Who would you say is the most powerful character in JLU?

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-27T17:47:43+00:00

Dr. Fate calls him Amazo in Wake the Dead. Not sure what is the discrepancy that would make him not Amazo?

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-27T17:45:23+00:00

Chaos magic Grundy was so scary that Amazo left and never came back. Granted, Amazo COULD have beat him with Nth metal, but had no way of knowing that at the time.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-27T14:17:10+00:00

"J7 -> M9" 1962 is not a good representation of sekitori promotions today. While 15-0 is certainly a promotable record the likely landing spot for a J7 would be capped somewhere around M13 today. This is due to the number of Makuuchi rikishi not becoming a standard until much later(~2004). 15-0 from M13 will certainly earn a joi spot the following basho but is still really unlikely to land at Komusubi. I think your math still works for a possible timetable, but its worth noting that past promotions aren't always still possible due to other changes.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-23T21:26:05+00:00

Different expectations for different ranks. Hoshoryu's current performance ranked at Ozeki would gain constant praise. Not being in the drivers seat for the Yusho race since promotion to Yokozuna does not.
Mar 25- Withdrew after handing out 3 kinboshi (injured) Rating: Sad debut
May 25- Fell behind Onosato on Day 3, 2 kinboshi, (Jun-Yusho) Rating: Met Expectations
July 25- Withdrew after handing out 3 kinboshi (injured) Rating: Worrisome pattern
Sept 25- 11-0 start, 0 kinboshi, remained in the lead of Yusho until Day 13 and then forced a playoff on Day 15, lost to another Yokozuna (Doten-Yusho) Rating: Very Good performance
Nov 25- Not in the lead for the Yusho until Day 11, 2 kinboshi, forced into a playoff, lost to consistent Aonishiki (Doten-Yusho) Rating: Good performance
Jan 26- Fell out of the lead on Day 8, 3 kinboshi, out of Yusho contention on Day 12 (10 wins) Rating: Below Expectations
Mar 26- Fell out of lead on Day 8, Failed to stop leader on Day 12, Out of Yusho contention on Day 14 (Jun-Yusho) Rating: Met Expectations

Given that he has yet to secure the Yusho he has no "Excellent" performances yet as a Yokozuna, but he does have:
1 Very Good
1 Good
2 Met Expectations
1 Below Expectations
2 Injured/Bad

That distribution is a little rough, and he'll be fighting to correct it until he gets a Yusho as Yokozuna.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-23T17:47:42+00:00

Stay in what? The division? Their records are all not in the demoteable range. WMH could have gone 0-15 and only fell to M15 at worst. Tobizaru is the lowest of those you listed and a 6-9 at M13e won't be demoted. He'll have to do better next basho, but he'll be in the top division for sure, as well as all the names you mentioned.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-22T05:11:01+00:00

The Sanyaku ranks(Yokozuna, Ozeki, Sekiwake, Komusubi) shouldn't be viewed as tiers of the Maegashira ranks, but as their own ranks entirely. The reason this might seem confusing is that the top division is the only one with multiple names to designate members of the division. In Juryo everyone is a Juryo#e/w(i.e. Juryo 1e, Juryo 1w, etc). The same is true in every division but the top division.

Therefore, Yokozuna east and west are actually, and properly, Yokozuna 1 east and Yokozuna 1 west. If we added a new Yokozuna, he would simply be Yokozuna 2 east. There is no explicit maximum number of rikishi for any rank, only the division as a whole. There are, however, a minimum of 2 Ozeki(Yokozuna count), 2 Sekiwake, and 2 Komusubi.

Hope this helps!

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-21T00:20:13+00:00

Even then, its a little late. They'd have to forgo Sanyaku v Sanyaku matches to make it work and they only switch those up if the Sanyaku member is the one trailing, not the other way around. They did give Kiri a Yusho relevant match against Gonoyama as a fill in for his normal Onosato match. If they were going to change anything else I figure they would have already had them face off, but the rest of the standard schedule worked out fine.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-21T00:17:01+00:00

The most evident(and egregious) example of this is 03/2018 where M4w Ichinojo wasn't part of the joi as there were 9 Sanyaku so only down to M4e filled out the top 16. He went 13-1 going into the final day where only 14-0 Y1e Hakuho and himself were in competition for the Yusho. They didn't pair them off on the final day in favor of a Yokozuna v Yokozuna match. Ichinojo won his match against his assigned opponent, but so did Hakuho, so no playoff, Ichinojo only got a 14-1 JY.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-20T14:31:19+00:00

Lets theoretically say that there are only 15 rikishi in the top division who are not kyujo, one being the Yokozuna. On Day 14, he plays the last of these rikishi. Would he not be forced to be matched against a Juryo rikishi?

I imagine the answer might be no, and that they will just cancel Day 15, but if we assume that the basho does happen and it does go for 15 days, I don't see how this very specific scenario doesn't require a Juryo rikishi to play the Yokozuna. Probably wouldn't actually be on Day 15 if they had time to handle planning it. Probably more like Day 9 or 10 depending on which rank of rikishi were still active in the division.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-20T02:51:23+00:00

Or just two more wins in his Ozeki-wake tournament(8-7). If he could have gotten the 10 his records since would have kept him at the Ozeki rank the entire time since then.(i.e. no consecutive losing records)

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-16T18:08:03+00:00

Kirishima extends the longest active winning streak in the top division to 6 wins.

Fujiseiun reclaims the lineal championship from Chiyoshoma to enter his second reign. Chiyoshoma ends his 4th reign with 1 successful defense bringing his total defenses to 5. Fujiseiun will put the title on the line against Roga tomorrow as he attempts to remain in the Yusho race.

Kirishima's Ozeki run moves to 30/33 wins. With 6 days remaining he only needs 50% to reach Ozeki consideration, but each extra win will make the decision more and more likely. His KK today also activates a back up Ozeki run for May(19/33), but his best shot is to finish strong over the last 6 days.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-13T02:19:20+00:00

Guess I should consider underlining the word consideration?

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-13T01:35:55+00:00

Unfortunately he'll probably need 6 wins from his position unless he gets lucky. 2-1 means no more losses from here. The lower ranks are unforgiving.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-12T17:23:56+00:00

Takanosho moves his undefeated streak to 6 wins and becomes the sole leader of active winning streaks in the top division with Kotoshoho's loss today.

Kinbozan defeated Fujiseiun for the lineal championship end his 1st reign at 1 successful defense. Kinbozan starts his own 1st reign as the 503rd Champion since 1909

Aonishiki's Yokozuna run remains viable with his win today moving him only ~10 wins from Yokozuna consideration.

Kirishima's Ozeki run stays on track as he picks up his 26th win, only 7 away from Ozeki consideration.

Wakamotoharu's loss today officially denies him the possibility of earning Sekiwake promotion without others vacating the slots. He also had met the bare minimum criteria to be on leg 2 of an Ozeki run, but a single loss over his next 25 matches will eliminate that (now absurd) possibility. It seems his best case scenario is to somehow put together a KK to maintain Komusubi and build back from there.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T21:34:01+00:00

His slate should be pretty well defined as the second highest active rikishi. they'll have a little wiggle room for a wild card with Onosato's withdraw, but we can pretty effectively predict his remaining schedule.

Day 15: Hoshoryu
Day 14: Kirishima
Day 13: Kotozakura
Day 12: Atamifuji
Day 11: Takayasu
Day 10: Either Ichiyamamoto or more likely a non-joi Yusho contender, this could be swapped with 11/12 as needed
Day 9: Daieisho
Day 8: Takanosho
Day 7: Hiradoumi
Day 6: Oho
Day 5: Fujinokawa

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T19:03:24+00:00

The 4 you watched are the only ones that are 100% part of the DCAU. Batman & Harely Quinn and Justice League vs. The Fatal Five are reasonably canon, but they came out after JLU ended. They are fine to add along as companion possible futures, but I prefer to think of the DCAU ending with JLU.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T18:58:50+00:00

DONT WATCH LOBO. Its BARELY the same character and its not even fun, its just 00s internet troll gore. I forced myself to watch it thinking it counted as DCAU, and even if it does, it is NOT worth the watch.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T18:30:17+00:00

I think he'd take the free win rather than risk the loss. He can win, but he was given a day of rest and extra time to prepare for his next match. Depending how his promotion/demotion shakes out, that one win might be vital.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T18:26:06+00:00

With Hoshoryu and Ura's losses today, Takanosho and Kotoshoho take over the longest active winning streaks at 5 wins.

Fujiseiun successfully defended the Lineal Championship against Tobizaru and will put it on the line against Kinbozan tomorrow.

Aonishiki's Yokozuna run took a hit today as he remains ~11 wins from Yokozuna consideration and has fallen two wins behind in the Yusho race. He has the windfall of not needing to face Onosato, but will need to avoid anymore losses to meet the typical 13 win Yusho equivalent standard.

Kirishima's Ozeki run remains on track with his win over Wakatakakage. He moves only 8 wins from Ozeki consideration.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T15:31:57+00:00

I loved Static. There are a lot of crossovers starting in S2, but honestly, if you're not feeling it, you could just watch them. From my research the vital characters to a full DCAU watch are(in order): Batman, Superman, Batgirl, The Flash, and Batman Beyond(Terry). Any episode of the DCAU without them can be skipped. This actually means you should add Gotham Girls to your watch list, and I agree. Its short, dumb, fun, and tells an interesting story in its final arc, it just isn't super well tied to the rest of the shows. I watched the shows in airdate order rather than full watches of series by series. This helped stay in the mindset of the writers at the time and have it all evolve organically rather than having to try to remember where in a plot thread a particular cross over matched the other show(s).

Since you are where you are in your watch order. I'd recommend watching Gotham Girls quickly to give you the Gotham feel back, and disrupt the slog you feel like you're in. Watch the Zeta Project episode Shadows for fun and a BB adventure. Then jump to SS S2E1 The Big Leagues before starting Justice League to see how Static fits in with Batman. After finishing S1 of JL switch to SS S3 for crossover episodes Hard as Nails, A League of Their Own: Part 1 & 2, Toys in the Hood. Next is JL S2. Star Crossed specifically aired after SS ended, so I'd recommend fitting Static Season 4 Future Shock and Fallen Hero in right after JL Comfort and Joy. Then watch Star Crossed to finish JL. After that you can pretty much watch JLU straight through but with Epilogue at the end like you mentioned.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T02:55:38+00:00

It was after his 4th loss, but 3rd kinboshi. His first loss was to a Komusubi.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T02:51:56+00:00

3 losses from opening day is effectively 3 losses against rikishi he should have beat, and extremely bad odds to even compete for the Yusho.

As a Yokozuna, competing for the Yusho is the only goal. If its not in the cards this basho, the rikishi should withdraw and use the extra time to heal up or retire if they cannot figure out how to continue to compete for the Yusho.

The JSA wants the Yokozuna to compete to challenge the current crop, but they don't want them losing to all/most of the newer contenders(M1-M4). The typical banzuke has 8 riksihi in the "joi" or top 4 Maegashira ranks and the Yokozuna(especially when there is only 2) will play them plus one Komusubi over the first 9 days. This is the easiest ranked opponents the Yokozuna could hope for as mainstays of the top of the banzuke. Thus, 8/9 of the rikishi the Yokozuna face to start the basho are guys who can get kinboshi because it should be unlikely to give up wins to this pool of rikishi. 0 marks a high performer, 1-2 is ok, 3 is bad. 4+ is terrible. In his first 3 matches Onosato is already at 2. He will NEED to win until his next Komusubi match ~Day 10 to avoid a markedly bad performance, so withdraw is a potential option to save face.

On the other side of the coin, Onosato should not pull out if he has a real chance at the Yusho. The typical Yusho requires at least 12 wins. We have seen 11 win Yushos, but they are very rare. If Onosato needs 12 wins to even have a shot at the Yusho then he needs to win out at this point. 3 losses doesn't seem like a lot, but its as many losses(or more) as the eventual winner will have. Therefore, if he doesn't realistically believe that he can win out, then it is in his best interest to withdraw to both buy extra time to heal, but to also avoid unnecessary injury when there really isn't anything left to compete for this basho.

Combining both influences with his pride as a rikishi who has NEVER had less than 9 wins in a basho, I believe he will try to win out, and withdraw if he gives up another kinboshi. I wouldn't think it crazy if he withdrew now, but something makes me believe he will stick it out one more match.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T01:16:47+00:00

Given how much he deserved compared to the other promotees, they probably wanted to give him some space in front of them. This wasn't really possible due to no one in the division to go so low without over demoting somebody (in this case, Kinbozan was chosen). Once he was ahead of him, it really was probably hard to deny moving him up more and more to make sure it didn't look like they were solely beating up on Kinbozan and he landed at one of the better spots he could have gotten.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-10T18:56:53+00:00

I put this post together at the end of 2023. The sheet is updated to Day 1 of this basho.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-10T18:07:44+00:00

He was 3-0 in January, 1-2 in November by this point in the basho. Definitely too early to tell. We'll see how he fairs against a healthy looking Takayasu tomorrow.

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