So is every character in this conversation. Lol
Far from it. How many guys are the greatest fighters in a great state and the main fighter in a legendary group that stands near the top of China?
You’d actually have to ignore the manga to pretend like Gaimou has ever been a standout warrior compared to the other characters we are discussing.
This is almost outrageous.
The strongest Fire Dragon, Shin’s future opponent, the joint 5th highest stat in verse. The greatest dueller with the most hype that we have ever seen from Wei, covering multiple generations.
Shin directly compared an out of shape Gyou’Un to Gaimou. Shin also compared Yoko to Gaimou. Characters like these are meant to serve as measuring sticks for us to observe Shin’s growth, Hara intentionally didn’t make Gaimou any stronger than Gyou’Un or Yoko on purpose.
I think you need to reassess the way you interpret hype and comparisons. He compared the weight of Gyou’un’s blow to Gaimou. Because both possess the weight worthy of a GG. He said it’s the strongest weight since then, which involved a list of Keisha, Batei etc. Naturally, when faced with a monster with huge weight, the comparison would not be those guys, but would be Gaimou.
Gaimou is Shin’s reference point because narratively he is the man Shin will face in a duel to the death. Houken aside, it’s the best opponent he’ll face and is the strongest weight-filled GG he’s duelled.
Hara purposely did make a distinct gap between Gaimou and the others. Look at how few guys get a 97 plus.
Now if you want to pretend that Gaimou has imaginary stats above Gyou’Un or Yoko like experience, which is heavily suspect given that Gyou’Un fought through the golden age of warfare and
Why use imaginary when I can use the actual stats which represent what we’ve also seen in the manga?
Yoko is heavily foreshadowed to be a huge name himself…
Not really. He’s been shown to come from a high lineage of a small state and this was a target. Don’t make it out to be more then it is.
Then you again have to ignore that Gaimou was effectively stalemated by the weakest and most inexperienced version of Shin to ever wield a Glaive on the battlefield.
Shin wasn’t stalemated. Gaimou was playing with him. There’s a reason Gaimou is the symbolic character for Wei’s martial might yo this day. He’s going to be fighting near peak level Shin and it’s going to be a damned good fight.
It is literally only by ignoring Gaimou’s portrayal that you can pretend he’s more special than Yoko or Gyou’Un,
Except you have ignored his lol. You’ve not acknowledged any of the examples to back up his pedigree as a top tier and instead focused on quotes that you take out of the accurate context.
I already touched on Gaimou’s completely equal portrayal to Gyou’Un and Yoko above, but there is absolutely nothing about Gaimou’s backstory that was standout. All we know about Gaimou is that he was a mighty warrior who killed a bunch of generals. That’s it. Everything else you said about him was just completely made up, I don’t even know where you got that Gaimou was the strongest warrior in Wei history. Do you just mean that we’ve never seen a stronger warrior from Wei? Because him being the strongest in Wei’s history was never once stated.
Yes in the history of the manga. Gaimou was the strongest of the Fire Dragons. Gaimou wasn’t just a mighty warrior, he was the absolute peak of a major state. The reference point that guys are compared to, the opponent for the MC, a 97 stat. The guy whose entire character and being, is based around duelling other people.
Having a blow that rivals Gaimou does not mean equal as a fighter.
Rinbukun’s hype was nothing like Bananji’s. There’s a reason that Ribukun was never directly compared to any Qin 6 level warriors and Tou showed us that. A much better comparison for Bananji would be Ranbihaku, who clashed equally with Tou, made him retreat, and was directly said to have fought against Ouki and Kyou and given them trouble.
Bananji’s duelling ability was never compared to Renpa so let’s stop with the misunderstanding of Chougaryu’s hype.
Bananji’s duelling hype comes from his work against the Xiognu and how he would beat them 1v1. Rinbukun’s hype comes from his work against the Yue tribes - equivalent to Xiognu - and how he would beat them 1v1. Very similar hype, backed up by very similar stats - funny that, isn’t it?
Bananji was directly compared to Renpa by a highly credible source in Chougaryuu, and this is consistent with Shin comparing Bananji’s superior Gyou’Un to Renpa’s superior Gaimou. Comparing Bananji to Rinbukun is as wrong as comparing Yoko to Rokuomi or Sento’Un.
I’m begging you to please understand context behind hype lol.
Please go and reread Chougaryu’s hype. He was talking about his strength of arm. Same with Kaishibou.
In essence, Chougaryu was saying Bananji is a smart guy tactically and an absolute powerhouse when in the thick of the action. This is the crux of your misunderstanding.