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A simple revision; Ochako Uraraka does not have Building Level durability.
Let's look at the current justification for her rating; "Withstood numerous explosions from Bakugou during their Sports Festival battle and only succumbed after she hit the weight limit of her quirk."
Now, I'm not denying Uraraka took several explosions at close range, and that they repeatedly blew her back during that fight. What I am denying is that these explosions that she supposedly withstood are all Building Level. Let's go over these attacks in detail, okay?
Explosion No. 1: Uraraka clearly takes it at close range. Slightly visible damage but nothing too significant.
Explosion No. 2: The force of the explosion knocks her back but it barely seems to hit her.
Explosion No. 3: Uraraka is not clearly visible in this explosion, but she is seen emerging from the clouds of smoke scuffed up.
Explosion No. 4: The explosion hits the ground in front of her; creating rubble, yes, but not visibly hitting Uraraka itself.
Explosion No. 5: Bakugou's biggest explosion yet for the purpose of clearing the rubble raining down on him. The explosion clearly does not hit Uraraka.
So that's two on-screen explosions hitting her with others hitting near her. But the problem is this; the explosions she was hit with are not Building Level.
(I am aware there are undoubtedly off-screen explosions since the fight dragged on in-verse, but since none of them were seen, none of them can be judged.)
Now, the only explosion that was calced to be Building Level was number 5. The explosion that did not hit Uraraka. This calc itself has problems since it assumes all of the rubble was vaporized by the explosion when in fact the rubble was simply reduced in size and blown away from Bakugou. I have doubts this explosion itself is Building level, but even granting that it is; this does not mean all of the explosions Bakugou were using were equally as strong.
Bakugou 'taking his opponent seriously' is not an argument for the size of explosions being equal. It means that he is constantly on his guard, treating her like a threat, not taking reckless actions for a quick or easy victory. He is aware of her ability and the risk of letting her get close. So all of the explosions are focused on keeping her away. They're not delivered with the intent to seriously hurt or kill her; so taking her seriously =/= using his maximum firepower.
Bakugou's 5th explosion is noted by Izuku to be a 'ultimate blast' that is a one-time deal. I'm fully aware of the AoE fallacy, but here we have a knowledgeable character in the series confirming that Bakugou's huge explosions are more powerful than his smaller explosions. This seems straightforward to me that therefore the explosion he used for majority of the fight were weaker.
Therefore the explosions Uraraka visibly took were not Building Level, and Uraraka does not have Building Level durability.
Let's look at the current justification for her rating; "Withstood numerous explosions from Bakugou during their Sports Festival battle and only succumbed after she hit the weight limit of her quirk."
Now, I'm not denying Uraraka took several explosions at close range, and that they repeatedly blew her back during that fight. What I am denying is that these explosions that she supposedly withstood are all Building Level. Let's go over these attacks in detail, okay?
Explosion No. 1: Uraraka clearly takes it at close range. Slightly visible damage but nothing too significant.
Explosion No. 2: The force of the explosion knocks her back but it barely seems to hit her.
Explosion No. 3: Uraraka is not clearly visible in this explosion, but she is seen emerging from the clouds of smoke scuffed up.
Explosion No. 4: The explosion hits the ground in front of her; creating rubble, yes, but not visibly hitting Uraraka itself.
Explosion No. 5: Bakugou's biggest explosion yet for the purpose of clearing the rubble raining down on him. The explosion clearly does not hit Uraraka.
So that's two on-screen explosions hitting her with others hitting near her. But the problem is this; the explosions she was hit with are not Building Level.
(I am aware there are undoubtedly off-screen explosions since the fight dragged on in-verse, but since none of them were seen, none of them can be judged.)
Now, the only explosion that was calced to be Building Level was number 5. The explosion that did not hit Uraraka. This calc itself has problems since it assumes all of the rubble was vaporized by the explosion when in fact the rubble was simply reduced in size and blown away from Bakugou. I have doubts this explosion itself is Building level, but even granting that it is; this does not mean all of the explosions Bakugou were using were equally as strong.
Bakugou 'taking his opponent seriously' is not an argument for the size of explosions being equal. It means that he is constantly on his guard, treating her like a threat, not taking reckless actions for a quick or easy victory. He is aware of her ability and the risk of letting her get close. So all of the explosions are focused on keeping her away. They're not delivered with the intent to seriously hurt or kill her; so taking her seriously =/= using his maximum firepower.
Bakugou's 5th explosion is noted by Izuku to be a 'ultimate blast' that is a one-time deal. I'm fully aware of the AoE fallacy, but here we have a knowledgeable character in the series confirming that Bakugou's huge explosions are more powerful than his smaller explosions. This seems straightforward to me that therefore the explosion he used for majority of the fight were weaker.
Therefore the explosions Uraraka visibly took were not Building Level, and Uraraka does not have Building Level durability.
