High controversy — community rates Makoto Misumi's GROWTH 48 pts lower than editor. (+4 more divergent)
Character DNA · Head-to-Head
Shapes, not totals. The hero you worship defines who you are.
Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy
MAKOTO MISUMI
YPS-4 · Nation Level
Rejected hero choosing chosen-family margin. Ego via deliberate obscurity, bonds via found retainers.
VS
POWER55 / 40GROWTH80 / 100DARKNESS36 / 60BONDS90 / 75EGO75 / 15LUCK36 / 36
Character DNA · 6 Dimensions
The Rising of the Shield Hero
RAPHTALIA
YPS-3 · City Level
POWER55 / 40GROWTH80 / 100DARKNESS36 / 60BONDS90 / 75EGO75 / 15LUCK36 / 36
The Rising of the Shield Hero
RAPHTALIA
YPS-3
Analysis
YPS-4
Slight power edge
YPS-3
DNA edges — character identity, not combat power
self-determination and identity+60
raw destructive ceiling+15
who they fight for+15
Makoto MisumivsRaphtalia
+24moral cost they'll pay
+20constant growth arc

True power at the YPS-4 level is less about the ability to level a city and more about the intent behind the destruction. The divergence here is found in the relationship between agency and trauma. One character treats national-scale power as a tool for isolation, constructing a sovereign sanctuary in Asora to spite a deity. This is power as a fence. The other treats the same tier of capability as a burden of leadership, ascending from the trauma of slavery to the throne of Q'ten Lo not for self-determination, but for the stability of others. This is power as a bridge. While their destructive ceilings are equivalent, their DNA profiles reveal a fundamental split in Ego and Growth. The former possesses a high Ego, driving a narrative of exclusionary protection and self-defined borders. The latter exhibits a low Ego score, reflecting a life defined by external obligations and the psychological labor of healing. The tragedy of the comparison is that the character who endured systemic darkness is the one who refuses to use her power for herself, while the one rejected by a god uses his power to create a world where he is the only law. Their shared YPS-4 status masks a deeper truth: one is an architect of exile, the other a servant of restoration.

Makoto Misumi
Dimension
Raphtalia
Editor
55
Community
7015
POWER
destructive ceiling
+15
Editor
40
Community
Editor
80
Community
3248
GROWTH
trajectory & arc
+20
Editor
100
Community
Editor
36
Community
4812
DARKNESS
moral cost willingness
+24
Editor
60
Community
Editor
90
Community
10010
BONDS
loyalty weight
+15
Editor
75
Community
Editor
75
Community
4530
EGO
self-determination
+60
Editor
15
Community
Editor
36
Community
36
LUCK
narrative protection
Editor
36
Community
Cast Your Vote · 6 DimensionsCommunity pulse
MAKOTO MISUMILeft
Power55
Growth80
Darkness36
Bonds90
Ego75
Luck36
RAPHTALIARight
Power40
Growth100
Darkness60
Bonds75
Ego15
Luck36

Archetype breakdowns and dispute court land in later phases.