Keeping weaker characters relevant

[SSJ Human]

At this point I think they would be better off doing a spinoff following the characters around during the Timeskips. At least then it wouldn't feel like they were just taking pity on the weaker characters having them get a few good hits in on the main villain before the stronger Z-fighters show up. On the other hand it could work like that part in the battle against Cell where the others threw some blasts at Cell to try and hold him off for Gohan.

Other than that I got nothing, they could have the weaker guys power up but I don't know what good that would do. Unless maybe the stronger guys where off somewhere doing something else that stopped them from helping in a fight. Or hey like that other guy said, they don't have to fight they could just have time ponsing about having some downtime.

I made mention of Krillin during the Cell Saga because that is my idea of how you make someone who can't keep up physically still remain important to the plot. Videl was important to Battle of Gods because she was responsible for Super Saiyan God Goku with being pregnant with Pan, Bulma being relevant as well due to powering up Vegeta with getting knocked out as well as having a party which serves as the setting for the majority of the film and at one point trying to flirt with Beerus alongside convincing Vegeta to give the holding hands thing a shot. That's what I'm talking about. They could do that for any character that can't fight anymore and that's what I'm hoping they do in Super.

Those are some pretty good examples, I can see where you're coming from. I just think it would be nice for them to be relevant in a fight or something. I know DragonBall isn't all about the fighting but I dunno, I just want to see some of the older DragonBall characters kicking ass again - like Tenshinhan or Yamcha.

I think my approach is just rooted in what has been seen from the series since past Dragon Ball and beginning of Z, where it was established that transformations would make a person stronger to such an extent that it would be impossible to defeat them. Look at Great Ape, cut the tail off. Why can't the weakness to say Super Saiyan be that it takes too much energy, which is arguably handled with Super Saiyan 3, but still, why can't the humans be a credible threat to the villains anymore?