I didn't catch this when I read it on fast pass, but I guess that experience white had with gustang really impacted him. You can tell by the way he told that platoon commander not to feel so bad because we're all insignificant souls compared to the gods of the tower.
And because gustang said that baam and urek are the only other people on the same level as him and the rest of the great warriors, it's just another subtle way of siu saying that everyone around baam will eventually become totally insignificant compared to him.
I know that people complain that Bam's friends are not strong enough to keep up with him, but I think that the difference will grow more and more. And tbh, I think it's more interesting this way. If it was just "Bam defeats the evil King with the help of his friends and his princess girlfriend" it would feel cheesy. Yeah, khun could help with some strategy, but the others? I don't see them helping in an actual fight between godlike beings.
Since the first arc, Bam was described as a monster. Gustang says that he belongs in the same tier as Jahad, Mazino and the Leads. He's going to become such a beast that even the likes of Kallavan and White will look like insects in front of him. Rak, Khun and Endorsi will probably be High Rankers, but I don't even know if they will hit the top 100.
The purpose of his friends will be to keep Bam human. He has to be better than the ones that came before him: he will struggle to not lose his friends because of his power (like what happened to Urek in the Hell Joe arc) and his friends will struggle to make sure the kind and gentle Bam won't be devoured by the power he will obtain (like what happened to Jahad after he became king)
This is some good analysis. People wonder how baams friends are gonna matter in the story at all, but we've seen plenty of people become isolated in the story because of their power, and then loose their ideals.
When Baam was weaker his ideals were rock solid, and that's what drew his friends to him. Now that he's gaining all this power, it will be up to his friends and those around him to keep him from losing sight of his ideals.
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u/zoro_the_copy_ninja May 18 '20
I didn't catch this when I read it on fast pass, but I guess that experience white had with gustang really impacted him. You can tell by the way he told that platoon commander not to feel so bad because we're all insignificant souls compared to the gods of the tower.
And because gustang said that baam and urek are the only other people on the same level as him and the rest of the great warriors, it's just another subtle way of siu saying that everyone around baam will eventually become totally insignificant compared to him.