So I’d say that a big, strong Gorilla is probably about 8 dots. The V5 scale is abstracted and doesn’t have a regular interval of values between dots, but it isn’t exponential either. A powerful Gorilla, again according to online sources, can lift up to 800+kg, which is way more than double of the world record for humans. Thing is, the 5 star rating of a human says 250kg is what they can lift - but I’m not sure if the World record is beyond this, so the scale may be a bit off anyway. So, at the lowest end, 4 times 45kg is 180kg - which ties it to a 4 dot rating - the strength of a human in prime condition.Īt the highest end, 9 times 45kg is 405Kg - which seems a little low to me in some ways, but is nevertheless off the human scale.

I’d have to check if other editions are the same). The deadweight lift on two dots is 45kg (in V5, at least. Presumably this is an average human - which we should assume is about 2 dots, I guess. Gorillas can weight anywhere from 180 to 440lbs this is where the calculation. Even at 1,800lbs is still much more then a man or woman can press. To be more exact a gorilla can push 10 times their weight, but this can't be converted into a direct bench press.

He continues to lead his group, even though younger, stronger males have challenged him and even beaten him in fights over recent years. Gorillas can bench press anywhere from 1,800-4,400lbs depending on how much they weigh. In the Virunga National Park, for example, there is an aging silverback called Humba. Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) silverback in Susa group, Rwanda. Might want to keep that in mind.īlurb on various online sources state a Gorilla is 4-9 times stronger than a human. For me, however, the one thing that always fascinates me about silverback is their gentleness, not just their strength. The critically endangered mountain gorilla population is threatened by habitat loss. (Also by that same site I mentioned above a 'trained' human should technically be capable of Strength 6 easily.

I'm not sure how confident I am of declaring that though since I'm also not sure a gorilla would punch through a brick wall. Using the lifting/breaking chart from Revised it would probably correlate (lifting around 1200-1800 lb) to Str 9-10. Someone with strong legs can kick hard, but also run very fast (just as someone who can punch hard can also punch very fast. Remember too that there is upper and lower body strength. I'd take it with a grain of salt though since 'strength' can represent a number of different qualities (not just how much you can lift at any given time, but lift and carry over a prolonged period, etc.) but it can also be variable depending on musculature and arm arrangement (human and gorilla differ here significantly IIRC) but also the kinds of muscle fibers and the numbers 'recruited' to be used (its not always muscle mass.) Some 'fact's for Gorilla strength including Silverback.

Gorrila silverback strength