Summary
From spies to criminals, the world of Spy x Familyis full of strong people. That being said, Yor Forger, the beautiful assassin known as the Thorn Princess, is quite possibly the strongest person of them all. But just how strong is she?
So we dive back intoSpy x Family,reading the mangaand watching the first season of the anime, in order to figure out Yor Forger’s true strength. And the result is a lot more mind-blowing than you might think.
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Extraordinary Strength, Durability, And Stamina
Let’s begin with the most basic category first, raw physical strength. Despite her slim figure, Yor Forger is extremely strong. There are multiple instances where she sends people flying with her roundhouse kicks and uppercuts.
WhenYuri Briar, Yor’s younger brother, first comes to visit Yor and Loid’s apartment, Yor accidentally slaps him and sends him flying across the room. She doesn’t even look like she put half of her power in that slap, and it’s enough to heavily injure her brother. As if that’s not crazy enough, during the dog terrorist arc, Yor sends a car that is speeding towards her into the wall with her spinning back kick. So yes, when it comes to pure physical power, Yor’s strength is simply unmatched.
Other than strength,Yor also has durability and stamina. Yor is no glass cannon. She can take a punch. There is a scene in the story where Yor throws herself in front of a speeding car to save Becky, Anya’s friend, from a terrible accident. After such a heavy impact that sends her flying a couple of yards away, Yor immediately gets back on her feet as if nothing happened.
An example of her ridiculous stamina is when she is on a mission on the Cruise Ship.Yor has to fight against a continuous wave of bad guyswho come after her client all day long. After such a chaotic situation, she doesn’t seem to feel tired at all. Just like Captain America, it appears that she can do this all day.
Exceptional Agility, Speed, And Reflexes
In addition to such dense bones and iron-clad muscle, Yor’s body is extremely flexible as well. This allows her to be extremely agile. No matter how fast something comes her way, be it a kick or a bullet, she can dodge it within a hair’s breadth. Such an efficient movement enables Yor to not only conserve her energy but also to instantly prepare a counterattack. This is the reason whyshe can fight against so many people at once, like what happened on the cruise ship mission.
Thanks to a well-trained body, superb agility, and decades of fighting experiences against all kinds of people, Yor has developed extraordinary reflexes. Before she even gets the chance to think about it, her body has already automatically reacted to it. WhenYor first introduced Loid as her husbandto her friends, one of her friends pretended to accidentally drop a tray of hot foods in her direction. In the blink of an eye, Yor swiftly caught the tray and its contents with her left leg.
Another example is when she first met with Melinda Desmond, the wife of Donovan Desmond. Melinda accidentally throws the contents of her shopping bags into the air. Yor easily caught every single item with her right hand and left leg, just like that cafeteria scene in Tobey Maguire’s Spiderman.
Because of her extreme agility and reflexes, Yor rarely had to use her speed at all. But make no mistake, the Thorn Princess can move like a cheetah whenever she wants to. There are numerous instances in the series where Yor showcases her explosive speed, such as that time when she runs faster than a carto save Anya from the dog terroristor that time when she moves faster than a cat who is running at full speed in order to capture said cat for Franky.
An Expert In Martial Arts And Melee Weapons
With the combination of the aforementioned characteristics,Yor Forger has established herselfas the strongest character inSpy x Family. However, there is one final category that puts her league above any other characters in the series. Her mastery over martial arts and melee weapons.
Yor mainly fights with her martial arts. While there is no mention of any specific martial arts that she uses, we know that she likes to send her opponent flying with her explosive kicks. Make no mistake, she can rupture your internal organs with her fist. However, it is those whip-like kicks that hit like a freight train that you should watch out for.
During her job as an assassin, Yor often uses double stiletto-like weapons that are mainly used for stabbing her opponents or parrying their attacks. On some rare occasions, she can also throw this weapon with such a huge force, turning it into a metal arrow that can penetrate anything. That being said, Yor is not limited to only this unique weapon. She is highly proficient with other types of melee weapons as well, such as daggers and even swords.
In conclusion, Yor Forger’s strength not only comes from pure physical power, but also her extraordinary durability, stamina, speed, agility, reflexes, and mastery over martial arts and various melee weapons. So how strong Yor Forger actually is? Well, based onthe wealth of examples that we can seein the series, it’s not an exaggeration to say that Yor is as close as you can get to a Super Human inSpy x Family.
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