The comparison is strongest when power scale, story role, and DNA dimensions are kept separate until the final read.
YPS gap1
Layer gap0
PhysicalvsPhysical
Analysis
YPS-5
Slight power edge
YPS-4
Shigeo Kageyama has a slight tier edge, but one tier rarely decides outcomes. DNA becomes the real tiebreaker. DNA tells a different story: Shigeo Kageyama: constant growth arc, Azusa Aizawa: who they fight for. These are different character shapes, not different power levels.
Shigeo Kageyama
Domain edges
Azusa Aizawa
Combat
destructive output
Systemic
influence / control
Narrative
luck / story weight
Derived from DNA / bars show relative edge, not absolute power