List of superheroes and villains without superpowers
What follows is a list of superheroes and supervillains who do not possess superpowers, but they have the skills to make up for them.
DC Comics heroes
- Agent Liberty (M) (ex-intelligence agent, gymnast)
- Anarky (M) (gadgeteer, fighter, polymath)
- Arrowette (F) (archer, athlete)
- Speedy/*Arsenal/*Red Arrow (M) (ex-intelligence agent, weaponer, Hwa Rang Do master, archer)
- Blackhawks (various pilots and adventurers)
- Batgirl, DC Comics moniker for Batman allies (martial artists)
- Batman (M) (martial arts master, detective, inventor, master strategist, billionaire, scientist)
- Batwoman (F) (a moniker of female near-equivalents to Batman)
- Blackwing (Charlie Bullock) (M)
- Blue Beetle Ted Kord (M) (athlete, inventor)
- Booster Gold (M) (athlete, uses *stolen* advanced technology)
- Bronze Tiger (M) (martial arts master)
- Catwoman (F) (master thief, judo expert, gymnast, whip master)
- Connor Hawke (M) (archer, martial artist)
- Golden Age Crimson Avenger (M) (gunman, fighter, investigator)
- Doctor Mid-Nite (M) (doctor, surgeon, fighter)
- Richard Dragon (M) (One of the top masters of the martial arts within the DC Universe)
- Empress (F) (fighter, voodoo practitioner)
- Gangbuster (M) (police officer, martial artist)
- Green Arrow (master archer, arsenal of trick arrows, hand-to-hand combat training, swordsman)
- Green Lantern (M) (no inbuilt powers, but possession of a power ring confers flight, protection, and projection of hard-light constructs)
- Guardian (M) (security guard, fighter)
- Human Target (M) (master of disguise, gunman, martial artist)
- Huntress (F) (martial artist, weaponer, gymnast)
- Katana (F) (master swordswoman, fighter)
- King Arthur (master swordsman, tactician)
- Lady Shiva (F) (supreme martial artist)
- Manhunter (M & F) (fighter, gunman, investigator, bounty hunter)
- Mister Miracle (M) (inventor, fighter, master escape artist)
- Mr. Terrific (M) (doctor, scientist, Olympic athlete, gymnast, fighter)
- Nemesis (M) (U.S. operative, gunman, master of disguise)
- Nightwing (M) (master martial artist, strategist, detective, worlds greatest gymnast)
- Onyx (F) (assassin, archer, gymnast, martial artist)
- Oracle (F) (master strategist, leader, investigator)
- Robin, DC Comics moniker for Batman sidekicks (martial artists)
- Robin Hood (master archer, swordsman)
- Rorschach (comics) (M) (detective, conspirator)
- Savant (M) (gymnast, fighter, strategist, genius)
- Sandman (1940s mystery man who used special knockout gas guns)
- Shining Knight
- Speedy, DC Comics moniker for Green Arrow sidekicks (expert archers and martial artists)
- Spoiler (F) (trained as Robin the Girl-Wonder)
- Squire (F) (swordsman, expert in all forms of communication)
- Steel (M) (Genius intelligence, weaponer)
- The Question (M) (Genius intelligence, Brilliant detective with superior inquisitive mind and deductive reasoning)
- The Question (F) (Genius intelligence, Brilliant detective with superior inquisitive mind and deductive reasoning)
- Toyman (M) (Genus intelligence, billionaire, inventor, robotics expert)
- Unknown Soldier (M) (U.S. operative, master gunman/marksman, weaponer, martial artist)
- Vigilante (M) (rider, gunman, marksman)
- Wildcat (boxing champ, athlete)
DC Comics villains
- Black Mask (M) (criminal mastermind, skilled torturer)
- Bronze Tiger (M) (martial arts master, assassin)
- Brutale (M) (an expert with all forms of knives and blades)
- David Cain (M) (master assassin, master martial artist, weaponer)
- Calculator (M) (genius, master strategist, information broker)
- Captain Boomerang (M) (thief, boomerang master)
- Captain Cold (M) (cryonics expert, uses a freeze gun as a weapon)
- Captain Stingaree (M) (trained fencer and marksman)
- Catman (M) (hunter, survivalist, savage fighter)
- Cavalier (M) (expert fencer and marksman)
- Cheshire (F) (master assassin, martial artist, poison/toxins expert)
- Clock King (M) (efficiency expert, master strategist)
- Deadshot (M) (master gunman, weaponer)
- Doctor Sivana (M) (scientist, inventor)
- Firebug/Firefly (M) (pyrotechnics/explosives experts, pyromaniacs)
- The General (M) (Military historian, expert strategist and tactician, explosives expert, skilled hand-to-hand combatant.)
- Heat Wave (M) (pyrotechnics/combustibles expert, uses a flamethrower as a weapon)
- Hugo Strange (M) (genius-level intelligence, master of psychology)
- Hush (M) (surgeon, skilled fighter, criminal mastermind)
- Joker (M) (homicidal maniac, chemist, criminal mastermind)
- Killer Moth (M) (petty criminal, inventor)
- Kite Man (M) (excellent hang-glider pilot)
- Lady Shiva (F) (master assassin, master martial artist)
- Lex Luthor (M) (businessman, scientist)
- Mad Hatter(M) (hypnotist, manipulator)
- Merlyn (M) (archer, athlete)
- Murmur (M) (bio-weaponer, mass murderer)
- Onomatopoeia (M) (fighter, gymnast, weaponer)
- Ozymandias (M) (high intellect, athlete)
- Penguin (M) (criminal mastermind, businessman)
- Rag Doll (M) (thief, master contortionist)
- Red Hood (M) (strategist, martial artist, gymnast, weaponer)
- Riddler (M) (criminal mastermind, genius)
- Roulette (F) (criminal mastermind, hypnotist, gambler)
- Scarecrow (M) (manipulator, psychologist, master of fear)
- Sportsmaster (M) (athlete, thief, inventor)
- Toyman (M) (Toy maker, mechanical genius)
- Tweedledum and Tweedledee (M) (fat bodies allow bouncing)
- Two-Face (M) (lawyer, criminal mastermind)
- Victor Zsasz (M) (extreme cunning, dedicated athlete, and unpredictability)
- Zeiss (comics) (M) (assassin, fighter, gymnast)
Marvel Comics heroes
- Andrew Chord (M) (soldier, martial artist, pilot)
- Black Knight (M) (swordsman, above average hand-to-hand fighter, horseman)
- Black Widow (F) (former spy, gymnast, mercenary)
- Captain America (M) (Frail young man enhanced to the very peak of human perfection by the Super-Soldier Serum and "Vita-Ray" treatment)
- Chase Stein (M) (has used various bits of technology stolen from his parents, now has an empathic link to a dinosaur named Old Lace, which is arguably not his power, but that of the animal)
- David Alleyne (M) (former mutant, de-powered in Decimation, but remains with his team)
- Elektra (F) (master assassin, gymnast, martial artist)
- Iron Man [M] (Billionaire, Weaponer)
- Hawkeye (M) (master archer, arsenal of trick arrows, martial artist)
- Hindsight Lad (M) (computer research)
- Mockingbird (F) (acrobat, martial artist, expert with quarterstaff, espionage skills)
- Moon Knight (M) (Martial Artist, Millionaire, trained Mercenary, Assassin and Marine)
- Nick Fury (M) (Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D)
- Night Thrasher (M) (martial artist, possesses advanced body armor and gadgets)
- Prodigy (M) (wrestler, glider)
- Prowler (M) (inventor, athlete)
- The Punisher (M) (US marine, marksman, demolitions expert, master fighter, survivalist)
- Scourge of the Underworld (M) (assassin, marksman)
- Shang-Chi (M) (master of the martial arts)
- Silver Sable (F) (mercenary, spy)
- Turbo (F) (student)
- Union Jack (M) (spy, fighter, gunman)
- Michael Van Patrick (athlete)
- War Machine (Army Pilot)
- Wyatt Wingfoot
Marvel Comics villains
- Arcade (M) (master assassin, inventor, strategist)
- Baron Zemo (M) (scientist, swordsman, mastermind)
- Batroc the Leaper (M) (Olympic athlete, gymnast, martial arts master)
- Bullseye (M) (marksman, weapons expert, martial artist, can use any object as a projectile weapon)
- Chameleon (M) (master of disguise, spy, mastermind)
- Leap-Frog (M) (thief, hydraulic feet)
- Gladiator (M) (martial artist, forearm spinning blades)
- Kingpin (M) (criminal mastermind, businessman, peak strength, fighter)
- Kraven the Hunter (M) (hunter, marksman, survivalist)
- Mysterio (M) (special effects expert, illusionist, mastermind)
- Red Skull (M) (expert fighter, political mastermind, strategist, gunman)
- Stilt-Man (M) (engineer, inventor)
- Swordsman (M) (skilled swordsman)
- Taskmaster (M) (athlete, gymnast, martial artist, assassin)
- Chance (M) (has gauntlets that fire lasers ,mini-grenades, and acid, uses jet pack, professional gambler)
- Vulture (M) (engineer, glider)
- Alex Wilder (master strategist)
- Wizard (M) (evil scientist, inventor)
- Zaran (M) (weapons master)
Other comics heroes
Other media
References
- ^ [1], The New York Times, March 30, 2008. Retrieved: April 4, 2011.