Talk:Accelerator/@comment-24098614-20150605103505/@comment-120.145.18.86-20150614095001

Yes, to anyone who sits comfortably behind a screen having all the time they need, Accel does seem like some overwhelming powerhouse. That was exactly Accel's mentality before he got punched. Now, imagine if someone actually reached into the cyberspace, poked out from your screen and socked you in the face HARD. After experiencing this uetterly ABSURD and painful experience, would you still be able to calmly calculate all your options, when your power requires delicate control like that? I wouldn't think so. You do get better though, as Accel demonstrated with the plasma, but by then he already wasn't thinking straight since he's drowning in his new found power.

Accel was never the type to end a fight in the most efficient way pre Vol 3. Hell he never had a real fight to begin with so taking out enemies ASAP and try not to get hurt was never an issue. He takes his sweet time against the Sisters by gradually wounding them then going out with some "cool" finish. That's more childish than any of the more seasoned fighters. Post Vol 13 Accel finally learns not to rely on his esper power alone and anticipate for when it is bypassed, hence his skills went up considerably. If it was pre Vol 3 Accel, he would be too shocked to do anything after Kakine burned him with the altered sunlight, and Kakine wouldn't be childish enough to let him recover, but who knows, Kakine is known to gloat and underestimate his foes. Still, Accel wouldn't have fared any better if he did not ditch his old ways.