While fans of the DC universe usually place Superman at the top of the strongest rankings, he isn't the only powerhouse that has made a name for themselves due to their impressive strength. There are a number of protagonists who can compete with the Man of Steel for the title.
DC's Trinity even includes another powerful hero who can challenge the Last Son of Krypton if needed, and she isn't alone as a large number of DC's strongest characters are other powerful women who have repeatedly shown impressive displays of strength, both in their character and physically.
10 Rocket's Powerful Inertia Field Upgraded Her Strength
The Milestone/Dakotaverse introduced fans to Raquel Ervin, a powerful young hero named Rocket who became the hero Icon's sidekick, though she quickly took center stage as the main character due to her impressive strength that helped guide both her and the powerful alien hero.
Raquel's alien Inertia Belt created a kinetic field that could absorb and rechannel energy while also augmenting her strength and defense. Rocket was also a teenage single mother who was able to hold her own against Icon's most powerful enemy, further showcasing her many strengths.
9 Hawkgirl's Strength Is Augmented By Mystical Nth Metal
Kendra Saunders has existed in many incarnations over the years due to both the numerous reboots Hawkman and Hawkgirl have dealt with as well as their multiple reincarnated lives that have seen them fall in love only to be killed and reincarnated to repeat the process over the centuries.
Hawkgirl's connection to the mystical alien Nth metal not only grants her the unique form of immortality but also empowers her with the ability to fly and increased strength and endurance that made her one of the DC Universe's heavy hitters.
8 Grace Choi Is Stronger Than Regular Amazons
The Outsider named Grace Choi quickly became the heavy hitter on the team when she joined Arsenal and Nightwing's roster, though the origin of her strength wasn't revealed until the Amazons Attack! event that teased her half-Amazon heritage.
Born to the splinter group known as the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall, Grace also received the gifts of the Gods of Olympus that further empowered her and made her stronger than regular Amazons which allowed her to take down a number of her newfound sisters during the attack.
7 Miss Martian Has Nearly Superman-Level Strength
M'Gann M'orzz is a White Martian who escaped the civil war on Mars thanks to her parents sending her on a rocket to another planet, though she eventually traveled to Earth after she learned of J'onn J'onnz/Martian Manhunter's survival.
She shares similar powers as Martian Manhunter that includes Superman-level strength and she even modeled her own look after his, replicating his green hue. Miss Martian's heritage even potentially could make her more powerful than Martian Manhunter due to the White Martians' development as warriors.
6 Starfire's Tamaranean Strength Is Just One Of Her Powerful Abilities
The alien Titan known as Starfire is also known to her home planet of Tamaran as Princess Koriand'r, whose natural ability to absorb energy and rechannel it to fly was enhanced by experimentation before she was further trained by the Warlords of Okaara.
Starfire's strength has been a little hard to pin down due to her fluctuating power levels in the comics, though she has been shown to hold her own against characters like Superman and Wonder Woman thanks to her ability to absorb energy to further strengthen herself.
5 Supergirl And Power Girl Are Powerful Kryptonian Parallels
While Superman is known as the Last Son of Krypton, he also has a younger cousin named Kara Zor-El who also survived their home planet's destruction to follow in Kal-El's footsteps as Supergirl, the Girl of Steel. Supergirl spent years in stasis under an artificial yellow sun which amplified her abilities to make her potentially stronger than her cousin.
Earth-2's Kara Zor-L also survived and became the superhero known as Power Girl who has a sometimes confusing relationship with the Superman family, but she is older and stronger than her parallel Kryptonian to make her one of DC's strongest female protagonists.
4 Lady Shazam Is Gifted With The Strength Of the Gods
While she was originally known as Mary Marvel, Mary Bromfield (also formerly known as Mary Baxton) gained a new title as Lady Shazam after Shazam shared his magical abilities with his foster family in the New 52 era.
Mary is transformed into an older version of her body when she says the magical word that also bestows her with the shared power of the gods, which includes the strength of Hercules that makes Lady Shazam one of the world's mightiest mortals.
3 Mera's Atlantean Strength Makes Her Stronger Than Most Heroes
Like most Atlanteans that live deep under the crushing pressures of the ocean, Mera's unique physiology allows her to both breathe underwater and survive the depths by increasing both her strength and durability to superhuman levels.
She also has control over water thanks to her royal Xebelian heritage which further increases her power and allows her to swim faster than most beings underwater. Mera has proven her mettle in battle alongside the Justice League and displayed many impressive feats of strength to become the Queen of Atlantis alongside her husband Aquaman.
2 Big Barda Is A New God Who Packs An Impressive Punch
While she was originally trained as one of Apokolips' Female Furies, the New God known as Big Barda was able to escape to Earth along with her love Mister Miracle, where she would display her incredible strength alongside teams like the Justice League.
Big Barda's New God strength was further enhanced by Darkseid to enable her to lift over 100 tons, which allows her to stand side by side with powerful heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman, who even told Big Barda how impressive she was during a shared battle on Apokolips.
1 Wonder Woman Is The Amazonian Daughter Of Zeus
As one of DC's Trinity, Wonder Woman holds a high status among the rest of DC's superheroes due to her leadership skills, compassion for others, warrior training, and incredible powers that all add up to make her one of the strongest women in the DC universe.
As the Amazonian daughter of Zeus, Diana Prince is a demigod with incredible strength that was further increased by the magical empowerment and armor she received as Wonder Woman. Diana was the only member of the League who was able to hold her own against a mind-controlled Superman, and she has consistently showcased her extreme strength in battle.