Kaboom wrote:Results may vary on this one, but I typically don't worry enough about the details to think Gohan was WAY weaker and then somehow regained like half his full power or more during the pre-Tournament training, or something. It's a nice theory, though.
Oh, I don't believe in that either. I just thought it might be important to some that think Piccolo and/or Goten were closer to Gohan, so him being out of shape could somewhat tip the scales.
For the record, I don't think Gohan actually lost any power over those 7 years. It's just that he lost the ability to gain power from rage, which, IMO, was a factor in his Super Saiyan 2 (unique from the rest because 1, he's Gohan, and 2, he's the only one whose transformation was triggered by rage. In the guidebooks, it's said that Gokuu and Vegeta merely became SS2 through harsh training). So, in that sense, he
was technically stronger as a child, but he didn't literally decrease in power. If that makes sense.
To put it into battle power terms:
Piccolo Daimao wrote:The Cell Games
Son Gohan: 30,000,000
Super Saiyan: 1,500,000,000
Angry SS2: 3,500,000,000
Majin Boo
Son Gohan: 30,000,000
Super Saiyan: 1,500,000,000
Super Saiyan 2: 3,000,000,000
Of course, this is under the assumption that Gohan was SS2 against Dabra and Fat Boo, an issue that I often flip-flop on, depending on the situation. When just debating with others about it, I tend to go with SS. When dealing with battle power lists, I tend to go with SS2. It's just easier that way, and makes things less of a clusterfuck. The Boo arc honestly is the arc that I have the most trouble generating battle powers for, because I still hold to this day that its power-scaling is more whacked than in the previous arcs. At least it's not on
GT's level of bad, though.