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wrm5 Since: Mar, 2014
2015-02-21 10:37:01

Dangerous Forbidden Technique is supposed to be forbidden. We're talking something like Lina Inverse's Giga Slave, which is forbidden to use because it can theoretically destroy the world. From your description, that doesn't even remotely apply to the Revenge Counter. Sorry, but it's absolutely 0% that trope.

From your description, I'd say it might be Death or Glory Attack. As long as the user can survive he gets a super powerful attack, but it carries a huge risk.

Honestly, though? I'm not familiar with the work, so answer this: is it REALLY dangerous to use? I know that line says it's risky, but is it something to where every time the guy uses it he nearly dies? Because if not then it's probably none of the above, and it's just Counter-Attack.

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Elfkaiser Since: May, 2013
2015-02-21 11:21:58

@wrm5

Meliodas normally uses a regular Counter-Attack wherein an opponent attacks and he reflects said attack back right away without damage to himself whatsoever. He's also the extremely strong and fast type that can both dish out punches and take them normally. So basically, he doesn't need to use Revenge Counter normally.

As shown so far in the manga, he has only used Revenge Counter once against an opponent who was immune to normal attacks. When he used the technique, he purposely took attacks from both his opponent and his allies as well via friendly fire to fuel the Counter-Attack. In fact, he even told his allies in secret to actually attack him during the battle so he could fuel the attack. As he was taking the brunt of the attacks that he would normally evade or reflect back, Meliodas was a bloody mess when he decided to unleash Revenge Counter.

When he did unleash Revenge Counter that time, what happened was basically a huge explosion.

Also maybe worth mentioning, Meliodas is a Person of Mass Destruction who normally holds back his own strength. A past crime he supposedly did was obliterating an entire kingdom. Nothing was left of said kingdom except a crater several kilometers wide whose bottom can't be seen.

wrm5 Since: Mar, 2014
2015-02-21 11:54:13

^ So what I'm getting here is, he does have a Dangerous Forbidden Technique, and it's probably a max-power Revenge Counter, but the manga hasn't explicitly said so yet?

Edited by wrm5
Elfkaiser Since: May, 2013
2015-02-21 12:15:33

^ It's not stated if the crater he supposedly was via Revenge Counter or anything like that. He does have other powers but uses his counter abilities more due to holding back and such.

Also should've noted this but the counter attacks he does are more Attack Reflector rather than Counter-Attack.

Also regarding the Revenge Counter he has done so far, Gowther the one who explained the gist of the attack also informed the opponent that he had 0.2% chance of survival for this particular one. Upon being told this, the opponent immediately decided to run the f right away but was stopped briefly for Meliodas to land the hit. He got completely obliterated and even though he was able to barely get away, his wounds were way too serious for him to survive. Think Freeza's wounds from Dragon Ball being chopped up except replace chop with blown to pieces.

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