Theory-Saitama Is Blast

#0: The Obvious

Spoiler: Webcomic Spoilers, You have been warned

So let's get the obvious out of the way first. Saitama and Blast look a lot alike. A lot alike. From their general physical builds, to facial structure, to outfit, they just look extremely similar to each other, at least from the silhouette that we've seen of Blast so far.

While I don't follow the webcomic I am familiar with this scene, and what's interesting about this scene is that Blast basically tells Tatsumaki something that I don't think really fits with who Saitama is. Many people have regarded this scene as proof that Blast is actually a different character than Saitama, as this scene proves that Blast is much older than Saitama. But frankly I'm not so sure that this scene is proof that Blast and Saitama are different people. After all, you can't sell a major plot twist without first selling the lie.

#1 Saitama's Power



This scene really makes me think that somebody tampered with Saitama's memory. As Genos points out, it's very bizarre that Saitama was able to become as strong as he is on such a basic (and frankly inefficient) training regimen. In fact, many people to this day do not believe that this by itself is the only source of Saitama's power.

This doesn't necessarily point to him being Blast, but it does tell us that there is definitely something strange about Saitama's power and where it came from.

Saitama's weird training aside, he would fit perfectly in the number one seat at the Hero Association. Blast has been described as someone with extreme power, with some saying that he would be absolutely required if the Hero HQ wanted to stop a god-level threat.

#2: Saitama is already at the top of all heroes

It's obviously extraordinarily strange that Saitama, despite being first put into C-Class, has always basically been the ultimate hero, defeating the most terrifying of monsters with almost no effort at all. Even back when he was an amateur hero, it's undisputed that he easily dwarfs even the second highest ranked hero in the world in terms of strength.

#3: Blast will only show up when the Earth is in true danger

Even though Boros was supposedly capable of destroying the Earth, Blast apparently did not deem him a big enough threat to warrant him actually showing up to fight. There could only be a few reasons for this:

1. Blast knew the S-Classes by themselves could stop Boros

2. Blast knows Saitama's strength and knew he would defeat Boros

3. Destroying the Earth just isn't a big enough deal for Blast to show up

Or the idea of this thread:

4. Blast is Saitama and in fact did show up to stop Boros. Whether he did it intentionally or not.

#4: Blast seems to ignore Hero HQ summons

My question would be why? Why would the number 1 ranked hero not view the Hero meetings as being worth his time? How often could these meetings happen that he would view them as unimportant?

There are two possibilities: 1. They are just straight up not important enough for him, or 2. The Hero HQ has been attempting to contact Blast, and Saitama not knowing who is trying to contact him, just ignores the calls. I read a post somewhere that he would probably ignore their calls thinking they are telemarketers haha.