History Characters / OnePunchManSClassHeroes

* LovedByAll: Second to King, he is one of the most respected S-Class heroes.

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* DestructiveSavior: Metal Knight's usual MO is to use intense firepower to obliterate an opponent, as well as everything in the opponent's vicinity.

* NoKillLikeOverkill: His style is usually hitting an opponent with overwhelming destructive power so that he completely obliterates it. He'll probably hold back a bit if the opponent is something he wants to bring back to his lab.

* BFG: His preferred weapon system.

* {{Deconstruction}}: of {{Franchise/Batman}} and ComicBook/IronMan specifically. He's a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist...who is also only in it to have targets to test his latest weapons on, and who doesn't bother to [[ReedRichardsIsUseless use his immense wealth and intellect to improve the status quo, merely maintain it]]. He is also a BadassNormal who uses PoweredArmor and sophisticated drones to fight crime at a street level. Also, like Batman, he insists on being a solo hero and actively rejects offers of collaboration or assistance from other Heroes, only to inexplicably be a member of no less than ''two'' Superhero teams. He even managed to be a prediction of the [[MemeticMutation early 2020s jokes about how Batman prefers to spend his time beating up poor people rather than fixing societal issues]]

* {{Deconstruction}}: of {{Franchise/Batman}} and ComicBook/IronMan specifically. He's a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist...who is also only in it to have targets to test his latest weapons on, and who doesn't bother to [[ReedRichardsIsUseless use his immense wealth and intellect to improve anything]]. He is also a BadassNormal who uses PoweredArmor and sophisticated drones to fight crime at a street level. Also, like Batman, he insists on being a solo hero and actively rejects offers of collaboration or assistance from other Heroes, only to inexplicably be a member of no less than ''two'' Superhero teams. He even managed to be a prediction of the [[MemeticMutation early 2020s jokes about how Batman prefers to spend his time beating up poor people rather than fixing societal issues]]

* RemoteBody: Unlike most heroes who use PoweredArmor, such as ComicBook/IronMan, Metal Knight does not actually ''wear'' his, instead sending it out as an unmanned drone. This allows him to accomplish dangerous missions with no real risk to himself.

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* BrokenAce:[[spoiler:He is this after the Monster Association incident, the trauma has left him more fearful and damaged his pride. He quits being a Pro Hero and joins the Neo Heroes, but as a sparring trainer.]]

* BrokenAce:[[spoiler:He is this after the Monster Association incident, the trauma having left him more fearful and damaged his pride. He quits being a Pro Hero and joins the Neo Heroes, but as a sparring trainer.]]

* SuperPowerLottery: Fubuki speculates that he's stronger than King, along with being able to shoot lasers from his eyes, command trillions of robots, and psychic powers, and hypothesizes that he could beat the rest of the S-Class all at once. [[spoiler:What's known for now is that his powerset includes super-strength, super-speed, super-durability (at least a resistance to Cosmic Fear Garou's radiation), teleportation, portal creation, and GravityManipulation]].

** According to Gale Wind, Flash is the strongest member of the 44th generation of {{Ninja}} their village has produced. And as proven during their battle, he's more than capable of taking him and Hellfire Flame (being {{The Ace}}s of the 37th generation and Demon-level threats aside) on at the same time, even after they turn into their Dragon-level monster forms.

* DeusExitMachina: This happens to several of them in the Neo Heroes Saga with Tatsumaki and Flash being sent on secret missions, Zombieman busy with training, Atomic Samurai being on a training journey with his disciples, and [[spoiler:Silver Fang and Darkshine having retired as heroes]]. Due to this, an unknown organization makes use of their absence to [[spoiler:attack every city in the world with an army of two million robots]].

* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler: He left the Hero Association and joins the Neo Heroes as of Chapter 110 in the webcomic. His motives behind this are unknown, though it may have been because of how low the Association has sunk following the whole deal with Garou. However, it is also clear he does not trust Neo Heroes especially after they forcefully tried to turn him into a cyborg.]]

* MadeOfIndestructium: The Volume 11 omake depicting his promotion from C-Class to S-Class shows that his only request upon being promoted was for a metal bat that wouldn't break no matter what. It's seen that when he fought with an ordinary metal bat, it would end up bent out of shape afterwards.
* MeaningfulName: His name is "Bad" which can both refer to his attitude and his hero name due to how similiar it sounds.

* GentleGiant: As the lowest ranked hero in the S-Class, he seems to be more down to earth, modest, and very polite than some of the more self-absorbed heroes in S-Class. He tells Saitama about Lady Shibabawa and her predictions when the former asks him about her, without caring about him being a B-Class hero in a meeting for S-Class heroes.

-->'''Bang:''' That's enough, Tornado! Is that how an S-Class hero like you should act like!?
-->'''Tornado:''' ........FINE!!!!

--->'''Saitama''': Very nice!
--->'''Tatsumaki''': ''(eyes actually sparkle with pleasant surprise)''

-->'''Bang:''' That's enough, Tornado! Is that how an S-Class hero like you should act like!?
-->'''Tornado''' ........FINE!!!!

-->'''Saitama''': Very nice!
-->'''Tatsumaki''': ''(eyes actually sparkle with pleasant surprise)''

** She can be very rude to anyone, and little people have her respect, but even ''Tatsumaki'' is approving of King. He is the ONLY person that she shows nothing but respect towards and the only one she trusts implicitly, besides Blast that is. [[spoiler: Whenever another made-up action is attributed to King, she is impressed and can even [[WhenSheSmiles crack a genuine smile]].]]

* HeyYou: She refuses to address anyone except her little sister Fubuki by their proper name, only by their hero names at best and a whole slew of insults at worst. [[spoiler:This makes it all the more surprising when she [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness asks Saitama for his name]] after their fight when she called him by many, many variations of "baldy" beforehand.]]

* IWorkAlone: She makes it a point that she must be strong enough to never rely on others, [[spoiler:thanks to her parents giving her abandonment issues and Blast further compounding it with his advice.]]

** While unable to damage him, she even surprises ''Saitama himself'' multiple times during their "fight", lifting him up into the air, making his whole body rapidly vibrate, and summoning a gargantuan tornado of green psychic energy with boulders swirling around it. The latter one Saitama actually admits looks like ''fun.'' He even briefly seems to be ''having'' fun riding the tornado.

** In the manga, she actually compliments him on how he's not doing too bad at all against her, confident that he can survive her stronger attacks, and she even takes his advice at the end and is less concerned about allowing him to be around her sister, even wanting to test him ''again'' in the future.
* {{Yandere}}: For Fubuki; [[spoiler:she HATES that Fubuki has amassed so many followers who look up to her and is determined to have Fubuki sever ties with them out of the belief that she cares too much for them and is being held back from joining her sister in S-Class as a result. When she refuses, Tatsumaki decides she's going to make the entire Blizzard Group retire by force. Saitama gets disgusted with Tatsumaki's attitude and directly confronts her, much to Fubuki's shock.]]

* EnlightenmentSuperpower: Similar to Saitama, he shows signs of this [[spoiler:but only in videogames. He's also very wise to philosophies and tropes of both videogames and manga/anime. In fact,]] when he's using his knowledge he's one of the few people who can verbally beat down '''Saitama''', who is usually the WarriorTherapist of the series. [[spoiler:It also plays into his luck. As he is well aware of his own strength and how people and monsters can have wildly unpredictable skills, he often talks in such a way that his enemies misunderstand him, usually unintentionally. For example, he is upfront and honest that he can't protect Waganma to his face. However, he says it in a way that the monster pretending to be Waganma dies of fright. Using this knowledge, he accuses Tareo of being a monster that's hiding its true self, prompting the monster who's invisible nearby to reveal himself and run away in fear.]]

* MeaningfulName: He's certainly a king alright [[spoiler:in that he's completely useless. In chess, the King is the weakest piece on the board. While he is more flexible than a pawn, a pawn at least has the potential to become a queen. The King is not only weak, but an active detriment to your team as his capture is an automatic loss condition no matter how many pieces you have left. On the flip-side though, as long as the King is on the chessboard then the heroes haven't lost the game yet either.]]

* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When Saitama went to his apartment and caught him playing "Doki Doki Sisters."]]

* WhatTheHellHero: Calls out Saitama on his bullshit in the manga! In the webcomic, when confronted with his motivations on being a hero, Saitama comes up with no answer and no one holds him accountable for it. When Saitama tries the same in the manga, King shuts him down, says his self-pitying and self-proclaimed dilemma is arrogant, self-absorbed and immature, and provides many ways for Saitama to have the feeling of struggle and fulfillment again, one of which is to aim to be a better hero. There's friends who support you no matter what, and there's great friends who push you to be ''better''.

* ImNotAfraidOfYou: Many monsters have tried this claim against King. He just continues staring at them, very intently. They don't keep their courage for very long after that. [[spoiler: And King gets a moment to play this too; although he's scared of the amassed monsters of the Monster Association, he still is able to make them immediately be on-guard through using his reputation alone and is able to scare Homeless Emperor with a small comment about him watching his step. He ultimately bullshits and intimidates them long enough for Fubuki to arrive to face Psykos, Zombieman to grab Homeless Emperor from beneath the rubble, and the rest of the heroes (minus Saitama, unfortunately) to show up to deal with Black Sperm and Evil Natural Water.]]
* IdealHero: Saitama views King this way, and in a way, he has a point. King will always stand up for what he believes in and will enter situations courageously despite always being afraid and feeling like he is roped in. [[spoiler:While it is unlikely that Amai Mask could kill Garou, let alone the other heroes doing the deed, King intimidates them all to stop as Tareo is watching and begging them to not execute "uncle". This despite the fact that even the weakest hero among them could take him down if they just tried. They all back down because they still think King is unbelievably strong, but some of them don't even understand what they are doing is wrong also making it a case of [[EvilCannotComprehendGood pragmatic heroism can't understand ideal heroism.]]]]

* LovedByAll: Thanks to his reputation, pretty much all of citizens adore King, other Hero Association members give him major respect, even ''Tatsumaki'' is approving of this guy. The monsters also give him respect, though it's usually out of fear.

* BreakTheHaughty: Many of S-Class members are considered as arrogant with how powerful they are (e.g. Tatsumaki, Atomic Samurai, Flashy Flash, Superalloy Darkshine) and some as [[NominalHero not very heroic]] (e.g. Metal Knight, Drive Knight) which Bang himself points out. They receive quite a heavy beating by Monster Association members, especially [[SortingAlgorithmofEvil the Executives]] and [[KnightOfCerebus Garou]].

** They get a bit of spotlight in Alien Conquerors arc, fighting on A-City ruins against Melzargard.

* EveryoneHasStandards: They have no hesitation when killing monsters, but many of them were shocked to see Amai Mask killing the aliens who already surrendered. At least those who appeared on battlefield. And in general, they don't approve of his narcissistic behavior, [[TeethClenchedTeamwork making teamwork with him a bit rough]].
* GoodIsNotSoft: Just like the rest of Hero Association members, they're not hesitated in terms of killing the monsters to save humans, [[WasOnceAMan even if many monsters were once humans too]], often giving them a brutal beating.
* HiddenDepths: Don't let all the negatives that has been said fool you - despite their flaws, S-Class Heroes a capable of working together in tough situations and they are neverless [[HiddenHeartOfGold deep down]] [[BigEgoHiddenDepths good people]]. Most of them at least...

* WorldsStrongestMan: The number 1 hero in the world. How strong he’s supposed to be is unclear, as King is usually described as being "the strongest man" [[spoiler: due to people mistaking Saitama's strength for his, albeit in the databook, one of Fubuki's speculations is that he's stronger than King. In the manga's Hero Hunt arc, the Monster Association considers Blast one of only four heroes able to confront Elder Centipede head-on, alongside King, Metal Knight, and Tatsumaki, as he grievously wounded Elder Centipede in an earlier fight two years before but was unable to capture him due to Blast having his first direct encounter with "God". He also was able to put the Ninja Village Leader, regarded as the most powerful Ninja on Earth and stated capable of defeating Flash, Sonic, and the entire Heavenly Ninja Party at once as if he were handling an infant, in a 15-year long coma, but it's unclear why he didn't finish the Leader off. Blast's actual strength also remains unclear, but at the very least with his appearance in the manga, he easily reacted to and dodged Flash's fastest kicks, and he's the only hero other than Saitama that can go toe to toe with Cosmic Fear Garou.]]

** Those that focus on skill and speed, like MasterSwordsmen Flashy Flash and Atomic Samurai, and FantasticFightingStyle users Watchdog Man and Silver Fang; or

* MeaningfulName: He's certainly a king alright [[spoiler:in that he's completely useless. In chess, the King is the weakest piece on the board. While he is more flexible than a pawn, a pawn at least has the potential to become a queen. The King is not only weak, but an active detriment to your team as his capture is an automatic loss condition no matter how many pieces you have left. On the flip-side though, as long the King is on the chessboard then the heroes haven't lost the game yet either.]]

* MeaningfulName: He's certainly a king alright [[spoiler:in that he's completely useless. In chess, the King is the weakest piece on the board. While he is more flexible than a pawn, a pawn at least has the potential to become a queen. The King is not only weak, but an active detriment to your team as his capture is an automatic loss condition no matter how many pieces you have left. Unlike his namesake though, everyone is afraid of the King and his (imaginary) moves.]]

** She's also much more openly concerned about the Blizzard Group's lack of power or preparedness when it comes to dealing with sudden threats, especially if it places their leader - her sister - in a particularly perilous situation. It's a rather zig-zagged trope however, since she still wants to [[CruelToBeKind "kill them enough so they won't die but never work as heroes again"]].

* CoolBigSis: Averted; Tatsumaki likes to THINK she's this -- clearly she HAD to be if Fubuki played with her all the time, right? Wrong, it was because the kids in their neighborhood were so terrified of Tatsumaki that it led to Fubuki being isolated from everyone. In fact, her protective nature over her sister led to Fubuki resenting her.
* CruelToBeKind: How she acts towards her sister.

* CuteAndPsycho: When she REALLY loses it, anyone who's a target of her wrath has good reason to be afraid, Heck Saitama was SCARED of her before Bang scolded her for her abuse to him and Genos.

* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts learning the value of teamwork in the manga after Genos comes to her assistance during the climactic battle against Psykorochi, causing her to warm up to him very quickly.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite how abrasive and antagonistic she is, she's still a superhero who will protect innocent civilians if they are in danger. Also, like Metal Bat (albeit to a much smaller extent), she does have a soft spot for her little sister. The manga increases her Heart of Gold by giving her far more kind and protective moments with her sister, and she even starts to develop a respect for Genos, even showing concern for him when he gets smashed through the ground.

* TookALevelInKindness: She actually starts treating her fellow heroes with more respect and even praise during the battle against Psykorochi and later the Executives in the manga, and states that she has to keep fighting no matter how injured she gets in order to protect and set a good example for her sister as a hero.

* TroubledAbuser: She is both physically and mentally abusive to Fubuki (knocking someone unconscious without hurting their body is still physical manipulation). Given that her own parents sold her to a lab for experimentation [[spoiler:and Blast filled her impressionable head with the "you should protect your sister, but never expect to be protected by others yourself" idea, this is almost understandable. Almost.]]

* WorthyOpponent: Very, very, ''very'' grudgingly views [[spoiler:Saitama]] as this in the webcomic, while in the manga she actually views him this way less grudgingly. When she fights him in the webcomic, [[spoiler:she realizes he's no "small fry" and that most of her attacks won't do anything to him. After the fight, she asks him for his name and admits he's "kinda strong." When one considers she calls her fellow S-Class heroes to be useless and ''[[PersonOfMassDestruction Dragon]]'' level monsters small fry, it speaks volumes about being called "kinda strong." Of course, she won't admit it to herself and claims she could beat Saitama in five seconds if she was healthy.]] In the manga, she actually compliments him on how he's not doing bad at all against her, and she even takes his advice at the end and is less concerned about allowing him to be around her sister, even wanting to test him again in the future.

* {{Gonk}}: But considering he's like 500 pounds overweight, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome it's to be expected.]] Yet come the manga's Monster Association arc, his face takes on a more heroic expression, suggesting that there might be a genuinely handsome man under all that fat.

The Hero named King is considered the world's strongest human whose powers are said to be comparable to Tatsumaki. He's one of the most popular heroes, although no one is quite sure what his fighting style is. He and Saitama become friends and play video games together.

* AdaptationalBadass: The anime adaptation's depiction of the "King Engine" hints that, [[spoiler:if nothing else]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W64yoeqaNTE King has an insanely powerful]] [[spoiler:heart.]]

* BadassNormal: [[spoiler:He’s actually a cowardly, regular man that just looks intimidating. However, he still manages to remain calm and survive encounters with incredibly powerful entities. He becomes more confident after he develops a friendship with Saitama.]]
* BadassOnPaper: [[spoiler:Parodied. Even though he's powerless, King can still intimidate the enemies just by glaring at them, forcing them to flee in terror.]]

** [[spoiler: Subverted during the Monster Association Arc. When asked to use a special attack to fight Black and Golden Sperm, he bluffs it by shouting some made-up attack name, but the strength of [[CowardlyLion the courage that was keeping him there instead of running away]] allowed him to tap into his true power and fire a KamehameHadouken said to rival Saitama's power, killing both the monsters... before it revealed that this was [[ImagineSpot all King's imagination]] and he ran away.]]

* ComicallyInvincibleHero: Parodied. He has such a fearsome reputation as the strongest man in the world that he effortlessly defeats enemies due to them running in fear as soon as he appears. [[spoiler:Except it turns out he is a FakeUltimateHero with his reputable strength actually being a case of mistaken identity from Saitama.]]

* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler: He decided to run away from G4 despite its threat of executing innocent civilians if he wouldn't fight it. Although it's justified that even if King goes to fight G4, it wouldn’t do any good since King is just an ordinary guy and would be instantly killed and G4 would just go execute the civilians anyway. [[CharacterDevelopment He seems to become braver later on]] when he temporarily draws the attention of enemies that bested other S-Class heroes, [[KnowWhenToFoldEm but still runs away when it's apparent that he's not much help beyond that]].]]

* EntertaininglyWrong: Anything that King does (or doesn't do) is immediately tied to his reputation of being such a badass that characters go out of their way to justify his actions as something only King would or could do. [[spoiler: Of course, the audience knows that King is just a normal guy, so the justifications usually sound like InsaneTrollLogic. An example being when Atomic Samurai interprets King's inability to draw a sword as having drawn it so fast that not even the apple he was supposed to cut had noticed]].

* FakeUltimateHero: King has basically the recognition Saitama should rightfully have if everyone grasped how powerful he was. [[spoiler:Indeed, King is, in reality, a regular civilian who unwillingly gained the glory associated with Saitama's earlier heroic feats. He just doesn't have the heart to tell the public they're wrong about him because it might upset the civilians, and so the tales of his "deeds" keep piling higher and higher... However, unlike most of other examples of the trope, King is portrayed in a rather sympathetic light, and he still tries to power through his fears and do the right thing despite his rather unfortunate situation.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Saitama, who he is the complete antithesis of. While Saitama is outrageously strong with no recognition, [[spoiler:King is a totally ordinary guy who everyone thinks is an invulnerable superhero. Bonus points in that Saitama is directly responsible for King's current status and vice versa.]]
* GodlikeGamer: While King is [[spoiler:a complete fraud, having been confused for being a hero and "the world's strongest human" due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time multiple times]], he is a wiz at video games. So far, he’s beaten everyone he’s played against, including Saitama and the best gamer among the Blizzard Group. In an OVA, his fighting game skills outdo Suiryu's martial arts in VR too.

** She says to [[spoiler:Psykorochi during their fight]] that a universe in which one is all-powerful but has no one else living in it sounds awfully lonely.

* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: [[spoiler:Psykorochi blows away her left shoe with a beam attack, not that it seems to bother her in the slightest. Her right one goes missing when multiple Black Sperm clones gang up on her and Genos and beat them to within an inch of their lives.]]

* MagicalBarefooter: Psychic, actually, but she certainly has this vibe when battling for her life against the Black Sperm clones, the little blighters having taken away her last remaining shoe. Murata has also added in artwork of her sitting barefoot on top of one of many levitating boulders after the Monster Association battle.

* PietaPlagiarism: [[spoiler: In the manga, she's carried this way by Genos, Blast, and King after passing out numerous times during the climactic struggle against the Monster Association and the temptation of “God”.]]

* WorthyOpponent: Very, very, ''very'' grudgingly views [[spoiler:Saitama]] as this in the webcomic. When she fights him, [[spoiler:she realizes he's no "small fry" and that most of her attacks won't do anything to him. After the fight, she asks him for his name and admits he's "kinda strong." When one considers she calls her fellow S-Class heroes to be useless and ''[[PersonOfMassDestruction Dragon]]'' level monsters small fry, it speaks volumes about being called "kinda strong." Of course, she won't admit it to herself and claims she could beat Saitama in five seconds if she was healthy.]]

** AnimalThemedFightingStyle: Watchdog Man attacks and defends on all fours while wearing a costume resembling his namesake. He is also the first hero to thoroughly trounce Garou, though circumstances prevent him from finishing the villain off.
** AnimalThemedSuperbeing: He's a superhero with a dog motif.

* LethalJokeCharacter: When he says there's "nothing interesting to report", what he actually means is "Now that I'm here, I killed practically every monster in the area, and now there is no longer anything left to report to you".

** Zombieman says that Flash is rumored to be one of the best fighters in the S-Class. Not only is he super-fast, but he’s also a talented swordsman who’s also proficient in unarmed combat. In the webcomic, he is able to kill the Hot Rod Brothers before either of them could even react. In the manga, he is the first S-Class shown to [[spoiler:take down two Dragon-level monsters single-handedly. He only even struggles with them because he was waiting for the opportunity to kill them both at the same time. In the webcomic, he’s also the only S-Class hero who was able to dodge any of Awakened Garou’s attacks.]]

* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu:'
** After Tatsumaki [[KillSteal killed Hundred Eyes Octopus before him]], he [[BullyingADragon insulted and challenged her]], claiming to be even stronger. Luckily, the other heroes stopped him.

* GeniusBruiser: Flashy Flash isn't just a fast ninja, he's a seasoned fighter who has deep insight in how people fight (allowing him to analyze the fighting style of two monsters with better speed and compensate through skill and prediction)

* SuperSpeed: Flashy Flash lives up to his name, being so fast that he can move and attack faster than the ordinary person can see, run up cliffs casually, and instantly reach a giant monster's every weak point. In the webcomic, he killed Gale and Hellfire, two Disaster Level Demon mysterious beings who took great pride in their speed, before they could understand what had happened. In the manga, he easily keeps up with Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame, who both moved way faster than Sonic could handle. He is the only S-Class hero who managed to [[spoiler: dodge any of Garou's attacks after his transformation.]]
* SuperToughness: It's not really shown given he's fast enough to dodge most things, but Flash is surprisingly durable despite his build. [[spoiler:In the webcomic, he actually managed to get back up after a direct hit from Awakened Garou, a feat none of the other S Class Heroes could manage aside from Superalloy Blackluster (who took ''two'' hits).]]

* TheApprentice: Officially Saitama's after the two of them became professional heroes.

* CharacterDevelopment: He started as a cyborg bent on having revenge on the mad cyborg, to a much calmer person who now genuinely wants to protect people. But his doctor remarks that the hate in his heart is still not extinguished even if he has a master and a goal set.
** Gets more prevalent from Super Fight Arc and onwards, becoming more vigilant and analytical in battle, as well as being far more cooperative and responsible. And most importantly, has ceased self-destructing when pushed to a corner, finally valuing not only his allies' lives, but also his own.

* GoodIsNotNice: While he's a hero that genuinely cares about saving others, and is generally EndearinglyDorky when he's being serious about relatively normal things, Genos is still hostile and cold towards anyone he doesn't particularly care about, even [[spoiler:outright criticizing an H.A. official who comes to him for help on a private mission, saying that he's abusing his power before allowing him to talk about it. He doesn't get along with Flashy Flash either, fighting him when he visits Saitama. And throughout the series, Genos is usually seen threatening others over minor inconveniences, such as Charanko not bringing cabbage for the hotpot.]] His rudeness tends to be usually downplayed however, since he's still far from the big jerk like Tatsumaki and can be nice to people like civillians he saves from monsters.

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Serves as one to Saitama. [[spoiler:Garou comes to the conclusion Saitama would've lost his mind a long time ago if it weren't for Genos, and when Genos was killed, it was the most unhinged and immoral Saitama has ever been - wreaking immeasurable havoc and not giving a damn on how it affects the lives involved in the process. It's implied Saitama clutching to the core is his last ditch attempt at clinging to his humanity and what little morality he has left; it's likely that if he lost the core as well, he would've lost himself completely.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: No matter the choices Saitama makes or how he acts, he will always be loyal to him, have his back when he needs it, and won't be afraid to stand up for him. After Saitama defeats the Sea King and puts up a [[HiddenHeartOfGold facade]] to ensure that the other heroes get recognition, he has this inner monologue.
-->'''Genos''': Master Saitama. Are you really okay with this? But if this is the path you choose to take, master, I will accept your choice without a word. However, once you've turned the masses against you will you even be able to work as a hero anymore? I can't help but worry about what's to yet to come. If Master Saitama should ever find himself completely cornered, if it should ever come to that, I will...