It really doesn’t matter when we’re talking about the physical power of a devil. For instance, the Primal Devils like Darkness don’t rely on destructive feats to prove their superiority. Their strength stems from their concept, which operates differently depending on the devil. I’ve already used the Darkness Devil as an example and the same logic applies here.
And, and you're only using Darkness because the other two Primal Fears have significant DC thanks to their concept that undermines your point about conceptual strength being totally unrelated to DC.
Also Darkness literally blotted out all light til at least the horizon, which is a minimum of
City Block level absorption every single second just passively.
Now, let’s not forget that we’re discussing 20% of the Gun Devil’s power, not its full strength. If you’re trying to compare Nighttime Santa to the Gun Devil at 100% and his full body and weapon destruction feats, I don’t think we’re even on the same page here.
I'm using the Gun Devil's first rampage, which subsequently made it feared, as a reference point for the standard of fear that Santa does not live up to, and why- combined with the sheer difference in portrayal- scaling Santa above 20% Gun is bad.
As for Santa Claus, the scale of her influence is far larger than you’re giving credit for. When she describes herself as "a drop of blood in an ocean," t
hat suggests an incomprehensible level of reach and scale. We’re not talking about one localized event but a
global network of dolls, each capable of causing devastation with a mere touch.
Funny how you take her statement of her own capacities from the scene where Cosmo tells Santa that she doesn't know jack shit.
And while each doll could cause havoc at any point, to the uninformed civilian, the Gun Devil could come back at any point too- or a mass shooting could break out at any point. The mental influence of both the Gun Devil and guns in general is greater than Santa's.
The potential for growth in her power is also something we can’t ignore. If anything, this comparison highlights how
fear manifests differently in these devils and Santa’s potential scaling is far from unrealistic.
Potential Woman would be a future problem. We're talking about her scaling when she fought Denji.
And about Quanxi, she can have the power of a thematic bomb, not the destruction of one.
No she doesn't- also kilotons aren't "thematic" bombs, that's "thematic"
nukes. And even
thematically Quanxi is not comparable to a nuke, because Quanxi's use by her government is not analogous to governments deploying a nuke. You what is thematically compared to the nuclear arms race?
Countries hoarding pieces of the Gun Devil.
That’s a critical distinction. Her strength doesn’t have to be tied to blowing up cities or causing widespread destruction to be effective.
Yeah,
because her competition isn't that strong either.
Thematic representation and physical destruction are two different things and the manga often focuses on the former rather than the latter. This nuance is what makes the scaling make sense when you consider how the series operates conceptually.
Except that it doesn't. I really dislike how you're using "thematic representation."
Thematically Nayuta is Denji's biological child thanks to Makima violating his personal space, telling him to strip, and doing something that left him dazed on her bed.
Thematically Barem is a salty Chainsaw Man Part 1 fan who thinks Makima did nothing wrong, and wants to see Denji goring and dying against opponents regardless of his character.
Thematically, Quanxi and Santa are two sides of Ignorance vs. Knowledge whose ironic fates reflect this. Quanxi becomes brainwashed into being Makima's obedient dog, while Santa has her brain overfilled with all knowledge in the cosmos.
Santa and Quanxi are NOT "thematically" nukes.
I also believe so, but, I'm also inclined the believe the same for those who do scale to Makima. Both have status and scaling which should respectively get them on that level.
They don't have nuke-analogous status. Pieces of the Gun Devil have nuke-analogous status. Quanxi isn't China's nuke, China's 11% of the Gun Devil is their Nuke.
You don't deploy a nuke to assassinate someone like the Brothers, Quanxi, or Santa, you deploy a nuke when there's no other option left and as a result cause an absurd loss of life in collateral damage.
(This does not mean they would win against the 20% Gun, just that they are relative in physical power, if Quanxi shot arrows at the gun It would be similar to getting an ant bite.)
Wow, I didn't know you were relative in physical power to an ant. I'm sorry I've been ignorant of you exerting yourself to near death typing these messages. (Ants don't have shit on people, much like how Quanxi doesn't have shit on 20% Gun. Any damage would be thanks to piercing damage.)
Though I fully understand where you're coming from, I used to see it the same way, but, the very existence of devils inherently empowers Makima. Even the Gun Devil contributes to her strength. Why? Because the Gun Devil is essentially a natural disaster, one that forces humans to surrender and be dominated by its sheer power.
People can't be conquered by natural disasters, they're conquered by other people.
That concept, humans being at the mercy of a stronger being is literally the essence of Makima's identity as the Control Devil. The way humans fear the Gun Devil, or any devil for that matter, stems from the same root: the fear of losing their life to a force beyond their control.
I get it, but that doesn't remove the anti-feats or scaling problems it causes. Neither visually nor thematically are Quanxi and Santa comparable to 20% Gun, and Makima is too close in power to them to scale to/above 20% Gun as a result.