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This is a list of psychic abilities attributed to real-world people. Many of these abilities pertain to variations of extrasensory perception or the sixth sense . Superhuman abilities from fiction are not included.
Fox coined the word "superpower" in his 1944 book The Super-Powers: The United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union – Their Responsibility for Peace to identify a new category of power able to occupy the highest status in a world in which, as the war then raging demonstrated, states could challenge and fight each other on a global scale.
In The Chrysalids by science fiction author John Wyndham, a post-apocalyptic, fundamentalist society views genetic mutation as a blasphemy and the work of the Devil; not realizing it is the result of radiation from a world-wide nuclear war that occurred over a thousand years before. In order to prevent another tribulation, they follow a strict ...
Comic book superhero Shazam has superhuman abilities derived from magic. A superpower is a special or extraordinary superhuman ability far greater than what is considered normal. Superpowers are typically displayed in science fiction and fantasy media such as comic books, TV shows, video games, and film as the key attribute of a superhero.
According to Bowker, there are eight iddhi powers: [5] Replicate and project bodily images of oneself, Make oneself invisible, Pass through solid objects, Sink into solid ground, Walk on water in any oceans, rivers, etc, Fly, Touch the Sun and Moon with one's hand, Ascend to the world of the god BrahmÄ in the highest heavens (Size alternation)
The loss of powers physically deformed him due to no longer being immune to his body's acids. Slaughter. One of the main protagonists in the book Super Human, he is a high-ranked officer in the organization called the Helotry, can fly, heal quickly, and is resistant to many things and is incredibly strong. He had a bad temper.
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