Power Scaling is Stupid: Why Goku vs Saitama Will Never Have an Answer

Goku vs Saitama. The fight that will never happen, and even if it did, would never have a satisfying answer.

Every single week, someone on Reddit, Twitter, or some dark corner of a Discord server starts this argument again. "Goku solos." "Saitama is a parody, he wins by default." "Gojo negs both." And then they argue for 200 comments, achieve absolutely nothing, and do it all over again the next week.

This is the most pointless debate in anime history. And I'm about to explain exactly why it's also one of the most fun.

Score: 7.5/10 (Debate Quality)

Pros: It's engaging, passionate, and endless content for YouTubers.

Cons: It's fundamentally unsolvable because every universe has different rules.

The Logic Problem: Apples, Oranges, and Antimatter

Here's the thing Power Scalers refuse to accept: different universes have different physics.

Goku exists in a universe where power is quantifiable. You can measure it. You can compare it. Vegeta literally has a device that tells him someone's "power level." This creates a logical framework where, theoretically, you could rank characters by their raw output.

Saitama exists in a parody universe. His power isn't meant to make sense. He's strong because the joke is that he ends everything in one punch. Trying to power scale Saitama is like trying to calculate the physics of a Looney Tunes cartoon. Bugs Bunny doesn't die when he falls off a cliff because the rules don't apply to him.

Gojo exists in a universe where technique beats raw power. It doesn't matter how strong you are—Infinity means you literally cannot touch him. Unless you can bypass spatial manipulation, you lose. Not because he's "stronger," but because the rule system says so.

Comparing these three is like asking: "Who would win—gravity, comedy, or math?"

Feats vs. Statements: The Toxic Battlefield

Ah, the classic: "Show me the feat."

Power scalers love to quote "feats" as the ultimate evidence. Goku shook the void. Saitama punched a cosmic being. Gojo tanked a black hole. Great. Now what?

The problem is that feats are written by authors who don't care about consistency. Toriyama famously forgot characters existed. ONE writes Saitama to be as strong as the plot needs him to be. Gege writes Gojo to be invincible until the story needs him to lose.

When you argue with "feats," you're essentially arguing about what the author chose to draw that day. It's not objective truth; it's narrative convenience. The moment you accept that, power scaling becomes a lot less serious.

Why Saitama Breaks Everything

Saitama is the ultimate trump card in any power scaling debate because his entire existence is a meta-joke.

He's not strong because of training, genetics, or magic. He's strong because the story requires him to be the punchline. You cannot scale a punchline. You cannot debate a punchline. The moment you try, you've already lost.

"But Goku can destroy universes!" Cool. Saitama can destroy the concept of losing because that's his character.

The only way to "beat" Saitama in a debate is to refuse to engage with his parody logic. But then you're not really debating—you're just ignoring half the argument.

The Conclusion Nobody Wants to Hear

There is no winner. There will never be a winner.

Power scaling is fundamentally broken because it tries to apply logic to fictional worlds that don't share the same rules. It's like asking whether Harry Potter could beat Goku—one uses magic, one uses ki, and they exist in entirely different narrative frameworks.

But here's the secret: that's why it's fun.

Power scaling isn't about finding the truth. It's about passion. It's about loving your favorite character so much that you're willing to argue with strangers for hours. It's about the emotion of competition, not the logic of it.

So go ahead, argue that Goku solos. Argue that Saitama one-shots. Argue that Gojo negs everything. Just know that you're not going to convince anyone—and that's kind of the point.

The strongest anime character is whoever the author wants to win that day. And you're never going to change that with a Reddit comment.