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by James R. Cadwell
Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:42 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Vegeta SSJ2 (Seven Years or Majin?)
Replies: 52
Views: 6940

Why would the "Majin charm" allow Vegeta to become SSJ2, anyway? It restored his original, "evil" personality (to a limited extent) and increased his power. (by an unknown amount) Why would that give him the ability to achieve a new level of Super Saiya-jin? Vegeta transforms eff...
by James R. Cadwell
Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:36 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Vegeta SSJ2 (Seven Years or Majin?)
Replies: 52
Views: 6940

As for me - if he ALREADY had SSJ2 - I dont think he'd accept the power of Majin unless he really thought he needed it and at this time none of us had any idea of SSJ3 - so if Vegeta had SSJ2 already he would not lower himself to a slave to Babidi (even if partial only the prince is to proud for th...
by James R. Cadwell
Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:16 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Goku vs Buu, Energy Donations
Replies: 27
Views: 3531

About Kid Buu vs. Goku: SSJ3 Goku and Kid Buu initially had very similar power levels; otherwise Goku wouldn't have been able to match blows with Buu at all. However; any difference in power between them grew larger over the course of the fight because Goku suffered from the fatigue of battle and th...
by James R. Cadwell
Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:34 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Vegeta SSJ2 (Seven Years or Majin?)
Replies: 52
Views: 6940

Re: Vegeta SSJ2 (Seven Years or Majin?)

Dabura > SSJ Goku

Vegeta (so he says) > Dabura

I don't think Vegeta would have power comparable to SSJ2 Gohan at the first stage of Super Saiya-jin, so it seems like he'd have to be SSJ2 himself in order to beat Dabura.
by James R. Cadwell
Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:55 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Fights in the Manga.
Replies: 13
Views: 1922

Re: Fights in the Manga.

I agree that the manga generally does a better job of portraying speed and power. Fat Buu vs. SSJ3 Goku looked great in the manga -- the two really seemed like they were the strongest fighters in the universe. In the anime, it had a lot of generic "zip-thwack-zip-thwack" stuff that didn't ...
by James R. Cadwell
Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:14 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Why were there no more movies produced after the show's end?
Replies: 38
Views: 6266

Okay, I really have no desire to argue about this, especially if that's how you're gonna act. This is just such a petty thing to want to be right about. Let's just leave it at the fact that I disagree with you, for my own reasons. Getting into an argument about that is not something I want. I reall...
by James R. Cadwell
Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:27 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Why were there no more movies produced after the show's end?
Replies: 38
Views: 6266

If a movie has fantastic effects and it's American, it's always because it's given a huge budget for it. I seriously doubt DB will get anything close. Frankly, even American films with relatively small budgets still feature special effects far beyond what most other countries are willing to pay for...
by James R. Cadwell
Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:47 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What is the best power level list? [and other questions]
Replies: 11
Views: 2003

Uhm, no. But Nappa literally massacred the Z Senshi. By then, they hadn't learned how to control their power levels, and he was able to find out exactly how strong they were and murdered them with ridiculous ease (though I'll admit a couple killed themselves, though it was trying to stop Nappa, to ...
by James R. Cadwell
Sun Aug 08, 2004 3:37 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What is the best power level list? [and other questions]
Replies: 11
Views: 2003

I don't feel they limit creativity, they exterminate suspense. Then why would you have any issue with power levels created retroactively? The series has been over for years, so it's not like saying "SSJ2 Gohan = 900 trillion, Perfect Cell = 25 trillion" ruins the conclusion of the Cell Ga...
by James R. Cadwell
Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:17 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Why were there no more movies produced after the show's end?
Replies: 38
Views: 6266

Fortunately, Dragon Ball is already 75% fighting, explosions and flashes of light -- precisely the things that Hollywood can do properly. The plot was never particularly complex to begin with, so I would assume even a team of hacks could handle adapting it for the big screen.
by James R. Cadwell
Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:27 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Why were there no more movies produced after the show's end?
Replies: 38
Views: 6266

I think the United States does have the best chance of making a decent live-action DB film. The larger movie studios here can afford to spend millions of dollars on the expensive special effects that would be required. I get the feeling that a lot of studios in other countries would only be able to ...
by James R. Cadwell
Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:41 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Gohan and Vegeta in Babidi saga
Replies: 4
Views: 1281

Re: Gohan and Vegeta in Babidi saga

Vegeta said he could finish Dabura in five minutes. Maybe this is just big talk, but I think he's right. Maybe Gohan has still more power than SSJ Vegeta, Vegeta will still do better against Dabura. I don't think Dabura could be defeated by someone at the first stage of Super Saiya-jin. Dabura knew...
by James R. Cadwell
Sun Jul 25, 2004 3:26 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Kid Buu's Strength.
Replies: 8
Views: 1760

Logically, what else could "most dangerous/threatening/troublesome" mean than he was the strongest? A weak villian isn't very dangerous, threatening, or troublesome. Would you say those definitions could apply to just anyone regardless of how strong they were? (Emperor Pilaf?) I think the...
by James R. Cadwell
Sun Jul 25, 2004 2:15 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Kid Buu's Strength.
Replies: 8
Views: 1760

Kid Buu's Strength.

Where is it stated or implied that Kid Buu is the strongest form of Buu? I have pages from a few different manga translations and couldn't find any relevant information besides this: - It's stated that Kid Buu is the most dangerous/threatening/troublesome form of Majin Buu. - It's stated that Goku d...
by James R. Cadwell
Sun Jul 25, 2004 1:44 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Boo's Strength Theory
Replies: 41
Views: 4762

Seemed to me that whenever Buu absorbed someone weaker than himself, he gets weaker (i.e. after he absorbs Gotenks and the fusion is disabled, he's left with Trunks, Goten, and Piccolo, and Goku claims that he and Gohan can easily take him, at that point). Whenever he absorbs someone stronger than ...
by James R. Cadwell
Sat Jul 24, 2004 7:11 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Can Dabura regenerate?
Replies: 3
Views: 1139

Can Dabura regenerate?

I noticed that Dabura has eyes when he throws his spear through Majin Buu, even though they'd been gouged out a few minutes earlier. Is this limited to the anime, or is manga Dabura drawn with eyes in this scene, too?
by James R. Cadwell
Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:59 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Super Saiyan ki
Replies: 27
Views: 3762

Re: Super Saiyan ki

Maybe the SSJ transformations just eat up a proportionally larger amount of "ki" than a Saiyan's normal form. They'd be less efficient (more strenuous?) and consequentially couldn't be maintained forever. Non-SSJ Goku might have 100 "energy units" that are consumed at the rate of...
by James R. Cadwell
Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:32 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Namekian fusion.
Replies: 25
Views: 3465

Re: Namekian fusion.

Please, make sure you did your math right before making a point like this one. Two Nameks with a power of five would not equal 0.25 as you calculated, but 5.25. How? Well, simple. When mutliplying a decimal without a whole number you must add a 1 to the front to get a correct number. A good example...
by James R. Cadwell
Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:39 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Namekian fusion.
Replies: 25
Views: 3465

I hate the term ''power levels'' in general, but even so I had to say Piccolo was probably a lot stronger than that after having trained with Kaiou. Why does everybody get the feeling that Piccolo is the strongest simply because he meditated for 5 and a half days under 10x gravity? Goku was MUCH st...
by James R. Cadwell
Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:47 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Namekian fusion.
Replies: 25
Views: 3465

Re: Namekian fusion.

Here's the system. The power being 'added' (the Namek who's body vanishes) is divided by 100 and then multipled by the other Namekians power. In this case Nail's power would be divided and then multipled by Piccolo's to get the new level. So two Namekians with power levels of 100,000 would produce ...