Talk:Strider Hiryu VS Raiden (Metal Gear)/@comment-26363797-20151206205154/@comment-3463132-20151230210640

Honestly Strunton has a point, calcs do not override canon, they never have except on certain sites (like this one) where people disregard canon entirely purely so they can have bigger numbers. Which is why non-canon feats and tricks are used so often for the characters.

However, there is a scenario where you're both correct, Raiden is capable of Mach 2000 only in short bursts. This matches up as even in the game I believe it is mentioned his Blade-Mode takes up energy. It also matches with canon as one of the few times we see Raiden going for long-distance sprints he is clearly not going Mach 2000.

Take all of the canon into picture, don't just take the biggest calc you can find and ignore the other 99% of the person's canon, that's dishonest as hell to the character.