- 30,036
- 25,244
I think that the issue is that this "hundreds of times less" figure comes about mostly just from the results of our calc. I agree that narratively, and likely from Horikoshi's point of view, just because he is using explosions ten times smaller than he's drawn otherwise, that doesn't mean in his head that they should be hundreds or thousands of times less powerful - but that doesn't mean I think that the smallest explosions Bakugo uses has to be comparable to the biggest one he's using either.
Bakugo making an 8-C explosion when he's 14 and the Sludge Villain is controlling him, and Bakugo making a 9-B explosion in fight with Deku during the Battle Trial arc aren't contradictory to me. From a VSBW standpoint, they have to be because we boil everything down to its simplest components. If a character withstands or survives an attack at one point then their durability is "X joules" and if they get so much as scratched or are in pain from a different attack then that attack is also "X joules" but we all know it isn't really as simple as that.
When we look at things through that simplistic of a lens, then you get characters who - narratively - should be little different than ordinary humans like Ochaco or Shinso having punches that are comparable to this feat in theoretical potency. (Not saying they should only be as strong as IRL humans)
Bakugo making an 8-C explosion when he's 14 and the Sludge Villain is controlling him, and Bakugo making a 9-B explosion in fight with Deku during the Battle Trial arc aren't contradictory to me. From a VSBW standpoint, they have to be because we boil everything down to its simplest components. If a character withstands or survives an attack at one point then their durability is "X joules" and if they get so much as scratched or are in pain from a different attack then that attack is also "X joules" but we all know it isn't really as simple as that.
When we look at things through that simplistic of a lens, then you get characters who - narratively - should be little different than ordinary humans like Ochaco or Shinso having punches that are comparable to this feat in theoretical potency. (Not saying they should only be as strong as IRL humans)