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The Strongest Hero

Saitama • One Punch Man

S-Tier Free Balanced Easy

Tier Rank

⭐

Easy

Abilities

∞

Awakening Timer

Character Overview

Saitama (The Strongest Hero) is the face of The Strongest Battlegrounds and arguably the best character for both beginners and experienced players. His simple kit hides incredible depth, with the fastest M1 speed and a unique timerless awakening.

Whether you're new to the game or a veteran, Saitama's reliability and power make him a solid choice in any situation. His Serious Mode awakening has NO TIMER, giving you unlimited enhanced damage until you choose to end it.

Strengths

✅ Fastest M1 speed in the game (2nd overall)
✅ Timerless Awakening - use it as long as you want
✅ Very consistent and reliable combos
✅ Beginner friendly with high skill ceiling
✅ Good in both 1v1 and group fights

Weaknesses

❌ Predictable moveset - experienced players know what's coming
❌ No projectiles - must get close
❌ Basic kit compared to newer characters
❌ Death Counter requires good timing

Moveset

Consecutive Punches

Ability

Rapid machine-gun style punches

Damage: Medium Cooldown: 8s

Serious Punch

Ultimate

Devastating single punch

Damage: Very High Cooldown: 30s

Death Counter

Counter

Counter and punish

Damage: High Cooldown: 15s

Serious Mode

Awakening

Enhanced form with NO TIMER

Damage: Boosted Cooldown: 60s

Best Combos

Basic Bread & Butter

Medium Easy

M1 x4 → Consecutive Punches → M1 x2

🎯 Best used: Always reliable

Death Counter Setup

High Medium

M1 x3 → Death Counter (wait) → M1 x4

🎯 Best used: Against aggressive players

Serious Finisher

Very High Easy

M1 x4 → Consecutive Punches → Serious Punch

🎯 Best used: Opponent low HP

Awakened Oneshot

Maximum Medium

Serious Mode → M1 x4 → Consecutive Punches → M1 x4 → Serious Punch

🎯 Best used: Clutch moments

Matchups

🐺 vs Garou Even

💡 Watch for counters, bait his moves

🔥 vs Genos Advantage

💡 Rush him down, don't let him zone

⚔️ vs Blade Master Even

💡 Punish slow startups

💨 vs Sonic Advantage

💡 He can't escape your pressure

🏏 vs Metal Bat Advantage

💡 Faster M1s win the trade

♾️ vs Sorcerer Disadvantage

💡 Infinity blocks everything

💡 Pro Tips

1 Start every fight with M1 chains - your speed wins trades

2 Consecutive Punches has low end lag - safe to use

3 Death Counter is your best defensive tool

4 Serious Punch has high damage but long cooldown - save it

5 Awakening has NO TIMER - activate it and enjoy

6 In awakening, your M1s deal extra damage

7 You can cancel awakening early if needed

8 Practice M1 timing until it's muscle memory

⭐ Serious Mode (Awakening)

UNIQUE NO TIMER - Unlimited Duration!

Saitama's awakening is unique - it has no time limit. Once activated, you stay in Serious Mode until you manually deactivate or get KO'd. This makes it extremely powerful for extended fights.

🔥 Enhanced M1 damage
⚡ Boosted ability damage
💪 No timer pressure
🎯 Use Serious Punch for guaranteed KOs