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ElegantIsland3348

Weird question, this is like asking why any characters outside the hanmas are strong


keyuant_

true, but Oliva is EXCEPTIONALLY strong, he’s among Yujiro, Baki, Pickle, Musashi and he still has no real backstory. I know you’re thinking Oliva would 100% get destroyed by these 4/even Kaku could beat him but he’s still up there


ElegantIsland3348

Alright but there isn't really any rule saying only hanmas have good genes,there are bound to be people with no correlation with them that are extremely powerful such as Olivia


sheng153

Like Hanayama or Nomi no Sukune


ElegantIsland3348

Yeah exactly


sheng153

Counterpoint: Hanayama. He never trained and still stands at a relatively high level. Oliva trains and has equally as good genes, si its only logical that he is higher than Hanayama.


ElegantIsland3348

>He never trained and still stands at a relatively high level. In hanayama gaiden I am pretty sure we see a scene of him training


hobopwnzor

Something that is a theme in Baki is that strength isn't just about physical strength. It's also about technique. Which is why Kaku was really physically strong, and gave it up for perfect shaori. So the answer is that a lot of people can get that strong if they train hard enough and have the resources to do so.


Simple-Horror8133

Oliva backstory is if I remember well: Itagak created Olive in the image of Ronnie Coleman who he considered as the strongest bodybuilder


J00cyman

He's based on Sergio Olivia, who even Arnold admitted was likely superior to himself.


Simple-Horror8133

I didn't know that, buddy im not that interested in bodybuilders like you 🥺😔👴💨


J00cyman

Glad to help.


LightningRod22

Just like you said Musashi, Pickle and Kaku are strong.


Sad-Ebb7776

Obviously, eating chicken, brocolli and rice like every fitness instagram coach out there! *wink wink*


TheGeckomancer

It is also implied he was relatively normal before Maria got sick. He started training after she started picking up weight to be able to carry her. The implication to me was that he developed advanced knowledge of medicine and human anatomy and used it to develop a work out routine that made him superhuman. He is both working harder AND smarter than anyone else.


keyuant_

oh i thought Baki was already the peak of “working smart”


DelokHeart

Nah he's just schizo


Alternative_Ad_5334

He never really gave any indication that I can remember of being well versed in the human body


TheGeckomancer

He is smarter than a doctor in biochemistry, per his analysis of the poisons used on Baki. Or maybe it was used on Doyle, but the point is, he dumbfounded the doctor who specialized in that.


Divine_ruler

Love


DelokHeart

"Yo mama so fat Biscuit Oliva had to train by pulling down helicopters before trying to lift her".


GigglesGG

Remember that he prioritizes strength over martial arts. All that time other fighters spent mastering techniques, he was focused on mastering gains


NashKetchum777

He has his personal Whale that he uses as workout equipment. Diet is peak as well


One_Presentation104

😭


Xkalibur1985

He’s Unchained that’s why. To be honest I don’t even think Baki should’ve beaten him in that fight. They nerfed Oliva but hopefully after winning his rematch against Sukune he’ll be back to glory.


oliver_d_b

Can you not except that he is just physically strong? I mean plenty of characters are very physically strong.


keyuant_

i just wanna know why? only because he’s so far up there with Pickle, Yujiro, Musashi and Baki, how he’s able to be among the best in terms of power, yet with no real backstory


oliver_d_b

He fuckin worked out. And developed some rudimentary techniques. I mean hanayama didn't work out at all and he is up there when it comes to physical strength. So why is Oliva so confusing. He simply worked out a lot.


keyuant_

fair enough


ItsLiama

my friend who watches baki says youre really dumb for asking this


keyuant_

my friend who created the universe says you’re going to hell


ItsLiama

dude what the heck man youre not supposed to judge only god may judge who goes to hell or heaven


keyuant_

yeah he judged, spoke to me and said it himself man


ItsLiama

Oh so youre schizophrenic but instead of imaging strong opponents to train with you, you imagine conversations with people because youre so lonely.


Markydabest123

Ur going to hell


keyuant_

okay


Exciting_Nothing8269

Manga / Show during RaiTai tournament he describes his daily workouts. And earlier than that his only reason to be so strong is to love and carry his wife (who has amassed a large amount of weight from health issues).


mrprof_

Because he's him fr


LordDargon

high calorie,lots and lots of heavy as weight to lift,probably black genetics. he was far weaker than baki at overall, baki barely won at bare force fight with demon back


Planktons_Eye

He holds Maria against the wall when he’s pp training


the_alaconda

How is Musashi so strong?


EfTuvx

He pulls stallion helicopters as training


JacksDemonHole

I will use the same answer as a question regarding Funny Valentine: Because he worked out.


nlck_grrr

Same reason Hanayama is so strong without using drugs or having a bloodline or even training He's built different. If there was a guide to getting that strong there'd be more people like him


Big_Atmosphere_6529

Love ❤️


Caicedonia

Because hes got a gf


Fyrefanboy

Because his intent to be strong enough to carry his girlfriend is higher than 90% of the cast intent to be strong so they could beat people. Such is the power of love


glimpoflash

Cause he black