User blog comment:Martialmaniac/Phantom Troupe Power Ranking/@comment-14902757-20141214052201/@comment-5780397-20141214104321

Hisoka vs Ubo: I guarantee I did not pick Hisoka because I like him. First, I don't think Ubo is a masterful fighter: as we could see when he went against Kurapika, he has an extremely sloppy fighting style, and neither his movements nor his reactions are that fast, definitely slower than Hisoka's. Plus, Kurapika did manage to hurt him with his blows, even before placing his Judgement Chain. Hisoka is ranked third in terms of strength in the Troupe: if he is not stronger than Emperor Time Kurapika, they are probably even, and he is much more experienced. Ubo is not smart, either, and even if Bungee Gumm would not stop his Big Bang Impact, Hisoka has million of ways to avoid it (and this applies to Pain Packer as well. One, for example, he used in the fight against Gotoh). I think it is rather accurate to say that Hisoka would go for Ubo's eyes, but anyway. All Troupe members can defend from Ubo's scream, as they are quick enough to cover their ears before the sound reaches the, but even so, they covered their ears when he stopped breathing in. And even if Hisoka's eardrums did pop, I don't see this defeating him. He won without hands, Holy Holly.

Feitan vs Ubo: Feitan has the upper hand in terms of speed, and surely he can find an opening to use Ko. Even if this were not enough, Ubo is doomed against Pain Packer.

Phinks vs Ubo: Phinks is faster and more capable at hand-to-hand combat, I'd say. Furthermore, his Ripper Cyclotron would surely kill Ubo.

Kortopi vs Pakunoda: I based my ranking only on the data we currently have: from what we have seen, Kortopi is useless in combat. He can Materialize only what he is touching. I too think he has another ability, and the same goes for Machi and perhaps Franklin and Nobunaga (and I'm sorry, I definitely think Nobu would lose against Machi), but basing on what we know at the moment, I placed him under Pakunoda.

That said, everyone has his opinions. Only Togashi knows the truth, and I don't see him crawling out of his den any time soon.