Talk:Ginshi Shirazu/@comment-26542745-20160113230325/@comment-26991434-20160115231121

Noro's reserves were probably getting cut by the point when he was explosively split in half by Shirazu's Nutcracker quinque. I doubt he ever got separated like that very often. Shirazu certainly has a powerful arsenal, especially when his frames break and his kagune becomes unrestrained to the point where his projectiles become powerfully explosive, and with his Ukaku-traits and combat abilities he was certainly putting up a formidable performance against that sweet kagune-monster, who we now know was a Bikaku-type so Shirazu's kagune dealt even more damage in this scenario.

He by no means bested Noro by himself though. Several of the other investigators contributed to achieving many of the pre-monster stage hits, although Noro wasn´t really one to dodge. That he managed to survive long enough that he could get Saiko to relative safety and launch his last desperate barrages deserve strong praise though. We don´t know how the other Quinxes compare if their frames are removed like Shirazu's were breached, so right now is not a good time to decide a power-ranking. Frankly, I find power-ranking to be rather uninteresting though.