Fictional superhuman characters; consisting of human, semi-human or non-human beings with extraordinary abilities and qualities that exceed those naturally found among ordinary people and creatures. These qualities may be acquired through natural ability, self-actualization, supernatural or technological aids.

The related concept of a super race refers to an entire category of beings with the same or varying superhuman characteristics, created from present-day human beings by deploying various means such as eugenics, euthenics, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and/or brain–computer interfacing to accelerate the process of human evolution.