p123 wrote:Cold is in his true form of course. Do you want me to break down the complete reasoning behind that? I thought we were on the same page with that? I don't mind though just let me know. Cold simply cannot be in a suppression. I will go further in detail if needed.
Freeza's forms IMO aren't technically transformations. He has no true transformations. He has suppressions. He has to TRANSFORM to get from one suppression to the next, but that doesn't mean it's a true transformation. Freeza only has one true form, the form he was born with. A transformation IMO is intended to exceed your true form. To go beyond your true form. Freeza does not possess such a form, so alas , he does not have transformations, he has suppressions, in which he has to transform from one to the next to the next and then finally to his true form.
I need no breaking down of anything. I personally don't believe he is in his true form, but I also have no problem accepting the opposing view if it were to ever be confirmed.
That's your opinion, which you state, though that doesn't necessarily make you right. The whole definition supports my side, but #3 helps the most. Nothing ever says that a transformation has to make you stronger, that is simply a potential side effect.
Transformation–noun
1.the act or process of transforming.
2.the state of being transformed.
3.change in form, appearance, nature, or character.
p123 wrote:Using logic we can find what the likely/unlikely scenario is. We have a couple of statements on Cold's strength.
1) He and Suppressed Mecha Freeza are suggested to be rivals/equals.
2) Stated to be way weaker than 100% Organic Freeza.
3) Stated to be strong enough to help Mecha Freeza 100% against an opponent Mecha Freeza is having trouble dealing with.
So we know Freeza > King Cold
Logically, if King Cold was also in his second suppression
Freeza 2nd Suppression > Cold 2nd Suppression
Seeing as how Piccolo was suggested to be a match for Freeza's 2nd form, and is implied to be even stronger now, as well as Vegeta who is well beyond Freeza's 2nd suppression on Namek, also stated to be stronger now, there is no way for Piccolo/Vegeta to fear a power weaker than Freeza's 2nd suppression. We never see Cold power up. Logically he must be at full power. Always assume full power unless contradicted. And alas, Cold is in his true form, way weaker than Organic Freeza, yet still strong enough to help out Mecha Freeza in a fight. Logically he is somewhere around 50-75% of Organic Freeza or so.
First, I just have to sat this...you really need to condense your posts to a better format. It is hell trying to reply to anything you type. Anyway...
I remember no statement about Cold being "way weaker" than Freeza while he was organic. The original version of the manga states that Cold is just another "impossibly large ki", and the Daizenshuu states that he is slightly inferior to Freeza (though makes no mention of which Freeza he is being compared to). Freeza himself is stated to have powered up after having undergone his cybernetic enhancements, and his attitude implies that he thinks he can kill Goku on his own and Cold is only there just in case he needs help.
You assume the suppressions work the same for all characters, when we have next to no information. Maybe Cold only has one suppression and it limits his power similar to 25% Freeza on Namek, while once he transforms to his true form, he has a power close to 75% power Freeza. Both of which would still be leagues above Vegeta and Piccolo by that point.
As you should know, someone much weaker can still help out in a fight with much stronger fighters. Jheese was able to help Captain Ginyu catch Goku, despite the large gap in power. This doesn't even add in the fact that both Cold and Freeza are extremely arrogant, and Freeza had already fought Goku so he thought he knew what to expect. Cold had no idea what he was getting into and both of them could have just assumed that Cold's supressed form would be more than enough to help if Freeza were in trouble. A simple distraction is all it would take to help turn the tide in battle, but too bad for him, he ended up fighting Trunks who was much more cutthroat in his quick execution actions. And after Cold watched Trunks easily cut down his son, who was stronger than him, what is the point in transforming after that?