powerscale

English

Etymology

Back-formation from power scaling.

Verb

powerscale (third-person singular simple present powerscales, present participle powerscaling, simple past and past participle powerscaled)

1. (transitive, fandom slang) To assess (a fictional character) by power scaling.
   • 2024 June 8, Lauren Kells, “JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Settled the Strongest Jojo Debate With One Brutal Villain Defeat”, in Screen Rant‎^[1]:

     Of course, with so many iconic protagonists, fans often discuss which of the Jojos is the strongest. While it's easy to dismiss Jonathan and Joseph from the competition, it's hard to come to an answer when comparing their successors. Rather than simply "powerscaling" their Stands, however, one may look at JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's protagonists in different terms.