Attack Potency - The Codex (2024)

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.

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.

Once going above tier 3, our scaling reaches into unquantifiable energy areas, this is better suited to be explained in our tiering system, which is based on levels of infinity. This considers Georg Cantor's set theory, where there are higher levels of infinity.

Since human characters are the most prevalent throughout all of fiction and we understand the energy levels in the standard universe (due to existing in it), the power of the standard universe is split into many levels encompassing the majority of this system. This ranges from below the energy level of an average human to unexplainable levels of energy. This falls under our standard laws of physics.

After extending into a multiverse's cosmology. It goes beyond the regular singular space-time continuum of the universe. One can go higher and higher depending on the cosmology and the setting of the verse.

The scale culminates in the quality of the cosmology. All possible levels of power are included within our tiering system due to the lower/higher levels of infinity.

In most cases, tier 11 is a mostly unused tier as normally fictions tend to deal with regular humans and higher.

TierLevelEnergy in

Conventional Terms

Energy in Tonnes

of TNT Equivalent

Energy in JoulesHigh End to Low End ratioExplanations11-CAbsolute ZeroNoneNoneNoneNoneAt this state one has zero energy, normally for massless particles at rest.11-BSubatomicComparable to subatomic particles Comparable to a subatomic particles Comparable to a subatomic particlesN/AEnergy levels so low where they reach a Planck scale or below.11-AAtomicEnergy of an atom.Energy of an atom.Energy of an atom.N/AEnergy levels comparable to a single particle.Low 10-CLow Subhuman~Lower quantifiable finite value of Joules to

0.003 Joules

~Lower quantifiable finite value to 7.17×10^-13~Lower quantifiable finite value to 3×10^-3N/ANormally reserved to digital or data beings.10-CSubhuman0.003 Joules to 1.4 Joules~7.17×10^-13 to 3.34×10^-10~3×10^-3 to 1.4x10⁰N/ANormally reserved to bugs or insects.High 10-CHigh Subhuman~1.4 Joules to 25 Joules~3.34×10^-10 to 5.97×10^-9~1.4x10⁰ to 2.5×10¹N/ANormally reserved to small animals or infants.Low 10-BBelow Average Human25 joules to 50 joules5.97×10^-9 to 1.195×10⁻⁸2.5x10¹ to 5x10¹2.6xThe physically impaired, children of society, or obese people of society.10-BAverage Human50 Joules to

130 Joules

1.195×10⁻⁸ to 3.1071×10⁻⁸5x10¹ to 1.3x10²2.6xThe regular human of society.High 10-BAbove Average Human130 Joules to

300 Joules

3.1071×10⁻⁸ to 7.17x10⁻⁸1.3x10² to 3x10²~2.307xAn athletic human.10-APeak Human300 Joules to

7 Kilojoules

7.17x10⁻⁸ to 1.67×10^-63x10² to 7x10³~23.33xHigh level athletes, they normally participate in sports like Basketball, Tennis, Boxing, MMA, etcetera.9-CBone7 Kilojoules to

14 Kilojoules

1.67×10^-6 to 3.34608×10⁻⁶7x10³ to 1.4x10⁴2xMainly for also be melee weapons, conventional firearms or smaller predator animals.9-BWall14 Kilojoules

to 0.018 Tons

3.59x10⁻⁶ to 1.8×10⁻²1.4x10⁴ to 7.6×10⁷~5441.067The beginning of superhuman, destroying walls in various manners.9-ARoom0.018 Tons

to 0.25 Tons

1.8×10⁻² to 2.5x10⁻¹7.6×10⁷ to 1.046x10⁹~13.89xThe energy to destroy a room.Low 8-CSmall Building0.25 Tons

to 5 Tons

2.5x10⁻¹ to 51.046x10⁹ to 2.092x10¹⁰20xThe energy to destroy a small building. This is normally considered a residential home.8-CBuilding5 Tons

to 7.5 Tons

5 to 7.5to 2.092x10¹⁰ to 3.138×10¹⁰1.5xThe energy to destroy a building. Normally considered for commercial buildings.High 8-CLarge Building7.5 Tons to

10 Tons

7.5 to 1x10¹3.138×10¹⁰ to 4.184×10¹⁰~1.33xThe energy to destroy a large building.8-BCity Block10 Tons to 100 Tons1x10¹ to 10²4.184×10¹⁰ to 4.184x10¹¹10xThe energy to destroy a city block.8-ACity District100 Tons to 10 Kilotons10² to 1x10⁴4.184x10¹¹ to 4.184×10¹³100xThe energy to destroy a city district.7-CTown10 Kilotons to

1 Megaton

1x10⁴to 10⁶4.184×10¹³ to 4.184x10¹⁵100xThe energy to destroy a town.7-BCity1 Megaton to 50 Megatons10⁶ to 5x10⁷4.184x10¹⁵ to 2.092x10^17</sup50xThe energy to destroy a city.7-AMetropolis50 Megatons

to 1 Gigaton

5x10⁷ to 1x10⁹2.092x10¹⁷ to 4.184x10¹⁸20xThe energy to destroy a metropolis.6-CIsland1 Gigatons

to 1 Teraton

1x10⁹ to 1x10¹²4.184x10¹⁸ to 4.184x10²¹1000xThe energy to destroy an island.6-BCountry1 Teraton to 1 Petaton1x10¹² to 1x10¹⁵4.184x10²¹ to 4.184x10²⁴1000xThe energy to destroy a country.6-AContinent1 Petaton

to 40 Petatons

1x10¹⁵ to 4x10¹⁶4.184x10²⁴ to 1.674x10²⁶~40xThe energy to destroy a continent.High 6-AMulti-Continent40 Petatons to

28.6 Exatons

4x10¹⁶ to 2.87x10¹⁹1.674x10²⁶ to 1.2x10²⁹~716.85xThe energy to destroy multiple continents. Normally things like surface wiping or atmosphere destruction.5-CMoon29.6 Exatons to

430 Exatons

2.87x10¹⁹ to 4.3x10²⁰1.2x10²⁹ to 1.8x10³⁰~14.53xThe energy to destroy the moon. The normal assumption is our Earth's moon.Low 5-BSmall Planet433 Exatons

to 48 Zettatons

4.3x10²⁰ to 4.8x10²²1.8x10³⁰ to 2x10³²~111.11xThe energy to destroy a small planet. The normal assumption is the planet Mercury.5-BPlanet48 Zettatons

to 4.075 Yottatons

4.8x10²² to 4.075x10²⁴2x10³² to 1.705x10³⁴~85.25xThe energy to destroy a planet. The normal assumption is our Earth.High 5-BLarge Planet4.075 Yottatons

to 182.31 Ninatons

4.075x10²⁴ to 1.823x10²⁹1.705x10³⁴ to 7.628x10³⁸~44,737xThe energy to destroy a large planet. The normal assumption is Neptune.5-ABrown Dwarf182.31 Ninatons

to 3.910 Tenatons

1.823x10²⁹ to 3.91x10³⁰7.628x10³⁸ to 1.636x10⁴⁰~21.45xThe energy to destroy a Brown Dwarf. The normal assumption is OTS 44.Low 4-CLow Mass Star3.910 Tenatons

to 55 Tenatons

3.91x10³⁰ to 5.49x10³¹1.636x10⁴⁰ to 2.3x10⁴¹~7.33xThe energy to destroy a star that has low mass.4-CStar55 Tenatons

to 912.295 Tenatons

5.49x10³¹ to 9.12x10³²2.3x10⁴¹ to 3.817x10⁴²~16.59xThe energy to destroy an average star. The normal assumption is our sun.High 4-CHigh Mass Star912.295 Tenatons

to 1 Foe

9.12x10³² to 2.39x10³⁴3.817x10⁴² to 1x10⁴⁴~26.20xThe energy to destroy a star that has large mass. The normal assumption is the star Rige.4-BSolar System1 Foe

to 121.98 GigaFoe

2.39x10³⁴ to 1x10⁴⁴1x10⁴⁴ to 1.22x10⁵⁵~12,1982,507,288.629738xThe energy to destroy a solar system. An example being a supernova. The normal assumption is our solar system.High 4-BMulti-Solar System121.98 GigaFoe

to 1.61 YottaFoe

2.92x10⁴⁵ to 1.041x10⁴⁸1.22x10⁵⁵ to 4.357x10⁵⁷~357.1554xThe energy to destroy multiple solar systems.4-AStar Cluster121.98 GigaFoe

to 1.61 YottaFoe

1.041x10⁴⁸ to 4.693x10⁵⁰4.357x10⁵⁷ to 1.964x10⁶⁰~450.7539xThe energy to destroy a star cluster.High 4-AMulti-Star Cluster121.98 GigaFoe

to 1.61 YottaFoe

4.693x10⁵⁰ to 1.22x10⁵⁵1.964x10⁶⁰ to 1.614x10⁶⁸~82,185,891.768xThe energy to destroy multiple star clusters.3-CGalaxy1.61 YottaFoe

to 1.61 NinaFoe

3.857x10⁵⁸ to 3.857x10⁶¹1.614x10⁶⁸ to 1.614x10⁷¹1000xThe energy to destroy a galaxy. The normal assumption is our Milky Way Galaxy.High 3-CMulti-Galaxy1.61 NinaFoe

to 5.48 TenaFoe

3.857x10⁶¹ to 1.301x10⁶⁵1.614x10⁷¹ to 5.447x10⁷⁴~3374.8xThe energy to destroy multiple galaxies.3-BGalaxy Cluster5.48 TenaFoe

to 2.15 TenakiloFoe

1.301x10⁶⁵ to 5.134x10⁶⁷5.447x10⁷⁴ to 2.148x10⁷⁷~394.3xThe energy to destroy a galaxy cluster.3-ASupercluster2.15 TenakiloFoe

to 2.79 TenamegaFoe

5.134x10⁶⁷ to 6.666x10⁷⁰2.148x10⁷⁷ to 2.789x10⁸⁰~1298.4xThe energy to destroy a supercluster. The normal assumption is the Virgo Supercluster.High 3-AMulti-Supercluster2.79 TenamegaFoe

to any higher finite amount

6.666x10⁷⁰ to any higher finite number2.789x10⁸⁰ to any higher finite numberN/AThe energy to destroy multiple superclusters.2-CUniversalUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableImpossible to quantify with our current understanding of physics.2-BMulti-UniversalUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableImpossible to quantify with our current understanding of physics.2-AMultiversalUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableImpossible to quantify with our current understanding of physics.2-A+Multiversal+UnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableImpossible to quantify with our current understanding of physics.1-CComplex MultiversalUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableImpossible to quantify with our current understanding of physics.1-BHypercomplex MultiversalUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableImpossible to quantify with our current understanding of physics.1-AMathematical MultiversalUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableImpossible to quantify with our current understanding of physics.High 1-AAbsolute TranscendenceUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableUnquantifiableImpossible to quantify with our current understanding of physics.

The "+" symbol was originally 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. Though it was agreed that the usage of this was ultimately unnecessary as calculations are ultimately massively subjective and have been in many cases subject to change, thus now the "+" symbol is used for 2-A to differentiate a countless multiverse and infinite multiverse.

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.

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.

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 favorable.

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.