Morlun is incredibly strong and durable, varying according to how recently he has fed, and on what kind of food source. He has demonstrated strength capable of lifting an estimated 20 tons. He absorbs life force upon contact with his victim. While he feeds himself for awhile on lesser sources, in order to sustain his centuries long life, Morlun must from time to time renew himself by consuming pure forms of totemistic (animal-related) super-beings from one of four categories which make up his own unusually pure DNA - animal, bird, human, or insect.