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Originally Posted by Keroko
Rena fought more flashy, that's for sure, but technically the opponents Arika defeated were tougher then the opponents Rena defeated.
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You are making an assumption that Rena could not have beaten the same enemies faced by her daughter, which is something I disagree. Although the process was not shown to us, it does not mean it would be theoretically impossible in Rena's case. In fact, quite the contrary.
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Originally Posted by Keroko
Rena fought and defeated an Android that Schwartz considered expendable in the face of the Harmonium, and made mincemeat our of the Collums and principal.
Arika defeated the same Harmonium that Schwartz casually sacrificed M-9 for, and defeated an unknown enemy that defeated several of the most powerful Otome of her time, utilizing the GEM worn by the founder, which judging by how the founder is known for ending the war, can be assumed to be of the same level as the Blue Sky (it would certainly explain why all Otome who fought her got tossed around like ragdolls and defeated).
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It also took an army of Otome on the ground to help deplete the Harmonium's power. Arika did not do everything on her own, and certainly would have had far more difficulties achieving her goal if it was not for the fact that powerful allies were on her side.
Again, Arika fought against Nina not because she was the only person able to defeat her, rather, it was her
responsibility.
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Originally Posted by Keroko
While Rena's fights were more flashy for sure, Arika's fights were technically tougher. In other words, Arika really doesn't need to 'catch up' to her mother. She already has. She just needs to get more flashy.
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While Rena's fights were against, in your opinion,
lesser foes, we cannot dismiss the possibility that she can face tougher enemies and emerge victorious. Perhaps foes tougher than ones faced by Arika.
Why do I make these assumptions? Lets review, shall we.
The key: Blue Sky Sapphire
We are told that this gem can withstand Rena's innate powers and not break into pieces. There are apparently 3 power levels (and possibly more) to this gem. Arika accessed only two. Rena completely skipped the first one and jumped right into level 3.
Now, level 3 isn't something that could be achieved because one wants to. If the Gem itself indicated anything, it was Rena who surpassed level two in order to access level 3. Arika has yet to surpass level 2. Hell, sometimes she fluctuates between first and second levels.
Then we were shown plenty of her performance during Zwei. Was Yuna not a tougher enemy than the Harmonium? Certainly. She was like a hacked incarnation of immigration technology at its purest, not to mention it took both Arika at level 2 and Nina with her new Gem to defeat it.
And Arika certainly was not winning when she faced Yuna, alone.
Then there were the 'child(s)'. It took many an Otome to defeat one, but Mai
single-handedly defeated what was arguably the
strongest of the child(s) by herself. Yet, Rena is supposedly stronger than Mai. At Arika's present level, she is equal to Mai at best. Therefore, I once again draw the conclusion that Arika still has a
long way to go.
- Tak (Sometimes I wish I was Mikoto. She had two things going for her, eating and sleeping. Thats a good life.)
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), I would say that only the BBS and the PWD are special. Uhmm... maybe because they were made for girls with Hime powers? 
