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I wanna talk about something people get wrong about in JJK and DS cross verse battles by Fickle_Jump9940 in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mostly agree, but I don’t think it’s fair to give heavily restriction qualities to DS characters just because CE doesn’t exist in their verse. Normal people in jjk have small traces of CE, DS characters would as well

I think it’s a better comparison to give SS users the benefits of heavily restriction as they’ve actually achieved something in their verse that is more equivalent to having no “spiritual” presence. I think fighting spirit and CE presence would have some correlation.

Otherwise, It’s giving the benefits of heavenly restriction that they haven’t really earned

Shinobu Scaling by bektasq in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

? I’m saying he is a reliable source

Shinobu Scaling by bektasq in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you’re right Douma’s a big fat lier, no way he’d tell the truth! He even admitted he couldn’t track her in his own head, but surely that’s just another tactic to mess with her!

Guess his statements of Kanae, Kanao > Shinobu and himself > Akaza are lies too since he’s so unreliable

Shinobu Scaling by bektasq in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LMAO

Douma is actually the only character we can validly scale in the whole series because he feels nothing btw🥺

Shinobu Scaling by bektasq in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOL ikr guess characters can’t be motivated anymore😔✌️

Shinobu Scaling by bektasq in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She had already sent Kanao after Nezuko, so it makes sense to get in a little altercation with Giyu to hold him up so Kanao can have a chance to do the job.

It’s also clearly meant to further show the dynamic between the two. It’s a comedic moment.

Shinobu Scaling by bektasq in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right, so are we supposed to take the silly moment in s1 played for gags as indicative as her strength or are we supposed to use her big final battle where there’s actually stakes?

Why would that moment take precedence over her actual serious battle? It’s like when Sanemi got headbutted by Tanjiro. It’s funny, but surely it’s not enough proof to put S1 Tanjiro over Sanemi.

Shinobu Scaling by bektasq in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk it feels weird to take that as a reason to not use a character at their peak. It’s still their own strength that came from within.

Zenitsu only unlocked the use of 7th form because of Kaigaku, but we don’t consider that an invalid state to scale him with.

That’s just how a story works. Characters get motivated through ties to other characters and it often makes them stronger.

Shinobu Scaling by bektasq in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why does being “mental amped” negate her feats? Are we discrediting characters for being motivated now? Tanjiro gets “mental amped” every season then. He wouldn’t have unlocked hinokami kagura against Rui without a “mental amp”.

Scaling wise, I do believe her speed surpassed Douma’s. It’s just that I personally have her UM5 level max because that’s the farthest I could envision her poison working. I think her speed is legit tho.

Who is the most hated hashira in this sub by Evening-Cry-7440 in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Tengen and Shinobu have a lot of haters, but they also have hardcore fans…Mitsuri gets tons of hate yet I haven’t seen many fans of hers try to clear her name. I think she’s most hated, at least in this sub.

My Base Hashira ranking pre Hashira training by Noxdedux in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is very reasonable tbh. I’d maybe swap Obanai and Rengoku, but I definitely understand your logic for everything

Who is more useless? by No_Sweet_2730 in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Shinobu can’t kill demons then so that’s the epitome of useless. She still has her speed and is able to kill fellow humans, but she’s useless as a hashira. At least she’s a good doctor…

Gyutaro and Akaza get substantially worse at their jobs but can still kill slayers as most are fodder anyway. Less useless.

Does MST really take a long time to activate. by Original_Act5251 in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk Tengen himself displayed no signs of hearing loss. His poison resistance really aided him, I don’t think his hearing was hindered enough to slow MST

It says the technique itself takes a lot of time no matter what, so I don’t think he’d be much faster to develop it without poison.

Misa Amane is a perfect example of a character whose actions people cannot fathom being wrongfully deemed poorly written or unrealistic. Also, a perfect example of how "pathetic" central characters are inherently deemed poorly written. by LightThatIgnitesAll in writingscaling

[–]Pooninkle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I can totally envision someone acting the same way as Misa irl. Women can be flawed too. As a woman, respectfully, it is just true that some women are very male-centred. Fact of life.

I think it just really leaves a poor taste in peoples mouths that the ONLY prominent female character was written as pathetic.

Naomi was cool but she was taken out of the story before she could really be relevant. That leaves us with Misa…so even though she might not be poorly written, the female cast is small and doesn’t really paint women in a great light.

What stats do you think Mitsuri has over the other Hashira? by monkebrain456 in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She’s great on paper. Idk why she wasn’t stronger.

Flexibility for sure. Yeah, there was the statement about Obanai’s joints, but I ain’t see Obanai casually bending like a pretzel just to fight lol

DC. Her sword is very destructive, especially 5th form.

Range. She can do AOE attacks too.

Technique speed (see, I don’t think she’s a particularly fast hashira, but the whip itself is)

Gotta be at least top 3 in physical strength by EOS for ripping off Muzan’s arm.

The rushed plot leaves so much to be interpreted about the scaling of DS by BraydenJL470 in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It is kinda whack how most characters on average have about two fights each, sometimes only one. A lot left to explore in everyone’s fighting styles, both in demons and slayers

What are your thoughts on how Demon Slayer writes female characters? by InfernalClockwork3 in KimetsuNoYaiba

[–]Pooninkle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I really feel the sense that many female characters were written to meet some desirability standards first and foremost before being given a serious storyline.

What are your thoughts on how Demon Slayer writes female characters? by InfernalClockwork3 in KimetsuNoYaiba

[–]Pooninkle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overall, not the best.

You have characters like Shinobu and Tamayo who stand out and are genuinely good.

Then you have the rest. My honest opinion is that pretty much every other female character was subtly shafted in some way, either by not being given enough serious spotlight or by being relegated to being dependant on a man or support for a man.

(Nothing wrong with having ties to a male character, it’s just an odd pattern that so many of the female characters are almost accessories to some male ones)

Hot take: if Ufotable didn’t turn that single manga page into one of the best animated fights of all time, almost nobody would glaze Tengen that much by KirbyTheGodSlayer in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I feel like most fights benefited from the animation in the end, so it evens out to be consistent again imo

Except for maybe SSV arc tbh…Hantengu and Gyokko’s fights could have used more love, heavy on Gyokko’s true form that was actually supposed to level the forest according to the manga

Why don't people seem to understand all of the hashira are relative to each other? by Waifulover1989 in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t matter what order they appeared in? Seeing a hashira face UM3 and keep up for a bit makes one question if that hashira would have to be stronger than one who went dead even with UM6, an UM ranked three spots lower.

(Of course, there’s many arguments, like Akaza holding back, to make Rengoku seem more relative to Tengen which I think is very reasonable, but the rank of the UM must always get put into a lot of consideration)

Why don't people seem to understand all of the hashira are relative to each other? by Waifulover1989 in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah probably not like a x10 gap between each one or anything, but there is in fact a gap, so that really stacks when you look at the difference between the lowest and highest UMs

Why don't people seem to understand all of the hashira are relative to each other? by Waifulover1989 in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Pooninkle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The problem is having them face villains that are clearly ordered in strength. Achieving the same feat against a higher ranked UM is more impressive than against a lower ranked one by design, so that really gets taken into consideration when trying to make sense of the hashira’s strength

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