NOVA:
Richard Rider is the host of the entire Nova Force, a vast energy source that he can apply to grant himself a number of superhuman attributes. As host to the entire Nova Force, which was previously used to empower all members of the Nova Corps throughout the universe, Rider is now possessed of tremendously augmented strength and durability as well as near limitless quantities of energy that allows him to hold his own against other powerful beings such as the Silver Surfer.
Superhuman Strength: Rider is able to channel the Nova Force for the purpose of increasing his physical strength to vast levels. While the full limit isn't known, the Nova Force can grant rider sufficient superhuman strength to lift well in excess of 100 tons easily. The Nova Force makes Rider one of the most strongest beings in the Universe. The Nova Force grants Rider sufficient strength and power to even engage and stalemate the likes of the Silver Surfer in combat. He was even capable of going blow for blow with the likes of Annihilus himself in combat, and was able to rip him inside out.
Superhuman Speed: By channeling the Nova Force properly, Rider can grant himself the ability to run and move at speeds that are beyond the physical limits of the finest human athlete. While the upper limit of his running speed isn't known, he can at least run several hundred miles an hour. He can move at speeds faster than light
Superhuman Stamina: Due to the Nova Forces augmentation of his musculature, Rider's muscles produce considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a normal human. While the full limits of his stamina aren't known, he is able to exert himself physically for at least 24 hours before the fatigue toxins impair him.
Superhuman Durability: Rider's body is highly resistant to all forms of conventional physical injury and is practically invulnerable. He can withstand high caliber bullets, falls from tremendous heights, exposure to extremes in both temperature and pressure, powerful energy blasts, acidic corrosives, and tremendous impact forces without sustaining injury. While employing the Nova Force, Rider can easily withstand the rigors of deep space indefinitely. He can withstand attacks from powerful beings such as Annihilus, Silver Surfer relatively unharmed. He was able to withstand without any significant damage, the raw energy and power stored in the reservoir in Galactus' ship which contained power siphoned from the destroyed energy of entire planets. He was even capable of withstanding a massive omni-directional blast from an enraged Galactus at near point blank range which was so powerful it encompassed and destroyed more than 3 Solar Systems relatively unharmed.
Superhuman Agility: Rider's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the physical limits of the finest human athlete.
Superhuman Reflexes: Rider's reflexes are similarly enhanced and are superior to those of the finest human athlete.
Regenerative Healing Factor: In spite of his great physical resilience, it is possible for him to sustain injury. On the rare occasion that Rider is injured he can purposely channel the Nova Force to rapidly heal damaged bodily tissues. The full limits and capabilities of his healing powers aren't known but he was able to heal himself any damage done instantly with the Nova Force.
Flight: Rider can use the Nova Force to propel himself through the air at tremendous speeds. Nova is fully capable of achieving faster than light velocities, and often does, while traveling through space. However, moving as such speeds while in the atmosphere of a planet would cause devastation to the planet itself, so he travels much slower while on within a planetary atmosphere, generally at supersonic speeds.
Energy Generation: Rider can channel the Nova Force and expel the energy in the form of extremely powerful concussive blasts that he often uses in combat situations.A few of the abilities he has shown are, the ability to manipulate the near infinite energy of the Nova Force to create hyperspace portals in space such as Space Gates, he can release extremely powerful gravimetric pulses and beams, either from specific parts of his body or from his energy body surface, he can create powerful electromagnetic discharge that can nullify gravity. He can use the Nova Force to create extremely powerful energy attacks. He was able to lobotomize Ego the living planet himself, in one massive attack of energy using the Nova Force which was off the scale.
Xandrian Worldmind: Aside from housing the Nova Force, Rider is also the host of the Xandrian Worldmind. The Worldmind is a sentient collective created to govern and maintain all forms of Xandrian culture. The Worldmind contains all knowledge collected by the Xandrian people including art, science, history, and philosophy. Rider can access any aspect of this technology by communicating with the Worldmind verbally or mentally. As a result, The Worldmind often contacts Rider unbidden and usually offers advice, instructions, insights, recommendations, and even criticisms. Rider's bond with the Worldmind is highly useful, however, also in the fact that the Worldmind is crucial in helping Rider maintain self control when tapping into the full might of the Nova Force. A few other capabilities demonstrated by the Worldmind are:
* Helps Rider contain the whole Nova Force while keeping his mind and sanity intact.
* Downloads profiles of opponents directly into Rider's mind.
* Detects nearby energy surges, including those used in teleportation.
* Can assume control of Rider's body as he sleeps.
* Access other computer systems, including heavily-protected terrestrial computer networks (such as S.H.I.E.L.D. records).
* Analyze attackers, including detecting adrenaline surges in their bodies
* Detects approaching super-humans with energy-based powers (like Penance).
* Enables Rider to hack into satellite TV broadcasts, and transmit his voice and image to individual TV sets
* Can protect Rider from psionic manipulation using Psi-shields.
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Rider is a formidable combatant and has been trained by Chord, though he is naturally more comfortable at using the Nova Force's energy generating capabilities during combat. However, he can access the Xandrian Worldmind and instantly gain knowledge of Xandrian hand-to-hand combat techniques which he sometimes uses in combination with his energy powers.
GREEN LANTERN:
Green Lantern wields a power ring that can generate a variety of effects, sustained purely by the ring wearer's imagination and strength of will. The greater the user's willpower, the more effective the ring. The upper limits of the power ring's abilities are not clearly defined and it has been referred to as "the most powerful weapon in the universe" on more than one occasion. It has also been stated that every weapon has a weakness and the weakness a Green Lantern ring has is its wearer (though some argue that this is its strength). Across the years, the rings have been shown capable of accomplishing almost anything within the imagination of the ring bearer. Stories in 2006 nicely retconned the ring's long-established ineffectiveness on yellow objects, stating that the ring-wielder need only feel fear, understand it and overcome it in order to affect yellow objects (however, it is a learned and practiced ability, making it a weakness to some Green Lanterns), giving retroactive credence to the explanation of the ring's real but surmountable weakness to yellow.
Power rings as used by various wielders have exhibited (but are not limited to) the following effects:
* Constructs of green 'solid-energy,' which can vary from microscopic to tremendous in size and/or complexity and are limited ONLY by the imagination.
* Flight, including flight at speeds beyond that of light, although this does create an enormous expenditure of energy; users tend to rely on using wormholes for long distance travel.
* Relatively instantaneous transport across the galaxy and to other galaxies through generated wormholes
* Destructive plasma bolts
* Energy force beams that can be used to capture, hold and manipulate solid objects
* The rings can act as semi-sentient computers and accesses information through its connection with the Book of Oa. The rings have problem-solving skills but they cannot make decisions or take actions on their own, and must be given directives by the wearer.
* Time travel (One solitary power ring cannot generate enough power for time travel; several power rings are needed to complete this feat.)
* Telepathy
* Translation of nearly all languages
* Force field generation, a protective aura used to shield the wearer from the rigors of the vacuum of space. Strength and durability of force field in combat is limited by the user's will power. Contrary to some canon, a Green Lantern ring currently does not automatically protect its wearer from harm but must be willed into existence.Provides semi invulnerability.
* Creation and emission of certain types of Radiation, including simulated kryptonite radiation.
* Generation of mental "earplugs" to block out telepathic communication and manipulation.
* Rendering user invisible.
* Allowing wearer to phase through solid objects
* Placing humans into a state of suspended animation
* Accelerated healing of wounds, protection and treatment from viruses and biological attacks and certain surgical procedures including reattachment of severed limbs and digits. More advanced medical procedures must be performed manually and are limited by the wearer's knowledge of medicine.
* Size manipulation allowing ring bearers to grow or shrink in size, the extent of which has not been explored.
* In Green Lantern: First Flight Sinestro was ablabout:blanke to "reconnect synapses" in the brain of a dead criminal in order to extract information via a kind of guided discussion.
* Teleportation (an ability that has not been used in quite some time and may be outside the ability of modern Green Lanterns)
* Virtual shape-shifting by generating a hard-lined holographic disguise around the ring bearer.
* "Digitizing" the wearehttp://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/001/news/?a=10664r to absorb them into the ring where they can live in a wearer-generated "world" of their own nearly indefinitely.
* Diagnostic capabilities
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