If anything, Buu is unhinged, and that's reflected by his chaotic fighting style which happens to work well for him anyway. The factor of his ki never dropping, along with the plot point of Goku not anticipating the strain of SSJ3 in an alive body, is what screwed Goku over in terms of the 1 on...
Zamasu. The issue was that he was much slower. Being a tank means next to nothing if you can't keep up. He also didn't seem too stable mentally; fighting on emotion as Gowasu pointed out.
It's also in-character for Goten to take to the skies when faced with some adversity on the feet. He's no slouch on the ground either. Don't see a clear path of victory for Goku.
Frieza Saga. The storyline as a whole was well coordinated and intertwined, and allowed Saiyan lore to come full circle.
Even so, I'm fine with how things turned out overall. I think that some thematically interesting ideas can be plucked from each later arc as well. For instance, the theme of...
Earth-wise, Vegeta ought to be the baseline, given that it'd take his strongest move to get it done.
Planet Vegeta-wise, Vegeta (vs Frieza) is a good candidate.
A character like Hirudegarn would be difficult to get past without being vastly stronger or having a haxed finishing move, and it's doubtful that Vegeta is even his equal. Hirudegarn squashes.
If a random low-class Saiyan had a life that corresponded to that of Goku (i.e. same masters, rivals, friends, journey and mindset) up to the Vegeta fight (if they make it that far), how powerful would they be compared to Goku?
Although Goku can be playful at times, he knows how unpredictable and dangerous Buu is to the environment, so he ought to keep that in mind in this fight. Goku wins cleanly.
Yeah against Cell there was the whole "is Goku really going to take Cell out along with the planet?" thing that everyone was distracted with beforehand. Though, the combo in and of itself is still pretty dangerous. If Vegeta somehow had a counter to it, that would've been spectacular to see and...
They were indeed matching each other GSM, but it was mainly Vegeta initiating an exchange and Goku just reacting to it; the latter rarely took the lead, even in the anime.
Saiyan love for battle is an element worth mentioning, as said by SS. Though it's also worth noting that Goku was quite...
I also had those thoughts. Many ways to look at it, which makes it interesting. It also brings into question what the two of them would have done if Goku won, and how Vegeta's redemption would've been handled.
He wanted to finish the fight quickly, yet Vegeta was the aggressor for the most part. Seemingly no game plan and no attempt at a lethal combination like an Instant Transmission Kamehameha.
Not to take anything away from Vegeta though. Considering Goku's more varied skillset, brawling was...
I'd say Goku in regard to his dynamic with Raditz.
Having a blood relation to someone doesn't mean you have to side with them, especially if it goes against your character.
The exchange basically speaks for itself. When you're solidly stronger than someone, they need to push their effort beyond yours to hold their own for a bit. I don't think Frieza's anger matters; there's no need to fight as if your life depends on it when you already have the advantage.
It's...
Scaling from survival feats is a mess because the dominant fighter could be sandbagging as much as they want (like when Krillin didn't instantly die from Perfect Cell's kick). I think the only case where this angle might be worth talking about is if the one doing the stomping is said to be going...
To be fair, Gohan's resume is something else.
A quick sample:
- Defeated someone that is said to have a battle power of infinity
- Said to have the strongest and most powerful Kamehameha
@Six Trails Do you think it could work for GT?
We know of the Rilldo statement that implies a decrease, but interestingly, the GT Perfect Files still bring up the 50x SSJ multiplier.