Super Saiyan Turlast x4 wrote:That's what Bulma originally said; they hadn't even tested the time machine at that point. The Narrator later says the time machine finally gained enough power after the 3 yrs went by. Trunks surely had more important things to do, but it's stated regardless.
OK, now it's fucking confusing. First, we were told be Bulma that it needs 8 months to charge. This was said when the Time Machine had almost gathered enough energy. But then, we were told by the narrator that it needs 3 years.
It's either plot-hole or the Time Machine had some technical problems. Like
Fox666 said, Trunks hadn't change at all when you compare him with the Trunks we saw against Mecha Freeza & the Trunks we saw pre-RoSaT, while Trunks notably grew taller during his one year inside the RoSaT. This was probably because Toriyama had the 8 month charge in his mind back then, and not the 3 years. So, it seems that it took 8 months to charge the first two times, but the third time, it took 3 years...
But be it 8 months or 3 years, I still can't see Piccolo getting so much stronger, because I want to make his power up as small as possible. I can't have Piccolo stronger than a Super Saiyan, because it doesn't make any sense to me. Sure, Piccolo got a huge power up, but he can being around 70-100 millions (changed it from before) is already a very huge power up.
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.
