Talk:Number Six/@comment-24.189.134.65-20150126155307/@comment-140.141.218.213-20150211140252

I think people tend to forget about one important fact when they call the 6th Level 5 the weakest. We already have proof that their ranking is not equivalent to their battlepower. For example, Shokuhou Misaki could theoretically overwhelm Misaka through sheer numbers of Espers. For example, Gunha clearly is stronger than Misaka. For example, Mugino and Misaka could both just snipe Kakine (post-Dark Matter mastery) from 1 kilometer away because even he can't react at 3 times the speed of sound.

All we know from the rankings is that the power isn't considered useful in terms of AC's research. It doesn't translate to battle-strength. When Rensa didn't use it, it could just be that the author decided it was not time yet to reveal the power of No. 6. It could also be that the power is just too hard to control or has adverse side-effects, like levelling an entire district.