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So, the long awaited moment (at least for me) has finally come! Time to bring some order.
This CRT has two purposes. The first is to adjust tiers and speed, and the second to get rid of all the material that is taken from the OVA and the comics (I will make profiles for them in the future, though).
For this CRT I will use this article (which is the transliteration of these two guides and was established as reliable here) and these character profiles from the Darkstalkers Graphic Files. The Files have additional pages, but they just repeat things that can already be found in the article.
It is important to know that in the world of Darkstalkers the power of the soul is directly related to the sheer power of an individual. This is not only stated, but it's also proven by some examples, with the bigger one being Morrigan's soul, which was splitted in three parts and so was her power, given that they are the same thing.
The Darkstalkers are also ranked in Classes: S+, S, A+, A, B+, B, C and D.
These classes are related to power and are a good way to measure the strength of characters, but there are some declared exceptions, like Bishamon (The armor and sword, actually) being class D but having the strength of a class B+. The same is for humans, who are ranked as C, but an average C class Darkstalker is stated to be strong enough to wipe out an entire army of first class elite soldiers, something than a normal human can't do.
With that said, let's begin.
Low Tiers
AP: They currently are 6-B scaling from Anakaris, who sunk Egypt in another dimension.
However, it's clear that he didn't move literally all the country, but only people and structures. The feat has been calculated, and despite all the odds and the variables, an end has been accepted.
They will now move from 6-B to low 7-B (1.67 Megatons). This also affects their lifting strength, that goes from class P to class T, always according to the calc.
Speed: They currently are Massively Hypersonic+ based on non-feat, i.e. Felicia being able to "lightning time".
This shouldn't be used at all, it's just some pseudo electric thing that shows up when Felicia switches from cat form to humanoid form. This isn't a proof of it being a real lightning, nor that it works as one and that the characters can move as fast as a real one. Felicia doesn't even have electric attacks.
Unfortunately, we don't have any reference for their speed from the games or from the guides, however I think they should settle at "At least Supersonic +, likely Higher" for being able to keep up and dodge attacks from BB Hood and Huitzil, both of which make large use of firearms, missiles and similar weapons.
Notes: The Huitzil units being able to fly in space at a speed far superior to that of light is exclusive to the comics, and as such it can't be used for the game counterparts.
It is also contradicted by the guides, that state multiple times how the Huitzils were built by Pyron direcly on Earth 65 millions years ago, with the purpose of exterminating the dinosaurs. Even in its ending, Huitzil never flew in space, only through different locations of Earth at unknown speed.
Interesting to note, also, is that Jon Talbain, in one of his win quotes, states that he will become stronger and surpass light itself, meaning that he hasn't done it yet.
These changes will affect even Donovan, because his current stats are given after the OVA, while in the games he never demonstrated to be comparable to characters in a superior tier like Pyron.
Mid Tiers
This category includes only the mortal/restricted form of Pyron and Demitri prior to absorbing the former's soul.
In general, we could define this as the tier for the A class Darkstalkers, because Demitri is one of them and had already reacquired his original power when he defeated Pyron.
AP: This one is very tricky, because we are almost without references. Their current tier, High 5-A, is based on Pyron being able to destroy planets with ease even in his weaker form (even though is isn't stated anywhere within canon material) and from a feat he performed in his ending, in which he grows to enormous size to wear Earth as a jewel, after having defeated all the other characters. This feat also has been calculated as 4-B, but not evaluated yet, but I'll talk of that later.
The problem now is that Demitri defeated him while he was still in his restricted, human-sized form and I doubt we can scale him from a feat performed while Pyron was gigantic.
A solution I was thinking of is to rate them as 4-C or similar, based on a Pyron's win quote, in which he states that he crushed stars. This is a thing that he very likely performed while he was giant, but this time he uses this statement to directly compare his power to that of his opponent, thus I think it's possible to use it as a method to give a tier to his restricted form and to Demitri, who defeated him. However, this quote is only present in the american version of the game, not in the japanese one, so I'm not sure if it can be considered valid or not (but nothing disproves it).
Speed: This is odd too, but should be easier. Currently they are MFTL+ scaling from Huitzil's comics-only space travel, and another feat performed by Pyron only in the OVA, and both of them can't be used. Luckily, Pyron's profile in the Graphic Files (that you can see among the others in the link I posted at the beginning) states that he can fly through space at the speed of light. This thing is likely performed while unrestricted, but I think this could be extended even to his mortal and smaller form. If it is accepted, they will simply go from MFTL+ to SoL.
It also shouldn't be related only to his size, since he is as big as a galaxy, meaning that he should already travel at a superior speed.
High Tiers:
AP: This is now pure scaling and will settle the current 3-C, but Demitri will have it too.
After defeating Pyron, Demitri consumed his soul, meaning that he acquired his power, which tops at 3-C for him having the size of a galaxy while unrestricted. To suggest such improvement, Demitri was also confident to face Belial and Morrigan, despite knowing at least part of Belial's power, since he battled him 100 years ago. This doesn't mean that he is on par or stronger than them, but is a good hint to the fact that he became considerably stronger than before.
Belial, Jedah, Morrigan and Lilith just upscale from Demitri.
It must be noted that Morrigan is very likely the one who canonically defeated Jedah, prior to merging with Lilith, and she is naturally an S class Darkstalker, so she scales too. Her form after merging with Lilith has the AP doubled, since Lilith was her other half.
Note: The current 4-A tier is unnecessary but still valid. The only change is that one of the evidences used to prove that Majigen has multiple stars in it is a piece of art used as the background between a match and another, and for the credits. Since it's not a real representation, it shouldn't be used. It isn't important though, because the stages of the game show that Majigen has at least one sun and multiple stars visible in the sky. Majigen is a real place where the characters move, live and fight. The guides also state that is a dimension created by Jedah using the soul of Ozom (an A+ class Darkstalker) and where he trapped both the Darkstalkers and part of the external world (Like Demitri's castle) to collect their souls and complete Shintai, the fetus of a new universe, which is located in one of the areas that compose Majigen.
Speed: Just as now, they upscale from Pyron, but they will become just FTL for being superior to him.
Alternatively, we can give them the same MFTL+ speed if we scale them to Pyron's speed while he is big as a galaxy, in the same way we do with his AP.
Extra:
Anita's adult key becomes Unknown in every stat. All the informations are a mix of ova and comics. There is a what if in a re release of Vampire Savior, in which she presumably fought and killed Dee, but everything is shrouded in mistery and we don't even know if it has really happened.
This CRT has two purposes. The first is to adjust tiers and speed, and the second to get rid of all the material that is taken from the OVA and the comics (I will make profiles for them in the future, though).
For this CRT I will use this article (which is the transliteration of these two guides and was established as reliable here) and these character profiles from the Darkstalkers Graphic Files. The Files have additional pages, but they just repeat things that can already be found in the article.
It is important to know that in the world of Darkstalkers the power of the soul is directly related to the sheer power of an individual. This is not only stated, but it's also proven by some examples, with the bigger one being Morrigan's soul, which was splitted in three parts and so was her power, given that they are the same thing.
The Darkstalkers are also ranked in Classes: S+, S, A+, A, B+, B, C and D.
These classes are related to power and are a good way to measure the strength of characters, but there are some declared exceptions, like Bishamon (The armor and sword, actually) being class D but having the strength of a class B+. The same is for humans, who are ranked as C, but an average C class Darkstalker is stated to be strong enough to wipe out an entire army of first class elite soldiers, something than a normal human can't do.
With that said, let's begin.
Low Tiers
AP: They currently are 6-B scaling from Anakaris, who sunk Egypt in another dimension.
However, it's clear that he didn't move literally all the country, but only people and structures. The feat has been calculated, and despite all the odds and the variables, an end has been accepted.
They will now move from 6-B to low 7-B (1.67 Megatons). This also affects their lifting strength, that goes from class P to class T, always according to the calc.
Speed: They currently are Massively Hypersonic+ based on non-feat, i.e. Felicia being able to "lightning time".
This shouldn't be used at all, it's just some pseudo electric thing that shows up when Felicia switches from cat form to humanoid form. This isn't a proof of it being a real lightning, nor that it works as one and that the characters can move as fast as a real one. Felicia doesn't even have electric attacks.
Unfortunately, we don't have any reference for their speed from the games or from the guides, however I think they should settle at "At least Supersonic +, likely Higher" for being able to keep up and dodge attacks from BB Hood and Huitzil, both of which make large use of firearms, missiles and similar weapons.
Notes: The Huitzil units being able to fly in space at a speed far superior to that of light is exclusive to the comics, and as such it can't be used for the game counterparts.
It is also contradicted by the guides, that state multiple times how the Huitzils were built by Pyron direcly on Earth 65 millions years ago, with the purpose of exterminating the dinosaurs. Even in its ending, Huitzil never flew in space, only through different locations of Earth at unknown speed.
Interesting to note, also, is that Jon Talbain, in one of his win quotes, states that he will become stronger and surpass light itself, meaning that he hasn't done it yet.
These changes will affect even Donovan, because his current stats are given after the OVA, while in the games he never demonstrated to be comparable to characters in a superior tier like Pyron.
Mid Tiers
This category includes only the mortal/restricted form of Pyron and Demitri prior to absorbing the former's soul.
In general, we could define this as the tier for the A class Darkstalkers, because Demitri is one of them and had already reacquired his original power when he defeated Pyron.
AP: This one is very tricky, because we are almost without references. Their current tier, High 5-A, is based on Pyron being able to destroy planets with ease even in his weaker form (even though is isn't stated anywhere within canon material) and from a feat he performed in his ending, in which he grows to enormous size to wear Earth as a jewel, after having defeated all the other characters. This feat also has been calculated as 4-B, but not evaluated yet, but I'll talk of that later.
The problem now is that Demitri defeated him while he was still in his restricted, human-sized form and I doubt we can scale him from a feat performed while Pyron was gigantic.
A solution I was thinking of is to rate them as 4-C or similar, based on a Pyron's win quote, in which he states that he crushed stars. This is a thing that he very likely performed while he was giant, but this time he uses this statement to directly compare his power to that of his opponent, thus I think it's possible to use it as a method to give a tier to his restricted form and to Demitri, who defeated him. However, this quote is only present in the american version of the game, not in the japanese one, so I'm not sure if it can be considered valid or not (but nothing disproves it).
Speed: This is odd too, but should be easier. Currently they are MFTL+ scaling from Huitzil's comics-only space travel, and another feat performed by Pyron only in the OVA, and both of them can't be used. Luckily, Pyron's profile in the Graphic Files (that you can see among the others in the link I posted at the beginning) states that he can fly through space at the speed of light. This thing is likely performed while unrestricted, but I think this could be extended even to his mortal and smaller form. If it is accepted, they will simply go from MFTL+ to SoL.
It also shouldn't be related only to his size, since he is as big as a galaxy, meaning that he should already travel at a superior speed.
High Tiers:
AP: This is now pure scaling and will settle the current 3-C, but Demitri will have it too.
After defeating Pyron, Demitri consumed his soul, meaning that he acquired his power, which tops at 3-C for him having the size of a galaxy while unrestricted. To suggest such improvement, Demitri was also confident to face Belial and Morrigan, despite knowing at least part of Belial's power, since he battled him 100 years ago. This doesn't mean that he is on par or stronger than them, but is a good hint to the fact that he became considerably stronger than before.
Belial, Jedah, Morrigan and Lilith just upscale from Demitri.
It must be noted that Morrigan is very likely the one who canonically defeated Jedah, prior to merging with Lilith, and she is naturally an S class Darkstalker, so she scales too. Her form after merging with Lilith has the AP doubled, since Lilith was her other half.
Note: The current 4-A tier is unnecessary but still valid. The only change is that one of the evidences used to prove that Majigen has multiple stars in it is a piece of art used as the background between a match and another, and for the credits. Since it's not a real representation, it shouldn't be used. It isn't important though, because the stages of the game show that Majigen has at least one sun and multiple stars visible in the sky. Majigen is a real place where the characters move, live and fight. The guides also state that is a dimension created by Jedah using the soul of Ozom (an A+ class Darkstalker) and where he trapped both the Darkstalkers and part of the external world (Like Demitri's castle) to collect their souls and complete Shintai, the fetus of a new universe, which is located in one of the areas that compose Majigen.
Speed: Just as now, they upscale from Pyron, but they will become just FTL for being superior to him.
Alternatively, we can give them the same MFTL+ speed if we scale them to Pyron's speed while he is big as a galaxy, in the same way we do with his AP.
Extra:
Anita's adult key becomes Unknown in every stat. All the informations are a mix of ova and comics. There is a what if in a re release of Vampire Savior, in which she presumably fought and killed Dee, but everything is shrouded in mistery and we don't even know if it has really happened.
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