How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain?

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How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain?

Post by Son-Kun!! » Sat May 03, 2014 5:50 pm

Granted, it was a off model and perhaps not fully matured Super-Sayain, but how is it that a weakened Goku with nothing but Piccolo's spare energy can own a even more powerful giant Slug with Kaio-Ken?

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Re: How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain

Post by TheDevilsCorpse » Sat May 03, 2014 5:58 pm

Movie logic?

Your answer, should you decide to accept it, is that promotion material apparently suggests that it was a Kaio-ken x100; a bigger boost than Super Saiyan.
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Re: How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain

Post by Gogeta8001 » Sat May 03, 2014 6:00 pm

FSSJ is Kaioken X100?

Since when?

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Re: How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain

Post by TheDevilsCorpse » Sat May 03, 2014 6:07 pm

Never said False Super Saiyan was Kaio-ken x100. The little information blurb said that the Kaio-ken Goku used at the end of the film was a Kaio-ken x100.
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Re: How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain

Post by Hitiro » Sat May 03, 2014 6:13 pm

TheDevilsCorpse wrote:Never said False Super Saiyan was Kaio-ken x100. The little information blurb said that the Kaio-ken Goku used at the end of the film was a Kaio-ken x100.
Clearly that was what Elder Kaioshin meant when transformations are the wrong way of doing things. Everyone should use Kaio-ken x100 and be as strong as SSJ2's. XD

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Re: How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain

Post by Legendary Saiya-Jin » Sat May 03, 2014 7:42 pm

Because Piccolo gave him a power boost similar to Movie 8 when Goku faced Broly.

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Re: How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain

Post by Hitiro » Sat May 03, 2014 7:46 pm

Legendary Saiya-Jin wrote:Because Piccolo gave him a power boost similar to Movie 8 when Goku faced Broly.
The true SSJG form comes from Piccolo powering him up. XD

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Re: How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain

Post by Son-Kun!! » Sat May 03, 2014 7:57 pm

Hitiro wrote:
Legendary Saiya-Jin wrote:Because Piccolo gave him a power boost similar to Movie 8 when Goku faced Broly.
The true SSJG form comes from Piccolo powering him up. XD
XDD, Even though piccolo had nothing left, And then Goku thinks that this amount of power is reason to finally use Kaio-Ken. Oh well, atleast the animation at the end is kick ass...

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Re: How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain

Post by FoolsGil » Sat May 03, 2014 8:12 pm

TheDevilsCorpse wrote:The little information blurb said that the Kaio-ken Goku used at the end of the film was a Kaio-ken x100.
That's only half as awesome as Champion Christmas.

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Re: How does Kaio-Ken do more against Slug then Super Sayain

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Sat May 03, 2014 8:19 pm

Pseudo-Super Saiyan should be a x50 multiplier at most, and Goku used Kaio-ken x100.
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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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