ALTERNATE BENCHMARKS

By Greg Kerner
Below is a list of additional, optional ability ranks. Should you decide to utilise these ranking you will also need to download the following:

Power Ranks
Rank

Abbreviation Score

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Feeble

Fb

Poor

Pr

Typical

Ty

Good

Gd

10

Excellent

Ex

20

Remarkable Rm

30

Fantastic

Fn

35

Incredible

In

40

Spectacular Sp

45

Amazing

50

Am

Sensational Sn

60

Monstrous Mn

75

Awesome

Aw

90

Unearthly

Un

100

Fighting: Combat abilty: trained and/or natural.

Rank

Description

Examples

Feeble

No training or ability

Children, elderly

Poor

Normal human ability

Professor X

Typical

Natural ability; minimal training

Doctor Octopus

Good

Some formal training

Police, Hawkeye

Excellent

Regular, formal training

Army, Cyclops

Remarkable Superior talent

Spider-Man

Fantastic

Master of a form

Average Hand or Coda

Incredible

Extensive Training, Master of a form

Nick Fury

Spectacular Master of several forms

Grifter

Amazing

Captain America

Maximum human potential

Sensational Enhanced Human potential, Extensive Experience

Elders of the Kheran Coda,

Monstrous

Superhuman potential

Asgards warriors

Awesome

Metahuman Potential, master of all racial and related forms Xena

Unearthly

Superhuman with intensive training

Thor, Hercules

Agility: Flexability, balance, coordination; agility and reflexes.

Rank

Description

Examples

Feeble

No training or ability

Disabled

Poor

Normal human ability

Children, elderly

Typical

Natural ability; minimal training

Mr. Fantastic

Good

Some formal training

Invisible Woman, Colossus

Excellent

Regular, formal training

Cyclops, Mockingbird

Remarkable Superior talent

Hawkeye

Fantastic

Extensive training, Olympic athlete

Cyblade

Incredible

Superior talent with training

Captain America

Spectacular Superior talent with Intensive training

Zealot

Amazing

Spider-Man, Nightcrawler

Maximum human potential

Sensational Enhanced Human potential

Celene (Young Zealot), Velocity

Monstrous

Superhuman potential

Silver Surfer, Mephisto

Awesome

Metahuman Potential, Extensive Training Riptide (marauders)

Unearthly

Superhuman with intensive training

Celestials, Odin

Strength: Physical muscle power and brute force.

Rank

Description

Examples

Feeble

Press up to 50 lbs

Children, elderly

Poor

Press up to 100 lbs

Normal humans

Typical

Press up to 200 lbs

Invisible Woman

Good

Press up to 400 lbs

Daredevil

Excellent

Press up to 800 lbs (maximum human capacity) Captain America

Remarkable Press up to 2000 lbs

Dr. Doom, Darkhawk

Fantastic

Press up to 5 tons

Spartan

Incredible

Press up to 10 tons

Spider-Man

Spectacular Press up to 25 tons

Ladytron

Amazing

Rogue, Vision

Press up to 50 tons

Sensational Press up to 75 tons

Savant, Impact

Monstrous

Press up to 250 tons

Thing, She-Hulk

Awesome

Press up to 500 tons

Mr. Majestic

Unearthly

Press up to 1000 tons

Hulk, Thor

Endurance: Constitution, Aerobic, Physicla Toughness, Fitness

Rank

Description

Examples

Feeble

Reduced or impaired ability

Elderly, disabled

Poor

Minimal ability or exercise

Children

Typical

Occasional exercise

Normal humans

Good

Moderate exercise

Black Knight

Excellent

Regular exercise

Daredevil

Remarkable

Intensive exercise

Captain America

Fantastic

Extensive Exercise

Savant

Incredible

Enhanced abilities

Spider-Man

Spectacular

Enhanced abilities with training

Zealot

Amazing

Metahuman stamina

She-Hulk

Sensational

Metahuman stamina with training

Zealot

Monstrous

Superhuman fortitude, rarely tires

Thing, Magento

Awesome

Godlike

Mr. Majestic

Unearthly

Immeasurable, Never tires

Hulk, Thor

Reason: Ability to think logicly, intellect, learning.

Rank

Description

Examples

Feeble

Couch potato; uneducated

Ajax, Drax

Poor

Primary school education

Jubilee

Typical

Secondary school education

Cannonball, Firestar

Good

Bachelors degree equivalent

Captain America

Excellent

Masters degree equivalent

Spider-Man

Remarkable

Doctorate equivalent

Shadowcat

Fantastic

Multiple disciplinary, advanced degrees

White Queen

Incredible

Genius:- Level 1 (one focus); understand alien tech.

Tony Stark, Professor X

Spectacular

Genius, multifocus, can understand alien tech

Forge, Magneto

Amazing

Genius:- Level 2 (Multifocus); create leading tech.

Mr. Fantastic

Sensational

Alien genius

Mona Lisa

Monstrous

Alien genius; improve and modify alien tech.

Mephisto

Awesome

Near Omnipetance

Roma, Merlyn

Unearthly

Knows all human and alien tech.

Watcher

Intuition: Intuitive, deductive reasoning, instinct, perception

Rank

Description

Examples

Feeble

Impaired or limited ability

Drax

Poor

Slow on the uptake

Ajax, Sunspot

Typical

Normal human levels

Quasar

Good

Above-average intuition

Shadowcat

Excellent

Fine attention to details

Nick Fury

Remarkable Detective background/skills

Cyclops

Fantastic

Enhanced senses

Voodoo

Incredible

Strong empathic sense; gut feeling

Captain America, Dr. Doom

Spectacular Deep intuition

Amazing

Mona Lisa

In tune with surroundings; strong hunches Agamemnon, Professor. X

Sensational Enhanced senses

Empath

Monstrous

Superhuman senses

Daredevil

Awesome

Senses beyond extraordinary

Celene (Young Zealot)

Unearthly

In touch with the universe

Watcher

Psyche: Resolve, willpower, strength of focus.

Rank

Description

Examples

Feeble

Easily dominated & programmed

Dreadnoughts

Poor

Young, untrained, will-impaired

Meggan

Typical

Normal human willpower

Hawkeye

Good

Resist ordinary mesmerism

Daredevil

Excellent

Some experience with mind control/mystic forces

Black Widow, Nightcrawler

Remarkable Trained to resist will-control

Fantastic

Focussed Will

Incredible

Great strength of will; well-trained/focused

Hulk, Mr. Fantastic

Spider-Man, Wolverine

Spectacular Intensive training with mental powers

Grifter, Psykeye

Amazing

Dr. Doom

Indomitable Willpower

Sensational Enhanced Willpower

Psykeye,

Monstrous

Intensive training and experience with mental powers Loki, Professor X

Awesome

Among the most focused wills

Celene (Young Zealot)

Unearthly

A mind closed to external forces

Doctor Strange

Resources: Financial solvency, means and wealth

Rank

Description

Examples

Feeble

Unemployed, fixed income

Aunt May

Poor

Freelancers, students

Spider-Man

Typical

Salaried employment

Betty Banner

Good

Professional, middle class

Dr. Strange

Excellent

Small business, Avengers pay

Captain America

Remarkable Large business, upper class

Professor X, TSR Inc.

Fantastic

Small corporation

Wizards of the
Coast

Incredible

Small corporation, millionaire

Fantastic Four

Spectacular Medium corporation, multimillionaire

Psykeye

Amazing

Doctor Doom

Large corporation, small country

Sensational Medium country, huge corporation

MicroSoft, IBM,
Intel

Monstrous

Billionaire, multinational corps.

SHIELD

Awesome

Multibillionaire, Great Britain

Mona Lisa, Savant

Unearthly

Major country, MegaCorps, Mystech

USA

Popularity
Rank

Description

Examples

Feeble

Reclusive, little known

Archangel

Poor

Known to law enforcement

Banshee

Typical

Known to local populace

Cyclops

Good

Liked by law enforcement

Daredevil

Excellent

Known to mass media

Beast

Remarkable Liked by general public

Spider-Man

Fantastic

Liked by mass media

Union Jack

Incredible

Liked by mass media

Captain Britain

Spectacular Household name

Celene (Young Zealot), Oprah

Amazing

Hercules

Megastar

Sensational Worldwide fame/acclaim

Princess Diana, Mother Terresa

Monstrous

Living (or non living) legend

Thor

Awesome

Interstellar/dimensional fame Lila Cheney, Dazzler, Mr. Majestic

Unearthly

Living Icon

Captain America

Appearance: Physical appeal, attractiveness and beauty.

Rank

Description

Examples

Feeble

Repulsive

Chamber

Poor

Homely

Toad

Typical

Plain to Average

Iceman, Wolverine

Good

Attractive

Jubilee

Excellent

Pretty / Handsome Captain Britain

Remarkable Statuesque
Fantastic

Captivating

Incredible

Alluring

Spectacular Bewitching
Amazing

Marvel Girl, Phoenix

Psylocke, White Queen

Storm, Cyblade

Stunning

Sensational Enchanting

Asgardian Warriors

Monstrous

Radient

Roma, Meggan

Awesome

Enrapturing

Demigods, Circe, Morgan Le Fay

Unearthly

Divine

Aphrodite