Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Saitama is a gag character.Superdouche isn't.
Yet the point remains.
Originally posted by abhilegend
Years of being afraid of anyone calling Superman overpowered and they truly made him overpowered lol.
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Originally posted by carver9
He's no more overpowered than Hulk and Thor. 🤷🏿‍♂️
You say that like you know what you're talking about.
Originally posted by Magnon
Saitama is undefeatable on narrative level.
Originally posted by -Pr-
Funny how people can accept that for Saitama, but not, say, Superman.
A character is assigned the least amount of power necessary to replicate the consistent feats of his story.
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Smallville got wtfpwned by Harley, bro.Saitama never is any danger and only needs to land one normal punch.
You act like Superman is in any danger. Do people really think, for example, that their current deaths would stick? Of course not. Superman and Batman will be back.
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Smallville got wtfpwned by Harley, bro.Saitama never is any danger and only needs to land one normal punch.
That's Harley. She's a horrible example.
Originally posted by Astner
Vs debating has always been detached from the narrative. It's completely irrelevant that a character isn't intended to lose or struggle.A character is assigned the least amount of power necessary to replicate the consistent feats of his story.
Well yeah. Not always, but generally yes.
Originally posted by Astner
Always.We're debating, not writing fan fiction, and we have a precise method of determining outcomes. What an author intends beyond what's shown or whether a editor thinks Spider-man would beat up the Hulk doesn't matter to us.
Maybe always for you. Not for everyone else. That's why I said generally.
And we do take author intent in to account at times. Again, not always, but sometimes.
Originally posted by -Pr-
Maybe always for you. Not for everyone else. That's why I said generally.And we do take author intent in to account at times. Again, not always, but sometimes.
Originally posted by Sin I AM
Where's the line drawn
Originally posted by Astner
Then you'll have to deal with arguments like: "Saitama is intended to be more powerful than whomever he fights."Wherever the feats end.
You made me laugh, but I consider it a good thing, because that was ****ing funny. I do deal with that. Regularly. Because people are *****.
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
She's a valid example. Supes is capable of losing.OPM does not have a single loss and it's highly unlikely that'll ever happen. He surpasses even Squirrel Girl.
I refuse to watch it or read it. I hate characters that never lose. They are trash characters and completely take away from any kind of tension. It makes for boring stories and fights you (apparently just me) don't gaf about.
"OH no, my character got knocked down, but he UNLOCKED HIS MENTALS!!! flew really fast and one-shot the guy like he has done literally every single other story" what a great surprise.
Originally posted by ShadowFyre
I refuse to watch it or read it. I hate characters that never lose. They are trash characters and completely take away from any kind of tension. It makes for boring stories and fights you (apparently just me) don't gaf about."OH no, my character got knocked down, but he UNLOCKED HIS MENTALS!!! flew really fast and one-shot the guy like he has done literally every single other story" what a great surprise.
The manga is a parody about that trope.
Originally posted by ShadowFyreThat was the exact reason why I kept ignoring the anime at first, that was a mistake though.
I refuse to watch it or read it. I hate characters that never lose. They are trash characters and completely take away from any kind of tension. It makes for boring stories and fights you (apparently just me) don't gaf about."OH no, my character got knocked down, but he UNLOCKED HIS MENTALS!!! flew really fast and one-shot the guy like he has done literally every single other story" what a great surprise.