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Excellent analysis. I'd like to mention that, of course, up to a certain point Akuma should have pressure point striking as well (any martial artist really), but yeah, Garou is a more prolific user of that, and in any case it isn't like Akuma cannot handle that. In fact, the weakness of pressure point-based fighting systems, aside from it depending on the opponent's biology being "average", is that it requires a very clean and precise hit. Garou has the precision, of course, but by shifting positions and applying defensive maneuvers, it isn't anything impossible to block.I suggest you to add the names of the characters to the title, it would help dragging attention
I don't know how the battle would unfold, then for now I'm listing what I think are the advantages of both and possible counters.
Akuma
- Higher AP, as he could stomp PoN Ryu, who is stronger than his past self who could perform a 1.28 gigatons feat, while Garou somewhat upscales from 715.8 megatons - Garou can grow in power in the midst of battle and has his own stat amps
- Can amp his stats and enhance his strength even further by transforming into Shin Akuma, on top of using EX moves for another small and situational amp
- More experience, due to a lifetime of training and battles, including several formidable opponents - Garou is exceptionally talented, and in this form he can match Bang and surpass Bomb
- Higher range with projectiles and AoE attacks - Garou can reflect them and resist the heat of the fire-based ones (although they still have their own blunt force)
- The Shun Goku Satsu is a guaranteed oneshot
- Has good mobility options with the Ashura Senku and can nullify Garou's attacks with Rakan
Garou
- Much higher Lifting Strength
- Can analyze and copy Akuma's style - But can't replicate ki-based moves and techniques
- Most likely higher stamina on top of pain tolerance
- Can reflect Akuma's strength (and already mentioned projectiles) against him - Akuma would understand it and probably try to adapt or act in some way, instead of going full throttle again like brutes such as Fuhrer Ugly
- Several useful things such as better senses, adaptive fighting style, regeneration, unusual styles including Watchdog Man, Bang and Bomb's, analytical prediction, istinctive reactions
- Has his own acrobatics feat for an optimal mobility and is rather crafty with the environment
- Can target Pressure Points and launch flurry of danmaku-like attacks - Akuma has experience fighting another Pressure Points user, Gen, who can alsounleash similar flurry of hits, which Akuma is able to parry
- I don't see it possibly for Garou to be stunned by Akuma - There's some chance Garou could be crumpled by Akuma's focus attacks
I've taken that into account.Reminder that Garou's RE also increases his speed as seen in both Garou vs Orochi and Garou vs Darkshine,
and he also has awakening breath, who should be at least a x2 amp, since Bang believed that by using it he could defeat a powered up version of the Elder centipede ( Albeit at the cost of his life), with it's pre-molt form requiring joint attacks between Bang and Bomb to be damaged
Yeah, that's exactly my point.Garou adapting and growing faster might actually be bad for him, as it increases the chances of Akuma amping himself or performing the Shun Goku Satsu before Garou manages to worn him out and/or understand or adapt completely.
Hooo boy, if this was UDON comics Akuma, Garou would melt like snow in a pan-Thrs so much street fighter content book, manga, movies, games and iirc akuma scales to the stronger end of it all i refuse to believe garou outskills him wtf
How busted is comic akuma thoHooo boy, if this was UDON comics Akuma, Garou would melt like snow in a pan-
How busted is comic akuma tho
yeah we know how archie sonic did goEverybody gangsta till the video game character gets a comic book adaptation
I personally consider matches to be inconclusive when the fight really could go any way about 50% of the time (with some give) or when there is no conceivable way to defeat the other.Leaning on Akuma FRA.
What exactly constitutes an Inconclusive? EliminatorVenom presented great points for both sides, and came to the conclusion that either character could end up defeating each other, depending really entirely on how Garou responds to Shin Akuma. Is that enough to vote for an Inconclusive outcome, rather than a definite one?