Two fan-favorite anime protagonists.
One is a bored superhero who obliterates threats with a punch so strong it makes black holes feel insecure.
The other is a socially awkward psychic whose emotional breakdowns make natural disasters look like a windy afternoon.
Let’s break it down: not punch-by-punch (Saitama would finish that in one), but stat-by-stat, with plenty of flair.
Raw Power – Planet Shaker vs. City Quaker
Saitama once casually punched the air so hard it cleared the skies around the entire Earth like he was vacuuming clouds. He’s tanked planet-destroying attacks like someone swatting mosquitoes. Even Awakened Garou’s space-warping blasts just made him slightly more serious.
Mob at 100% is like a walking psychic nuke,he lifts buildings like they’re LEGO sets and slams enemies with enough force to leave craters in cities. His ???% state? It’s like watching a confused god have a panic attack,terrifying, powerful, but not exactly in control.
Edge: Saitama
Why? Because when Mob moves cities, it’s impressive. When Saitama sneezes, continents get concerned.
Speed & Reaction Time – Light-Speed Loner vs. Flying Fidget
Saitama reacts to beams faster than light and once moved from the Moon to Earth in seconds,with a serious face and perfect landing. You know someone’s fast when your eyes can’t even render him moving.
Mob, boosted by telekinesis, zips around well enough to handle mid-tier psychic threats. He can dodge, react, and adjust… within his own league. But try dodging someone who ends fights before your next thought loads.
Edge: Saitama
Why? Because by the time Mob thinks of countering, Saitama has already gone home, showered, and made cup ramen.
Technique & Combat Skill – One Trick Man vs. Psychic Swiss Army Knife
Saitama: Zero technique. Zero strategy. Just raw, unfiltered force. His version of “combat skill” is standing still until you hurt your hand punching him.
Mob: Now we’re talking. He’s got barriers, telekinesis, energy blasts, spiritual awareness, soul-trapping,you name it. He fights like a boy raised by Professor X and haunted by Goku.
Edge: Mob
Why? Saitama’s punch ends fights, sure. But Mob has an entire playbook of powers,and he’s read it. Twice. With tears.
Durability & Endurance – Indestructible Egg vs. Fragile Psychic Shell
Saitama: He’s been hit with planet-busting punches and didn’t flinch. He’s like if Chuck Norris became a god and then got bored. Damage doesn’t exist in his world.
Mob: Without shields, he’s a regular teen with emotional baggage. With them, he can survive major blasts,but wear him down, and cracks show. And ???%? Unpredictable. Powerful? Yes. Durable? Ehh… depends on the mental weather.
Hax & Broken Abilities – Punch Jesus vs. Psychic Pandora’s Box
Saitama: His “hax” is existing. He’s so strong that weird powers just bounce off. Mind control? Ask Tatsumaki how that worked out.
Mob: Telepathy, empathy, spirit talk, memory links, soul-stuff, energy transfer, spiritual exorcism… It’s like his powers were made by throwing “weird anime words” at a dartboard.
Edge: Mob
Why? He’s got hax that can make ghosts cry and demons rethink their life. Even if it won’t work on Saitama, it’s a hell of a toolkit.
Transformation & Scaling – Flatline Power God vs. Emotional Supernova
Saitama: Doesn’t transform. Doesn’t need to. He’s a walking cheat code from the first frame.
Mob: Every percentage matters. 100% Mob is serious business. ???% Mob is “call the anime council and evacuate Japan.”
Edge: Mob
Why? His power grows, morphs, and explodes based on emotion. Saitama stays the same,but at infinite.
Environment & Adaptability – Collateral King vs. Psychic Architect
Saitama: The environment? What’s that? Just more things to accidentally destroy.
Mob: Bends buildings, redirects debris, floats on psychic force like a ballet dancer with a PhD in destruction. He can fight using his surroundings like a level designer in God Mode.
Edge: Mob
Why? Because the battlefield is his playground,while Saitama treats it like drywall.
Mental Fortitude & Plot Armor – Unbothered Baldy vs. Feelsplosion Kid
Saitama: Stoic. Unshakable. His greatest enemy? Existential dread and supermarket sale deadlines.
Mob: Empathic, but emotionally unstable. Powerful, but vulnerable. Strong, but human. He has layers,like an emotional onion made of psychic C4.
Edge: Saitama
Why? Mob can cry mid-battle. Saitama is just wondering what’s for lunch.
Strategy & Narrative Control – Force of Nature vs. Coming-of-Age Cannonball
Saitama: His strategy is “just be stronger.” It works. And the story bends over backward to prove it.
Mob: Learns. Adapts. Grows emotionally. Has actual development and character arcs. But he still lives in a world where stakes exist.
Edge: Saitama
Why? His presence alone rewrites the story’s tone. Mob’s story has tension. Saitama’s ends in 2 pages.
Bonus: Prep Time
Saitama: What prep? He could win while brushing his teeth.
Mob: Could mentally prepare, practice focus, maybe bring a good therapist. Worth something!
Edge: Mob
Why? He’s the only one here who benefits from being ready. Saitama is always ready. Or bored.
Cross-Verses
Saitama in Mob’s World: Becomes a walking endgame. Ghosts? Punched. Espers? Flattened. Dimple? Deleted before monologuing.
Mob in Saitama’s World: Probably an S-Class Esper, but definitely not top dog. He’d be respected… until he met the Caped Baldy.
Edge: Saitama
Why? Because Mob’s verse is emotionally rich. Saitama’s is physically ridiculous.
FINAL VERDICT: Who Wins?
Winner: SAITAMA
Mob has range, creativity, and emotional depth. But Saitama? Saitama is a punchline with the power to end planets and anime arcs. No matter how many percent Mob goes through, it just won’t match the infinite, unquantifiable force that is One Punch Man.
Fan Verdict: Who Wins in Your Heart?
Mob: The relatable underdog with too many feelings.
Saitama: The unbeatable overachiever with none.
Sound off,who’d you bet on? The emotional cyclone or the bored god?
Key Points
- Power Scale: Saitama’s punches redefine geological surveys, casually rearranging continents. Mob’s psychic blasts reshape city blocks – like redecorating with telekinesis. His ???% mode throws cosmic-level tantrums, potentially breaking the power scale itself if it has a really bad day.
- Defenses: Saitama wears plot armor woven from pure invulnerability. Mob uses psychic forcefields, which are super strong but feel less… existentially impenetrable than Saitama’s casual indifference to pain.
- Speed: Saitama moves faster than plot holes can form; he’s essentially the universe’s fastest skip button. Mob zips around with telekinesis like a high-speed psychic drone, quick but definitely not in Saitama’s “teleported off-panel” league.
- Abilities (Hax): Mob has a whole psychic buffet: lifting stuff with thoughts, reading minds, zapping ghosts, maybe even folding laundry psychically. Saitama’s main “hax” is just saying “Nope” with his fist, which weirdly works on reality benders. How he’d react to a ghost zap is the universe’s funniest unknown.
- Power Source: Mob’s strength fluctuates with his mood, hitting 100% when he’s feeling anything strongly (and ???% when he’s really feeling it). Saitama is just permanently stuck on “Over 9000” without needing emotional triggers.
- Combat Style: Mob is like a psychic architect in a fight, manipulating the whole battlefield. Saitama is less architect, more wrecking ball who happened to wander onto the construction site.
- Mindset: Saitama is mentally tough because… honestly, what could bother him? Mob’s emotions are his power source, which means his mental state is a volatile, fight-winning (or fight-ending) factor.
- Strategy: Neither is a chess grandmaster. Saitama’s strategy is “punch it.” Mob’s is usually “try not to punch it… oh no, I punched it psychically!” Saitama just happens to end the story faster with his non-strategy.
- Weaknesses: Saitama’s crippling weakness is missing the supermarket sales. Mob’s include bell peppers and trusting weird adults (looking at you, Reigen). Saitama’s boredom is a character trait, not something Mob could weaponize, unless Mob’s psychic light show is just that dull.
- Verse Impact: Saitama dropping into Mob’s world is like bringing a bazooka to a thumb war. Mob in Saitama’s world would be a legit S-Class threat, but might need his ???% mode to avoid getting accidentally flattened by Saitama’s warm-up stretches.
Fun Facts
- ONE literally started the One Punch Man webcomic because his drawing skills were… let’s just say “developing.” Look how far we’ve come!
- Saitama’s name isn’t some ancient prophecy; it’s just the prefecture where ONE lived. Groundbreaking, right?
- His glorious bald head isn’t a fashion choice; ONE confirmed it’s the physical side effect of breaking his limits. A small price to pay for infinite power, apparently.
- That “intense” training regimen? 100 push-ups, sit-ups, squats, 10km run. My grandma does more on a Tuesday. It’s laughably insufficient, proving the “limiter” concept is the real magic trick.
- Mob’s real name, Shigeo Kageyama, has kanji that sounds a bit like “psycho” in Japanese. And “Mob” means “background character.” The kid was destined for ironic understatement.
- ONE decided to make Mob Psycho 100 because he just really felt like drawing psychics after all the punching. A true artist follows his whims!
- Plot twist: Mob, the most powerful esper, couldn’t see ghosts initially! He needed Reigen, a guy with zero powers, to play spirit interpreter.
- Speaking of Reigen, somehow, the guy who solves problems with salt and Photoshop is consistently more popular than Mob in Japan. He’s just that charismatic, I guess?
- Those trippy, wobbly psychic effects in the Mob Psycho 100 anime? Often hand-drawn by animators. Their wrists deserve a medal.
- Saitama’s true superpower? Sniffing out a good bargain at the grocery store. Villains fear his Serious Punch, but his coupon game is legendary.
- Dimple, the powerful evil spirit, chose his intimidating name because he just… liked the word “dimple.” It really adds to his villainous gravitas.
- King’s “King Engine” isn’t a power-up; it’s literally just his heart pounding from sheer terror. The world is just convinced it’s power.
- Mob’s ultimate nemesis isn’t a psychic lord or evil organization. It’s bell peppers. Truly chilling.
- The “limiter” concept means Saitama didn’t just get strong; he broke the fundamental rules of physical growth. So maybe your weird uncle could become a hero if he just committed hard enough (and went bald).
- Both guys are secretly normcore enthusiasts. Saitama wants a normal, non-boring fight; Mob wants a normal life without powers. They’re just bad at achieving normal.
