Why is Karna so special?

Karna joined the Duryodhana's side in the Kurukshetra war. He was a key warrior who aimed to kill 3rd Pandava Arjuna but dies in a battle with him during the war. He is a tragic hero in the Mahabharata, in a manner similar to Aristotle's literary category of "flawed good man".
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What qualities did Karna have?

Karna Had All The Qualities Of Pandavas

Karna was intelligent, had moral values, was a great archer, was powerful and handsome. These qualities were distributed among the five Pandavas.
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Is Karna good person?

Karna is known as the greatest archer of Mahabharata and Mahadaani Karna. Like every human being, Karna also did some mistakes and adharmas, but he was a great follower of Dharma. In Mahabharat, he is described as handsome, powerful, fearless, kind-hearted and competitive in nature.
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Why Karna is great than Arjun?

Both are greatest archers in Indian History. But Arjun was supported by God himself... so he never faced defeat. His things were easier as he was a Prince of Kuru clan. whereas Karna has earned everything in life with lot of hard work, determination, sacrifice and based on his talent.
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Was Karna a hero or villain?

Killing Abhimanyu illegally in war was the most remarkable act of Karna as a villain. He committed mistakes one after another only out of his extreme sense of loyalty to Duryodhana and turned himself into a villain though he had all the qualities of a hero.
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What Krishna says about Karna?

Lord Krishna had praised Karna on several occasions.

In the middle of the war, Krishna even told Arjuna that Karna was indeed a real warrior, and far better than him. Karna reminds us of the saying ”Tough times never last, but tough people do.”
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Is Karna greater than Arjuna?

As an archer, he was superior to Arjuna: Lord Krishna considered Karna to be superior to Arjuna and called the foremost of all heroes.
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Who can defeat Karna?

Being spurred by Krishna, then Arjuna used Anjalikastra to kill Karna which cut the head of Karna, leading to his death. Arjuna had to kill Karna in such a kind of situation only because Karna had banes from Goddess Earth and poor brahmin.
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Who is the real hero Karna or Arjuna?

Karna is the flawed tragic hero of the Mahabharata. He is martially adept and equal to Arjuna as a warrior, a gifted speaker who embeds provocative insults for his opponents in front of an audience. He does the right thing (dharma) yet is cruel and mean (adharma).
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Who is powerful Karna or Bhima?

Karna is way superior to Bhima : He defeated jarasandha much easily than Bhima. He defeated and dragged Bhima by the tip of his bow. He defeated bhima many times on 14,15,16th day in group attacks led by Pandavas.
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Did Karna loved Draupadi?

No, but there was actually a time when karna liked draupadi and wanted to marry her but as known draupadi rejected him in swayamvar as he was a sutputra and she was a princess After that they never liked/loved each other after the insult. Nothing can be said as this is only the perception of the reader.
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Was Karna good looking?

KARNA WAS ONE & ONLY WHO WAS DESCRIBED BY LORD KRISHNA AS 'EXTREMELY HANDSOME'.. EVEN AFTER HIS DEATH, HIS DEATH BODY NOT ABANDONED ITS BEAUTY SUCH WAS THE BEAUTY OF KARNA.!!
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What is the temptation of Karna?

“In killing Arjuna on the battlefield I shall find my reward, or reap fame if the left-handed archer kills me. So never shall your sons' number be less than five, glorious woman: either without Arjuna but with Arjuna, if I am killed.”
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Was Duryodhana a true friend to Karna?

Karna was Duryodhana's closest friend. Notably, Duryodhana, with significant assistance from Karna, performs Vaishnava Yagna when the Pandavas are in exile. Duryodhana used his greater skill in wielding the mace to defeat opponents. He was also an extremely courageous warrior and he was said to be a good ruler.
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Why did Karna insult Draupadi?

Hearing these words, Karna gets angry and says that when Yudhishthira lost all his possession he also lost Draupadi, even specifically staking her. Karna calls Draupadi a "whore" for being the wedded wife of five men, adding that dragging her to court is not surprising act whether she be attired or naked.
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Was Arjun jealous of Karna?

In the Mahabharata, Karna has a one-point programme — he wants to defeat Arjuna. He is jealous of Arjuna's prowess. So he never thinks about the costs of fighting Arjuna, and misleads Duryodhana too whenever he can, said V.S.
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Who is more popular Arjun or Karna?

Adi Parva - Karna always challenged Arjuna in his Gurukula, and Arjuna always came out on the top, that is why Karna cried to Drona for Brahmastra.
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Who is the real villain of Mahabharata?

The main antagonist in Mahabharata, Duryodhana was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra and queen Gandhari. As the first born, he was the crown prince of Kuru and its capital Hastinapur. Karna was his closest friend.
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Who is Mahabharat real hero?

Karna-the Real Hero of Mahabharata, the World's Greatest Epic From India (Part I) Karna is the most tragic character in the great Hindu epic Mahabharata. From his birth onwards he faced the cruel fate. He was abandoned by his own mother.
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Can Karna defeat Bhima?

Karna defeated Bhima four times: 3 times on the 14th day and the last time on the sixteenth day, while Bhima defeated Karna only one time on the 14th day.
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Was Karna a better archer than Arjuna?

Karna, being older than Arjuna by 10 + years, might be better Archer than Arjuna until Arjuna was an infant. Once Arjuna entered Gurukul of Drona, He excelled in Archery within no time and became better Archer, by big margin, than any other student in Gurukul including Karna who was much elder than Arjuna.
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Can Arjuna defeat Karna?

Arjuna actually defeated Karna thrice in the Mahabharat. 1. ) First time was during Yudhisthira's Rajasuya Yagna when his brothers went and conquered all of Bharatvarsh. Karna was defeated and had to accept Yudhisthira's reign, along with all the other Kings.
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Who is stronger Karna or Bhishma?

karna was more powerful than Bhishma. Yes, he was if wat we had read or watched or heard is true than karna must be the most unlucky, unfortunate, powerful warrior to have ever lived after indrajit the son of Ravana. To defeat Bhishma they just had to do one thing that is to bring in Shikandi.
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Why Karna is real hero of Mahabharata?

Right from his birth he suffered as sutaputra though he was the son of God Sun and Kunti. He was the best Character in entire mahabharata. He was the only archer who was capable of beating arjuna in the war. He had never sent anyone empty handed not even God Indra when he asked karna to give his kawach kundala.
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Is Karna the strongest in fate?

Karna served the Red Faction in Fate/Apocrypha, and he is by far the strongest Lancer-class Servant in the series. He is the son of the Sun God, Surya, making him one of the greatest Heroes in Indian mythology, and his combat skills allow him to take on multiple Servants at once without any trouble.
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