The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

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Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:12 pm

Goku pulls a win against suppressed Cell and loses to both power weighted Cell and FP Perfect Cell.
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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: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by TheMightyOzaru » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:44 pm

Kamiccolo9 wrote:SSJ Goku (Buu Arc) vs Perfect Cell/FP Perfect Cell/Power Weighted Perfect Cell
Cell takes this but not that easily.
Vegeta: "Funny... I seem to recall Kakarot being fed the same information right before he transformed; the distinct look on your faces when he went Super Saiyan didn't exactly inspire confidence. One does not predict or calculate power like ours."
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Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by PerfectFreeza » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:45 pm

Cell wins.Goku isn't all that ahead of his Cell Games counterpart, as stated by Piccolo.
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Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by Kamiccolo9 » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:47 pm

PerfectFreeza wrote:Cell wins.Goku isn't all that ahead of his Cell Games counterpart, as stated by Piccolo.
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Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by PerfectFreeza » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:53 pm

SSJ2 Majin Vegeta is only ''perhaps even greater than Gohan against Cell''.
Piccolo: “[Vegeta]’s already surpassed Super Saiyan as well…This is tremendous power…Perhaps even greater than Gohan’s when he fought Cell…But then…Even Gohan has been killed by Majin Boo…Why is Majin Boo as [strong?] as this?…”
Since he is equal to Goku, Goku's power as SSJ1 isn't all that greater than FPSSJ Kid Gohan.
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Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by Kamiccolo9 » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:55 pm

PerfectFreeza wrote:SSJ2 Majin Vegeta is only ''perhaps even greater than Gohan against Cell''.
Piccolo: “[Vegeta]’s already surpassed Super Saiyan as well…This is tremendous power…Perhaps even greater than Gohan’s when he fought Cell…But then…Even Gohan has been killed by Majin Boo…Why is Majin Boo as [strong?] as this?…”
Since he is equal to Goku, Goku's power as SSJ1 isn't all that greater than FPSSJ Kid Gohan.
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Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

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PerfectFreeza wrote:SSJ2 Majin Vegeta is only ''perhaps even greater than Gohan against Cell''.
Piccolo: “[Vegeta]’s already surpassed Super Saiyan as well…This is tremendous power…Perhaps even greater than Gohan’s when he fought Cell…But then…Even Gohan has been killed by Majin Boo…Why is Majin Boo as [strong?] as this?…”
Since he is equal to Goku, Goku's power as SSJ1 isn't all that greater than FPSSJ Kid Gohan.
And how does this prove Goku hadn't progressed much? FPSSJ Gohan was stronger than Goku but we don't know how much stronger and we don't know how beneficial that rage boost was. Goku and Vegeta are subject to a 2x boost. Goku can be decently stronger than his Cell games self and this can all make sense.
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Post by TheGmGoken » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:00 am

GoTrunks(Fan made Potara fusion) vs Gogeta base

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Post by TheMightyOzaru » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:05 am

TheGmGoken wrote:GoTrunks(Fan made Potara fusion) vs Gogeta base
Gogeta would win. I don't think Goten and Trunks would get said rival boost.
Vegeta: "Funny... I seem to recall Kakarot being fed the same information right before he transformed; the distinct look on your faces when he went Super Saiyan didn't exactly inspire confidence. One does not predict or calculate power like ours."
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Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by PerfectFreeza » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:09 am

Did he even have any rage boost?Nothing besides the Daizenshuu hints at him getting a rage boost.
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Post by TheGmGoken » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:11 am

PerfectFreeza wrote:Did he even have any rage boost?Nothing besides the Daizenshuu hints at him getting a rage boost.
The ending of Cell vs Gohan hints it. Gohan lose half of his power making him around his SSJ power. However he wasn't exactly SSJ power. If SSJ is 50x base.SSJ rage is 60x

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Post by TheMightyOzaru » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:14 am

PerfectFreeza wrote:Did he even have any rage boost?Nothing besides the Daizenshuu hints at him getting a rage boost.
The manga hints at it as well, besides do any need any other evidence?:
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Post by PerfectFreeza » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:16 am

He could be reffering to Gohan's final push against Cell in the beam struggle though.
Goken, Gohan could have lost half of his SSJ2 power, making him halfway between his SSJ state and SSJ2 state.
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Post by TheMightyOzaru » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:19 am

PerfectFreeza wrote:He could be reffering to Gohan's final push against Cell in the beam struggle though.
Goken, Gohan could have lost half of his SSJ2 power, making him halfway between his SSJ state and SSJ2 state.
And? That's still Gohan's Cell games power level which is what Piccolo is comparing Vegeta to. Secondly, I don't believe the rage boost was a 1 time beam struggle thing.
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Post by Super Saiyan Turlast x4 » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:38 am

Since he said when you "fought" Cell, I'd like to think he's just referring to Gohan when he turned Super Saiyan 2 and kicked his ass. I believe the rage boost maximizes his power.
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Post by Draken » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:58 am

I don't think when you're tired/injured you say "Oh man, I lost half my running power. I still have all my walking power and half my running power though!" I'm pretty sure it goes "Oh man, I lost half my power. In general."

Meaning Gohan lost half his power. In general.

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Post by Saiga » Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:53 am

Cell notices Gohan's ki starting to increase as he gets angry, before turning into a Super Saiyan 2.

I think Goku is a fair bit stronger than Gohan, and since Gohan was a fair bit stronger than him, he progressed quite a bit to get there. I think he doubled in strength over the 7-year gap.
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Post by RandomGuy96 » Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:00 am

Doubling seems like overkill. Goku SS2 and Majin Vegeta are only "perhaps stronger" and "even stronger" than the Gohan that killed Cell, who's still talked about like he's a huge deal in the Buu Saga. That definitely doesn't imply a big gap, so unless you have a truly monstrous gap between Goku and Gohan at the Cell Games...
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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.
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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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Post by Saiga » Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:12 am

RandomGuy96 wrote:Doubling seems like overkill. Goku SS2 and Majin Vegeta are only "perhaps stronger" and "even stronger" than the Gohan that killed Cell, who's still talked about like he's a huge deal in the Buu Saga. That definitely doesn't imply a big gap, so unless you have a truly monstrous gap between Goku and Gohan at the Cell Games...
It's only a large gap after Gohan's rage boost, which I do think he has (we clearly see later than SS2 was not the extent of his dormant power).

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Post by RandomGuy96 » Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:14 am

Ah. Well I don't have him gaining a rage boost on top of the transformation anymore, except maybe during the final beam struggle, and only for a split second while Cell was distracted and off guard.
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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.
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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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