Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-14302856-20131005224013/@comment-68.197.138.138-20160205053800

There is a bit of a problem with saying Ruby cant handle normal henchmen, as in human henchmen. S1E1 Ruby sent one of the bar grunts across the lingth of the building, through the wondow and about another 20ft past it without using her cythe as she doesn't pull it out until after. The Fhanus on the other hand are noted as having a much higher level of durability, speed and strength (how they were basically enslaved then is beyond me). This means it would make sense that Ruby wouldn't be able to ragdoll the White Fang guard, yet she tried to anyway which means she is probably capable of doing so to normal humans or those who cannot use their aura to block or shield themselves from such attacks. That said Maka's own wavelength can be assumed to be more than enough to trump Ruby's strength. Just noting Maka's pain tolerance; even if Chrona's blood wasn't actually as hard as lead and was being broken apart or fractured from Maka's punches, Ragnarock would just liquify and reharden it again into a solid structure. That means every punch was against a hardened solid material and she still kept punching.

The only way Ruby could consiveably win a meele fight is if, like in the first trailer, she teleported right behind Maka taking her head off right then and there.

Monty has described dust to be simliar to ground up materia from FF7. That only leaves the question of what her bulets are comprised of. If they are made of dust and not convential metal like a .50 in reality then it could be possible that Maka own soul wavelength would be able to stop them without the need for any doging. Black*Star and Soul both tanked shots from Kid on his first day of school and he wasn't playing around with those shots. The bullets being comprised of Kid's own wavelength compressed into a projectile. And as a Reaper he has a far more powerful soul than any human on thier own. Plot armor aside, considering they same out relativeally unhurt to Kid's soul resonance cannon fire and I think it is only fair to say that Maka's soul is far more powerful than Soul's considering her resolve; meaning the bullets wouldn't be able to touch her even if she was unarmed but ready to fight. A suprise attack could work as their souls work off of their mental and emotional state, meaning their durability probably flucuates in and out of battle on their own.

Also in terms of meele speed where they are both fast Maka can, according to the Soul Eater NOT! series control Soul's movement telepathically effectivally making him weightless and not affected by gravity in addition to her already comperable strength; this being shown when Black*Star tried to wield Soul and when they were fighting against Free on the bridge. I assume this is what they were going for in the first fight with Jack the Ripper where Soul was just hovering in place spinning making the ability cannon, in the show at least. Odd's are it wouldn't be used because Maka is never shown using it outside those two instances, but with a combat style as unpredictable as Ruby's it might come out. If it did, I doubt Ruby would be suprised as Pyriah has basically the same ability though probably not to the same extent.

Stien was right, she is a monster. If Ruby doesn't kill her in on the first strike with the teleportation WHICH IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN APPARANTLLY then Maka will adjust to her speed, resonate to block her bullets and build up speed and end her. Ruby has a lot of ground to catch up on if she is gonna have a chance because she still can't fly without using her rocket propelled locker.