Piccolo Daimao Takes a Dive?!

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I believe that Namekians can only regenerate lost limbs, not other wounds like holes on their bodies.

Why is it Piccolo didn't react to Goku's attack ? PIS ?

Most likely because he was in panic and couldn't think clearly. It happens in real life very often to everyone when under panic.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

I believe that Namekians can only regenerate lost limbs, not other wounds like holes on their bodies.

Even though Piccolo regenerates his abdomen after Cell blasts most of it away?

[Bussani]

I believe that Namekians can only regenerate lost limbs, not other wounds like holes on their bodies.

Even though Piccolo regenerates his abdomen after Cell blasts most of it away?

I always thought they used a senzu bean to fix him, but looking closely, you could be right. Either that or Toriyama drew the wound inconsistently between chapters.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I believe that Namekians can only regenerate lost limbs, not other wounds like holes on their bodies.

Even though Piccolo regenerates his abdomen after Cell blasts most of it away?

He didn't have a hole, a piece in the edge of his body was missing. It was sort of like a lost limb.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

He didn't have a hole, a piece in the edge of his body was missing. It was sort of like a lost limb.

It's more than a "piece", he's missing like half his abdomen at least; from his pecs to his waist, semicircle to around where his belly button would be...if he had one. it's about the same amount of damage Daimao took, only shifted a bit to the left. Regardless though, that would be nothing like a lost limb.

[Mjb1985]

A lot of good answers. Key things.

1) Cell not knowing about regeneration means it's possible PD doesn't.
2) Namekian had a hole punched in his chest by Dodoria.
3) Piccolo Jr is not a demon as stated by Kami.

[shonenhikada]

A lot of good answers. Key things.

1) Cell not knowing about regeneration means it's possible PD doesn't.
2) Namekian had a hole punched in his chest by Dodoria.
3) Piccolo Jr is not a demon as stated by Kami.

How come no one thinks my theory is right ?

[Mjb1985]

It didn't appear the Namekian who was around 3,000 regeneration was superior to PD's. Hole in the chest is a problem for any Namekian.

[Bussani]

How come no one thinks my theory is right ?

I don't think anyone disagreed with it. In fact, I think a lot of people think the same thing.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

He didn't have a hole, a piece in the edge of his body was missing. It was sort of like a lost limb.

It's more than a "piece", he's missing like half his abdomen at least; from his pecs to his waist, semicircle to around where his belly button would be...if he had one. it's about the same amount of damage Daimao took, only shifted a bit to the left. Regardless though, that would be nothing like a lost limb.

Namekian regeneration works like this: it re-grows new parts. A part of Piccolo was missing from his body, so it grew back. Daimao had a hole, and holes don't grow back, they close, like any other wound like scratches or broken bones. We never see Namekians regenerating wounds, and Piccolo had to remove his injured arm to grow a new one in the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai, so I guess this proves this.

[Piccolo Daimao]

Do we know if Piccolo Daimaou could even regenerate? Maybe the regeneration ability is unique only to warrior-type Namekians, which Daimaou was not.

Is it possible Boo-era Piccolo has regenerative powers greater than those of a typical Namekian? I mean, he is supposed to be a "Super Namekian" at this point.

I doubt it; nothing like that is ever suggested. I don’t know whether or not that was in jest, but “Super Namekian” was just Kuririn’s made-up term to refer to how strong Piccolo had become by that point. Only that, maybe, because he has more ki due to becoming stronger and more efficient at using it through training and merging with other Namekians, he can regenerate from greater wounds, and perhaps without losing as much power as a result. A bit like Cell, although he had a combination of different cells, including Saiyan.

Luckily, though, there are multiple interpretations for why Daimaou didn’t or couldn’t regenerate from Gokuu’s attack, so I guess that one could work too.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

Namekian regeneration works like this: it re-grows new parts. A part of Piccolo was missing from his body, so it grew back. Daimao had a hole, and holes don't grow back, they close, like any other wound like scratches or broken bones. We never see Namekians regenerating wounds, and Piccolo had to remove his injured arm to grow a new one in the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai, so I guess this proves this.

You saying "it works like this" doesn't mean that's how it actually works. Just because we don't see one regenerate an actual hole in their body doesn't mean they couldn't. Closing the hole would literally be the same thing as regrowing that specific part of their body. The series and guidebooks both say that Namekians can regenerate from any condition as long as their head remains in tact. BUT, we also know that regeneration costs a lot of ki, and their power stays down after they use it. Since the characters ki also drops after enough damage is done to their body, it's more logical to assume that regeneration just wasn't an option for most of the cases, either because too much damage was taken to vital organs or something, or regenerating would require more ki than they had.

[Bussani]

we also know that regeneration costs a lot of ki

To be fair, I'm not sure we know that for sure. I tried looking for lines in the manga and guides to back it up, but despite it seeming logical, I don't remember finding one. I've seen other people suggest that it doesn't use up (much(?)) ki and that the drop in ki could be from the damage they took before the regeneration. Of course, a mix of both seems pretty likely. And if regeneration didn't cost anything, why didn't Piccolo do it during the fight with Raditz?

[TheDevilsCorpse]

To be fair, I'm not sure we know that for sure. I tried looking for lines in the manga and guides to back it up, but despite it seeming logical, I don't remember finding one. I've seen other people suggest that it doesn't use up (much(?)) ki and that the drop in ki could be from the damage they took before the regeneration. Of course, a mix of both seems pretty likely. And if regeneration didn't cost anything, why didn't Piccolo do it during the fight with Raditz?

Well, that's kind of what I meant. I don't mean ALL regeneration costs a lot of ki. If Piccolo needed to regrow and antenna or a fingertip, he's not going to lose half his power or anything. But when it comes to the larger sections like limbs and torsos, it seems pretty obvious that the drop in ki afterward is directly related to the regeneration skill itself. When Nail was fighting Freeza, the tyrant didn't note the drop in the Namekian's power when he ripped his arm off, it was only after the he regrew the limb. The damage they have taken before hand could effect how much ki is required to use the skill, even on a relatively small part of their body (less if mostly health, a shit ton of they are nearly dead), but that's venturing further away from the facts...

[Bussani]

When Nail was fighting Freeza, the tyrant didn't note the drop in the Namekian's power when he ripped his arm off, it was only after the he regrew the limb.

That could just be because Freeza was noting the regeneration didn't allow him to regain his full strength. On the whole I think about it more like you do, but I don't think there's anything that makes it obvious or factual that a different interpretation couldn't be right.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

You saying "it works like this" doesn't mean that's how it actually works. Just because we don't see one regenerate an actual hole in their body doesn't mean they couldn't. Closing the hole would literally be the same thing as regrowing that specific part of their body. The series and guidebooks both say that Namekians can regenerate from any condition as long as their head remains in tact.

Either way, we don't have enough proof if they can regenerate holes, so it can be only speculation.

[Mjb1985]

We know two Namekians COULDN'T regenerate holes through their bodies.

Until we get some proof that Piccolo could, aren't we wasting our time speculating? I'd like to see the proof that Namekians can regenerate holes through their bodies before speculating personally.

[FNF]

Regenerating uses up a lot of power/stamina. He almost definitely didn't have enough.
Piccolo just managed to regenerate after he was decimated by Cell but that took a while. He probably had to let his stamina recover.

[Xyex]

I think regeneration is an entirely power based ability. We know it uses up ki because Freeza noted it when Nail did it. So it stands to reason, the stronger you are the better you're able to regenerate. So it's likely King Piccolo simply lacked the required amount of ki to regenerate his wound.

[Toadster]

King Piccolo was completely exhausted and totally out of energy when Goku pierced through his chest. I don't think he had the stamina to quickly recover from a fatal blow like that. He blew up in mere seconds. The blow was too powerful and he was out of stamina. Look at when Nappa killed Piccolo... Piccolo didn't lose any part of his body. However, the blow was so substantial that it killed him. Just because you can regenerate doesn't mean you can recover from any and all wounds.