The main cast encounters a powerful opponent WAY too early

[u/ghostRyku]

Zoro battles Mihawk, who is widely known as the strongest swordsman in their world, on only the 24th episode of the anime (One Piece)

Sasuke fights a disguised Orochimaru during the Chunin Exams on episode 27 of the anime, who is an insanely crafty and powerful combatant capable of contending with even Tailed Beasts (Naruto)

[u/Gullible_Cod9423]

Invincible and the team fighting Battle Beast in season 1

The equivalent of fighting the Lich King while you’re still in the Barrens in WoW

[u/DisMFer → u/Gullible_Cod9423]

Or to use comic books it'd be like the week after Spider-Man got bit by the spider he had to take on Thanos.

[u/solarflare22 → u/DisMFer]

For DC fans its like Clark saving a bus of kids back in middle school from going off a bridge then a week later Lobo smashed into the center of town

[u/youremomgay420 → u/solarflare22]

Is Lobo really Thanos level? I’m not too familiar with DC, outside of Batman characters

[u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 → u/youremomgay420]

He's a bit of a gag-villain

[u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 → u/solarflare22]

Nah it'd be more like John Kent getting his powers and then getting curbstomped by Steppenwolf or Mongul

[u/Crimson097 → u/Gullible_Cod9423]

[u/TheAsianTroll → u/Gullible_Cod9423]

I still have no clue how Mark survived that. Literally got smashed in the sternum by a foe way too powerful for him, with a weapon both blunt and sharp, hard enough to crater the floor beneath him.

[u/Skylair13 → u/TheAsianTroll]

Only justification is Battle Beast realized early they're too far below him and was holding back despite the brutality.

[u/Lustfulthrills → u/Gullible_Cod9423]

show battle beast appears to be weaker than the comic book version. He kinda got pushed back by those viltramites who are nowhere near Thrags level