User blog comment:ShonenChicoBoy/Shonen's Regimen and Tonic: April 2015/@comment-136273-20150417110210/@comment-3403804-20150417153535

My own personal opinion on the matter is that the whole "overpowered" thing is silly. It's a poorly misunderstood concept, and it's something people tend to shout whenever things don't go their way. Mostly, I think that most characters are simply "underpowered" - and the authors of these characters would rather blame that on others rather than sit down and improve.

All of my characters have weaknesses, and most of the weaknesses are not only readily exploitable (otherwise they wouldn't be weaknesses), but also pretty severe. Hiroya, who is undoubtedly my most powerful character by far, has the weakness that although his destructive and defensive power is practically unrivalled at this point, he's not a fighter and therefore lacks the conditioning and willpower of one. If a character manages to deflect or survive one of his attacks which he was sure would defeat them, then his resolve will weaken, and with that resolve, his magic. An extremely tough character who could stand against him despite the power difference, a true warrior in other words would probably frighten him, cause he can't comprehend that kind of determination.

There's also his wards, which although they're his greatest defense, is also perhaps one of his greatest weaknesses. He overrelies on their protection and due to them he's not used to injury, and a slight injury to Hiroya would cause him to experience fear, even if the character in question is for all intents and purposes much weaker than he is. Fear impacts his emotional stability, and would affect his spells negatively.

There's many characters on this fanon who possess abilities that allow them to cut clean through magical defenses. Voldan Xezharros, despite being on a much lower level in comparison to Hiroya, could still give him a run for his money based solely on the fact that his abilities allows him to defend against his spells, while simultaneously injuring him with his attacks despite the wards. Against such an enemy, Hiroya might get so frightened that he'd run away with his tails between his legs depending on how long Voldan could survive and pretend to have an easy time. The fact that Voldan is a speed-based foe would only serve to make the encounter more intense on Hiroya's part.

My belief is that when you fight against "overpowered" characters, you can get out of any situation if you're a good enough roleplayer. Heck, you can even use the opponents own attacks to make your character look even more awesome. By whining and crying about your opponents actions, you're really letting a thousand opportunities pass you by in the process.