Powers and Abilities
Hubert claimed to have the proportionate speed, strength, and agility of a walrus. However, he demonstrated little evidence of superhuman powers as a walrus is neither fast nor agile on land; his speed, agility, reflexes, and endurance seemed to be inferior to that of a normal human. The Walrus did demonstrate feats that would require enhanced strength and resistance to damage. He was actually able to hit Spider-Man with sufficient force to knock him flying and rip a metal lamp post in half, as well as withstanding razor sharp and explosive carrots fired at him by the White Rabbit as a test.
It was revealed that he had been mutagenically altered by his uncle with walrus DNA, which would presumably add certain walrus characteristics to his physiology, such as a layer of blubber to keep him warm in freezing water and the ability to hold his breath for a much longer time than a human. None of these abilities would be very useful to a supervillain who never goes anywhere near water; however, the layer of blubber could explain his resistance to injury.
The Walrus' durability was such that Spider-Man was able to defeat him by flicking him with his index finger, which knocked the Walrus out. As Spider-Man pointed out during their first encounter, since Hubert is smaller than an average walrus, having the "proportionate speed, strength and agility" of one would make him less fast, strong and agile than his namesake.
The Walrus was noticeably unintelligent, but was good at crossword puzzles.
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