Discussion Power How strong was Hidan?

[Fisher Tiger]

He is often seen as the weakest member of the Akatsuki if we forget about Zetsu but I think he’s criminally underrated. If he was just smarter he probably would’ve been among the mid tier out of the Akatsuki.

If you don’t have intel on his abilities he is more of a threat than Konan imo.

It’s sad to see that we didn’t see his fullest capabilities, Kishi shouldn’t have done him dirty like this

 

[Bob74h]

Equal to kakashi in power

 

[Cruxroux]

Hidan is immortal not strong.

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

Incredibly weak, only good in CQC but had zero tactical mindset and horribly one dimensional.

 

[ZenZu]

He beats Kisame without intel. He drops considerably with intel though.

He's good for Bijuu hunting.

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

He beats Kisame without intel. He drops considerably with intel though.

He's good for Bijuu hunting.

No he doesn’t. Kisame without Samehada and just ninjutsu or only ninjutsu and no Samehada mid diffs

 

[Midnight Delight]

Kishi apparently wanted Hidan to have more skills with the scythe
As Hidan is rn, he is one of the weakest Kage level fighters

 

[ZenZu]

No he doesn’t. Kisame without Samehada and just ninjutsu or only ninjutsu and no Samehada mid diffs

No, not in character and without intel.

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

No, not in character and without intel.

In character and without intel. Kisame is one of the most intelligent Akatsuki and discovers faster opponents’ multiple attacks before Hidan can comprehend Kisame’s counter attack.

 

[Bob74h]

Hidan > kakashi

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

Hidan > kakashi

False

 

[Bob74h]

False

Well it can be false according to you
The facts, I showed though have more merit then your perceptions

 

[SkySanji]

An irrelevant fodder, not even worth being called an Akatsuki to be honest

 

[Jiihad]

He prolly somewhere in that Pt1 Kakashi/Zabuza tier. Stronger than 99% of Jonin, but weaker than even tha weakest Kage

 

[MonsterKaido]

His gimmick is decent. Depending on matchup his power can vary a lot

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

Hidan is high Jonin level at most. Other Akatsukis is at least low Kage level or so.

 

[Unlimited Rulebook]

It would be nice if Hidan were to be exhumed to go against Daemon. That would be quite the interesting cycle of reflecting damage back and forth.

 

[FloriGlori]

As a former big Hidan fan, I also regret that he never got to show his full power and all of the scythe gimmicks. The fact that he was able to draw blood from Asuma, a high-tier CQC-fighter, while chased by Shikamaru's shadows speaks for itself.

That being said, he has (shown) little to no defenses against most advanced Ninjutsu. Most high-level fighters can incapitate people without the need for actual killing, so his immortality is kinda meh. And the preparations for his ritual take way too long for most blood-lusted high-tier fighters. He simply lacks versatility for versus-arena fights. In-verse, where fighters usually don't go all-out right away and most likely lack knowledge on him, he's potentially lethal against a vast variety of characters.

 

[Light D Lamperouge]

Weakest Akatsuki unfortunately, in general terms. Has the slowest attack speed and worst aim out of all of them. However his gimmick is pretty OP so it allows him to punch vastly above his class. With no Intel all it takes for him to basically win is to catch you off guard once.

Dope fighting style with that sick scythe though. And great design imo, even for the Akatsuki.

 

[MarineHQ]

He's underrated tbh. Not sure if Kakashi could defeat him 1v1.