Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-180.214.233.65-20141121100326/@comment-64.239.200.232-20200203152514

I don't think ANY of you have read the books AND watched the anime. I have though, and in the book it says that the first time Kirito and Yukki fought they were both down on a lot of health and the only reason why Kirito lost to the Mother Rosario the first time was because he found out her secret and stopped fighting afterwards. Then in the anime at the Tournament, it shows Kirito has much more HP than Yukki, then he's hit with her Mother Rosario 11-hit combo attack, but it doesn't kill him because he knows how to brace and counter. As the 11-hit combo ends, Kirito turns back towards her with a counter attack. She can't do anything because of skill delay, and it looks like he is going to land the strike. The duel's timer goes up right before he lands the hit though, and she wins by default by having more HP than Kirito. From this, you can either say that she is better for winning this duel, or you can say he is better for being able to take the combo and take an opportunity strike, or you can even say that they are equal for both reasons.