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.
The Rising of the Shield Hero
RAPHTALIA
YPS-3 · City Level
VS
POWER40 / 55GROWTH100 / 80DARKNESS60 / 36BONDS75 / 90EGO15 / 75LUCK36 / 36
Character DNA · 6 Dimensions
Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy
MAKOTO MISUMI
YPS-4 · Nation Level
Rejected hero choosing chosen-family margin. Ego via deliberate obscurity, bonds via found retainers.
POWER40 / 55GROWTH100 / 80DARKNESS60 / 36BONDS75 / 90EGO15 / 75LUCK36 / 36
The Rising of the Shield Hero
RAPHTALIA
YPS-3
Analysis
YPS-3
Slight power edge
YPS-4
DNA edges — character identity, not combat power
moral cost they'll pay+24
constant growth arc+20
RaphtaliavsMakoto Misumi
+60self-determination and identity
+15raw destructive ceiling
+15who they fight for

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.

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

Archetype breakdowns and dispute court land in later phases.