Board Thread:Warrior's Pub/@comment-1528001-20130510113351

It seems to me that the match-up misconsidered several factors that had misattributed Saito Hiraga's combat ability both positively and negatively, such as:

-Saito, canon wise, would never be able to take down 1000+ orcs in any way. In the light novel series, Saito is shown to have taken down maybe 100-200 Albion footsoldiers, along with key officers to sow chaos in the enemy ranks. While still impressive, the numbers differ too much.

-In both anime and light novel series, Saito has never used the environment to his advantage, probably due to his lack of experience in combat. His mentality in combat situations was along the lines of using his speed to confuse his opponents, or direct application of his swordsmanship and firepower. That being said, Saito is more of an Anti-Mage warrior than a mass slayer or ordinary soldiers.

-The match up also forgot a huge part of Saito's inherent advantage: The usage of war machines, including the Zero Fighter, A Flak Cannon, F-16, and the Tiger Tank. Without these arsenal, I don't think Saito would stand any sort of a chance... 