List of alien powers

For powers used by meta-humans see List of powers.

For powers used by mystical means, see List of magical powers.

"These beings. Some of them have powers from your darkest nightmares."

—"Hank Henshaw"^[src]

Most extraterrestrial species possess native attributes that can be classified by human standards as superpowers. In other instances, these abilities only manifest when an alien is exposed to a certain environment once outside of their homeworld or to a specific source of energy.

Known alien powers

Image	Power	Description	Known users="1ImagePowerDescriptionKnown users"
	Accelerated healing factor	The power to heal much faster than is typically considered normal.	Rama Khan
	Animation	The power to bring inanimate objects to life.	Mxyzptlk
	Astral projection	The power to project ones consciousness outside the users body	Nia Nal
	Atmospheric adaptation	The ability to adapt to a foreign atmosphere to one's own natural one.	Reign
	Black hole/Void manifestation	The power to generate and/or manipulate black holes or voids	Midnight
	Cellular replication	The power to replicate cells at a superhuman speed, allowing the creation of life-sized clones of its user, as well as the power to create extra limbs on a body	Kopy
	Clairvoyance	The ability to view into the future or between dimensions.	Mxyzptlk
	Conjuration	The power to create objects or sentient creatures out of nothing.	Mxyzptlk
	Contaminant immunity	An immunity to any known forms of diseases, ailments and illnesses, as well as chemicals and toxins.	Astra The Commander Kara Danvers Lar Gand Gor Kara Clark Kent Mon-El Mur Non Reign Rhea Selena Tor Unnamed dark Kryptonian Vita Zod Alura Zor-El
	Cryokinesis	Other than meta-humans, Kryptonians and beings with similar physiology also have the ability to generate ice through high velocity exhalations (freeze breath)	Astra Jane Doe Kara Danvers Clark Kent Non Samantha Arias Alura Zor-El
	Electrosynthesis	The ability of an individual to act as their own power source.	Reign
	Elemental resistance	A resistance to extreme temperatures and/or the elements.	Reign
	Empathy	The power to feel others' feelings.	Samantha Arias Fiona Byrne Julia Freeman Reign
Enhanced memory	When a character's memory is enhanced beyond that of a regular individual, or what is considered normal. This may include remembering minutely fine details, or specific events years prior.	Reign
	Fire breath	The ability to exhale fiery blasts from one's mouth.	Jane Doe Dragons
	Flight	The ability to suspend gravity's hold on one's body and soar through the air, usually at high speeds. It is universally used as a means of mobility among its users, as the power allows them to maneuver easily even while at high altitudes, as well as cover more ground.	Kara Danvers Clark Kent J'onn J'onzz Astra Mur Jane Doe M'gann M'orzz Kara (Earth-X) Samantha Arias Grace Parker Julia Freeman Selena Vita Ayala Alura Zor-El
	Geokinesis	The power to generate or manipulate rocks and the earth.	Rama Khan
	Heat vision	The ability to emit blue energy beams from their eyes.	Samantha Arias Kara Danvers Clark Kent Mur Non Jane Doe Scorcher Kara (Earth-X) Reign Selena Vita Ayala Alura Zor-El
	Hydrokinesis	The power to generate or manipulate water.	Rama Khan
	Illusion manipulation	The ability to create illusions in one's mind.	Unnamed female Dominator J'onn J'onzz M'gann M'orzz
	Intangibility	The ability to pass through physical matter. A proficient user may also be able to utilize the power to ignore attacks, physical dangers and gravity. Teleportation is also a variation of this ability.	J'onn J'onzz M'gann M'orzz M'yrnn J'onzz
	Invulnerability	The power to feel less pain and take more physical damage than a normal human or to have indestructible joints.	Samantha Arias Astra Fiona Byrne Kara Danvers Jane Doe Julia Freeman Gor J'onn J'onzz Kara Clark Kent M'gann M'orzz Mur Non Grace Parker Reign Tor Vartox Alura Zor-El
	Longevity	The power to live for an extended period of time, often with the effects of aging slowed down greatly.	Rama Khan Reign
	Mental projection	The ability to project thoughts, consciousness, or emotions into reality	J'onn J'onzz M'gann M'orzz
	Mental shield	The ability to protect yourself or others from mind based attacks such as mind reading or attempts of your foe to control your mind.	Kara Danvers Hannibal J'onn J'onzz Clark Kent M'gann M'orzz Samantha Arias Alura Zor-El
	Mind control	The ability to control the minds of others, making them act on your behalf.	Hannibal Jemm J'onn J'onzz M'gann M'orzz Dominators
	Organic webbing/Cocoon creation	The ability to generate organic web used to trap foes.	Unnamed female Dominator
	Oneiric energy manipulation	The ability to manipulate and create dream energy.	Nia Nal Isabel Nal Isabel Nal's mother
	Oneiromancy	The ability to see the future through their dreams	Nia Nal Isabel Nal Isabel Nal's mother
	Pestilence inducement	The ability to create and spread contagious virus and disease.	Reign
	Power bestowal	The ability to bestow powers to others	Kara Danvers Mxyzptlk Red Daughter
	Precognition	The ability to perceive information about future places or events before they happen	Nia Nal Isabel Nal Isabel Nal's mother
	Self-sustenance	The ability to go without, or very little, physical needs, such as food or rest.	Reign
	Shapeshifting	The ability to change one's appearance or - in the case of malleability - one's own physiology. Typically, this gift is used to mimic the face, body, and voice of another individual for the purpose of either stealth or deception. Other times, it's used to enhance the user's body.	J'onn J'onzz M'gann M'orzz Armek Unnamed White Martian M'yrnn J'onzz
	Solar energy absorption	Kryptonians metabolize the energy from yellow and blue suns in order to "recharge" themselves, giving themselves special abilities in the process.	Astra The Commander Kara Danvers Lar Gand Gor Kara Clark Kent (Earth-38) Clark Kent (Earth-167) (formerly) Mon-El Mur Non Reign Rhea Selena Supergirl Superman Tor Unnamed dark Kryptonian Vita Zod Alura Zor-El
	Sonic inducement	The ability to induce a sensation of vertigo, vibration or a sonic sound.	Reign
	Sonic scream	Some aliens have the power to produce a high frequency scream. These screams have the power to send a Kryptonian flying and cause the ears of a Green Martian to bleed.	Samantha Arias Julia Freeman
	Reality manipulation	The ability to alter the reality and identity of the world.	Mxyzptlk
	Sound projection	The power to produce sound from the user's hand or body.	Samantha Arias Julia Freeman
	Super breath	The power to exhale powerful gusts of air from their mouth which are similar to force winds.	Kara Danvers Clark Kent Astra Mur Non Gor Tor Kara (Earth-X) Samantha Arias Grace Parker Julia Freeman Alura Zor-El
	Super endurance	The ability to survive for longer without consumption of energy.	Kara Danvers Samantha Arias Grace Parker Julia Freeman Alura Zor-El
	Super leaping	The ability to jump to and over heights such as "the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound."	Kara Danvers Clark Kent Vartox Astra Mon-El Reign Rhea Lar Gand Samantha Arias Alura Zor-El
	Super senses	The ability to use one or more of the five senses to a capacity beyond what is biologically possible for a human. This ability typically focuses of vision or hearing abilities; namely super hearing as well as telescopic or microscopic vision, depending on the context of the user.	Kara Danvers Clark Kent Astra Samantha Arias Alura Zor-El
	Super speed	The power to move faster than a normal human.	Kara Danvers Clark Kent J'onn J'onzz Bizarro M'gann M'orzz Grace Parker Julia Freeman Samantha Arias Astra Indigo Rhea Alura Zor-El
	Super stamina	The ability to extend one's own stamina for extended periods of time beyond that of a typical individual.	Reign
	Super strength	The ability of one's muscles to exert force beyond what is physically possible for a human. On a basic level, super strength allows the user to easily manhandle adults, even those who would be otherwise unbeatable. At higher levels, it enables them to safely lift massive weights.	Kara Danvers Clark Kent Dominators M'gann M'orzz J'onn J'onzz Jane Doe Kara (Earth-X) Astra Samantha Arias Julia Freeman Grace Parker Non Rhea Alura Zor-El Rama Khan
	Super senses	Some individuals have significantly more finely tuned senses than the norm.	Rama Khan
	Telekinesis	The ability to exert kinetic influence upon an object through sheer thought or will alone. This power - sometimes called psychokinesis due to its nature as a mind-based gift - enables the user to manipulate objects (and sometimes, people) without engaging in any physical contact.	J'onn J'onzz M'gann M'orzz Imra Ardeen Mxyzptlk
	Telepathy	The ability to communicate through people's mind, as well as to communicate through languages others can understand. Memory reading (the ability to read a target's mind by contacting physically) is a variation of telepathy.	Dominators J'onn J'onzz M'gann M'orzz Fiona Byrne M'yrnn J'onzz Jemm
	Teleportation	The ability to send others to an alternate location.	Mxyzptlk
	Time travel	The ability to travel through time.	Mxyzptlk
	Toxic inducement	The ability to dispel fatal, poisonous gas through various means.	Unnamed female alien
	Temporal awareness	The ability to sense abnormal changes in the time stream.	Dominators
	Vocal alteration	The ability to alter one's voice to sound like someone else.	Reign	}