Thread:PeaVZ108/@comment-8138569-20180524181754/@comment-30384301-20190226150437

For that case, I'd say the reason why Dr. Zack's minions are challenging in their debut is because the gang hasn't really had much experience fighting superpowered teens back then. You should consider the fact that the gang grows over time in strength and sure, one superpowered teen can still be challenging to a small number of gang members, but he/she won't be as challenging against larger numbers. Pretty soon not even characters like Captain Dark Shell and Shogo would be considered large threats to the gang anymore.

And consider how powerful each of the gang members are, and how well they could do in battle by themselves. For example, Kyoji won't have much trouble taking down characters like Boom, Boss Choy and Dark Green Shadow on his own, but characters like Akasha, Dark Shadow and Red Fork can be harder for him to defeat on his own.

Yes, it can be hard to think of villains that can provide a challenge to the gang but the truth is how challenging a villain is can be determined by many factors. How powerful or large the gang is is one of the main factors, but it is only one of them. It's mostly the current situation that determines the challenge level of a villain.