Talk:Saitama/@comment-68.230.199.238-20131024084847/@comment-74.197.63.54-20140602031920

I think this comic does a really good job of illustrating a point; some of humanity are scumbags just to be scumbags.

This comment reminds me of the "neet" kid.

It's not enough for someone to try; they have to struggle, apparently, for it to be interesting or good. That concept is ridiculous. It's literally admitting that you're not entertained by superhero stories unless there is physical harm involved for the hero. How sadistic can people get? Even with this series, the storyline where all of the other heroes would be dead without someone that powerful, the heroes you say you like simply because they get their ass kicked from time to time, you still think he's an unlikable character.

Your attitude is even regularly mentioned in the plot itself; people think it looks too easy, so they belittle it, regardless of how many people it saves in the story. "Oh....he just saved hundreds of thousands of people? But....it looked so easy. We can't like this guy. If it's not hard for him, he didn't do any good." And what's more, the characters are even more scummy: "If we did like him that would mean we have to dislike the other characters, because they are apparently worthless by comparison, regardless of how many hundreds of thousands of lives they save."

But no one has to dislike either set of heroes in the story. They are both putting in effort to make a positive difference (aside from the first two Tank Tops, and perhaps a few others). Both the main character and other heroes are likable for different reasons. Sadism is the only reason to dislike the main character or to like the other heroes.

Also, his one punch kill is a great allusive plot device. That's why it's the most prominent part in the name of the series. Yeah, it has elements of humor, but it also has elements of drama. It wasn't meant to serve as someone’s personal comedic punchline, so if the “joke” is wearing out, it’s because your reading comprehension is low, not because it’s a bad plot device.

And it's Deus ex machina, not Deux.