Talk:Crocodile vs. Toph Beifong/@comment-26363797-20151125220052/@comment-30981949-20170107220102

Uh, no, she couldn't. For three major reasons: 1) Crocodile is connected to all sand in an area, so even if she does turn him to stone, he can just reform using his desert powers. Chances are that by the time she gets close enough to do so, Croc will have already brought the fight to the desert. 2) I'm pretty sure Toph isn't nearly smart enough to think of doing that. Not saying she's stupid (well, she kinda is, but not like Usopp or Sokka level of stupid), it's just that she never once shows any real kind of above-average intelligence throughout their adventures. Throughout all of their adventures, she always goes all-out on her opponents and never strategizes. And 3) There is no way she would or could get close enough to him to do that. She has no close-quarters combat experience or training whatsoever, so if she gets within 5 feet of him she will definitely get skewered by his hook. Don't tell me she can just dodge it since he could keep up with Mihawk, who is faster than Zoro wo has recently be proven to be able to casually move 9,000 mph (11 times faster than sound, BTW), a speed literally no Avatar character comes close to. Hell, I'm pretty sure no one can even breach sound speed except MAYBE Aang. Maybe. So, if Croc can keep up with beings who can go 11 times faster than sound, then Toph has no chance of possibly dodging his hook.