@queen_marceline: Here is my reusing my old Terrax opener.
@major_hellstorm: Alright, I ended up putting this off for a bit longer than I expected.
So, lets begin!
Muten Roshi is one of, if not the most, esteemed martial artist for the entirety of Dragon Ball(before Z, of course. Martial arts techniques and matches themselves sadly fall out of the story for the most part). People who started the series at Z and onward probably only recognize him as the "old pervert" he's been constantly shown as, only making appearances for gags. However, before the start of "Z", Master Roshi was a major player in terms of combat and would probably surprise most of the newer viewers with how relevant he was. He was friends with Grandpa Gohan(who raised Goku and taught him how to fight before Roshi), taught Goku and Krillin and set them on the path of martial arts(along with the mindset for most of the continuing series; contain training and always push forward because there will always be someone more powerful), squared off against King Piccolo(who at the time was the ultimate evil to humanity) and served as the milestone for most of the other characters to aim for.
As I previously mentioned, Roshi has been most active before Z. That being said, in terms of raw damage output... he can be found a bit lacking. For most of his run as a character, his most powerful display of power was destroying the moon:
However, with Super's current arc "The Tournament of Power", it's shown he's improved quite a bit over these years in secret.
An example can be seen here, as he enters the first real fight he's had since the days of Dragon Ball:
As you can see, he easily crushes Tien and later goes on to trade blows with a base Goku as well as take a kamehameha to the face and coming out relatively uninjured.
Another showing, one that I think might be a bit underrated/overloooked is when Roshi pushes Frost back:
And later still has enough energy to use Mafuba and almost sealed him away.(Albeit he failed, but I think this is excusable for the reason below).
Those showings are amazing for Roshi in general, but most people seem to overlook something; he did this all moments after being on the verge of death. If that wasn't enough, even after that he still had enough to do it again and managed to accidentally seal Vegeta away.(Yes, Frost DID redirect the attack; however, it was still Roshi's implemented technique and power thrown at a new target):
Yep, at one of his weakest moments he had enough power to potentially seal 2 more SSJ-level characters away. Not going to lie, but Roshi's feats in the ToP should be more than enough to cement him as the most powerful human fighter in the series.
Skill:
One of Roshi's most notable aspects is his sheer skill and technique. Years after his students have left him and developed their own techniques and methods of fighting, Roshi still has the most versatile and potentially devastating abilities among Earth's fighters, even so far as to be recognized as "The God of Martial Arts" early in the manga:
As it would seem, he has a vast knowledge of various techniques like:
Pressure points:
After-images:
One of his signature moves, the Thunder Shock Surprise. It's essentially a very dangerous energy-technique that causes intense pain and paralysis and if used too long can result in death. Even it's use in early Dragon Ball was only stopped by Goku's oozaru transformation serving as an ex machina:
Another really important aspect is his ability to read his opponents.
Ehhhhh, this will be it for my intro.... will get into more with the actual debate.
@queen_marceline: There isn't a lot to counter so this section will be short
For most of his run as a character, his most powerful display of power was destroying the moon:
This is my counter to this and basically your whole section
later goes on to trade blows with a base Goku as well as take a kamehameha to the face and coming out relatively uninjured.
In the fight it looks like Goku was not very serious so he was probably holding back. Also is a Kamehameha always pack the same punch? If not and Goku can chose how much output it has, then one would assume that he only used enough to KO his old master and not vaporize him or anything.
One of Roshi's most notable aspects is his sheer skill and technique. Years after his students have left him and developed their own techniques and methods of fighting, Roshi still has the most versatile and potentially devastating abilities among Earth's fighters, even so far as to be recognized as "The God of Martial Arts" early in the manga:
Pressure points and martial skill are nice but don't matter a whole lot when the battle isn't H2H.
After-images:
I don't think this is a factor really.
One of his signature moves, the Thunder Shock Surprise. It's essentially a very dangerous energy-technique that causes intense pain and paralysis and if used too long can result in death. Even it's use in early Dragon Ball was only stopped by Goku's oozaru transformation serving as an ex machina:
This can easily be blocked or dodged by Terrax. Remember he can make rocks move at LS with him.
Another really important aspect is his ability to read his opponents.
This is a useful skill but it won't prevent Roshi from getting overwhelmed.
This is a possible strategy Terraxy can use to win. Basically Terrax will do this:
While he creates an avalanche of stone to attack Roshi, like this:
He will also manipulate the ground under Roshi for an advantage.
So basically Terrax can shower Roshi with LS meteorites and stone avalanches while manipulating the ground Roshi is standing on all while staying safe, floating above all the chaos.
Terrax is more powerful. Powerful enough to overwhelm Roshi's superior skill while staying unharmed.
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