Jobbers
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Who are the biggest jobbers in anime/manga?
(changed the OP because mods have no sense of humor)
>>141270930
Pegasus seiya.
Again, deliver a proper definition of jobber before we can discuss this.
>>141270972
The term jobber comes from wrestling. When they want to show how strong a certain wrestler is, they have him fight a guy who basically lets him win.
>>141271104
With that definition none of the characters are jobbers because none of them intentionally lost.
Want to try again?
>>141271156
That's exactly where the term jobber comes from, retard. /a/'s come up with several different definitions which is why there are constant arguments about what a jobber is.
>>141271304
>That's exactly where the term jobber comes from, retard.
I know.
>/a/'s come up with several different definitions
Which is why I am asking for a definition for this thread.
Your chosen definition doesn't help. In fact, it's completely useless. If you think it's the right one because it's the original, good for you. But then your posting this thread is shitposting because by your own definition none of these characters are jobbers.
Are you retarded?
>>141271406
Going by the definition used when referring to anime/manga, a jobber is a seemingly strong character who more often than not loses his/her fights to make the character he/she is fighting seem all the more stronger. It's a lazy way for the author to make a villain appear overpowered. Take a a character (usually a friend of the protagonist who's supposed to be near the MC's level in terms of strength) and then have him/her lose in a completely one-sided fight against whoever the new villain is. This in turn makes the villain appear out of the MC's league by beating someone (allegedly) within the MC's skill range, thus calling for a training arc, thus leading to a fight where the MC kicks said villain's shit in, thus leading to this entire sequence occurring in the next arc; lather, rinse, repeat.
>>141271790
By this definition the only jobber in ops image is vegeta
>>141271406
It's been made clear that nobody agrees what a jobber is you stupid idiot, that's part of what gets discussed in these threads. I was just providing the original definition.
Trust morons like you to always show up here.
>>141270930
>jobbers
>no Yamcha
>>141272014
>still being this retarded
>>141272082
No, it's pretty evident you're an idiot.
>>141270930
The jobber being the designated loser?
>>141271304
How about this
Lets stop using that retarded meme and use a proper word instead
>>141272115
When you are asked for a "proper definition" then that is evidently an attempt to start the discussion you talked about. When you instead only bring the original definition you are blocking the discussion and being an ass. Can't you even tell what is going on?
>>141272399
It's right at the beginning of the quote chain.
>>141272277
>When you instead only bring the original definition you are blocking the discussion and being an ass
Woah, you're literally as autistic and idiotic as they come.
>>141270930
>Zaku
kek
Anyways, Avdol jobbed harder than anybody I've ever seen.
>dies
>only to get resurrected
>to be killed
he does fuck all the entire series.
>>141272150
To "job" is to lose as a means of proving another characters' strength.
A jobber is someone who's job is to lose in order to show how strong another character is.
>>141272462
Nice deflection.
>>141270930
I don't care if Ryoga's a jobber, he is best boy and did nothing wrong.
>>141272639
He was the second strongest MC and I don't think he lost any real fight where Ranma wasn't blown away too.
>>141272229
Here is some "proper words" for you
You're a degenerative homosexual who can promptly and swiftly fornicate thyself in the thy anus with a cactus.
Was that "Proper" enough for?faggot
>>141272933
>Was that "Proper" enough for?
That was rather poor grammar.
>>141270930
>Robin
You can't be a jobber if you don't fight.
>>141270930
>>141270930
>mc
>mc
>never jobbed, got talked no jutsu
>jobber
>jobber
>jobber
>jobber
>lost because plot armor, get shot, still shits on everyone
>comic relief
>jobber
>doesnt even fight
>jobber
>jobber
>jobber
>jobber
>>141270930
I haven't read all of Raildex but the only case I can think of Accelerator jobbing was to Awaiss.
>>141273097
>never jobbed, got talked no jutsu
>lost to fucking kakashi
>>141270972
Jobber on /a/ has always mean a strong character who is supposed to win most of his fights but who keep losing. A lot of time it's because the plot and the writting are shit.
For exemple, gilgamesh not using EA and losing like a shit when it really matters or accelerator not throwing someting at the mach 20 in the face of touman or kihara, killing them instantly.
The ultimate jobber.
>>141273239
it's kakashi
the dude that always beat him
>>141273267
That's a stupid definition.
A jobber is basically someone who loses to show the power of the next major villain. Hell, technically in DBZ Freeza was a jobber since he lost easily to Trunks to show how much of a threat the Androids would be.
Technically speaking jobber should only be used for someone who does this repeatedly, so Freeza was actually a shit example. Vegeta might be a better one from DBZ (Ginyu Force, Freeza, Androids, Perfect Cell, and Buu).
>>141272992
But you got the gist of what I was saying to you? That's really all that matters, as long as you could comprehend and understand what I was trying to convey to you then it doesn't matter how poor my grammar really was.
Where do you think you are? The King's Court? Get over yourself
What is job? baby stop breaking me, no more.
>>141273311
He jobbed once. That's not the ultimate jobber.
And his fight against Accelerator doesn't count. He wasn't setting up a new villain, he was the final boss of the arc being beaten.
>>141273410
You're using the real definition, that's not the same we use here.
Yours doesn't fit with most of the characters famous for being jobbers.
>>141273420
>But you got the gist of what I was saying to you? That's really all that matters,
I disagree.
Now I won't fault you for your trouble with the English grammar. My own mastery of it is far from perfect. So long as we both try that shall be enough.
But OP did not try.
And people did not get what he meant. They are still asking what a jobber is.
>>141273702
>And people did not get what he meant
No, just you, idiot.
>>141273097
>Saber
>MC
Unless you're referring to Zero where she's a total jobber
>Rused and outskilled by fucking Deermud and generally acting retarded in their fight
>Can't refute Iskander's lousy king arguments
> Can't finish off Gilles on multiple occasions
>BTFO'd by Lancelot (more fair cause he had an anti dragon NP)
>generally gets put down by the rest of the cast and acts OoC
>>141273783
Sceptile too.
>>141273838
You are welcome to delude yourself like that.
>>141273687
>Yours doesn't fit with most of the characters famous for being jobbers.
Then it's incorrect to call them jobbers.
Jobbers fulfill a very important purpose in storytelling. They create tension and a sense of challenge.
But Saber effortlessly wins alot of battles
>>141274156
Did you watch Fate/Zero?
>>141271406
Jobber is a strong character that originally is equal, stronger, or rival to the MC at the beginning of the story but then eventually starts to lose a lot and no longer appear as strong as they used to be for no real reason other than to make the MC look better in comparison.
If the 'jobber' was really strong in the beginning but then loses every single fight afterwards while MC keeps winning against similarly difficult opponents, then DING DING DING we have ourselves a jobber.
>>141274285
Fate/Stay Night
>>141270930
>Both Saber and Gilgamesh
>No Lancer
>No Berserker
>>141272639
Ryoga was supposed to be super strong and he always took fights seriously yet Ranma was always fucking around still always won. Total bullshit. Good thing it was just a gag manga.
>>141274434
Then go watch Fate/Zero you gay cunt. Saber is a dead-set jobber.
>>141270930
ITT Retards spamming a buzzword without even knowing what it means and who it applies to
>>141274553
> Saber is a dead-set jobber.
Saber jobs against her will in that series. Same deal with Lancer in FSN
>>141274537
>Ryoga was supposed to be super strong
Ranma was supposed to be stronger.
He had several excellent trainers and is a genius fighter that can understand and master a technique from a single sample of its scroll.
>>141273239
Didn't he lose on pupose so Kakashi stabbed him in the heart because he couldn't commit suicide or something?
and his trainer.
>>141274434
Saber jobs against highschool teacher
>>141270930
robin is a jobber?
OP confiremd autist
Its pretty fuckin simple. If someone is extremely powerful but messes around when they fight instead of just ending it they are a jobber. Accelerator could have just thrown a storage container at touma, gilg could have just kicked emiya's skull in, used ea, his armor etc.
>>141274878
Check this
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000121-anime-and-manga-other-titles/69197532
>>141272526
Don't forget Kakyoin who loses all his fights when he sets foot into Egypt.
>inb4 he helped figure out dio's stand
>>141270930
Great timing OP, beacuase JJBA part 4 is full of jobbers.
Okuyasu will have a quality stand be wasted for this.
Jotaro will go from stopping time an killing Dio, to almost being killed by a rat. Effectively making Dio look like complete shit as an antagonist.
Everything after part 3 Jotaro is him jobbing, until part 6 where he jobs his last job.
Speaking of Dio.
Joseph, fucking JOSEPH.
Villains hardly are jobbers.
Final villains are never jobbers.
A jobber must build a hype for someone else, they must make that someone else look like a challenge.
The final villain isn't meant to build a hype because after them the series is over.
Why it's so hard to understand?
>they're not jobbers
Yes they fucking are.
It's not like professional wrestlers WANT to lose either. But if it's written in the script you do it.
Same with these jobbing little shits, they only exist to show how much stronger someone else is. Especially Junkcelerator and Fajita.
>>141270953
This.
He could tango with people moving at light speed early in the series yet mach 30 was a threat to him in the final arc.
>>141270972
Most people on /a/ use "jobber/jobbing" to describe characters who have been established as powerful/threatening failing to perform as a threat in the story.
Typically by losing to a character /a/ thinks ought to be weaker than them, or losing to a new character to establish that new character as a threat.
Of course the term has become pretty much meaningless with overuse.
"This character is a villain and I'm going to shit on them for losing to the heroic underdog/hero who got a powerup at the last minute to defeat them" is fucking retarded, of course the villains are going to lose at the end of most stories. If you don't like how they lost you should be complaining about the author being a shitty writer.
Go ahead, try to name a bigger oneyou literally fucking can't
Everyone in this image either is a jobber or becomes one later on.
>>141271406
>being this serious over cartoons
Holy shit man, don't fall for the autism meme
>>141276205
Ceasar didn't job
Lisa Lisa is the biggest jobber though
>>141276030
Yes I can, because Kumagawa only figuratively loses.
>>141276030
didn't kumagawa only actually lost to medaka?
>>141270930
>Zaku
Nah, try the Rick Dom
>hyped up as super sick next level mobile suit
>Kills one GM and that's it for the whole show
>>141270930
>Obito
>Jobber
What
>>141276456
Supposedly Araki wanted a full Lisa Lisa vs. Kars duel but his editor made him change it cause girls fighting wasn't popular.
>>141277175
to be fair they really aren't
>>141270930
>lel wrasslin maymay
facebook normies
>>141276030
Kumagawa's actually the opposite of that. He's supposed to lose everytime yet finds a way to win, then loses or ends it in a draw.
The only time he really lost was against medaka.
>>141276456
>Ceaser didnt job
Ceaser is the biggest memer in the whole series.
At least we see LisaLisa kill something. Ceaser loses LITERALLY every time he tries to fight someone.
>>141273925
Sceptile won some fights.
Torterra lost every fight it was in.
>>141270930
These things are made to die.
>>141278044
Kumagawa only has to lose in his own rules.
If Kumagawa decides that he will defeat 100 people in a game, he can easily defeat 99 of them.
If Kumagawa decides that he will win a fight without taking a single step, he can still win the fight as long as he is forced to move.
>>141276205
>even Suzie Q jobs
OH GOD
>>141271156
They means the writers of the wrestling match retard, of course the characters didn't intentionally lose.
>>141273410
That's the Worf Effect, a more specific variation. Jobbing is simply a character losing cause the writer makes them.
Imagine fighting on par with Kenshiro, then losing to a mook.
>>141270930
>Jobber thread
>no Yamcha
Seriously, he's the Damien Sandow of anime. He'll always get buried.
>>141282488
Jobbing means the guy doing the Jobbing is supposed to be competent
>>141277382
>aren't
you should've kept the past tense. cute girls fighting are totally a thing now
>>141274463
>Messing up with best boy
It's fucking Kirei's fault, read the VN, and if you did, then re-read
>>141272526
Avdol won all the fights he was in, he got kill twice just because he was protecting Polnaleff and Iggy
>>141277472
>>141276205
To be fair, Parts 1 and 2 weren't as big as the following ones to every one to have at least one fight to win
Now, Okuyashu, on the other hand...
Like the only fight he won in the whole series
>>141270930
From what I hear of the new AoT chapter,Beast Titan
>>141273891
Does that still count as jobber when it was by a different writer who admitted he couldn't write her well?
>>141274796
Super buffed + special snowflake martial arts. It was a one time trick that would've worked on nearly anyone, but only the one tine.
Sanno, king of Jobbers
>>141270930
Why was Obito a jobber?
over justice
>>141272057
Yamcha is too pathetic to be a jobber; its always a joke or inconsequential
>>141270930
>Obito
>Jobber
How?
-Kicked the shit out of those ninja in the war, saved Kakashi and Rin so he was crushed by a huge rock. Survived
-Killed all the Kiri anbu that were after Rin and Kakashi
-Killed one of the Jinchuuriki along with Deidara in his Tobi days
-Killed Konan
-Made fun of the 5 kage
-Fought Kakashi, Gai and Naruto at the same time. They could barely do shit against him.
-Then he killed half the alliance.
-As an incomplete Jinchuuriki he fought Naruto, Sasuke, Minato and Tobirama, they could barely do shit against him(Naruto had to TnJ).
-His Kamui was extremely useful against Kaguya, he should've been dead at the time but still kept going.
-Even after dying he gave Kakashi the Ultimate Power up.
>>141270930
Why do you consider Robin and Saber jobbers?
>>141276030
job·ber
ˈjäbər/Submit
noun
1.
NORTH AMERICAN
a wholesaler.
2.
a person who does casual or occasional work.
>>141289650
Kuwabara's cool enough and does some stuff outside of fighting that I think he transcends the title of jobber.
Mirage in Macross Delta
>>141271406
Man you're retarded.
