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I don't think he's low dragon for the record, but didn't Saitama go easy on him because he thought he was just a big dog?
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STRONGEST One-Punch Man Discussion Thread!
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Well, Rover never tanked a normal casual punch from Saitama. Saitama directly stated he was holding back. If not for that statement though it could be argued that Rover is easily near the peak of Dragon level.
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Your scale is out of wack tbh.
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This implies that Saitama doesn't go easy on literally every opponent.
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He's not low-mid or anything like that. At the very least he's near the pinnacle of what would be considered Mid Dragon, likely High Dragon. Read what I said before about Rover's feats.
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Saitama saw Rover as simply a dog, did he not?
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Extra easy, because he did not want to kill a dog.
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If I recall correctly, yes. That's why he only made him sit, rather than just kill him.
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He doesn't. Saitama just doesn't go serious. Imagine throwing a half assed punch that you're not really putting effort into, but not holding back on. He specifically holds back against Rover however, because he doesn't view him as a Monster.
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Rover didn't take an earnest punch, but the earthquakes from the punch are likely higher end 7-B, surviving an attack of that magnitude is very impressive killing intent or not.
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Wasn't it considered Low 7-B or High 7-C? If it's higher end 7-B that's close to if not debatably reaching High Dragon.
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Saitama couldn't tell the difference between Gouketsu and a regular monster.
Him considering Rover a dog doesn't hurt his placing in the tier list.
Him considering Rover a dog doesn't hurt his placing in the tier list.
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We never Saitama and gouketsu's interaction on screen tho.
Plus, no one scales to Saitama
Plus, no one scales to Saitama
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Not saying it does, just that "he took a punch from Saitama better than x" is a completely meaningless argument.
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I'm not sure if I did not the seismic energy right, but the punch could be anything from High 7-C to 7-B. Narratively at least, the punch got everyone's attention
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That's not what anyone's arguing though, we're saying that Rover doesn't actually scale to his consistent normal punches.
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Where does Saitama say that he didn't want to hurt Rover?
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N one is saying he doesn't wanna hurt Rover, he just didn't plan on killing him
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Right before he fights Orochi, he says he went easy on Rover.
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I really don't think that means anything, he goes easy on everyone.
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That's not how it works dude. He doesn't go easy on Monster's, he just doesn't try, look at my explanation of it. Saitama specifying that he was holding back means that it wasn't a standard casual punch, and thus, Rover doesn't remotely scale to his punches. He even says "No matter how you look at it, it's definitely a Monster this time. I won't have to go easy on you, get ready for a normal beating." referring to Orochi.
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Doesn't that just imply he goes easy on everyone else??? I genuinely don't see why this means he specifically held back for Rover.
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"Normal" being the operative word. He doesn't consider his punch against Rover to be "normal", yet it was definitely not serious, therefore it can be concluded he was holding back more than he normally does. He's a hero, he wouldn't want to accidentally kill a normal dog.
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What? What are you even interpreting it as?
Saitama uses a certain amount of power in his usual punches against Monster's. Those are the most common punches we see from him. He doesn't care about the lives of Monster's, so he doesn't hold back against them, but doesn't go serious against them because there's no point. On the other hand, Rover is just a big ol' dog in his eyes, so he intentionally holds back to not kill it.
Saitama uses a certain amount of power in his usual punches against Monster's. Those are the most common punches we see from him. He doesn't care about the lives of Monster's, so he doesn't hold back against them, but doesn't go serious against them because there's no point. On the other hand, Rover is just a big ol' dog in his eyes, so he intentionally holds back to not kill it.
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I don't see why that means he specifically held back for Rover. Saying he thought it was a giant dog after it blasted a giant fuckoff energy blast at him just seems wrong.
Where does it specifically say that he was holding back against Rover?
Where does it specifically say that he was holding back against Rover?
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We're talking about Saitama here, he's very far from bright. There's a reason he bombed the written exam.
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Saitama is dense as ****. That's an aspect of him being an unserious parody character.
He literally says it himself...
He literally says it himself...
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I don't mean to disappoint but I thought those were just trees
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Saitama isn't a moron, though. I don't believe he'd imagine that a 12 foot tall pitch black dog shooting giant energy blasts is just "some normal dog".
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That's what Fubuki believed, and neither of them denied it.
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For what I said about low and high dragons. Here is just my interpretations of ranking for the entire category:
Rover is definitely not in the same category of trash like bakuzan, but isn't THAT high in the grand scheme of things, especially when there are monsters much stronger than him. He falls between Low-Mid and Mid for me.
- Low 7-B+ = Low Dragon
- 7-B = Low-Mid Dragon
- 7-A+ = Mid Dragon
- 6-C = High-Mid Dragon
- Low 6-B = Figh or peak dragon
Rover is definitely not in the same category of trash like bakuzan, but isn't THAT high in the grand scheme of things, especially when there are monsters much stronger than him. He falls between Low-Mid and Mid for me.
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I'm sorry, but if Saitama is one thing, it's definitely a moron.
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He's not exactly stupid, he isn't very bright
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He failed miserably on the HA's written test, only BARELY passing and getting literally the lowest position in the Association only because of his absurd physical abilities. He constantly gets names wrong, usually only remembering names of people he's met repeatedly or knows somewhat personally. He also seems to lack basic common sense on occasion. And he literally calls and treats Rover as a dog in the manga itself, which destroys your point.
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Because they didn't care what she said. She severely underestimated Bomb, thinking of him as a normal old man (Bomb completely had no clue what she was going on), and later was utterly surprised by him and his younger bother.
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He doesn't seem to lack common sense, though.
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He has common sense, he's just really single minded and a bit too laid back for his own good
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That's headcanon.
