Talk:Gouketsu/@comment-34454968-20190528044610

this might be my only assumption but I think in order for gouketsu to know his place after becoming a monster he probably tried to challenge orochi while proclaiming himself as the strongest than probably having beaten to death by the monster king since gouketsu was talking with outmost certainty that orochi can't be beaten by any known monster or organism like as to say that he once tried and he knows it as a fact

as he even sympathized with bakuzan as if he experienced the exact same thing

final point is a bit iffy where orochi personally appreciates gouketsu that's probably because orochi liked his tenacity to keep challenging him as a human and a monster or that he was a rare success of a monster transformation because he still survived fighting as a human then beaten again but still standing strong

if not he could probably be orochi's sparing guy where gouketsu fought orochi countless of times to see if he can even try to rival the monster king's power let alone surpass and beat him while also trying to toughen up gouketsu for an upcoming war since orochi was also a former fighter and he seeks thrill in fighting

what do you think?