Poser, DAZ Studio,  Bryce...I'm familiar with those things. But lately I have been blown away by the detail of "Realtime Characters".

What the heck is a "Realtime Character"? All I know so far is that they are rendered in Mental Ray, a renderer within 3DS Max.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?175546-BLONDE%28Realtime-character%29

This guy's character is amazing. Fellow males, please keep it in your pants, lol.