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- “But oh, no, you still think it's neat having Slayer strength. Ooh, big deal! Stronger than humans! Who isn't?”
- ―Glorificus[src]
Strength was the ability to exert physical force, notable when it was greater than what their body would allow. It was a common power among many supernatural beings, though their exact level of strength could vary between beings and races.
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Strong beings[edit | edit source]
Vampires[edit | edit source]
- Vampire: Some had described as rising already stronger than when they were humans.[1][2][3]
- Turok-Han: A Slayer, with experience against multiple vampires, had significant difficulty against the strength of a Turok-Han when fighting one for the first time.[4]
- Van-Tal: Theorized as the purest form of a vampire's demonic being, Van-Tals didn't include the overall weakness of a vampire's human form.[5]
- Zompire
- Slaypire
- New vampire: Their strength was superior to common vampires by definition; one was able to toss a car aside while an experienced vampire recognized he could not,[6] at least not with the same ease.[7]
Standard demons[edit | edit source]
- Vengeance demon: Greater than humans, able to lift a human[8] and throw opponents flying.[9]
- Mok'tagar demon (in demon form)
- M'Fashnik: Could lift and throw humans.[10]
- Mohra demon: Stronger than humans.
- Brachen demon
- Harbingers of Death
- Fyarl demon: Could break solid wood with ease.[11]
- Kailiff demon: Often employed as muscle-for-hire.
- Vyasa: Could be decapitate humans with ease.
- Lorophage demon: Could overpower multiple humans with ease.[12]
- Vocah
- Val Trepkos
- Boone
- Baphon: Stronger than vampires.
- Brotherhood of Seven: Could break free from a wooden coffin.
- Drokken beast
- Mofo demon
- Skip's species: Stronger than vampires.
- Oden-Tal demon: Could snap humans' necks with ease.
- Lizard demon
- Nezzla demon: Could throw humans around.
- Grappler demon
- Burrower demon: Human hosts possessed great strength.
- Ovu Mobani: Possessed humans have great strength.[13]
- Tothric Clan: Could overpower humans with ease.[14]
- Wainakay demon
- Vahrall demon
- Kith'harn demon
- Eyghon the Sleepwalker: Possessed humans had great strength.[15]
- Nitobe: On par with vampires aged 100+ years.
- Puppet demon: Great strength relative to their small size (could overpower humans).[16]
- Granok demon: Could move 2 tons with ease.
- Grox'lar Beast
- Lei-Ach demon: Could throw humans around.
- Sisterhood of Jhe: Powerful warrior race.[17]
- Prio Motu demon
- Hellions: Capable of decapitating a vampire with ease.[18]
- Unidentified telepath demon
- Spike's crew: Could smash through concrete walls.
Other supernatural beings[edit | edit source]
- Mummy: Could overpower humans larger than them.[19]
- Troll: Greater than vampires aged 100+ years.[20]
- Bio-mechanical demonoid: Greater than a Slayer.
- Werewolf (in wolf-form)
- The Beast: Greater than a Slayer.
- Zombie: Could overpower two men at once.
- Ugly Man: Greater than a Slayer.[21]
Humans[edit | edit source]
- Slayer: Greater than vampires aged 200+ years and some demons (could carry several hundred pounds with ease and lift roughly 2 tonnes without much effort).
- Buffy Summers: As part of the Twilight prophecy, her physical strength increased significantly even for an already strong Slayer. Could lift a train with one hand.[22]
- Caleb: Greater than a Slayer.
- Marcus Hamilton: Could punch a hole through a man's chest with ease.
- Primal: When possessed, could be almost as strong as a Slayer.[23]
- Severin: After he absorbed enough mystical energy, Severin was strong enough to overpower even Illyria.
- Half-demon: The strength indeed varies greatly, but they are almost always much stronger than humans.
Robots[edit | edit source]
- April: Could lift and throw humans.[24]
- Buffybot: Could shatter bricks by punching them.[18]
- Moloch the Corruptor: Greater than a Slayer. Could smash through solid walls.[25]
Higher beings and Old Ones[edit | edit source]
- Glorificus: Greater than Slayers and vampires in her human form. Could level a large building by stomping her foot and slaughter hundreds of men in seconds.
- Illyria: Greater than vampires. Still possessed great strength when her powers were diminished. Could shatter a demon's head with a single punch.[26]
- Maloker: More powerful than all other vampires.
- Jasmine: Greater than vampires. Could lift a station wagon.
- The Beast: Greater than Slayers and vampires.
- Whistler: Greater than vampires.
Enhancements[edit | edit source]
There were several means to temporarily increase one's strength considerably.
- Pete Clarner used a special formula to enhance his strength. He was strong enough to break open the library cage door used to house werewolves.[27]
- The drugs the Initiative agents took that were administered by Maggie Walsh enhanced their physical attributes, but not to a supernatural level.
- Equipping the Orbs of Nezzla'Khan would grant an human enough strength to lift an entire armored car.[28]
- Casting "To Enhance Strength" spell on oneself would grant Slayer-level strength.[29]
- Vampires could enhance their strength by drinking special blood.
- Demonic possession could cause the victim to have fits of inhuman strength.
- A mystical drug could make a Kwaini demon 20 times stronger than its innate strength.
- Through some unspecified means, Lindsey McDonald augmented his strength to a level roughly equal to Angel's.
- When Andrew Wells drank from the Asclepian Vial, his ideal self included increased strength described as close to "Golden-Age Superman."[30]
References[edit | edit source]
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