The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Discussion, generally of an in-universe nature, regarding any aspect of the franchise (including movies, spin-offs, etc.) such as: techniques, character relationships, internal back-history, its universe, and more.
User avatar
TheGmGoken
Namekian Warrior
Posts: 10592
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:19 pm
Location: Capsule Corps

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by TheGmGoken » Thu May 08, 2014 6:30 pm

Bullza wrote:Who is the strongest character that our real life Earth could kill. The opposition isn't allowed to blow up the planet.
Humans. Average level is 5. So most likely were 5 and slightly above.

User avatar
RandomGuy96
Kicks it Old-School
Posts: 8881
Joined: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:57 pm
Location: San Diego, California, USA

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Thu May 08, 2014 8:21 pm

Daimao. His strongest attack is only equivalent to a small nuke.
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.

User avatar
DBZGTKOSDH
Namekian Warrior
Posts: 12401
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:45 pm
Location: Greece

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Fri May 09, 2014 2:18 am

RandomGuy96 wrote:Daimao. His strongest attack is only equivalent to a small nuke.
SS Vegeta's in the AH arc is even weaker by that logic.
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.

User avatar
RandomGuy96
Kicks it Old-School
Posts: 8881
Joined: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:57 pm
Location: San Diego, California, USA

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Fri May 09, 2014 3:06 am

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:Daimao. His strongest attack is only equivalent to a small nuke.
SS Vegeta's in the AH arc is even weaker by that logic.
I'm not using any assumptions, it literally says that in the Daizenshuu.

Daizenshuu 7 power level section:

He has become even more powerful now that he has his youth restored. Easily capable of blowing away a city, his power rivals that of a small nuclear bomb.
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.

User avatar
DBZGTKOSDH
Namekian Warrior
Posts: 12401
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:45 pm
Location: Greece

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Fri May 09, 2014 3:29 am

Oh, this was actually stated. Sorry, I thought you judged it by its size. :shifty:
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.

User avatar
dbzfan7
Namekian Warrior
Posts: 13045
Joined: Sat Aug 04, 2012 3:55 am
Location: Earth
Contact:

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by dbzfan7 » Sat May 10, 2014 2:35 am

RandomGuy96 wrote:
DBZGTKOSDH wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:Daimao. His strongest attack is only equivalent to a small nuke.
SS Vegeta's in the AH arc is even weaker by that logic.
I'm not using any assumptions, it literally says that in the Daizenshuu.

Daizenshuu 7 power level section:

He has become even more powerful now that he has his youth restored. Easily capable of blowing away a city, his power rivals that of a small nuclear bomb.
But Muten Roshi could blow up the moon...shouldn't that take way more power.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!

User avatar
RandomGuy96
Kicks it Old-School
Posts: 8881
Joined: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:57 pm
Location: San Diego, California, USA

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Sat May 10, 2014 2:39 am

.

But Muten Roshi could blow up the moon...shouldn't that take way more power.
Correction: Buff Roshi's max power Kamehameha could blow up the moon.
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.

User avatar
TheGmGoken
Namekian Warrior
Posts: 10592
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:19 pm
Location: Capsule Corps

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by TheGmGoken » Sat May 10, 2014 9:02 am

RandomGuy96 wrote:.

But Muten Roshi could blow up the moon...shouldn't that take way more power.
Correction: Buff Roshi's max power Kamehameha could blow up the moon.
How that a correction? Its like saying Goku didn't beat Freeza. Ssj Goku beat Freeza

User avatar
RandomGuy96
Kicks it Old-School
Posts: 8881
Joined: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:57 pm
Location: San Diego, California, USA

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Sat May 10, 2014 2:58 pm

TheGmGoken wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:.

But Muten Roshi could blow up the moon...shouldn't that take way more power.
Correction: Buff Roshi's max power Kamehameha could blow up the moon.
How that a correction? Its like saying Goku didn't beat Freeza. Ssj Goku beat Freeza
Because we don't know what Buff Roshi's power level is, or what it is while firing a giant Kamehameha. Therefore, we don't know if Daimao is actually stronger than that power, which is enough to destroy the moon.m

And no, it's more like if someone said the Daiz is wrong and Raditz can't possibly be 1,500, because Piccolo killed him, and I corrected them by pointing out that was just his SBC.
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.

User avatar
TheGmGoken
Namekian Warrior
Posts: 10592
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:19 pm
Location: Capsule Corps

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by TheGmGoken » Sat May 10, 2014 3:04 pm

My point was Buff Roshi and Roshi are the same guy. It was obvious he meant the full power of Roshi

User avatar
RandomGuy96
Kicks it Old-School
Posts: 8881
Joined: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:57 pm
Location: San Diego, California, USA

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Sat May 10, 2014 4:09 pm

TheGmGoken wrote:My point was Buff Roshi and Roshi are the same guy. It was obvious he meant the full power of Roshi
Buff Roshi firing a Kamehameha and regular Roshi standing around are NOT the same thing when we're talking about power, as we are. To me, it seemed pretty clear he was saying "but Roshi blew up the moon, and Daimao is stronger than Roshi, so he should be able to destroy the moon". Buff Roshi shouldn't even be considered part of his full power, just part of a special power boosting attack. Like what Piccolo used to kill Raditz. He never even uses it in combat, just in conjunction with a Kamehameha to destroy large stationary objects.
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.

User avatar
TheGmGoken
Namekian Warrior
Posts: 10592
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:19 pm
Location: Capsule Corps

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by TheGmGoken » Sat May 10, 2014 4:24 pm

RandomGuy96 wrote:
TheGmGoken wrote:My point was Buff Roshi and Roshi are the same guy. It was obvious he meant the full power of Roshi
Buff Roshi firing a Kamehameha and regular Roshi standing around are NOT the same thing when we're talking about power, as we are. To me, it seemed pretty clear he was saying "but Roshi blew up the moon, and Daimao is stronger than Roshi, so he should be able to destroy the moon". Buff Roshi shouldn't even be considered part of his full power, just part of a special power boosting attack. Like what Piccolo used to kill Raditz. He never even uses it in combat, just in conjunction with a Kamehameha to destroy large stationary objects.
No no no. I'm saying he obviously meant Roshi power when he blew up the moon. Its still Roshi. I didn't say same thing. I said SAME person.

User avatar
RandomGuy96
Kicks it Old-School
Posts: 8881
Joined: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:57 pm
Location: San Diego, California, USA

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Sat May 10, 2014 4:33 pm

TheGmGoken wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:
TheGmGoken wrote:My point was Buff Roshi and Roshi are the same guy. It was obidea ious he meant the full power of Roshi
Buff Roshi firing a Kamehameha and regular Roshi standing around are NOT the same thing when we're talking about power, as we are. To me, it seemed pretty clear he was saying "but Roshi blew up the moon, and Daimao is stronger than Roshi, so he should be able to destroy the moon". Buff Roshi shouldn't even be considered part of his full power, just part of a special power boosting attack. Like what Piccolo used to kill Raditz. He never even uses it in combat, just in conjunction with a Kamehameha to destroy large stationary objects.
No no no. I'm saying he obviously meant Roshi power when he blew up the moon. Its still Roshi. I didn't say same thing. I said SAME person.
I doubt that. Otherwise he wouldn't have even brought up Roshi in relation to Daimao in the first place, since we have no idea how Buff Roshi's Kamehameha compares to one of Daimao's regular attacks.
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.

User avatar
Mr.Judge
Beyond Newbie
Posts: 146
Joined: Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:39 am
Location: New Namek

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by Mr.Judge » Sat May 10, 2014 5:04 pm

Using the logic used from a much later arc, Cell Saga.
Roshi buff form would give him power boost X 2 and coupled with super kamehameha multiplier x 2 atleast . Buff Roshi along with Kamehameha surpasses Piccolo Jr in arrival of Raditz.
Bullza wrote:Who is the strongest character that our real life Earth could kill. The opposition isn't allowed to blow up the planet.
General Blue/Black or Android 8.

the problem starts with Mercenary Tao due to his speed and strength, since he is guy capable of
1. crossing around 4600 km with the initial momentum he generated to catch that stone pillar he pitted at 2300Km.
2. Based on Projectile Motion(initial velocity is max while final is mostly 0), his initial velocity would be around mach 26 .
Bullza wrote:How? Goku is too slow and weak to even hurt him.

Superman grabs his neck and snaps it with ease.
You are using Akira Toriyama's weight number to gauge strength of DBZ characters?
Superman and Hulk are beings capable of easily jumping to skies which is similar to kid Goku jumping in 21st Budokai Tenkaichi and Tao crossing 2300Km. These strength feats need tremendous muscle strength in limbs of all 4 characters .
The weight numbers Akira Toriyama uses is done without putting in much research unlike most other Mangaka like Eiichiro Oda.

Since reading about Mister M of Marvel who can resist a nuclear explosion he created in his hand. He was capable of resisting the physical force by the nuclear explosion and was not moved by the physical force unleashed either.

Based on that fact I will make 2 cases.
case 1. a durable man(Raditz) is able to withstand the car explosion(moon level attack) but he cant push 2 kg(10-40 tons).
case 2. a durable man(Superman) is thrown back by some 10 feet( across a country) by car explosion(similar moon level attack) but he can easily push 100 Kg(move Earth).

What I'm trying to say here is Saiyan Saga Vegeta Gyarikku Hou/Ki augmented punches wont even push back/throw around First Form Frieza. Frieza would stand all day like an immovable object against attacks capable of destroying Earth.

Reading More about Alpha/Omega Mutants and hyperspace speed of heralds in Marvel, the Omega level mutants match Heralds and above in powers whereas with regards to FTL Speed, it is only meant for interstellar travel in Marvel.
World Breaker Hulk has enough gamma energy to easily destroy Earth. Energy to destroy is easily greater than that needed to move.
Understanding Why Marvel considers Beings with Energy Manipulation superior to lifting strength characters.
Being a Gamma-ray manipulator,the World Breaker Hulk(Marvel) is superior in strength to even the new 52 Superman(DC) who lifts Earth.

the concept of using Energy Manipulation to augment stats exists in Marvel as well as DB. YES even DB.

Excluding Skyfathers and above, there is no a single character in Marvel/Dc who can finger flick and Destroy life sustaining Planets with high gravity with the ease that Frieza is capable of .

Speed of Superman is a Plot device which is only meant to cover interstellar distances but a reader starts questioning it when he is constantly being tagged by beings inferior to him in speed like Darkseid and Lex. Superman can have all the speed in the world but he fails to evade a life-threatening injury at even close range.
I'll post multiple scans if you need.

Superman gets knocked back, thrown off by "punches with Volume of canon blasts and impact of a small bomb" [Superman writers have written this]
Superman is a earth lifter and can only destroy small planets for living.Both things require equivalent energy.
A basic Fact is Superman is affected/bleeds by punches which are only capable of cracking Moons which is what he himself is capable of.
Here is Raditz standing his ground literally unaffected by a attack that can destroy moon to smithereens and you are saying Superman is capable of snapping a neck of guy whose body surges with enough energy to destroy solar system on a whim in his SSJ3 form.

post crisis Superman gets KO by casual blast from Piccolo who destroyed Moon as soon as he grabs Piccolo's neck. Piccolo body while training Gohan in Saiyan Saga is surging with enough energy to casually destroy moon to smithereens.
even Gohan in his debut who surprised Raditz would KO Superman.
Last edited by Mr.Judge on Sun May 11, 2014 5:50 pm, edited 8 times in total.

User avatar
xmysticgohanx
Regular
Posts: 736
Joined: Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:07 pm
Location: Phoenix, AZ, US

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by xmysticgohanx » Sun May 11, 2014 12:23 pm

Mr.Judge wrote:destroy solar system on a whim in his SSJ3 form.
SSJ2 (and maybe SSJ) since SSJ2 Gohan with no charging whatsoever pushed back FP Cell's Solar System destroying Kamehameha.
Canon is Jaco, Dragon Ball except for EoZ, Dragon Ball Super anime and manga (both are separate canons)
Kai >>> Z
Current Roshi/Kulilin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SSJ3 Gotenks

User avatar
dbzfan7
Namekian Warrior
Posts: 13045
Joined: Sat Aug 04, 2012 3:55 am
Location: Earth
Contact:

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by dbzfan7 » Mon May 12, 2014 3:02 am

When I said Roshi I included Buff Roshi. You're saying Buff Roshi could kill Daimao if he stood still and tried to tank his attack.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!

User avatar
RandomGuy96
Kicks it Old-School
Posts: 8881
Joined: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:57 pm
Location: San Diego, California, USA

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Mon May 12, 2014 3:05 am

dbzfan7 wrote:When I said Roshi I included Buff Roshi. You're saying Buff Roshi could kill Daimao if he stood still and tried to tank his attack.

Yes, I am. However, given that he never even considered using that attack against anything other than gigantic stationary objects, I question its practicality in an actual battle, especially against someone so much faster than Roshi.
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.

User avatar
DBZGTKOSDH
Namekian Warrior
Posts: 12401
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:45 pm
Location: Greece

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Mon May 12, 2014 10:49 am

I think that based on the manga, the Daizenshuu is wrong.

The Daizenshuu seem to compare Daimao's attack with a nuke because of the size of the explosion, not the destructive power. Piccolo Daimao should be stronger than Kame-sennin's Max Power Kamehameha, because Kame-sennin would be really stupid not to at least try to hit him with that. But the way Kame-sennin talked about Piccolo Daimao, it sounds like nothing would work against him, except for the Mafuuba.
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.

User avatar
Mr.Judge
Beyond Newbie
Posts: 146
Joined: Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:39 am
Location: New Namek

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by Mr.Judge » Mon May 12, 2014 11:21 am

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:I think that based on the manga, the Daizenshuu is wrong.

The Daizenshuu seem to compare Daimao's attack with a nuke because of the size of the explosion, not the destructive power. Piccolo Daimao should be stronger than Kame-sennin's Max Power Kamehameha, because Kame-sennin would be really stupid not to at least try to hit him with that. But the way Kame-sennin talked about Piccolo Daimao, it sounds like nothing would work against him, except for the Mafuuba.
Using the logic used from a much later arc, Cell Saga.
Roshi buff form would give him power boost X 2 and coupled with super kamehameha multiplier x 2 atleast . Buff Roshi along with Kamehameha surpasses Piccolo Jr in arrival of Raditz.
Daimao cannot be more Powerful than Piccolo Jr in Saiyan Saga but still be in the range of moon level and Master Roshi's Buff Form coupled with Kamehameha charge time wouldn't be feasible against a comparably fast and equally powerful opponent.

User avatar
RandomGuy96
Kicks it Old-School
Posts: 8881
Joined: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:57 pm
Location: San Diego, California, USA

Re: The All-Purpose "Versus" Thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Mon May 12, 2014 12:58 pm

DBZGTKOSDH wrote:I think that based on the manga, the Daizenshuu is wrong.

The Daizenshuu seem to compare Daimao's attack with a nuke because of the size of the explosion, not the destructive power. Piccolo Daimao should be stronger than Kame-sennin's Max Power Kamehameha, because Kame-sennin would be really stupid not to at least try to hit him with that. But the way Kame-sennin talked about Piccolo Daimao, it sounds like nothing would work against him, except for the Mafuuba.
By that logic, Piccolo is dumb for saying the fight against Nappa was hopeless, as he had the SBC. It doesn't matter how powerful an attack is if you can't hit your target with it, because you have to spend some time charging and they can just one shot you or move faster than you can see.
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.

Post Reply