Captain Marvel

Deemed worthy of becoming the champion of the ancient Wizard Mamaragan, whenever he utters the word "Shazam", young Billy Batson is struck by a magical thunderbolt and gains vast divine powers and abilities, transforming him into Magic's Champion, the World's Mightiest Mortal, Shazam!

The wizard's name, SHAZAM, is an acronym with each letter standing for an Elder who grants his power to Shazam's champion.

When young Billy Batson speaks the wizard's name, a magical lightning bolt charged with the power of the Shazam Elders transforms Billy from an adolescent boy into the adult hero, Captain Marvel/Shazam, empowered by the gods. As Captain Marvel/Shazam, he is granted powers from these Elders:

S for Solomon S is for the wisdom of Solomon. The wisdom of Solomon gives Billy great knowledge, perception, comprehension and insight. By mystical means, Solomon is actually able to speak to Billy during his times of need.

Superhuman Knowledge: Captain Marvel posses a vast amount of knowledge about facts that he had no encountered previously.

Clairvoyance

Hypnosis: Marvel is able to hypnotize his opponents but this does not work on people who are of a very strong mind.

Omnilingual

Good Conscience: Marvel always has help from Solomon with making decisions.

H for Hercules H is for the strength of Hercules, strongest of the gods. As such, Captain Marvel's strength is of the highest level and is sufficiently vast enough that it enables him to lift/move unbelievably massive and/or heavy objects possibly on a planetary scale or higher with little effort. Billy Batson constantly uses great restraint, thus he usually only uses as much strength or force as is necessary to accomplish whatever his given task or challenge requires.

Superhuman Strength: Captain Marvel has the ability to lift well over 100 tons with minimal effort and has battled top tier beings such as Superman, Wonder Woman and Black Adam. The limits, if there actually are any, of Captain Marvel's strength are unknown.

Corporal Enhancement: When Billy Batson transforms into Shazam he gains the added muscle of a very well developed full-grown man as well as the accompanying height and weight.

A for Atlas A is for the stamina of Atlas, Titan who bears the heavens on his shoulders. This means he doesn't need to sleep or eat as Captain Marvel and has virtually limitless superhuman endurance.

Self-Sustenance: While in the form of Captain Marvel, Billy Batson does not need to eat. sleep or breathe. The godly energies that transform his body into Earths Mightiest Hero is enough to sustain his body.

Superhuman Stamina: Captain Marvel's godly energies do not require him to rest because they prevent any kind of fatigue toxins from building in his body. This grants him a virtually inexhaustible amount of endurance regardless of how strenuous the physical activity he engages in or how long it lasts. His endurance may indeed be limitless.

Z for Zeus Z is for the power of Zeus, most powerful of the gods. Through Zeus, Captain Marvel has high-level magic resistance. He has even used the lightning as a weapon before; calling it down and then dodging it while allowing it to strike an enemy. From Zeus, Captain Marvel inherits sheer unbelievable power rendering him utterly invulnerability . The power of Zeus adds to the other powers of Captain Marvel giving him the wisdom of Solomon and Zeus, the strength of Hercules and Zeus, the stamina of Atlas is boosted up with the immortality of Zeus. Captain Marvel can still blend all the strength of Hercules, stamina of Atlas and power of Zeus to increase his strength.

Magical Resistance: Power of Zeus gives Captain Marvel a resistance against weak magic. Lightning: Captain Marvel gains his power from being struck with a magical lightning bolt, and can use it as a weapon as well by interrupting the flow between the bolt and himself.

Sorcery: Captain Marvel is a being of pure and ancient magic. ability to resist the negative effects of magic.

Healing: Captain Marvel is able to call down the lightning that gives him his powers in order to heal his body if he is injured.

A for Achilles A is for the courage of Achilles, greatest hero of the Trojan War. This grants him an inner strength and confidence.

Courage: Captain Marvel usually protects others before himself, and also often putting himself in harm's way to protect another. He also tends to stand up for the little guy, and asserts himself between larger fights to find a mutually beneficial solution.

Invulnerability: Captain Marvel is virtually invulnerable to all forms of physical harm.

Optimism: Captain Marvel is a combination of the Wisdom of Solomon as well as the child personality of Billy Batson which create a fairly optimistic character.

M for Mercury M is for the speed of Mercury, swiftest of the gods.

Superhuman Speed: Captain Marvel is able to move at incredible speeds and is able to move so fast that he can seem invisible to the eye of the human being. Flight: The power of Mercury grants Captain Marvel the ability to defy gravity. With this, he is able to travel through space and through the atmosphere of the Earth at incredible speeds. He tries to limit his atmospheric speed to MACH 10 , but he has the ability to fly at near light-speed.

Teleportation: Captain Marvel has the ability to transport to the Rock of Eternity from wherever he is at by speeding between the space between dimensions.

Weaknesses High Order Magic: Although Captain Marvels abilities give him a resistance to most magic, magic of a high enough order or level does have the ability to harm him at times. It would, however, take a being of great knowledge and extreme proficiency in magic and it's use to wield it in manner capable of causing harm to Captain Marvel.

Magic Lightning: The same magic lightning that brings forth the power of the elders also has the ability to transform Captain Marvel back into his mortal form of young Billy Batson. This dual purpose word has been used against Captain Marvel from time to time by some of his more cunning foes.

Naivety: Though Captain Marvel looks to be an adult, he is really a teenager inside, and tends to be more optimistic and gullible than other heroes. In some cases this works to his advantage, but it can also cause his peers to look down upon him. However, Billy's naivety also gives him strong moral values and helps him find the good in everybody.

Inexperience: Due to his relative lack of understanding in the usage of his abilities, Shazam doesn't quite understand the true extent of his mystical abilities. Failing to Grasp how to properly use his divine magic has backfired on him more than once.

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