Talk:Matsumae/@comment-26689808-20151014185712/@comment-212.178.232.101-20151017185620

It is really dificult to estimate that, because we don't know exact criteria for designating ghoul SSS rating, nor much about him. By his personal combat abilities I would guestimate that it would be at S- to S+ range favoring S-. He was able to effortlessly overpower Matsumae in flashback, but she was child in training then. His kagune at that time wasn't particulary large but a) it was very strong non the less(although that estimate came from inexpirienced Matsumae); b) it could have grown in size since then(but there is no evidence for that nor that he would needed it to) His son and servants are excelently trained so he should be as well. However, he seems to be  wealthy bussinesman who doesn't engage in hunt personaly (thats duty of servants) so he might be somewhat rusty when it comes to combat. So yeah, S- does seem fair, tough narative importance could motivate Ishida to make him more formidable in that area(altough chance for that seem to be gone, but you never know until you know). This aspect of Mirumo is likely to have least of influence in determinating his rating as he didn't fought.

What is more consequencial is his leadership of sizeble group of ghouls - his servants at the estate and those that gathered at Lunatic Eclipse as well how agresive they were overall. As they were numerous (there was several tens of them) but, with excepcions of  Gourmette and "Rose" huntings - for Shuu - not particuly agresive (that we know at least) I'd guestimete that it would lead to Mirumo being designated as low SS. Of course I could be wrong at that, as it is said, we don't know for certain how much leadership of group effects rattings so it could be S+ on that acount.

Most influential and most unclear piece of this puzzle would be influence of his vast wealth. And it is vast - I may have sold him short when I called him multimillionaire. Kanae last offer for Tooru was in neighborhood of 2 million dollars and I don't think that he would have autority to spend more than few per cents of Tsukiyamas' yearly income, so it have to be at 100 mil. minimum. That would make their total assets many times higher. Once again, I could be wrong in my assumtiones and Kanae was given access to Tsukiyama family savings - a likely posibility if taken in acount that he went there specificaly to get rare, gourmette ingrediant. Or Ishida simple overlooked that detail, or Kanae lost his cool in bidding war and went further than he had right to, or something entirely different. Bottom line - Tsukiyamas' are extraordinary rich. And that is where problem arises. I have no idea how to in calculate wealth in determing rating. All other ghouls were rated by how much violance they could dishout and by how much people they killed. And without criterias for SSS being formaly introduced ...

I would estimate Mirumo Tsukiyama at SS~, due to lack of informations on rating system. He is certainly SS rated, what is unclear is does his vast wealth and influance and potential to cause fluctuaciones on national markets with news of his nature warrents puting him higher. But I guess you knew that already An Advocate for Manga.

J.S.