Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26741565-20150718181230/@comment-146.168.208.106-20200801180930

Keeping skill, power, and tactical ability in mind, I made this list of characters that I think would be the absolute hardest to face in a head on, one on one battle. I’m not ranking according to a characters ranking, but also with what abilities they’ve shown in the manga so far. Some things to know: -Some characters will reappear without their Black Triggers to show where they stand with regular triggers. -I want to say right off the bat that I’m leaving out characters we haven’t seen enough of, as well as support types like snipers because it’s difficult to imagine them in one on one confrontations. -I don’t think I know enough about Reiji, Mira, Amo, most of Galapoula’s neighbors, or Kyōsuke, so I’m going to guess where they fall but i don’t think it will be very accurate.

1. Jin

2. Kuga with Replica and BT

3. Viza/Kuga with BT

4. Harein /Shinoda/Gatlin

5. Enodora

6. Tachikawa/Miwa with BT

7. Lamvanein(Reiji?)

8. Hyuse/ninomiya/Izumi/(Kyōsuke?)

9. Yuba

10. Kage/Konami

11. Kou

12. Ikoma/Kazama/Kuga and Hyuse w/o reg Triggers

13. Katori/Miwa w/o BT

14. Nasu

15. Kitora/Yōsuke.

Final thoughts:

I’m conflicted about some of these. I guessed Reiji based off what little we’ve seen and also the way people treat him, I think he’s capable of a LOT more than we saw in the invasion and his placement is a total guess on my part.

The last rankings are difficult because I think people like kitora, Nasu, and Miwa (w/o BT) can make pivotal differences in team battles or special circumstances that allow them to take advantage of terrain or disadvantages, but in direct one on one’s their talents are not as accessible (for instance, I think Yōsuke is deadlier than Kitora and could win head on, but as we see in the manga kitora can tactical maneuver Yōsuke into vulnerable positions and take him under certain conditions).

The further along I got with this, the more I realized how tricky it is to place gunners and shooters. People like Ouji, Inukai, or Arashiyama might belong in the middle/end of this list, but they are usually playing supporting roles or fighting alongside team members, soo I can’t quite stack them against these others that stand out alone.

Some might think Jin doesn’t belong at the top, because in a direct fight some of the other top tiers could overwhelm him and to that I say: yes. Your right. Honestly any fights between the top five on this list could go anyway, because they all have experience coupled with great power and potential. They are all just a hair away from each other in power. But when it’s all said and done, Jin SEES the future and with Fujin he can attack anyone from multiple blind spots while knowing exactly how his enemy is planning to engage-even Kuga last combinations with Replica and Viza’s experience and power could fall to that.