Goten and Trunks power discussion?

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by SSJ2FutureGohan » Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:27 pm

It's an indication that Gohan has to put in effort to spar against Goten, which would make absolutely no sense if Gohan was ahead of Goten by a stomping range.

When did Goku come into this?

Gohan was still at a level where he could fight Dabra, who's compared to Cell.

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by Hugo Boss » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:39 pm

SSJ2FutureGohan wrote:It's an indication that Gohan has to put in effort to spar against Goten, which would make absolutely no sense if Gohan was ahead of Goten by a stomping range.
It's also an indication that Gohan is so rusty that even his little brother is making him sweat. He spent months to retrieve his former strenght, only to Vegeta to say Gohan wasn't even close to that level. Dabra most likely is comparable to the Cell that fought Goku, yet Gohan couldn't overpower him.

Goku came into this when you mentioned his fight against Ginyu Force as an example (which I don't see the conection).

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by SSJ2FutureGohan » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:47 pm

Goten doesn't really have skill, which somewhat evens the playing field since Gohan is also rusty.

The sparring session just shows they're close in power. I just don't see how can look at the scene and conclude Goten is nowhere close to Gohan in power.

If Dabra is = to the Cell Goku fought, then Dabra ~ Cell (@ Goku) ~ MSSJ Gohan > MSSJ Goku (CG)

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by Hugo Boss » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:58 pm

The problem is when you use that instance to conclude Goten is close to the power Gohan had at Cell Games or with the power Gohan had when he fought Dabra.

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by SSJ2FutureGohan » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:01 pm

I never said close to Cell Games Gohan.

All it shows is Goten ~ Teen Gohan.

And I don't think Gohan (at Dabra) is that much stronger than pre-TB Gohan. Nothing suggests Gohan made awesome gains while Goten gained nothing.

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by Hugo Boss » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:11 pm

It's much easier to regain strenght you already had, then acquire one you never had, think about it. Even Goten and Trunks became stronger than Saiyaman Gohan, but there is no way to know how much strenght Gohan regained.

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by SSJ2FutureGohan » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:20 pm

It was only about a month or so right? Nothing suggests Gohan got massively stronger while Goten got only moderately stronger. Gohan was also worried about being outstripped by Goten and Trunks, which wouldn't make sense if his rate of growth (in strenght) was much faster than theirs. Trunks also comments that Goten really improved.

If Gohan and Goten are close in power and are shown sparring together, and doing the same training together, there's no reason to assume Gohan got so much more out of it.

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by Hugo Boss » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:37 pm

It's not like Gohan got massively stronger, he just became able to use most of his power. See how fast he gets used to the throwing-rocks-training, it's because his body was remembering the reflex he had back then.

Goten got a lot stronger. Though, there is no way to quantify if Goten gains are comparable or greater than the strenght Gohan retrieved. Basically, Goten became strong enough to outstrip Saiyaman Gohan. But even going by detached panels, Gohan and Goten didn't train all the time together. Goten still had to refine his techniques, like kamehameha.

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by SSJ2FutureGohan » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:51 pm

So out of curiosity, how much do you have Gohan and Goten gaining in that month? And just how much weaker is Gohan than his kid self?

Goten (pre): 1
Goten (post):
Gohan (pre):
Gohan (post):
Kid Gohan:

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by Hugo Boss » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:55 pm

Assuming they are using the same forms.

Goten (pre): 1
Goten (post): 2
Gohan (pre): 1.2
Gohan (post): 10
Kid Gohan: 12

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by SSJ2FutureGohan » Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:08 pm

Why would Gohan be at 1/10th of his power after 7 years if Piccolo Daimo lost no power while not doing anything for much longer?

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by Hugo Boss » Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:14 pm

Because Gohan is a Half-blood Saiyan (which itself is a warrior race) and King Piccolo is a Dragon-Type Namekian. Though, I could say Piccolo lost more power than Kami. Also, it doesn't have to be 1/10th, it's just an arbitrary number I pictured in my mind.

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Re: Goten and Trunks power discussion?

Post by DieHard » Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:51 pm

SSJ2FutureGohan wrote:Why would Gohan be at 1/10th of his power after 7 years if Piccolo Daimo lost no power while not doing anything for much longer?
I think Piccolo still trained, even if mental training. [PORNOGRAHPIC IMAGE REMOVED BY MODERATOR. USER BANNED.]

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