Attack Potency

Saitama generates enough energy to destroy the mountain behind Genos

Attack Potency

Destructive Capacity is the term used to determine the amount of damage a character can produce. It is measured in units of energy. An alternative term for Destructive Capacity which has more direct meaning: The Destructive Capacity that an attack is equivalent to. A character with a certain degree of attack potency does not necessarily need to cause destructive feats on that level, but can cause damage to characters that can withstand such forces.

Area of Effect Misconceptions

A regular argument used against a character falls under that they should not be a tier because they have never been shown destroying an object that matches the level of the name (I.E. Link cannot be planet because he never destroys a planet, nor do any of his sword slashes destroy a planet). Using this argument is extremely flawed as it not only ignores the existence of area of effect, but would also with using this logic make a human stronger then a bullet. To explain this, take a hypothetical example of someone punching through an interior wall vs. bullet being shot at an interior wall. If a bullet is shot at a wall, the wall would have a small hole from the bullet going through it, however if a person punches through a wall, a big hole would be left in place due to the size of the hand, with the logic of ignoring one's energy output in place for area of effect, the person's punch would in that scenario be stronger then a bullet.

Attack Potency Chart

Tier	Level	Energy in Conventional Terms	Energy in Tonnes of TNT Equivalent	Energy in Joules	High End to Low End ratio
10-C	Below Average	~0 Joules to 40 Joules	~0 to 9.56x10-9	~0 to 4x101	NA
10-B	Human	40 Joules to 100 Joules	9.56x10-9 to 2.39x10-8	4x101 to 102	2.5x
10-A	Athlete	100 Joules to 300 Joules	2.39x10-8 to 7.17x10-8	102 to 3x102	3x
9-C	Street	300 Joules to 15 Kilojoules	7.17x10-8 to 3.59x10-6	3x102 to 1.5x104	50x
9-B	Wall	15 Kilojoules to 0.005 Tons	3.59x10-6 to 5x10-3	1.5x104 to 2.092x107	~1394.67x
9-A	Small Building	0.005 Tons to 0.25 Tons	5x10-3 to 2.5x10-1	2.092x107 to 1.046x109	50x
8-C	Building	0.25 Tons to 2 Tons	2.5x10-1 to 2	to 1.046x109 to 8.368x109	8x
High 8-C	Large Building	2 Tons to 11 Tons	2 to 1.1x101	8.368x109 to 4.6024x1010	5.5x
8-B	City Block	11 Tons to 100 Tons	1.1x101 to 102	4.6024x1010 to 4.184x1011	~9.1x
8-A	Multi-City Block	100 Tons to 1 Kiloton	102 to 103	4.184x1011 to 4.184x1012	10x
Low 7-C	Small Town	1 Kiloton to 5.8 Kilotons	103 to 5.8x103	4.184x1012 to 2.42672x1013	5.8x
7-C	Town	5.8 Kilotons to 100 Kilotons	5.8x103 to 105	2.42672x1013 to 4.184x1014	~17.5x
High 7-C	Large Town	100 Kilotons to 1 Megaton	105 to 106	4.184x1014 to 4.184x1015	10x
Low 7-B	Small City	1 Megaton to 6.3 Megatons	106 to 6.3x106	4.184x1015 to 2.63592x1016	6.3x
7-B	City	6.3 Megatons to 100 Megatons	6.3x10^6 to 108	2.63592x1016 to 4.184x1017	~16x
7-A	Mountain	100 Megatons to 1 Gigaton	108 to 109	4.184x1017 to 4.184x1018	10x
High 7-A	Large Mountain	1 Gigaton to 4.3 Gigatons	109 to 4.3x109	4.184x1018 to 1.79912x1019	4.3x
6-C	Island	4.3 Gigatons to 100 Gigatons	4.3x109 to 1011	1.79912x1019 to 4.184x1020	~23.25x
High 6-C	Large Island	100 Gigatons to 1 Teraton	1011 to 1012	4.184x1020 to 4.184x1021	10x
Low 6-B	Small Country	1 Teraton to 7 Teratons	1012 to 7x1012	4.184x1021 to 2.9288x1022	7x
6-B	Country	7 Teratons to 100 Teratons	7x1012 to 1014	2.9288x1022 to 4.184x1023	14x
High 6-B	Large Country	100 Teratons to 760 Teratons	1014 to 7.6x1014	4.184x1023 to 3.17984x1024	7.6x
6-A	Continent	760 Teratons to 4.435 Petatons	7.6x1014 to 4.435x1015	3.17984x1024 to 1.855604x1025	~5.8x
High 6-A	Multi-Continent	4.435 Petatons to 29.6 Exatons	4.435x1015 to 2.96x1019	1.855604x1025 to 1.24x1029	~6674x
5-C	Moon	29.6 Exatons to 433 Exatons	2.96x1019 to 4.33x1020	1.24x1029 to 1.81x1030	14.62x
Low 5-B	Small Planet	433 Exatons to 59.44 Zettatons	4.33x1020 to 5.944x1022	1.81x1030 to 2.487x1032	~137x
5-B	Planet	59.44 Zettatons to 2.7 Yottatons	5.944x1022 to 2.7x1024	2.487x1032 to 1.13x1034	~45.5x
5-A	Large Planet	2.7 Yottatons to 16.512 Ninatons	2.7x1024 to 1.651x1028	1.13x1034 to 6.906x1037	~6111.5x
High 5-A	Dwarf Star	16.512 Ninatons to 7.505 Tenatons	1.651x1028 to 7.505x1030	6.906x1037 to 3.139x1040	~454.53x
Low 4-C	Small Star	7.505 Tenatons to 136.066 Tenatons	7.505x1030 to 1.36x1032	3.139x1040 to 5.693x1041	~18.14x
4-C	Star	136.066 Tenatons to 912.295 Tenatons	1.36x1032 to 9.12x1032	5.693x1041 to 3.817x1042	~6.71x
High 4-C	Large Star	912.295 Tenatons to 22.77 Foe	9.12x1032 to 5.442x1035	3.817x1042 to 2.277x1045	~596.54x
4-B	Solar System	22.77 Foe to 20.08 TeraFoe	5.442x1035 to 4.799x1047	2.277x1045 to 2.008x1057	~881.86 billion x
4-A	Multi-Solar System	20.08 TeraFoe to 10.53 ZettaFoe	4.799x1047 to 2.517x1056	2.008x1057 to 1.053x1066	~198.37 million x
3-C	Galaxy	10.53 ZettaFoe to 8.593 YottaFoe	2.517x1056 to 2.054x1059	1.053x1066 to 8.593x1068	~816.05x
3-B	Multi-Galaxy	8.593 YottaFoe to 2.825 TenaexaFoe	2.054x1059 to 6.752x1082	8.593x1068 to 2.825x1092	~1.04x1023x
3-A	Universal	2.825 TenaexaFoe to any higher finite number	6.752x1082 to any higher finite number	2.825x1092 to any higher finite number	Not available

Explanation

Standard sizes

• Moon level: Earth's satellite Moon.
• Small Planet level: Mercury.
• Planet level: The Earth.
• Dwarf Star level: Brown Dwarf star (specifically, the OTS 44).
• Small Star level: VB 10.
• Star level: The Sun.
• Large Star level: Rigel
• Solar System level: The star system known as the Solar System.
• Multi-Solar System level: Instead of doubling the value of Solar System level, the distance between two such systems needs to be accounted for as well. The calculation for energy required to destroy two solar systems was done, with the following assumptions:
  • Distance between them as the minimum distance between Sun and the next closest star, the Alpha Centauri.
  • A spherical blast, strong enough to obliterate the contents of both solar systems at the same time.
  • Hence, the value obtained is the energy required to destroy two solar systems at a realistic distance.
• Galaxy level: The Milky Way galaxy.
• Multi-Galaxy level: Instead of doubling the value of Galaxy level, the distance between two galaxies needs to be accounted for as well. The calculation for energy required to destroy two galaxies was done with the assumptions:
  • Distance between them as the minimum distance between Milky Way Galaxy and the next closest similar-sized galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy.
  • A spherical blast, strong enough to obliterate the contents of both galaxies at the same time.
  • Hence, the value obtained is the energy required to destroy two galaxies at a realistic distance.
• Universe level: Given that the universe's actual size is unknown, we do not know the amount of energy that would be required to destroy all matter within it. As such, the bare minimum value for the observable universe was calculated as a lower border instead. Any greater finite number is also included within this tier, whereas countably infinite numbers are included under Universe level+.

Omitted levels

• Small Continent Level: It intersects with Large Country Level.
• Small Moon level: While most other tiers have been into 3 sub-tiers, Moon level does not have Small Moon level due to the existence of Multi-Continent level. Simply put, the two intersect, and Multi-Continent level is far more common than Small Moon.
• Multi Planet Level: Large Planet Level is far more common than Multi Planet level.
• Small Galaxy level: Same reason as the one for Small Moon level, with the tier clashing with Multi-Solar System level instead.
• Large Galaxy level: Large Galaxy level was omitted because unlike planets, galaxies in fiction rarely specify the size of said galaxy, and instead go from galaxy to multiple galaxies. As such, a "Large Galaxy level" rating would not only be confusing, but also redundant.
• Higher Hierarchal levels: These levels are not listed because they are not restricted to the same parameters for energy requirement. The energy for such levels cannot be calculated.

Additional terms

"+" symbol

The "+" symbol is used when the Attack Potency has been calculated to be greater than the average (arithmetic mean) of the high end energy level and low end energy level of a particular tier.

Example: Average of Large Building level is: [2 Tons (low end) + 11 tons (high end)]/2 = 6.5 Tons (the arithmetic mean). All energy levels from 2 Tons to 6.5 Tons should be listed as Large Building level, whereas all energy levels from 6.5 Tons to 11 Tons should be listed as Large Building level+.

At least

Should be used to denote the lower cap of a character, if the exact value is indeterminate. Usually listed for characters that have done a feat superbly casually.

At most

Should be used to denote the higher cap of a character, if the exact value is indeterminate. Usually listed for characters that have done a feat that is questionable compared to their other feats.

Likely

Should be used to list a hypothetical statistic for a character, but inconclusive due to lack of feats or viable power-scaling. Probability of said hypothetical statistic should be favourable.

Possibly

Should be used to list a hypothetical statistic for a character, but inconclusive due to lack of feats or viable power-scaling. Probability of said hypothetical statistic should also be indeterminate.

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