Summary
Saitama’s powers are finally put into context in the latest chapter of the One-Punch Man manga, when he is able to lift and move an aircraft carrier weighing at least 100,000 tons. While it is difficult to convert lift into punch, Saitama’s punch can be estimated to have the force of two megatons of TNT, making it as powerful as a nuclear bomb. Saitama’s powers are not limited to Earth, as he has been shown to be able to destroy planets, such as Jupiter and its moon Io, with ease, making him a threat. cosmic threat.
One of those questions Man one punch Fans really want to know how strong main character Saitama really is. Because the whole premise of the manga is that Saitama is stronger than anything and anyone else, to the point of becoming increasingly frustrated by the lack of challenge in life, it’s hard to put his powers into an understandable context. , especially since most of his stories feature exploits that take place in the heat of battle. However, the manga’s recent chapter may have given readers the clue they’ve been waiting for.
One-Punch Man was first created as a webcomic by creator ONE, who wanted to overturn many superhero and super hero images by making his main character extremely strong from the start. , instead of at the end. Saitama can end any fight with just one punch, making all the hardships that heroes usually go through completely meaningless. However, instead, he struggles with everyday problems like money and hair loss. Because Saitama’s incredible strength creates obvious narrative problems whenever he faces enemies, most of the action is reserved for supporting characters, such as of the Hero Association, who often face insurmountable odds in their fight against monsters, only to be saved thanks to Saitama’s timely intervention.
One Punch Man’s Saitama can lift at least 100,000 tons
In the Monster Association section of the One-Punch Man manga, drawn by Yusuke Murata and written by ONE, the heroes struggle in the final clash against the Monster Association. While they were able to defeat most opponents, including leaders Psykos and Orochi, the people running the Monster Association turned out to be much stronger than they expected. One of them, Evil Natural Water, is a mindless monster created by the experiments of Psykos, a creature whose body is made entirely of water and can absorb other liquids. After being defeated by Garou, the creature travels down to the ocean where it absorbs enough liquid to be enormous in size, becoming so massive that it overwhelms an aircraft carrier. However, Saitama still knocks it down with a single punch, then moves to save the carrier and in the process reveals important information about his strength.
In chapter #157, when thinking about the best way to save the ship that was being capsized by a large wave, Saitama reflected that if he had somewhere to stand, he could just pick up the aircraft carrier and carry it away. While the solution he finds is even more ridiculous (riding the carrier like a surfboard), that statement gives the reader a minimum threshold of Saitama’s power. The two most recent aircraft carriers used by the US Navy were the Nimitz class and the Ford class, which weighed around 100,000 tons, so it’s fair to assume that Saitama could lift and move at least that weight. The force required to hold an object against gravity or lift is calculated by the formula m (mass in kilograms) xg (gravitational force, 9.8). To lift that carrier, Saitama would exert a force of 882 million joules.
Although converting lifting power to punching power is essentially pointless, because a lot of things have to be taken into account later (such as speed, impact force, friction, etc.), even with an incorrect 1:1 ratio, Saitama’s punch would have the power of two Megatons of TNT. For reference, modern nuclear weapons in the US arsenal range in yield from 0.3 Kilotons to 1.3 Megatons. Therefore, Saitama’s punches have the power equivalent to several large nuclear bombs. Poor Evil Ocean never stood a chance.
Saitama’s power can even destroy planets
Then, in chapter 167, Saitama and Garou’s fight takes place in space, and the final battle ends near Jupiter. In a surprising moment, Saitama felt the need to sneeze and let loose, obliterating a huge portion of the giant planet and exposing its core. Before that, Saitama performed a “serious flip” that tore the crust of Jupiter’s moon Io, and destroyed that celestial body. That’s a level of power that could make Saitama a cosmic-level threat, able to reshape the entire world with his power alone. It also raises some concerns about the safety of Earth if Saitama accidentally lets loose like this in his home country.
The force required to separate the atmosphere from a planet is almost impossible to measure, but Saitama can do it with just a sneeze. Applying science to works of fiction can be fun, especially in the case of quirky manga like Man one punchbut any calculations are obviously only approximations, since comic characters rarely obey the laws of physics, and this is especially true for saitama.
