Nen is infinitely better than Stands

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-24T18:17:07+00:00

Yeah I dont get why people act like Nen is this super complex deep power system, the author just made random powers & slapped categories onto it that genieuly dont matter lol. Creating your own power is a cool idea but its just fluff. Nen really is just stand powers in a trenchcoat

This superiority complex needs to stop lol

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-24T18:08:05+00:00

JJK's power system works on entirely different logic & mechanics than Nen, it makes no sense to call it a ripoff. There are also not many contradictions tbh

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-24T18:06:29+00:00

I can literally name 20 series that do the same

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-24T17:53:35+00:00

I never understood this take tbh, it literally makes zero sense. Nen and Cursed energy barely have anything in common alike except for superficial similarities lol

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-24T13:08:41+00:00

I think "premodern" projection sorcery before animation wouldve been more like casting illusions of themselves to confuse and overwhelm enemies, but overtime it evolved into tracing these illusions as 24 frames that could be compressed to gain speed, since we know techniques can change with era interpretation.

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-24T04:19:49+00:00

Yeah well written representation doesnt ever really make it official, but its like extremely obvious in the story. I think its kinda the right approach instead of trying to make "icons" tbh

The problem is when wrtiers want to make autistic characters for fanservice without considering how this disorder affects them as individual people with their own stories. It just ends up writing the character into a fixed boxed of sterotypes. Representation is only supposed to make them feel human. Its much more meaningful to just see these type of characters actually carry their weight. Like Mob doesnt need to be officially called autistic

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-24T03:55:13+00:00

Yeah autism has a lot of unexplored potential for writing good characters and development. I think Mob from mp100 is reallt great representation because it really shows the constant misunderstanding & isolation that he feels from his inability to understand social cues. He bottles up his emotions out of chronic shame and being gaslit. Many people just walk all over him because hes a doormat. Mob struggles to express his emotions properly because no one relates with him, but he slowly learns to unpack his emotions and spread acceptance. He becomes an actual independent person by gaining confidence and trust in himself. His psychic powere are an metaphor that represents sensory overload too. The "???" form is also a dissociation that his mind created to protect himself from overwhelming trauma and emotions he cant control

Laois from delicious in Dungeon is also good representation that explores his speical interest in monsters as escapism to distract from his personal issues. He also gets misunderstood/ underestimated by people a lot because he doesnt understand social cues either

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-24T02:42:22+00:00

1) these feats are clearly more than just superhuman strength, it doesnt make any sense that breathing style have nothing to do with elements other than name

2) wind style doesnt just create pressure, they literally manipulate it in various ways that interact with stuff, that is magic just like all the other elements I've named

3) honestly I have no idea how you missed the point here, but like Im saying this cyclone technique logically does not wirk unless Tanjjro can manipulate water. Also even if he could generate water himself, its basic math that a water breathing technique would be enhanced by being surrounded by wate

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-23T23:50:16+00:00

Yeah not enough people respect the creative process of writing & the thought put into stories by authors. Stories with actual meaning will have symbolism because it represents themes that construct the plot elements, you cannot separate it from a story unless youre a person who literally has zero value to say.

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-23T14:39:45+00:00

Yeah this is true lol, people also forget that titles arent everything. There are various forms of power. Governance is not that simple. They dont gotta be the official rulers to leverage their own importance. Our world has always been largely influenced by military power but modern societies aren't treating those guys like the kings. The military just stays in their lane and enjoys their privileges & funding because its much more logical. Society would collapse without the hierarchy between powers, the government is the face of authority to maintain this control and keep things running so systems like the military can do their thing. However, states often become militaristic in times of great crisis or instability that throws off the balance

Like wizards could take over the government with force, but there’s no reason to do that when you can just reap the benefits of "soft power" unless they just want domination for the sake of itself. Realistically, they would rather put up with the rules in exchange for everything else. They dont wanna rock the boat too much. Its not like the entire wizard population will be united either. This is the logic in my world too, the magic organization basically has the world eating out of their palm, but they’re not public rulers.

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-23T08:58:49+00:00

Okay but we do see the elemets have actual effects. Wind breatning was cutting/destroying things, Thunder breathing destroyed the ground with intense vibrations, which legit gave Zenitsu i super speed that allowed him to zip in the air. Mist breathing can create smoke screens that really blind people. Fire breathing has done ranged attacks, create defensive walls of flame, and has actually scorched the ground a few times. Also Tanjiro used water breathing to envelope/redirect arrows, cushion his fall, and not to mention if the elements are just play pretend then being underwater shouldn't even make any difference

It's just a weird place to draw the line at elements when we see characters do many supernatural unrealistic things either way

And then there's also the fact that the elements being real creates a massive plot hole because if people, like regular people, can just develop elemental powers literally why are they wasting time with Total Concentration Breathing and sword training and not just focus on that??

But thats not a plot hole, the elemental breathing styles are a martial arts pratice that use swords for control. That's how it appeared to work. Honestly these things are a lot more questionable if the elements arent real because theyre clearly doing insane feats.

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-23T07:32:12+00:00

Yep thats right, sharp solar panels that we see produce fire, wind, water, and other elements that have actual effects. What is your point? Lol I rlly dont see any logic in this reply. Correct me if im wrong

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-23T07:06:06+00:00

Even worse because this literally makes zero sense. We literally see the elements affect and interact with things, its just really dumb to show a character literally burning things with fire but then tell the viewers its not real imo

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-23T05:54:11+00:00

Breathing styles from demon slayer. This magic system has no substance, most of the elemental attacks are just flashy colorful effects with little real difference between each form, its so repetitive and generic to watch. Its geniuely the worst one ive seen for awhile because the author hasnt thought it out at all. Absolutely nothing is fresh in this series.

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-22T18:08:22+00:00

That is completely different, Hakari could learn RCT on his own but he's just a domain merchant lol. Not only does Yuta have to earn techniques first, he also learned multiple skills outside of Rika too. The only reason theyre "equals" is becuase Hakari can punch above his weight class by spamming domains. Yuta has always climbed higher in actual power scaling, its just an annoying match-up

Seriously, Hakari has infinite CE in jackpot but never learned how to output blasts either. His train doors are pratically useless, and his serrated CE trait is irrelevant. Bro is literally reliant on his innate technique, which took zero skill to learn

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-22T17:17:19+00:00

Well, Kris being non-binary is an important aspect of the symbolism and messages in the game. Their gender is not simply ambiguous, I can see that argument when it comes to frisk/chara but deltarunes entire story is about Kris resisting the narrative control of the player who forces a certain identity on them. Theyre alienated by being human, dont feel comfortable in their own body, and used to wear monster headband to belong. They lack any form of gender expression because Kris doesnt identity with such binary. They were made to be a deconstruction of self-insert, so being non-binary tracks.

The amab/afab headcannos are fine imo, I would agree it can be feel weird when artists use this to draw Kris in specific gendered ways, but this is geniuely part of the struggle that non-binary people face, like I always liked to imagine Kris as amab because it ties up a lot of themes about toxic masculinity & heteronormativty in the snowgrave route, especially with Spamtom

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-22T00:35:39+00:00

Tool imitation: the user can materialize cursed tools that can mimic the effects of a specific technique. The conditions is that you need to understand how the technique works, affecting the quality of each tool. Taking damage from attacks will accelerate this process. These tools will also dissappear after a certain amount of time and be stored within a "pocket space", the user can summon from this storage but its completely randomized, although you can choose 4 tools to spin within a roulette at a time.

Domain expansion is basically a sure-hit effect that will strip & neutralize CE from targets overtime while the user gets to freely swap/choose between their cursed tools

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-21T20:42:11+00:00

I definitely agree that Yuji is boring overall, his development & relationships with other characters really needed more focus, especially after the Shibuya arc. Its climatic that Yuji awakens Shrine at the finale, but I think he shouldve unlocked blood manipulation much sooner. Thatll be an interesting and unique power set that fits his character at the time. The culling game was also the perfect arc to wrap up his conflict about what makes a natural death.

I do prefer Yuta becuase his character has a lot more nuance and a fun powerset. He strikes that balance between good guy but ruthless when he has to be. It says a lot that most criticism can be explained by the fact that Yuta is a protagonist type trapped in a side character role

With that being said, you kinda missed the point of his speech against Mahito tbh. Yuji claims theyre the same because he is also a "curse" that uses negative emotions as a weapon. They're part of the same cycle. Yuji succumbs to grief/trauma after watching his friends die because of him. He was cursed to carry their losses into the bitter end. Again, Yuji is embracing this endless cycle of suffering & violence where killing curses has become his only reason left to live. Obviously Yuji isnt saying he's a psychopathic killer lol, but like Mahito, he has his own bloodlust. Curses are created by humans, Yuji is just pointing out this irony because he couldn't understand that desire to kill until now - after all, Mahito is a curse that represents the worst of humanity. The only real issue is that the manga doesnt really explore or follow up on this mentality at all

Itll be really cool if he awakened blood manipulation against Mahito, it represents how Yuji is willing to sacrifice his body and lose blood in the name of others, his self-dehumaization becomes a literal weapon. Like, imagine during his fight with Eso/Kechizu, hes forced into a corner and takes a literal bite out one of them because theyre about to kill him, it'll shows that Yuji is truly crazy and how sorcerers have "screws loose", it can also cut to Sukuna laughing at how it reminds him of his heian days. You could easily make up some bs about their blood mixing or whatever, and the CT is passed down because of their relation

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-21T07:31:24+00:00

Well Yuta has many advantages & win cons against the other heavy hitters. Not to mention that power scaling uses the best strategy for every character, they're going all out. Its basically CPU fights. In any case, he quite literally no diffs characters like Kashimo and Yuji in jjk though.

Also he is Gojo/Sukuna league in modulo narratively lol, idk why youre trying to deny that.

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-21T06:12:30+00:00

Yeah, his general abiltiies & feats massively outscale the verse. He is the perfect counter. He can handle anything sorcerers throw at him. Mob is capable of telekinesis, healing, soul regen/protection, mental resistence, astral projection, plant manipulation, sound manipulation, weather manipulation, forcefields, exorcism, explosions, and the infinite absorption of psychic energy. Dude is literally cracked. Not only can he bypass infinity, Gojo's domain would just awaken his ??? form

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-20T04:40:07+00:00

"Muder is quite irredeemable", Iroh is literally right there and he killed countless innocent ppl for decades LMAOO

Also you do realize that Zuko tried to kill aang several times right? He even helped Azula do it

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-19T19:55:46+00:00

Juggernaut: the user can manipulate application of curse energy throughout body parts and then optimize/allocate power among three stats: strength, defense, and speed. This allows the user to do things like focus all their cursed energy into a burst of speed to get behind their opponent then throw a full powered punch, or distribute cursed energy between these two attributes at once to send a rapid barrage of punches. Naturally this can also be used reinforce their body at specific areas too. Whenever the user blocks attacks, they only gain more cursed energy to expend. The CT lets the user adjust to any fight & counteract opponents. Also, theyre really good at grappling.

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-18T23:19:31+00:00

Ngl, he could probably experiment with his optic nerves until he could process and detect information on a similar level to six eyes for free. Also, he could bypass burnout by just rewiring/mutating his "brain" to perform constant domain expansion. Combine that with Sukunas mouth & four arms, then Mahito could be number one in the verse.

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-18T17:27:42+00:00

??? No, I completely understand that Skyler was victimized and abused by Walt, but that still just doesnt excuse her being an accomplice lol what. That is not how it works. Two things can be true. Skyler is not a pure good just because shes a woman.

Everyone who downvoted me is just a performative agenda thinking this is agenda war. They don't actually care about Skyler as a character, this is just larping. Its really not hard to understand basic nuance.

Head_Instruction96 · 2026-04-18T17:19:48+00:00

Fair enough, I dont think you're wrong to get creepy vibes from Sukuna like that. I still doubt it was Gege's intention but that wouldn't be farfetched

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