Swamp Thing Grows Into Death Battle!

The Chosen One, Avatar of the Green, The Good Gumbo Man, Erl-King, The Flayed God, Xipe-Totec, Prime Founder Earth's Elemental, Guardian of Nature, Bog Monster, Journeyman, Devil-Man, The Swamp God
First Appearance: Swamp Thing #1 Dark Genesis
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Feats:
-Was chosen to be The Green's elemental
-Is said to be The Green's greatest champion
-Rescued Abby Arcane Holland and became her lover
-Was able to disable and calm down Superman
-Was able to defeat Captain Atom with ease
-The lords of hell are afraid of Swamp Thing's power
-Defeated Anton Arcane, who's power was stated by The Monitor to be comparable to Trigon's and The Spectre's
-Defeated prep time Batman with ease and even Batman conceded that he could never defeat him
-Convinced Batman to help release his lover Abby from Gotham jail


The Green:
-A metaphysical realm connected to all plant life on Earth, the Universe, and Creation as a whole
-The Green is connected to all plant life in existence, including other realms in the Multiverse
-Swamp Thing is The Green's Elemental, a being who wields and embodies its power to protect it against threats
-His control is so great, that he can warp and remake all of The Green in his image with a gesture
-The Post-Flashpoint Swamp thing was able to absorb all of The Green into himself


Immortality:
-As long as The Green exists, Swamp Thing will continue to exist
-Was able to survive the destruction of the Pre-Crisis Multiverse
-Survived the Anti-Monitor's Antimatter Wave when the entity was at it's peak
-Survived having his soul destroyed


Regeneration:
-Possesses one of the most powerful regeneration in the DC universe
-Has reformed from being riddled with bullets, exploded, burnt, dismembered, and more
-If his body has been disintegrated, he can transfer his essence to other plant life on earth or other planets
-Can regrow and inhabit new bodies in seconds
-Can teleport himself by destroying his body and transferring his consciousness to another body in the desired location


Astral Projection:
-If he loses his physical form, he can move around as an intangible state
-Was able to resist being reduced to wavelengths/electromagnetic particles
-When he was in the form of electromagnetic particles, he flew through a galaxy
-Without his body, traveled to some planets several light years away
-By manipulating the Quantum-String Vibrations that make up everything, Swamp-Thing takes Metron through The Green, Heaven and The Source

Physicality:


Strength:
-Was able to restrain Silver Age Superman
-Hurts Etrigan the Demon with his blows
-Lifts a train car over his head
-Picks up and throws a police car
-Brings a speeding car to a halt with one hand
-Tears through steel plates like it was nothing
-Takes out Batman with absolute ease
-Cuts his way out of a monster's stomach with a single strike
-His strength increases the stronger his connection to The Green is, with his ultimate strength being nearly incalculable


Speed:
-Without his body, attacked John Byrne Era Superman at lightspeed
-Can keep up with Etrigan the Demon
-While in the form of electromagnetic particles, flew through a galaxy
-Takes Metron through The Green, Heaven, and The Source
-Without his body, traveled to other planets some light years away


Durability:
-Withstands full body impalement like it was nothing
-Gunfire has no effect on him as he is completely bulletproof
-Is immune to human afflicting poisons
-Was set on fire yet continues on
-Takes a punch from Solomon Grundy yet is fine
-Describes a massive piece of rubble falling on him as nothing
-Survives falling off a massive cliff into the ocean
-Withstood Superman's heat vision with no notable issue
-Takes blows from a weakened Pre-Crisis Superman but shrugs them off
-Withstands attacks from Etrigan the Demon and continues to fight

Skills and Abilities:

Genius Intellect:
-Possesses the memories of Alec Holland, a highly intelligent botanist and chemist
-Invented a chemical formula that causes hyper-growth on plants

Plant Manipulation:
-Possesses a nigh-unrivaled ability to control plant life
-He is capable of communicating with and controlling alien plants
-Able to cause spontaneous plant growth in his vicinity
-Can even control or revitalize dead plant matter
-Has removed plants from a location to reduce them to nothing
-Can summon vines to attack or trap foes
-Turns Gotham City into a jungle effortlessly
-Created a highly detailed town
-Once made a cage out of plant matter
-Can even manipulate the microscopic algae inside of a person's body to attack them from the inside out
-His plants are strong enough to rip apart Captain Atom


Transmogrification:
-Manipulates the flora in someone's gut to turn them into a tree


Shape Shifting:
-Can alter his form with ease
-Able to form weapons such as blades, spikes, whips, etc
-Can take on the attributes of any plants, such as cacti or seaweed
-Once made himself look like a tree
-Became an entire grove at one point
-Turned himself into an aquatic serpent
-Can give himself wings for flight


Flight:
-Can fly by giving himself wings
-Without a body, can travel to great distances as a projection


Size Shifting:
-Is able to change his size as he sees fit
-Grows larger than an entire island and proceeds to crush it
-Can shrink down on a microscopic level and travel through someone's bloodstream


Duplication:
-Is able to form multiple bodies
-The Post-Flashpoint Swamp Thing can summon all of the past avatars of The Green to aid him

Toxins:
-Produces toxins which calms down a weakened Pre-Crisis superman
-Douses Batman with hallucinogens to make him experience fear


Acids:
-Able to produce highly corrosive acids
-Dissolves a rock monster in seconds as other people watch
-His plants can produce acid that can eat away metal


Fire Manipulation:
-Capable of traveling through The Melt, the abstract force of fire
-Can communicate to others through flames
-Possesses control over sun and fires on earth



Water Manipulation:
-Can travel through The Blue, the abstract force of water
-Controls water rushing out of a dam to prevent flooding
-Increases the speed of a river to rip all the flesh off of superhuman aquatic vampires
-Managed to attain mastery over all water on earth
-Can create multiple bodies out of water
-Is capable of controlling the blood in organisms, freezing it or destroying their organs
-Can form a giant body out of water and turn into a cloud


Earth Manipulation:
-Possesses mastery over the earth itself
-Remade a mountain in his own image
-Possesses an area of land
-Caused an earthquake
-Can make servants out of stone


Air Manipulation:
-Possesses power over the air


Weather Manipulation:
-Can control the weather
-Can summon lightning to attack enemies
-Capable of creating thunderstorms or droughts



Telepathy:
-Aquaman's telepathic blast has no effect on him
-Was able to invade Aquaman's mind
-Is capable of reading the minds of people touching the Green
-Can communicate with others telepathically
-Can possess other people's bodies

Teleportation:
-Teleports Captain Atom and Red Tornado into the Green against their will
-Can teleport around the world quickly
-Manages to force his way into the afterlife
-Can travel to other dimensions by altering his frequency
-Was able to breach the magical barriers of the Brujerja, some of the most powerful magic users in the DC universe
-When he was struck by special napalm and a device to prevent him from body hopping on earth, he simply moved to a different planet
-Can jump to planets skillfully enough to reach specific planets given general directions

Time Travel:
-Can travel through time, even through his astral form
-Traveled back in time to World War II by accident
-Traveled back to 1872

Weaknesses:
-Mentally blocks himself from using his full potential
-Brightest Day