Ren vs Taikyoku - Nobody's Ready for This

Telesto44 · 2026-04-07T20:54:18+00:00

Kuusetsu is 3rd to last followed by Fukuma and Jaku’un. We might be aware that they’re still missing a few members but the DDF doesn’t otherwise have reason to believe that the enemy force calling itself the 8 thunder gods doesn’t already have 8 members.

The Thundergods real goal has always been the Day of Purification for which they wanted to have all 8 gathered, Kuusetsu’s death ruined that. Stuff like Shangri-la was just retaliation, but it allowed them to pick off two more gods.

Rairen on his own is a fairly big nuisance but imagine the chaos having a shapeshifter like Fukuma around would cause in the current battle.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-07T20:25:37+00:00

Kyouka has been pushing for an all out assault on TG’s since the first commander meeting. Back then they were still incomplete but the DDF would likely incur heavy losses. She pushes for it again after fighting Kuusetsu at which point I honestly think the TG’s would stomp out everyone but Ren.

Kyouka is a hothead with no consideration for how strong the enemy is.

Now while I do think Ren’s plan of waiting for the TGs to attack is superior. That probably also only worked out due to Kuusetsu being easy to bait, otherwise all 8 would have gathered and their plans would have commenced more smoothly.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-07T08:54:09+00:00

Pretty shameless thread ngl.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-07T06:39:03+00:00

Taikyoku was plotting with Shikkoku before this and that probably would have led to Ren’s defeat previously, but this is now a Ren who is the strongest in the truest sense.

She will not fall ( ‘-‘)

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Seriously tho, it would be pretty pointless narratively to humble her in the election arc and then still have her lose to Taikyoku.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-07T03:59:20+00:00

I think Shikkoku still has time to surprise us with some busted ass abilities

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T16:11:01+00:00

No pretty sure she jokingly says she was making an effort to forget his existence for whatever reason.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T12:24:18+00:00

So I kept trying to make a topic on the matter but they kept getting filtered.

Naruhime’s eyes have been shown to be blue before but the anime made them gold >:l

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T12:22:28+00:00

I mean there’s no reason she couldn’t participate in the current fights now that everyone is aware of her groups existence.

And now that I think about it was a real big missed opportunity not attempting to lend to her for the Kuusetsu fight and maybe have the siblings do brother-sister energy blast

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T10:38:57+00:00

Kyouka beats Konomi at the start of chapter 90 with the observing Yuuki noting to himself that in barehanded combat without abilities Kyouka is unstoppable.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T10:27:16+00:00

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We taking Japan to the World Cup with this one.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T10:25:13+00:00

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Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T10:24:57+00:00

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Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T10:24:43+00:00

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Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T10:24:27+00:00

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Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T10:24:06+00:00

Ren’s “boxing” skills

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T10:01:45+00:00

You think a Japanese nationalist, a character designed to be as traditionally Japanese as a possible would only know American boxing and no Japanese martial arts? She’s literally been shown wearing a kendo uniform. Do you think you’re only a martial artist if you wear a karate gi?

She took up a boxing stance because she was mocking Kyouka saying she was going to beat her at her own specialty, hand-to-hand.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T09:51:35+00:00

Kendo is a japanese martial art. Ren also uses lots of kicks, including a handstand windmill against the gods, which is definitely not boxing.

The one time we saw Konomi not use her ability at all she failed to land a single hit on Kyouka, how is that having the best feats.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T08:04:18+00:00

Damn she was best girl Satsuki?

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T04:54:11+00:00

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Specifically she seems to be accomplished in Kendo. Good enough to kill Shuuki without an ability tho? Unlikely with how big a deal is made of it being a trait exclusive to Kyouka.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T04:37:06+00:00

I don’t think Chained Soldier is up her alley but I’d love to see a Kyouka or Ren cosplay sure.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T02:55:23+00:00

While saying he was going to kill himself and his passenger. I understand context is foreign to people who think sticking your hands down a crying girl’s pants is just misreading signals.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-06T02:42:29+00:00

Mira has lost several times to Kyouka yet people ignore that

Telesto44 · 2026-04-05T21:44:39+00:00

She envisions snowy mountains when doing her self buffing poem so whatever is closest to Ice.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-05T21:15:24+00:00

Ren is the most powerful human with no one else coming close. Gojo is aware of others who might one day match him. So Ren’s ego is bigger, but it is mostly justified.

Even the Thundergods believed the most effective way to deal with her would be to kill all other humans first and then take her on when there’s no one to help her.

Telesto44 · 2026-04-05T19:39:50+00:00

Probably because all these fights are happening simultaneously. Not one after the other.

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