The most powerful HiME...

[Kuga Natsuki]

I thought I'd put this up here as its a very heated debate and lots of people have very different opinions. If you hadn't guessed from the title it's about who's the most powerful HiME. This means just the 12 HiMEs' not Alyssa, though many count her as an actual HiME.

So guess I'll get down to who I think are the most likely. Well there's three. Mai, Shizuru and Mikoto.

Well, my reason for choosing Mai is that throughout the entire anime series she is called the most powerful HiME by many. First of all there's Nagi who seems to take alot of interest in Mai, repeatedly talking about how he loves to see her 'dance' meaning he loves to see her fight which could show that he sees her as the strongest HiME. Then Ishigami, Yukariko's precious one, is determined to get rid of Mai early on as she is the biggest threat. He also states that Mai's power is extravagent which is proven many times when Mai fights with Kagutschi. Last of all even her team mates comment on how strong she is after she defeats Alyssa's fake Child. Not only that, but when Kagutschi is summoned he causes alot of destruction and damage. But that's just my opinion.

But while Mai is called the strongest many people forget about Shizuru. Just because she was one of the last HiME's to show up doesn't mean she's weak. She destroys the First District and it's people, she defeats Nao and Yukino very easily, and Shizuru is also very skilled with her element, something not all HiME's can do. They rely heavily on their Child's to do most of the fighting. With her element she can fight with it at short and long distances, she can tie people up with it, crush metal and even cause a cliff face to fall off with simple movements. So while Mai may have the strongest Child isn't Shizuru the most skilled?

Lastly there is Mikoto. She destroys three HiME's which are Shiho, Fumi and Midori she's also one of the last HiME's to be standing. Also her Child Miroku, which is both her element and Child, is likely to be the only one to stand up to Kagutschi's power. Bearing in mind that a Child's size and power is determined by the amount of love and tradgedy the HiME feels/goes through, it's fair to say Miroku must be very strong judging by the size of it. The only three other Child's to reach this size are Kiyohime, Kagutschi and Duran though Duran is not large until the very last episodes.

So this my opinion and I know it's massive but believe me I had to cut it down lots to make it this big. Sorry for the size but I really do think this is an interesting debate.

So what do you guys think?

[Tokiha Mai]

I am either thinking that Mai or Mikoto is the strongest, basically for all of the reasons you just wrote. But i think that Nao is the most skilled, an thats because she uses her elements alot and doesnt call Julia out often.

[Kuga Natsuki]

Hmm I don't think Nao is skilled. I know Nao doesn't call out Julia often but then again thinking carefully she doesn't really ever get involved in battles. And when she does with other HiME she always calls out Julia. And even though she does use her claws she always does the same thing which isn't very skillful.

[Tokiha Mai]

still... thats just my opinion.

[Kuga Natsuki]

I know. That's my opinion...all of this thread is going to be peoples opinions as there is no actual proof of which one is strongest. But I think Diana is the weakest...it simply can't do anything apart from spy on people. But then again you never seen Diana battle except agaisnt Kiyohime...and that's when Yukino loses.

[Hoshi-chan]

I believe that Shizuru is the best, and likely would have been able to come out on top, had her mind not been clouded by pursuing Natsuki. She was clearly a powerful opponent, given how easily she took out Nao and Yukino...even though I didn't think much of Yukino, to be honest. Even when she fought against Natsuki, if Duran hadn't grown so immense, I believe she would have been able to win there as well. I may be a little biased, as I'm an avid Shizuru fan, but still, she defeated those two with ease, hardly breaking a sweat from what I could see.

Sure, Mai had the most raw power to start off, but she didn't have the skill that Shizuru seemed to exhibit, in my opinion. And Mikoto, I agree was quite powerful, though I'd like to know how she would have performed if she hadn't been under Reito's influence.

[impaktus]

I think shizuru is the strongest....it shows in the later part how she has easily demolished and defeated the enemy...but Mai child is stronger than Shizuru child..the difference between Mai and Shizuru is the skills..That's my opinion..

[Tokiha Mai]

The last post I wrote on this subject was made over a year ago, and my views have changed since then. I now think that if Shizuru hadn't been so enveloped in Natsuki then she would have won the carnival

[maihimeotomefan]

I think that Mai is the Strongest
her Child can fly in space and her shield can take a rocket blast
her combat skills are also prety good

[Tokiha Mai]

The two who are the most powerful are definately Shizuru and Mai, and I guess it just depends which way the coin falls as to which one people decide to go for

[ThinkingOfAUserName]

Interesting topic! I think that hands down Shizuru is the most dangerous Hime. Her passion and focus in battle are deadly.
About the most powerful though, power can be measured in more than one way.
The most powerful Child would either go to Kiyohime, Kagutsuchi, or Miroku. While Kagutsuchi seems like the best candidate for strongest, Kiyohime and Miroku did hold the Child off (when Kiyohime first appeared, protecting Natsuki) successfully (so even though they never fought we know Kiyohime can hold its own against and maybe overpower Kagutsuchi. The question though is for how long) and fight it.
Kagutsuchi's attack power is by far the most powerful though (the fire beam blast that destroyed the mountain). By the time it would be able to charge and use it in battle though (if Kiyohime or Miroku weren't restrained in some way) the opposing Child would have already gotten out of the way and/or attacked.

Without the use of a Child though, Mai is less powerful. If Shizuru and Mikoto were to fight though, I'm not sure who would win. If Mikoto could get in close to Shizuru then it might be over: a direct blow from the big powerful sword would mean the end. If the fight were kept at a distance though Shizuru would win. Mikoto could always dodge though, but she would get tired eventually.
I've heard that it takes a lot of skill and strength to wield a naginata. I also think that Shizuru is easily the most skilled Hime as well. It takes a lot of power to shatter a huge church bell into thousands of tiny pieces, and a lot of precision to pull the person formerly trapped inside that bell to you, unharmed.

[trope]

I'd say (like most people here), that Mai has without a doubt the strongest Child, certainly after the Sealing Sword is removed. But she doesn't have much fighting skills (She blocks most of the time), while Sizuru and Mikoto fought a lot more without their Childs. Over the two, I'd still pick Shizuru, mainly because Mikoto also gained power boosts from her 'brother'.

[Andres Marrero]

If you ask me, it would be Mai. Her element allows her to control fire at will and has her constantly flouting or flying which is a huge advantage and it makes her attacks unpredictable, giving the appearance that she's dancing. She also has a shield that for all we know is indestructible but it doesn't keep her from being pushed back. That is not to mention Kagutsuchi who theoretically can't die and can fire attacks that vaporized the mountainside in rapid fire and that the Obsidian prince had to seal in order to limit and control him. She is also a QUEEN due to being one of the two remaining HIMEs, but this was because Alyssa counted as one even though being artificial so there ended up being two QUEENS this time. The one thing that brings Mai down is her lack of combat experience, an aspect that seems to be spread out through different installments of the series. Mikoto would be second because of her power, especially in berserker mode, and how she can casually cut through anything, including time and space, with one or two spins and/or when the eyes are glowing on the sword, but Miroku is too big for her, causing her attacks to be wide, slow and clumsy, though she does use this to her advantage. Then there is Shizurou at third, who is the most skilled with her element but unfortunately both Mai and Mikoto can easily counter all of her attacks and Kiyohime isn't really good at point blank blasts or space rendering swords. Then there is Natsuki who is tied with Shizurou, if not a little bit above, because of her masterful use of both her elements and her CHILD, but unfortunately lacks in terms of power, her CHILD Duran was more for versatility than power with all those bullets with different effects, though we only get to see two.