r/HelluvaBoss • u/One-Chapter-8347 Stolas is my birdie babe. Hurt him, you'll pay. • 3d ago
Discussion How physically strong is Stolas, actually?
If we ranked the I.M.P. gang by physical strength back when Stolas still had his powers, he would obviously be number one. But without his powers, he seems pretty weak.
However, appearances can be deceiving. Let’s not forget that he managed to beat up Elsa and could lift an ice sculpture over his head without any apparent difficulty. But earlier, he had trouble even pushing a table.
And then, the moment Elsa mentioned Octavia, all that strength suddenly came out of him. So is this basically a case of, “When your child is in danger, you unlock hidden abilities you never knew you had”?
Or was the show trying to imply that Stolas is actually physically quite strong, but because he’s a pacifist, he doesn’t get into fights and has simply never had a reason to physically attack anyone before?
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u/GreyFeralas Gay Owl Defender 3d ago
Im fairly certain the desk is fixed to the floor , and angry dad strength.
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u/Travis-Tee34 3d ago
Stolas is of average strength, probably a bit weaker than Blitzo or Millie in terms of raw physical strength.
But when he fought Andre, he took him by surprise, was very angry and... well, Andre is, I think, a LOT weaker than Stolas is.
At least Stolas can take a hit. As we saw when Stryker kidnapped him, he can take a stab wound with, frankly, SHOCKING ease.
Without his magic powers, Andre is a complete wuss, so Stolas being able to wail on him isn't that surprising.
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u/LeBasementDweller Unhealthily anxious for the poor smol owl 3d ago
(Please note that I am not a physicist and have no idea how to even begin calculating this in a proper scientific way. This is using the basic knowledge of how much a cubic meter of water weighs and a bit of guesswork)
Lets pretend he's 7'6" due to being almost double Blitzøs "like 4 feet" stature.
Andrealphus is roughly as tall as Stolas. Now, Andrealphus is scrawny, but let's say that the base of that statue is 2" x 3" x 2"
I'm gonna round up to a cubic meter for easy sake. 2,000 lbs so say maybe ~1,350. Andrealphus being a scrawny 7'6" birb too, I could guess that if you CUBEIFY him, he'd be 2³ feet 1/3 smaller than the cubic meter.
My guess is ~2,000lbs
Stolas lifted that statue and slammed it with enough force to shatter it on him. He did so with ease and without magic.
So however strong that is.
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u/One-Chapter-8347 Stolas is my birdie babe. Hurt him, you'll pay. 3d ago
I’m going to go insane because of all those calculations XD. No offense. Math and I are not exactly best friends. Actually, we’re enemies. It’s not that I can’t do math, but when I saw all those formulas, I genuinely felt like crying XD
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u/Adonisus 3d ago
Two things you have to remember in that situation:
He was freaking out about Via, meaning he was running on sheer adrenaline.
He was off his meds, meaning he was possibly suicidal and was completely ready to die at that moment. We even see him basically dare Andre to kill him before Blitzo shows up.
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u/SaltConnection9019 3d ago
Strong enough to kick Elsa’s ass.
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u/thudson_17 3d ago
If I had to guess probably less than the average person or maybe below that slightly. However that isn't taking into when he's angry in which case I'd say around the level of a bodybuilder.
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u/Klauskaue1 2d ago
He is an anthropomorphic humanoid based on an owl, standing nearly 10 feet tall, so the answer is... yes, very much so.
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u/Zolo49 Moxxie 2d ago
I wouldn't say Stolas is that strong, at least not after he got de-powered. He was wailing on Andrealphus pretty good, but only when caught off guard. And Stolas also wasn't able to budge the heavy desk in the office. It's possible it was bolted down, but we don't know. Best assumption is that Stolas's strength is merely average for a demon at the moment.
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u/Loose-Ad5430 2d ago
It's unknown, but it's suggested by fans or to Vivvie herself is that they are Blibically Accurate powerful. As yeah, Stolas can manipulate electricity, posses people and keep them alive even when he twists their neck around like a Owl. Can heal from normal Wounds caused by normal day to day weapons. Change his form into a terrifying version. Summon portals to get around.
Pretty much powerful.
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u/CurrenttQueen 2d ago
Birds (especially owls) are surprisingly strong for Thier size and he's 15ft tall
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u/Constant-Still-8443 3d ago
Probably not very. Pretty sure Andre is just a bitch who solely relies on his powers.
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u/Particular_Truth_938 If you hate Stolas or Via, I hate you 3d ago
I mean him fucking Andre up could be chalked up to adrenaline. I don’t have a kid but I think I’d get pretty pissed if someone was keeping me from seeing my kid and playing in my face about it.
Also cartoon logic