#I don't care if Mumen Rider can't physically beat Goku he can win because it would be cool!

[tribow]

Thinkin about how bad powerscaling discourse is again lmao.

Y'all really be using real life physics and math for fictional worlds and characters.

You cannot just apply real world physics to fiction unless the author establishes their fictional worlds abides by real life physics. Otherwise, the author has free reign to do anything they want physics be damned.

I do not care if a character needs whatever metric tons of force to pull off a certain feat. It doesn't matter how strong something needs to be to break a boulder of a certain size. If the author didn't give the numbers themselves then you're projecting reality on a character that doesn't exist in it.

As an example, lets take Makoto from Blazblue. She can do an uppercut so hard that it sends her opponent into the moon, plants a giant imprint of her fist on said moon, and shatters the moon completely.

For powerscaling, this would mean Makoto can at any time, blow up the planet by punching really hard. However, in the context of Blazblue Makoto can only do this by getting enough meter to use her Astral Finish. The move is super reactable, Makoto can just whiff or just get blocked. She has to confirm a specific hit that she dumps all her energy into just to do it. Otherwise, Makoto is mostly throwing very strong, but not moon destroying punches. She can't start a fight with that punch nor can she just simply land it.

Are you now telling me anyone who can theoretically out-perform Makoto in hand-to-hand combat enough to not get hit by her Astral Finish is a planatary level threat? That's dumb. Every Blazblue character is capable of withstanding a moon obliterating attack because they can block? That's even more dumb!

Also that word: "perform". That's important in any battle. You can't apply numbers to a performance, that's a skill. Real life MMA fighters don't win their battles because of their powerscaling numbers. It's just raw skill expression of battle. Not to mention the numerous other factors that go into a fight. How's their mental health, physical health, the environment, weather, focus, knowledge of who they're fighting, and what are their wants and needs?

If you ask me, any character can win any fight all thanks to our lord and saviour:

Context

That's what makes a fight fun.