One-Punch Man: It's Borosing time

[Emerald]

Just a quick CRT for Boros to add some stuff to his profile:

Willpower:
I believe that Boros should be listed with the main power of the OPM verse: Willpower
Boros is capable of withstanding brutal punishment, having his arm destroyed or being completely splattered by Saitama's Consecutive Normal Punches, which was noted by the databook as him surviving a near death injury. After all of this, Boros was still conscious as a mangled corpse, which Saitama congratulated him for still standing after getting wrecked by the Serious Punch before dying wink wink
Not only that but Boros is seen ignoring his own weakness in moments of desperations and getting motivated while fighting an enemy. Meteoric Burst drains his stamina and leaves him breathless after a punch and kick, however after Saitama came back from space, Boros decided to go "all out" and delivered multiple blows on him without worrying about his stamina issues from earlier.
Due to that I believe that Boros should have Willpower as one of his abilities, since he can keep going in near death and go past his own limits

Minor hax:

• Breath Attack (Collapsing Star Roaring Cannon comes directly from Boros' mouth)
• Energy Manipulation/Aura (Can cover his opponents in energy, protecting them from frictional heat while moving at near light speed)
• Explosion Manipulation (His energy attacks cause massive explosions, and in his Meteoric Burst form he creates massive shockwaves with sheer movement alone)

 

[EnderLord8]

Following...

I Agree

 

[Kachon123]

Neutral on the first part since none of Boros' feats need anything other than normal Supernatural Willpower to work and could also simply be explained by a physiology difference. There really aren't any indications (at least from the scans in the OP) that Boros has One-Punch Man's Willpower.

Minor hax looks fine.

 

[EnderLord8]

Neutral on the first part since none of Boros' feats need anything other than normal Supernatural Willpower to work and could also simply be explained by a physiology difference. There really aren't any indications (at least from the scans in the OP) that Boros has One-Punch Man's Willpower.

Minor hax looks fine.

Well, it's not like there's any statement or evidence to suggest that this is something physiological, all we know is that the Boros species is adapted to heat and that they have the ability to regenerate, the most natural thing is to consider this as supernatural willpower.

 

[Emerald]

Neutral on the first part since none of Boros' feats need anything other than normal Supernatural Willpower to work and could also simply be explained by a physiology difference. There really aren't any indications (at least from the scans in the OP) that Boros has One-Punch Man's Willpower.

We consider one of the aspects of the OPM willpower page that you can survive near death states which is what happened with Boros:

• Immense Pain Tolerance and Limited Immortality (Type 2; Those with abnormally strong willpower can survive near death conditions[3], as well as flat out death[4] via sheer willpower)

Boros surprisingly has nothing suggesting he has such a different biology that he deals against pain better than anyone else, like we even know that him regenerating from getting exploded by Saitama was him in a near death state and Saitama even gets surprised that he's alive after all of that.
Besides we have characters like Mumen Rider listed having Willpower even though his feats of withstanding pain being below Boros' showings

 

[Kachon123]

Well, it's not like there's any statement or evidence to suggest that this is something physiological, all we know is that the Boros species is adapted to heat and that they have the ability to regenerate, the most natural thing is to consider this as supernatural willpower.

Again, even if that's the case, Boros surviving in that state doesn't necessitate him getting One-Punch Man's Willpower. Regular Supernatural Willpower fits.

For example, for characters like Flashy Flash and Sonic, we give it to them because they were specifically noted to have strong souls/minds/willpower above the likes of characters like Tennin and Hellfire Flame+Gale, who are already stated to have much greater willpower than the average person. Boros simply doesn't have concrete enough feats.

 

[JustANormalPerson01]

An species adaptating to a charasteristic of their planet is just evolution, nothing relatable.

That being said, pretty sure Boros is shown to receive damage from Saitama's punch before he got pulverized, so given that for lesser feats Supernatural Willpower is given to characters like Pri-Pri-Prisioner, I guess it is a possibility.

That being said, he does not seem pained at all when he loses his arm on a previous form. So… idrk if it is just pain endurance or more of a physiological thing

 

[Kachon123]

An species adaptating to a charasteristic of their planet is just evolution, nothing relatable.

That being said, pretty sure Boros is shown to receive damage from Saitama's punch before he got pulverized, so given that for lesser feats Supernatural Willpower is given to characters like Pri-Pri-Prisioner, I guess it is a possibility.

That being said, he does not seem pained at all when he loses his arm on a previous form. So… idrk if it is just pain endurance or more of a physiological thing

Pri-Pri Prisoner wasn't given Supernatural Willpower just because he withstood damage, it was also because he shows large amounts of growth afterwards, which is a direct trait of One-Punch Man's Willpower.

 

[JustANormalPerson01]

Alright, then yeah, I disagree.

 

[Kachon123]

We consider one of the aspects of the OPM willpower page that you can survive near death states which is what happened with Boros:

• Immense Pain Tolerance and Limited Immortality (Type 2; Those with abnormally strong willpower can survive near death conditions[3], as well as flat out death[4] via sheer willpower)

Boros surprisingly has nothing suggesting he has such a different biology that he deals against pain better than anyone else, like we even know that him regenerating from getting exploded by Saitama was him in a near death state and Saitama even gets surprised that he's alive after all of that.
Besides we have characters like Mumen Rider listed having Willpower even though his feats of withstanding pain being below Boros' showings

I'm fine with giving Boros Immense Pain Tolerance and likely Limited Immortality Type 2, but it takes more than just having an ability that people with One-Punch Man's Willpower also have to get it.

 

[LordTracer]

Immense Pain Tolerance and Limited Immortality (Type 2; Those with abnormally strong willpower can survive near death conditions[3], as well as flat out death[4] via sheer willpower)

Something to note is that Pain Tolerance isn’t an actual power, and we don’t give Resistance to Pain Manipulation for it anymore. It’s just something that gets noted in the character’s stamina justification.

 

[DavidTPPM]

Yeah as far as I'm aware Broros didn't show any of the hax resistances in OPMW page nor did he show accelerated development and I don't remember any statements about him having some insane willpower.

 

[Emerald]

Yeah as far as I'm aware Broros didn't show any of the hax resistances in OPMW page nor did he show accelerated development and I don't remember any statements about him having some insane willpower.

Neither did Mumen Rider but we still consider him having Willpower. Unless I'm missing something

 

[DavidTPPM]

Neither did Mumen Rider but we still consider him having Willpower. Unless I'm missing something

Ngl I wouldn't really agree with that either but for Mumen the pain tolerance feats are a lot different.

For Boros significant damage means nothing he just regenerates. But Mumen was talking nearly crippling amount of damage and still standing and fighting despite having no superpowers or regeneration at all. The damage Mumen took straight up looks fatal and he still stood back up to fight through sheer willpower.

So even if I don't necessarily agree with OPMW for Mumen, his arguments are a lot stronger than Boros'

 

[Emerald]

Ngl I wouldn't really agree with that either but for Mumen the pain tolerance feats are a lot different.

For Boros significant damage means nothing he just regenerates. But Mumen was talking nearly crippling amount of damage and still standing and fighting despite having no superpowers or regeneration at all. The damage Mumen took straight up looks fatal and he still stood back up to fight through sheer willpower.

So even if I don't necessarily agree with OPMW for Mumen, his arguments are a lot stronger than Boros'

The same can be said for Boros. It's stated that he was at near death state according to the guidebook but he regenerated, and how he looked like a mangled corpse without any latent energy remaining to heal himself, even Saitama was impressed that he was still alive after all of this. It's shown more than once that Boros stays alive in situations that were supposed to kill him and nothing says its bcs he has special biological traits that allow him to take the damage better.

 

[Detective_Blizzard]

Something to note is that Pain Tolerance isn’t an actual power, and we don’t give Resistance to Pain Manipulation for it anymore. It’s just something that gets noted in the character’s stamina justification.

Gonna make a note of that, since I have a few profiles that list it as such.

As for the post itself, why would we need to separate Boro's supernatural willpower from everything else? I can understand not including it at all under the assumption that he's only getting as far due to biology or something, but willpower from my understanding is a general aspect that everyone in the verse has and as such if a character has the feats for high levels of will then it should be applicable.

 

[DavidTPPM]

The same can be said for Boros. It's stated that he was at near death state according to the guidebook but he regenerated, and how he looked like a mangled corpse without any latent energy remaining to heal himself, even Saitama was impressed that he was still alive after all of this.

You're not getting my point. Boros taking fatal injuries means much less for his willpower because he regenerates them before fighting further. Walking on healed legs that were broken takes no special willpower. Walking in legs that are currently broken requires great willpower. And that's the difference between Boros' feats and Mumens

Boros defies death through regeneration and then fights on without any fatal injuries.
Mumen defies death through willpower alone and fights on with the fatal injuries still being present on his body causing him pain.

It's shown more than once that Boros stays alive in situations that were supposed to kill him and nothing says its bcs he has special biological traits that allow him to take the damage better.

Because he has regeneration. Mumen achieves this without actually fixing his fatal wounds.

 

[MrTayman616]

Agree with minor hax. I think willpower should be fine if what he shows can be considered Supernatural willpower.

Neutral on the first part since none of Boros' feats need anything other than normal Supernatural Willpower to work and could also simply be explained by a physiology difference. There really aren't any indications (at least from the scans in the OP) that Boros has One-Punch Man's Willpower.

Minor hax looks fine.

Isn't every OPM character with a strong willpower is listed with OPM willpower? If Boros were to get Supernatural willpower, he should get the OPM version as well. Though it is true that it can be a physiology difference.

Boros taking fatal injuries means much less for his willpower because he regenerates them before fighting further

Boros doesn't care about physical damage even when he doesn't regenerate it. After losing his hand, he continued to fight for a while. Though i'm not sure if things he showed can be considered Supernatural willpower.



Boros didn't show willpower style resistance to death and immortality type 2. If he did, he would evolve and show explosive growth.

 

[Kachon123]

Isn't every OPM character with a strong willpower is listed with OPM willpower?

No, that's not how it works.

 

[Detective_Blizzard]

No, that's not how it works.

I just looked at every single profile, there literally isn't a single example of a OPM character who has willpower listed that isn't directly tied to OPM Willpower.

 

[DavidTPPM]

I just looked at every single profile, there literally isn't a single example of a OPM character who has willpower listed that isn't directly tied to OPM Willpower.

Then that's in all honesty just an error in the profiles. OPM type willpower isn't something like chakra or reiatsu which everyone in the verse has it.

 

[Recon1511]

Agree with the minor hax but not with the rest, Boros endurance and regeneration its simply attributed to the nature of his species.

 

[Detective_Blizzard]

Then that's in all honesty just an error in the profiles. OPM type willpower isn't something like chakra or reiatsu which everyone in the verse has it.

Well not every profile has it, but that's likely a revision topic for another day