Still, the statement doesn't suggest that the Potara merging multiplies the 2 powers, it only says that it doesn't add the 2 powers, and that it works as a multiplication, and working as a multiplication doesn't mean AxB, since there are other things like Kaio-ken & Super Saiyan that work like multiplications, but not like this.
And I just noticed that the "Goku x Vegeta = Vegetto" isn't anywhere near that statement. In fact, it comes from the manga pictures that show us how Goku & Vegeta make Vegetto... And "Goku x Vegeta = Vegetto" could mean that "Goku & Vegeta make Vegetto", like in that other book, the "Goten + Trunks = Gotenks" meant that "Goten & Trunks make Gotenks".
And if this was supposed to be a formula, wouldn't they be more clear about it like they were with the Super Saiyan multipliers?
Hujio wrote:I completely understand wanting clarification, but the more and more this drags on I get the sense we're starting to look at a "what I want it to say" sort of situation. Herms has already said what is written in the book, twice, and that's really all we can tell you.
Herms hadn't answered my questions though, and in his second post, he told me his interpretation of the line, not the line itself. So no, I'm not dragging it for the sake of dragging it. I'm still searching for answers.
Hujio wrote:Does it outright say "AxB=C"? No, but really we're dealing with semantics at this point. Like I said, in Japanese it's pretty clear what it says, but all we can do provide the best translation to accurately depict what is said. So in the end, I stand by what we have in the "Battle Power Guide". Take it for what it's worth. I'm dead serious when I say we never try to mislead anyone, or sidestep the facts, with what we translate.
But I ask again, are personal interpretations supposed to be part of this site as facts? Because isn't this one of the reasons why we don't trust the DBWikia, which has fan theories presented as facts?
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.
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