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I just finished watching the movie for the first time and after reviewing the character page I noticed some things that seemed off, that I wanted to verify.
1. Weather Manipulation (Can create tornadoes)
While Mary, another individual of his race/species, does posses this power it is never shown that he does. Additionally Mary has Heat Manipulation (Was able to cook and pop all the bags of popcorn around Hancock's kitchen with seemingly no effort) as is seen in the scene where she meets Hancock at his home and can generate snow storms as part of her Weather Manipulation, in case one wants to make the argument that their power sets are identical. Additionally Mary states that she is stronger than Hancock. She says this with a smug expression indicating she is possibly much stronger than him, this could be interpreted to mean just higher control/intensity over her abilities or maybe she has more abilities than him.
2. Immunity to toxins and diseases & Enhanced Hearing
Unless I missed it I did not notice any indication of Poison/Toxin immunity. Given he is effected by alcohol that indicates to me that he would be susceptible to certain types of poisons.
There is one scene where he is sitting on a roof and is listening on the conversation happening inside. I'm unsure if this would qualify as enhanced hearing, if it does it wouldn't be a significant caliber of the ability.
3. Self-Sustenance (Type 1)
It is unknown how long the trip to the moon and back took. It's possible he doesn't need oxygen or maybe he was able to hold his breath long enough. From what I have seen it's unclear.
4. Speed
It's listed that he created a crater on the moon, however due to the original craters and coloration being visible under the red of the heart it looks to me that he didn't make any more, and simply colored over the surface of the moon.
5. Durability "Can withstand hits from a being as powerful as himself"
As noted above, Mary states herself to be much stronger than Hancock. Due to his amnesia he only has 80 years of experience with his powers, while Mary has at least 2 thousand. Although she was most likely not using her full power, as she was trying to get him to leave and not kill him. So it's possible the listed rating is accurate, I just wanted to add clarification details.
6. Weaknesses/Heat Resistance
In one scene he had just come from a burning building, most of his clothes had burned off yet he was seemingly fine. However he was in a rush to eat some ice cream to cool himself down. This indicates to me that he was resistant to any real damage from the fire, but having his body enveloped in significant heat can be very unpleasant.
7. Possibly Emotional Weakness
He is shown to have a particular trigger for being called an asshole, this can set him off as is shown in a couple scenes. One of which he throws a kid into the sky, he catches him after. He does go to anger management group sessions over the course of the film, so it's possible he overcomes this at some point. However Mary in one scene displays a similar trigger after being called crazy. I'm reaching a bit on this one but it could be that their species in general is simply more emotionally sensitive than humans.
8. Age
I feel the age should list his mental age of 80 next to his biological age of multi thousand.
1. Weather Manipulation (Can create tornadoes)
While Mary, another individual of his race/species, does posses this power it is never shown that he does. Additionally Mary has Heat Manipulation (Was able to cook and pop all the bags of popcorn around Hancock's kitchen with seemingly no effort) as is seen in the scene where she meets Hancock at his home and can generate snow storms as part of her Weather Manipulation, in case one wants to make the argument that their power sets are identical. Additionally Mary states that she is stronger than Hancock. She says this with a smug expression indicating she is possibly much stronger than him, this could be interpreted to mean just higher control/intensity over her abilities or maybe she has more abilities than him.
2. Immunity to toxins and diseases & Enhanced Hearing
Unless I missed it I did not notice any indication of Poison/Toxin immunity. Given he is effected by alcohol that indicates to me that he would be susceptible to certain types of poisons.
There is one scene where he is sitting on a roof and is listening on the conversation happening inside. I'm unsure if this would qualify as enhanced hearing, if it does it wouldn't be a significant caliber of the ability.
3. Self-Sustenance (Type 1)
It is unknown how long the trip to the moon and back took. It's possible he doesn't need oxygen or maybe he was able to hold his breath long enough. From what I have seen it's unclear.
4. Speed
It's listed that he created a crater on the moon, however due to the original craters and coloration being visible under the red of the heart it looks to me that he didn't make any more, and simply colored over the surface of the moon.
5. Durability "Can withstand hits from a being as powerful as himself"
As noted above, Mary states herself to be much stronger than Hancock. Due to his amnesia he only has 80 years of experience with his powers, while Mary has at least 2 thousand. Although she was most likely not using her full power, as she was trying to get him to leave and not kill him. So it's possible the listed rating is accurate, I just wanted to add clarification details.
6. Weaknesses/Heat Resistance
In one scene he had just come from a burning building, most of his clothes had burned off yet he was seemingly fine. However he was in a rush to eat some ice cream to cool himself down. This indicates to me that he was resistant to any real damage from the fire, but having his body enveloped in significant heat can be very unpleasant.
7. Possibly Emotional Weakness
He is shown to have a particular trigger for being called an asshole, this can set him off as is shown in a couple scenes. One of which he throws a kid into the sky, he catches him after. He does go to anger management group sessions over the course of the film, so it's possible he overcomes this at some point. However Mary in one scene displays a similar trigger after being called crazy. I'm reaching a bit on this one but it could be that their species in general is simply more emotionally sensitive than humans.
8. Age
I feel the age should list his mental age of 80 next to his biological age of multi thousand.
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