supercat wrote:While there's no doubt that Goku was impressed with Uub's power, the kid doesn't need to have all of Buu's power right from the get-go to warrant the Saiyan's attention. Even if Uub had a power level comparable to Imperfect Cell / Semi-perfect Cell, Goku would be excited, as he would see it as an opportunity to train the boy.
But Goku wasn't just excited, he was expecting someone that could defeat him, so he can't be weaker than Pure Boo, or at least, his dormant powers can't be. Oob probably didn't use all of his dormant powers in his fight, or at least, he used them at the last second of the fight.
The point I want to make is that SS3 Goku can't have surpassed SS3 Gotenks, or even be close to SS2 Gotenks, if he was expecting someone at Pure Boo's level to have a chance to beat him.
Captain Space wrote:He believed there was a chance he would lose in the tournament. And it's quite possible the no-SSJ 'rule' was still in effect.
Mr. Boo was in the tournament, and he was planning to beat him if he was to fight him, so the no-SS rule wasn't there this time.
In any case, I'm pretty sure that yes, Uub was not on Buu's level yet, most of his power was still 'dormant', as evidenced by Goku keeping up with him and surviving his final attack with basically no damage, all in base form. Pretty sure Goku could beat Uub pretty easily if he transformed at this point, since at the end he says he wants to fight Uub once the latter has trained and gotten stronger.
If Oob was a trained fighter, as Goku originally expected him to be, then he would have used Super Saiyan 3, since he wanted an all-out fight.
Anyway, this has gone way off-topic, so let's end this here.
We now have a thread for this after all.James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.
Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.
