Healing factor
A healing factor is the ability of some characters in fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate. Since the introduction of Wolverine by Marvel Comics in 1974 and inspired by the immense popularity of the character, superhuman healing has become a fairly common power featured in comic books, novels, television, film, and other mediums. The overall efficiency of a character's healing factor often fluctuates due to various writers applying a very broad degree of artistic license. As a result, especially concerning characters depicted in comic books, it has become a very common source of debate among fans. Over the years, it has also become common for healing factors to have an umbrella effect in which it serves as a partial source for multiple superhuman abilities; with varying degrees and numbers of powers with superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, durability and/or senses as the most common. The source of a character's healing factor, depending upon the medium, usually ranges from natural genetic mutation, accidental exposure to radioactive materials, artificially induced genetic enhancement, cybernetic augmentation, magic or even a combination of different factors.
Comic books
Marvel Comics
There are numerous characters within the Marvel Universe that possess some form of accelerated healing ability.
Marvel Comics characters known to possess a certain "healing factor" ability include:
- Apocalypse
- Black Tarantula
- Blade
- Cyber[1]
- Daken[2]
- Deadpool[3]
- Elixir[4]
- Elsa Bloodstone[5]
- Exodus
- Fantomex
- Gamora[6]
- Ghost Rider
- Groot
- Goblin King
- Godzilla
- Hate-Monger (after he briefly becomes a being of pure energy)
- Hulk[7]
- Hulkling
- Juggernaut
- Julia Carpenter
- Komodo
- Lady Deathstrike[8]
- Lizard[9]
- Longshot
- Luke Cage[10]
- Lyra
- Mantis
- Marrow
- Mephisto
- Mister Immortal after he apparently dies
- Monet
- Morph
- Mystique
- Native[11]
- Omega Red[12]
- Pandemic[13]
- Patriot (Elijah "Eli" Bradley)
- Random
- Romulus
- Sabretooth[14]
- Selene when life force is absorbed to her
- She-Hulk[15]
- Skaar
- One of the Jackal's "Spider-Clones", Guardian
- Spider-Man
- Sublime
- Starscream
- Symbiotes, most well known Toxin, Carnage, and Venom.
- Thor
- Tigra
- Toad
- Ultra Girl[16]
- Ulysses Bloodstone[17]
- Underworld[18]
- Vampires[19]
- Wendigoes[20]
- Werewolf by Night[21]
- Weapon Omega[22]
- Wild Thing[23]
- Wolverine[24]
- Wyre[25]
- X-23[26]
- Zak-Del
In addition to the above, all Asgardians, Elders of the Universe, and other immortals are able to heal much faster than humans can.
Ultraverse
DC Comics
- Aquaman
- Abigail Arcane (the New 52 version)
- Achilles Warkiller
- Amazo[29]
- Anton Arcane (the New 52 version)
- Argus[30]
- Bane[31]
- Black Lantern Corps using their black rings
- Body Doubles (New 52 version) [32]
- Brother Blood (Sebastian Blood IX)
- Cassidy
- Cicada[31]
- Congorilla
- Connor Hawke[33]
- Creeper[34][35]
- Czarnians[36]
- Darkseid
- Deathstroke[37]
- Doomsday[38]
- Dove (both Don Hall and Dawn Granger)
- Etrigan the Demon[39]
- Equus
- Flash and anyone else who receives their powers from the Speed Force[40]
- General Wade Eiling[41]
- Grace Choi
- Graxonites
- Griffin[42]
- Guardians of the Universe
- Hawk (Hank Hall)[43]
- Hawkgirl (all versions, due to Nth Metal)[44]
- Hawkman (all versions, due to Nth Metal)[44]
- Hawkwoman (all versions, due to Nth Metal)[44]
- Hourman[45]
- Icon[46]
- Indigo Tribe by using their Power ring
- Jim Harper (clone)
- Kent Shakespeare
- Killer Croc
- Knockout[47]
- Kryptonians, provided they are exposed to or possess a charge of energy from a yellow sun or similar forms of energy[48]
- Lincoln March
- Lobo[49]
- Looker
- Manhunter (both Paul Kirk and his clones)[50][51][52]
- Manuel Lago
- Martian Manhunter and other Green Martians[53]
- Misfit[54]
- Mon-El[55]
- Neron
- Nightblade
- Northwind
- Phantom Stranger
- Plastic Man
- Poison Ivy (Pamela Isley)
- Psycho-Pirate[56]
- Orion[57][58][59]
- Resurrection Man after he dies.
- Ryan Kendall
- Sasha Bordeaux
- Saturnians[60]
- Scandal Savage[61]
- Sebastian Faust
- Shaggy Man[62]
- Simon Dark
- Solomon Grundy[47]
- Static [63]
- Superman
- Swamp Thing[64]
- The Talons [65]
- Timber Wolf[66]
- Tracer[67]
- Ungarans
- Vampires
- Vandal Savage[68]
- Vixen
- Vuldarians
- White Lantern Corps by using their Power ring
- White Martians
- Wonder Woman
- Man Wolf
- Xenusians
- Xombi
- Yao Fei
Wildstorm
- Apollo
- Daemonites[69]
- Deathblow
- Grifter[70]
- Grunge
- The High
- Kherubims
- Midnighter[71]
- Voodoo[72]
- Winter
Image Comics
- Amy Belcher[73]
- Angela and other angels
- Gary Hampton
- All of the Hellspawn, including Spawn himself[74]
- Malcolm Dragon[75]
- Malebolgia and other demons[76]
- Pitt
- Ripclaw
- Savage Dragon[77]
- SuperPatriot[78]
- Tremor[79]
- Virus[80]
Top Cow Comics
- The Angelus wielders
- The Darkness wielders.
- Witchblade and the Excalibur wielders[81]
Valiant
Dark Horse
Aspen MLT
- Aspen Matthews[86]
- Kiani
- The Blue and The Black
Caliber Comics
Dynamite Entertainment
IDW Publishing
Chaos Comics
Outside of comics
Non-comics characters who can heal rapidly in one manner or another include:
- Adam from The Buffyverse
- Adam Baylin[90]
- Adam Monroe[91]
- Adria[92]
- Adric[93]
- Akira Fudo from the anime and manga Devilman
- Alchemists, they can heal fast using the Philosopher's Stone or cutting a short part of their life span.[94]
- Alchemy Warriors using their kakuganes[95]
- Albert Wesker from Resident Evil who use an unknown virus for healing his wounds.
- Alexander Anderson[96]
- Alex Mercer from the video game Prototype
- Alice[97]
- Alien Bounty Hunter[98]
- Alma Karma, from the anime and manga D.Gray-man
- Alucard and other vampires[99]
- Ancients[100]
- Angels[101]
- Antaeus
- Arcueid and other vampires, from the visual novel game Tsukihime.
- Arthur Petrelli, after contact with Adam Monroe[102]
- Arvin Sloane[103]
- Arystar Krory The Third[104]
- Barnabas Collins and other vampires from the television series Dark Shadows
- Bill Compton and other vampires[105]
- Blake, Anita[106]
- Bo Jones and other succubus, from the TV series Lost Girl
- Bonnie Bennett and other witches from The Vampire Diaries series.
- Boris Tepes Dracula[107]
- C.C., from the anime Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.
- Captain, from the anime and manga Hellsing.
- Captain Scarlet[108]
- Casshern, from the anime Casshern Sins
- Castiel and other angels, from the TV series Supernatural.
- Cell[109]
- Chimera Ants[110]
- Chiropterans[111]
- Claire Bennet[112]
- Cole Turner[113]
- Creed Diskenth from the anime and manga Black Cat.
- The Creeper[114]
- Crusniks[115]
- D, his symbiote, Left Hand, can heal any wound he has by consuming the four elements and converting the resulting energy into life force.[116]
- Dante[117]
- Darach after they kill healers from the television series Teen Wolf
- Demons and Angels[118]
- Diagon, from the Ben 10 television series
- Dio Brando and other vampires, from the manga and anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Doren, Allison[119]
- Dorian Gray[120]
- Edward Cullen and other vampires[121]
- Elders[122]
- Eikichi Onizuka[123]
- Elder Toguro[124]
- Evangelion Unit 01 after devouring the fourteenth angel's S² Engine.[125]
- Evil Queen/Regina Mills from the television series Once Upon a Time
- Father[126]
- Faust VIII from the anime and manga Shaman King
- Freddy Krueger[127]
- Furyans[128]
- Goa'ulds[129]
- Gods, from the book series Everworld.
- Godzilla[130]
- Grim Reapers[131]
- Gua[132]
- Hollows (only Menos and Gillian Class can regenerate)[133]
- Homunculi[134]
- Hugo Danner[135]
- Human Servants from the novel series Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
- I-Man, a Disney TV movie pilot in 1986 starring Scott Bakula
- The immortals from the manga Biomega
- Imhotep[136]
- Immortals from the Highlander television series and films[137]
- Inuyasha[138]
- Iron Maiden Jeanne from the anime and manga Shaman King
- Isabelle Tyler[139]
- Jack Harkness[140]
- Jack Jeebs, from the film series Men in Black
- Jacob Black and other werewolves[121]
- Jaffas[141]
- Jak from the video game Jak and Daxter
- James Heller from the video game Prototype
- Jasmine[142]
- Jason Voorhees[143]
- Jenova[144]
- Jeremy Gilbert and anyone else who uses magical objects, can heal from any fatal wound made by supernatural beings, from The Vampire Diaries series.
- Jin Kanzaki/ZET[145]
- John Mitchell and other vampires from the television series Being Human
- Justice, from the anime and manga Afro Samurai
- Jun Fudo, from the anime and manga Devilman Lady
- Kanima from the television series Teen Wolf
- Katara and other waterbenders[146]
- Kazuki Muto and Victor Powered using their black kakuganes, from the anime and manga Buso Renkin
- Kenny McCormick[147]
- Kevin Burkhoff[148]
- Kitsunes from the television series Teen Wolf
- Klaymen[149]
- Koshaku Chono and his fellows Homunculus[150]
- Koyomi Araragi from the light novel series Bakemonogatari
- Kratos, from the videogame series God of War
- Leo Aiolia[151]
- Lestat de Lioncourt and other vampires[152]
- Leviathans, from the TV series Supernatural.
- Lucifer Hawks[153]
- Majin Buu[154]
- Manji thanks to the Kessen-Chu[155]
- Marco the Phoenix from the anime and manga One Piece
- Max Evans[156]
- Max Guevara[157]
- Methuselah[158]
- Mewtwo
- Michael Myers[159]
- Mina Harker[120]
- Minoru Kamiya[160]
- Moka Akashiya and other vampires[161]
- Naraku[162]
- Naruto Uzumaki[163]
- Nathan Young, only after he dies, from the televisión series Misfits
- Nemesis and Albert Wesker, from the Video Game series Resident Evil
- Neo[164]
- Nero from the Devil May Cry video game series
- Nesks, Howlers, Leerans and Hork-Bajirs from the Animorphs books series.
- Nikola Tesla and other vampires, from the television series Sanctuary
- Number Four and Number Seven, form the book series Lorien Legacies.
- The Orks[165]
- Paul from the movie Paul
- The aliens from Peacemaker
- Percy Jackson and Tyson when in contact with water, from the book series Percy Jackson & the Olympians
- Peter Petrelli via contact with Claire Bennet[166]
- Piccolo and other nameks[167]
- Players[168]
- Prometheus, of ancient Greek myth, who regenerated his liver after it was daily torn out by an eagle during his punishment.[169]
- Rain Ocampo (clone), after injecting herself with the Las Plagas parasite, from the film series Resident Evil
- Renesmee Carlie Cullen and other vampire/human hybrids from Twilight
- Road Kamelot, from the anime and manga D.Gray-man
- Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold from the television series Once Upon a Time
- Ryu Hayabusa, from the video game Ninja Gaiden
- Saber[170]
- Sadako Yamamura[171]
- Sakura Haruno and other medical-nin, from the anime and manga Naruto
- Sam Isaacs[97]
- Saiyans from the anime and manga Dragon Ball.
- Sarah and other vampires, from the television series My Babysitter's a Vampire
- Saya Otonashi[172]
- Sayaka Miki and other Magical Girls in Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Schrödinger,from the anime and manga Hellsing.
- Scott McCall and other werewolves from the television series Teen Wolf
- Scorpion from the video game Mortal Kombat
- Sesshomaru[173]
- Setrákus Ra, form the book series Lorien Legacies
- Shades from the Inheritance Cycle[174]
- Shego from the animated television show Kim Possible.
- Shendu and anyone else that uses the horse talisman[175]
- Shane Gooseman[176]
- Shirō Emiya[177]
- Shogun Rua
- Silas from The Vampire Diaries series.
- Slayers,[178] vampires,[179] Demons,[180] and werewolves[181] from The Buffyverse.
- Sōsuke Aizen after using the Hōgyoku, from the anime and manga Bleach
- The Source[182]
- Species[183]
- Species 8472[184]
- Stefan Salvatore, Damon Salvatore, Tyler Lockwood, Klaus and any other vampire, werewolf or vampire/werewolf hybrid from The Vampire Diaries series.
- Starkiller from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- Sub-Zero from the video game Mortal Kombat
- Super Soldiers[185]
- Swampfire[186]
- Sylar[187]
- T-1000 from the Terminator franchise
- Tatsumi Saiga[188]
- Tech E. Coyote, from Loonatics Unleashed
- Third Exorcists, from the anime and manga D.Gray-man
- Time Lords[189]
- Titans from the manga Episode.G
- Titans from the manga and anime Attack on Titan
- Trolls from the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons
- Tsukune Aono after being injected with Moka's blood[161]
- The Twins[190]
- Ulquiorra Schiffer and Nnoitra Gilga can quickly regenerate any part of their bodies except for their brains and internal organs; Szayel Aporro Granz can eat his Fraccion to regenerate, from the anime and manga Bleach
- Vamp, from the video game series Metal Gear.
- Vampanezes and Vampires, from the book seriesThe Saga of Darren Shan.
- Vampires, Lycans, Hybrids and True Immortals from the Underworld films[191]
- Van Hohenheim[192]
- Van Kleiss, from the animated TV series Generator Rex.
- Varney the Vampire
- Vergil[117]
- Vincent Keller from the television series Beauty & the Beast
- Vincent Valentine[193]
- Vizards, only some of them, from the anime and manga Bleach
- Werewolves, unless confronted with silver[194]
- Whitelighters[195]
- Willow Rosenberg[196]
- Wraiths[197] and Hybrids[198]
- Yakushiji Tenzen[199]
- Yomas[200]
- Yu Kanda, from the anime and manga D.Gray-man
- Yuki Cross, Zero Kiryu and other vampires and vampire hunters, from tha anime and manga Vampire Knight
- Yuki Nagato, from the light novel, anime and manga Haruhi Suzumiya franchise
- Zankou[201]
- Zodd, from the anime and manga Berserk
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