Methodology · SPI RS v1.1

Six attributes. Twelve components. One formula.

Each attribute is the average of two equally weighted components, each scored from 1.0 to 10.0 in 0.1 steps. OVERALL is the plain average of the six attributes, with no hidden weights.

Strength & Destructive Power

Physical Strength50%
Destructive Power50%

Speed & Reaction

Reaction & Perception50%
Combat Movement Speed50%

Durability & Regeneration

Bodily Durability50%
Regeneration50%

Range & Control

Range50%
Precision & Control50%

Special Abilities

Potential of Abilities50%
Reliability & Limitations50%

Versatility & Tactics

Versatility50%
Tactical Adaptation & Decisions50%

BASE

The representative, standard combat-ready form. Established powers and usual personal equipment, without exceptional temporary boosts.

PEAK

The strongest demonstrated on-screen combat form. Exceptional weapons, transformations or temporary boosts count only when shown and documented.

The formula

Attribute = (Component 1 + Component 2) / 2OVERALL % = (A1 + A2 + A3 + A4 + A5 + A6) × 10 / 6

Calculated on unrounded values. Display rounding can never push a character across a tier line.

What a 2, a 5.5 or a 9 means.

Every component uses the same scale from 1.0 to 10.0. Each whole number is an anchor with a fixed meaning, and every score has to be justified by on-screen evidence against these anchors.

1.0MinimalNo meaningful advantage, or very serious limitations.

2.0LowOrdinary human level, or a small edge over it.

3.0LimitedIt works, but gives no clear edge against strong opponents.

4.0ModerateA visible advantage over the baseline, with important limitations.

5.0SolidA useful, reliable ability without an exceptional edge.

6.0Above averageEffective in typical conditions. The limitations still matter.

7.0HighA clear advantage, backed by strong on-screen feats.

8.0Very highVery strong capabilities with few equals, shown more than once.

9.0ExceptionalVery strong evidence, exceptional effectiveness, few gaps.

10.0Top of the scaleThe top of the defined range, with exceptionally strong and direct evidence. It does not mean all-powerful.

Scores move in 0.1 steps. A score between two anchors means the character clearly passes one description but does not reach the next.
A score of 9.0 or higher needs documented direct evidence, or several consistent supported scenes. Without that, a score stays at 8.9 or below.
What characters say about someone's power is context, not proof. On its own it cannot lift a score above 8.0.
One spectacular feat does not prove consistency, precision or reliability. Each of those is scored separately, and one 10.0 never implies another.
An artifact or outside power source can raise Destructive Power, Range or Potential, but not the body's strength, toughness, healing, speed, precision or reliability.

The twelve components, one by one.

What each component measures, what it deliberately leaves out, and where the anchors sit. Open any component to see its scale.

Strength & Destructive Power

Physical Strength

Measures: The strength of the body itself: lifting, grip, punching power, overpowering an opponent.

Leaves out: Spells, energy, technology and artifact effects.

1 to 2: human
3 to 4: trained human or slightly superhuman
5 to 6: clearly superhuman, regularly useful
7 to 8: enormous, dominates many strong opponents
9: extreme, confirmed repeatedly
10: the physical peak of the universe

Destructive Power

Measures: The scale of damage from attacks and offensive effects, including magic, energy and artifacts that belong to the scored form.

Leaves out: An artifact's effect never raises the body's own strength or durability.

1 to 2: minor local damage
3 to 4: objects or a small area
5 to 6: buildings or a larger space
7 to 8: very large scale, shown on screen
9: extreme, wide-area
10: cosmic or equivalent, with a named source of power

Speed & Reaction

Reaction & Perception

Measures: Spotting threats, reaction time, tracking targets, reading a fight.

Leaves out: Running, flying or travel speed. Time manipulation is a special ability, not reflexes.

1 to 2: human reactions
3 to 4: good reflexes and training
5 to 6: very fast reactions to typical threats
7 to 8: superhuman or exceptionally reliable
9: extreme, confirmed repeatedly
10: the highest level shown

Combat Movement Speed

Measures: Closing in, dodging, repositioning and controlling distance during a fight.

Leaves out: Travel (portals, long-range teleportation) and the speed of a magic attack itself.

1 to 2: slow movement
3 to 4: agile human movement
5 to 6: fast and efficient
7 to 8: very fast, hard to intercept
9: extreme
10: the peak of the range

Durability & Regeneration

Bodily Durability

Measures: How well the body itself takes hits, weapons and explosions, and keeps fighting while hurt.

Leaves out: Shields, magical barriers, armour and avoiding hits. A human body with no proven superhuman toughness scores 2.0.

1 to 2: an ordinary human body
3 to 4: tougher, but serious wounds are still easy to inflict
5 to 6: very resistant to typical attacks
7 to 8: very hard to hurt, but proven ways exist
9: serious wounds only by exceptional means
10: no meaningful weakness within the range

Regeneration

Measures: How fast and how far the body heals, rebuilds tissue and returns to fighting shape.

Leaves out: Resistance to damage, or simply being hard to beat.

1 to 2: no healing factor
3 to 4: minor wounds heal faster
5 to 6: serious wounds heal in a useful time
7 to 8: fast regeneration of heavy damage
9: rebuilds from extreme damage
10: almost instant, with no meaningful limits

Range & Control

Range

Measures: The distance and area over which the character can act effectively in a fight.

Leaves out: Reach that is never used to real effect on screen.

1 to 2: contact
3 to 4: short
5 to 6: medium, useful in typical fights
7 to 8: long, allows control of distance
9: very long, used in practice
10: global, cosmic or another peak, only with a useful demonstration

Precision & Control

Measures: Accuracy, choice of target, dosing power and keeping side effects under control under pressure.

Leaves out: Raw power. Big destruction does not mean high precision, and shown collateral damage lowers this score.

1 to 2: chaotic effects
3 to 4: basic control, frequent side effects
5 to 6: stable in typical conditions
7 to 8: precise and flexible
9: remarkably precise in hard situations
10: practically flawless

Special Abilities

Potential of Abilities

Measures: The range and maximum scale of special abilities in favourable conditions. Special abilities go beyond the body, training and ordinary weapons: magic, telekinesis, energy, mutant powers, artifacts or technology.

Leaves out: Everyday reliability. A character with no special abilities scores 1.0 here and in Reliability.

1 to 2: a narrow ability with little impact
3 to 4: a useful but limited function
5 to 6: several practical uses
7 to 8: wide range or high scale
9: potential that changes the course of a fight
10: the peak of demonstrated potential

Reliability & Limitations

Measures: How consistently the character's special abilities work. Higher means more reliable, with fewer important limits: cost, preparation, focus, conditions, interruptions, side effects.

Leaves out: How many abilities there are. A narrow but dependable power can still score high. No special abilities means 1.0.

1 to 2: unreliable, highly situational
3 to 4: frequent, important limitations
5: limitations regularly affect the outcome
6: works in typical conditions, cost or conditions matter
7 to 8: usually reliable, limits can matter
9: very reliable, limits rare or hard to exploit
10: no meaningful limitations within the range

Versatility & Tactics

Versatility

Measures: How many practical uses the character has: attack, defence, mobility, battlefield control, support, situational answers.

Leaves out: Raw power of any single use.

1 to 2: one narrow function
3 to 4: a few inflexible uses
5 to 6: a toolkit for different situations
7 to 8: a wide, effective repertoire
9: very wide, combined fluidly
10: no meaningful gaps

Tactical Adaptation & Decisions

Measures: Reading the situation, exploiting weaknesses, planning, learning mid-fight and deciding under pressure.

Leaves out: The number of abilities. Shown mistakes such as impulsiveness or overconfidence lower this score.

1 to 2: repeated mistakes
3 to 4: basic decisions
5 to 6: solid tactics, visible mistakes
7 to 8: good planning and adaptation
9: exceptional analysis, occasional mistakes possible
10: almost flawless across many documented situations

The tier is automatic.

Tier follows OVERALL using fixed thresholds. Nobody is upgraded because they feel stronger. Thresholds change only through a documented system version.

S+98.00 to 100.00%Exceptionally rare top-end screen capabilities, reserved for the extreme upper end of the roster.

S93.00 to 97.99%Elite overall capability with very high demonstrated power.

A+85.00 to 92.99%Very high overall capability; directly below S.

A70.00 to 84.99%Highly capable and dangerous across the wider roster.

B55.00 to 69.99%Strong, with clearer limitations against upper tiers.

C40.00 to 54.99%Competent or situationally effective, with substantial wider-scale limits.

D10.00 to 39.99%Lower demonstrated combat capability within the roster scope.

Evidence confidence

ADirect: a clear, directly shown feat.
BSupported inference: a reasonable conclusion from scenes.
CUncertain: ambiguous, disputed or assumption-heavy.

Ground rules

Film, TV and animation only; medium and continuity always labelled.
No comic-book feats imported into screen profiles.
Continuities, adaptations and forms are never mixed.
Missing evidence means uncertainty, not weakness.
Travel speed and teleportation are not reaction speed.
Personal equipment counts; strategic assets (fleets, armies, superweapons) are kept separate.

Model versions

RS v1.1CurrentTwelve components, two per attribute, weighted 50/50. Used from Wanda Maximoff onward.

RS v1.0First modelSix attributes scored directly. Used for the first profile (Thor). Published scores stand as recorded; updates are released as new, labelled versions.

OVERALL places a character in the index. It is not a win probability. A lower-scoring character can have the advantage in a specific matchup. That is a separate question, answered in SPI Showdown.