SS and S are always ranked higher than A?

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ackman100 13045 cr points Send Message: M / Missouri Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 Can anyone enlighten me as to why in all the anime I watch they always list S or SS as the top/premiere ranking as opposed to A? It's always like this.... SS > S > A > B > C > etc. Some common examples: S-Class wizards in FairyTail S Ranked missions in Naruto SS & S ranked cards in Hunter x Hunter (Greed Island) Also, in Korea, Starcraft 2's premiere league is "Code S" So.......is there something I don't know about "S" that makes it so special?
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jordancharacter 37244 cr points Send Message: 21 / M Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 ackman100 wrote: Can anyone enlighten me as to why in all the anime I watch they always list S or SS as the top/premiere ranking as opposed to A? It's always like this.... SS > S > A > B > C > etc. Some common examples: S-Class wizards in FairyTail S Ranked missions in Naruto SS & S ranked cards in Hunter x Hunter (Greed Island) Also, in Korea, Starcraft 2's premiere league is "Code S" So.......is there something I don't know about "S" that makes it so special? I have always assumed, "S" stood for something like super. Never really thought about it.
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jordzilla96 30125 cr points Send Message: 21 / M / England Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 I always thought it was just the highest rank in everything, even if you look at video games like Devil May Cry the highest ranks are SSS, SS and S
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Chofrizzy 11641 cr points Send Message: 103 / M Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 It's a hipster grade for extra-hard
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deadpanditto 80434 cr points Send Message: 50 / M / KC Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 It's been like that for a long time, especially in fighting games.
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stark700 236516 cr points Send Message: 28 / M / Anime World Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 It's a weird trend. For Starcraft 2, GM (Grandmaster) is the highest ranking on ladder rather than "S".
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Tactics15 314 cr points Send Message: 21 / M / Nowhere Islands Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 Originally created in Japan where anything below grade ‘C’ was considered a failure. The 'S-Rank' allowed for a wider range of obtainable grades and thus player motivation, meaning that it was soon adopted by western developers who realized that the ‘S-Rank’ was much cooler than the boring ‘A’. An A rank is commonly obtained by getting a 90% to 95%. If the player is flawless or achieves perfection in something, it qualifies as an S . Many people have wondered what the S stands for… Special? Super? No one knows for sure. - Giant Bomb This is the closest I could find about why it's like that. Hey if it applies to video games, then I'm sure it applies to anime/manga as well right?
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pistolsaf 40817 cr points Send Message: 37 / M Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 , edited 1/10/14 S usually stands for Special. It's usually supposed to be something that is so awesome that it doesn't fit in tradition ranks. And you're forgetting the best example of the S rank. S-rank Zettai Ryouiki.
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One Punch Mod lorreen 117917 cr points Send Message: F / Boston-ish Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 Like pistolsaf, I always assumed "S" stands for "Special."
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bhl88 79599 cr points Send Message: 30 / M / USA Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 , edited 1/10/14 S applies to mages who are great in Nanoha. Except SS on Hayate means, "I'm a nuke."
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twintiger12 38294 cr points Send Message: M Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 That ranking has been there for as long as I know. I always wonder what SS stands for. If S means Special, then SS means Super Special?
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Des85 9312 cr points Send Message: 32 / M / Over there Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 SSS is the best grade you can get in the games Devil May Cry too. S = Super maybe? Well in DmC: Devil May Cry (5) S stands for Sadistic.
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AnimeKami 107355 cr points Send Message: 27 / M / This Dying World Online	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 , edited 1/10/14 Nope. G rank is higher than SSS. Source: Kiddy Grade. I suspect God class. Edit I do not want to derail the thread anyone else play Starcraft 2?
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ArtyD42 23036 cr points Send Message: Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 S would be superior. Top 1%. SS would be top 0.01% SSS would be top 0.0001% Sayan, Super Sayan, Superior Super Sayan... Goku.
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deatherz007 145132 cr points Send Message: 22 / M / Philippines Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/10/14 SS- means Supreme of Supreme S- means Supreme
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