Talk:Prince/@comment-26238153-20151221204605/@comment-26484417-20161210154238

@EternET: I believe this is a common misconception. True, Rankers can perform function of many and sometime all positions very well--especially those like Lero-ro who are apparently well above average--, but so far only Maschenny has been suggested to be equally or more capable in an "unlisted" position, Spear Bearer, than those on her level who are listed as Spear Bearers. And this may very well be changed by the time SIU re-leases her trivia or properly introduces her in the story. Same goes for Family Heads who can take on basically any position on the level of vast majority of High Rankers, but it's doubtful that they can perform an "unlisted" position as competently as another Family Head can perform their "listed" position.

In the same way, Regular on 40F are more than likely to be capable of filling in any position to satisfy for instance 2F standards, but--since their context is that of 40F--their primary strength is still merely this or that position; though there may be few exceptions who can take on different positions without dropping in performance.

Also, that line about Ran being better Spear Bearer than Fisherman most likely isn't true (yet). Although Maschenny is a better Spear Bearer than Fisherman because of her Lightning Spear Technique, it's her mastery of this technique that makes her such a capable Spear Bearer. In contrast, Ran may have been taught the technique, but we know that he's FAR from mastering it. In other words, it's quite doubtful that it can do for Ran what it can do for Maschenny at this point.