dbzfan7 wrote:Except the fact we never get any hint of this in the manga.
You mean the fact that it is stated that everyone has dormant power inside them? Kuririn didn't show any hints about it (he even thought that he was past his limits), yet he had still plenty inside him, and he was an Earthling. Trunks however, is a Saiyan/Earthling Halfling, so he should have much more.
dbzfan7 wrote:It's like Tenshinhan being stated to have fought 19.
It is completely different. Trunks having dormant power is extra information that doesn't contradict anything, while Tenshinhan fighting #19 is false information that never happened.
dbzfan7 wrote:The SEG has no mention of dormant power in SSJ3 and only says it has 4x the power of SSJ2 (SEG came after the D7).
This is literally the only thing SEG says about SS3. We don't get a description for SS3 from what I know, unlike in D7. And there is also GT Perfect Files saying the same thing for SS4, and D2 saying that SSFP draws the hidden powers to their limits. There is plenty of evidence that the Saiyan forms are related with hidden powers.
dbzfan7 wrote:Trunks doesn't have powers he can't access (or at least a massive reserve). He's shown to just be an incredibly strong kid. He has massive potential and that's it. He has shown like all the Halflings they can learn and develop faster than the Adults.
Massive power from young age & massive gains at short time could mean massive dormant power, depending on how you view dormant power.
dbzfan7 wrote:I find it ridiculous to believe that Trunks has hidden powers that are GREATER THAN HIS SSJ3 FUSED FORM.
If Gohan could do it, then why not Trunks? Ultimate Gohan should be stronger than a hypothetical SS3 Fusion of him & Goku or Vegeta.
dbzfan7 wrote:If this is okay, there is no reason to complain about Base Goku>SSJ3 Goku as you can just call it sparing gains with an SSJ3 like opponent
Goku never got his dormant powers drawn out for him to be above SS3 in base. If he had, there would be no issue. But since all he did was simply training like all these years, it doesn't make any sense.
dbzfan7 wrote:just like how Piccolo was near SSJ level after training with an SSJ
Piccolo was a merged fighter at that point, so he can have potential to get much stronger if the author wants to.
Like I said before, it can go either way. Someone may believe that Trunks has more dormant power than Gohan because he was born with higher battle power. Someone else may believe that Gohan has more dormant power because he gets stronger through anger, which could mean that he has more hidden power. A third person may think that they have the same amount because they belong to the same race (Saiyan/Earthling Halflings). All 3 opinions/interpretations are correct, so we will have to go by the author's opinion/interpretation.