What If Power Levels Didn't Exist?

Papasmurf

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I think the series would be less popular. Scouters definitely are a staple item in the series even though AT abandoned power levels after about a dozen volumes. Hell, look at how they're still featured in Super while Goku's cloud and staff rarely ever are. Scouters were premium collection items alongside intricate figures and a remote shaped like the Dragon Radar for limited edition Dragon Box sets too

Freeza's most famous phrase, even moreso than "5 minutes" and "this is my 100%!" is probably his "my power level is 530,000" as well
 

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There would be a lot more creativity in the fights, and Krillin, Yamcha, and Tenshinhan would be of more use in the Cell Saga.
 

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There would be a lot more creativity in the fights, and Krillin, Yamcha, and Tenshinhan would be of more use in the Cell Saga.
Not really. Even before power levels were introduced creativity only went so far against a substantially stronger opponent. Master Roshi's "creativity" didn't mean shit against Daimao.
 

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It played a big role in the iconography of the show, especially the scouter-based variant of it. While its canonical relevance faded away -- at least numerically -- it's hard to imagine something else filling the gap in its absence had it not ever been a thing.
 

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