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Arturia Pendragon (Fate) vs Takamichi Nanoha (Lyrical Nanoha)

Imma be honest, I failed to really read through what he was saying after the first few sentences. Looking back through.....

- Kiritsugu Saber is the strongest Saber
> nah fam she's the weakest it's Rin Saber unless you count Alter (who incidentally is said to have a chance against Gil in a straight fight)

- Fastest Servant is Richard
> try Achilles, the dude who literally has an ability that is "I am always faster than you"

- forgets Rin is a mage and therefore much faster than a human
> like one of the better onscreen speed feats from SF is a human character vaporizing rubble from swinging his knives really fast. Said dude is not a threat to any of the Servants either iirc
 
Yeah, the more i read, the easier it is to punch holes into his "logic"/mental gymnastics .

He brings up the OBD rules so that he can justify his "canon" bs, but magically forgets the one where Feats>everything and proceeds to parrot information about how stats work which everyone who has a modicum of knowledge about the series knows.

And it's convenient that he forgot the feat rule, cause if we link just one feat from any Route in the game, which are far higher than what he's saying, his parroting of stats and his argument of how it's not good to use the whole verse because writers contradict themselves automatically falls apart cause guess what, Nasu contradicts himself.

This is in essence, just another SB tier " it breaks the setting " argument. And i'm so sick and tired of them cause it's been years , long years where i had to hear the same tired BS.
 
The parameter system:
You know, I can understand why the early OBD was briefly plague with Doriki scaling when you take a power level system as if its on a linear basis :hm

200 times a human, what amounts to an A++, would amount to a Servant and their NP possessing the kinetic energy of an average car crash by your estimations. That's weaker than a grenade :maybe

Something the generic concrete damaging backgrounds from the VN would laugh out of the building, let alone any real feats of note.
I can debunk this entire thing with literally the first fight in the franchise. Cu Chulainn vs EMIYA at the school during the prologue.
No, you honestly can't because most of your rationale is born of shit we don't entertain in Dragon Ball (seriously, power levels as linear? That farmer with shotgun be the fucking apocalypse by that metric).
Moreover, the sounds of their fight can be heard clearly. This implies they are not making sonic boom with their movements.
We literally hold no fiction to account for lacking sonic booms and being able to speak to one another and perceive that speech while in combat.
I have to remind you that is a scene from the VN, which is the highest form of canon. It supercedes a manga based on a gacha based on the VN by several orders.
Arbitrary and Nasu's Kaleidoscope makes your entire stance... really, really suspect? FSN was never the sole story of Nasuverse, the powerscale has been fucked up as far back as Tsukihime and Melty Blood.
I don't see how you can refute this as both sources are directly from Nasu's hand while writing the original canon. You would have to find feats in the original VN to do that and those don't exist.
Of course you don't see it, you've been out of the game for too long :maybe
 
You know, I can understand why the early OBD was briefly plague with Doriki scaling when you take a power level system as if its on a linear basis :hm

200 times a human, what amounts to an A++, would amount to a Servant and their NP possessing the kinetic energy of an average car crash by your estimations. That's weaker than a grenade :maybe

Something the generic concrete damaging backgrounds from the VN would laugh out of the building, let alone any real feats of note.
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Hey, look, Ea's measurable to about 800-1600 (high end assuming, of course the MGI is x20 like STR too~) in the original VN :maybe

Man, I'm just SO ready for grenade level Ea :maybe
 
I'm not going to go jump on the guy when everyone else did... but looking at HOW he reached that conclusion truly doesn't just give me SB vibes, it honestly feels like it exceeds it.

You, at first, only use works created by Kinoko Nasu only... which honestly wouldn't matter because at this point, whoever writes a Fate series would be doing it with Nasu's blessing ANYWAY(We've known that since Narita, a person whose series you tried to use anyway, didn't make Enkidu overpowered, Nasu did and explicitly told him to go balls out and he'll address it later). Even WHEN the author doesn't want to do that(The Prisma Illya Author explicitly didn't want to have the series tied to the overall multiverse seriously... Nasu basically shat on that and the author basically just went with it) which means from the very start, your position is ruined(As for example, Nasu uses what we learned in Kagetsu Tohya about "True Chaos" and applied it to the Grail Mud/Primordial Sea in Babylonia which is why we have Large Planetary+ for the Grail Mud)

Secondly, you use the quite frankly shitty parameter system which has been, what torn apart because most of the time the stats never reflect the actual power or speed we've seen Servants do(Raikou literally has a D-Rank Agility as a Berserker, yet she still is able to not only fight multiple Servants at once in Onigashima, but 2 of them was Kotaro Fuuma and Ushiwakamaru, whose Agility would be A++ territory), this ALSO ignores in the Nasuverse, Noble Phantasms would be the equivalent of the same rank plus 3 ranks above that(A C Rank Noble Phantasm = A-A+ Strength) which wouldn't make sense with the amount of damage and power we see from Servants even in F/SN(Heracles can effortlessly wreck a Mountain when he fights Salter with the amount of power he's putting into attacks) let alone later works(Fergus can literally destroy Plateaus with just his Noble Phantasm clashing against Hektors from far away yet Hektor, who has seen Heracles fight, outright states that Heracles is vastly stronger).


(This is a common theme as Fergus wants to prove he's superior to Heracles throughout his appearances in Turas Realta America)

Or the fact that Karna and Arjuna not even using their Noble Phantasm, basically destroyed the Grand Canyon, basically making it disappear from the map:


Or Fergus would endanger the entire Continent with his TNR Caladbolg:


Hell, this is a Common MOOK in FGO and Nightingale utterly destroys it in one punch:
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Now what does that have to do have to do with Servant Speed? I have LONG, LONG....LONG addressed that:

I'm legit getting a little peeved people ignore this as I even address the "low speed" argument people have constantly used... despite Nasu and other writers long since writing down the problems Servants have:
Moving on to the next parts:
Belleophron only at 500KMPH, V-Max, Kingu's 500KMPH, Lobo moving at 200KMPH-300KMPH, etc.
Okay now we get to the real fun stuff and we all have seen it from various threads in other sites:
The numbers that have been consistently stated of how fast characters can go... and I'm here to tell you... that's a bunch of bullshit!
Like the above, I WILL go further into this with the actual debunking but I will point out the major misconceptions and issues that come with these:

Chief among them is how nonsensical the reasoning is... when if we use those speeds, it immediately falls apart the second we go back to Fate/Zero, well before Extra/Extella and FGO:


However, there was no need to feel anxious. It was true that a Servant’s dexterity was far above that of the V-Max in terms of maximum acceleration and maximum speed. However, this iron beast could maintain its speed as long as there was fuel left. If she was expecting a drawn-out pursuit, then the motorcycle would be very advantageous.

Servants, even back then, was capable of moving FASTER than those recorded speeds... the problem always is with the very last bit:

However, this iron beast could maintain its speed as long as there was fuel left. If she was expecting a drawn-out pursuit, then the motorcycle would be very advantageous

For long, drawn out pursuits, i.e. Mana problems

Now then, can Servants consistently move at Lightspeed/FTL? No... but in most VS. Battles, that wouldn't matter and it would be ultimately pointless.
But we LONG have proof of things like Servants having zero issues with Lightning based attacks of any standing:

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And this isn't even the only time she refers to her Mana Burst as Lightning but at this point, when you know that Magecraft simply recreates known phenomena to their exact specifications, you realize how many Servants and even Mages can usually deal with Lightning no problem:
the underlings release lightning magecraft enhanced by the abilities of the weather magecraft and Svin reacts and counters:

"He jumped.Even so, the attackers responded as appropriate.At once, they released the magecraft they had been holding back. Though the lightning they released was no more than a One Count spell, thanks to the enhancing effects of the Weather Manipulation, it should have had no issue tearing apart their unlucky opponent.But instead, the hand one of them had extended forward vanished.
In the same way as his teeth had become fangs, Svin's fingernails had likewise become razorlike claws."

Altrum fires an electrical construct with the speed of lightning and Svin counters

"And so they gained control of a power considered to be entirely within the realms of the gods in any number of ancient lands. Utilizing that power, they accrued tremendous prosperity. And of course, in having access to that power, spells that manipulated the weather came only a few steps later.
"Gush Out."
With those words, the electricity became an enormous hand.

The speed with which it attacked was on par with that of lightning.

Powering through the resistance in the air as if it was nothing, in the blink of an eye it struck out at the boy.
In answer, the phantasmal wolf roared.
Both were techniques overflowing with magical energy. Lightning and Sound..."

Altrum uses a stronger technique to summon a lightning dragon with speed on the level of the previous attack and Svin blitzes the attack and reaches the top of the trees

"Drawing forth many times the amount of magical energy he had used earlier through his Magic Circuits, he activated his Crest while pouring it into the Battery. The spell bought by the Galiasta family converted that magical energy into lightning with the utmost efficiency.
It was like a dragon.
Anyone looking at that scene would surely be able to envision the jaws of that terrible creature opening wide before him.
Brooking no attempts at flight, the lightning-born dragon soared forward to swallow Svin - who disappeared a moment before contact.
With a speed no human's eyes could follow, Svin leapt away.Scattering branches and trunks like pinball, the gathered magi cried out in surprise as Svin fell like a shooting star, claws aiming straight for Atram's head."

Touko Aozaki, is able to keep up with Svin and cast magic quickly enough to stop his full strength/speed lunge at Altram.

"In an instant, Svin reached out with the back leg of his illusion, leaping back to a nearby tree, slightly changing his posture in the air.
Having avoided the electric net Atram had put in place for him, he cycled his magical energy around to prepare to tear him apart. Even if he was going to use a thin layer of electricity to defend himself, all he had to do was tear through it. And so he had swung down with all his might.
But at that moment, a powerful impact hit him from the side, blowing him away entirely. Wrenching himself free of his illusionary body, Svin had just barely managed to land upright.
It wasn't something Atram had done. The proof of that was that the electric net was torn apart yet again, prompting a shocked reaction from the dark skinned man himself.
(...what was that?!)
Though obscured by the rain and darkness, from the middle of the forest emerged a bright scarlet.
As that lone figure approached, everything went immediately quiet.
"...hey now," the figure spoke. "Aren't you guys going a bit overboard with the magecraft here?" As if that was some trouble for her, the woman smiled."

Would probably mean since Servants >>> Humans, the fucking scale between them would be... obviously huge considering Atrum couldn't do anything to Medea whatsoever.

Everyone already touched on the numerous laser feats we have(GalahadMash blocking and dodging lasers, Odysseus and Circe practically having to dance around them and how Virgin Palladin Laser was used as an upfront attack against Gawain who was able to block it or Dioscuri literally being a Lightspeed Show as a Servant yet no one has any real issue dealing with them outside the first time and how Castor needed FTL to get past Mash.

Like your scaling is really bad, like childishly bad and it really, REALLY shows why this type of shit should never fly in an actual debating board. Because if we go by the same standards, DBZ wouldn't even be Planetary because very few Planets are ever blown up outside of TOEI DBZ, Shadow Hearts would basically be City level, American Superhero Comics? HA! And so on and so forth. So many series might as well be shit level by the same standards you are applying to Fate right now.
 
Also, it's not that the stat system is shit, it's just that people erroneously exagerate the difference in power between ranks.

They're still useful and we do base some of our scaling on them, but in actual fights between Servants, there's other shit that comes in play. Personal skills, Masters, Modifiers, combability, NPs , Class skills, class advantages .


Like, i usually hate that Mushroom man can't give a straight answer when asked about who has a bigger dick strenght wise, but at the same time, there's a lot of variables to take into account.
 
Also, it's not that the stat system is shit, it's just that people erroneously exagerate the difference in power between ranks.
Its not shit, its just mind numbingly stupid to treat it like its some linear scale (something I've observed Nasu fans of yesteryear did... frequently, with no self awareness or concept of why this is stupid)

Using it to determine the vague directionality between Servant stats is solid, just like any other power level system.

Just happens that treating a regular person as literally being a 1 and multiplying that 1 by 50 to output a given stat for someone at A rank is liable to get me to laugh you out of the room as 50x a person is still dog piss in the face of even their most basic bitch nondescript feats.
 
Yeah you can't treat the Servant stats like they're gospel.

They're only there to show GENERALLY which servants should be more impressive, but as EMIYA says early on "there are always exceptions" and Nasu introduces the concept of weaker servants beating stronger ones as early as the prologue. Any number of factors could influence a Servant's performance, regardless of the stats.

Basically it's just like Digimon levels. They're a helpful guide but they shouldn't be treated as absolute.
 
- Kiritsugu Saber is the strongest Saber
> nah fam she's the weakest it's Rin Saber unless you count Alter (who incidentally is said to have a chance against Gil in a straight fight)

This is also funny because Extella and Extella Link Saber can also be said to be on par with Rin Saber and well, she virtually makes everyone a joke in her Story Mode(which is still canon by the by, Multiverse Theory is a bitch) including Gilgamesh and Iskandar(you can say Gilgamesh was fooling around but in UBW, he takes her deadly serious and avoids what he did in the Fate Route instantly).
Extella Link has Charlemagne, someone who can hold out against Vasavi Shakti at full blast and still survive and is seen as one of the stronger Sabers despite his issues in that game can't even make Saber budge an INCH and refuses to fight her when she gives him the opportunity(despite being a battle nut).

- Fastest Servant is Richard
> try Achilles, the dude who literally has an ability that is "I am always faster than you"

Actually Achilles is more stated to be "Instantaneous Movement" like literally Goku's Instant Transmission but with straight up moving instead of teleporting.
And Richard was never stated to be the fastest Servant anyway, Enkidu even before he modded his Agility to surpass Richard was only "slightly slower" than him and Gilgamesh straight up block his dead on attack WHILE he gained a speed boost from Godspeed and a Magecraft buff as well.

- forgets Rin is a mage and therefore much faster than a human
> like one of the better onscreen speed feats from SF is a human character vaporizing rubble from swinging his knives really fast. Said dude is not a threat to any of the Servants either iirc

As I pointed out before, we literally have no name Nasuverse Mages use Lightning as the basis of their Magecraft, no one ever seems threatened by it at all and can usually deal with it. Hansa sees himself as a nobody to the Burial Agency meanwhile Kotomine is seen as the Top Elite of the Holy Church and at his absolute best, can defeat CIEL. Dude has even damaged Shirou through his Origin going Haywire in Heaven's Feel despite DYING AT THAT VERY MOMENT.
To put this into more hilarious context, Shiki Ryougi can evade a pointblank Car Bomb the second it goes off and the explosion practically overwhelms her:

It's obvious Shiki Ryougi wouldn't be that much above anyone else here and that wasn't even the best she can do either.
 
Also, it's not that the stat system is shit, it's just that people erroneously exagerate the difference in power between ranks.

They're still useful and we do base some of our scaling on them, but in actual fights between Servants, there's other shit that comes in play. Personal skills, Masters, Modifiers, combability, NPs , Class skills, class advantages .


Like, i usually hate that Mushroom man can't give a straight answer when asked about who has a bigger dick strenght wise, but at the same time, there's a lot of variables to take into account.

Yeah, you can kinda say that's the residuals of me being on SB for too fucking long to say something like that.
And yeah, it's ridiculous he can't give a straight answer... but he DID bring in so much shit to the table, that it would be difficult to actually do so without forgetting one of the things he brought in to begin with(man is human, he's absolutely going to make an error and I wouldn't even get mad at him for it).
 
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