Hercules

Hercules, Lion of Olympus is one of the most physically powerful characters on Earth and a good friend of both Thor and Captain America. Born to a mortal woman, the Son of Zeus spent centuries traveling the world, defeating monsters and helping the other heroes of Greece, such as Theseus and Jason. And in modern times, Hercules’s role isn’t much different, helping the heroes of today to battle villains as one of the most iconic members of The Avengers. “Phobos was but a boy when you slayed him tyrant– NOW YOU FACE A MAN!”

Strength - Lifting/Pushing/Pulling

• Moves Manhattan back to its original position after it was relocated by aliens. (source) (Marvel Team-Up(1972) #28)
• Pushes a granite pillar through thousands of feet of ground. (source) (Thor(1966) #230)
• Iron Man and Thor simultaneously fail to restrain an enraged Hercules. (source) (Thor(1966) #230)
• Holds up a collapsed mountain. (source) (Iron Man Annual #4)
• Rips apart Terminus’s armor. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #257 - respect Terminus https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/3woe0b/respect_terminus_the_ravager_of_worlds_earth616/)
• Overpowers Kang’s paralysis beam that was restraining all the Avengers. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #269)
• An arm wrestle between Thor and Hercules generates enough energy to throw the planet out of orbit. (source) (Thor(1966) #400)
• Holds Manhattan together when it begins splitting in half after World War Hulk. (source) (World War Hulk:Aftersmash)
• Holds up the heavens for an unknown period of time. (source) (Incredible Hercules #121)
• Bruce Banner states that Hercules is one of the few people who could have taken down World War Hulk alone. (source) (Hercules:Fall of an Avenger #1 - respect World War Hulk https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/660eoh/respect_world_war_hulk_marvel_616/)
• With the help of Sunspot, creates enough energy to hold up the planet. (source) (Avengers(2016) #689)
• Matches Jane Foster Thor in an arm wrestle. (source) (The Mighty Thor(2016) #702 - Respect Jane Foster Thor https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/6lz5ho/respect_jane_foster_thor_marvel_616/)

Strength - Striking

• Thor and Hercules punching simultaneously closes a wormhole and shatters worlds. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #100)
• States that he has leveled entire mountains. (source) (Marvel Premiere #26)
• Trading blows with Namor shakes the entire Hydrobase, which is the size of an island. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #262 - Hydrobase size https://imgur.com/a/NiZZJFT The Avengers(1963) #262)
• Claps out an energy tornado created by The Beyonder; impressive as Namor could not fly out of it. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #265)
• Punches Mindless Hulk into a building, causing it to collapse. (source) (The Incredible Hulk(1968) #316)
• Punches Stellaris into a different city block; Stellaris can brawl with Thor. (source) (Thor(1966) #421 - Stellaris brawl https://imgur.com/a/zuObRB4)
• States again that he has leveled mountains. (source) (Sleepwalker #27)
• One-shots Rogue, who has Ms. Marvel’s powers. (source) (Infinity Crusade #5 - respect Rogue https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/622i64/rogue_marvel_616/)
• One-shots Abomination. (source) (Hercules(2005) #3)

Strength - Throwing

• Lifts and tosses a broken-down building with as much effort as a man flipping away a chewing gum wrapper. (source) (Thor(1966) #126)
• Tosses Godzilla. (source) (Godzilla(1977) #3)
• While in water, tosses a large piece of a bridge at high speeds, bringing down a Helicarrier. (source) (Godzilla(1977) #3)
• Throws an arrow into space. (source) (Marvel Super-Heroes(1990) #1)

Speed

• Tags Quicksilver. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #38)
• Dodges blasts from The Destroyer. (source) (Thor(1966) #224)
• Catches a missile. (source) (Solo Avengers #11)
• Jumps considerable distances. (source) (The new Mutants #81)
• Grabs Sentry out of the air. (source) (Incredible Hercules #128)
• Tags Spider-Man. (source) (Assault on Olympus:Prologue)

Durability - Energy/Heat

• Unharmed by intense fire. (source) (Marvel Premiere #26)
• Walks through attacks from both Iceman and Ghost Rider. (source) (The Champions #4)
• Unbothered by molten rock. (source) (The Champions #13)
• Completely unharmed after being bathed in lava. (source) (Solo Avengers #11)
• Tanks plasma blasts hot enough to turn an armored bunker into molten shreds. (source) (Hercules and the Heart of Chaos #1)
• Tanks rockets from the Helicarrier. (source) (The Incredible Hulk(2000) #107)
• While poisoned, remains fine after being near multiple exploding oil drums. (source) (Incredible Hercules #114)

Durability - Piercing

• Machine guns and lasers bounce off. (source) (Hercules(2005) #4)
• Spears shatter on his skin. (source) (Incredible Hercules #122)
• Knives shatter on his skin. (source) (Incredible Hercules #122)
• Axes shatter on his skin. (source) (Incredible Hercules #126)
• Venom chomping on Hercules’s hand does no damage. (source) (Incredible Hercules #128)
• A bullet to the back of the head does nothing. (source) (Wolverine/Hercules:Myths and Monsters #3)
• Deadpool’s sword breaks on Hercules’s skin and shooting him in the eyes does very little. (source) (Deadpool Team-Up #899)

Durability - Blunt force

• Iron Man’s strongest punches do little to Hercules. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #163)
• Fine after being hit by The Beyonder so hard that an entire complex trembles. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #261)
• Calls a punch to the face from Namor a ‘feeble tap’. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #262)
• Still conscious after a beating from Zeus. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #285)
• Still conscious after multiple punches from World War Hulk. (source) (The Incredible Hulk(2000) #107)
• Fine after being hit with the Washington Monument by Atlas, bearer of the heavens. (source) (Incredible Hercules #124)

Durability - Endurance/Mental resistance

• At half power, gets beaten into a bloody pulp by Hulk and still wants to fight. (source) (Incredible Hulk: Hercules Unleashed)
• Breaks free from the control of a dream god making him see his worst fears. (source) (Incredible Hercules #118)
• Fights Thor for an hour straight. (source) (Thor(1966) Annual 5)

Durability - Matter manipulation resistance

• Walks through Gorgon’s petrifying gaze. (source) (Secret Empire #5)

Fighting Skill

• Skilled archer. (source) (The Avengers(1963) #41)
• Knows how to ricochet his mace. (source) (The Champions #9)
• Skilled in the use of a staff. (source) (Thunderstrike(1993) #10)
• Knows choke holds. (source) (Incredible Hulk:Hercules Unleashed)
• Thor admits Hercules is the superior fighter; another showing of using choke holds. (source) (Thor:Blood Oath #4)
• Shoots birds out of the air with a bow. (source) (Incredible Hercules #113)
• Takes down Thing using joint locks. (source) (Hulk vs Hercules:When Titans Collide)
• Consistently uses wrestling maneuvers in fights, such as double leg takedowns. (source) (Hulk vs Hercules:When Titans Collide)
• Developed his own martial art. (source) (Herc #1)
• Can plug guns with his archery skills. (source) (Herc #1)
• While depowered, briefly keeps up with Elektra. (source) (Herc #10)

Equipment

• Wields an unbreakable Adamantine Mace. (source) (Incredible Hercules #132)
• Has a flying motorcycle. (source) (Marvel Team-Up(1997) #2)
• Has an unbreakable shield that can turn people into stone. (source) (Herc #1)
• Has a scouter that tells him of weak points. (source) (Hercules(2016) #1)
• Has a room of conventional and magical weapons. (source) (Hercules(2016) #1)
• Has a taser strong enough to one-shot a monster that could no-sell his depowered punches. (source) (Hercules(2016) #1 - monster durability https://i.imgur.com/gDJeJgQ.jpg Hercules(2016) #1)

Fights - Fights with Thor

• Fight 1: Fights evenly with Thor for a while until stopped by Zeus. (source) (Thor(1966) Annual 1)
• Fight 2: Fights evenly with Thor for a while until Thor weakens, then knocks him out. (source) (Thor(1966) #126)
• Fight 3: Fights evenly with Thor, but Thor gains advantage near the end. Inconclusive. (source) (Thor(1966) #221)
• Fight 4: Brief scuffle with Thor; evenly matched. (source) (Thor(1966) #222)
• Fight 5: Fights evenly with Thor for an hour until Thor quits. (source) (Thor(1966) Annual 5)
• Fight 6: Fights evenly with Thor in a grueling battle; ends in a draw. (source) (Thor:Blood Oath #3-4)
• Fights the Thor clone Ragnarok. (source) (Civil War #7)

Fights - Fights with Hulk

• Fight 1: Fights evenly with Hulk until Hulk hops off. (source) (Tales too Astonish(1959) #79)
• Fight 2: Fights evenly with Hulk until Hulk hops off again. (source) (The Champions #16)

Fights - Other fights

• Beats Adam Warlock with the Soul Gem. (source) (Warlock and the Infinity Watch #27)
• While weakened, bodies the Thunderbolts. (source) (Thunderbolts(1997) #22)

Misc

• Can hear prayers. (source) (The New Mutants #81)

Badassery

• Doesn’t beg. (source) (Thor(1966) #235)
• Attacks Namor to give him the ‘gift of battle’ when Namor is feeling down after being banished from Atlantis. (source) (The Avengers(1968) #262)
• Watches Flintstones in someone else’s bathtub. (source) (Thor(1966) #409)
• She-Hulk dreams about him. (source) (The Sensational She Hulk #25)
• A space goddess considers him one of the few people on Earth worthy to mate with her, rejecting many others. (source) (Quasar #28 - rejected others https://i.imgur.com/mfsc63U.jpg Quasar #28)
• Has helped save the world 85 times. (source) (She-Hulk(2004) #9)
• Loyal to Captain America. (source) (Civil War #3)
• A total bro. (source) (Incredible Hercules #122)
• Both Amadeus and Hercules would die for one another without hesitation. (source) (Incredible Hercules #140)
• Described as sexy by a multitude of women. (source) (Hercules:Fall of an Avenger #1)