High controversy — community rates Hajime Nagumo's BONDS 94 pts lower than editor. (+5 more divergent)
Cross-type comparison · physical vs authority · ranking may not be meaningful
Character DNA · Head-to-Head
Shapes, not totals. The hero you worship defines who you are.
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
HAJIME NAGUMO
YPS-7 · World Ender
Finger Test
💭
Thought alone
Betrayal cauterizes empathy. Darkness as load-bearing trait, bonds gated by utility.
VS
POWER92 / 55GROWTH80 / 60DARKNESS48 / 38BONDS100 / 75EGO100 / 30LUCK36 / 0
Character DNA · 6 Dimensions
POWER92 / 55GROWTH80 / 60DARKNESS48 / 38BONDS100 / 75EGO100 / 30LUCK36 / 0
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
HAJIME NAGUMO
YPS-7
Finger Test
💭
Overlord
ALBEDO
YPS-4
Analysis
YPS-7
Dominant power gap
YPS-4
DNA edges — character identity, not combat power
self-determination and identity+70
raw destructive ceiling+37
how much the universe protects them+36
Hajime NagumovsAlbedo

Measuring these two via YPS tiers is an exercise in futility because they operate on fundamentally different axes of influence. Albedo exercises authority—the institutional power of Nazarick—while Hajime wields physical dominance that eventually scales to YPS-7 reality-warping. When the comparison moves from destructive output to DNA profiles, the true divergence emerges: the difference between programmed devotion and chosen loyalty. Albedo is a masterpiece of administrative efficiency, yet her high Bonds score is a hollow reflection of a modified setting. She exists as a functional extension of Ainz Ooal Gown’s will, her Ego suppressed by the very parameters that make her an effective overseer. Conversely, Hajime’s ascent from the Orcus Labyrinth is a violent reclamation of agency. His Bonds are not mandates but blood-sworn pacts forged in trauma. While Albedo manages the machinery of a state to secure a master's legacy, Hajime dismantles the machinery of the gods to secure his own exit. This juxtaposition exposes a recurring isekai trope: the loyal subordinate is often more trapped by their power than the lone survivor is by their isolation. One character is a cog in a divine machine, no matter how high her rank; the other is a glitch that broke the system to become its master. The gap between YPS-4 and YPS-7 is less about energy output and more about who owns the hand on the lever.

Hajime Nagumo
Dimension
Albedo
Editor
92
Community
092
POWER
destructive ceiling
+37
Editor
55
Community
55
Editor
80
Community
2951
GROWTH
trajectory & arc
+20
Editor
60
Community
60
Editor
48
Community
48
DARKNESS
moral cost willingness
+10
Editor
38
Community
8648
Editor
100
Community
694
BONDS
loyalty weight
+25
Editor
75
Community
75
Editor
100
Community
991
EGO
self-determination
+70
Editor
30
Community
30
Editor
36
Community
10064
LUCK
narrative protection
+36
Editor
0
Community
0
Cast Your Vote · 6 DimensionsCommunity pulse
HAJIME NAGUMOLeft
Power92
Growth80
Darkness48
Bonds100
Ego100
Luck36
ALBEDORight
Power55
Growth60
Darkness38
Bonds75
Ego30
Luck0

Archetype breakdowns and dispute court land in later phases.