#(toichirou on the other hand has the same skills shou does but with OVERWHELMING amounts of power) | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

gumy-shark · 19 days ago

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perhaps one day i will post all my insane little thoughts about shou and ritsu and strength (and skill vs power). but not right now it’s been too long since i’ve rewatched the claw arcs or confession arc

#mp100 #mp100 spoilers #(<- for safety)#but yeah basically it’s like. i’d argue that psychic strength has two main components: power and skill #where power is the amount of raw energy you can output at once/your energy store #and skill is your ability to use it precisely/creatively/well #like for instance. i see shou as not actually having much Power (maybe teru level output? but his energy storage ability makes up for it)#but being EXTREMELY skilled- maybe one of the most skilled espers in the whole show! (especially wrt his lateral thinking)#so when he said ‘im just as strong as the ultimate 5’ he was conflating power with skill #i do believe he was as skilled as the ultimate 5. but definitely not as strong.#(toichirou on the other hand has the same skills shou does but with OVERWHELMING amounts of power)#(i fully believe shou knew ways to counter every technique toichirou pulled out but was just. overwhelmed by the sheer Power of those moves #(like he wasn’t able to use his counters because of the overwhelming force)#(this is also why mob doesn’t need techniques- once you hit a certain level of power you don’t really need that much skill)#ritsu on the other hand i see as having a good amount of power (under serizawa level but not far) but with a lack of skill #(and an inconsistent output level)#wow i really just made the whole post in the tags anyways huh. lmaooo

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