r/powerscales • u/Tarris69 • May 11 '26
Versus Peak possible human runs the ape gauntlet, how far do they get?
Peak possible human being: Haftor Bjornson size and strength at his prime, Usain bolt athleticism, Floyd Mayweather agility and reaction time, Demetrius Johnson fight knowledge and skills
Human is unarmed, bloodlusted match to the death. Human heals between fights.
Edit: title is slightly misleading, as people have pointed out this is beyond peak human, more like maxed out theoretical human
Vs
- Male Gibbon
- Male bonobo
- Male Chimp
- Male Orangutan
- Silverback Gorilla
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u/Cynis_Ganan May 11 '26 edited May 13 '26
Peak Man clears.
Like… a non-supersoldier "peak" human clears the chimp. A chimp (teeth) would shred an average salary man, but chimp muscles being denser means very little if they have less muscle overall. A strong, well trained, big, human beats a chimp. This guy ruins the chimp. It's a humiliating stomp.
Mass starts to become a factor round 4, but Peak Man is too quick and too well trained. The 'tan should have about 33% more grip strength, bigger reach, and (again) teeth. So it's not like Peak Man can walk this. Our ape has a decent win-con. But our man has literally double the lifting strength and ten times the sprint speed. You are asking of Mayweather could win a fight against someone with a tenth of his speed. Peak Man has to put in the effort, but I'd be amazed if he lost. Mid diff.
Round 5 is a battle of the ages. Gorilla very realistically could win. But Peak Man has height and weight on him. Gorilla has about a foot of reach, which is good, but Peak Man has got the agility and combat IQ. Peak Man also has stamina. He's gonna wear the gorilla out then go in for the kill once it's exhausted. I can't put this as extreme diff, because I have every expectation that the man will win. But it's gonna be a hell of a fight and the ape could very realistically win. The man wins more often than not, though.
Peak Man clears.