Well, "one of the most gifted soldiers of his generation" wasn't even enough to describe someone like Micheal from what we've seen, and he got plenty of similar or higher praise from the narrative. But given Met(who is basically as skilled as Michael) has such high regard for Oscar, they should all be comparable in skills and were likely some of the most renowned fighters when they were human.
From Oscar profile looks like the peak of human skill would be above 70, maybe between 70-100? I believe Michael would be even higher than human Oscar.
TBF MC and Deryl would still lose even if they made all the optimal choices in the fight if Amberliz didn't save their asses. And while they were not at their peak conditions they were by no means at the limit of their power, more like 60%-70% of their full power. Cole is still a dumbass tho, Deyrl AND MC roasting the loser when he reminiscing Ella is peak comedy.
Remember everything that happens in canon is part of Deus's plan.
Well, that would depend on the definition of got. What does her getting you mean? Simply hitting you? or properly activating her ability on you? Or just that if you are killed by her, it's definitive?
He should be able to command objects after MC helps him during Authority's puppet dream, he did command the strings to release the MC iirc. I see that as a foreshadow similar to Alice's desire to find a wormhole during her dream.
Current Michael is superior for sure, but Human Michael was probably around the same skill level. Oscar did kill the monster that attacked him and it probably took him by surprise.
yeah, deus has and does his own thing. I think Deus' future sight is written a lot like Dr Manhattan's. future sight doesn't give you freedom, you're just a puppet that can see the strings.
The person who can see the future is Deus, and it's heavily implied that he's intentionally not telling HERO certain things (like the fact that Del would leak MC's identity to the press) for his own reasons. It's safe to assume he wanted Liz, Amber, MC, and Deryl to be captured.
You have to consider that the monster Michael killed was a lot stronger. Oscar killed the traffic light monster, which is not exactly the strongest of monsters, while Michael killed the lightning monster, which is a lot more impressive, and Michael survived, unlike Oscar (though tbf he had a lot of prep time, so there's that).
Saying the Wepwawet doesn't have the greatest ability majorly undersells it. A Wepawet's version of Red Light may not be as versatile as monsterified Oscar's was, but it's even more dangerous since it doesn't have a cooldown or a way to bypass its effects. If a Wepwawet's Red Light shines on you, you're slowed so bad not even a Level 2's superstrength is enough to help you fight back.
That is so ridiculous though that it can't be a feat for Oscar. There is simply no way he could beat something that could beat a level 2 as a regular human without preparation, so the Wepwapet simply can't be that strong normally. And I'm not sure being on steroids helped Michael that much in his fight against the lightning monster, since he didn't get physical with it.
The Wepwawet never got a monster report, but you are right in that it'd probably be a D rank monster, maybe D+ since it's explicitly stated to not be that powerful by a Level 2 MC, just in possession of an extremely dangerous power with a massive range that can kick in before you even see it. Dangerous enough that if you try and kill one with a mantis punch, the Level 2 MC can get slapped across a cavern, accelerated faster than a bullet into a wall and be near helpless whilst having his mangled body eaten alive faster than it can regenerate under the light's effects. It legitimately almost did him like Valravn did in Dead End 24, turned into a renewable food source.
I dont get the issue here? This fight was basically a Dark Souls moment. Michael had prepared and tailored equipment specifically for this fight and planned thoroughly on how to beat Oscar. Oscar on the other hand was the sluggish boss who hits hard and has certain moves to throw the player off guard.
plus oscar already gave his estus flask to another guy so he can't really heal no more
I don't get your point... the discussion is whether or not Oscar is close to Michael in skill, at least when they were both human.
All good points. I wonder if the Wepwawet that MC fought and the one that granted Oscar his powers are different, maybe one is a special variant, like Ella's Hexenringe. The power Oscar gained is different enough from the Wepwawet MC fought to merit that discussion, though powers do vary based on the individual, so it might be a variation on Oscar's part rather than the originating monster's.
It's almost certainly due to Oscar. You only get the exact same power as your monster parent with little to no variation if you fail to ascend to a superhuman and become an Infected, as that results in monster genetic material completely supplanting the human genetic material in a person. Also I messed up the name of the power that Oscar and Wepwawets use, it's Motion Light.
