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@HEELSherrod rely on manipulation, timing, and control instead of straight brawling. So it’s not that I ‘don’t get it,’ it’s that you’re treating their stats like a clean math equation while ignoring how the show actually uses conflict and stakes.”

@bangus49 If they actually did scale the same then there would be no struggle, again you're mixiing feats with subtext and storytelling. If you put their accomplishments and actual strengths together, they would wipe the floor with anyone to stepped to them with no issue. You don't get it.

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@HEELSherrod And you can’t just bundle ‘feats + strength = instant win condition against everyone’ when the show consistently separates raw power from actual victory. Their strength is high, yeah, but it’s not a guarantee against every situation, especially against characters who

@HEELSherrod If it was truly no-diff every time, there wouldn’t be episodes structured around HIM or other villains actually affecting the outcome at all. The fact there is struggle is the point, it’s not just ‘mixing subtext,’ it’s how the story is written.

@HEELSherrod “You’re kinda arguing two different things at once here 😭 in The Powerpuff Girls, ‘they would wipe the floor with everyone with no issue’ ignores the fact the show literally builds tension by having them struggle against recurring threats.

@HEELSherrod ceiling on capability (also not how the show treats recurring villains). So it’s not “walking back fallacies,” it’s rejecting the idea that your self-made rules (“maxed out power + always loses = no threat ever”) actually come from canon. The show just doesn’t support that level

@bangus49 Yes but you're the one stating that hissize is indicative of his strength buddy. When you're bringing up logical fallacies and I'm disproving them, you can't walk them back. HIM's power is maxxed and not getting higher and the girls beat him every other day. Why would he win now?

@HEELSherrod And the “why would he win now?” question is doing a lot of emotional work, not logical work. That assumes: he hasn’t ever succeeded in any meaningful way (not true in depictions like the takeover scenario), and that repeated defeats = permanent

@HEELSherrod it’s literally the format of the series. Episodic cartoons reset the status quo so conflicts can repeat. If we go by that logic, then every villain in the show is simultaneously “always beaten” and “still a recurring threat,” which contradicts your “therefore he’s irrelevant”

@HEELSherrod In The Powerpuff Girls, nobody established “his size = permanent strength scaling indicator” or “he is always maxed out in a way that guarantees a win condition.” That’s a headcanon rule you’re adding, not something the show locks in. Also, “the girls beat him every other day”

@HEELSherrod get what you’re trying to do here, but this argument is basically stacking assumptions on top of each other and calling it “proof.”

@HEELSherrod @VGSquidly @manganimist You’re treating interpretation as fact (‘he knows he can’t win’) while ignoring that the actual events only show timing and strategy, not confirmed inability. That’s not subtext you’re exposing, that’s you filling in gaps with assumptions.

@bangus49 @VGSquidly @manganimist Missing the point entirely again, dumbass. He only takes over because they are GONE, he knows he can't beat them in a fight so when they leave he takes over. The only part thats for show is the growth, it's why he says "I've already won." Subtext isn't your strength huh?

@HEELSherrod @VGSquidly @manganimist And the ‘I’ve already won’ line isn’t secretly code for ‘I am physically unbeatable but chose not to fight you.’ It’s HIM doing what he always does, psychological dominance, messing with them, and acting like inevitability is on his side.

@HEELSherrod @VGSquidly @manganimist Lots of villains don’t make their move while the heroes are actively present; that’s not the same as ‘they’d lose instantly if they tried.’

@HEELSherrod @VGSquidly @manganimist What we do see is a villain who consistently escalates situations, manipulates timing, and only fully executes plans when there’s no immediate opposition. So ‘they were gone so he took over’ isn’t proof of inability, it’s just how opportunistic control works in the show.

@HEELSherrod @VGSquidly @manganimist Useless sniffling cunt. “Calling it ‘he knows he can’t beat them’ is doing a lot of heavy lifting there 😭 in The Powerpuff Girls there’s no actual rule or moment that establishes ‘he only wins because he’s incapable of fighting them.