User blog comment:TsurugiFan16/Nomination Game/@comment-4902411-20130323071512

Time to write a debate now :'D Okay, so let's see..

Shindou v/s Tenma

Let's look at the stats part first......

[GO] Tenma's dribbling stats in GO is really high, 167 (probably one of the hightest in the game).. Meanwhile, Shindou's is 97, and him, being a MF, and having such a low dribble stats is a rather disadvantage for him. Tenma has a higher Lucky stats than Shindou, which means that Tenma has advantage over Shindou in duels. Tenma's higher GP signals to him being more resistant in the field than Shindou. Shindou has better Kick, Technique, Block, Speed, Stamina and Catch than Tenma. But, his higher speed stats is useless if his Dribbling is that (moderately) low.

[CS] Tenma copes up with Shindou in the CS game. There is hardly any difference between most of the stats. Tenma's kick is 121 and Shindou's is 123. Tenma's dribbling is 154 and Shindou's is 144. Technique is in favor of Shindou here, with a moderate difference of (133-102=) 31. Tenma's block is 111 while Shindou's is 115. Tenma's speed is 109 and Shindou's is 114. Tenma's stamina is 107 and Shindou's is 102. Tenma's catch is 88 and Shindou's is 97. And finally, Tenma's lucky stats is 116, while Shindou's is only 85. The little differences could be in favour of Tenma in direct duels because of the Lucky stats.

[2012X] Tenma and Shindou have both the same stats, both have a B in Kick, Body and Speed, A in Control and C in Catch. But Tenma has Body as A and Shindou's is B. So, he might be better as a MF than Shindou.

[GO2013] Tenma is better in the GO2013 game, than Shindou. Both have an A in Kick, Guard and Speed and B in Catch. But Tenma has an S in Body and Control whereas Shindou has an A for both.

Let's look at the hissatsu part...

[GO] Tenma has Mach Wind [STAB], Soyokaze Step [STAB], Spiral Draw [STAB] and Evolution. While Shindou has Fortissimo [STAB], Joker Rains [STAB], Presto Turn [STAB] and Olympus Harmony [STAB]. Tenma's Mach Wind, and Evolution are strong shoot hissatsu. Mach Wind when evolved to Shin, it becomes intensely powerful, as seen in various episodes. Evolution is itself a strong hissatsu, and even without a STAB, it can break through strong catch hissatsu. Fortissimo and Joker Rains are also strong, and they even match up against Tenma's shoot hissatsu. Soyokaze Step is a strong dribble hissatsu, and can easily break through strong block hissatsu. Olympus Harmony is a strong hissatsu and Presto Turn is rather weak. Tenma's Spiral Draw is an advantage for him. He stands perfect as a MF with Spiral Draw.

[CS] Tenma has Mach Wind [STAB], Aggressive Beat, Wonder Trap [STAB] and Kazaana Drive [STAB]. While Shindou has Fortissimo [STAB], Koutei Penguin 3gou [STAB], Olympus Harmony [STAB] and Presto Turn [STAB]. Tenma's MixiMax with Shuu gives him Black Ash and with Arthur, gives him Saikyou Eleven Hadou [STAB] and Ou no Tsurugi. Shindou's MixiMax with Nobunaga gives him Setsuna Boost [STAB]. Apart from this, Tenma has two extra hissatsu, Mach Wind [STAB] and Soyokaze Step [STAB]. Tenma has the one of the strongest strongest solo and the strongest combination shoot hissatsu. His Wonder Trap and Aggressive Beat are almost un-breakable and Mach Wind and Soyokaze Step are little weak, yet strong. Shindou's Fortissimo is averagely strong and Koutei Penguin 3gou IS a strong hissatsu. Olympus Harmony is one of the strongest offense hissatsu and Presto Turn is a little weak. Setsuna Boost is strong, but it shares the same power as Tenma's God Wind.

[WII] Tenma has a whole lot of hissatsu in the Wii game and to top it off, all are strong. Mach Wind [STAB], God Wind [STAB], Evolution, Fire Tornado DD/TC, Extreme Rabbit, Aggressive Beat, Wonder Trap [STAB], Soyokaze Step [STAB], Spiral Draw [STAB] and God Hand W are really strong hissatsu (though Mach Wind, Soyokaze Step and Spiral Draw are a little weak). Black Ash, Saikyou Eleven Hadou [STAB] and Ou no Tsurugi are, as we all know, strong hissatsu. Shindou's Joker Rains [STAB], Fortissimo [STAB], Olyumpus Harmony [STAB] and Presto Turn [STAB] are strong hissatsu, but they faill quite a number of times. Setsuna Boost [STAB] is a rather strong hissatsu, but it also fails at times.

Let's look at the keshin and KH hissatsu..

[GO/CS/WII] Tenma has both Majin Pegasus and Majin Pegasus Arc with Pegasus Break and Justice Wing. Both strong hissatsu. Shindou has Sousha Maestro with Harmonics. Harmonics is strong, but it could be easily blocked by a 40+TP/Level 2 hissatsu. Apart from this, both have Matei Gryphon, the strongest keshin. But, actually, it is Tenma who has this keshin. Sousha Maestro is indeed necessary to form this keshin, but it is Tenma who is actually the user of Matei Gryphon.

Let's look at the plot part now...

[GO] Tenma is the main protagonist of the whole series, so he definitely has more of a role in GO. He is shown to be quite kind and caring. He loves soccer so much, that he so wants to protect it. It could be seen that he gets discouraged very easily, but he stands up to face all the odds, and that makes him a better character in GO. Shindou was also good, and he was a rather better captain in GO, but he was rather reluctant at first, for the revolution of soccer. (As already said by Espio) He was persuaded by Tenma. Shindou's personality is also nice, as seen in various episodes. It could be seen that he would have not joined the revolution without Tenma's effort. It was Tenma who had faith in Tsurugi, which led them to complete Ultimate Thunder and win against Teikoku. Tenma's never giving up personality makes him more like Endou. Therefore, Tenma has a rather better plot than Shindou.

[CS] Tenma was shown to be a better captain in CS. He guided Tenmas as a captain, and he was no failure. He was shown to be a good friend of Fei, which shows that he easily gets along with otthers. His never giving up personality didn't vanished in CS too. Tenma is more persistant than Shindou and a better captain. In the match against Garu, he tried a lot of times to get the ball from Fei, or just to dribble against him. But, he failed most of the times. And, he stood up after falling down and finally got the ball from Fei and afterwards, he even surpassed Fei. Shindou's role in CS was pretty limited to the Sengoku era. After it, he had gone of the spotlight. After the Sengoku era and till the fusion of Raimon and El Dorado, his role was not as significant as it was before. After the fusion of Raimon and El Dorado, he was chosen to be the captain of El Dorado Team 2. He got difficulties at first, but he managed to pull it off as a captain. Though, it took him some time. Shindou's role after the match with Giru again disappeared. He was only seen cheering the currently-playing members, like Tenma. Tenma is more persistant than anyone in Raimon and this quality makes him a better potagonist.

I'll end my debate saying that Tenma is better than Shindou, and we must also not forget about Tenma's role in GO and CS. While, Shindou's major role was only in GO, Tenma has his major role in both GO and CS.

Feel free to argue~!