Kaio-Ken Questions

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Re: Kaio-Ken Questions

Post by Kendamu » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:02 pm

Piccolo Daimao wrote:All that means is that Piccolo was suppressing his energy and then wasn't when he was fighting #20. There's nothing that suggests he was using some kind of "proto-Kaio-Ken".
What Piccolo was doing when using his energy in bursts was the same thing Goku was doing against Jees and Baata. You don't need Kaioken to efficiently use Chi.

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Re: Kaio-Ken Questions

Post by Michsi » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:06 am

Why didn't Goku ever teach the Kaioken to Gohan or Piccolo or anyone?
Piccolo and the Kaioken is actually one of my favorite "what if's" and " why didn't they do it" ideas. Here was a legitimate, non-asspullish method to keep him relevant as figther and help him keep up with SSJ level power ups. He was the only one who could handle the damage the Kaioken did to the body. Or maybe even nullify it. If his enhanced regeneration is something ki based, then the Kaioken might actually help him heal.

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Re: Kaio-Ken Questions

Post by Piccolo Daimao » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:54 am

Kendamu wrote:
Piccolo Daimao wrote:All that means is that Piccolo was suppressing his energy and then wasn't when he was fighting #20. There's nothing that suggests he was using some kind of "proto-Kaio-Ken".
What Piccolo was doing when using his energy in bursts was the same thing Goku was doing against Jees and Baata. You don't need Kaioken to efficiently use Chi.
Yeah, that's pretty much it.
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Re: Kaio-Ken Questions

Post by FNF » Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:04 am

Kaioken was excluded from the plot after the Goku - Frieza fight. Simple as that.
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