Let's clash narratives and see who has the best handle on things.
For me, I prefer to have immensely strong Kaioshins. Kibito spoke about SSJ2 Gohan as he was powerful, but not in a way he didn't think a Kaioshin to be that level.
South Kaioshin is a freakin boss. The more powerful we can make...
I'm inclined to believe Toyotarou is indicating that these two would be equals. If this is the case, we run into some interesting situations...
Ssj Goku (BoG) = Kid Buu = Ssj3 Goku (Buu Saga) > Ssj Gotenks (Post Rosat)
This means Super Saiyan 3 Goku in the Buu Saga is far stronger than we...
Ok, I think I got this one all figured out. We talked about this in the past but here's the clarification.
Freeza seemed to use his "full power" to kick back Vegeta's Final Burst Cannon. Then, I believe he says he will start out gently beating up the Vegeta who had given up, so I think Freeza...
So Goku and Cell both lose power after the Kamehameha substantially, but this power is still a world away from Vegeta and Trunks.
Now they fight for a bit more, but it appears like Goku has lost a ton more power than Cell has at this point, this is when Trunks suggests giving Goku a sensu bean...
When Goku goes to visit Cell, their energies are read. Krillen, Roshi, and Yamcha all are talking about their power, they seem to conclude the following.
Resting SSJ Goku = Base Perfect Cell
We already knew this because Warm Up Goku fought Cell without powering up, he had to power up to reach...
I think Toriyama keeps Piccolo and Gohan relatively the same power as he did in RoF and I think he probably still only has them as Blue.
I don't think Toriyama cares too much about the anime or manga interpretations, not enough for him to be forced to accept their narratives.