Thread:Redfork2000/@comment-31727837-20190204041143/@comment-26888167-20190310161821

Because this is a different situation. Our stories need to make sense in terms of power levels. The videogames aren't a good example because the player's character will always win no matter what.

Think of this: In Sonic Adventure 2, you can play Sonic vs Shadow as either of the two. And the character you play as is who wins. This would make no sense from a story perspective, so it's an obvious case of the player character wins all the time.

In stories you need to make sense on terms of power levels. Captain Galactic Shell is the most powerful swordfighter in the galaxy, yet he fails to Captain Red Shell, who isn't even the strongest member of the Locked Room Gang. This means that Captain Galactic Shell would also fail against Kyoji, Red Fork, Dark Shadow, Akasha, Ace, Ink Splash, and every single character who's more powerful than Captain Red Shell. Do you see the problem?