The outcome of the battle is shown in the spoiler.

Rodney - I don't know if there is a rank above Tenshoushin (trying to find out though). I think for the really high ranks, you can only get promoted by fighting people with the same exact rank (meaning it is extremely difficult to keep and maintain high ranks).

So the only way to get promoted to Tenshoushin from the "Flame God" Rank is to rank up against fellow "Flame God" Rank players (which also have very limited number, that constantly fluctuates). Likewise, to get promoted to "Flame God" Rank from the "Thunder God" Rank, the player must rank up against fellow "Thunder God" Rank players (which is also a limited number of players, that constantly fluctuates).

Both Chibita and Fuudo currently do not have any of the above listed titles which just indicates the level of difficulty it is to reach it and also to maintain it.

Edit: Players that I have seen reach the "God of Flames" rank includes Keisuta (SH), Tomarion (LI), Anaguma (JA), Yatsuki (JA), Fuudo (SH), and Buster (Basutaa~, LI).

There are more players reaching the "God of Thunder" Ranks including Koedo (JN), Shiwa (PA), Mukku (TA), Kanzen Nitaku (WO), Homestay Akira (AK), Tane (AK), and Puuta (JN). They are still very hard to come by and maintain.

According to Kamaage, Tenshoushin is the highest rank possible. Unlike previous versions of the VF5 game, you can still be demoted at the highest rank; however, at the highest ranks (the "god" ranks) the ranking bar meter can only be affected by players of same exact rank as you.

In many ways, the rankings in VF5FS seems to favor something like a "world boxing champion fight" system. Itoshun is the reigning and defending Tenshoushin while Joseph is the Tenshoushin challenger. There can only be one!

Shou - numbers please? Correlation is not necessarily causal. Not doubting the number of VF players have decreased, but are you sure it is decreased number of players or an increase difficulty in maintaining high ranks as the main cause for the low number of highly ranked players? Your post appears to heavily imply one thing, but I see information that suggest differently.

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