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Super soldier
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<p>A super soldier (or supersoldier) is a concept <a href="/facts/Soldier/f3tcRU9C">soldier</a> capable of operating beyond normal human abilities through technological augmentation or (in fictional depictions) genetic modification or cybernetic augmentation. Soldiers that obtain greater-than-normal physical abilities by wearing <a href="/facts/Powered_exoskeleton/qMDlIbnE">powered armor or a technological exoskeleton</a> (such as the Mobile Infantry in <a href="/facts/Robert_A._Heinlein/h0oY0898">Robert A. Heinlein</a>'s <a href="/facts/Starship_Troopers/QRxaXfaE">Starship Troopers</a> novella) are a distinct, but related concept and the two often overlap, as is the case for <a href="/facts/Halo_(franchise)/78c5by3J">Halo</a> and <a href="/facts/Warhammer_40%2c000/5RNFJfFm">Warhammer 40,000</a> universes, for example. </p>