History Headscratchers / OnePunchMan

* During his fight with Child Emperor, Phoenix Man resurrect several Subterrian Men to fight him as zombies. Except those creatures gave up after Saitama killed their king ( and he was the first Saitama hit ). So how did they die? [[SociopathicHero Did Saitama really chased and killed creatures who surrended]] [[FridgeHorror and were fleeing?]]

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** Because he don't want to try and hide his flaws like that as by doing so, he would admit it in the open that it's a flaw? He just want people to stop pointing out that he's bald like it's some kind of joke and treat him with respect.

** Because, on some level, he do realize that having someone around to talk to is better than having none. He is the lone inhabitant in a ghost town after all who has to leave the district just to get food. With Genos around, he gets something worth far more than mere money, actual companionship with another living being. Also, Genos does help him give his hobby a meaning in the long run, compared to how it was before that, where Saitama was just a "weirdo in an pajamas" earning no recognition whatsoever. After Genos came around, people at least stopped calling Saitama a "weirdo" for the time being.

* How can most other heroes remain clueless as to Saitama's true strength? This is most apparent on two occasions particularly: His fight against the Sea-king and his subsequent banter might've fooled the average citizen, but shouldn't professional heroes know better? The guy had taken down half a dozen A-class heroes and and an S-class and was still going strong until such a moment it met Saitama, so that should speak volumes as to his strength (Not to mention the atmospheric bomb punch). The second one, and the most blatant, is his fight against Boros: Just how do the other heroes not notice the FIGHT OF THE GODS happening on top of the airships with all the pyrotechnics, physics-bending and atmosphere-rending. Did they just chalk it up to alien weirdness?

** If you do want to chalk it up to in-universe explanations, then to answer the first question, the only heroes who were awake long enough to personally witness Saitama taking on the Sea King were Mumen Rider and Genos. Genos has a personal bias, and even if the other heroes didn’t take that into account, Genos ultimately decided to trust in Saitama and not correct the survivors in the shelter by telling them he is the real deal, and Mumen Rider isn’t high enough in ranking to have any real influence over the Association and public. So, for all everyone else knew, the Sea King really was getting worn down enough by all the other heroes that some low ranking C-Class could take him out in a single hit, and his death was what dispersed the rain, rather than the sheer energy and force generated by Saitama hitting him.

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* What exactly happened to Garou after Saitama beat him? did he revert back to being human? was he never trully a monster in first place? or is he just a really human-looking monster, with his power being to create the thick, rocky armor for himself?

** Its stated in the manga that Genos gets so much money because he is an S rank hero, while Saitama gets very little because, at the time he was only a C rank hero.

** People being studio and easily swayed to irrational conclusions wad the point.

* Why exactly does Saitama and his friends keep his true strength a secret? Bang's reason is because he doesn't want to see him get corrupted by the Hero Association, but what about the other's reasons?
** In a word they don't, or at least not purposefully. Fubuki isn't the sort to go around and tell others of Saitama's strength. King just does not talk very much. Initially, Genos tries but its possible that everyone else presumes he's biased or just being gracious towards a friendly lower-ranked hero. After the Sea King fight he just states he'll respect the path his master wants to take but will aid him if it ever backs him into a corner.

** Perhaps they want their heroes to be capable of thought, so that they don't keep repeating mistakes? I mean, during the battle against Boros invasion, dumber heroes might have gone purely on "keep fighting until it remains dead", where as currently their heroes managed to figure out the weakspot and use it against the creature.
** There are a lot of heroes who are physically frail but mentally extremely apt, such as Metal knight (who uses mechs to fight) and Tornado (esper). If there wasn't an even split for the mental and physical portions they would probably never have become registered heroes in the first place.
** The written test is probably an essay, "explain why you want to be a hero". It doesn't mean much if a hero is physically strong if they don't have the proper motivation for heroing. Saitama's "to have fun" is probably utterly average (25 out of 50), lower scores might suggest that there is danger of the person becoming a villain. License-less Rider, being a perfect paragon willing to endanger himself to save others, probably got full points on the written test, allowing him to pull a C grade despite being physically unremarkable.
** It's obviously meant to be inherently stupid, otherwise they wouldn't completely misclassify Saitama. The HA management is generally portrayed as inept and stupid, and most of thr S-Class didn't even take the test- they got recognised for their power and requested to become a hero. Too bad Saitama's feats got assigned to King...

** Actually we do see that they have a system in place for checking if people should move on when Saitama leaves Rank C. At least in the redraw they evaluate him and consider his mental stability and combat abilities before consulting sweet mask on if he should be allowed to move up. There is also that the system naturally lends itself to people "protecting their spot" anyone who is not allowed to rank up but has achieved the 1st spot will eventually be surpassed by someone else, and someone more capable will eventually come in and plug the flow because they do not want to rank up.
** Another issue is what happens if someone particularly powerful and/or skilled decides they don't want to advance to the next rank. If the top hero in B-Class could easily make it up to S but wants to stay in B, no would be able to advance to A until they change their mind or they somehow lose their top rank. Though it's possible they'd just be automatically dropped down in rank after a while to avoid that problem.

*** Actually,the saliva mosquito spit out is the cause of the itch. Beside, his face would have been rip to piece from running in the air at hyperspeed if that was true.

** Well do keep in mind that Licenseless Rider's Shtick is to get beaten up while the innocent by-standers run away, since he's too weak to fight normally, so it could be reasoned that his armor/body are simply strong enough to mitigate a lot of damage so he can survive. Not to mention, Sea King was basically treated him as a gnat and likely wasn't hitting anywhere near full-force until his final swing (which Saitama saved him from), as opposed to Genos who was a genuine threat.

* Why Does the Heroes Association base 50% of its score on a written test? Considering 99% of the work heroes do is physically fight, it seems farfetched someone like Saitama who broke every record in existence by a huge margin is granted only a C-rank.

** People being stuoid and easily swayed to irrational conclusions wad the point.

** Because he don't want to try and hide his flaws like that as by doing so, he would admit it in the open that it's a flaw? He just want people to stop pointing out that he's bald like it's some kind of joke and treat him with respect.

** When you get punched in the face, you don't get a cut. But when you prick your finger ,you do. Why? Simple: The fist has much greater surface area. When you get punched in the face, a lot of force is being distributed more evenly, but when you get stabbed, all that power gets forced into a tiny point, creating enough pressure to pierce the skin. [[FridgeBrilliance ONE got the physics right for once.]]

* If Saitama is so annoyed by his baldness, to the point that it's somewhat of a BerserkButton for him whenever someone brings it up, why does he always refuse Genos' offer to let Dr. Stench help him with hair transplants and such? What is he afraid of? Is he maybe distrustful of science, having met (and/or defeated) all manners of mad scientists around him?

** Because, on some level, he do realize that having someone around to talk to is better than having none. He is the lone inhabitant in a ghost town after all who has to leave the district just to get food. With Genos around, he gets something worth far more than mere money, actual companionship with another living being. Also, Genos does help him give his hobby a meaning in the long run, compared to how it was before that, where Saitama was just a "weirdo in an pajamas" earning no recognition whatsoever. After Genos came around, people at least stopped calling Saitama a "weirdo" for the time being.

* If Word Of God says that Saitama doesn't use the money Genos gives him for staying at his place, then why did he allow him to stay as soon as Genos made that offer when prior to that, he outright refused him to stay?

* Does Saitama do his workout (not counting the 10km run) in sets (roughly 33 per set) or does he do 100 pushups in a row?

*** Saitama obviously isn't going to atraight-up murder Sneck for being a dick...

* How can most other heroes remain clueless as to Saitama's true strength? This is most apparent on two occasions particularly: His fight against the Sea-king and his subsequent banter might've fooled the average citizen, but shouldn't professional heroes know better? The guy had taken down half a dozen A-class heroes and and an S-class and was still going strong until such a moment it met Saitama, so that should speak volumes as to his strength (Not to mention the atmospheric bomb punch). The second one, and the most blatant, is his fight against Boros: Just how do the other heroes not notice the FIGHT OF THE GODS happening on top of the airships with all the pyrotechnics, physics-bending and atmosphere-rending. Did they just chalk it up to alien weirdness?