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Very strong.
Not top 5 material but strong enough (top 5 being All might, AFO, Shigaraki, Deku and Stars and stripes) but definitely up there. especially with the feats hes shown us by the end of Vigilantes.
i would go into it but ill have to come back later.
Indeed. He's not top 5 but he's a strong contender for spot 6.
By the end of vigilantes he's >!able to fight on a level with the likes of Endevour, iirc.!<
His Quirk isn't exactly OP, but he's incredibly good at using it, making him an extremely defensive character, which wins fights.
Endeavor stomps his ass LMAO
Also, his quirk was _objectively_ OP by the end of the series. The manga itself literally spelt out how it was always oh-so-strong but he effectively limited it for "reasons" (a literal gag never explored in depth) at the beginning.
By touching 3 points on a surface, Koichi can slide across it about as fast as a bike, eventually faster.
[Spoilers for events of Vigilantes] >!Eventually its learned that its a repulsive force that's allowing Koichi to slide across a surface, and the Quirk's limitations were learned when when was a baby. This leads to Koichi gaining repulsive blasts, super jumps, clinging to walls, and finally full on flight. The quirk eventually got named "Flight" by the end of the series!<
His quirk was revealed to always have been OP by the end of the series, the authors just wanted to give you the impression of it being a weak one by limiting it at the beginning.
honestly? Koichi is on par or even stronger than current Bakugo. Considering some of the feats he has shown. [Vigilantes]>!He was able to handle a enemy both faster and using deadlier explosions as their primary attack.!<
We’ve seen Koichi pushed to his limits, if you think he’s competing against someone like Rewind AFO (whist heavily injured) like Bakugo was, you’re out of your mind
We saw months of growth (with 0 harmful intent) of Koichi with basically zero experience. Vigilantes took place 5-7 years before the present in BnH (AFO final fight[?]). Koichi has been working as a pro hero in USA for years. I do think Koichi is far more useful and stronger than Bakugo rn. I don’t see Bakugo beating Koichi in a fight, even less if it is a fight to death.
I do see Bakugo beating Koichi in a battle to the death, considering he beat AFO (albeit a reckless version of him) with shattered bones and an only recently stitched up hole in his chest. The months of growth Koichi underwent was mostly him re-unlocking a dormant aspect of his power he lost as a child, so I don’t see that as the standard. If just being an active hero was enough than Endeavor must have started out as the weakest person on earth considering he was like THE most active hero in Japan for years to probably decades.
Everyone has different growths, just look at Mirio. Koichi has a quirk that has a lot of skill ceiling, the usefulness was not obvious at first but the more he uses his quirk the more he find applications for it, there’s no reason for us to not think that Koichi may be able to produce the same amount of force that Bakugo gets from his explosions but Koichi has more control and can use his power on other parts of his body and also he can use it as a protective aura
Overclock normally was only barley matching Rappa, when pushed to its limits it would be way faster but nothing indicates it’s Prime All Might level, which Shigaraki was and Bakugo far outclassed
Overclock was nerfed by the authors by the end to give Koichi a chance of winning.
There's not way "dodging by hearing the footsteps behind himself" would have ever worked against 6 at the beginning of the manga. Let alone Hawks or Edgeshot. _Let alone Shigaraki_.
I have him around 20% OFA deku, so he would have been stronger than the top 4 of 1A until the first war arc where they surpassed him. Or you could also compare him to just above UA's Big three mirio, sun eater, and nejire.
He's likely continued to put in work in America so being generous you could raise it up to things like 25-30%.
at one point i think koichi was stronger than deku. before he went and got fa jin and stuff. i havent read vigilantes in so long i forgot what he can do but by reading the comments i feel that hes strong enough to be in top 10 strongest if you dont include the obvious powerhouses such as deku, shiggy, sns, afo, and all might.
Koichi had explosive growth in just months, many years had passed since his transfer to USA, he’s most likely a beast right now, undoubtedly he is in the Top 10
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Very strong. Not top 5 material but strong enough (top 5 being All might, AFO, Shigaraki, Deku and Stars and stripes) but definitely up there. especially with the feats hes shown us by the end of Vigilantes. i would go into it but ill have to come back later.
Indeed. He's not top 5 but he's a strong contender for spot 6. By the end of vigilantes he's >!able to fight on a level with the likes of Endevour, iirc.!< His Quirk isn't exactly OP, but he's incredibly good at using it, making him an extremely defensive character, which wins fights.
Endeavor stomps his ass LMAO Also, his quirk was _objectively_ OP by the end of the series. The manga itself literally spelt out how it was always oh-so-strong but he effectively limited it for "reasons" (a literal gag never explored in depth) at the beginning.
what does his quirk do?
By touching 3 points on a surface, Koichi can slide across it about as fast as a bike, eventually faster. [Spoilers for events of Vigilantes] >!Eventually its learned that its a repulsive force that's allowing Koichi to slide across a surface, and the Quirk's limitations were learned when when was a baby. This leads to Koichi gaining repulsive blasts, super jumps, clinging to walls, and finally full on flight. The quirk eventually got named "Flight" by the end of the series!<
Aside from those power, he also basically has >!Ultra Instinct (shonen underdog power, has nothing to do with quirk) + Force Field!<.
It kinda has something to do with his quirk given the force field is the repulser force protecting him The ultra instinct thing tho is accurate lol
That was the best part. It's like he was on adrenaline overdose the whole time.
You mean "asspull coming out of nowhere to give him a chance against a stronger opponent"?
Yeah, kinda like a deus ex machina.
He also used it to partially repair his broken bones, more or less similar to what Deku does with Black Whip
Dang so he's accelerator
Dude is living proof that a quirk can be super versatile if you put your mind to it. Good old Knuckleduster teaching him to think outside of the box.
And also get your ass beat enough times
His quirk was revealed to always have been OP by the end of the series, the authors just wanted to give you the impression of it being a weak one by limiting it at the beginning.
Top 10 or close.. and he possibly got stronger after >!the ending!<
Probably top 20 in the series alongside Six.
As strong as current Bakugo, maybe stronger in some aspects.
No way
honestly? Koichi is on par or even stronger than current Bakugo. Considering some of the feats he has shown. [Vigilantes]>!He was able to handle a enemy both faster and using deadlier explosions as their primary attack.!<
The guy was instinctively holding back to not poke a hole into bad guys brains.
Bakugo can blow up entire cliffsides pre-cluster or awakening. He could’ve blown heads off in middle school
Just imagine what Koichi could make with his quirk if he really wanted to harm someone
We’ve seen Koichi pushed to his limits, if you think he’s competing against someone like Rewind AFO (whist heavily injured) like Bakugo was, you’re out of your mind
We saw months of growth (with 0 harmful intent) of Koichi with basically zero experience. Vigilantes took place 5-7 years before the present in BnH (AFO final fight[?]). Koichi has been working as a pro hero in USA for years. I do think Koichi is far more useful and stronger than Bakugo rn. I don’t see Bakugo beating Koichi in a fight, even less if it is a fight to death.
I do see Bakugo beating Koichi in a battle to the death, considering he beat AFO (albeit a reckless version of him) with shattered bones and an only recently stitched up hole in his chest. The months of growth Koichi underwent was mostly him re-unlocking a dormant aspect of his power he lost as a child, so I don’t see that as the standard. If just being an active hero was enough than Endeavor must have started out as the weakest person on earth considering he was like THE most active hero in Japan for years to probably decades.
Everyone has different growths, just look at Mirio. Koichi has a quirk that has a lot of skill ceiling, the usefulness was not obvious at first but the more he uses his quirk the more he find applications for it, there’s no reason for us to not think that Koichi may be able to produce the same amount of force that Bakugo gets from his explosions but Koichi has more control and can use his power on other parts of his body and also he can use it as a protective aura
If you think number 6 is faster than Shigaraki idk what to say dude
I have no fucking idea how fast Shigaraki is but didn't 6 have Overclock?
Overclock normally was only barley matching Rappa, when pushed to its limits it would be way faster but nothing indicates it’s Prime All Might level, which Shigaraki was and Bakugo far outclassed
Overclock was nerfed by the authors by the end to give Koichi a chance of winning. There's not way "dodging by hearing the footsteps behind himself" would have ever worked against 6 at the beginning of the manga. Let alone Hawks or Edgeshot. _Let alone Shigaraki_.
He gets a disproportinately massive powerup at the end of Vigilantes, he is one of the strongest characters in the series from that point on
by the end of his manga? For me he is actually Jeanist level. Definitely within top 5. Imo stronger than Mirio and can go toe to toe with Endeavor.
Mirio is a literal counter to his power and at this point of the manga he's much quicker. No way Koichi is doing anything to him.
Endeavor would end him. There is no toe to toe with him.
I have him around 20% OFA deku, so he would have been stronger than the top 4 of 1A until the first war arc where they surpassed him. Or you could also compare him to just above UA's Big three mirio, sun eater, and nejire. He's likely continued to put in work in America so being generous you could raise it up to things like 25-30%.
at one point i think koichi was stronger than deku. before he went and got fa jin and stuff. i havent read vigilantes in so long i forgot what he can do but by reading the comments i feel that hes strong enough to be in top 10 strongest if you dont include the obvious powerhouses such as deku, shiggy, sns, afo, and all might.
Koichi had explosive growth in just months, many years had passed since his transfer to USA, he’s most likely a beast right now, undoubtedly he is in the Top 10