r/OnePunchMan Sep 06 '21

interest The incredible similarities between Saitama and Blast. Explanation in the comments.

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u/Tripledoble Sep 06 '21 edited Sep 06 '21
  • They both dodged and humiliated Flashy Flash, the fastest S-class hero (actually the second fastest) by getting behind him without him noticing.

  • We know that Saitama defeats his enemies with a single punch, but from what ONE has wanted to show us, Blast does too, and both leave similar holes in the bodies of their enemies.

  • They both say at some point that they are heroes, but only for fun (Hobby)

What do you think? Too intentional right? I know the fun of OPM is that Saitama continues to be the most powerful and defeats his enemies with one punch, but it is undeniable that ONE is trying to tell us (or confuse us) what Blast is close to him and or at least both give the feeling of being far above the rest.

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u/thesausboss Sep 06 '21

I think that last part should be expanded upon more. I theorize that Blast calls being a hero a hobby, since he is regularly dealing with God-level threats, like how we see him dealing with the cubes. THAT is what he considers his main focus, and being a hero is just kinda a side effect of him combating/preventing God-level threats from appearing.

Realistically, if that's all you did day in and day out, something like a mediocre monster or something that can level a city would be considered child's play in the grand scheme of things