How Strong Was Yujiro Hanma When He Was Baki's Age?

Well, the name Yujiro Hanma itself can send chills down the spine of literally any character present in the Baki series. Tagged as "Strongest Creature on Earth," Yujiro's physical strength and martial arts prowess stand unparalleled, with him being virtually a mythical figure in the world of combat. But with the series following his son's journey, Baki, to overcome his father, a major question pops up: how strong was Yujiro when he was of Baki's age? In trying to find this out, we will have to explore Yujiro's feats, his power, and abilities in his youth against Baki's strength when he was still young.

Yujiro Hanma's Early Rise to Power

Yujiro Hanma's rule started when he was pretty young. Whereas Baki was the majority of the series between his late teens and early twenties, Yujiro had already gained a reputation at this age for being the strongest warrior. While Baki was still training and competing in underground fighting circuits to hone his skills and make his name known, Yujiro was instead fighting whole armies and world-class fighters with a level of brutality and force few could comprehend.

One of the most infamous moments of Yujiro's youth was the time he spent during the Vietnam War. During this time, Yujiro fought and defeated single-handedly full military units that contained well-trained soldiers with modern weaponry. He showed inhuman capability to tear through battle-hardened forces without so much as breaking a sweat, crushing tanks with his bare hands and killing enemy soldiers to change the tide of battles. This mere combat prowess displays how Yujiro, even at a young age, was not simply a martial artist but a force of nature in his own right.

The Genetic Gift of the Hanma Bloodline

Part of what makes Yujiro Hanma stand out is his genetic advantage. The bloodline of the Hanma is depicted to almost be superhuman in nature, with physical capabilities so far beyond those of common fighters. While Baki himself is by no means a weak fighter, Yujiro's natural gifts as a young man were in another league altogether.

In his twenties, even, Yujiro's body was the pinnacle of human evolution: muscles, reflexes, and endurance far beyond even the greatest athletes and fighters. The raw strength gave him the ability to punch with his fists, able to shatter bones and destroy concrete. On the other side, he had his speed, which was equally impressive, allowing him to dodge bullets and move even faster than the human eye could catch.

By the time Baki was born, Yujiro was already considered by many to be the strongest alive. His wins were not by way of struggling but by complete and utter dominance. While Baki is shown to be the underdog who gets stronger through continuous training and fighting strong opponents, Yujiro at that age had already mastered a level far above everybody else.

Yujiro's Mastery of Martial Arts

Another thing that added to Yujiro's tremendous strength when he was in Baki's age group was his mastering of various martial arts. Yujiro was not just strong but a great and versatile fighter. His understanding of combat was deep, so he could master any style of fighting, using the weak points of his opponents for his own purposes.

By the time Yujiro had reached his twenties, he had studied and mastered innumerable martial arts disciplines, from simple hand-to-hand combat to unusual lethal techniques. His ability to integrate many styles into his fighting gave him great dominion over an opponent of any size and strength, no matter how skilled.

But while Baki was a great fighter who learned newer techniques and strategies with time, at a young age Yujiro could fight at such a masterful degree. His experiences on the battlefield and with various fights against elite opponents made him a living weapon, even at an age as young as Baki's.

Strength Comparison: Yujiro vs. Baki of the Same Age

While it is plain to see that Baki inherited a great deal of his father's strength, a comparison between the two at similar ages shows a large difference in their respective skill levels. The age at which Baki was competing to prove himself and try to surpass towering foes was an age where Yujiro had long since started crushing the same type of foe with ease.

More precisely, when Baki fought the monstrous Kaoru Hanayama, it was a violent and brutal fight where Baki tried to find his advantage against him. Contrariwise, Yujiro sent flying with ease those the size and structure of Hanayama when he was in his youth. The difference in their power when both are of the same age is best revealed in such instances: Yujiro's overwhelming physical superiority bestowed upon him effortless victories.

Yujiro was, in fact, completely dominant at Baki's age, receiving little to no real opposition and coming out on top in every single encounter without ever breaking a sweat. In the case of Baki, his path is strewn with struggles and hard-earned victories-a clear contrast that while the potential within him is enormous, he has still got a long way to go before matching up to his father.

In fact, Yujiro Hanma was so strong when he was Baki's age, and even by far stronger than what Baki had achieved when he was younger. Even then, Yujiro was already the strongest living creature in existence, his journey to becoming the "Strongest Creature on Earth" more of an inevitability than a struggle.

While Baki grows up and matures as a strong fighter, Yujiro's fame as an unstoppable force was sealed when he was younger. This difference in power, skills, and experience is so huge that the greatness of Yujiro as a character stands out very much. However determined Baki might be, he has grown up and improved upon; what Yujiro had done at that age will remain unchallenged-a milestone, almost unreachable for Baki to surpass.

Either way, the comparison between father and son makes it a fact that as long as Baki someday may surpass his father, Yujiro's strength in his age was in a class of its own and set him in stone as the ultimate fighter in the world of Baki.