Goblin Is Very Strong - Vol. 2 Ch. 16

[Abetillo]

I am suprised at how much talk aboth the levels have produced. Honwasabi explained it well when they were doing the Undine's quest and back then not many talked about it.

 

[mogu]

@JoeKerr You're acting like it came out of nowhere, but it's been established for quite a long time now that some characters have abilities far beyond their level (such as Aki, as well as Granite using ice), and the reverse case shown in this chapter, where characters' abilities lag significantly behind their level, has also appeared before in Granite's fire magic.

It's been shown for a while that there are factors beyond pure level when it comes to someone's strength, and that this world isn't strictly and literally governed solely by standard jrpg rules. It's only based on them. Your trying to force it to adhere to them would subvert its entire world view.

And even setting that all aside, if you've never played a game that has a wide range in base stats and stat growths among characters, to the point where some are basically useless, then you haven't played many old games. Or pokemon. Not to mention, depending on how much customization there is, all the games where you can basically ruin a character with some bad level up choices.

 

[GerryCerryBerry]

So Goblin is basically an Onion Knight? Feels alright for me.

 

[Ironclad]

@Gianoria You don't see how that kills the premise? Gobumi was never a lowly goblin, she was exceptional from the very beginning.

 

[mogu]

We don't know when she became exceptional, or if monster leveling works the same as character leveling.

Also you do realize that the opening panels of the entire series show her on basically equal footing to the Demon Lord, right? Who is the only other level 99 monster shown so far. Taking a lowly monster like a goblin and just making it the same level as the most powerful boss wouldn't actually make them anywhere near each other in strength. Even at the same level, a weak monster class would be nowhere close to the power of a major boss class monster.

So it was kind of clear she was exceptional in some way beyond level from the very first panel.

Not to mention her backstory pretty much outright mentioning how absurdly exceptional her luck was.

The premise you're claiming it kills never actually existed in the way you seem to think it did.

 

[sudzzuds]

Just as a reminder of how this game world works in terms of level rules: Read this page.

Of course, this was before

Spoiler

Wasabi found out the hard way that Granite had infinite MP and affinity for ice magic - it was thought that she lacked the talent to control her growing magic.. Obviously, effort and talent means absolutely nothing when you're effectively trying to light a candle under a pouring waterfall.

In this girl's case, she clearly has put forth a whole lot of effort into trying her absolute darnest to do the deadly deed, but she lacks the talent to use her abilities to get beyond whatever Wasabi deemed to be average.

 

[nobaka]

Remember wasabi also said that humans and monsters don't level the same way. monsters gain stats at an exponentially higher magnitude because they're not really supposed to level up, and because they're monsters.

The fact that wasabi is a starting mob fairy has nothing to do with the fact that she's about as strong as the demon king. She's a level 99 goblin. Humans reach level 99 all the time. Monsters don't.

also she's super cute



but now i'm worried that aki's switch is going to switch and she's going to kill mimit

 

[hbmonk]

@JoeKerr

And you want your main character to curb-stomp absolutely everyone and everything (which is a bad idea, but I diggress)

One Punch Man gets away with it, why can't this?

 

[kwendy]

It's more like re-establishing WHAT level is. I.e. it's no longer numeral value, but something like percentage of potential.
But I was distracted by other comments. I meant to say: I need my goblin fix! I can't survive on Goblin Slayer alone! I took huge brake from reading manga and only single chapter was released!

 

[Nep]

@JoeKerr

Complaining about a main character that curb-stomps everything in a literal gag manga called "Goblin Is Very Strong". Last I checked, this manga is not called "Goblin Is Averagely Strong." or "Goblin Is Quite Weak."

Its like asking One Punch Man to NOT one punch someone.

Also, is no one going to comment on the Ship Ghost singing the Titanic song?

 

[JoeKerr]

@hbmonk
Exactly.

 

[kwendy]

Imagine if... That world is a proper one and we don't get resurrected in our world because we go against our gods.

 

[Tsukinotaku]

So Wasabi wasn't just op because she was level 99... She's actually properly overpowered for some other reason....

 

[parkourse]

in this case i'd recommend not opening the door

i would also advise against standing on the deck with a lover propping you up underneath your armpits from behind