History SuperStrength / VideoGames

* Strangely averted by ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'', where strength (super or otherwise) only affects what you can lift. There's no full super-strength powerset, despite being set in the same universe as [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} the most well-known]] FlyingBrick of all. Though, in the game's defense, pretty much every [[AppliedPhlebotinum Exobyte-powered]] Hero or Villain has enough of it to lob a dumpster most of a city block, and taking it as an Iconic power just means you can do that with, you know, a transit bus or dump truck. Not to mention the fact all of said heroes and villains can physically hit hard enough barehanded to tear apart Mooks in Power Armor or [[MechaMook the various Brainiac/OMAC/Whatever drones]] even WITHOUT said iconic. And of course there's the [[GoodOldFisticuffs Brawling weapon style]]...

** Tifa Lockhart easily rivals [=SOLDIER=]'s strength with her own CharlesAtlasSuperPower even though her Limitbreaks are just an extreme exaggeration of her physical prowess and its obviously impossoble for anyone to suplex a dragon or even a weapon beast.

* [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} King Dedede's]] [[DropTheHammer hammer]] weighs close to a ton according to [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', but he can run and jump with it like it was nothing. In ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra'' he mechanizes it into an even larger form, then there's his appearance in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' in which he tears a decorative ax off the wall that is three times longer than he is tall and wields that. More feats of King Dedede's inhuman strength for his boss fights are even more staggering for certain games such as ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', in his empowered muscular form when he TurnsRed, he's able to simply crush the thickened stone floor in his fortress with a powerful two-fisted overhead GroundPunch so hard, the force of the impact sends Kirby (and other characters who're with him) sailing into the air. For his boss battle as Forgo Dedede in ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', he grabs ahold of '''an enormous stone pillar''', [[WeaponAcrossTheShoulder casually places it across his shoulder]], and actually uses it as a massive ImprovisedWeapon as another method to attack Kirby with. The sheer force of him slamming said pillar into the ground creates a swerve of jagged ice particles erupting from the floor in scattered directions.
** A few of Kirby's [[PowerCopying Copy Abilities]] seem to include SuperStrength as a RequiredSecondaryPower; [[DropTheHammer Hammer]] can launch foes into the sky, and [[SuplexFinisher Suplex]] and [[HurlItIntoTheSun Throw]] can be used on mini-bosses four times Kirby's size; In the ''Megaton Punch'' mini-game, Fighter Kirby punches the planet in half if you get a perfect score.

** Tifa Lockhart easily rivals [=SOLDIER=]'s strength with her own CharlesAtlasSuperPower, in-game her '''Meteor Strike''' limit break can [[WrestlerInAllofUs piledrive]] ''anyone'' this [[https://youtu.be/XFBo5lIsJ88?t=39 includes bosses like Diamond Weapon]] who could easily weigh several thousands tons. ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' measured Tifa in ''Anime/AdventChildren'' could [[FastballSpecial throw]] Cloud (along with his massive Fusion Sword) with enough force [[https://youtu.be/hRoC_SF7YgE?t=51 to break the sound barrier]]. In the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake remake]], we see Tifa smash [[https://youtu.be/a-mE7fhkzao?t=8052 several]] [[https://youtu.be/51INY9-RPjQ?t=203 Shinra mechs]], [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EzOUyoRO1mk/XtFcStoOrzI/AAAAAAAAQGY/I7xO0Yz3xx8VcXYtbaVW0i6J2p6V-djKACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Tifa-FFVII-Remake-3.gif send]] [[https://youtu.be/2s35Sw4L-Oc?t=717 huge monsters flying]], kick falling construction pipes [[https://youtu.be/a-mE7fhkzao?t=18869 out of the air]], support Cloud's entire weight (and sword) [[https://youtu.be/8bBuZog_jNQ?t=48 with one arm]], break apart a gigantic chunk of rubble [[https://youtu.be/cM34EXnSQzI?t=243 with a somersault kick]] and even [[https://youtu.be/a-mE7fhkzao?t=31617 knock back]] a PhysicalGod like Sephiroth.

* Strength is an option in many ''Creator/{{Bethesda}}'' games, in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' games it's a special skill you can raise and lower at the start, a high Strength skill means better carry weight capacity, heavy weapons handling and melee weapons and unarmed skill. By level 30 you can punch people apart with just [[BareFistedMonk your fists]] if you’re level 100 unarmed.

** The Super Mutants in ''Fallout'' are essentially an army of Incredible Hulks packing [[{{BFG}} massive firepower]] and their strength can be a pain in the ass when you're a lower level and the Super Mutant Behemoths are a threat no matter how high level you are. Deathclaws also have superior strength given how ''easily'' they can rip you to shreds in about three or two swipes. In ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' Frank Horrigan (a Enclave Super Mutant in PowerArmor) empathises his strength by killing a Deathclaw with single punch.

* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' the standard ability of all demons is superior strength, though there are standouts.
** The {{BFS}} wielding Dante is the most prominent example and his strength just becomes more extreme as the games go on. In his first [[https://youtu.be/VSNb6944cE8?t=109 scene]] in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening DMC3]]'' Dante destroys a demon by simply shoving him into a wall, crushes a jukebox, kicks a pool table around and when Dante activates his [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] he [[https://youtu.be/DReUg3OY2Us?t=35 destroys a stone pillar]] ''[[DoesNotKnowHIsOwnStrength accidentally]]''. ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry4 DMC4]]'' takes this trope even further with Dante who not only does a PunchCatch [[https://youtu.be/3aUCq4zXOGI?t=16 to Nero's Devil Bringer arm]] and forces him back, but also [[https://youtu.be/txTTMFGy9YE?t=58 holds Echidna's jaws open]], destroys a Hell Gate [[https://youtu.be/uiPaI57rWeM?t=44 with a one inch-punch]] using Gilgamesh and even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P20NR6cf4-0 stops the gigantic Savior's fist without his Devil Trigger!]]

** Princess Daisy is [[https://orig01.deviantart.net/1d19/f/2016/214/e/4/daisyslapbowser_by_doctorworm1987-dacea45.gif able to send Bowser flying into the sky with a single slap.]].

** Even Princess Peach the unrivaled DamselInDistress can kick a soccer ball in three halfs in ''VideoGame/MarioStrikers'' this much force requires easily over 2,300 newtons of force, enough to completely smash the human skull.
** Princess Daisy is [[https://orig01.deviantart.net/1d19/f/2016/214/e/4/daisyslapbowser_by_doctorworm1987-dacea45.gif able to send Bowser flying]].

** While not as remarkable even compared to the other females, Ibuki deserves some credit with her Yamikazura forward throw. While she is only 5'3, she has been able to hip toss giant metal robots, obese men, and even Gill, the final boss of the "III" series who weighs 644 pounds more than her.

** Zangief has super strength aka "Muscle Power" which is a nuanced technique comparable to [[ShotoClone Ansatsuken]] in sheer power. In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' Zangief not only stops a BrainwashedAndCrazy Abel's charge by [[https://youtu.be/5APSwibO3lY?t=4371 landing in front of him and flexing]], [[https://youtu.be/5APSwibO3lY?t=4428 taking him down with a piledriver]], [[https://gfycat.com/scarcefrailfulmar forcing back Balrog's Gigaton Blow]] (which can kill a elephant) and [[WreckedWeapon breaking]] Satsuki's Masamune (which for reference was likely folded over 1000 times) '''[[https://youtu.be/AAysdVBhLEU?t=101 with his pecks!!!]]'''. This is probably not too surprising, considering Zangief wrestles ''Grizzly Bears'' in his spare time.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

* James, Rico and Captain Cori from [[VideoGame/PapaLouieArcade Papa Louie 2]] are capable of pushing boulders around. Special mention to Captain Cori, whose weapon is ''[[AnchorsAway an anchor]]''.

* The Doomguy from ''Franchise/{{DOOM}}'' is capable of carrying a massive array of huge guns, along with the amount of ammunition required for them as well. In terms of combat, he is capable of punching zombies to death with his bare fists, and when powered up with the Berserk Pack, [[LudicrousGibs reducing anything less than a Pinky to red slop on the floor with a single punch.]], but [[VideoGame/DOOM2016 come his 2016 reappearance]], he, now known as the Doom Slayer, somehow buffs up his already inhuman strength to demon-busting levels. The Doom Slayer can [[https://gfycat.com/unfoldeduntriedhoki punch through]] the BioArmor of demon-mechs, rip and tear demons into shreds, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ZEsmSNfrQ kick off the horn of the Cyberdemon and smash his face with it]], and open [[https://streamable.com/u5ixe several]] [[https://streamable.com/qidrt armored blast doors]]. You might think this all due to PoweredArmour [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman giving]] him enhanced strength, but you'd be wrong as even when buck-naked [[https://streamable.com/hc5gz he is still powerful enough to break iron chains and crush a Possessed's skull]].

* The Doomguy from ''Franchise/{{DOOM}}'' is capable of carrying a massive array of huge guns, along with the amount of ammunition required for them as well. In terms of combat, he is capable of punching zombies to death with his bare fists, and when powered up with the Berserk Pack, [[LudicrousGibs reducing anything less than a Pinky to red slop on the floor with a single punch.]], but [[VideoGame/DOOM2016 come his 2016 reappearance]], he, now known as the Doom Slayer somehow buffs up his already inhuman strength to demon-busting levels. The Doom Slayer can [[https://gfycat.com/unfoldeduntriedhoki punch through]] the BioArmor of demon-mechs, rip and tear demons into shreds, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ZEsmSNfrQ kick off the horn of the Cyberdemon and smash his face with it]], and open [[https://streamable.com/u5ixe several]] [[https://streamable.com/qidrt armored blast doors]]. You might think this all due to PoweredArmour [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman giving]] him enhanced strength, but you'd be wrong as even when buck-naked [[https://streamable.com/hc5gz he is still powerful enough to break iron chains and crush a Possessed's skull]].

* The Doomguy from ''Franchise/{{DOOM}}'' is capable of carrying a massive array of huge guns, along with the amount of ammunition required for them as well. In terms of combat, he is capable of punching zombies to death with his bare fists, and when powered up with the Berserk Pack, [[LudicrousGibs reducing anything less than a Pinky to red slop on the floor with a single punch.]], but [[VideoGame/DOOM2016 2016 his reappearance]], now known as Doom Slayer somehow buffs up his already inhuman strength to demon-busting levels. The Doom Slayer can [[https://gfycat.com/unfoldeduntriedhoki punch through]] the BioArmor of demon-mechs, rips and tears demons into shreds, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ZEsmSNfrQ kick off the horn of the Cyberdemon and smash his face with it]], and open [[https://streamable.com/u5ixe several]] [[https://streamable.com/qidrt armored blast doors]]. You might think this all due to PoweredArmour [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman giving]] Doom Slayer enhanced strength, but you'd be wrong as even when buck-naked [[https://streamable.com/hc5gz Doom Slayer is powerful enough to break iron chains and crush a Possessed's skull]].

* [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} King Dedede's]] [[DropTheHammer hammer]] weighs close to a ton according to [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', but he can run and jump with it like it was nothing. In ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra'' he mechanizes it into an even larger form, then there's his appearance in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' in which he tears a decorative ax off the wall that is three times longer than he is tall and wields that. More feats of King Dedede's inhuman strength for his boss fights are even more staggering for certain games such as ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies', in his empowered muscular form he's able to crush the thickened stone floor in his fortress with a powerful two-fisted overhead GroundPunch so hard, the force of the impact sends Kirby (and other characters who're with him) sailing into the air. As Forgo Dedede in ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', he grabs ahold of '''an enormous stone pillar''', [[WeaponAcrossTheShoulder casually places it across his shoulder]], and actually uses it as a massive ImprovisedWeapon as another method to attack Kirby with.

* [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} King Dedede's]] [[DropTheHammer hammer]] weighs close to a ton according to [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', but he can run and jump with it like it was nothing. In ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra'' he mechanizes it into an even larger form, then there's his appearance in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' in which he tears a decorative ax off the wall that is three times longer than he is tall and wields that.

* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist: Sol can have enhanced muscles as their augment, which [[{{Pun}} strengthens]] their Toughness and Combat skill gains by an extra 1 point.

* Despite being [[NoodlePeople unnaturally]] [[MusclesAreMeaningless slender]], ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' displays a supernatural physical strength, [[CutscenePowerToTheMax particularly in cutscenes]], doing things like throwing an entire church at a gigantic angel and casually holding up a trolley car with one arm before tossing it several hundred feet into the air.

*** Princess Daisy likewise is super strong [[https://orig01.deviantart.net/1d19/f/2016/214/e/4/daisyslapbowser_by_doctorworm1987-dacea45.gif able to send Bowser flying]].

*** Likewise, Chunky Kong can [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong64 can pick up and throw boulders easily]], while King K. Rool is practically an elephant-sized powerhouse.

*** In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros4'' Palutena's reveal [[https://youtu.be/NJVgttCNQ0k?t=49 trailer]], Link sends Pit flying with one kick.

* [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} King Dedede's]] [[DropTheHammer hammer]] weighs close to a ton according to [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', but he can run and jump with it like it was nothing. In ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra'' he mechanizes it into an even larger form, then there's his appearance in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' in which he tears a decorative [[AnAxToGrind ax]] off the wall that is three times longer than he is tall and wields that.