Comparing YPS-4 authority to YPS-4 physical output is a category error. One manages the collapse of nations through administrative cruelty; the other dismantles systems through blade and willpower. The tiering suggests parity, but the axis of influence is entirely different. The real divergence lies in the DNA of Ego and Darkness. Albedo operates as a sophisticated extension of another's will, her devotion a result of a last-minute setting change. Her bonds are an architectural feature of her existence, not a choice. This renders her relational weight static. In contrast, Kirito’s trajectory is defined by the agonizing weight of autonomy. His high Ego score reflects the burden of decision-making in a world where death is permanent. While Albedo’s cruelty toward non-Nazarick life is a baseline devoid of moral cost, Kirito’s darkness emerges from the guilt of Aincrad and the struggle to validate NPC consciousness in Alicization. Albedo represents the horror of absolute certainty, where love is a programmed command. Kirito represents the struggle of absolute doubt, where heroism is a desperate attempt to reconcile virtual achievement with human fragility. The gap isn't in their capacity to destroy, but in the source of their agency.
Archetype breakdowns and dispute court land in later phases.