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I haven't come across anything that supports them being equivalent strength. Is there something from the manga that you'd say is worth re-analyzing on the topic?

This reinforces how much pull Goku has to viewers, especially with the young audience. Personally don't care for the Super Saiyan Pan concept, but the damsel in distress + protagonist heroism they wanted to maintain could've still worked since she she'd scale below SSJ Goku, a tiny fraction of...

Goku cockily reverts to base. Little does he know that Kibito has the latest upgrade of Sorbet's laser...

Any unique quality of Krillin & Gohan's relationship is mainly -- if not wholly -- a Namek Saga phenomenon. At the core, every earthling Z Fighter wants the best for Gohan and the team overall; like Krillin, they'd try to keep him stable whenever rage would ruin covert tactics, and ensure he...

Tiencha. Tien alone vs Krillin is interesting to me. Portrayal would suggest Krillin, but I've noticed that -- as the series progressed -- Tien only ever gets mesmerized by Super Saiyan tier strength, or whenever an above-SSJ antagonist starts showing off more of their power. It also seems that...

I'd wager he could, but there'd just be no upside to it. Suppression is an excellent resource for fodder, but very risky against someone that can compete with you and requires a disciplined strategy to overcome.

From the relatively small pool of characters that can carry out such a procedure, it appears as though Old Kai's potential unlock was supposed to be as good as it gets for Gohan. Later material would indicate the way Ultimate state functions got neglected. That, in combination with the demand...

It was just mild trash talk for hype & drama. He got fired up immediately after as if he was the one that had to prove himself.

To be fair, Krillin's hax-y technique isn't being thrown in-character realistically. Just due to the nature of the attack and who he's fighting. He has a chance with morals-off, but it's still unclear IMO.

Probably Z Broly, concept-wise. Ultimately, what draws attention to his character -- across the board -- is the chaotic fights he gets into, which he often dominates. The way his potential is described, it's hard to imagine how being part of a team wouldn't lead to everyone else getting...

I think part of Vegeta's confidence became unrecoverable mid-way through the Goku fight, but not necessarily before. I can see why this was questioned.

Vegeta withstands it. He held a solid advantage over Gohan in the prior arc, and I don't see why the tables would turn. Of course, everyone in that group fight looked bad against Super 17, but that says more about 17 than the others.

Yeah, it can be remedied in a number of ways, but that statement is so point blank that -- even so -- it's questionable enough to discuss I suppose. Putting Ginyu and Goku aside, what precedent does that set for the final boss when his speed won't be anything to marvel at

Krillin's ok. I never got the impression that he was in it for the long haul ('it' being the training+battle lifestyle; aka Z Fighter routine). He's better off the way he is than if he were a Goku duplicate (except way weaker) for example.

Majuub, most likely. I'm not closed off to the idea that Gohan (+ any other half-Saiyan) got stronger as per plot progression, but Majuub seemed to be the more successful fighter up to that point (giving Super Baby 2 a better fight than anyone besides SSJ4 Goku could have, and -- although an...

Although not as theatric as SSJG Goku/Beerus, Gogeta/Omega tells us that Gogeta's striking ability is relative to universe-threatening power. He defeats ki-gathered pre-God Goku, and pre-God Saiyan fusion, but gets stopped by God Goku after a decent fight.

Looking at Burter specifically, it could be the case that this slogan was rooted in truth -- as far as he knew -- in the distant past, then morphed into purely an internal gimmick as undoubtedly higher level beings (Ginyu, Frieza) came about.

I think the fight comes to a halt after Goku styles on him to be honest. Before that, it'd look like a competitive spar (e.g. like their first fight, early/base, but roles reversed) Toughness is more of a factor when opposed by relentless beings like Kid Buu who will just smash the weaker...

Goku being a 'low class Saiyan' ought to make it both mind-boggling and frustrating at the same time. Although Goku is marked as being special after all, it makes you wonder how far another motivated Saiyan of that class would go under the tutelage of Goku's various masters.

No hard opinion on it. You could broadly categorise them all as being capable of chopping down the average grunt comfortably, but not having any firm battle accolades just yet. Videl would fit well into OG DB storylines involving local shenanigans.