The Width of Power
In a world where everyone praised the tall — from Superman’s towering frame to Thor’s godlike stature — one man proved that power isn’t measured in feet but in force.
Meet Obinna “Iron Chest” Okeke, a mechanic from Aba, Nigeria.
He stood just 5’7”, but his shoulders were wide like the bonnet of a Toyota Hilux. People in the market joked, “If Obinna enters a bus, everyone must shift!”
One evening, a strange cosmic surge struck his workshop — the same energy that once powered Thor’s Mjolnir. Overnight, his muscles crystallized with raw kinetic energy. Every swing of his hammer could bend steel like palm fruit.
When the city faced an alien attack, Superman and Thor struggled against a massive gravity beast — it drained power from height and size. But Obinna, being compact and dense, stood firm. His wide stance resisted the pull.
He slammed his cosmic wrench down, and the shockwave cracked the ground like thunder in Onitsha. Even Wolverine muttered, “That’s some solid Nigerian steel right there.”
In the end, the newspapers didn’t call him “the short hero” — they called him The Broad One.
💪 The Lesson:
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Superheroes like Wolverine and Lobo are proof that width equals power.
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Wolverine: only 5’3”, but dense with Adamantium — stronger than most giants.
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Lobo: not the tallest, but wide as a tank and nearly indestructible.
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The Thing (Fantastic Four): squat, rock-solid, unstoppable.
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In physics, power isn’t about height; it’s about mass, density, and leverage.
Even in real life — from boxers like Mike Tyson to Nigerian powerlifters — the wide men often dominate.
🦸♂️ The Width of Power: When Obinna Met the Gods
Scene 1 — Aba, Nigeria.
It’s 4:42 p.m. A thunderstorm brews over Ariaria Market.
Obinna “Iron Chest” Okeke, a short, wide-shouldered mechanic, wipes his greasy hands and eyes the sky.
Obinna: “Chai, this weather go spoil my customer’s alternator again. Thunder sef no get respect.”
A flash of lightning slams into his metal toolbox. Sparks fly. Obinna is thrown back — but instead of dying, his body starts to glow.
His chest expands like an airbag, veins shimmer like electric cables, and his hammer hums with blue energy.
Obinna: “Jesu! My body don turn transformer!”
Scene 2 — Later that night. Lagos.
Thor and Superman are fighting a monstrous alien — a Gravisaur — that drains energy from tall things.
Every time Thor raises Mjolnir, the beast sucks the power out of the air. Superman’s flight falters.
Thor: “This beast feeds on our height and might!”
Superman: “We need someone compact — someone grounded!”
Suddenly, a voice booms from the ground:
Obinna: “Na who dey disturb my country like this? Una think say na only height fit save the world?”
He steps forward — 5’7” tall but as wide as a refrigerator. The streetlights flicker when he flexes. His wrench glows with cosmic current.
Scene 3 — Battle of Broad Street
The Gravisaur roars, crushing cars like sachet water. Obinna plants his legs.
Wolverine (arriving late): “Short and stocky, huh? You remind me of me.”
Obinna: “No be height we go use do this fight, na width of spirit!”
He swings his cosmic wrench.
BOOM!
The street cracks, the alien staggers. Superman’s eyes widen.
Superman: “How’s that possible?”
Thor: “He channels density! He is… forged from thunder itself!”
Obinna leaps, slams the wrench into the alien’s chest, and yells:
Obinna: “For Aba, for Naija, for short strong men everywhere!”
The Gravisaur explodes into dust. The heroes stare.
Wolverine: “Remind me never to arm-wrestle that guy.”
Thor (laughing): “Indeed! A wide man’s heart can wield the storm.”
Obinna: “Next time, una should call me before things tall pass una control.”
Scene 4 — The Next Morning
In the papers, the headline reads:
“The Broad One Saves Lagos: Power No Be Height!”
Market women gossip:
“You don hear? That short mechanic don fight alien with Superman!”
“Na real man. Wide like generator, strong like okada engine!”
And from that day, Obinna wore his title proudly — The Broad One — proof that greatness doesn’t come from standing tall… but from standing firm.
- Martian Manhunter can absorb mass and increase his height to that of a skyscraper or even an entire planet if necessary.
- Atom Smasher can grow up to 60 feet tall (and potentially much more), while characters like Goliath have reached similar heights.
- A character like the Hulk can get wider and more massive as he gets madder, but this is a gradual process.
- The Thing from the Fantastic Four is often depicted as very wide and bulky, described as being almost as wide as he is tall, but his base height is around 6 feet and he doesn’t typically grow much larger than that.
- For conventional, humanoid heroes, a size-shifter like Martian Manhunter or Atom Smasher can become the tallest and widest depending on the situation.
- Considering all comic book characters, Ego the Living Planet is likely the widest by diameter, while cosmic entities like Eternity or Perpetua are the largest overall, transcending physical dimensions.
