The useful question is not who is stronger. It is how the same story-world makes two different identities legible.
YPS gap0
Layer gap2
AuthorityvsPhysical
Analysis
YPS-4Authority
Authority layer supersedes Physical - Makima leads by world influence
YPS-4Physical
World Influence
20vs43
Different power types make direct strength comparison misleading. What matters here is the character identity gap: what each existence does to the world, not who hits harder. Denji's DNA tells a broader story: their narrative is built around moral cost they'll pay / who they fight for. Makima's identity is more narrowly defined by comparison.
Makima
Domain edges
Denji
Combat
destructive output
Systemic
influence / control
Narrative
luck / story weight
Derived from DNA / bars show relative edge, not absolute power