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FortuneSSJ wrote:Why training?! Is it hard to believe that Shisami is a new recruit, stronger than the rest?! At least, that's how i think.
Sorbet said that he & Tagoma are on par with Zarbon & Dodoria at the time of Freeza's revival, and 1st Form Freeza easily killed Tagoma.
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.
jcogginsa wrote:Shisame and Tagoma being on par with Zarbon and Dodoria was said in a way where it wasn't explicitly refering to power levels.
Although I'm sure it certainly is possible there were other factors being compared, the fact that first form Frieza (prior to training) was able to finish off Tagoma so easily implies that both Shisami and Tagoma are still well below first form Frieza -- which means even if they are above Zarbon in strength, it probably isn't a very significant gap. Therefore, strength being the topic of comparison here seems the most logical.
DBZGTKOSDH wrote:Freeza was impressed that a Super Saiyan managed to defeat Shisami, meaning that Shisami is stronger than Freeza was on Namek. Shisami most likely did training during these months, like Freeza.
It seems that Freeza was surprised that Gohan was able to transform, in fact. Is Shisame's training real? I don't remember to have read it in the detailed summary. He is supposed to be equal to Dodoria in ability at least.
So... Base Gohan is stronger than Piccolo? He could finish the whole army in an instant but Piccolo is struggling against Shisami.
Spoiler:
Piccolo is having a hard time against Shisami, the best warrior in Freeza’s army.
Sorbet: “I-I can’t believe it!...These guys are…!”
Freeza: “There’s nothing surprising about it. If he felt like it, Son Goku’s son over there could finish them all in an instant.
Sorbet: “I'm-Impossible…Even Shisami’s no match…”
Freeza: “You’ve only ever seen videos of Super Saiyans, so you can’t really know how fearsome they truly are. Still, I didn’t expect that the son would also be able to transform.”
saunasolmu wrote:So... Base Gohan is stronger than Piccolo? He could finish the whole army in an instant but Piccolo is struggling against Shisami.
Spoiler:
Piccolo is having a hard time against Shisami, the best warrior in Freeza’s army.
Sorbet: “I-I can’t believe it!...These guys are…!”
Freeza: “There’s nothing surprising about it. If he felt like it, Son Goku’s son over there could finish them all in an instant.
Sorbet: “I'm-Impossible…Even Shisami’s no match…”
Freeza: “You’ve only ever seen videos of Super Saiyans, so you can’t really know how fearsome they truly are. Still, I didn’t expect that the son would also be able to transform.”
saunasolmu wrote:So... Base Gohan is stronger than Piccolo? He could finish the whole army in an instant but Piccolo is struggling against Shisami.
Spoiler:
Piccolo is having a hard time against Shisami, the best warrior in Freeza’s army.
Sorbet: “I-I can’t believe it!...These guys are…!”
Freeza: “There’s nothing surprising about it. If he felt like it, Son Goku’s son over there could finish them all in an instant.
Sorbet: “I'm-Impossible…Even Shisami’s no match…”
Freeza: “You’ve only ever seen videos of Super Saiyans, so you can’t really know how fearsome they truly are. Still, I didn’t expect that the son would also be able to transform.”
Gohan needed to use SSJ to defeat Shisami, so no.
Freeza stated that Gohan could defeat all of his army in an instant without knowing he could go SSJ.
saunasolmu wrote:So... Base Gohan is stronger than Piccolo? He could finish the whole army in an instant but Piccolo is struggling against Shisami.
Spoiler:
Piccolo is having a hard time against Shisami, the best warrior in Freeza’s army.
Sorbet: “I-I can’t believe it!...These guys are…!”
Freeza: “There’s nothing surprising about it. If he felt like it, Son Goku’s son over there could finish them all in an instant.
Sorbet: “I'm-Impossible…Even Shisami’s no match…”
Freeza: “You’ve only ever seen videos of Super Saiyans, so you can’t really know how fearsome they truly are. Still, I didn’t expect that the son would also be able to transform.”
Gohan needed to use SSJ to defeat Shisami, so no.
Freeza stated that Gohan could defeat all of his army in an instant without knowing he could go SSJ.
Freeza was talking about the entire army besides Shisami; if Gohan could defeat him "in an instant" without SSJ, he would have.
I would say Piccolo>Base Saiyans point....but it seems like the we now officially have both.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
Wait, I just remembered something: Was the 1.87 million battle power about Freeza true after all, or it was false information?
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.
DBZGTKOSDH wrote:Wait, I just remembered something: Was the 1.87 million battle power about Freeza true after all, or it was false information?
From the script.
Freeza: “I’m a natural prodigy, so I’ve never trained, not even once. I’ve simply never needed to.”
Sorbet: “Yes…”
Freeza: “So I wonder what will happen…if I draw out my full potential through training…”
Sorbet: “Y-You can…become even stronger?...”
Freeza: “Is that so surprising? In my estimation, if I train hard for 4 months then…I should acquire a battle power of 1.30 million…”
The soldiers all tremble at this terrifying number.
Close up on Freeza as he sneers.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
Where is everyone getting all these info from the script? Are they from past posts of Herms, or Herms is posting them somewhere?
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.
DBZGTKOSDH wrote:Wait, I just remembered something: Was the 1.87 million battle power about Freeza true after all, or it was false information?
It's false. It's not in the summary and Herms would have mentioned it if it was in the script.
It's in the Volume f script which I quoted above. However that could have been written out of the movie. I'd say unlikely cause then those other people who leaked that info would have nothing to go on.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
You know, I was thinking of something. This is mostly pure speculation, but bear with me on this:
Gohan was unsure if he could reach SSJ1 but did, so at the absolute minimum Gohan's PL would be 150 million (same as Goku on Namek). Probably a lot higher since he was also able to easily beat someone who was giving Piccolo trouble, and Piccolo was at that point stronger than 17 who was stronger than SSJ1 Vegeta and Trunks. Anyway, we can safely say that Gohan's PL at SSJ1 in RoF is higher than 150 million. Freeza in his first form was able to easily beat SSJ1 Gohan, so his power in that form would be even higher, but we don't how much higher. Anyway, on Namek, Freeza's full strength was 226.41509434 times stronger than his first form (120,000,000/530,000). Assuming that multiplier holds after his training, then in 4th form Freeza's PL cannot be any lower than 33,962,264,150 (and is probably much higher). We don't know how much his golden form increases his power but it would be even higher than that.
I wasn't sure if I should post this here or on the PLs thread.
Not to be nitpicky, but wasn't the number 1.37 million?
If this information was not included in the movie, maybe someone just decided that Mr. Toriyama's battle powers are off. I wonder if the team behind the scenes went in that kind of discussion with him. Anyway, I would like to see his position.