Since he's not very well known, here's some info.
Strength level: It is unknown precisely how strong Shapesmith is in his humanoid form, but he gains the natural physical attributes and strength of the forms he takes. Taking the form of a cheetah allows him to run at speeds of 70mph or assuming the form of a silverback gorilla he can lift roughly 2 tons.
Known superpowers
Like all Martians, Shapesmith is a metamorph. He is capable of psionically shifting atoms and molecules of his body and whatever clothing he is wearing so as to change his and its appearances. As a result he can cause himself to look and sound like an exact duplicate of any human, humanoid, semi-humanoid or non-humanoid being of either sex, wearing virtually any kind of clothing. His control is so exact that he can precisely duplicate another person's retinal pattern in his own eyes, finger, skin and pore patterns on his own hands and skin, and vocal cords to match voices to the point of corresponding voiceprints.
He can gain the natural physical attributes, including the strength, speed, reflexes and senses of the beings or creatures whose forms he assumes. Shapesmith can not , however, gain the extra-sensory or superhuman abilities of the imitated form. He is able to combine the DNA of various previously-imitated organisims to form composite creatures. He is able to add and subtract an unknown amount of physical mass to his body when assuming shapes larger or smaller than his own natural MArtian form. It is theorized he is able to draw the extra mass from a store of the ambient quantum material around him and return it back again after his reverted back to his natural form.
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