User blog comment:TsurugiFan16/Most Strongest Player V3/@comment-4703969-20120530153050

They're both sheer FWs who learn no dribble hissatsu in IE3 so I'm simply comparing them in terms of their skill as a Striker. I know most people vote for Gouenji and all, but through my wide knowledge of this series I've come to the conclusion that Someoka is simply the better player, here's why:

When the series first started, Gouenji completely overwhelmed Someoka. Someoka used to want to be able to shoot like Gouenji. He had a far higher kick stat and most of his other stats were also higher (same goes for IE2), so if we were voting before IE3 was released, Gouenji would undoubebtly be the winner.

However, even when Someoka was dropped from Inazuma Japan, he didn't give up. He kept training whilst Inazuma Japan were playing the Asia preliminaries, eventually mastered Dragon Slayer and the training paid off in his stats.

In IE3, Someoka has a kick stat of 79 and Gouenji has a kick stat of 78, so Someoka did rightfully earn his place as ace striker. A good guts stat is also necessary for a FW; Someoka has a guts stat of 70 and Gouenji has a guts stat of 60, therefore Someoka is a slighty stronger in terms of physical ability.

In terms of hissatsu, Someoka is still the victor. Someoka's solo hissatsu (Dragon Slayer) is stronger than Gouenji's solo (Bakunetsu Storm). Yes, Grand Fire is stronger than Dragon Slayer, but Someoka wins in terms of hissatsu because: All of Gouenji's hissatsu are Fire, therefore he has a major advantage against most GKs (since they're Earth). Someoka's wood is neutral against Earth, and he has Wyvern Blizzard (Wind) which has an advantage against Earth.

''I know Gouenji will get the win because most people haven't played the games or haven't looked into the players properly, but ah well~ At l​east I made my point. Sorry about the long vote, btw.''

'''Vote goes to Someoka Ryuugo. '''