Despite having a reputation for finishing his opponents in one punch, Saitama doesn’t look very strong. However, over the course of his three-year hero career, Saitama has taken down dozens of monsters, enemies, and villains, keeping the people of various cities safe from utter destruction.
Some of these foes may have stood more of a chance had they truly understood the threat they faced. Saitama trained intensely in order to become the hero he is today. He even went so far as to sacrifice his hair, and some might argue a piece of his humanity. While villains often dismiss Saitama as no real threat, his fellow heroes tend to do the same thing.
10 His Disciple & Class S Rank 14 Hero, The Demon Cyborg, Genos
The first time Genos and Saitama meet, Saitama is in hot pursuit of a mosquito before he comes across Genos taking on a swarm of mosquitos being controlled by Mosquito Girl. Saitama arrives in casualwear, spraying bug spray, yelling about how it got in his mouth. Upon seeing such a sight, Genos asks himself who this idiot is?
Viewing Saitama as a potential casualty, Genos held back a little bit in an effort to allow Saitama to get to safety. Before long, Mosquito Girl had turned the tables and was about to finish Genos off before Saitama stepped in to save the day. After seeing Saitama squash Mosquito Girl with just a slap, he immediately begged Saitama to become his disciple and now strives each and every day to reach his master’s level of power.
9 The Number 2 Fighter for the House of Evolution, Beast King
The Beast King was an insanely cocky foe and was so hellbent on killing Saitama that he even killed a few of his allies while trying. Beast King even enters a sort of berserker frenzy state where his claws become larger and his moves become significantly faster, he even cuts down full buildings as Saitama casually evades him before retaliating.
While Genos is interrogating Armored Gorilla, he refuses to talk and says that even though Genos defeated him, he stood no chance of defeating Beast King. Saitama then walks over holding one of the Beast King’s eyes before asking Armored Gorilla if that was the guy he was talking about, resulting in Armored Gorilla spilling all the beans.
8 the powerful Carnage Kabuto
After Saitama revealed that his god-like strength came from relatively standard strength training, Carnage Kabuto refused to believe him. He then proceeds to transform into his Carnage Mode form so he can teach Saitama a lesson about true power.
Fans are concerned when Kabuto appears to have the upper hand, tossing Saitama about the ring like a ragdoll. However, it is revealed that Saitama was merely focused on a great sale and once he realized he was missing it, he took out his frustration on Carnage Kabuto. Kabuto won’t get the chance to underestimate him again as he exploded from the impact of the punch.
7 Class A Rank 37, Snakebite Snek (Biting Snake Fist Sneck)
Saitama is incredibly goofy and scored painfully low on the written portion of the hero exam. Snek is shocked to hear that such a dumb goofball had a perfect score on the physical portion of the exam. Despite Saitama’s physical score, Snek took it upon himself to teach Saitama a lesson about the hero world.
Snek attempts to jump Saitama after he leaves the Hero Association, but it does not end well for Snek. Not only does Saitama barely recognize him, but he also handles Snek in a matter of about one second. Before Snek even knew what struck him, he was on the ground with a swollen face.
6 The Weirdly Sensual Demon-Level Threat, The Deep Sea King
The Deep Sea King put down a lot of heroes before Saitama made it to the fight. He made quick work of Puri Puri Prisoner and would have gotten Speed-O-Sound Sonic if Sonic hadn’t been fast enough to escape. The Sea King even took down Genos with a massive acid loogie before turning his attentions to Mumen Rider.
Once Saitama arrived, Deep Sea King expected him to be just another weakling. After delivering a powerful punch to the back of Saitama’s head, Saitama was unphased and the Deep Sea King was in utter disbelief. Saitama then returned the favor with a punch of his own, which caused the rain to stop temporarily and the upper half of the Deep Sea King’s body to explode.
5 The Telekinetic Bore, Geryuganshoop
Despite watching Saitama power his way through Lord Boros’ warship, Geryunganshoop couldn’t believe that one person could cause such damage. Once Saitama found Geryuganshoop, the tentacled telekinetic tried to best Saitama with some of his typical attacks including a powerful gravity wave and a telekinetic shower of rubble.
Geryuganshoop may have realized that Saitama was a legitimate threat, but still underestimated him during their fight. He essentially watched Saitama kill half of the crew in a matter of minutes, yet still felt his usual techniques would do the trick. Saitama even notes how Geryuganshoop is failing to use his powers effectively before splitting his head with a pebble.
4 The Dominator of the Universe, Lord Boros
Even after Saitama handled some of Boros’ most powerful underlings, he still underestimated Saitama when their battle began. As the battle progressed Boros admits to underestimating Saitama and then decided to go full power to try and win.
In the end, Saitama proved to be way too much for the Dominator of the Universe to handle. Once Boros became a threat to the city, Saitama used a serious punch to instantly end the fight. Boros humbly accepted defeat, and finally realized the power of his opponent, before he peacefully died in a smoldering pile.
3 Class S Rank 7, Saitama’s New Friend, King
While King and Saitama have never been adversaries, aside from when they’re playing video games, King is another hero that severely underestimated Saitama. Before witnessing his power firsthand, King was shocked that such a weird little man was able to sneak into his home without him knowing.
Not only did Saitama find out that King was playing a private lewd video game, but he also found out that King is actually a fraud. Saitama doesn’t care much about that sort of thing and suggested King come clean, but has no intention of outing his new buddy. However, with more people in on King’s secret, how much longer can he maintain his S Class status?
2 The Monster Association’s Own Centichoro, The Elder Centipede
This massive monster would have never thought that a human being would be capable of killing him, while Blast (Class S Rank 1) came close, he was certainly an exception to the average human. What Centichoro didn’t know was that Saitama is another exception, and he may even be more powerful than Blast.
Centichoro was charging full speed toward King after he taunted the giant insectoid about his near-death at the hands of Blast. Saitama stepped in at the last moment to save King from utter annihilation, but that didn’t stop Centichoro, he didn’t even slow down. Once he made contact with Saitama’s fist, the Elder Centipede’s entire body disintegrated.
1 The Hero Hunter, Garou
While the official Garou vs Saitama fight has yet to happen, fans have seen a few quick interactions between the Hero Hunter and the Caped Baldy. Each time, Saitama has gotten the better of Garou in an embarrassing fashion. The first time they met, Saitama was trying to get some very important shopping done, but Garou got in the way. Saitama quickly knocked him out with a swift karate chop and nothing more.
The second time, Garou was actually going after King so it’s fair to assume he may not have recognized Saitama or even noticed he was there, before deciding to attack. Saitama kicked Garou through a wall, and again Garou was knocked unconscious by the titular hero. Perhaps the third time will be the charm for Garou, or perhaps Saitama will finish him once and for all.
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