Benchmarks

Fighting

Rank

Feeble
Poor
Typical
Good
Excellent
Remarkable
Incredible
Amazing
Monstrous
Unearthly

Description

No training or ability
Normal human ability
Natural ability; minimal training
Some formal training
Regular, formal training
Superior talent
Superior talent with training
Maximum human potential
Superhuman potential
Superhuman with intensive training

Examples

Children, elderly
Professor X
Doctor Octopus
Police, Hawkeye
Army, Cyclops
Spider-Man
Nick Fury
Captain America
Asgard’s warriors
Thor, Hercules

Agility

Rank

Feeble
Poor
Typical
Good
Excellent
Remarkable
Incredible
Amazing
Monstrous
Unearthly

Description

Physically limited
Clumsy, inaccurate
Normal human reactions
Some training
Intensive training
Olympic athlete
Olympic gymnast
Superhuman ability
Superior superhuman ability
Instant reactions, rarely misses

Examples

Disabled
Children, elderly
Mr. Fantastic
Invisible Woman, Colossus
Cyclops, Mockingbird
Hawkeye
Captain America
Spider-Man, Nightcrawler
Silver Surfer, Mephisto
Celestials, Odin

Strength

Rank

Feeble
Poor
Typical
Good
Excellent
Remarkable
Incredible
Amazing
Monstrous
Unearthly

Description

Press up to 50 lbs.
Press up to 100 lbs.
Press up to 200 lbs.
Press up to 400 lbs.
Press up to 800 lbs., maximum human cap.
Press up to 2000 lbs.
Press up to 10 tons
Press up to 50 tons
Press up to 80 tons
Press up to 100 tons

Examples

Children, elderly
Normal humans
Invisible Woman
Daredevil
Captain America
Dr. Doom, Darkhawk
Spider-Man
Rogue, Vision
Thing, She-Hulk
Hulk, Thor

Endurance

Rank

Feeble
Poor
Typical
Good
Excellent
Remarkable
Incredible
Amazing
Monstrous
Unearthly

Description

Reduced or impaired ability
Minimal ability or exercise
Occasional exercise
Moderate exercise
Regular exercise
Intensive exercise
Enhanced abilities
Enhanced abilities and training
Superhuman fortitude
Never tires

Examples

Elderly, disabled
Children
Normal humans
Black Knight
Daredevil
Captain America
Spider-Man
She-Hulk
Thing
Hulk, Thor

Reason

Rank

Feeble
Poor
Typical
Good
Excellent
Remarkable
Incredible
Amazing
Monstrous
Unearthly

Description

Couch potato; uneducated
Primary school education
Secondary school education
Bachelor’s degree equivalent
Master’s degree equivalent
Doctorate equivalent
Genius:- Level 1 (one focus); understand alien tech.
Genius:- Level 2 (Multifocus); create leading tech.
Alien genius; improve & modify alien tech.
Knows all human & alien tech.

Examples

Ajax, Drax
Jubilee
Cannonball, Firestar
Captain America
Spider-Man
Shadowcat
Tony Stark, Professor X
Mr. Fantastic
Mephisto
Watcher

Intuition

Rank

Feeble
Poor
Typical
Good
Excellent
Remarkable
Incredible
Amazing
Monstrous
Unearthly

Description

Impaired or limited ability
“Slow on the uptake”
Normal human levels
Above-average intuition
Fine attention to details
Detective background/skills
Strong empathic sense; “gut feeling”
In tune with surroundings; strong hunches
Superhuman senses
In touch with the universe

Examples

Drax
Ajax, Sunspot
Quasar
Shadowcat
Nick Fury
Cyclops
Captain America, Dr. Doom
Agamemnon, Prof. X
Daredevil
Watcher

Psyche

Rank

Feeble
Poor
Typical
Good
Excellent
Remarkable
Incredible
Amazing
Monstrous
Unearthly

Description

Easily dominated & programmed
Young, untrained, will-impaired
Normal human willpower
Resist ordinary mesmerism
Some experience with mind control/mystic forces
Trained to resist will-control
Great strength of will; well-trained/focused
Indomitable willpower
Intensive training & experience with mental powers
A mind closed to external forces

Examples

Dreadnoughts
Meggan
Hawkeye
Daredevil
Black Widow, Nightcrawler
Hulk, Mr. Fantastic
Spider-Man, Wolverine
Dr. Doom
Loki, Prof, X
Doctor Strange

Resources

Rank

Feeble
Poor
Typical
Good
Excellent
Remarkable
Incredible
Amazing
Monstrous
Unearthly

Description

Unemployed, fixed income
Freelancers, students
Salaried employment
Professional, middle class
Small business, Avengers’ pay
Large business, upper class
Small corporation, millionaire
Large corporation, small country
Billionaire, multinational corps.
Major country, megacorporation

Examples

Aunt May
Spider-Man
Betty Banner
Dr. Strange
Captain America
Prof. X, TSR Inc.
Fantastic Four
Doctor Doom
Great Britain, SHIELD
USA

Popularity

Rank

Feeble
Poor
Typical
Good
Excellent
Remarkable
Incredible
Amazing
Monstrous
Unearthly

Description

Reclusive, little known
Known to law enforcement
Known to local populace
Liked by law enforcement
Known to mass media
Liked by general public
Liked by mass media
Household name
Worldwide fame and acclaim
Living Legend

Examples

Archangel
Banshee
Cyclops
Daredevil
Beast
Spider-Man
Captain Britain
Hercules
Thor
Captain America

Material Strength

Rank

Feeble
Poor
Typical
Good
Excellent
Remarkable
Incredible
Amazing
Monstrous
Unearthly
Cl1000 and above

Description

Cloth, paper, brush, glass
Plastic, crystal, wood
Rubber, soft metal, ice, interior walls
Brick, aluminum, asphalt, aluminum, high-impact plastics, light machinery
Concrete, iron, bullet-proof glass or kevlar, exterior walls
Steel, reinforced concrete
Solid stone, volcanic rock, vibranium
High-strength steel, granite, gemstones, osmium steel
Diamonds, Sturgeonite, super heavy alloys
Adamantium, some mystical elements
Virtually indestructible material (Thor's Hammer, Captain America's Shield)


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