United States of America

Document Code: DMC-RR023-C

Date: [REDACTED]

Subject: Power Classification Document

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In 1993, Doctor Z, now Director of the Department of Metahuman Control (DMC)'s Science Division, created what would become the DMC Power Classification Scale, also known as the Tanaka Scale. According to Tanaka himself, the Tanaka Scale is imperfect, but it stands as the DMC's recognized standard for measurement.

• Superhuman Strength, allowing the empowered subject to lift up to a ton without strain.
• Superhuman Durability, allowing the empowered subject's skin to be impenetrable by needles.
• Superhuman Speed, allowing the empowered subject to be able to maintain running at a speed of 32 kmh for 60 minutes.
• Shapeshifting allowing the empowered subject to be able to shapeshift into creatures that can potentially kill an unharmed human.
• Sound Generation allowing the empowered subject to be able to create noises at 130 db for 60 seconds.
• Healing, allowing the empowered subject to close surface wounds, heal contusions, or provide energy.
• Psychic Empathy, allowing the empowered subject to be able to read the emotions of others through use of their power alone.
• Telekinesis, allowing the empowered subject to be able to lift up to ten pounds and throw that amount at 104 kmh.
• Atmospheric Manipulation, allowing the empowered subject to be able to affect the weather by up to fifteen degrees within a mile radius, able to cause brief gusts of wind at 105 kmh.
• Any power less dangerous than the ones listed above are also considered D-Class Powers, but by United States law all metahumans are considered armed and dangerous, and even D-Class metahumans with less impactful abilities than those above are still required for a bi-annual check-in where they may be subject to power measurement and other procedures.

• Superhuman Strength, allowing the empowered subject to be able to lift up to 3 tons without strain. Most car lifting metahumans are capable of this.
• Superhuman Durability, allowing the empowered subject to be able to shrug off small arms fire with no significant harm. Higher calibre weapons are known to hurt metahumans with this level of durability.
• Superhuman Speed, allowing the empowered subject to be able to maintain running at a speed of 104 kmh for 60 minutes.
• Shapeshifting allowing the empowered subject to be able to shapeshift into creatures effectively larger than humans, such as grizzly bears.
• Healing, allowing the empowered subject to repair broken bones.
• Telepathy, allowing the empowered subject to read surface thoughts, transmit and intercept telepathic messages.
• Telekinesis, allowing the empowered subject to be able to lift up to fifty pounds and throw that amount at 104 kmh.
• Pyrokinesis, allowing the empowered subject control over fire. At this level often the subject requires the fire to already be present to control.
• Cryokinesis, allowing the empowered subject the ability to generate frost over surfaces they can see, as well as mild telekinetic control over this frost.
• Flight, allowing the empowered subject to be able to fly through the air at a speed of 104 kmh for 60 minutes.
• Any power similarly dangerous or impactful to the ones above are considered C-Class Powers. C-Class metahumans are required by law for a quarterly check-in with the DMC where they may be subject to power measurement and other procedures.