Bussani wrote:Dayspring wrote:But he wouldn't. He has no reason to try it. All of his strength and potential, even from his transformations, is now being used in his base form. He already knows SSJ will do absolutely nothing at this point because it shouldn't do anything other than change his hair color. Granted that post-ROSAT, the amount of energy being wasted is negligeable, it's still a waste of energy since all it would do is make him a blonde.
To be honest, as far as my last post was concerned, if it "does absolutely nothing" then it's the same as not being able to transform at all. In fact, as you pointed out, it's actually
worse.
But that's my point. From a fighting standpoint, going SSJ would be worse than his base, so he just doesn't bother to try transforming. It doesn't prove that he
can't go SSJ, so much as it prooves he
won't.
It's like if I had $1 million but needed $2 million. Will tossing 10 cents away make a major negative difference? No, but it doesn't take me closer to my goal either, so I don't bother. In fact, it makes reaching my goal microscopically harder. Simply because I didn't bother to throw away that dime doesn't mean that I can't, though, it just means I won't.
That said and with due respect, I don't actually agree that he could become this pointless version of Super Saiyan. It's certainly possible, but there's no proof, and I guess I just have a different model in my head of how the form works.
But there is some supporting proof, though:
1) All his potential power is being used in his base form, implying one of the following:
A: He can't transform at all (What you believe)
B: He can transform, but it will make absolutely no difference in regards to strength
C: He can transform, but it wil make absolutely no difference in regards to strength, while the drawbacks of maintaining SSJ, however negligeable, still remain (What I believe)
D: He can transform, but the added strength of "Ultimate" will not be accessible in this form, since it is only useable in base form
2) He uses some of his Ultimate power by getting angry, not going SSJ, before all of his Ultimate power is brought out. This implies Ultimate does not replace SSJ. (Meaning it's either B, C, or D)
3) He's told activating SSJ is
similar to activating the Ultimate power. Getting angry repeats 2, as well as has been the cause of SSJ levels. This lends towards refuting the impossibility of SSJ, because it still remains unseen if simply using more anger can trigger the change (meaning A, B, C, and D are all possible with this point).
4) Gohan never bothers to try going SSJ, implying that he knows one of the two following will be the result:
A) He can't (A)
B) Doing so would gain him absolutely nothing (B, C, or D)
5) Goku asks if he and Gohan should go SSJ before fusing with Gohan. Elder Kaioshin says it doesn't matter, implying Elder Kaioshin thinks Gohan can still go SSJ. (B, C, or D)
So yes, there's plenty of chances I'm wrong about there being no change besides a loss of power (meaning C specifically), but there's more evidence showing it's possible than impossible. There's also more evidence showing SSJ in some form is possible instead of impossible. In other words, the arguments against SSJ also work for SSJ, while two additional arguments for SSJ work against not being able to transform.
As for the "different look," it has to be artistic style. The whole purpose is that he has no use for transformations anymore, so saying he transformed prooves this is just a weird argument. The change is in his strength and demeanor, so in that sense he did transform from what he was before. The artistic change is done to reflect that change in demeanor. The reason he "loses" it later is because he's not being vicious. In other words, everything's peaceful and happy again, so his demeanor is drawn to reflect his old peaceful and happy self. It's the same with SSJ Goku in battle with Cell as opposed to SSJ Goku when he's getting in the ring to start fighting Cell.
