Webtoon Spotlight

(Spotlight 35 A): Top 11 G.O.H. Fights!

 Spoiler warning for G.O.H. chapter 1-454.

Ever since I started reading webtoons a couple of years back and since I began the spotlights, I wanted to do more than just talking about webtoons that deserve their time in the limelight. I also wanted to shine a light on the different aspects and themes that each webtoon brings. 

And with me covering what I believe to be the big 3 of webtoon's global claim to fame (Noblesse, Tower of God, and God of high school) and their anime appearances being only months away, I thought that it would be high time to at least have these "special spotlights." And I think out of the big three, the true; perfect way to cap them all off is to probably put on a light on the first of the Big 3 I got into G.O.H.

    Often considered the DBZ of webtoon, The God of Highschool was one of my first introductions into manhwa, and I'm so glad that will always be the case. Noblesse might have a better cast of characters, and Tower of God might have the best story and world, but there is something about G.O.H. that makes me always back to its greatest attraction, the fights. 

Through its 454 chapter run at the time of this spotlight and its unique combination of fun-filled over-the-topness, impactful emotion, and brutal martial arts.  We've gotten dozens of fights that genuinely make us reexamine the word godly without ever even being close to peaking. 

And I thought that there was no better way to pay tribute to a series that has given me so much than to relive and condense the literal dozens of fights into the 11 that I believe are the cream of the crop. But before we get into that, here are the rules and honorable mentions before we begin.

#1, No stomps: With G.O.H. often being the master of all things hype, we tend always to get battles that we know are over from the start. While some of them are easy to spot from a mile away, others are much harder, but since most of these exchanges are just an excuse to show off a badass character, I count these more as cool moments rather than real fights. 

The best examples that won't be on this list are Mori Dan vs the executives, Mori Jin vs R (Final Round), Mori Jin vs Mori Jung (Second Round), Dawei Han vs the Greek Pantheon, and Mori Jin vs many of the Ragnorak gods.

#2, No draws: These fights are ones with confirmed winners. Draws are not allowed. The best examples are Dawei Han vs Mira Yoo's many confrontations in chapter 6.

#3, No skips: We have to see a majority of what happened in the fight for it to count; the Biggest examples are Taijein vs The Six, though I would want to see that fight shown one of these days.

Honorable Mentions

Mori Jin vs Ardun

    With Mori Jin finally accepting his role as the monstrous monkey king and the planet of Oreaguk under siege by the infamous princes of Natak, it is up to him to face off against the deity of war himself, far above the heavens themselves. With both combatants being equal in power, each blow they unleash on each other sends shockwaves that shake the world.

    Overall while I do like the fight for the high stakes and expert usage of strategy through Mori's Yeoui, it is a short exchange that doesn't have a lot to say in my eyes. Despite all of his godly power Mori at the end of the day, is well, Mori he might be a god, and while I do appreciate him trying to live up to his past mistakes they're isn't much parallel to draw from besides it being two different gods fighting to protect, combine that with the exchange at the start and I don't have much to say.