OnePunch Man 10 Things The Webcomic Did Differently

One-Punch Man: 10 Things The Webcomic Did Differently

With the transition from webcomic to manga and anime, major details of One-Punch Man’s plot, characters, and art are changed… for better or worse.

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Like any series with multiple renditions, One Punch Man has some major differences between its various versions. The manga and the anime take their time with different scenes, and character choices vary depending on what better suits the medium of presentation.

However, the original webcomic, the inspiration for the adaptations, is almost an entirely different story. At certain points, its characters, fights, and even basic plot vary from its successors. While still fantastic in its own right, readers should go into the comic knowing that their experience might wildly differ from their expectations.

10 Fubuki Is Ruthless

In the One Punch Man manga and anime, Hellish Blizzard can often come off as weak due to the crazy power levels of those around her. Her professional demeanor crumbles in the face of extreme destructive power, but she is also a good-hearted person who genuinely cares about her subordinates. ONE’s webcomic features a much colder Fubuki, one who has no qualms with taking on a powerful psychic like Psykos by herself for a while and relishes the power she has. She loses some of her natural leadership abilities but is more useful in combat as a result.

9 Dark, Blurred Monsters Add A Grotesque Touch

One of the reasons the One Punch Man manga is still going strong is its excellent art. Both heroes and monsters alike have fantastic designs, with sleek, memorable features. What the manga lacks, however, is the grittiness of the webcomic. There are moments when humans are brutally killed, yes, but there is a distorted quality to the original ONE drawings that give them a surreal, sometimes frightening quality. When Garou turns into a monster, he’s not some generic armored beast. He’s shrouded in darkness, a swirl of chaotic inner thoughts turning him into a creature stronger than (almost) anything on Earth.

8 Enemies Have Different Abilities And Power Levels

Certain monsters and villains are quite different in the webcomic, whether that difference comes in the form of their abilities or their overall strength. Geryganshoop, one of Boros’s top brass, has a gravity-altering power unique to the Anime.

Fuhrer Ugly, one of the stronger generals of the monster association in the manga, is defeated soundly and permanently by Bang in the web series. He also seems to stretch himself rather than simply alter his muscular makeup. Others like Psykos and Boros also get wimpier in the webcomic, making the villains seem much less threatening in One Punch Man’s original rendition.

7 Tatsumaki (And Psychics In General) Are Weaker

While she is never by any means weak, Terrible Tornado’s power level fluctuates pretty wildly in the webcomic. The feats of strength she displays in the manga, on the other hand, are incredible. She calls down a meteor almost lazily, pulls Psykos up from miles and miles underground, and alters an entire city’s landscape at once while keeping the heroes under it safe. In the webcomic, Tatsumaki is a major threat. In the manga, she’s nearly a diety. The same goes for Psykos, who gets much nearer to matching Tatsumaki in the manga than in the webcomic.

6 Child Emperor Isn’t As Important

The S-Class hero Child Emperor gets a lot of time in the spotlight during the manga’s rendition of the battle against the Monster Association. He plays a key role in the rescue of the child hostages, escorting one of the two nearly all the way to the surface. His fight with Phoenix Man in the underground base is also one of the most explosive and tense battles of the series, showcasing all of the genius’s unique weaponry. In comparison, the webcomic’s Child Emperor doesn’t really do much, acting mainly as a strategist for the other S-Class heroes. His fight with Phoenix Man is just as pathetic, with the monster dying instantly.

5 A-Class Heroes Have Varying Power Levels

Certain key A-Class heroes, while not being overpowered, are much stronger in the manga than their webcomic counterparts. Stinger, Spring Mustachio, Atomic Samurai’s disciples, and others show themselves to be capable of handling minor threats on their own.

Subsequently, the webcomic A-Class heroes are basically just fodder for whatever monster happens to appear. They still lose pretty often in the non-webcomic renditions, but not nearly as badly, and not nearly as often.

4 Drive Knight’s Name Is Different

In the early portions of the comic, Drive Knight goes by a different name: Engineknight. The reason for the change to his universally used name later on in the series may have been a simple case of localization, but it’s unlikely that audiences will ever know for sure why the name was switched. Honestly, Engineknight rolls off of the tongue a little better but doesn’t describe his cyborg characteristics as well as Drive Knight does.

3 Blast Isn’t Introduced

Unlike in the manga, Blast never appears in the webcomic during the Monster Association arc. Neither he, the transport cubes, nor the being behind them make an appearance, altering the focus of that story towards Garou. It also puts into question if the Blast in the webcomic and the Blast in the manga are truly one and the same. Until his appearance, it had seemed quite possible that the Number 1 Hero was in fact Saitama himself, or at least his reputation. How the webcomic will deal with Blast’s entrance will surely be an interesting spectacle.

2 Amai Sweet Mask Is A Lot Stronger

In both the manga and the anime, Amai Sweet Mask constantly overestimates his own capabilities. As a result, when facing monsters like Fuhrer Ugly, he gets trounced. In the manga, he actually gets ripped nearly in half by the aforementioned beast, putting him out of commission for the foreseeable future.

In the webcomic though, the top A-Class hero is actually pretty tough, striking down numerous Black Spermatozoon cells with no issue.

1 Psykos/Orochi Never Fuse

One of the biggest and most important fights in the manga so far is the battle between the S-Class heroes and the fusion of Psykos and Orochi. After being defeated by Saitama and Terrible Tornado separately, Psykos and Orochi fuse themselves together into a towering monstrosity with insane destructive potential. It took the combined efforts of Tatsumaki, Genos, Drive Knight, Bang, Bomb, and a few others to take the duo down. In the webcomic, this multi-chapter fight never happens, as when the two villains are beaten, they’re simply done.

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