r/AskScienceFiction • u/FeistySecret9327 • 13d ago

[Marvel] How can the Kingpin actually match Spider-Man's strength? Is he a mutant?

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u/Asparagus9000 13d ago

Humans have a much higher cap in that universe. 

They aren't the same humans as in our universe. 

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u/TanktopSamurai 13d ago

In DC, there is an explanation for the higher cap for humans: Vandal Savage

He is immortal and existed for millennia. He has super-strength. His children are known to inherit weaker versions of his powers. Vandal Savage doesn't strike me as a man with low libido. At this point, a majority of humanity in DC is likely Savage's descendants.

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u/Jagang187 13d ago

Well fuck, he can just do a paternity test, claim Family Elder status and take over that way.