The Superhero Database Classification number, or SHDB Class, is a number that represents the overall 'power' of a character. All traits of a character are used for calculating the Classification.
What it DOESN'T mean
This doesn't mean that a higher class would always beat a lower class character. But the bigger the difference in Class is, the more obvious it is who'll win in a fight.
How is this calculated
( INT^1.3 + (STR*0.5 )^2 + (SPE*0.5)^2 + DUR^1.6 + (POW + (SPS*SPL))^2 + COM^1.8 ) ^ TIER
Super Power Score and Level
Every Super Power has a score (SPS) that is used to calculate the Class. Each Super Power also has 3 levels (SPL). The level is set when connecting that Super Power to a character. The level determines the final score, of the Super Power, being used in the calculation.
1. living alone
2. being nonreligious
3.being impoverished or homeless
4.having a history of mental illness
5.being a military veteran
6.having no criminal record, or has never been convicted of a violent crime
7. having no currently surviving family
8. being unmarried or otherwise lacks a significant other
9. having little to no social standing in their community
10. doesn't exhibit any record of significant professional or personal accomplishments
11. having few to no mutually beneficial interpersonal relationships
12. being anonymous, neglected or wrongfully shunned by the person's respective society