How would Kanno be seen?

[darthvaderlim]

How would Kanno be seen if he wasn't riddled with injuries from 33 onwards? Nowadays, he is seen as modern day Yamada. If he continued being a Stage Three regular like in Rising, how would you feel about him? While him reaching the Final is a distant dream even back in Rising, I still think he could potentially clear the modern Cliffhanger at least once.

[dakohosu]

Jun 28, 2024 2:30:58 GMT -5 darthvaderlim said:

How would Kanno be seen if he wasn't riddled with injuries from 33 onwards? Nowadays, he is seen as modern day Yamada. If he continued being a Stage Three regular like in Rising, how would you feel about him? While him reaching the Final is a distant dream even back in Rising, I still think he could potentially clear the modern Cliffhanger at least once.

I'd say:

32 - Lumberjack Climb (already low on time)
33 - Flying Bar
34 - Ultra Crazy
35 - Dragon Glider (derailed the bar)
36 - Ultra Crazy
37 - Warped Wall, Dimension, or absolute push Jugo Dan
38 - Wall Lift
39 - Cliffhanger Dimension
40 - Cliffhanger Dimension or Vertical Limit

Even now his upper body strength is good; he's been able to beat the Ultra Crazy + Vertical Limit combo in practice, which is surprising given his numerous injuries putting him out of action. The main issue is his stamina as that's much easier to lose/harder to regain than strength which has caused him issues on Stage 1, as well as a clear mental block hence the number of times he failed the Dragon Glider. 

I think provided he had no injuries, he'd be a mainstay in terms of reaching Stage 3, as he'd still only be in his early-to-mid 30s for most of this time, and would've maintained a lot of his speed and stamina from RISING provided he was able to train to that level in lack of constant time out due to injuries. 

I do wonder what his attitude would encompass given that he didn't take failure or losing particularly well during his breakout period, but then became a lot more easy going during the RISING era (i.e. after his fail in 31, he smiled as he knew he'd given it everything he had).