Talk:Adam Taurus/@comment-68.10.80.217-20191227234222/@comment-24018437-20200101233622

He never lost those skills. He never had them.

Think about it real good. Who were all the opponents that Adam faced on-screen?


 * Outdated androids that were soon to be replaced.
 * A Creeper, which is a low-level Grimm as far as we know.
 * Random Atlas security nobodies that were clearly outmatched.
 * Random racists in the woods with very basic weaponry.
 * Random White Fang goons he took by surprise.
 * Sienna Khan when her aura wasn’t active and when her back was turned to him.
 * A startled and emotionally unprepared Blake who was overwhelmed by his presence and didn’t think clearly.
 * Yang when she was already low on Aura and rushed in without thinking.

See what all these foes have in common? They’re either severely below Adam on skill or equipment, aren’t at their best, are already weakened or are taken by surprise. Sure, Adam’s fighting style may seem flashy and cool. But when you really start to think about it...It’s like watching a bear beat up a bunch of bunnies. Its not impressive.

His final battle with Blake and Yang was the first time we saw him face foes who weren’t weakened, distracted or inferior in terms of skill or equipment. And as it turns out...That’s not what Adam is good at. Adam is good at crowd control, facing multiple weak enemies at once, or using sneak attacks to assasinate unsuspecting targets. He will also intimidate or provoke enemies, so that they won’t fight at their best as we saw with Blake and Yang. But in a duel with enemies who can’t be intimidated and aren’t weaker then him, he doesn’t last long.