All beings in One-Punch Man have a '''[[Limiter Physiology|Limiter]]''' which through trying to break it, starts granting them the following abilities:
All beings in One-Punch Man have a '''[[Limiter Physiology|Limiter]]''' which through trying to break it, starts granting them the following abilities:
'''[[Indomitable Will]]''' ([https://imgur.com/Gv0LDip One that breaks their limiter need to have extreme will to continue]<ref>One-Punch Man Monster Association Arc</ref>), '''[[Mimicry]]''' (Physiology Mimicry; Limiter users should scale to Phoenix Man, who [https://thecodex.wiki/images/8/8b/Limiter_Description_%284%29.jpg could gain abilities based off the inspiration of his costume]<ref>One-Punch Man Monster Association Arc</ref>), '''[[Supernatural Resilience]]''' ([https://imgur.com/a/jZXDMkp Characters like] Garou were able to survive being ripped apart [https://imgur.com/a/b4coqBs and a hole in his chest]<ref>One-Punch Man Monster Association Arc</ref>), '''[[Resurrection]]''' ([https://imgur.com/a/RVGamEU To experience explosive growth, one must be on the brink of death and die than resurrect]<ref>One-Punch Man Monster Association Arc</ref>), '''[[Reactive Adaptation]]''' (Garou has shown to [https://thecodex.wiki/images/9/9c/003.jpg increase himself] to [https://thecodex.wiki/images/2/20/020.jpg blitzing] and [https://thecodex.wiki/images/3/32/019.jpg overpowering] Darkshine, who [https://thecodex.wiki/images/2/29/017.jpg previously managed] to [https://thecodex.wiki/images/4/42/018.jpg break his entire ribcage], [https://thecodex.wiki/images/8/82/035_%282%29.jpg by breaking] [https://thecodex.wiki/images/9/9d/036.jpg his limiter]<ref>One-Punch Man Monster Association Arc</ref>)
'''[[Indomitable Will]]''' ([https://imgur.com/Gv0LDip One that breaks their limiter need to have extreme will to continue]<ref>One-Punch Man Monster Association Arc</ref>), '''[[Mimicry]]''' (Physiology Mimicry; Limiter users should scale to Phoenix Man, who [https://thecodex.wiki/images/8/8b/Limiter_Description_%284%29.jpg could gain abilities based off the inspiration of his costume]<ref>One-Punch Man Monster Association Arc</ref>), '''[[Supernatural Resilience]]''' ([https://imgur.com/a/jZXDMkp Characters like] Garou were able to survive being ripped apart [https://imgur.com/a/b4coqBs and a hole in his chest]<ref>One-Punch Man Monster Association Arc</ref>), '''[[Resurrection]]''' ([https://imgur.com/a/RVGamEU To experience explosive growth, one must be on the brink of death and die than resurrect]<ref>One-Punch Man Monster Association Arc</ref>), '''[[Adaptation]]''' (Garou has shown to [https://thecodex.wiki/images/9/9c/003.jpg increase himself] to [https://thecodex.wiki/images/2/20/020.jpg blitzing] and [https://thecodex.wiki/images/3/32/019.jpg overpowering] Darkshine, who [https://thecodex.wiki/images/2/29/017.jpg previously managed] to [https://thecodex.wiki/images/4/42/018.jpg break his entire ribcage], [https://thecodex.wiki/images/8/82/035_%282%29.jpg by breaking] [https://thecodex.wiki/images/9/9d/036.jpg his limiter]<ref>One-Punch Man Monster Association Arc</ref>)
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==Note==
==Note==
*[https://screenrant.com/one-punch-man-explains-god-powers-dimension-slash/#:~:text=One-Punch%20Man%20has%20two,redrawn%20chapters%20and%20merges%2Fsplits. One Punch Man has a weird two chapter numbering system, one based on those published in volumes and one based on the online chapters, along with the numbering being further messed with due to redrawn chapters and merges/splits], due to this it is not viable to do references to chapters, but rather through arcs.
*[https://screenrant.com/one-punch-man-explains-god-powers-dimension-slash/#:~:text=One-Punch%20Man%20has%20two,redrawn%20chapters%20and%20merges%2Fsplits. One-Punch Man has a weird two chapter numbering system, one based on those published in volumes and one based on the online chapters, along with the numbering being further messed with due to redrawn chapters and merges/splits], due to this it is not viable to do references to chapters, but rather through arcs.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
Revision as of 23:47, 25 August 2024
“
Okay, sure, fine! The great prophecy is spot-on! The great seer sure does rock! She foresaw an unprecedented catastrophe of threat level god!!! Like the old dude said, it's a waste. All of you here couldn't kill me! I'm Garo! I admire baddies, so I've trained hard and destroyed many a dojo! And I see a lot of prey here... ...For drawing out my strength!
„
“
Ooh yeah, I'm stoked! Bring it on! We're all here, so let's see who's toughest! That's why I came! Nonsense? I don't like your inhospitable attitude... ...Today for justice. So let's have a party... ...Where I punish cowards... ...Commit evil... ...And kill everyone!
„
“
The popular will win, the hated will lose. It's such a tragedy. Then I won't lose to anyone. I will become the strongest monster ever and change this scenario.
Sure, you're strong... ...But when human beings wield violence without qualms, they can win any fight. However, you've abandoned kindness. Your hypocrisy... ...Is making me nauseous. Are you trying to tell me... ...That goodness will make me stronger? You said I'm playing monster... ...But the real fakes are you heroes. You heroes are worthless. And yet the people insist on loving you. That's why I do this. So I can kick justice's butt! And you can't stop me!
„
~ Garou to Superalloy Darkshine
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Yes... I just realized... ...The kind of evil I want to commit. But what's happening to me? The more I get beaten down, the stronger I get! Maybe it's just due to the human meatball's punches, but my head feels clearer! Now I'm confident... ...That I can reach Threat Level God!
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I'll take on anyone who wants a fight. Absolute Evil is unbiased, you know. Heroes, monsters, I will slaughter every last one of them and rise to become the ultimate symbol of fear... Disaster level "God". Come get some.
„
~ Garou to Flashy Flash and Platinum Sperm
“
Is that what you're doing too...? There's no way a person with that kind of power can keep in their right mind.
Garou is a martial arts prodigy, the self-proclaimed "Hero Hunter," and a major adversary of the Hero Association and Monster Association. He is a disciple of Bang and was once expelled from his dojo because he went on a rampage. Because of his fascination with monsters, he is commonly called the "Human Monster." Sitch of the Hero Association views him as a grave threat to the organization despite being only a human. After the Monster Association incident, Garou is currently being rehabilitated under Bang, who has retired from being a hero and plans for Garou to take over his role.
Reaction Speed:Massively Hypersonic, Higher with Adaptation | Massively Hypersonic, Faster Than Light with Adaptation (Reacted to Flashy Flash | Faster Than Light, Higher with Adaptation
Self-Styled Martial Arts: A hand-to-hand fighting style that evolves freely through mortal combat, founded on the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.
Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist: A martial art that was drilled into him by his master Bang. Whenever he's in a pinch, his body will move on its own.
Super-Learning Ability: By taking on the techniques of the strongest, he can learn how to counteract them and also turn those techniques into his own.
Other
Standard Tactics
Human: Garou will test his opponent to see what martial arts skills they have, if they have none he will immedieatly defeat them, though if they do he will attempt to copy and adapt to it.
Half-Monster: Garou employs similar strategies, though his adaptation has ramped up, reaching to the point during his Saitama fight where he repeatedly kept transforming and gaining new things such as wings to fly.
Awakened Garou: Garou during this keeps using the moves he copied from Blast of subspace portals and gravity abilities, along with nuclear fissions and gamma ray burst attacks. He will also copy his opponent if they are stronger then him so he can surpass them with his adaptation.
Garou has mentioned that he likes an actress named Kiiro, who participates in a sentai series[164].
Garou and Saitama shared similar unpleasant childhoods. Both were bullied as children and were outcasts in the classroom. However, unlike Garou, Saitama overcame all of this and became a hero, while Garou descended into the role of the villain (in name only).
ONE originally made a mistake on the webcomic version of Chapter 85 that is 「善悪の立場を否定してやるたい!」 where やるたい normally would be やりたい. The mistake led to a Hakata dialect (Hakata-ben/Fukuoka/Kyushu dialect), a dialect of speakers from the Kyushu region that seems to give off a rural or rough impression. Some stereotypes about Kyushu guys include “macho, stubborn, and warm-hearted.” (Japanese people know these are only stereotypes, so this is just for fun.) ONE noted that the stereotype coincidentally fits Garou quite well.
Sketch of Garou's design as his limiter begins to break, finally fully revealed in the manga almost two years later in Chapter 126.
Sketch of Garou's design as his limiter begins to break
In the 2017 One-Punch Man Halloween cover, Garou was depicted with blonde hair and disguised as a werewolf, a reference to Garou pretending to be a monster.
Despite not being directly stated to be a God-level threat, Garou has met the requirements to be classified as one, a threat that endangers humanity's existence on Earth, as per the standard of the Hero Association. Specifically, Garou, in his Cosmic Fear Mode would threaten all life forms on the planet, as stated by Blast[166].
Garou is by far the opponent who has taken the most hits from Saitama so far. During their fight, especially after becoming influenced by "God", Garou was able to withstand Saitama's Serious Punch numerous times and keep fighting for a short period before ultimately being defeated.
In the original webcomic, he survived at least 7 of Saitama's normal punches[167] a direct hit from Saitama's Consecutive Normal Punches[168], an exchange with Saitama's Two-Handed Consecutive Normal Punches[169], a fall from Saitama's Serious Table Flip[170], a counter from Saitama's Serious Headbutt[171], and a smash from Saitama's fist[172]. The battle against Saitama in his final form is not shown, so the actual amount of attacks he survived is unknown.
Awakened Garou is considered to be a "near-perfect monster" by ONE.
Conditions: Overgrown Pochi intervened at the end.
Location: Monster Association Headquarters
Note: Overgrown Pochi intervened at the end of the fight and killed all of the 3 monsters, though Garou would have easily won without the intervention.
Conditions: Centisennin intially had help from Evil Ocean Water and tried to use hostages to stop Garou from defeating him. Garou and Metal Bat teamed up along with several heroes on the plane helping in the fight.
Location: City Z
Note: Garou realistically would have defeated Centisennin and Evil Ocean Water by himself, which is why Centisennin attempted to use hostages.
Conditions: Garou was heavily injured, suffering from blood loss, and poisoned, though midway through the fight he was getting stronger.
Location: Unknown Forest
Note: Garou was being overwhelemed by Bang and Bomb, being saved by Monster Association members, if the monster association members didn't come, Garou's second wind may have allowed him to continue fighting though it is unknown.
Conditions: Garou was still recovering from injuries.
Location: Monster Association Headquarters
Note: Garou was growing stronger and faster during the fight and eventually was overpowering Darkshine, however the fight was cut short as Tatsumaki used her powers to pull all of the S Class Heroes out of the Monster Association Base. Without interference, Garou would have one.
Note: Blast was eventually being overpowered as Garou was able to perfectly copy his abilities, though due to Garou killing Genos, Saitama came in and Blast sent them both far away in space.