Talk:Twenty-Fifth Baam/Abilities and Powers/@comment-5135787-20170517161243/@comment-26484417-20170519115334

Allow me to jump in on that "running speed" discussion. Baam's running speed is a rather poor way to gauge his physical prowess for one simple reason: Shinsoo resistance.

As we have been told from the very beginning, Shinsoo is everywhere inside the Tower, and Baam's Shinsoo resistance allows him to "frolic" even in a Shinsoo as dense as the one in the White Steel Eel tank on F1. Some may wonder why this should matter when it comes to running speed, but keep in mind that--in our world--air friction is a factor, running against the wind can significantly affect one's speed, and trying to run underwater is a laughable endeavour. In other words, when it's about keeping up with the speed of the Great Family Regulars, some shortcomings in the realm of physical strength can be compensated by the absence of friction. And the tables might be turned should the Shinsoo density go so high that the physical prowess advantage is not only completely negated, but de facto becomes close to irrelevant.

By the way, I'm not saying that the Shinsoo density in this case is anything high. However, it's one thing to run against a resistance that is always there and one is quite used to it, and to run against no resistance whatsoever.

Naturally, this only works when compared to people whose Shinsoo resistance isn't as high, but once it reaches certain point, Baam loses this advantage and the result is like when he was trying to keep up with Androssi during their escape from the Name Hunt station. - By the by, when Baam was confronted with his old allies, the situation was an outlier. First, his Shinsoo was sealed, so--regardless of their physical prowess--the attackers could use Shinsoo body strengthening, while Baam could not. Second, Amigochaz was going with straight punches, while Baam has already received some training in martial arts. And, third, the Fake Thorn activated and saved the day... I mean "night". =P