Talk:Suiryu/@comment-2143738-20170422025710/@comment-31828781-20170512231531

It's worth noting that Suiryu is egocentric, but also has a high degree of natural talent. He's spent his entire life being the strongest person in the room, to the point where no one else (as far a we know) has ever even come close. But now he's up against a creature that not only can tank his strongest move like it doesn't even exist, but has so much speed that he can barely defend. And when he did manage to guard, the sheer force of the blow snapped his arm. For him, the fight with Gouketsu wasn't just a physical beatdown, it was a mental one too. He's always been the strongest, the toughest, the fastest, but now he's against a being that just took all his strength, his talent, his training, everything that's led him to this point, and made it worthless. So yeah, he's running. He is not a hero, with a hero mentality. At his core he's a civilian, albeit a strong one, and going through what I assume to be a pretty severe mental breakdown. Snek and Max are not only heroes with that "We Must Protect" mentality, but they also have more experience with both facing opponents stronger than them, and monsters in general. Part of Suiryus' shock came from Gouketsus' brutality, because he's had no experience with monsters, while the two heroes know that monsters are completely heartless, without mercy, and more than willing to do unspeakably brutal things to them.