Thread:Smash The Echidna/@comment-32220816-20181103041202/@comment-1942179-20181103044753

okay whoa whoa okay slow down there

i'm seeing this new message literally 3 minutes before my bedtime and you're asking me to calculate power levels. Catching me off guard doesn't even begin to describe this lmao.

Okay so FIRST of all, The original version of the Shadow Crystal Cloud Tournament is ancient, outdated and non-canon and you should only take whatever you see there with a grain of salt or two.

Second, any advantages Smash and Pearl may have gained throughout their battles using High Tension can't only be credited to their respective power boosts. There are other factors involved such as strategy, skill and technique. Even if Max was technically much stronger than Pearl during that match since he was super and she was just in High Tension, the fact that she was able to keep up with him was very much due to the fact that she knew what she was doing.

Similarly, there was a battle between Smash and (I forget the guy's name, it's been so long) on a forum that's long since been taken down in which the circumstances were almost identical. The other guy went super and tried to simply overpower Smash, but Smash was able to keep up with him by predicting his moves and effectively countering, sometimes using the guy's own momentum against him. And he won--In his normal state. This was before I had even thought up the concept of High Tension. My point being, experience and proper training go a long way.

Thirdly, I don't know where you got the information on the percentage of super form power levels, so I think it's safe to assume that it's a headcanon. It's not something that I follow; if you've noticed I've never explicitly stated what anyone's exact level of strength was. But if I were to go by those rules, it seems plausible. I'd probably have to think about it in greater detail if I really wanted to be serious about the numbers adding up, but as an estimate it's fair.

And finally, lol frederick. Didn't you know, all of Sonicfan919's characters sucked when it came to fighting? It doesn't matter how strong Frederick became, he was still really bad. It's also kind of a trend with his characters that, when they're clearly outmatched they pull a random move that was never implied to be an ability they could or should be able to use, right out their butt. Krinkinko's Dark Spirit Bomb and Frederick's copy abilities are prime examples that you yourself listed. Heck, the only time I ever lost a battle to one of his characters was when I literally threw in the towel because I wanted to seem fair and not OP. Again, take those battles with a grain of salt.