I‘ve stated multiple times that I have Ouhon > Shin
But the Shin that fought Houken is different, he’s not the same bum who fought JKR
Based on what exactly???
The Shin that fought Jyoukaryuu had just watched Gakurai die right in front of his face. Gakurai who had been a close companion of Shin’s for years at that point.
Maybe you could argue Shin was more amped against Houken but the Shin who fought Jyoukaryuu literally saw a longtime comrade die right in front of his eyes. Lol
Did nothing really, they still got hard stomped
They lost but not after giving Houken some pretty serious wounds, that’s not a low diff. Literally you sound like the people who say Whitebeard low diffed Akainu because Whitebeard tanked getting his head blown off lol…
Enduring serious wounds doesn’t mean the fight was a low diff. I would say Houken high diffed Kyou and Duke Hyou.
Duke got a few good hits and broke his arm but it’s still a low diff, just compare their clash with Houken vs Ouki
Y’all gonna make me repeat my whole shtick about Houken canonically growing stronger between Bayou and Coalition…
Literally Ouki himself said Duke Hyou would give him a run for his money with a Glaive. If that doesn’t tell you Houken got stronger after Bayou, then reread Gekishin vs Houken and maybe that will convince you lol.
People correctly acknowledge that Moubu grew stronger after Bayou but ignore that the same thing happened with Houken lol.
Let’s say they’re on the same level, which is clearly not close to enough
Why would you say they’re on the same level though? As commanders maybe but not as warriors. Duke Hyou’s massive instincts were hyped far more than his martial power, whereas Shi Ei almost exclusively was hyped for his spear reaching the peak of China.
Literally he was the youngest member of the Fire Dragons based 95% on Hara stressing that his abilities with the spear were refined to perfection…lol
Shi Ei is one of the most martially hyped characters in Kingdom, easily, and y’all out here acting like characters who don’t have a fraction of his martial hype would just bulldoze him with ease or some shit…