Talk:H Episode 24: Descent of the Fire Lord! Burn Nova Revived!/@comment-25175058-20150919004824/@comment-25175058-20150919031512

Noboru was not trying to sheild Gao from anything, he spent the entire fight going on about how he wanted to defeat him at any cost for the sole reason just to show how much better he is than Gao. Even going so far as to ridicule Gao for being mopey for losing. Hilarious considering he spent much of the start of season 1 whining about he was tired of losing and being one upped by people.

Genma lost to Gao as well and did it with dignity, returning his late brother's comic and offering Gao his support and aid whenever Gao needed him. Genma didn't spend his time obsessing over how he wanted to grind Go into the ground just to show how much better he was, persoanlly I think Genma believes in Gao more than Gao himself does.

In the end Noboru's kidnapping was really his own fault due to his blind pride and ego which depressed me because I hoped he grew out of that with El Qxiote's help but I guess season 1 never happened.