgot his fight with the dragon, cross him off the list 😮

but yeah wildcat definitely one of them. 👆

nomad / Jack Monroe.. out of all the actual Supersoldiers he seemed
more reasonable.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Punisher took several bullets to his chest and still managed to snap the neck of his enemy.

Moonknight withstood adamantium claws. Recently he was knocked down by a car and he instantly got up with no ill-effects.

Shang Chi level is just impossible to achieve.

They aren't ideal candidates but they are closer than others. If we look at other comics outside of marvel and DC. There are definitly not super crazy stuff happening and they are just normal guys. But yeah I don't read that to much ... taht would be boring lol 😄

To be fair the concept of 'peak' human doesn't really exist in DC. They don't have strength scales as such.I thought they just had metas and non-metas.

I don't even think Frank is considered a peak human by Marvel. 🙁

add current moonknight to that list.

athlete level by bio definition.

Originally posted by golem370
athlete level by bio definition.

With the exception of his insane damage soaking abilities I don't really think that contradicts his on panel showings though. I have never seen him display speed/strength that other generally accepted peak humans have.

Athlete is somebody able to lift ones own body weight or double where peak human is somebody able to lift twice ones own body weight too 800lbs.

Intelligence: Ability to think
1 - Non-Sentient: instinctual behavior only
2 - Learning Impaired: major mental deficiencies
3 - Below Normal: minor mental deficiencies
4 - Normal: possessing an intelligence quotient that is approximately average
5 - Above Normal: possessing a significantly higher than average IQ
6 - Gifted: possessing a significantly higher than average IQ and creative talents
7 - Genius: possessing an extremely high IQ and creative talents
8 - Extraordinary Genius: possessing genius in multiple intellectual areas
9 - Superhuman: possessing genius in virtually all intellectual areas
10 - Immeasurable: alien, omniscient

Strength: Ability to lift weight above one's head with arms fully extended
1 - Below Normal: cannot lift one's own body weight
2 - Normal: able to lift one's own body weight
3 - Athlete: able to lift from one's own body weight up to double one's own body weight
4 - Peak Human: able to lift double one's own body weight to 800 pound range
5 - Enhanced Human: able to lift in the 800 pound to 2 ton range
6 - Superhuman Class 10: able to lift in the 2 to 10 ton range
7 - Superhuman Class 25: able to lift in the 10 to 25 ton range
8 - Superhuman Class 50: able to lift in the 25 to 50 ton range
9 - Superhuman Class 75: able to lift in the 50 to 75 ton range
10 - Superhuman Class 90: able to lift in the 75 to 90 ton range
11 - Superhuman Class 100: able to lift in the 90 to 100 ton range
12 - Incalculable: able to lift in excess of 100 tons

Speed: Ability to move over land by running
1 - Below Normal: cannot attain 3-5 miles per hour
2 - Normal: peak range: 6-10 miles per hour
3 - Athlete: peak range: 11-20 miles per hour
4 - Peak Human: peak range: 21-35 miles per hour
5 - Enhanced Human: peak range: 36-65 miles per hour
6 - Superhuman: peak range: 111-115 miles per hour
7 - Subsonic: peak range: 250-500 miles per hour
8 - Speed of Sound: able to reach Mach 1: 770 miles per hour at sea level
9 - Supersonic: peak range: Mach 2 to Mach 4.6: .22-1 miles per second
10 - Orbital Velocity: peak range: Mach 18.7 to Mach 23.3: 1-5 miles per second; when a runner reaches this speed he is no longer in contact with the ground and thus not running

Flight Speed: Ability to move through open air or space by flying
1 - Hover only
2 - Directed Motion Hovering: peak range: 10-30 miles per hour
3 - Natural Winged Flight Limit: peak range: 150-160 miles per hour
4 - Artificial Winged Flight: peak limit: 160-200 miles per hour
5 - Subsonic: peak range: 250-500 miles per hour
6 - Speed of Sound: able to reach Mach 1: 770 miles per hour; .22 miles per second
7 - Supersonic: peak range: Mach 2 to Mach 4.6: .22-1 miles per second
8 - Orbital Velocity: peak range: Mach 18.7 to Mach 23.3: 1-5 miles per second
9 - Escape Velocity: Mach 32.7: 7 miles per second
10 - Sub-light Speed: peak range: 80% - 99.65% light speed: 150,000 to 185,620 miles per second
11 - Light Speed: 186,000 miles per second, cannot be attained by physical beings within Earth's atmosphere
12 - Warp Speed: able to enter and traverse through warp space by transcending light speed, cannot be attained by physical beings within Earth's atmosphere

Water Speed: Ability to move through water by swimming (NOTE: 1 knot=1.151 miles per hour)
1 - Normal: peak range: 3-5 knots
2 - Athlete: peak range: 7-12 knots
3 - Peak Human: peak range: 12-15 knots
4 - Enhanced Human: peak range: 20-25 knots
5 - Superhuman: peak range: 50-60 knots
6 - Maximum: around 700 knots, detrimental environmental effects will occur, causing water to convert to plasma, etc

Stamina: Ability to sustain peak exertion before fatigue impairs performance
1 - Below Normal: unable to sustain for 1 minute
2 - Normal: able to sustain for 1 minute
3 - Athlete: able to sustain for several minutes
4 - Peak Human: able to sustain for up to an hour
5 - Enhanced Human: able to sustain for several hours
6 - Superhuman: able to sustain for up to a day
7 - Metahuman: able to sustain for several days
8 - Demi-godlike: able to sustain for weeks
9 - Godlike: able to sustain almost indefinitely
10 - Immeasurable: never tire due to self-generating energy

Durability: Ability to resist or recover from bodily injury or disease
1 - Below Normal
2 - Normal: average resilience
3 - Athlete: conditioned metabolism enabling efficient healing
4 - Peak Human: conditioned metabolism enabling extraordinarily efficient healing
5 - Enhanced Human: skin, bone, and muscle augmented to make it stronger and harder than human; impervious to injury to a certain extent
6 - Enhanced Human Regenerative: skin, bone, and muscle retains human durability but body is able to heal near-lethal injuries by regenerating cells to a limited extent
7 - Superhuman: skin, bone, and muscle augmented to make it stronger and harder than human; impervious to injury to an extraordinary extent
8 - Superhuman Regenerative: able to regenerate injured tissue and brain cells to an extraordinary degree; but not able to regenerate missing limbs or organs
9 - Metahuman: able to withstand extreme temperatures and pressures, and virtually all toxins, corrosives, punctures, and concussions without sustaining injury
10 - Metahuman Regenerative: able to regenerate injured or missing brain cells, tissue, limbs or organs
11 - Demi-godlike: able to withstand all injury short of a direct nuclear explosion
12 - Demi-godlike Regenerative: able to heal all injury short of a direct nuclear explosion
13 - Godlike: able to reconstitute body after total molecular disintegration
14 - Totally Indestructible: absolutely cannot be injured

Agility: Ability to move the body with flexibility and coordination
1 - Below Normal
2 - Normal
3 - Athlete
4 - Peak Human
5 - Enhanced Human: beyond the natural limits of the human body
6 - Superhuman: significantly beyond the natural limits of the human body
7 - Metahuman: extraordinarily beyond the natural limits of the human body

Reflexes: Reaction time
1 - Below Normal
2 - Normal
3 - Athlete
4 - Peak Human
5 - Enhanced Human: beyond the natural limits of the human body
6 - Superhuman: virtually instantaneous
7 - Metahuman: instantaneous

Originally posted by Warrior18
I have never seen him display speed/strength that other generally accepted peak humans have.

😖hifty:

you ever thing that he simply pushed him away while unaware or prepared to brace himself, after all a two yr old can push you back when your not ready.

Batman
Moon Knight

batman is already out of the run he is no where near plausible,

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
you ever thing that he simply pushed him away while unaware or prepared to brace himself, after all a two yr old can push you back when your not ready.

I was just kidding.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
😖hifty:

Ah yes but that is a punchi........................oi!!!! 😠

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
batman is already out of the run he is no where near plausible,

You think Batkick isn't possible? Infidel! uhuh

Alfred the butler.