@TribunalSimp Earlier lore and Dunmeri ancestor worship are exactly why all of this is subjective.
Tamriel isn't a living breathing world but rather a set of performance pieces put on for the player's benefit. The Quest Writers of Oblivion made the conscious choice to write it that way.
@CurrentsC40979 Also sorry for having to bear with me, I'm a larper because I'm too procrastinated to sit down and read 2020 but I like to powerscale for no reason
See it's a strange matchup because while I don't believe Smasher can pierce through Naoya's skin with any of his guns and he's a little bit slower, I also don't see Naoya piercing Smasher's armor with anything in his arsenal. Like yeah he can flung him around but realistically-
@CurrentsC40979 I was about to say that the nuke probably wasn't that close to Adam but I was under misconception that it detonated in the basement but it turns out it was just 20 floors away from him. Yeah, this dude tanks nukes. I'm sorry Naoya...
Dark Fantasy "Brain Alive" vol 1 by Rafal Jaki (Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Witcher Ronin) & Machine Gamu (No\Name)
Dark Fantasy Action about a father stepping into his son's dreams and fight monsters from slavic and japanese mythology to wake him from a coma.
English Version on Kadokomi Web
Also forgot to mention that afaik Smasher has to cooldown his sandevistan, which is why he uses it in bursts in the game, but Naoya can not only use his technique continuously but also stack it, giving him a strong edge