History LightningBruiser / Comics

%% A Lightning Bruiser is 1.) strong, 2.) fast, 3.) tough. Examples must establish all three.

* ComicBook/AdamWarlock has enough strength to fight the likes of ComicBook/{{Thanos}} and ComicBook/{{Thor}} in hand to hand combat, is fast enough to fly than sound and even fly [[FasterThanLightTravel supraluminal velocities]] and shrug off blows from other cosmic and god-like characters.
* Apollo from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' has super strength, can fly around the globe in less than 30 seconds and is durable enough to take dip in molten lava and shrug off blows from other meta-humans.
* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} is able toss cruise ships around and physically move underwater tectonic plates, swim at great speeds (at least 10,000 feet per second) and thanks to his Atlantean physiology can take blows from the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman.
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': ComicBook/{{Bane}}, the man who broke the Bat, is built like a truck (and that's before using his SuperSerum Venom) and not only faster than he looks, but [[GeniusBruiser smarter]], too. While his speed isn't anywhere near the upper reaches of the DC echelon, he's incredibly fast and strong compared to the majority of Batman's rogues gallery. In the ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' {{Novelization}}, he pulls a near StealthHiBye by going from standing over Batman to somehow being atop a roof with few toeholds on the wall 17 feet above Bats. Bats notes that it's ''barely'' possible, but he'd have had to be extremely fast since he looked down for like a few seconds.
* ComicBook/BlackBolt is a Marvel powerhouse Lightning Bruiser and while he's better known for his [[MakeMeWannaShout vocal talent]] his physical stats are nothing to scoff at. He's strong enough to destroy helicopters and cars with his strikes and punch around Hulk, Thing, and Gladiator. He's fast enough to intercept missiles, dodge beams of "solidified gravity" and once flew from New York into space within a few minutes (at the very least) to reach a solar flare. He's durable enough to tank a force that would've "killed a dinosaur", survived a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Thanos and most impressively was inside the Terrigen Bomb when it exploded and ripped a hole in space and time... [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat and was okay afterward]].
* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] thanks to having the strength of Hercules (further augmented by power of Zeus), the speed of Mercury and a high amount of NighInvulnerability is [[ShockAndAwe literal Lightning]] Bruiser. He’s frequently matched Superman in raw might and since he lacks any KryptoniteFactor he tends to have the edge in the majority of his bouts with Clark whose WeakToMagic.
* ComicBook/DraxTheDestroyer especially in his debut was strong enough to lift well over 100 tons and was comparable to The Hulk, fly at slightly slower than light speeds (around 185,620 mph) and durable enough to survive blows from Thanos and has a HealingFactor. Modern comics have dialled Drax back to the extent where he’s no longer the powerhouse he was in the 90s, though he’s still quite the Lightning Bruiser in his own right.
* Franchise/TheFlash, whenever the writers don't forget [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpTwsJaLvA4 how much it sucks to be punched by someone going that fast.]] This has varied over the years, and still varies with the writer. In Wally West's first hundred issues or so, he could usually hit no harder than a typical athlete -- his aura absorbed most of the energy. As the editor pointed out, Wally would break his hands with every punch otherwise. When the Speed Force was introduced, it quickly became a catch-all answer to physics gripes; thus Wally's been delivering super-punches again, apparently using the Speed Force to sneak around Newton's third. However, all Flashes have the durability part down pat, because of their HealingFactor.
* ComicBook/GhostRider is definitely this. With the Spirit of Vengeance and {{Hellfire}} GR is strong enough to pull whole skyscrapers down, move faster than Mjölnir (which can travel across the universe) thrown by an angry Thor and durable enough to tank a beatdown from World War Hulk thanks being [[InvincibleHero completely invulnerable]] to everything except [[HolyBurnsEvil Holy Weapons]]. If that wasn’t enough Ghost Rider has even beaten up ComicBook/{{Mephisto}} whose a RealityWarper, ComicBook/DoctorStrange himself claims the Rider has “God-like” power even compared to his own sorcery and other high tiers in Marvel.
* ComicBook/GreenLantern, or any [[ColourCodedEmotions Lantern of any colour for that matter]]. Super strength, light-speed flight and high durability is just the [[ImaginationBasedSuperPower baseline abilities of a Power-Ring Wielder]].
* ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} [[FasterThanTheyLook is much faster than he looks]], and being a HalfHumanHybrid who can break stone, steel and punch out humongous monsters and withstand gunfire and explosions which very much qualifies him for being a LightningBruiser.
* ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules, who's as strong as Thor, (Banner notes that if he'd really tried, he'd have taken down the Green Scar Hulk on his own), his superior at hand to hand, and fast enough to tag Marvel's Superman analog (who, admittedly, was trying to talk Herc down) ComicBook/TheSentry with [[GrievousHarmWithABody a Venom covered fist.]] Herc's only weakness is his inability to fly, unlike Thor and Sentry, but he's quick and agile enough that it usually doesn't matter.
* The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk is not only the strongest one there is and nigh-invulnerable, but he's also extremely fast. So is his lover, ComicBook/BettyRoss, when she was Harpy and Red She-Hulk. During the Superman / Hulk crossover, Superman attempts to grapple the Hulk to calm him down, only to find himself almost instantly flung into space, causing Supes to remark, "How can someone that big be so ''fast''?"
** Hulk’s cousin ComicBook/SheHulk is no slouch herself being to toss dinosaurs around, lift greater weights than the Thing can, move fast enough to dodge Iron Man’s attacks and tank getting smashed through entire cities and even attacks from her bigger cousin Bruce. Shulkie’s ArchEnemy Titania is of similar mold being strong, fast and tough enough to give Jen a hard time and sometimes beat her outright.
** A lot of Hulk’s villains and allies such as Abomination, Red Hulk, Doc Samson, A-Bomb and Skaar (his son) can move and react at high speeds despite their massive sizes as well as match Hulk in strength and toughness.
* ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' aka Mark Grayson can lift 400 tons, rip most villains to shreds, blitz across countries at high speed flight in seconds and as alluded to by his namesake is invulnerable to most damage. Though Mark is just a HalfHumanHybrid, his father Nolan is a Viltrimite a FlyingBrick species that are even stronger, faster and tougher than him. One time when Mark combined his strength with his father and another Viltrimite they could bust through a whole goddamn planet.
** Other aliens and characters from the same comic also fit the Lightning Bruiser bill e.g Allen the Alien and Battle Beast who are strong, fast and tough enough to give Viltrimites a run for their money. Or Dinosaurus a GeniusBruiser who can match Mark and Allen in strength and toughness and move at surprisingly speeds for his size.
* ComicBook/IronMan, Tony DependingOnTheWriter or most accurately depending on the PoweredArmour, can punch with the force of a wrecking ball, move like a jet going past the sound barrier and shrug off attacks like a battle tank. Then there's the Extremis Suit, Mystic Suit, Thorbuster etc which further boost Tony's strength, speed, durability, and overall power to the extreme and even god-like levels.
* SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}, is a [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum ridiculous]] Lightning Bruiser being ridiculously strong (he’s beat up Superman and pulled around being stellar mass) fast (he was able to predict Flash's movement and fast enough to chain him in the face) and tough (he’s taken planet destroying attacks with minimal damage and even if he does get hurt he’s got a HealingFactor).
* ComicBook/LukeCage while he seems like MightyGlacier being better known for his incredible strength and durability, still has run fast enough to catch bullets with SuperReflexes and even [[CombatParkour has done flips]] around larger villains. When fighting ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'' Cage could intercept Superia whose a FlyingBrick and punch her out of the air.
* ComicBook/MartianManhunter thanks to his BizarreAlienBiology is strong enough to overpower Superman as well as Wonder Woman and to move planets around like they can, fast enough fly around the earth as a green-blur and harden his body to point where it can absorb almost any kinetic energy. His DramaPreservingHandicap is [[KillItWithFire of course fire]] though this is largely DependingOnTheWriter, as sometimes its just a psychosomatic fear born out of the memories of seeing his family burning alive, while at other times it’s full on KryptoniteFactor for MM that debilitates his strength and leaves him vulnerable to attack.
* ComicBook/TheMightyThor is insanely strong - no one's quite figured out whether he's stronger than the Hulk, but he has a good chance, and he's gone toe to toe with Superman ''and'' the Martian Manhunter in the past and come off the better (though he later lost to Supes, as Supes knew he could take the heavy stuff. Thor didn't know that Supes could take it as well as dish it). He also flies at FTL velocity and moves fast enough to tag speedsters breaking the sound barrier.
** Thor is especially notable since most of Marvel's superheroes are weaker than DC's. While Superman is extremely strong, fast and tough, so is EVERYONE in DC. Thor is a planetbuster on a planet where most strong characters (Thing, Colossus, Rhino, Iron Man, etc) can maybe lift a mountain at most, he's multiple times faster than light with intergalactic teleportation on a planet where most fast characters can barely break escape velocity, etc. Especially notable is the fact that everyone strong enough to fight him (Juggernaut, Hulk) is nowhere near fast enough to lay a hand on him, cannot fly, and have crappy ranged attacks. He also has planetary scale weather manipulation (stronger than Storm's) and greater power than Silver Surfer’s (see below). Unlike Superman he has no weakness. It's pretty astounding just how much better Thor is than almost anyone else on Marvel Earth. Cosmic characters, space villains and several other god-like characters listed here however [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter can easily give Thor a hard time]].
* ComicBook/MsMarvel now Captain Marvel is a proud FlyingBrick being strong enough to throw meteorites around, knock Hulk and Thanos over, fly at Mach 3 speeds and survive falling from orbit. She’s also got excellent range attacks with energy beams and a SuperMode called “Binary”.
* Richard Rider aka ComicBook/{{Nova}} is easily one of Marvel’s top Lightning Bruisers. Thanks to the Nova Force he’s strong enough match blows Silver Surfer and even more impressively [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu tear apart Annihilus]], Nova can also fly [[FasterThanLightTravel at light speeds]] and tank blasts even from ComicBook/{{Galactus}}.
* ComicBook/TheSentry, along with X-Men’s [[Characters/XMenRecurringCharacters Gladiator]], [[ComicBook/SquadronSupreme Hyperion]], ComicBook/BlueMarvel and [[ComicBook/JonathanHickmansAvengers Sun-God]] are considered Marvel’s main [[SupermanSubstitute Superman]]-[[FlyingBrick expies]] having god-like strength, superior speed and will shrug off planet busting blows. Sentry, Hyperion and Sun-God in particular lack a KryptoniteFactor making them hard to defeat or kill.
* ComicBook/SilverSurfer always ranks high on Marvel’s power chart: he’s incredibly strong being able to move around entire planets and slap around Thing and Hulk. Fast enough to surf in space at speeds [[FasterThanLightTravel faster than light]] and go through space wormholes. He’s also durable enough to tank hits from the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos himself and even recover from being blasted by his former master Galactus. Even when BroughtDownToNormal in ''ComicBook/PlanetHulk'' he could still wipe the floor every combatant and give Hulk a thrashing before being eventually defeated.
* Most [[AllYourPowersCombined mimic characters]] can turn into this: the Super-Adaptoid, for instance, is as fast as ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} and as tough and strong as Hercules, and Amazo has Flash's speed and about four different kinds of SuperStrength.
* Violet from ComicBook/RatQueens is a [[CuteBruiser pretty redhead]] who is shockingly fast for her size (she's a dwarf) and packs an amazingly large arsenal of swords and other assorted implements of destruction.
* Crux from ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws''.
* ComicBook/SavageDragon has ludicrous super strength being able to throw buildings around like Spawn, but also once bent a bus around ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} to trap him. He’s also fast to dodge sonic attacks and can NoSell bullets and explosions and even if he does get hurt he can just reattach limbs with his HealingFactor.
* Marv from ''ComicBook/SinCity'' is capable of avoiding gunfire, running after cars, and has even used a fair bit of agility to take down two different groups of SWAT teams. All of which defies his massive size and allows him to [[spoiler:take down the agile and deadly Kevin, Goldie's murderer]].
** Miho would seem like a FragileSpeedster until you take into consideration she’s overpowered Manute whose three times her size and recovered from a grenade blast at point blank range. In ''Family Matters'' she’s even more of a Lightning Bruiser as she wears [[RollerbladeGood Roller Skates]].
** Wallace from ''Hell and Back'' is the deadly combination of the aforementioned Marv’s strength and toughness and Miho’s speed and skill. Being a ex-vet Wallace has incredible combat prowess with guns, blades, throwing stars and enough martial arts skill that he curb stomps Manute as easily as Marv did. In the climax he goes OneManArmy on the Wallenquist Organization.
* ComicBook/{{Spawn}} can rip foes, apart, toss chunks of buildings around, knock bullets out the air with [[ChainPain his chains]] as well as shrug off just about anything with his HealingFactor. And that’s just Spawn’s baseline abilities and not getting into his MoreDakka or even larger arsenal of demonic powers.
* While ComicBook/SpiderMan isn't near the upper-echelons of power in comic books, among the "street-level" heroes and villains he usually interacts with, he qualifies. He can lift 20 tons over his head, has enhanced reflexes and speed (not to mention that his webs enhance his mobility considerably), and his enhanced musculature gives him superhuman durability and endurance, which is further enhanced by his status as a {{determinator}}. At his best Spidey is OneManArmy able to SpeedBlitz the whole X-Men in two pages and even defeat Firelord barehanded viva VictoryByEndurance, Spider-Man has also survived things that would certainly kill most superhumans e.g NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from [[CosmicEntity Phoenix Force]]-enhanced Colossus.
** [[ComicBook/CaptainUniverse Cosmic Spider-Man]] dials all Spidey’s traits UpToEleven and beyond with added benefit of {{Flight}}. Cosmic Spider can not only move faster than light but can lift things well over 100 tons, defeat the aforementioned Hulk and Thor as well as survive the crushing pressure of a black hole.
** A lot of Spidey’s RoguesGallery can fall under this, [[TheBrute Rhino]] in particular can give Hulk, Juggernaut and Thor trouble as well as move faster than a train and shrug off bullets and missiles. Spidey in most comics has to defeat Rhino pragmatically instead of just trying to out brawl him.
** ComicBook/{{Venom}} and ComicBook/{{Carnage}} are Lightning Bruisers as well as having all of Spidey’s [[CombatParkour agility]] and [[BuildingSwing web-slinging skill]] with the addition of being several degrees stronger than him and due to TheSymbiote are extremely hard to put down. Venom has been clobbered by Juggernaut and Carnage once got ripped in half by Sentry but neither case was enough to kill them. Worse still they can use the Symbiote to make bladed or spiked weapons and long-range attacks.
** ComicBook/TheKingpin. A lot of people mistake his considerable size as being fat. In reality, it's all hard-built muscle and he's spent decades training himself in hand-to-hand combat. In their first confrontations with him, both Spider-Man and Daredevil made the same mistake of assuming that Fisk was a MightyGlacier, only to be caught off guard by how fast and durable he is.
* ComicBook/{{Starfire}} is a speedy super strong FlyingBrick who can shrug off hits that would easily kill her human teammates.
* ComicBook/SubMariner aka Namor is Marvel's first LightningBruiser (he even came out the same month as Supes). Subby is strong enough to toss around a WWII destroyers, match blows with the Hulk, fast enough to swim 60 miles per hour [[ComboPlatterPowers and fly]] faster than jet planes and durable enough to tank beatings from everyone from Doctor Doom to Thanos.
* [[Characters/FantasticFour Super Skrull]] even compared to other mimic characters is [[ComboPlatterPowers ridiculous powerful]] due to having all the powers of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. He’s strong enough to clobber Thor, Thing and Silver Surfer, fast enough to fly circles around Human Torch, is mistaken for a missile and is durable enough for shrug off blows from most of Marvel’s heroes and even Mjölnir. Worse still thanks to having Sue’s BarrierWarrior powers and Reed and Johnny’s [[RubberMan stretchiness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire powers]] Super Skrull can effectively defend against most attacks and has excellent range.
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}''
** Even in comparison to the other FlyingBrick heroes of Franchise/TheDCU, Superman is stronger, faster and tougher than the vast majority of them.
** Likewise every other Kryptonian/Daxamite character in DC: ComicBook/PowerGirl, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, [[ComicBook/{{Valor}} Mon-El/Valor]], [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Laurel Gand]], Sodam Yat (who is even more so due to the addition of a Franchise/GreenLantern ring!), etc.
** Doomsday, the beast that ''almost'' killed Superman in his debut. While he's [[VillainDecay decayed]] somewhat, he is still a nightmarishly durable behemoth who is stronger than even Superman and can keep up with him.
** Vartox. While in modern comics he has powers roughly equal to Superman's, Pre-Crisis Vartox was the AlwaysSomeoneBetter, with strength, speed, durability, senses, etc far superior to Superman's.
** ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} tends to be a MightyGlacier even more so than his expy Thanos below, being much stronger Superman though he lacks speed and mobility. However in ComicBook/DCRebirth when he gets [[FountainOfYouth rejuvenated into a younger body]] Darkseid becomes a LightningBruiser as seen in ''Wonder Woman 37#'' where fights and beats [[PhysicalGod Zeus]] and moves at Superman-level speeds, even leaving a blur behind him.
* ComicBook/{{Thanos}} though he can easily dip into MightyGlacier still moves and reacts at speeds more suitable for someone half his size as well as having god-like strength and being nigh-unkillable. He’s frequently fought, kept up and overpowered other Lightning Bruisers listed here and even matched and beat his own son Lightning Bruiser son Thane who was powered by the [[CosmicEntity Phoenix Force]] at the time.
** Thanos’s EliteMooks the [[BigBadEnsemble Black Order]] take after him being strong, fast and damn near impossible to kill. Black Dwarf, Corvus Glaive and Promixa Midnight, in particular, invoke this being able to give the likes of Ronan, Super-Skrull, Hulk, Rogue, Hercules and Luke Cage a hard time.
* The Thing of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' fame can [[FasterThanTheyLook move at athletic speeds despite his size and rock-like mass]]. He’s frequently matched his rival the aforementioned Hulk in strength (even knocking him out on at least a few occasions) and even successfully clobbered Thor whose usually more of a LightningBruiser than either of them. Not to mention Thing is so durable he can NoSell nuclear blast, hell the only material that’s breached Thing’s stoney hide is Wolverine’s [[FantasyMetals Adamantium]] [[WolverineClaws claws]].
* ComicBook/TheVision while not [[AdaptationalBadass quite as impressive as his film counterpart]] is still able lift well over 50 tons, fly at high speeds and make his body as hard as diamond. Despite this he’s still [[TheWorfEffect susceptible to breaking apart]] on occasion.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':
** ComicBook/WonderWoman herself has a high level of damage resistance that allows her to NoSell most blunt damage, a HealingFactor, is traditionally [[ComicBook/SensationComics stronger than Hercules, and swifter than Mercury]], (that is faster than Superman and near his strength level) with the addition of much excellent martial arts training and mastery.
** ComicBook/{{Cheetah}}'s speed is much greater than that of the animal she's named after, and [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Post-Crisis]] the source of Barbara's power also gives her SuperStrength and toughness, ash her powers in particular come from acting as the avatar of a god.
** Other Amazons fit the bill, in particular [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy, Cassie Sandsmark]] and ComicBook/{{Artemis}} who are strong enough to knock around Kryptonians, move faster than bullets and lasers (as well as defect them) as well as being able to survive horrific injuries due to being blessed by Hera.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Part of Helen Alexandros' blessing from Ares grants her the ability to flight at near lightning speeds with increased strength and durability while she's acting as Silver Swan.
* ComicBook/WonderMan has super strength to match the aforementioned Sentry, is fast enough to clear the distance between himself, a trained assassin and her target from the street to the local restaurant, and has NighInvulnerability and a HealingFactor. He’s also energy manipulation allowing for some ComboPlatterPowers.
* Franchise/XMen:
** TheJuggernaut can make earthquakes with his punches, run at a top speed of 111 miles per hour, can run through anything, and does not tire. He’s also [[NighInvulnerability nigh impossible]] to kill, and will continue kicking ass even if he’s had all his skin and organs removed and is just a big red skeleton.
** ComicBook/{{Beast}} is incredibly strong (capable of going toe-to-toe with ComicBook/IronMan DependingOnTheWriter) as well as incredibly fast and agile, thanks to his ape-like physique, which also makes him much tougher than your average human (or even mutant, for that matter).
** ComicBook/{{Colossus}} while a MightyGlacier originally has geared more towards Lightning Bruiser in more modern comics, especially when getting the Juggernaut's powers.
** ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} can [[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes]] fall into this being strong enough to hold up elevator and throw bears around, fast enough to slice bullets and of course [[UnbreakableBones durable]] to shrug off almost everything. The HealingFactor tends to help. Other times he's merely super athletic like Nightcrawler and Gambit.
** ComicBook/{{Rogue}} ''full stop''. Thanks to her PowerParasite powers she has SuperStrength, SuperSpeed and SuperToughness and some times Rogue has even exceeded limits of those (Ms Marvel-Wonder Man) who she took her powers from. She's the X-Men OneWomanArmy and while she does get hit TheWorfEffect and {{Chickification}} a lot she's still one of the most powerful members.
** Warpath, in his original X-Force design, hits like Colossus, moves like Spider-Man, and fights like Wolverine. Over the years, his actual powers have been hit by DependingOnTheWriter on everything from [[TheWorfEffect how powerful he is]] to what powers he has, but most of his incarnations are still some degree of LightningBruiser.
** ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} much like Thanos is [[FasterThanTheyLook way faster than he looks]] being able to [[SuperReflexes tag]] the likes of Wolverine and Gambit. He’s also strong enough to restrain The Hulk, beat the crap out of Thor and thanks to his Celestial armour is so tough that he once [[TheWorfBarrage laughed off]] a CombinationAttack from X-Men and Inhumans
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* Appolo from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' has super strength, can fly around the globe in less than 30 seconds and is durable enough to take dip in molten lava and shrug off blows from other meta-humans

** ComicBook/{{Cheetah}}'s speed is much greater than that of the animal she's named after, and the source of her power also gives her SuperStrength and toughness especially Barbara Ann, whose powers come from acting as the avatar of a god.

* ComicBook/AdamWarlock has enough strength to fight the likes of ComicBook/{{Thanos}} and ComicBook/{{Thor}} in hand to hand combat, is fast enough to fly than sound and even fly at [[FasterThanLightTravel supraluminal velocities]] and shrug off blows from other cosmic and god-like characters.

* ComicBook/IronMan, Tony DependingOnTheWriter or most accurately depending on the PoweredArmour, can punch with the force of a wrecking ball, move like a jet going past the sound barrier and shrug off attacks like a battle tank. Then there's the Extremis Suit, Mystic Suit, Thorbuster etc which further boost Tony's strength, speed, durability, and overall power to the extreme and even god-like levels

* ComicBook/TheSentry, along with X-Men’s [[Characters/XMenRecurringCharacters Gladiator]] and [[ComicBook/SquadronSupreme Hyperion]] are considered Marvel’s main [[SupermanSubstitute Superman]]-[[FlyingBrick expies]] having god-like strength, superior speed and will shrug off most attacks they receive. Also all three lack the KryptoniteFactor making them even harder to defeat.

** Likewise every other Kryptonian/Daxamite character in DC: ComicBook/PowerGirl, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, [[ComicBook/{{Valor}} Mon-El/Valor]], [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Laurel Gand]], Sodam Yat (who is even more so due to the addition of a Franchise/GreenLantern ring!), etc.

** Beast is incredibly strong (capable of going toe-to-toe with ComicBook/IronMan DependingOnTheWriter) as well as incredibly fast and agile, thanks to his ape-like physique, which also makes him much tougher than your average human (or even mutant, for that matter).
** Colossus while a MightyGlacier originally has geared more towards Lightning Bruiser in more modern comics, especially when getting the Juggernaut's powers.
** Wolverine can [[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes]] fall into this being strong enough to hold up elevator and throw bears around, fast enough to slice bullets and of course [[UnbreakableBones durable]] to shrug off almost everything. The HealingFactor tends to help. Other times he's merely super athletic like Nightcrawler and Gambit.
** Rogue ''full stop''. Thanks to her PowerParasite powers she has SuperStrength, SuperSpeed and SuperToughness and some times Rogue has even exceeded limits of those (Ms Marvel-Wonder Man) who she took her powers from. She's the X-Men OneWomanArmy and while she does get hit TheWorfEffect and {{Chickification}} a lot she's still one of the most powerful members.

* ComicBook/DraxTheDestroyer especially in his debut was strong enough to lift well over 100 tons and was comparable to The Hulk, fly at slightly slower than light speeds (around 185,620 mph) and durable enough to survive blows from Thanos and has a HealingFactor. Modern comics have dialled Drax back to extent where he’s no longer the powerhouse he was in the 90s, though he’s still quite the Lightning Bruiser in his own right.

* ComicBook/AdamWarlock has enough strength to fight and injure the likes of ComicBook/{{Thanos}} and ComicBook/{{Thor}} hand to hand, is fast enough to go faster then sound and even fly at [[FasterThanLightTravel supraluminal velocities]] and shrug off blows from other cosmic and god-like characters.

* ComicBook/DraxTheDestroyer especially in his debut was strong enough to lift well over 100 tons and was comparable to The Hulk, fly at slightly slower than light speeds (around 185,620 mph) and durable enough to survive blows from Thanos and has a HealingFactor. Modern comics have dialled Drax back to extent where he’s no longer quite the powerhouse he was in the 90s, though he’s quite the Lightning Bruiser.

* ComicBook/MartianManhunter thanks to his BizarreAlienBiology is strong enough to overpower Superman as well as Wonder Woman and to move planets around like they can, fast enough travel around the earth as a green-blur and harden his body to point where it can absorb almost any kinetic energy. His DramaPreservingHandicap is [[KillItWithFire of course fire]] though this is largely DependingOnTheWriter, as sometimes its just a psychosomatic fear born out of the memories of seeing his family burning alive, while at other times it’s full on KryptoniteFactor for MM that debilitates his strength and leaves him vulnerable to attack.

* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} is no slouch being able toss cruise ships around and physically move underwater tectonic plates, swim at great speeds (at least 10,000 feet per second) and thanks to his Atlantean physiology can take blows from the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman.

* ComicBook/BlackBolt is another Marvel powerhouse Lightning Bruiser and while he's better known for his [[MakeMeWannaShout vocal talent]] his physical stats are nothing to scoff at. He's strong enough to destroy helicopters and cars with his strikes and punch around Hulk, Thing, and Gladiator. He's fast enough to intercept missiles, dodge beams of "solidified gravity" and once flew from New York into space within a few minutes (at the very least) to reach a solar flare. He's durable enough to tank a force that would've "killed a dinosaur", survived a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Thanos and most impressively was inside the Terrigen Bomb when it exploded and ripped a hole in space and time... [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat and was okay afterward]].

* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] and ComicBook/MartianManhunter as well, both of whom duplicate most of Superman's powers and lack most of his weaknesses.
* ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} [[FasterThanTheyLook is much faster than he looks]], and being a HalfHumanHybrid who can break stone, steel and punch out humongous monsters who can also withstand gunfire and explosions this qualifies him for being a Lightning Bruiser.

** Thor is especially notable since most of Marvel's superheroes are weaker than DC's. While Superman is extremely strong, fast and tough, so is EVERYONE in DC. Thor is a planetbuster on a planet where most strong characters (Thing, Colossus, Rhino, Iron Man, etc) can maybe lift a mountain at most, he's multiple times faster than light with intergalactic teleportation on a planet where most fast characters can barely break escape velocity, etc. Especially notable is the fact that everyone strong enough to fight him (Juggernaut, Hulk) is nowhere near fast enough to lay a hand on him, cannot fly, and have crappy ranged attacks. He also has planetary scale weather manipulation (stronger than Storm's) and greater power than Silver Surfer’s (see below). Unlike Superman he has no weakness. It's pretty astounding just how much better Thor is than almost anyone else on Marvel Earth. Cosmic characters, space villains and several other god-like characters, however [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter can easily give Thor a hard time]].

* ComicBook/SilverSurfer is one such Cosmic character: he’s incredibly strong being able to move around entire planets and slap around Thing and Hulk. Fast enough to surf in space at speeds [[FasterThanLightTravel faster than light]] and go through space wormholes. He’s also durable enough to tank hits from the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos himself and even recover from being blasted by his former master Galactus. Even when BroughtDownToNormal in ''ComicBook/PlanetHulk'' he could still wipe the floor every combatant and give Hulk a thrashing before being eventually defeated.

* Marv from ComicBook/SinCity is capable of avoiding gunfire, running after cars, and has even used a fair bit of agility to take down two different groups of SWAT teams. All of which defies his massive size and allows him to [[spoiler:take down the agile and deadly Kevin, Goldie's murderer]].

* Speaking of Sentry, him along with X-Men’s [[Characters/XMenRecurringCharacters Gladiator]] and [[ComicBook/SquadronSupreme Hyperion]] are considered Marvel’s main [[FlyingBrick Superman-expies]] having god-like strength, superior speed and will shrug off most attacks they receive. Also all three lack the KryptoniteFactor making them even harder to defeat.

* ComicBook/{{Thanos}} though he can easily dip into MightyGlacier still moves and react at speeds more suitable for someone half his size as well as having god-like strength and being nigh-unkillable. He’s frequently fought, kept up and overpowered other Lightning Bruisers listed here and even matched and beat his own son Lightning Bruiser son Thane who was powered by the [[CosmicEntity Phoenix Force]] at the time.

** TheJuggernaut can make earthquakes with his punches, run at a top speed of 111 miles per hour, can run through anything, and does not tire. He’s also [[NighInvulnerability nigh impossible]] to kill, and will continue kicking ass even if he’s had all his skin and organs removed and is just a big skeleton.

* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} is no slouch being able to physically move underwater tectonic plates, swim at great speeds and take blows from the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman.

* ComicBook/LukeCage while he seems like MightyGlacier being better known for his incredible strength and durability, still has run fast enough to catch bullets with SuperReflexes and even [[CombatParkour has done flips]] around larger villains. When fighting ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'' Cage could intercept Superia whose a FlyingBrick and punch her out of the air.
* [[Characters/FantasticFour Super Skrull]] even compared to other mimic characters is [[ComboPlatterPowers ridiculous powerful]] due to having all the powers of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. He’s strong enough to clobber Thor, Thing and Silver Surfer, fast enough to fly circles around Human Torch, is mistaken for a missile and is durable enough for shrug off blows from most of Marvel’s heroes and even Mjölnir. Worse still thanks to having Sue’s BarrierWarrior powers and Reed and Johnny’s [[RubberMan stretchiness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire powers]] Super Skrull can effectively defend against most attacks and has excellent range.
* Franchise/TheFlash, whenever the writers don't forget [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpTwsJaLvA4 how much it sucks to be punched by someone going that fast.]] This has varied over the years, and still varies with the writer. In Wally West's first hundred issues or so, he could usually hit no harder than a typical athlete -- his aura absorbed most of the energy. As the editor pointed out, Wally would break his hands with every punch otherwise. When the Speed Force was introduced, it quickly became a catch-all answer to physics gripes; thus Wally's been delivering super-punches again, apparently using the Speed Force to sneak around Newton's third. However, all Flashes have the durability part down pat, because of their HealingFactor.

* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] and ComicBook/MartianManhunter as well, both of whom duplicate most of Superman's powers and lack most of his weaknesses.

* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} is no slouch himself being able to physically move underwater tectonic plates, swim at great speeds and take blows from the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman.

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* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}''
** Even in comparison to the other FlyingBrick heroes of Franchise/TheDCU, Superman is stronger, faster and tougher than the vast majority of them.
** Likewise every other Kryptonian/Daxamite character in DC: ComicBook/PowerGirl, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, [[ComicBook/{{Valor}} Mon-El/Valor]], [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Laurel Gand]], Sodam Yat (who is even more so due to the addition of a Franchise/GreenLantern ring!), etc.
** Doomsday, the beast that ''almost'' killed Superman in his debut. While he's [[VillainDecay decayed]] somewhat, he is still a nightmarishly durable behemoth who is stronger than even Superman and can keep up with him.
** Vartox. While in modern comics he has powers roughly equal to Superman's, Pre-Crisis Vartox was the AlwaysSomeoneBetter, with strength, speed, durability, senses, etc far superior to Superman's.
** ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} tends to be a MightyGlacier even more so than his expy Thanos below, being much stronger Superman though he lacks speed and mobility. However in ComicBook/DCRebirth when he gets [[FountainOfYouth rejuvenated into a younger body]] Darkseid becomes a LightningBruiser as seen in ''Wonder Woman 37#'' where fights and beats [[PhysicalGod Zeus]] and moves at Superman-level speeds, even leaving a blur behind him.
* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] and ComicBook/MartianManhunter as well, both of whom duplicate most of Superman's powers and lack most of his weaknesses.

* ComicBook/SubMariner aka Namor is Marvel's first LightningBruiser (he even came out the same month as Supes). Subby is strong enough to toss around a WWII destroyers, match blows with the Hulk, fast enough to swim 60 miles per hour [[ComboPlatterPowers and fly]] faster than jet planes and durable enough to tank beatings from everyone from Doctor Doom to Thanos.

* ComicBook/GhostRider is definitely this. With the Spirit of Vengeance and {{Hellfire}} GR is strong enough to pull whole skyscrapers down, move faster than Mjölnir (which can travel across the universe) thrown by an angry Thor and durable enough to tank a beatdown from World War Hulk thanks being [[InvincibleHero completely invulnerable]] to everything except [[HolyBurnsEvil Holy Weapons]]. If that wasn’t enough Ghost Rider has even beaten up ComicBook/{{Mephisto}} whose a RealityWarper, ComicBook/DoctorStrange himself claims the Rider has “God-like” power even compared to his own sorcery and other high tiers in Marvel.
* Franchise/XMen:
** TheJuggernaut can make earthquakes with his punches, run at a top speed of 111 miles per hour, can run through anything, and does not tire. He’s also [[NighInvulnerability nigh impossible]] to kill, and will continue kicking ass even if he’s had all his skin and organs removed and is just a big skeleton.
** Beast is incredibly strong (capable of going toe-to-toe with ComicBook/IronMan DependingOnTheWriter) as well as incredibly fast and agile, thanks to his ape-like physique, which also makes him much tougher than your average human (or even mutant, for that matter).
** Colossus while a MightyGlacier originally has geared more towards Lightning Bruiser in more modern comics, especially when getting the Juggernaut's powers.
** Wolverine can [[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes]] fall into this being strong enough to hold up elevator and throw bears around, fast enough to slice bullets and of course [[UnbreakableBones durable]] to shrug off almost everything. The HealingFactor tends to help. Other times he's merely super athletic like Nightcrawler and Gambit.
** Rogue ''full stop''. Thanks to her PowerParasite powers she has SuperStrength, SuperSpeed and SuperToughness and some times Rogue has even exceeded limits of those (Ms Marvel-Wonder Man) who she took her powers from. She's the X-Men OneWomanArmy and while she does get hit TheWorfEffect and {{Chickification}} a lot she's still one of the most powerful members.
** Warpath, in his original X-Force design, hits like Colossus, moves like Spider-Man, and fights like Wolverine. Over the years, his actual powers have been hit by DependingOnTheWriter on everything from [[TheWorfEffect how powerful he is]] to what powers he has, but most of his incarnations are still some degree of LightningBruiser.
* ComicBook/{{Thanos}} though he can easily dip into MightyGlacier still moves and react at speeds more suitable for someone half his size as well as having god-like strength and being nigh-unkillable. He’s frequently fought, kept up and overpowered other Lightning Bruisers listed here and even matched and beat his own son Lightning Bruiser son Thane who was powered by the [[CosmicEntity Phoenix Force]] at the time.
** Thanos’s EliteMooks the [[BigBadEnsemble Black Order]] take after him being strong, fast and damn near impossible to kill. Black Dwarf, Corvus Glaive and Promixa Midnight, in particular, invoke this being able to give the likes of Ronan, Super-Skrull, Hulk, Rogue, Hercules and Luke Cage a hard time.
* Franchise/TheFlash, whenever the writers don't forget [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpTwsJaLvA4 how much it sucks to be punched by someone going that fast.]] This has varied over the years, and still varies with the writer. In Wally West's first hundred issues or so, he could usually hit no harder than a typical athlete -- his aura absorbed most of the energy. As the editor pointed out, Wally would break his hands with every punch otherwise. When the Speed Force was introduced, it quickly became a catch-all answer to physics gripes; thus Wally's been delivering super-punches again, apparently using the Speed Force to sneak around Newton's third. However, all Flashes have the durability part down pat, because of their HealingFactor.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':
** ComicBook/WonderWoman herself has a high level of damage resistance that allows her to NoSell most blunt damage, a HealingFactor, is traditionally [[ComicBook/SensationComics stronger than Hercules, and swifter than Mercury]], (that is faster than Superman and near his strength level) with the addition of much excellent martial arts training and mastery.
** ComicBook/{{Cheetah}}'s speed is much greater than that of the animal she's named after, and the source of her power also gives her SuperStrength and toughness especially Barbara Ann, whose powers come from acting as the avatar of a god.
** Other Amazons fit the bill, in particular [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy, Cassie Sandsmark]] and ComicBook/{{Artemis}} who are strong enough to knock around Kryptonians, move faster than bullets and lasers (as well as defect them) as well as being able to survive horrific injuries due to being blessed by Hera.
* ComicBook/{{Starfire}} is a speedy super strong FlyingBrick who can shrug off hits that would easily kill her human teammates.
* Crux from ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws''.

* ComicBook/BlackBolt is another Marvel powerhouse Lightning Bruiser and while he's better known for his [[MakeMeWannaShout vocal talent]] his physical stats are nothing to scoff at. He's strong enough to destroy helicopters and cars with his strikes and punch around Hulk, Thing, and Gladiator. He's fast enough to intercept missiles, dodge beams of "solidified gravity" and once flew from New York into space within a few minutes (at the very least) to reach a solar flare. He's durable enough to tank a force that would've "killed a dinosaur", survived a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Thanos and most impressively was inside the Terrigen Bomb when it exploded and ripped a hole in space and time... [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat and was okay afterward]].
* ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules, who's as strong as Thor, (Banner notes that if he'd really tried, he'd have taken down the Green Scar Hulk on his own), his superior at hand to hand, and fast enough to tag Marvel's Superman analog (who, admittedly, was trying to talk Herc down) ComicBook/TheSentry with [[GrievousHarmWithABody a Venom covered fist.]] Herc's only weakness is his inability to fly, unlike Thor and Sentry, but he's quick and agile enough that it usually doesn't matter.
* Speaking of Sentry, him along with X-Men’s [[Characters/XMenRecurringCharacters Gladiator]] and [[ComicBook/SquadronSupreme Hyperion]] are considered Marvel’s main [[FlyingBrick Superman-expies]] having god-like strength, superior speed and will shrug off most attacks they receive. Also all three lack the KryptoniteFactor making them even harder to defeat.
* ComicBook/MsMarvel now Captain Marvel is a proud FlyingBrick being strong enough to throw meteorites around, knock Hulk and Thanos over, fly at Mach 3 speeds and survive falling from orbit. She’s also got excellent range attacks with energy beams and a SuperMode called “Binary”.

* [[Characters/FantasticFour Super Skrull]] even compared to other mimic characters is [[ComboPlatterPowers ridiculous powerful]] due to having all the powers of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. He’s strong enough to clobber Thor, Thing and Silver Surfer, fast enough to fly circles around Human Torch, is mistaken for a missile and is durable enough for shrug off blows from most of Marvel’s heroes and even Mjölnir. Worse still thanks to having Sue’s BarrierWarrior powers and Reed and Johnny’s [[RubberMan stretchiness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire powers]] Super Skrull can effectively defend against most attacks and has excellent range.
* ComicBook/LukeCage while he seems like MightyGlacier being better known for his incredible strength and durability, still has run fast enough to catch bullets with SuperReflexes and even [[CombatParkour has done flips]] around larger villains. When fighting ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'' Cage could intercept Superia whose a FlyingBrick and punch her out of the air.

* ComicBook/{{Spawn}} can rip foes, apart, toss chunks of buildings around, knock bullets out the air with [[ChainPain his chains]] as well as shrug off just about anything with his HealingFactor. And that’s just Spawn’s baseline abilities and not getting into his MoreDakka or even larger arsenal of demonic powers.
* ComicBook/SavageDragon has ludicrous super strength being able to throw buildings around like Spawn, but also once bent a bus around ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} to trap him. He’s also fast to dodge sonic attacks and can NoSell bullets and explosions and even if he does get hurt he can just reattach limbs with his HealingFactor.
* ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' aka Mark Grayson can lift 400 tons, rip most villains to shreds, blitz across countries at high speed flight in seconds and as alluded to by his namesake is invulnerable to most damage. Though Mark is just a HalfHumanHybrid, his father Nolan is a Viltrimite a FlyingBrick species that are even stronger, faster and tougher than him. One time when Mark combined his strength with his father and another Viltrimite they could bust through a whole goddamn planet.
** Other aliens and characters from the same comic also fit the Lightning Bruiser bill e.g Allen the Alien and Battle Beast who are strong, fast and tough enough to give Viltrimites a run for their money. Or Dinosaurus a GeniusBruiser who can match Mark and Allen in strength and toughness and move at surprisingly speeds for his size.
* ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} [[FasterThanTheyLook is much faster than he looks]], and being a HalfHumanHybrid who can break stone, steel and punch out humongous monsters who can also withstand gunfire and explosions this qualifies him for being a Lightning Bruiser.
* Marv from ComicBook/SinCity is capable of avoiding gunfire, running after cars, and has even used a fair bit of agility to take down two different groups of SWAT teams. All of which defies his massive size and allows him to [[spoiler:take down the agile and deadly Kevin, Goldie's murderer]].
** Miho would seem like a FragileSpeedster until you take into consideration she’s overpowered Manute whose three times her size and recovered from a grenade blast at point blank range. In ''Family Matters'' she’s even more of a Lightning Bruiser as she wears [[RollerbladeGood Roller Skates]].
** Wallace from ''Hell and Back'' is the deadly combination of the aforementioned Marv’s strength and toughness and Miho’s speed and skill. Being a ex-vet Wallace has incredible combat prowess with guns, blades, throwing stars and enough martial arts skill that he curb stomps Manute as easily as Marv did. In the climax he goes OneManArmy on the Wallenquist Organization.
* Violet from ComicBook/RatQueens is a [[CuteBruiser pretty redhead]] who is shockingly fast for her size (she's a dwarf) and packs an amazingly large arsenal of swords and other assorted implements of destruction.

** A lot of Hulk’s villains and allies such as Abomination, Red Hulk, Doc Samson, and A-Bomb can move at high speeds despite their massive size as well as match Hulk in strength and toughness.

* ComicBook/BlackBolt is another Marvel powerhouse Lightning Bruiser and while he's better known for his [[MakeMeWannaShout vocal talent]] his physical stats are nothing to scoff at. He's strong enough to destroy helicopters and cars with his strikes and punch around Hulk, Thing, and Gladiator. He's fast enough to intercept missiles, dodge beams of "solidified gravity" and once flew from New York into space within a few minutes (at the very least) to reach a solar flare. He's durable to tanked a force that would've "killed a dinosaur", survived a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Thanos and most impressively was inside the Terrigen Bomb when it exploded and ripped a hole in space and time... [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat and was okay afterward]].

** Miho would seem like a FragileSpeedster until you take into consideration she’s overpowered Manute whose three times her size and recovered from a grenade blast at point blank range. In ''Family Matters'' she’s even more of a Lightning Bruiser as wears [[RollerbladeGood Roller Skates]].

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': ComicBook/{{Bane}}, the man who broke the Bat, is built like a truck (and that's before using his SuperSerum Venom) and not only faster than he looks, but [[GeniusBruiser smarter]], too. While his speed isn't anywhere near the upper reaches of the DC echelon, he's a incredibly fast and strong compared to the majority of Batman's rogues gallery. In the ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' {{Novelization}}, he pulls a near StealthHiBye by going from standing over Batman to somehow being atop a roof with few toeholds on the wall 17 feet above Bats. Bats notes that it's ''barely'' possible, but he'd have had to be extremely fast since he looked down for like a few seconds.

* ComicBook/IronMan, Tony DependingOnTheWriter or most accurately depending on the PoweredArmour, can punch with force of a wrecking ball, move like a jet going past the sound barrier and shrug off attacks like a battle tank. Then there's the Extremis Suit, Mystic Suit, Thorbuster etc which further boost Tony's strength, speed, durability, and overall power to extreme and even god-like levels

* While ComicBook/SpiderMan isn't near the upper-echelons of power in comic books, among the "street-level" heroes and villains he usually interacts with, he qualifies. He can lift 20 tons over his head, has enhanced reflexes and speed (not to mention that his webs enhance his mobility considerably), and his enhanced musculature gives him superhuman durability and endurance, which is further enhanced by his status as a {{determinator}}. At his best Spidey is OneManArmy able to SpeedBlitz the whole X-Men in a two pages and even defeat Firelord barehanded viva VictoryByEndurance, Spider-Man has also survived things that would certainly kill most superhumans e.g NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from [[CosmicEntity Phoenix Force]]-enhanced Colossus.

** ComicBook/{{Venom}} and ComicBook/{{Carnage}} are Lightning [[CombatParkour Brusiers]] as well having all of Spidey’s agility and [[BuildingSwing web slinging skill]] with the addition of being several degrees stronger than him and due to TheSymbiote are extremely hard to put down. Venom has been clobbered by Juggernaut and Carnage once got ripped in half by Sentry but neither case was enough to kill them. Worse still they can use the Symbiote to make bladed or spiked weapons and long-range attacks.

** Colossus while a MightyGlacier originally has geared more towards Lightning Bruiser in more modern comics, especially when get the Juggernaut's powers.

* [[Characters/FantasticFour Super Skrull]] even compared to other mimic characters is [[ComboPlatterPowers ridiculous powerful]] due to having all the powers of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. He’s strong enough to clobber Thor, Thing and Silver Surfer, fast enough to fly circles around Human Torch and is mistaken for a missile and durable enough for shrug off blows from most of Marvel’s heroes and even Mjölnir. Worse still thanks to having Sue’s BarrierWarrior powers and Reed and Johnny’s [[RubberMan stretchiness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire powers]] Super Skrull can effectively defend against most attacks and has excellent range.

** A lot of Spidey’s RoguesGallery can fall under this, [[TheBrute Rhino]] in particular can give Hulk, Juggernaut and Thor trouble as well as move faster than a train and shrug off bullets and missiles. Spidey in most comics has defeat him pragmatically instead of just trying to out brawl him.
** ComicBook/{{Venom}} and ComicBook/{{Carnage}} are Lightning [[CombatParkour Brusiers]] as well having all of Spidey’s agility and [[BuildingSwing web slinging skill]] with the addition of being several degrees stronger than him and due to TheSymbiote are extremely hard to put down. Venom has been clobbered by Juggernaut and Carnage once got ripped in half by Sentry but neither case was enough to kill them. Worse still they can use to Symbiote to make bladed or spiked weapons and long range attacks.

* ComicBook/SavageDragon has ludicrous super strength being able to throw buildings around like Spawn, but also once bent a bus around ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} to trap him. He’s also fast to dodge sonic attacks and can NoSell bullets and explosions and even if does get hurt he can just reattach limbs with his HealingFactor.

* Speaking of Sentry, him along with X-Men’s [[Characters/XMenRecurringCharacters Gladiator]] and [[ComicBook/SquadronSupreme Hyperion]] are considered Marvel’s main [[FlyingBrick Superman-expies]] having god-like strength, superior speed and will shrug off most attacks they receive. Also all three lack the KryptoniteFactor making them even harder to defeat.

** Thor is especially notable since most of Marvel's superheroes are weaker than DC's. While Superman is extremely strong, fast and tough, so is EVERYONE in DC. Thor is a planetbuster on a planet where most strong characters (Thing, Colossus, Rhino, Iron Man, etc) can maybe lift a mountain at most, he's multiple times faster than light with intergalactic teleportation on a planet where most fast characters can barely break escape velocity, etc. Especially notable is the fact that everyone strong enough to fight him (Juggernaut, Hulk) is nowhere near fast enough to lay a hand on him, cannot fly, and have crappy ranged attacks. He also has planetary scale weather manipulation (stronger than Storm's) and greater power than Silver Surfer’s (see below). Unlike Superman he has no weakness. It's pretty astounding just how much better Thor is than almost anyone else on Marvel Earth. Cosmic characters, space villains and serval other god-like characters, however [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter can easily give Thor a hard time]].

* ComicBook/IronMan, Tony DependingOnTheWriter or most accurately depending on the PoweredArmour, can punch with force of a wrecking ball, move like a jet going past the sound barrier and shrug off attacks like a battle tank.

** Rogue ''full stop''. Thanks to her PowerParasite powers she has SuperStrength, SuperSpeed and SuperToughness and some times Rogue has even exceeded limits of the those (Ms Marvel-Wonder Man) who she took her powers from. She's the X-Men OneWomanArmy and while she does get hit TheWorfEffect and {{Chickification}} a lot she's still one of the most powerful members.

* ComicBook/{{Thanos}} though he can easily dip into MightyGlacier still moves and react at speeds more suitable for someone half his size as well as having god-like strength and being nigh-unkillable. He’s frequently fought, kept up and overpowered other Lightning Bruisers listed here and even matched and beat his own son Lightning Brusier son Thane who was powered by the [[CosmicEntity Phoenix Force]] at the time.
** Thanos’s EliteMooks the [[BigBadEnsemble Black Order]] take after him being strong, fast and damn near impossible to kill. Black Dwarf, Corvus Glaive and Promixa Midnight in particular invoke this being able to give the likes of Ronan, Super-Skrull, Hulk, Rogue, Hercules and Luke Cage a hard time.
* Franchise/TheFlash, whenever the writers don't forget [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:FlashInfiniteMassPunch.png how much it sucks to be punched by someone going that fast.]] This has varied over the years, and still varies with the writer. In Wally West's first hundred issues or so, he could usually hit no harder than a typical athlete -- his aura absorbed most of the energy. As the editor pointed out, Wally would break his hands with every punch otherwise. When the Speed Force was introduced, it quickly became a catch-all answer to physics gripes; thus Wally's been delivering super-punches again, apparently using the Speed Force to sneak around Newton's third. However, all Flashes have the durability part down pat, because of their HealingFactor.

** Thor is especially notable since most of Marvel's superheroes are weaker than DC's. While Superman is extremely strong, fast and tough, so is EVERYONE in DC. Thor is a planetbuster on a planet where most strong characters (Thing, Colossus, Rhino, Iron Man, etc) can maybe lift a mountain at most, he's multiple times faster than light with intergalactic teleportation on a planet where most fast characters can barely break escape velocity, etc. Especially notable is the fact that everyone strong enough to fight him (Juggernaut, Hulk) is nowhere near fast enough to lay a hand on him, cannot fly, and have crappy ranged attacks. He also has planetary scale weather manipulation (stronger than Storm's) and greater power than Silver Surfer’s (see below). Unlike Superman he has no weakness. It's pretty astounding just how much better Thor is than almost anyone else on Marvel Earth. Cosmic characters, space villains and serval other god-like characters however [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter can easily give Thor a hard time]].

* ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules, who's as strong as Thor, (Banner notes that if he'd really tried, he'd have taken down the Green Scar Hulk on his own), his superior at hand to hand, and fast enough to tag Marvel's Superman analogue (who, admittedly, was trying to talk Herc down) ComicBook/TheSentry with [[GrievousHarmWithABody a Venom covered fist.]] Herc's only weakness is his inability to fly, unlike Thor and Sentry, but he's quick and agile enough that it usually doesn't matter.

* ComicBook/GhostRider is definitely this. With the Spirit of Vengeance and {{Hellfire}} GR is strong enough to pull whole skyscrapers down, move faster than Mjölnir (which can travel across the universe) thrown by an angry Thor and durable enough to tank a beatdown from World War Hulk thanks being [[InvincibleHero completely invulnerable]] to everything except [[HolyBurnsEvil Holy Weapons]]. If that wasn’t enough Ghost Rider even beaten up ComicBook/{{Mephisto}} whose a RealityWarper, ComicBook/DoctorStrange himself claims the Rider has “God-like” power even compared to his own sorcery and other high tiers in Marvel.

** ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} tends to be a MightyGlacier even more so than his expy Thanos below, being much stronger Superman though he lacks speed and mobility. However in ComicBook/DCRebirth when he gets [[FountainOfYouth rejuvenated into a younger body]] Darkseid becomes a LightningBruiser as seen in ''Wonder Woman 37#'' where fights [[PhysicalGod Zeus]] and moves at Superman-level speeds even leaving a blur behind him.

** Hulk’s cousin ComicBook/SheHulk is no slouch herself being to toss dinosaurs around, lift greater weights than the Thing can, move fast enough to dodge Iron Man’s attacks and tank getting smashed through entire cities and even attacks from her bigger cousin Bruce. Shulkie’s ArchEnemy Titania is of similar mould being strong, fast and tough enough to give Jen a hard time and sometimes beat her outright.
** A lot of Hulk’s villains and allies such as Abomination, Red Hulk, Doc Samson and A-Bomb can move at high speeds despite their massive size as well as match Hulk in strength and toughness.
* ComicBook/IronMan, Tony DependingOnTheWriter or most accurately depending on the PoweredArmour, can punch like force of a wrecking ball, move like a jet going past the sound barrier and shrug off attacks like a battle tank.

* ComicBook/GhostRider is definitely this. With the Spirit of Vengeance and {{Hellfire}} GR is strong enough to pull whole skyscrapers down, move faster than Mjölnir (which travel across the universe) thrown by an angry Thor and durable enough to tank beating from World War Hulk being [[InvincibleHero completely invulnerable]] to everything except Holy Weapons. If that wasn’t enough Ghost Rider even beaten up ComicBook/{{Mephisto}} whose a RealityWarper, ComicBook/DoctorStrange himself claims the Rider has “God-like” power even compared to to his own sorcery and other high tiers in Marvel.

** TheJuggernaut can make Earth quakes with his punches, run at a top speed of 111 miles per hour, can run through anything, and does not tire. He’s also nigh impossible to kill, and will continue kicking ass even if he’s had all his skin and organs removed and is just a big skeleton.

* ComicBook/{{Thanos}} though he can easily dip into MightyGlacier still moves and react at speeds more suitable for someone half his size as well as having god-like strength and being nigh-unkillable. He’s frequently fought, kept up and overpowered other Lightning Bruisers listed here and even matched and beat his own son Lightning Brusier son Thane who was powered by Phoenix Force at the time.

* ComicBook/SilverSurfer is one such Cosmic character: he’s incredibly strong being able to move around entire planets and slap around Thing and Hulk. Fast enough to surf in space at speeds [[FasterThanLightTravel faster than light]] and go through space wormholes. He’s also durable enough to tank hits from the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos himself and even recover from being blasted by his former master Galactus. Even when BroughtDownToNormal ''ComicBook/PlanetHulk'' he could still wipe the floor every combatant and give Hulk a thrashing before being eventually defeated.

* Marv from ComicBook/SinCity is capable of avoiding gunfire, running after cars, and has even used a fair bit of agility to take down two different groups of SWAT teams. All of which defies his massive size and allows him to [[spoiler:take down the agile and deadly Kevin, Goldie's murderer]].
** Miho would seem like a FragileSpeedster until you take into consideration she’s overpowered Manute whose three times her size and recovered from a grenade blast at point blank range. In ''Family Matters'' she’s even more of a Lightning Bruiser as wears [[RollerbladeGood Roller Skates]].
** Wallace from ''Hell and Back'' is the deadly combination of the aforementioned Marv’s strength and toughness and Miho’s speed and skill. Being a ex-vet Wallace has incredible combat prowess with guns, blades, throwing stars and enough martial arts skill that he curb stomps Manute as easily as Marv did. In the climax he goes OneManArmy on the Wallenquist Organization.
* Violet from ComicBook/RatQueens is a [[CuteBruiser pretty redhead]] who is shockingly fast for her size (she's a dwarf) and packs an amazingly large arsenal of swords and other assorted implements of destruction.

* While ComicBook/SpiderMan isn't near the upper-echelons of power in comic books, among the "street-level" heroes and villains he usually interacts with, he qualifies. He can lift 20 tons over his head, has enhanced reflexes and speed (not to mention that his webs enhance his mobility considerably), and his enhanced musculature gives him superhuman durability and endurance, which is further enhanced by his status as a {{determinator}}. At top strength Spidey is OneManArmy able to SpeedBlitz the whole X-Men in a two pages and even defeat Firelord barehanded viva VictoryByEndurance, Spider-Man has also survived things that would certainly kill most superhumans e.g NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from [[CosmicEntity Phoenix Force]]-enhanced Colossus.

** A lot of Spidey’s RoguesGallery can fall under this, [[TheBrute Rhino]] in particular can give Hulk, Juggernaut and Thor trouble and move faster than a train and shrug off bullets and missiles. Spidey in most comics has defeat him pragmatically instead of just trying to out brawl him.
** ComicBook/{{Venom}} and ComicBook/{{Carnage}} are Lightning Brusiers as well having all of Spidey’s agility and [[BuildingSwing web slinging skill]] with the addition of being several degrees stronger than him and due to TheSymbiote are extremely hard to put down. Venom has been clobbered by Juggernaut and Carnage got ripped in half by Sentry but neither case was enough to kill them. Worse still they can use to Symbiote to make bladed or spiked weapons and long range attacks.