Examples of enhanced strength

Enhanced strength is the ability to exert greater than normal physical force. A full list of examples of the power in action follows.

Season One

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Jessica effectively takes care of Linderman's thugs. (Genesis) Jessica exposes her mother bear side to Linderman's henchman. (Collision) Jessica leaves a mess in her wake after killing Ernie, the high roller, and the lowlife... ...and hurls D.L. across the room. (Better Halves) Jessica rips the door off a safe... ...threatens to tear the money launderer in half, a threat she later carries out... ...overpowering the three men, then buries them in the desert. (Stolen Time) Jessica threatens her father. (Six Months Ago) Jessica's anger causes her to close her car door a little too hard... ...kicks D.L. in the chest... ...and accidentally throws Micah against some rocks. (Fallout) Niki catches a baton... ...and is surprised after she breaks it in half... ...Jessica breaks a guard's nose. (Godsend) Jessica snaps the chains on her cuffs to attack Dr. Witherson... ...leaving her barely conscious on the floor. (Distractions) Jessica sneaks up behind Matt after freeing herself from Matt's restraints... ...throws Matt Parkman out a window... ...and folds Aron Malsky in half. (Run!) Niki lunges at an agent... ...and pole-dances to defeat another. (Walls, Part 2) Jessica throws Linderman across his office. (Landslide) Niki punches Candice... ...and is amazed by her strength... ...then forcefully opens a locked door... ...and finds Micah inside... ...she also breaks a doorknob to hinder Linderman's security guards. (How to Stop an Exploding Man) Niki swings a parking meter at Sylar... ...hits hims... ...and he falls to the floor... ...then Peter punches Sylar... ...and eventually leaves him bloodied. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)

Season Two

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Peter forcefully sends McSorley's son into a wall of Wandering Rocks. (Lizards) In the Company hospital, Niki throws Mohinder aside ... ... before holding Bob aloft and choking him. (Fight or Flight) Niki punches Mohinder. (Fight or Flight) Niki bashes down a door... ...and makes her way... ...into Bob's office. (Out of Time)

Season Three

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Knox leaves a hole through the German's chest and the wall behind him. (One of Us, One of Them) Knox feels Peter's fear, then holds him immobile while Flint watches. (One of Us, One of Them) Knox "breathes in" Noah Gray's fear... ...and uses it to knock Gabriel into the child. (I Am Become Death) Peter pins Sylar to the wall... ...and easily breaks Sylar's neck. (Angels and Monsters) Knox takes in Adam's fear... ...and then overpowers him. (Dying of the Light) Michael Fitzgerald charges towards Sylar. (Viewpoints) Knox kill several gang members with his ability. (The Sting of Injustice) Knox bends a steel crowbar. (Hard Knox, Part 1) Mohinder grabs Peter... and throws him on a table in anger. (Dual) Knox easily breaks Scott's neck. (Dual) Knox punches through the chest of Bartell. (Hard Knox, Part 3) Mohinder rips off a taxi door and whacks Danko with it. (A Clear and Present Danger) Peter breaks out of his restraints on Flight 195. On board Flight 195, Peter grabs a guard and hurls him across the plane. (A Clear and Present Danger) In a motel room, Mohinder grabs Matt and throws him into a mirror. (Cold Wars) Mohinder easily destroys the lock of his apartment to gain access to it. (Turn and Face the Strange)

Season Four

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Peter jumps off the wall... ...leaps over a garbage truck... ...and rips the door off a car, saving a pregnant woman. (Orientation) Once his intake of sedatives stops, Mohinder is able to free himself from his straitjacket... ...as well as knock down his cell door... ...and throw a mean punch at one of the orderlies. (Close to You) Mohinder kicks the door open... ...and hits Mira's captor with a chair. (Second Chances)

Heroes Reborn

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HeroTruther posts a video of a woman easily pushing a truck. El Vengador lands on a car, using enhanced strength to toughen his legs for the fall. (Brave New World) El Vengador punches an assailant across an entire alleyway. (Brave New World) James Dearing uses enhanced strength to catch Vengador's fist and push him back. (Under the Mask) Dearing throws Carlos through a wall... ...and then kicks him through some roof supports. (Under the Mask) El Vengador effortlessly throws a big thug into a wall... ...and crushes a gun in his hand. (Vengeance, Part 1) Mohinder uses his enhanced strength to punch a Harris clone... ...sending him flying. (June 13th, Part One)

Other Examples

• As El Vengador, Oscar Gutierrez lifts Charlie out of a vat of water with one hand. (Brave New World)
• Oscar Gutierrez steps on a gun, completely smashing it. (Brave New World)
• Karen Eriksen, who doesn't "know her own strength", tears up a church. (Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World, Chapter 14)