Suggested by Destroyer The Destroyed Behemoth is incredibly powerful and not a Kingdom Hearts monster to underestimate. Still, I don’t think his attacks would be able to damage Bahamut enough to really make a difference before he is taken out. Bahamut (SIN) still has the advantage in virtually every combat stat so that’s really hard to try and get around. Bahamut (SIN) wins.
Suggested by Destroyer Spongebob Squarepants is one of those icons in media who always fights hard. You can count on him to stay in the mix no matter who the opponent is. While toon force won’t help much here, Spongebob still has a whole arsenal of weapons and abilities at his disposal. The zombie won’t be able to do much and is too slow to really counter him. Spongebob wins.
Suggested by Destroyer Monster King Orochi is a being off fierce power. It’s no exaggeration to say that he is one of the most powerful One Punch Man characters. That said, I wouldn’t say he is quite strong enough to take on the Cell Jrs just yet. While their durability isn’t great, they still had the speed and power to contend with fighters like SSJ Vegeta. I don’t think Orochi will really be able to tag this guy and while his durability is excellent, it will eventually falter to these attacks. Cell Jr wins.
Suggested by Destroyer Betrayus may have a lot of special abilities and even gave PAC Man a run for his money but at the end of the day he isn’t ready to take on the King. King Rhoam is just way too powerful and can fight it out on the battlefield in addition to commanding the troops from the side. His sheer power puts Betrayus to shame and this should be a fairly easy win for him. Betrayus has no solid options with which to stop him. King Rhoam wins.
Suggested by iKnowledge Guy has returned but he’s still not quite up to the challenge of trying to take down Cat Sith. This guy has a strong mech suit at the ready and a lot of magic based attacks. While Guy has the better hand to hand skills without question, they’ll end up being a moot point here. Hand to hand alone is not enough to overcome something like this. Cat Sith wins.
Suggested by iKnowledge Guy is a capable fighter with a lot of very fast hitting combos but he isn’t quite ready for a true warrior like Byleth who has dragon abilities to amp up his usual stats. Guy will be on the defensive from the jump here and has no answer for the various projectiles and other special abilities that Byleth will be shooting his way. There’s just no escape from them. Byleth wins.
Suggested by iKnowledge Nephrite has illusion abilities which are really handy, however they won’t be enough to stop Chrom here. Chrom has the wider range in his attacks and should be able to dodge Nephrite’s lightning fairly easily. On the flip side, Nephrite will have a very hard time countering Chrom’s strikes or really doing much of anything against him. The gap in their skill levels is big and Chrom is significantly more powerful so a single hit could be fatal. Chrom wins.
Suggested by iKnowledge Juste Belmont is a very capable fighter as you would expect from any character in the Belmont clan, however he won’t have an answer for Ghirahim’s speed and teleportation. That guy is quite different from Juste’s usual foes and will be able to easily exert his will in the battlefield. Dealing with that kind of speed is always extremely difficult. Ghirahim wins.
Suggested by iKnowledge Lucina is a very skilled sword fighter and her speed is quite impressive. She should be able to keep up with Genkai to an extent but ultimately she won’t be able to counter the spirit gun for very long. Genkai’s years of experience will definitely do well here and their stats are close enough where it will make a big difference. Genkai wins.
As the wait for season 3 continues, it was time to check out the quick special for Ryusui. I’ve been looking forward to seeing that guy show up for quite a while now so it was neat to see him in the mix here. It’s a fun special all around and should be nostalgic for Dr. Stone viewers. You get some more adventure here and a solid amount of plot development so you will absolutely want to watch this before you officially check out season 3. Unless they decide to readapt this part I suppose.
The special starts with Senku and friends realizing that they are going to need a good ship captain for the voyages ahead. They’ll be dealing with some rough waters with a ship that isn’t ideal so not just anybody can pilot it. Fortunately there is but one man who can get them safely across any storm no matter how turbulent. That man is Ryusui, the pirate captain of legend! The downside is that this guy is rather egotistical and a huge fan of capitalism. He’ll bring back the currency system and could even take over the world. With another top notch mind around, Senku will have to be extra careful how they handle this guy. One wrong move and it could be the end for the kingdom of science.
The special’s a little under an hour so it’s a good way to fully introduce him into the mix. The characters prepare to build their first boat and before that they even build a blimp so they can see what the terrain is like. At that point is when Ryusui really gets to prove himself although Chrome looks really good as well. You definitely can’t count that kid out. He even has a little rivalry going with Ryusui since they are both explorers. Ryusui just focuses on the oceans while Chrome is a land guy. Immediately you can see how Ryusui is a good addition both for his skills and then also for the dynamic.
With the whole blimp scare near the end, the special does a good job of having a little danger in the mix while also being fairly low key. Ryusui’s introduction arc is actually perfect for a TV special like this because it has a beginning, middle, and end structure. I don’t think it would have been as easy for other points in the series to be used like this without some big cliffhangers. This way the story wraps up perfectly.
Gen is also useful for a change. One issue I always had with him is it felt like his skills as a mentalist never worked. The villains would always see through it or tell him not to talk so they wouldn’t get confused. That doesn’t happen here and aside from Senku, Gen successfully tricks the entire cast. It may be a small thing but I thought it was important because that’s Gen’s whole angle so you do want him to succeed at some point. Otherwise there wouldn’t be a point to keeping him around.
In general it was a good time for the supporting cast to shine as we saw Yuzuriha get to work on the sewing. She also showed a lot of other characters how to do this and before long it was a full community effort. Even Magma got to show off his boat skills even if he wasn’t the top ranking guy around. Everyone got to pitch in and help out which is a nice way to built unity within the kingdom. They have to savor this now too as not everyone will get a big role in the next arc. The series is finally at the place where the hero size is just big enough where you can’t bring everyone all of the time.
If Senku’s team had died on the blimp that definitely would have been a sad way to go out. Like you survived all kinds of threats and tough situations only to die like this? Yeah there couldn’t be much more disappointing news than that. In a way you could say that going on the blimp was an incredible risk that they all took. Personally I’ve never been tempted to go on a blimp myself for that reason. I always felt like it just wasn’t as secure as the others.
Overall, This was a fun special. At the end of the day this special gives you a chance to see all of the characters again and that’s always a good thing. It’s a pleasant little adventure. I’m almost a little surprised we didn’t get some foreshadowing for a villain showing up but maybe that would be going too far ahead. Ryusui is immediately a likable character and adds a lot of fun to the series. Senku and friends should definitely be real glad to have him around and of course now you want to see what Tsukasa says when he gets up since he was against all of these profit schemes right from the start. He may have a big “I told you so” coming to Senku. Still, Senku made the right choice here because as he said, skills have to trump personality right now. You need the best of the best to survive in the stone era. It’s worked so far so why change approaches now? This may be a special but it’s fairly important to the rest of the story so I’d definitely recommend checking it out.
Overall 7/10
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