Kanmei is stronger then Man'u

Elder Lee Hung

Conqueror of the Stars
#21
Moubu shattered his mace, Kanmei could have won the last clash but it doesn’t matter either way, for the longest part they were fighting equally, worst case scenario Moubu is equal to Kanmei
They weren’t fighting equally lol. Kanmei had Moubu blacking out on his horse and did not go for the kill. It was only after Kanmei spared him that they fought equally.
 
#22
They weren’t fighting equally
:MonkeWhat:

The beginning of their fight is not my concern
They fought equally, blow for blow matching each other, Moubu even broke his mace towards the end
Worst case scenario he's equal to Kanmei, but really he's stronger, the last moments of their clash portrayed that well

Moubu won this clash clear as day, his strength surpassed Kanmei's

Kanmei was sweating bullets pulling his sword knowing he's about to get fucked
 

Elder Lee Hung

Conqueror of the Stars
#23
:MonkeWhat:

The beginning of their fight is not my concern
They fought equally, blow for blow matching each other, Moubu even broke his mace towards the end
Worst case scenario he's equal to Kanmei, but really he's stronger, the last moments of their clash portrayed that well

Moubu won this clash clear as day, his strength surpassed Kanmei's

Kanmei was sweating bullets pulling his sword knowing he's about to get fucked
Lmfao, trying to take my words out of context when you know full well what I meant. Kanmei vs Moubu had three phases:

Phase 1: Kanmei buttfucked him
Phase 2: They fought equally
Phase 3: Moubu won because Kanmei’s weapon broke and Mouten got injured which amped Moubu

I’m not sure how Kanmei’s weapon breaking proves Moubu is stronger than him??? Lmfao
 
#24
@Cichy

I think its misleading of your argument to emphasize Mou Bu being knocked back by Kan Mei as if its a superior showing even though Mou Bu's soldiers point out how even Kan Mei was unable to knock Mou Bu off of his horse in the manga. Implying the opposite of what your argument does.

No, this entire comment from the soldier just doesn't make any sense. You know why?

Because Kanmei already performed a superior feat of strength - sending Moubu flying together with his horse. If Kanmei can do that then there's no reason to believe he doesn't have enough power to put Moubu on the ground if he swinged at him from the right angle.

You're also neglecting the fact that Mou Bu has gotten stronger since his match against Kan Mei. Meaning Man'u managed to overwhelm a version of Mou Bu that was more powerful than what Kan Mei went up against. This is especially important to note since if you're choosing to use the stat difference to substantiate your point you'd also have to acknowledge the discrepancy between those stats and the ability Man'u demonstrated to overwhelm a fighter who was actually 3 points above him in strength.
We don't know if this version of Moubu was already 100, since that stat represents him after this war. He very well might have entered the fight as a 99.

Your conclusion in regards to Kan Mei's sword is also a bit off considering in the beginning of the fight Kan Mei outright stated that he opted to use his mace because he knew using his sword would just result in a shattered blade.
He never said that the blade would break immidiately, so there's always a possibility that a fresh weapon would prolong the fight at least somewhat.

You then go on to, again, emphasize the extent of Kan Mei's feats as if that demonstrates his superiority despite your acknowledging earlier that Mou Bu's fight against Man'u ended more quickly and Kan Mei only managed that through a more prolonged exchange. Which comes off a bit disingenuous.
Ok, so?

If we compare only the feats of the early portions of Kanmei vs Moubu fight to the enitre Man'u vs Moubu fight, then Kanmei's feats still look superior. In fact Man'u looked worse as the fight was progressing, so I can't imagine a longer fight benefiting his potrayal.
 
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#25
Lmfao, trying to take my words out of context when you know full well what I meant. Kanmei vs Moubu had three phases:

Phase 1: Kanmei buttfucked him
Phase 2: They fought equally
Phase 3: Moubu won because Kanmei’s weapon broke and Mouten got injured which amped Moubu

I’m not sure how Kanmei’s weapon breaking proves Moubu is stronger than him??? Lmfao
So they did fight equally eventually what’s your point, we are not talking about pre coalition Moubu
:kriwhat:

Kanmei’s weapon broke because Moubu produced more force than him as simple as that
 
#26
I wonder if Moubu’s almost-shattered glaive would have shattered Kanmei’s sword if they clashed with momentum.
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The takeaway from that match was never supposed to be that Man'u is a character that Mou Bu could've naturally overcome if only the fight had lasted longer. Man'u is very obviously meant to serve as a wall for Mou Bu by utilizing and representing a source of strength that Mou Bu has yet to consciously acknowledge, or tap into. Very much like the theme of "weight" that Hara introduced very early on into the story that has allowed many characters to overwhelm, or even defeat opponents that were technically stronger than themselves.
I’ve never seen their rivalry as being a case where moubu must continue to get stronger in order to surpass the stronger enemy. It was just a set up fight of two monsters with differing beliefs. Man’u absolutely looked superior but there’s a story to tell and it’s just to hype up their rematch. We will see which of them is right or wrong in future.
 
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Elder Lee Hung

Conqueror of the Stars
#27
So they did fight equally eventually what’s your point, we are not talking about pre coalition Moubu
:kriwhat:

Kanmei’s weapon broke because Moubu produced more force than him as simple as that
Sounds to me like Kanmei was just wielding an inferior weapon lmfao. I never liked the way that fight ended. Moubu winning via Kanmei’s broken weapon made it look like Moubu won via a technicality rather than by being stronger than Kanmei outright.

Anyway the fact of the matter is that Man’U utterly scrubified Moubu while admitting inferiority to Kanmei. Moubu looked like the student getting schooled by the master at the end of the Man’U fight.
 
#28
No, this entire comment from the soldier just doesn't make any sense. You know why?

Because Kanmei already performed a superior feat of strength - sending Moubu flying together with his horse. If Kanmei can do that then there's no reason to believe he doesn't have enough power to put Moubu on the ground if he swinged at him from the right angle.
How is that not simply arguing against the material? Feel it'd make even less sense to suggest that a soldier in the manga that has followed Mou Bu closely since the Coalition (at the very least) wouldn't understand the different implications of getting knocked off your horse, or getting knocked back.


We don't know if this version of Moubu was already 100, since that stat represents him after this war. He very well might have entered the fight as a 99.
The stats released less than a year after this battle in story. Mou Bu was already a 99 at least 9 years before that battle. If we're leaning towards either assumption the more logical one would be the stat closest to that battle. Doesn't make too much sense to assume he only grew after a battle that you believe didn't even last that long.

Certainly wouldn't make sense to argue that Mou Bu didn't in fact get stronger at that point despite that battle happening 6 years after the Coalition.


He never said that the blade would break immidiately, so there's always a possibility that a fresh weapon would prolong the fight at least somewhat.
Surely you realize that's not a reasonable possibility to argue by any means.

Kan Mei said that using his sword would "just" result in a broken blade. As in "only", "no more than", "at most", etc.

Not that it would in fact only break after a prolonged exchange.

Ok, so?

If we compare only the feats of the early portions of Kanmei vs Moubu fight to the enitre Man'u vs Moubu fight, then Kanmei's feats still look superior. In fact Man'u looked worse as the fight was progressing, so I can't imagine a longer fight benefiting his potrayal.
Except we have characters in the story saying otherwise. Man'u maintained a consistently dominant performance throughout the fight. To the point that even Mou Bu's soldiers doubted that Man'u was actually weaker than Kan Mei.


So not sure where that reasoning is coming from.
 
#29
I’ve never seen their rivalry as being a case where moubu must continue to get stronger in order to surpass the stronger enemy. It was just a set up fight of two monsters with differing beliefs. Man’u absolutely looked superior but there’s a story to tell and it’s just to hype up their rematch. We will see which of them is right or wrong in future.
The point was that those beliefs influence their strength. Which is why Man'u managed to look superior despite being weaker, and why Mou Bu needs to grasp his burden to surpass the strength Man'u displayed.
 
#30
Sounds to me like Kanmei was just wielding an inferior weapon lmfao. I never liked the way that fight ended. Moubu winning via Kanmei’s broken weapon made it look like Moubu won via a technicality rather than by being stronger than Kanmei outright.

Anyway the fact of the matter is that Man’U utterly scrubified Moubu while admitting inferiority to Kanmei. Moubu looked like the student getting schooled by the master at the end of the Man’U fight.
kanmei’s mace breaking first was symbolic of how Moubu just barely won, as his was on the brink too.
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The point was that those beliefs influence their strength. Which is why Man'u managed to look superior despite being weaker, and why Mou Bu needs to grasp his burden to surpass the strength Man'u displayed.
Moubu has that burden grasped. I don’t think his feeling for SHK is weaker now than it will be in 5 years. The duel was never settled. Moubu will win, probably coming from behind to do so as that’s a standard way fights happen for the protagonist. He’ll dig deeper and pull it out.
 

Daniel

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#33
This statement about Man'u being weaker than Kanmei (directly stated by Man'u himself, unless it was meant as a taunt to psychologically irritate Moubu) makes sense when looking at his stats, but the fight between him and Moubu seems to contradict this, unless there is some kind of alternate "power-up" that Man'u possesses, giving him strength comparable to the accumulated weight of a general in battle, but the source of that strength directly contrasts with it.
 
#34
no shit one is a GG of chu other a general

one have 99 martial power other one 97 (+ kanmei have more weight)

and man u say kanmei is stronger than him
 
#35
This is Hara's writing style.

The first battle Moubu against Kanmei:

Kanmei knocked Moubu unconscious on the horse, then Kanmei suddenly said too much nonsense, allowing Moubu time to recover and counterattack.

-> Kanmei died

The second battle, Moubu against Man'U
Man'U knocked Moubu down with just one blow, then Man'U suddenly fell into a "nothingness" state, he waited for Moubu to recover to continue fighting
-> Man'U was knocked off his horse by Moubu, then left.

What do both battles have in common? That is, the enemy kept falling into some strange situation, at first they overwhelmed Moubu, then they gave Moubu time to recover, Moubu could gain more "weight" from the flashback, he remembered his memories with Shouheikun, then immediately recovered and counterattacked.

So from their performance in the manga. The logical conclusion is :
  • Raw physical strength: Kanmei > Moubu = Man'u.
  • Initial attack power (gaining an advantage in the first encounter) : Man'U > Kanmei > MouBu.
  • Recovery ability (if the enemy gives the opponent time to rest): Moubu > Kanmei = Man'U
 
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