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ExcelCore wrote: She is comparatively weak, but even then she is supposed to be physically  stronger than Izuku. As is, her technique is also top notch. 5/5, the same as Bakugou so she is actually a more difficult opponent to deal with than most would imagine. Her main Achilles heel is her speed though. Her quirk isn't really affected by her physical strength, but being as slow as she is, using her quirk on an opponent faster than herself would be difficult. Take note of the fight between herself and Bakugou and how he made damn sure that she never got close enough to touch him. During the whole fight he kept on trying to blast her away while keeping his distance because he knew that her quirk would have pretty much been a one-hit kill move if she had been able to land it on him. So the very nature of her quirk determined the nature of the actual match. He HAD to fight her the way he was and this severely limited his options and put him at a disadvantage. In the end it was only his speed and intelligence that gave him the victory.

Fighting somebody like Todoroki however, Ochaco would have been destroyed quickly since she had no real way to deal with his ice and he could have just frozen the entire field as soon as the match started. Bakugou however could meet the ice with his blasts so he didn't have this problem. To be honest, I'd argue against this.... A lot. the statistics don't really count for much, let's be real here. Izuku's a one in power, but he could level a building if he wanted to, so... I take those stats with a mountain of salt.

With regards to her Quirk, again, Zero Gravity is virtually worthless in a fight against Bakugou. If she had hit him with her Quirk, then he'd just float... which accomplishes next to nothing. If she hit him with her Meteor shower, then yeah, it'd be another story, but Bakugou easily could have blasted her to bits when he wanted to. He played the careful game because he outright stated he knew she had a plan and he wasn't risking losing due to it. To imply Bakugou was at a disadvantage due to Quirks is ridiculous. He had full advantage - Range, power, and a target that needed to make physical contact with him to do anything. Additionally he's quick, and has far superior instincts and reflexes to hers.

He kept her at bay because he was being smart. To argue that he was on the run is provably untrue. He knows that she is strong, if she has a plan, it'd be something he needs to watch out for.

Being smart and being disadvantaged are very different things.

The only way I'd argue Uraraka really had a chance is if Bakugou had no Quirk at all. Only then would Uraraka have a chance - and even then? With Bakugou's speed and reflexes? She'd need to rely on her technique quite a lot. (Bare in mind, at this point, Uraraka had absolutely no hand-to-hand experience. Literally 0 experience at all.)

Zero Gravity just isn't a very good Quirk for Combat. Best case scenario, you float people in the air who can't use their Quirks to propell them, or you do a Meteor shower. Worst case, you now have a guy blasting around the place creating exposions as he goes.