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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by DragonHermit » Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:27 pm

Goku base form in RoF is about SSJ3 level no? Does that mean that SSJ Blue is 50x SSJ3?

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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:54 pm

DragonHermit wrote:Goku base form in RoF is about SSJ3 level no?
Nope. He is at SSG level.
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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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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:56 pm

No he's not. He's nowhere near SSG level, as even a half-dead Golden Freeza who couldn't do ANYTHING to a worn out SSGSS Goku with clean hits to the face still laughed at the idea that base Vegeta could stand a chance against him.
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dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.
It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWoke
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.

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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:58 pm

RandomGuy96 wrote:No he's not. He's nowhere near SSG level, as even a half-dead Golden Freeza who couldn't do ANYTHING to a worn out SSGSS Goku with clean hits to the face still laughed at the idea that base Vegeta could stand a chance against him.
All that just mean that SSGSS & Golden Freeza are much stronger than SSG.
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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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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:00 pm

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:No he's not. He's nowhere near SSG level, as even a half-dead Golden Freeza who couldn't do ANYTHING to a worn out SSGSS Goku with clean hits to the face still laughed at the idea that base Vegeta could stand a chance against him.
All that just mean that SSGSS & Golden Freeza are much stronger than SSG.
No it doesn't, since full power SSGSS Goku is still far below Beerus's 10, while full power SSG Goku is a 6 compared to Beerus's 10. The difference is miniscule, certainly not enough to cover the enormous difference between base Goku, exhausted Golden Freeza, exhausted SSGSS Goku, and full power SSGSS Goku. Heck, the gap between #2 and #3 on that list alone is "I can stand still and let you punch me in the face and not get hurt" huge.

I go with a x50 difference. Nice and neat. If Beerus is a 1000 and SSG Goku is a 600, SSGSS Goku is a 750, and base Goku is a 15. Worn out SSGSS Goku can be a 6 while worn out Golden Freeza is a 300 or 400. Base Freeza can be a 11.5.
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dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.
It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWoke
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.

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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by ZombieVito » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:00 pm

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:No he's not. He's nowhere near SSG level, as even a half-dead Golden Freeza who couldn't do ANYTHING to a worn out SSGSS Goku with clean hits to the face still laughed at the idea that base Vegeta could stand a chance against him.
All that just mean that SSGSS & Golden Freeza are much stronger than SSG.
There's not enough room for this to work.

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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by Noah » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:03 pm

I don't think SBG Goku = SSJG either

I see his Base now like a state that he got pretty much stronger after absorbing Godly Ki, but no near the level of a SSJG and the only way to unleashed it all is transforming into a SSGSS

Something like:

SSJG = 6

SSGSS = 7
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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:05 pm

Zombie wrote:
DBZGTKOSDH wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:No he's not. He's nowhere near SSG level, as even a half-dead Golden Freeza who couldn't do ANYTHING to a worn out SSGSS Goku with clean hits to the face still laughed at the idea that base Vegeta could stand a chance against him.
All that just mean that SSGSS & Golden Freeza are much stronger than SSG.
There's not enough room for this to work.
Why not? For example:

SSG Goku - 60
SbG Goku/Vegeta - 59
SSGSS Goku/Vegeta - 75
Final Form Freeza - 45
Golden Freeza - 80
Beerus (against Goku) - 70
Beerus (full power) - 100
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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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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:07 pm

Doesn't work. SSGSS Goku, while below his full power, tanked punches to the face from a worn out Golden Freeza, who was much much stronger than base Vegeta.
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dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.
It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWoke
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.

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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:22 pm

RandomGuy96 wrote:Doesn't work. SSGSS Goku, while below his full power, tanked punches to the face from a worn out Golden Freeza, who was much much stronger than base Vegeta.
We have no idea how much weaker SSGSS Goku was. He didn't show any significant drop from what I recall. A tired SSGSS Goku could have been at 73, while a tired Golden Freeza could have been at 63.

And tired Golden Freeza wasn't "much much" stronger than base Vegeta, or Vegeta would have lost his arm when he effortlessly hit & changed, to his own liking, the course of Freeza's full power ki blast.
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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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by ZombieVito » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:30 pm

Didn't Whis compared their base power to a tree and Beeru's to his tower?

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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:34 pm

Zombie wrote:Didn't Whis compared their base power to a tree and Beeru's to his tower?
No, he said that if the tower is the level of the gods, they are only that high, meaning that they are at god level.
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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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:39 pm

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:Doesn't work. SSGSS Goku, while below his full power, tanked punches to the face from a worn out Golden Freeza, who was much much stronger than base Vegeta.
We have no idea how much weaker SSGSS Goku was. He didn't show any significant drop from what I recall. A tired SSGSS Goku could have been at 73, while a tired Golden Freeza could have been at 63.

And tired Golden Freeza wasn't "much much" stronger than base Vegeta, or Vegeta would have lost his arm when he effortlessly hit & changed, to his own liking, the course of Freeza's full power ki blast.
Even going with your insanely generous assumptions, that is nowhere near a big enough difference to tank punches to the face. It's not a big enough difference to just outright ignore dozens of ki blasts launched at you either. This clearly doesn't work.

Yes he was. Freeza considered Vegeta's power to be a complete joke compared to his, and no one contradicted him.
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RandomGuy96 wrote:
dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.
It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWoke
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.

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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:47 pm

RandomGuy96 wrote:Even going with your insanely generous assumptions, that is nowhere near a big enough difference to tank punches to the face.
Why?
Yes he was. Freeza considered Vegeta's power to be a complete joke compared to his, and no 9je contradicted him.
Freeza can't sense ki to have a clear picture. And again, base Vegeta's feat proves that the difference in their power can't be huge. Freeza believing that Vegeta can't beat him just means that he is still the strongest of the two, but that doesn't mean he is much much stronger. Not to mention that Freeza appeared to be nervous when making that statement, he wasn't even really confident.
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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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by Noah » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:52 pm

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:Freeza can't sense ki to have a clear picture.
How so? He trained for 4 months and had huge gains, it's impossible to think that he didn't learned the basics also he said to Sorbet that he knows that Gohan could defeat his entire army in a blink if he wanted to, implied that he sensed that Gohan was fighting suppressed.
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Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:56 pm

Noah wrote:How so? He trained for 4 months and had huge gains, it's impossible to think that he didn't learned the basics
You'll have to prove that he learned that one. All of Freeza's army were trained soldiers, yet none of them, not even the strongest ones, could sense ki.
also he said to Sorbet that he knows that Gohan could defeat his entire army in a blink if he wanted to, implied that he sensed that Gohan was fighting suppressed.
You don't need to sense ki to see that someone is effortlessly beating the soldiers, and assume that he is strong enough to destroy them all. Ginyu could get an estimation of Goku's power, and Goku could get an estimation of Beerus' power, and in both cases, ki sensing wasn't involved because Ginyu couldn't sense ki & Goku couldn't sense godly ki.
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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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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:02 pm

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:Even going with your insanely generous assumptions, that is nowhere near a big enough difference to tank punches to the face.
Why?
You want me to explain why less than a x1.2 difference isn't enough to tank punches to the face and not even be bothered by dozens of ki blasts?
Freeza can't sense ki to have a clear picture.
It doesn't matter. He knows how powerful the base Saiyans are from fighting Goku.
And again, base Vegeta's feat proves that the difference in their power can't be huge. Freeza believing that Vegeta can't beat him just means that he is still the strongest of the two, but that doesn't mean he is much much stronger. Not to mention that Freeza appeared to be nervous when making that statement, he wasn't even really confident.
It doesn't prove that at all. You don't need to be anywhere near as powerful as someone just to block/redirect a blast, especially when we don't know how powerful it was.
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dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.
It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWoke
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.

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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:09 pm

RandomGuy96 wrote:You want me to explain why less than a x1.2 difference isn't enough to tank punches to the face and not even be bothered by dozens of ki blasts?
Yep. A 1.09 difference is big enough to one-shot the opponent with a ki blast after all.
It doesn't matter. He knows how powerful the base Saiyans are from fighting Goku.
And? He can't know how exactly Vegeta compares to Goku.
It doesn't prove that at all. You don't need to be anywhere near as powerful as someone just to block/redirect a blast, especially when we don't know how powerful it was.
We know it was a full power ki blast from the script. If it was at full power, and if Vegeta is as weak as you say, he wouldn't be able to hit it like that.
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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Post by RandomGuy96 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:16 pm

And? He can't know how exactly Vegeta compares to Goku.
He saw them fight on even terms.
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RandomGuy96 wrote:You want me to explain why less than a x1.2 difference isn't enough to tank punches to the face and not even be bothered by dozens of ki blasts?
Yep. A 1.09 difference is big enough to one-shot the opponent with a ki blast after all.
Oh, you've converted to the "Vegeta's fights with Freeza's goons determines all power level gaps, the official levels are wrong and/or don't apply because of X" school of thought. Never mind then, this conversation is a waste. Continue telling people they're wrong for not thinking that base Goku is SSG level and that a x1.1 difference is enough to receive no damage from an opponent's punches and blasts and kill them in one hit. "Yamcha vs Saibaman/Goku vs Freeza/KK Goku vs Vegeta/Vegeta vs Recoome/70% Beerus vs SSG Goku/etc. don't real" and all that noise.
The Monkey King wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:
dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.
It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWoke
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.

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Re: Dragon Ball Super: Power Level Discussion Thread

Post by Bullza » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:24 pm

Yeah I'm not seeing base Goku of base Vegeta being anywhere near to the level of SSJG anymore. That sneeze blast of Beerus' was said to be enough to wipe Goku out.

It also doesn't make any sense with how taken a back Frieza was when Goku transformed if he only went from a 6 to a 7.

Though how strong they actually are in base is anyone's guess. Frieza in his first form was stronger than Super Saiyan (2?) Gohan and in his final form could be drastically (hundreds?) of times more powerful.

I'd say they were vastly more powerful than Mystic Gohan let alone SSJ3.

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