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STRONGEST One-Punch Man Discussion Thread!

Serious Series so far seem more dependant on context rather than power.
He uses Serious Strike against CSRC because it was fired towards the earth and failing to deflect it properly could lead to global catastrophe.

He used Serious Sidehops against Sonic because he annoyed him way too much and Saitama hoped that that overkill would make him leave him alone.

He used Serious Strike against EC because he needed to perfectly control his strength as to destroy EC without any collateral damage.

It was also used against EOW to fully disperse it so it stops growing.
 
The Serious Punch that killed EC is objectively weaker than the normal punches he was using against Garou. One was done specifically to kill a 7-B monster with no more no less power, the other was used to overpower a character who had just performed a 5-C feat.
 
Quangotjokes said:
Orochi got one shotted by a normal punch. Boros didn't.
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Ok but if you're claiming we should upgrade CSRC above all Normal attacks because Saitama "needed" a Serious attack to nullify it the same logic would be applied to Orochi.

Or we could just accept that neither Normal nor Serious Series attacks have set levels
 
Epiccheev said:
The Serious Punch that killed EC is objectively weaker than the normal punches he was using against Garou. One was done specifically to kill a 7-B monster with no more no less power, the other was used to overpower a character who had just performed a 5-C feat.
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I'd say PIS considering the narrative implications of its use.
 
Maverick_Zero_X said:
Ok but if you're claiming we should upgrade CSRC above all Normal attacks because Saitama "needed" a Serious attack to nullify it the same logic would be applied to Orochi.

Or we could just accept that neither Normal nor Serious Series attacks have set levels
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Not really sure if serious blow was necessary against orochi tbh he still normal punched him.
 
Quangotjokes said:
I'd say PIS considering the narrative implications of its use.
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That's the point.
Saitama has no special attacks and the Serious/Casual denomination does not directly and objectively mean superiority/inferiority. Context for what they're used is important.
Serious moves have been used against Above dragons, a dragon level 7-B monster and a demon level human speedster.
Casual moves have been used against Above Dragons ( the blow that killed Orochi, the blow that weakened Psykorochi, Consecutive normal punches against Garou both in his monster and Cosmic fear form and Meteoric Burst Boros and has also been used against B-class foes like Fubuki's henchmen.)
 
Epiccheev said:
Serious Series so far seem more dependant on context rather than power.
He uses Serious Strike against CSRC because it was fired towards the earth and failing to deflect it properly could lead to global catastrophe.

He used Serious Sidehops against Sonic because he annoyed him way too much and Saitama hoped that that overkill would make him leave him alone.

He used Serious Strike against EC because he needed to perfectly control his strength as to destroy EC without any collateral damage.

It was also used against EOW to fully disperse it so it stops growing.
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I agree with this
 
Epiccheev said:
That's the point.
Saitama has no special attacks and the Serious/Casual denomination does not directly and objectively mean superiority/inferiority. Context for what they're used is important.
Serious moves have been used against Above dragons, a dragon level 7-B monster and a demon level human speedster.
Casual moves have been used against Above Dragons ( the blow that killed Orochi, the blow that weakened Psykorochi, Consecutive normal punches against Garou both in his monster and Cosmic fear form and Meteoric Burst Boros and has also been used against B-class foes like Fubuki's henchmen.)
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I'm just going off what's official

 
Maverick_Zero_X said:
According to a bonus chapter Saitama doesn't actually consider his Serious Series moves to be anything special, explaining why his Normal Series can sometimes be superior to his "Serious" moves if he feels like it.

"I don't really have a killer move to be honest."

"Aren't killer moves supposed to be reserved for opponents that can't be defeated otherwise? But there're no enemies I can't beat in the first place"
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In the main continuity the serious moves are always far more impressive than normal.
 
Quangotjokes said:
In the main continuity the serious moves are always far more impressive than normal.
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No, they haven't.

Also Saitama confirming there's no enemy he can't beat with his normal attacks directly disproves your CSRC upgrade proposal

Epiccheev said:
That's the point.
Saitama has no special attacks and the Serious/Casual denomination does not directly and objectively mean superiority/inferiority. Context for what they're used is important.
Serious moves have been used against Above dragons, a dragon level 7-B monster and a demon level human speedster.
Casual moves have been used against Above Dragons ( the blow that killed Orochi, the blow that weakened Psykorochi, Consecutive normal punches against Garou both in his monster and Cosmic fear form and Meteoric Burst Boros and has also been used against B-class foes like Fubuki's henchmen.)
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Maverick_Zero_X said:
No, they haven't.

Also Saitama confirming there's no enemy he can't beat with his normal attacks directly disproves your CSRC upgrade proposal
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Boros was dead by then, so his statement would be correct. He also said killer moves are monsters he can't defeat otherwise. Hence why he used serious punch on CSRC.
 
Quangotjokes said:
Boros was dead by then, so his statement would be correct. He also said killer moves are monsters he can't defeat otherwise. Hence why he used serious punch on CSRC.
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Read the chapter. He stated there's no enemy he can't beat with normal punches, so saying he needed to use a Serious Punch on the CSRC is objectively incorrect.

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The serious punch that killed EC is absolutely not as strong as the casual punch that killed Orochi.
Not to mention he negates Orochi's ultimate move wich scales to his durability with a Serious move and then proceeds to one-shot him with a casual punch.

I feel like these specific instances are very blatant evidences that serious does not equal stronger.
 
Maverick_Zero_X said:
Read the chapter. He stated there's no enemy he can't beat with normal punches, so saying he needed to use a Serious Punch on the CSRC is objectively incorrect.

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That statement is incorrect in itself. He did not defeat Boros with a normal punch. When Boros was about to fire off his attack Saitama is visibly alarmed as indicated by the "!". He knew he had to use his Serious punch.
 
Epiccheev said:
The serious punch that killed EC is absolutely not as strong as the casual punch that killed Orochi.
Not to mention he negates Orochi's ultimate move wich scales to his durability with a Serious move and then proceeds to one-shot him with a casual punch.

I feel like these specific instances are very blatant evidences that serious does not equal stronger.
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They don't have to equal each other, but they are stated to be above s class and Gods.
 
Quangotjokes said:
That statement is incorrect in itself. He did not defeat Boros with a normal punch. When Boros was about to fire off his attack Saitama is visibly alarmed as indicated by the "!". He knew he had to use his Serious punch.
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He didn't, but he could've. Saitama's alarm was only due to the fact that Boros was moments away from killing everyone on earth besides the two of them.
 
Quangotjokes said:
Except he can't, he's clearly outmatched right now.
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Threatening to blow up the earth's surface is enough to outmatch Saitama? Seriously?
Quangotjokes said:
Why even take his world when his serious moves are stated to be much stronger by the databook?
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Because primary canon > secondary canon. We have Saitama's clear statement and the demonstrations of Normal Series attacks being stronger than Serious attacks.
 
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