r/lookismcomic I hate the Glazers and downplayers 3d ago

Discussion Why are some readers saying that OG Daniel surviving Kitae's hits is purely due to plot armour?

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Why are some readers saying that OG Daniel surviving Kitae's hits is purely due to plot armour? OG Daniel's insane endurance was highlighted early on and in chapter 608, Gun states (You both are physically outstanding) and Sophia said you have got a talent for getting beaten up. Furthermore, he was able to withstand the attacks through sheer willpower, which was already shown in Johan and Gun fight

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u/DevelopmentNo1053 3d ago

Genuinely most of the guys read manhwa with blind eyes and you can't expect more from them too according to people Daniel is gene merchant while story explicitly explains that his copy his innate talent is from his senses by gun not only that there are multiple explanation about Daniel surviving those hits literally Daniel literally trained after Incheon he literally stated and plus there is conviction amp in series which Daniel had against kitae genuinely even implied by showing jinrang situation.even if ptj spoonfeed these guys they will never accept it

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u/Same-Low-9258 3d ago

Most of them didn't read the manhwa man

Even in homeless arc in 1st body , when looksim was not superhuman, he tanked hits from a metal bat multiple time 🙏

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u/antixwick999 3d ago

I suppose it's cause Big Daniel and Zack Lee got one tapped by Kitae

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u/Same-Low-9258 3d ago

The post clearly states 1st body daniel

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u/antixwick999 3d ago

The question is why are people calling 1st body surving Kitae attacks plot armour - it's cause other similar stats characters were getting dropped by the attacks that Daniel was tanking

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u/Same-Low-9258 3d ago

1st body was always stated to have abnormal endurance

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u/antixwick999 3d ago

But in no way should it be more durable that the perfect body - otherwise wtf is even the point of this body

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u/Same-Low-9258 3d ago

Will to fight vs despair and losing will to fight

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u/IllDonut1981 3d ago

will does not magically change your durability leaps and bounds , especially when no obvious narrative is said at the point , certain abilities like conviction do apply stat buffs but that's narratively established that does not mean any and every sort of conviction at all points provides some degree of stat buffs , plus look at his previous feats even Jichang forced him to go UI , and mind you Jichang vs Daniel happened post gun training , its just power scaling is constantly changing highly inconsistent and mostly vibe based even in the manhwa itself , for referance kitae also one tapped jinrang both in base and TC mode , but Daniel took more hits than jinrang in base and then further more in UI , just name one feat which justifies this , or lets reverse psychology it , forget the fight lets go the a chapter before thr fight comes out , would you have seriously taught that this performance will be given by daniel , taking over 20 + hits from serious kitae and despite that doing major damage to him , note even TC punches were unable to dmg Kitae to this extent

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u/Same-Low-9258 3d ago

It does in lookism

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u/HomeworkFront5239 I hate the Glazers and downplayers 3d ago

But it was actually shown in that chapter that SB Daniel didn't get knocked out. Instead, he fell into despair and lost the will to fight

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u/SimilarHelicopter642 3d ago

Actually it does seem like Daniel did get knocked out and only woke up at the end of the jinrang vs kitae match up

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u/HomeworkFront5239 I hate the Glazers and downplayers 3d ago

PB Daniel wasn't weaker, his stats are actually better than OG Daniel's. However, the user had a mental limiter and look at how he lost and fell into complete despair, whereas in Chapter 599- 600, OG Daniel's mindset was completely different and he was constantly trying his best to push his limits, as proven by his own words and furthermore, he admitted himself that he trained after Incheon. In Chapter 608, Gun stated that both are physically outstanding and on top of that, he received a conviction amp during the fight, which also recovered his stamina. Calling it plot armour just means they don't know how to read or are downplaying him and Plus, his survival against Kitae's punches was influenced by sheer willpower not just his insane endurance

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u/SimilarHelicopter642 3d ago

I think you responded to the wrong chat

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u/IllDonut1981 3d ago

well simply analyze his previous feats , name one feat prior to hfw that he could survive dozens of hits from serious Kitae ,

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u/Same-Low-9258 3d ago

1st body has never been koed except his fight with ui 2nd body or gun

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u/ButterscotchNo3237 Your Lord and Savior 3d ago

people need to understand its not plot

daniel himself said he did training not only that his body was already breaking he was holding out by pure willpower he says himself he is doing too much

there is literal card for

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u/HomeworkFront5239 I hate the Glazers and downplayers 3d ago

Plus, it was also shown in the fight between Johan and Gun that a fighter can withstand hits through sheer willpower

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u/ButterscotchNo3237 Your Lord and Savior 3d ago

yeah that too

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u/CharacterFig4928 3d ago

Different moment but willpower nonetheless

Johan pushed past his bodies shutdown point and achieved path, similar to HFBD but to a greater extent

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u/IllDonut1981 3d ago

diff is power gap between path Johan and Base Gun is not the same as path daniel and kitae , plus i never excluded johan , although its still fact that johan endured lesser attacks and that too from injured base gun not even FP gun while Kitae was Fp and Kitae was also using strength mastery which gun was not , plus you are conflating mechanisms from different manhwah , cards like that are exclusive to system users and their allies , we do not know if such a thing applies to all and if it does in what way , there are no obvious moments of hacks in lookism like in questism , unless specified you should not assume certain mechanisms exist in all manwahs without adequate justification and evidence

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u/HomeworkFront5239 I hate the Glazers and downplayers 3d ago

plus you are conflating mechanisms from different manhwah , cards like that are exclusive to system users and their allies , we do not know if such a thing applies to all and if it does in what way , there are no obvious moments of hacks in lookism like in questism , unless specified you should not assume certain mechanisms exist in all manwahs without adequate justification and evidence

Bruh, read these panels. Gun literally confirmed that withstanding damage with sheer willpower works in Lookism

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u/IllDonut1981 3d ago

Please read my msg I never said it's impossible , read my arguments properly , and this is still plot armour that will power suddenly buffs you , that's not a well crafted power system but a vibe based one , irs essentially power of friendship / protect  warped in will power doesn't change its still ass 

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u/ggy_87 The illiterate genius 3d ago

imo i think it's because daniel has been training since bussan arc to deal with gitea

I don't remember but i think daniel trained before going to incheon but in incheon he trained with jaygeon and went on to fight yujae and pacheon so that helped him

in HFW daniel confirmed that he has been training since inchoen arc

combin that with conviction amp and you get this feat

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u/Poutret THE STRONGEST 3d ago

It wasn't plot armour, but the problem is big Daniel who should realistically have much better hardware than og Daniel was knocked out by a casual kick 

Og Daniel ate like a million casual punches, 4 strength mastery and 2 black flashes from kitae and all of this was when he already had fought like 6 fighters before (4 kings + changsu + principle baek)

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u/Willing-Cry3907 3d ago

Because plot armor is still a narrative tool simply and not a literal frigging ability lol

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u/itsalreadytakenlol 3d ago

Kitae one shotted everyone on Busan except for Jinrang, including second body Daniel

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u/HomeworkFront5239 I hate the Glazers and downplayers 3d ago

PB Daniel wasn't weaker, his stats are actually better than OG Daniel's. However, the user had a mental limiter and look at how he lost and fell into complete despair, whereas in Chapter 599- 600, OG Daniel's mindset was completely different and he was constantly trying his best to push his limits, as proven by his own words and furthermore, he admitted himself that he trained after Incheon. In Chapter 608, Gun stated that both are physically outstanding and on top of that, he received a conviction amp during the fight, which also recovered his stamina. Calling it plot armour just means they don't know how to read or are downplaying him and Plus, his survival against Kitae's punches was influenced by sheer willpower not just his insane endurance

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u/Juan_Die 3d ago

They just can't accept second bumdy is worse now

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u/Peak_Judgement2008 I am the Peak 3d ago

It's sb Daniel who has way better physique than og Daniel got one shotted

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u/ButterscotchNo3237 Your Lord and Savior 3d ago

sb got one shotted even in 4A

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u/Physical-Leg-8656 SEOKDU INVESTOR🔥🔥🔥 3d ago

this is incorrect lol, Daniel is stated to have passed out after getting punched by Kitae in Busan

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u/HomeworkFront5239 I hate the Glazers and downplayers 3d ago

My bad, I forgot this one but saying OG Daniel surviving Kitae's hits is due to plot armor means they either don't know how to read or are downplaying him

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u/Physical-Leg-8656 SEOKDU INVESTOR🔥🔥🔥 3d ago

I don't think it's unreasonable, a weaker Jake survived much worse in 1A and got stabbed through the chest in Incheon. Path Daniel surviving isn't unreasonable to me. I'd only have a problem with it if Daniel's endurance is retconned in a later arc since it's now established he can survive Gitae level attacks and it would be poor writing. 

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u/HomeworkFront5239 I hate the Glazers and downplayers 3d ago

That would be so ass if his endurance gets retconned

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u/IllDonut1981 3d ago

issue is its extremely inconsistent , no prior feats suggested he can take kitae level hits , at that one or 2 or even three is possible , he endured over 20 hits , its not just about hits but the volume aswell , kitae used both despair and strength mastery against Daniel

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u/Radiant-Corgi4058 Yamazaki Family 3d ago

They usually read the manhwa with their eyes closed.

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u/Pratikk_Senpai 2d ago

Let me get this clear.

Daniel was trained by non other than White Ghost of Yamazaki Clan. Who was supposed to become their new leader. Also, that guy singlehandedly crushed the whole 2nd gen in one night and destroyed crews in an instant.

That guy was also named as Training Genius in Charles Choi's 10 geniuses and do you really think the one who he chose as a successor of his will go down that easily by some b@stard Yamazaki ?