Talk:Masataka Ninomiya/Abilities/@comment-2601:249:303:630:18E4:E766:F32C:BED4-20180302230806/@comment-5780397-20190126173234

The thing with Murakami is that his Side Effect makes him more powerful against opponents he has already fought, but it does not ensure that eh would be stronger than Yuma against new enemies. Given how Yuma owned him before his SE activated, that he was possibly holding back, and that he has a better track record against Kage, I'd say that Yuma is overall stronger than Ko, although Ko wins more often against him because it is an unfavorable match-up for Yuma.

As for Kage, it depends on whether you count his SE or not. Yuma is an unfavorable match-up for him because he's one of the only two people Kage has fought who can counter his SE, but against everyone else it would activate, which would make him more difficult to beat. On the other hand, it is true that Murakami lacks Yuma's advantage against Kage of not triggering his SE, though his own SE should make up for it to an extent.

So I'd say that it's:

Kageura > Yuma > or = Murakami -> against first-time opponents who trigger Kage's SE

Kageura = Yuma > or = Murakami -> against first-time opponents who do not trigger Kage's SE

Kageura = Murakami > Yuma -> against opponents who have already been fought and who trigger Kage's SE

Murakami > Kageura = Yuma -> against opponents who have already been fought and who do not trigger Kage's SE