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Most downplayed character, in your opinion

I don't understand why Samurai and Ninja never use shields
Ninja were stealth-oriented, so no shields. And samurai had shields waaaaay back, but ditched them in favor of banking on their armor's defensive power and freeing up their offhand, same as what a lot of knights did when full plate armor became a thing
 
I'm not seeing anymore downplay of European Knights nowadays. If anything, there seems to be a push back against the perceived downplay of Knights.
 
Ninja were stealth-oriented, so no shields. And samurai had shields waaaaay back, but ditched them in favor of banking on their armor's defensive power and freeing up their offhand, same as what a lot of knights did when full plate armor became a thing
Ninja is a bit of a mythical figure shaped by Edo period theater. Shinobi is the period accurate term, and likely were not clad in black jumpsuits. Ninjas were spies, skilled in espionage and sabotage, and occasional assassination. A shield is cumbersome, when your main goal is to try and collect information.
 
Ninja is a bit of a mythical figure shaped by Edo period theater. Shinobi is the period accurate term, and likely were not clad in black jumpsuits. Ninjas were spies, skilled in espionage and sabotage, and occasional assassination. A shield is cumbersome, when your main goal is to try and collect information.
Yeah I know, just thought making the distinction was mostly not relevant, and ninja is the more recognizable term.
 
In actuality samurai almost never used archery on horseback.
Samurai occasionally used archery. Shogun rode on horses. Just samurai and shogun did not use archery on horseback. The Mongolian soldiers and south Russian soldiers were the notable people who used archery on horseback.

And they preferred small round shields over heavy large rectangular ones for speed and agility. Oh the horses have chain mail armour.
 
Ok, while for me DC and Marvel, along with their respective film universes are incredibly downplayed here, I think the verse or at least subsection of a verse which is very downplayed and no one seems to talk about is Canon Star Wars, blaster bolt laser stuff, said by Matt Martin, some bad character scaling for some, some feats and statements not being used like Vader being > the Death Star and Star Destroyers. Also, the fabric of the universe.
 
Is KOS-MOS downplayed AND wanked by different people? (I know she is somehow still wanked by many in "certain aspects")

... And what Rayman Legends is? Looks like a popular franchise now deader than Darkstalkers.
 
Is KOS-MOS downplayed AND wanked by different people? (I know she is somehow still wanked by many in "certain aspects")

... And what Rayman Legends is? Looks like a popular franchise now deader than Darkstalkers.
Kos mos doesn't even have a page here so I don't think we're in any position to call her wanked or downplayed
 
Kos mos doesn't even have a page here so I don't think we're in any position to call her wanked or downplayed
But she is said by some outside this wiki to back scale from Wave Existence who is 1-C; some says she is Mary Magdalene incarnate and is therefore Tier 0; other says she is weaker than Mega Man X tier.
She used to have a profile here but is deleted due to arguments on applicability of religion into Xenosaga verse.
 
Is doomguy really the weakest 2-A? I'm pretty sure there are some who are weaker

Also the fact that Dragonball 2-As are apparently weak as heck is just sad ngl
 
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