That was a comparison of the methods, Potara earring vs Metamoran dance.Marlowe89 wrote:The idea that Potara is stronger than Fusion comes from a few sources, but the one primarily cited is Daizenshuu 7's item dictionary:Bullza wrote:There seems to be this widespread idea that Vegito is far more powerful than Gogeta and I have no idea how this come about but it might not be the case then?
Elder Kaioshin also mentions that Potara is "even better than Fusion" in the original manga, but that phrasing is less specific and could have been referring to the time limit.Potara
First Appearance: Chapter 501
Category: Miscellaneous
Explanation: Ear decorations worn by Kaioshins and their attendants for generations. Despite being worn so casually, they’re actually an incredible power-up item. The Elder Kaioshin gave them to Goku as a trump card for defeating Majin Buu.
Special Characteristics: To use them, the two people who will merge simply each take one of the two earrings and put in on their left or right ear, respectively. Furthermore, after merging the power is greater than with Fusion. However, the two people will automatically merge as soon as the earrings are put on, and in principle will be unable to ever split up again, so caution is needed when handling them. The merged person will only split up when touched by the air inside Majin Buu’s body. Also, while with Fusion the post-merged clothing is the native dress of the people of Planet Metamor, when merging with the Potara not only are the two people’s bodies mixed together, but their clothing is as well. In addition, pathetically enough the East Kaioshin and his attendant Kibito merged together without knowing a thing about Potara fusion.
It's just a case of different supplementary materials contradicting each other. Aside from the result being a real powerhouse with either method, I doubt Toriyama puts much thought into which one is supposed to be stronger. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they were equal.
The '95 Shonen Jump article specifically compares the characters Vegetto vs Gogeta.
So while Potara earring could arguably be greater in terms of power than fusion's in general, like you could argue Potara Gotenks > Metamoran Gotenks, Gogeta is still > Vegetto by some special circumstance because of his better balance/drawing out power to the max BS.
What's more, you have to remember that fusion dance can only be performed with people of equal battle power. While Potara can be performed between two vastly different powers. So for example, a Potara Gotan (Goku-Satan) > Metamoran Gotan because Goku would have to reduce his level down to Satan's which would result in a significantly reduced fighter.
So I personally think that the SJ article is a more definitive and clear statement of strength between the two characters, Gogeta & Vegetto, than Daizenshuu 7.
