Talk:Rimuru Tempest/@comment-38004639-20190726104947/@comment-10330822-20190727000934

Ranga himself is a Wind Spirit Wolf, which is an Upper-Tier Divine Monster Spirit. So he is one of the strongest classes of monster spirits. Ranga's total power is roughly the same as Shion's, although he'd probably lose to her in a straight fight, and they both have a EP of 4,000,000+ and sit at SS-Class/Catastrophe-Class. Excluding Shion, he's only weaker than Benimaru, Diablo, and Zegion.

Gobta on the other hand is only (A-)-Class with an EP of 24,000, and while he is the strongest of the Hobgoblins, he's still far weaker than the patrons. The only difference really is his Genius Unique Skill.

Gobta's Genius is very useful because it allows copying of other skills just by seeing them, which allows Gobta to power-up very quickly. The only problem is Gobta's ability to duplicate the skill is limited by his overall ability. When fused with Ranga, Gobta's Genius is much more effective because he has the addition of Ranga's immense power. Presumably, that would mean Gobta could only be beaten by those amongst the patrons that are actually stronger than Ranga himself.

However, whether this actually makes the combo stronger than anyone Ranga could face normally is up for debate. Because Shion, Zegion, Benimaru, and Diablo are all so powerful because of their Ultimate Skills, which is not something Gobta could copy.

Realistically, I'd place Gobta (w/ Ranga) at probably #5 or #6 amongst Rimuru's patrons.