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Dragon Ball Manga CRT, Cell Saga: Base Saiyans Too Strong?

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Introduction

This crt will aim to add 2 feats for the saiyans in the cell saga:
  1. Base Future Gohan scaling above Namek God Tiers
  2. Base Epilogue Future Trunks above Imperfect Cell and the future cyborgs
  3. Me writing down the new scaling chain that would need to be added for the Manga Speed and AP blogs
1: Future Gohan
In the Dragon Ball Manga we get a bonus chapter covering the History of Trunks TV Special called "Trunks The History - The Lone Warrior" before Goku and Cells fight, however the manga chapter differs majorly from the TV special.

In the manga chapter we see a one armed Future Gohan sparring with a young SS Trunks, however Trunks is visibly more exhausted then Gohan who's holding him back with his one arm meaning Gohan should be superior

The second question is how strong is this Future Trunks? This is 3 years before he fights the androids and goes to the past (for the first time). Well I'll be sourcing this interview: https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translat...sked-akira-toriyama-sensei-saiyan-special-qa/

It’s not like anyone can become a Super Saiyan through training and anger. In order to become a Super Saiyan, one’s body must contain something called “S-Cells”.2 Once these S-Cells reach a certain amount, a trigger such as anger will explosively increase the S-Cells and cause a change in the body; that’s Super Saiyan. Most Saiyans have some S-Cells, although not a great quantity. The reason why Goku and Vegeta’s children can become Super Saiyan relatively easily is probably because to a certain extent they inherited a lot of S-Cells, and also because Earth’s environment is gentler and easier to live in than Planet Vegeta.

Having a gentle spirit is the best way to greatly increase one’s S-Cells, but most Saiyans have trouble with this, which I think is why no Super Saiyans appeared for such a long time that they became the stuff of legend. However, one can’t reach the quantity necessary for becoming a Super Saiyan simply by having a gentle spirit, so a certain amount of battle power is indeed necessary. Looked at in this light, it’s easy to see why becoming a Super Saiyan came easy for Goku.

[Goten picture] “He was able to easily become Super Saiyan thanks to inheriting lots of S-Cells!”

[Goku picture] “A gentle heart + high battle power resulted in Super Saiyan!!”
A) To become a Super Saiyan you need to train to a certain amount of Battle Power and have a certain amount of S-Cells, and once u reach the correct amount of both a type of trigger will allow ur S-Cells to increase and turn u into a Super Saiyan.
B) To increase your S-Cells you either need to train, have a gentle spirit (the best way), live in a peaceful environment like earth or inherit a lot of S-Cells. Most Saiyans have some, but not a great quantity of S-Cells.

Goku's training increases his S-Cells and as we know he's pure of heart (two more examples) which is the best way to quicky increase ur S-Cells, and he also lives on Earths gentle environment which is another way to increase S-Cells. So Goku has the best factors to increase his S-Cells and therefore people like Future Trunks don't fit those factors like Goku exactly does (This is why Toriyama says Super Saiyan came easy for him) would need at least a higher battle power then he did on Namek by training.

2: Epilogue Future Trunks

After Gohan defeats Cell and Trunks returns to his Future where we see him quickly dispose of Cyborg 18 and 17, however peace hasn't been restored yet due to Cell. Trunks sets up a trap for Cell and he hits Cell with a kiai who doesn't react to it until he's hit with it and the force is so great he's sent kilometers away from the city. Now how strong is this version of Cell? Well Cell tells Trunks that he couldn't defeat 17 or 18, let alone me. "Let alone me" by oxford definition means to indicate something far less likely or possible then the former.

At the end of the Epilogue Trunks is 3 years older then the earlier Epilogue Trunks who kills 17 and 18 or the one in the Cell Games, so this only scales to End of Epilouge Future Trunks and no Cell Games Saiyans (Should be fine to apply it to Buu Saga characters who constantly trained for 7 years instead of 3 years).

And finally Android Saga Future Trunks was weaker then the Future Cyborgs

3: The final scaling chain:

A) SS Future Trunks > SS Future Gohan > Base Future Trunks > Base Future Gohan > SS Future Trunks (Pre 3 year Timeskip) >= SS Namek Goku
B) Base Epilogue Trunks > Future Imperfect Cell > Future 17 > SS Future Trunks > SS Future Gohan

This means the use of Future 17 beating a 1 year younger Future Gohan at less then 50% can't be used anymore, because we can't scale that younger Future Gohan to his 1 year older self who has scaling above SS Future Trunks (pretimeskip) and instead were using current Base Future Gohan being 50 x SS Namek Goku

Rebunks
Trunks needed to SS to defeat the Future Cyborgs
This is never stated or implied. It's in character for Future Trunks to defeat his opponents as quick as possible, unlike the pureblood saiyans Trunks doesn't have the same lust for battle or even the warrior characteristics the other Z Fighters share. He just wants to restore peace to his future by quickly ending the threats that caused 20 years of suffering. The same logic applies to Future Trunks showing off SS to King Cold and Mecha Freeza.

If he's trying to end his fights as fast as possible why wouldn't he use Grade 2?
It's in character for Cell Saga Trunks and Vegeta to not use Grade 2 even in a life and death situation, they've obviously started followed Goku's path of Mastering the original Super Saiyan form.
Yes Grade 4 is a higher level or at the same "highest level" as Grade 3 and Goku's base was weaker then Vegeta's (Vegeta surpassed Goku pre ROSAT base to base and then Vegeta spends more than double the time Goku did training in the ROSAT). Meaning Grade 4 would give a higher multiplier then Grade 3.
However they haven't mastered SS to the extent Goku has otherwise they'd be stronger than Goku. There in between Grade 1 and 4 like how Grade 2 inflates ur muscles, but Grade 3 does it to a higher extent.

Trunks off guarded Cell and Cell doesn't even suffer any damage
Kiais aren't always meant to damage the opponent and instead can be used to simply blow away the opponent away (and Goku is not holding back here, because he was maximizing his power during attacking). Trunks himself states "we shouldn't fight in the city they've rebuilt so much", so he's using a non destructive kiai that only pushes the opponent. Kuririn here confirms being able to push ur opponent away far is a feat and Trunks sends Cell far outside of the West Capital which is basically country sized on the Earth maps, and i doubt it's off guard when Trunks is telegraphing this hard and Cell sees it as a feat.

Goku can't have become stronger then his transformed namek self after just two years
Actually in the Moro Arc we see how rewarding the yardrat training can be. Vegeta has to first balance his spirit just like Goku did (note Vegeta's was far less stable). Vegeta then fights Yuzun after balancing his spirit who in his transformed state is stated to be unbeatable by Saganbo, however Vegeta perception blitzes Yuzun. Saganbo himself knocked out SS3 Goku, so yes Yardrat training can give you a big amp.

Agree Everything: @AwkguyDB @Tuxidoe_Redo @Mgebrat282
Agree Future Gohan only:
Agree Epilouge Trunks only:
Disagree: @Robo432343
 
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I assume this was posted accidentally? Do you want me to delete it?
 
Meaning Trunks would need to have trained past Gokus "certain amount of battle power" to reach SS or at the very least the same level.
Even before arriving from Earth, Goku was stated to have "[surpassed] what Saiyans are supposed to be capable of", and the narrative continued to suggest he had already developed the latent potential of a Super Saiyan. Hell, the narrative even suggested a Post-Zenkai Gohan was a "Super Saiyan in progress". Nothing says you have to have a Battle Power of 3,000,000 to become a Super Saiyan.

For example, during Episode: Bardock, Bardock becomes a Super Saiyan, and his previous Battle Power was >10,000; and during one of Sparking! Zero's alternative story paths, Goku can become a Super Saiyan during the battle against Vegeta.
 
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Even before arriving from Earth, Goku was stated to have "[surpassed] what Saiyans are supposed to be capable of", and the narrative continued to suggest he had already developed the latent potential of a Super Saiyan. Hell, the narrative even suggested a Post-Zenkai Gohan was a "Super Saiyan in progress". Nothing says you have to have a Battle Power of 3,000,000 to become a Super Saiyan. For example, during Episode: Bardock, Bardock becomes a Super Saiyan, and his previous Battle Power was >10,000; and during one of Sparking! Zero's alternative story paths, Goku can become a Super Saiyan during the battle against Vegeta.
Scans ain't working for me, did u use a random manga site?
 
This is never shown or implied. It's in character for Future Trunks to defeat his opponents as quick as possible, unlike the pureblood saiyans Trunks doesn't have the same lust for battle and just wants to restore peace to his future by quickly ending threats.
I'm not buying it. If his M.O. was to end a fight as quickly as possible by using all of his power, he'd've become a Second Grade Super Saiyan or even Super Trunks, had he been confident he could make up for the loss of speed against the Androids. Otherwise, I don't see the point in becoming a Super Saiyan at all if he could have defeated the two in his normal form; at that point, if finishing the fight is all that matters, and he was fully capable of doing it in his normal form, why not just stick to that form? The argument you're making operates under a logic fundamentally at odds with said argument; either he's the type to go all out from the start of a fight, which would therefore warrant him using his strongest forms from the very start instead of the normal Super Saiyan form; or the Androids were strong enough to put up a challenge for his normal form but weak enough to be stomped by his normal Super Saiyan form, which is the simpler of the two and requires the fewest leaps in logic.
 
Even before arriving from Earth, Goku was stated to have "[surpassed] what Saiyans are supposed to be capable of", and the narrative continued to suggest he had already developed the latent potential of a Super Saiyan. Hell, the narrative even suggested a Post-Zenkai Gohan was a "Super Saiyan in progress". Nothing says you have to have a Battle Power of 3,000,000 to become a Super Saiyan.

For example, during Episode: Bardock, Bardock becomes a Super Saiyan, and his previous Battle Power was >10,000; and during one of Sparking! Zero's alternative story paths, Goku can become a Super Saiyan during the battle against Vegeta.
"surpass what saiyans are supposed to be capable of" doesn't mean he has the required S-cells to trigger the SS transformation. The narrative is simply saiying he's gone beyond what every other saiyan because he's not just training hard (his nurture), but also combining it with Zenkais (his nature) something other saiyans never did. So he's simply > saiyan capability not necessarily at the level to be able to become a SS.
Never does the narrative suggest he has the required S-Cells or "latent potential of a Super Saiyan", none of the scans u sent show that. What they actually say is that Goku has completely surpassed saiyan strength and the people around him think he's already become a Super Saiyan which we know he isn't. You keep saying "the narrative", but almost all of them are characters making baseless assumptions... Nothing in the manga contradicts Toriyamas statements.

The TV Special isn't canon and the sequal Episode of Bardock therefore wouldn't be canon either to the manga. Toriyama wrote DB Minus in Jaco's prequel manga and adapted it into DBS Broly. The scan of him drawing TV Special Bardock doesn't mean the entire TV Special is canon, he's just making Bardock having rebelled canon. TV Special Bardock sure, but there's no anti feat or statement for Episode of Bardocks Base Power Level. And why on gods green earth are we using Sparking Zero.
I'm not buying it. If his M.O. was to end a fight as quickly as possible by using all of his power, he'd've become a Second Grade Super Saiyan or even Super Trunks, had he been confident he could make up for the loss of speed against the Androids. Otherwise, I don't see the point in becoming a Super Saiyan at all if he could have defeated the two in his normal form; at that point, if finishing the fight is all that matters, and he was fully capable of doing it in his normal form, why not just stick to that form? The argument you're making operates under a logic fundamentally at odds with said argument; either he's the type to go all out from the start of a fight, which would therefore warrant him using his strongest forms from the very start instead of the normal Super Saiyan form; or the Androids were strong enough to put up a challenge for his normal form but weak enough to be stomped by his normal Super Saiyan form, which is the simpler of the two and requires the fewest leaps in logic.
Vegeta and Trunks don't use G2 and G3 anymore, because Goku showed them a superior form. It's illogical for them to still cling to outdated forms and not go for G4 after knowing exactly what G4 is and then going back into the time chamber. This clearly isn't Grade 2 or 3 and it's not G1 either, because from the Semi Perfect Cell fight we see G2 does still give a speed amp. So he can't be G1 otherwise he's illogically holding back against the Cell Jrs he can somewhat fight back against, so is he and Trunks in G4? No otherwise they'd be stronger then Goku. So the only logical conclusion left is there in a state between G1 and G4. Just like how G2 is a state in between G1 and G3, because of how G2 inflates the muscles, but G3 does the same thing only to a higher extent. Goku's perfect G4 fully makes SS like his base while Trunks and Vegeta's imperfect G4's aren't just there yet. Lastly when Goku goes full power in G4 we see a new aura design, Epilouge Trunks also shares the same aura.
 
Maybe, although it is possible he caught him offguard. He also doesn't suffer damage, which makes it a tad ambigious.
Kiais aren't meant to damage the opponent instead they simply blow the opponent away and Goku is not holding back here, because he was maximizing his power during attacking. Kuririn here confirms being able to push ur opponent away far is a feat and Trunks sends Cell far outside of the West Capital which is basically country sized on the Earth maps, and i doubt it's off guard when Trunks is telegraphing this hard and Cell sees it as a feat.
 
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Never does the narrative suggest he has the required S-Cells or "latent potential of a Super Saiyan", none of the scans u sent show that. What they actually say is that Goku has completely surpassed saiyan strength [...]


To be a Super Saiyan is to have "completely surpassed Saiyan strength". Even if he doesn't have the required amount of S-Cells or the emotional catalyst to trigger the physical transformation, he does have the latent potential, as is pointed out by the narrative numerous times.
No, we do not know Goku "isn't" a Super Saiyan. Simply because he has not yet transformed does not mean he is not a Super Saiyan, especially considering Toriyama wrote Vegeta suggesting he was a Super Saiyan, like, four different times upon his arrival. He still needs a trigger for the physical transformation.
You keep saying "the narrative", but almost all of them are characters making baseless assumptions... Nothing in the manga contradicts Toriyamas statements.
Nothing in your argument contradict Toriyama's manga. What evidence do you have to claim any of Vegeta's dialogue is "baseless assumptions", especially considering the only time Vegeta's comments about the Super Saiyan are openly debunked are when he is arrogantly claiming himself to be one.
"Canon" does not equal "in-continuity", but uhhh, I don't care about arguing this.
Vegeta and Trunks don't use G2 and G3 anymore, because Goku showed them a superior form. It's illogical for them to still cling to outdated forms and not go for G4 after knowing exactly what G4 is and then going back into the time chamber.
The way you say "superior form" makes me think you believe Grade 4 is more powerful than Grade 3? Which isn't correct.
is he and Trunks in G4? No otherwise they'd be stronger then Goku.
Do you think Cell Games Saga Goku is as powerful as he was before entering the Room of Spirit and Time?
So the only logical conclusion left is there in a state between G1 and G4.
A "logical conclusion" not once supported by any piece of official media, right.
 
To be a Super Saiyan is to have "completely surpassed Saiyan strength"
So there's layers to surpassing Saiyan strength, doesn't inherently contradict the interview
No, we do not know Goku "isn't" a Super Saiyan. Simply because he has not yet transformed does not mean he is not a Super Saiyan, especially considering Toriyama wrote Vegeta suggesting he was a Super Saiyan, like, four different times upon his arrival. He still needs a trigger for the physical transformation.

Nothing in your argument contradict Toriyama's manga. What evidence do you have to claim any of Vegeta's dialogue is "baseless assumptions", especially considering the only time Vegeta's comments about the Super Saiyan are openly debunked are when he is arrogantly claiming himself to be one.
Vegeta and the others speculate it to be a state of being, but Toriyama can write character dialouge to be false. So why should any of those characters speculating on Goku being a SS be taken reliably? They see his strength and call him one. This is up to YOU to substantiate instead of saying "Toriyama wrote it".
The way you say "superior form" makes me think you believe Grade 4 is more powerful than Grade 3? Which isn't correct.
I don't know if the wiki considers G4 above G3 or not, but like if u read that part u replied to again G4 being above G3 doesn't matter. It matters wheter or not it's above G2.
Do you think Cell Games Saga Goku is as powerful as he was before entering the Room of Spirit and Time?
No and it's my fault for not going deeper on this and just showing one scan, so i'll quickly go into detail:
G1 Vegeta > G1 Goku (both pre ROSAT)
Vegeta spends 2 years in the ROSAT while Goku doesn't even use the full year and has to focus on training Gohan to become stronger then himself (also has to spend time to teach Gohan SS)
So Post 2 trips ROSAT Base Vegeta has to be undoubtedly above Base CG Goku, but if he had the same G4 he'd obv powercliff Goku by a year+ of training and the same distance he had pre ROSAT.
A "logical conclusion" not once supported by any piece of official media, right.
I presented evidence and it doesn't need to be spoonfed, ur just moving the goalpost. Are u gonna sit there and tell me in this life or death situation where there's no profit there gonna be using G1😭, and the Daizenshuu confirms there's a special aura for G4 (I alr sent the scan of a later Trunks having it)
 
So there's layers to surpassing Saiyan strength, doesn't inherently contradict the interview
Likewise, the interview does not claim the minimum Battle Power required to become a Super Saiyan is 3,000,000. All Toriyama says is becoming a Super Saiyan "came easy" for Goku because of his pure heart and his super-high Battle Power, not that you have to be as powerful as he was to become a Super Saiyan. You don't have any idea what the minimum amount of S-Cells or the minimum Battle Power required is, and you don't have any evidence to claim it's what Goku had against Frieza.
 
Likewise, the interview does not claim the minimum Battle Power required to become a Super Saiyan is 3,000,000. All Toriyama says is becoming a Super Saiyan "came easy" for Goku because of his pure heart and his super-high Battle Power, not that you have to be as powerful as he was to become a Super Saiyan. You don't have any idea what the minimum amount of S-Cells or the minimum Battle Power required is, and you don't have any evidence to claim it's what Goku had against Frieza.
Your not even attacking the arguments I made now. Ur strawmanning and once again moving the goalpost. It does not need to literally say "You need a minimum battle power of 3,000,000 to become a SS" if I can provide evidence like i did and reach that conclusion it's perfectly valid (The paragraph i had written after quoting the interview). Actually counter the points like how I've been countering ur points instead of commiting fallacies
 
On second thought, I retract my disagreement. I figure it'd be easier to just let this thread pass and then post my own afterwards.
 
Would Gohans level of power and his rage showings in the freeza saga serve as supporting evidence in this case? His base grows to outmatch 1st and 2nd form Freeza and despite having inherited an unknown many S-Cells from Goku his rage did not allow him to become a Super Saiyan, and arguably Trunks would have at least as many or even less S-Cells to inherit from Vegeta as his father since the latter never got into that peaceful earth environment until much later than Goku.
 
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