Strength level: Without having absorbed additional
energy, Sebastian Shaw possesses the normal human
strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages
in intensive regular exercise. However, Shaw can gain
superhuman levels of strength by absorbing kinetic
energy, and usually takes care to absorb enough in order
to keep his strength at a superhuman level through his
waking hours. For example, upon waking he will punch
walls repeatedly in order to build up his reserves of
absorbed energy. There is a limit to the amount of
physical strength he can achieve, but it as yet remains
unknown.
Known superhuman powers: Sebastian Shaw is a
mutant with the ability to absorb kinetic energy and to
use it in an unknown manner to enhance his own
physical strength, speed, and stamina. Shaw must be in
contact with the energy in order to absorb it. If Shaw
strikes a blow to someone or something, or is himself
struck, he will absorb the energy of that blow. He has
also been observed to be able to absorb electrical
energy directed at him. Shaw's power to absorb and
convert kinetic energy renders him invulnerable to
various forms of attack. It is not known how long Shaw
can retain the energy he absorbs.
There is an upper limit to the amount of energy Shaw
can absorb and convert: once he was "overloaded" by
an electrical energy discharge from the X-Man Storm,
and fell into a temporary coma. However,
the exact extent of this limit remains unknown.