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In _One Punch Man_ , King seems to be running away from fights. He does not
seem to show power but only firmness. I want to know if King was just
pretending that he is powerful or if he actually is.


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In One Punch Man, is King actually weak?


I'm not sure how you missed this if you've read the manga. As mentioned by
people in the comments, this will be eventually revealed, specifically
starting at **Chapter 37**.

In this particular chapter,

> instead of helping Genos and Saitama,
> [King](https://onepunchman.fandom.com/wiki/King) went home. It was also
> depicted how he was afraid and how it was by chance that he was near the
> locations of defeated villains, _resulting to the misconceptions that he is
> "The Strongest Man on Earth"_.


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As was noted the manga covers this in detail and part of this is covering how
King rose to the position he currently has in the Hero association in chapter
38.

> In this chapter it is revealed that he has a tendency to attract problems
> and monsters and that in the end he is rescued by Saitama. During one of
> these events he gets the scars on his face. Because of his physical
> appearance and being at the scene afterwords so often he is associated with
> saving the day. Because of the money he gets from that perception he does
> not bother to correct it.

Also if you read the one punch
[wiki](https://onepunchman.fandom.com/wiki/King) article for king it explains
some more about his character creation that will help explain what is going on

> King was created to be the opposite of Saitama where he is weak but looks
> powerful.


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King is actually weak. He is like Saitama's counterpart: Lucky but not strong.
Whenever Saitama defeats the monster in one punch King aleways seems to find
himself nearby. His firm posture and ability to stand in front of monsters
without outward fear makes him seem like a strong character however, his true
self is not powerful at all.

In Chapter 37 and 38, King tries to hide away from the monsters and went
Saitama has dealth with them King is associated with such a high status and
power.


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# King is likely weak/of average human strength

First of all, there are three "sources" to draw from, none of which is really
more "canonical" than the others since ONE had a hand in all of them:

  * Manga (drawn by Murata, story by ONE)

  * Anime (based on the manga by Murata/ONE)

  * Webcomic (drawing & story by ONE)

In all three sources, we have yet to see King actually engage in a fight, so
it's still possible for ONE to throw a curveball here.

That being said, there's a number of ways we can infer his actual strength:

  1. His past self

    * The scar on his face was put there by a Tiger-level monster[1], some time in the past (max two years ago, since he was saved by Saitama after he started his hero hobby, but before he lost his hair), so his past self was at least weak enough to be permanently scarred by a Tiger-level.
  2. Self admission[2]

    * It's possible he's just underestimating his own strength, but unlikely
  3. He can't even unsheathe a katana[3]

> He tries for a good 2+ minutes to unsheathe Atomic Samurai's katana, and
> fails miserably, and his arms are visibly shaking/exhausted afterwards

**There really isn't much material, though, since he continues to miraculously
anything that would actually showcase/prove his strength/weakness**

For the "King is actually strong" conspiracy theorists, though, there are some
tidbits floating around:

  1. His physique

    * Games all day everyday, and yet somehow doesn't look like Pig God, but also avoids looking like a bundle of dry sticks[4]
  2. His brief encounter with Garou

    * In the manga, "the genius" Garou is able to predict an opponent's movement, and fight/counter accordingly. Looking at King, he somehow predicts various evasive actions, rather than King just sitting there, unable to respond (as he would if he were actually weak)[5]
  3. Expert climbing?

    * At the beginning of the Alien arc, Saitama busts a hole straight upwards through the Hero Association HQ's ceiling. In the manga, King is shown emerging from this hole at the top of the farily tall HQ building, unassisted, without breaking a sweat. This would suggest at a minimum an above-average level of physical fitness.[6]

Sources:

[1] [Manga Chapter 38, page
15](https://tonarinoyj.jp/episode/13932016480028985330)

[2] [Manga Chapter 38, page
12](https://tonarinoyj.jp/episode/13932016480028985330)

[3] [Webcomic Chapter
109](http://galaxyheavyblow.web.fc2.com/fc2-imageviewer/?aid=1&iid=110)

[4] [Manga Chapter 48, page
21](https://tonarinoyj.jp/episode/13932016480028985309)

[5] [Manga Chapter 77, page
27](https://tonarinoyj.jp/episode/13932016480028985266)

[6] [Manga Chapter 31, page
46](https://tonarinoyj.jp/episode/13932016480028985343)


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King approaches enemies calmly. He has a threatning aura and to other
individuals seems very intimidated however, due to the reputation he has
earned many monsters and people decide not to attempt an attack. He has the
power of luck and seems to get away with everything.

King is very thoughtful and caring but is a coward and makes excuses while
portraying an outer calmness to hold his reputation. He hides in a toilet from
a monster as am escape and loves a date sim game.


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