Hello folks,
Today I'm making this thread to discuss Gakuki, aka "The god of war". Because I think he's a bit of an interesting case.
So, when Gekishin is introduced, we also come to know of Gakuki. With this famous panel:
The man who saved Yan from a literal superstate and wrecked Qi so fucking hard that they fell from superpower status to their current one lol. He also, alone in the East, was able to preserve the balance of power across the whole China at the time of the Qin Six/Zhao Three.
Now, in some ways, the sheer volume of hype he received is simply incredible. One could argue for Gakuki scaling above any member of the old Qin Six/Zhao three gen in the manga.
That was a lot of years ago, though. Aside from the theme there kinda is about generations eventually growing stronger etc., we also have the figure of Gekishin. Gekishin was actually able to replicate Gakuki's warfare and when he faced Riboku, he got completely whooped. He received some degree of acknowledgment from Riboku ("most impressive") but nothing too crazy.
Now, Gekishin ain't Gakuki lol. I'm not arguing that. He certainly wasn't his equal.
Still, overall I think it's interesting to wonder where Gakuki would rank in comparison with other legendary Great Generals. In my opinion: I would put him roughly equal with the one I consider to be the strongest of the old gen of Qin Six/Zhap Three, Hakuki. He probably deserves that much. I don't think he stood outright above the strongest Qin Six. And of course, given all the Riboku/Gakuki comparisons that have been made, I certainly don't have him on par with or above Riboku lol.
Give your thoughts
@Elder Lee Hung @SakazOuki @MarineHQ @Owl Ki @TheKnightOfTheSea @Pirao @Cichy @Extravlad @Bepo @FutureWarrior123 @Monet @Blackbeard @Peroroncino @Bullet etc.
Today I'm making this thread to discuss Gakuki, aka "The god of war". Because I think he's a bit of an interesting case.
So, when Gekishin is introduced, we also come to know of Gakuki. With this famous panel:
The man who saved Yan from a literal superstate and wrecked Qi so fucking hard that they fell from superpower status to their current one lol. He also, alone in the East, was able to preserve the balance of power across the whole China at the time of the Qin Six/Zhao Three.
Now, in some ways, the sheer volume of hype he received is simply incredible. One could argue for Gakuki scaling above any member of the old Qin Six/Zhao three gen in the manga.
That was a lot of years ago, though. Aside from the theme there kinda is about generations eventually growing stronger etc., we also have the figure of Gekishin. Gekishin was actually able to replicate Gakuki's warfare and when he faced Riboku, he got completely whooped. He received some degree of acknowledgment from Riboku ("most impressive") but nothing too crazy.
Now, Gekishin ain't Gakuki lol. I'm not arguing that. He certainly wasn't his equal.
Still, overall I think it's interesting to wonder where Gakuki would rank in comparison with other legendary Great Generals. In my opinion: I would put him roughly equal with the one I consider to be the strongest of the old gen of Qin Six/Zhap Three, Hakuki. He probably deserves that much. I don't think he stood outright above the strongest Qin Six. And of course, given all the Riboku/Gakuki comparisons that have been made, I certainly don't have him on par with or above Riboku lol.
Give your thoughts
@Elder Lee Hung @SakazOuki @MarineHQ @Owl Ki @TheKnightOfTheSea @Pirao @Cichy @Extravlad @Bepo @FutureWarrior123 @Monet @Blackbeard @Peroroncino @Bullet etc.
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