One Punch Man

Boros coming back would not be a bad thing. He was a great character overall, someone who was entertaining to watch, and very simple in his motives. He just wanted what Saitama wanted: a good fight.

And considering how, after Garou's arc he's just kind of wandering the world, rethinking his life, it's not improbable that, if Boros were brought back, they would engage in combat.

Boros reviving would be stupid. His character has nothing more to offer.

edited 7th Oct '16 4:14:11 PM by Arha

Who says?

....well ok, him showing Saitama that even invaders from space are no match for him, as well as the fact that he got the fight he wanted (even if he never stood a chance) do lend credence to that, but that's no reason to assume he couldn't still have an effect on things.

Because his only purpose has been served. Biggest badass in the universe shows up,has some parallels to Saitama and promptly shows him that he's never going to have a real fight before dying. That's all he was for.

Technically, it's implied that Garou is actually equal to Boros, with his skill being high enough to actually have an advantage over him.

edited 7th Oct '16 5:25:01 PM by Ssj3Gojira

Some have tossed around the theory that the Prophecy Boros received was talking about Garou as I re call.

Saitama just screwed things up without even knowing it.

I figured it was Tatsumaki. Or that the prophecy was just wrong, which is what Saitama assumed.

My guess is Garou at his peak was stronger than Boros.

Well either way, Boros would have gotten what he wanted.

By the way, what proof is there that Garou is stronger?

I mean, since he was fighting Saitama, I doubt he did much damage, so measuring how strong he is compared to Boros is difficult.

edited 7th Oct '16 6:41:00 PM by HandsomeRob

All the S class heroes were basically shitting themselves in fear of Garou and it's just normal villain escalation that each one is stronger than the last. Not enough stronger, but still stronger.

True, but none of them got a chance to go near Boros, except Saitama, who's so high on the power scale that even someone he has legitimate respect for is nothing compared to him.

Like Boros. I see your point, but without anyone else to give us a measure of Boros' power (like wetting themselves at the sight of him the way you say they did with Garou) we can't really say one is stronger or weaker then the other.

Boros goes down in just a few punches, while Garou actually trades blows with Saitama. Just reading the webcomic version of each fight makes it clear that the narrative treats Garou as superior, though still nowhere near Saitama.

Didn't ONE say that Boros and Garou were on roughly the same tier? I think the wording was something like "a fight between them would be something so see".

Let's not forget that Saitama had to finish Boros quickly, as soon as he pulled a threatening move to Earth.

On the other hand, Saitama seemingly held back more against Garou, since he's still a human and he felt he could just talk some sense into Garou. Plus, technically there was much less risk to civillian life as a whole in there, so no extreme measures were necessary.

Hey, whatever happened to Genos's whole thing about the guy who destroyed his town?

I distinctly remember the webcomic heavily inplying that Saitama wasn't putting any effort against Garou since Garou wasn't a monster and Saitama had no reason to entertain him.

It's still a plot point. It just hasn't been developed upon much.

Yeah, I'm kinda disappointed that nothing's really been done with that. I mean, I know Saitama's the main character, but we've given time to King's Hercule gimmick and to make Fubuki nicer. Why not Genos?

I found this. I think it's pretty neat.◊

Remember Drive Knight telling Genos that Metal Knight was his enemy? Yeah, that's some development. Plus, Genos not focusing on a drive for vengeance anymore is actually good for his character.

Switched powers but not power levels?

Either way, Tornado is definitely in Muscles Are Meaningless territory there, which is something the series tends to avoid (because even Saitama is ripped in non-doodle mode).

I recall seeing something about how in the manga Saitama had a relatively lean build, as expected of someone whose main training was running a whole lot, while in the anime he's bodybuilder levels of swole.

They look◊ about the same◊, to be honest.

@ Son of Sharknado: So basically its Mob Psycho 100 all over again, then.

Iunno, Anime Saitama is a lot more cut.