http://web.archive.org/web/20111103180843/http://kanzentai.com/trans-daiz07.php?m=04&id=attack_a-c#barrier
Two things:
1. This seems to be, at last, official word on the minimum gap required to completely tank an attack.
2. Would this shed light on the gap between Piccolo and Imperfect Cell...
Title, basically.
Is it possible that Gohan got a rageboost that increased his power from <50% to considerably beyond his initial Super Saiyan 2 level that wrecked Perfect Cell? It's certainly suggested, from an in universe perspective and disregarding the purposedly sloppy writing in the Boo...
How strong do you believe him to be in relation to other major fighters like Vegeta and Goku, or even other arcs like Cell?
I personally have him on par with Super Perfect Cell, or maybe a bit lower, considering the Daizenshuu states he only surpassed Vegeta and co. after the RoSaT, which can...
How far does Goku go in Saint Seiya? This is a composite Toei version that includes both the movies, OVAs and the anime.
Bonus round, end of GT SSj4 Gogeta get to go at it instead.
This chain, by the way:
SSjin Teen Gohan >> Dabura >> Dabura(Goku's Expectations) = Cell >> SSjin Kid Gohan >> SSjin Teen Gohan
This is pretty much implied by the manga, since:
--- Vegeta stated Teen Gohan<<Kid Gohan
--- Goku expected Dabura to be around Cell's level, obviously referring to...
In other words, a 2x gap. Goku's feats against Nappa(Initial) were similar to Vegetto's feats against Gohan-Boo. So, can something like 500 vs 1000 work?
I think the answer is yes, because Goten and Trunks both reached nigh-FPSSjin tier power in seven years, whereas Goku only reached that kind of power w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶4̶0̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶5̶0̶(̶i̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶m̶e̶m̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶h̶o̶w̶ ̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶G̶o̶k̶u̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶u̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶...
SSjin Goku(Namek) - 250
M5 Pre Zenkai Goku - 250
Mecha Freeza - 270
5th Form Cooler - 270
M5 SSjin Goku(Post Zenkai) - 400
SSjin Trunks(Mecha Arc) - 400
Can this work? M5 probably takes place in a timeline where Goku didn't let Freeza go to FP and was wished back to Earth. Since Cooler didn't...
I've seen people saying that Piccolo's "Vegeta's ki is probably even greater than Gohan's when he fought Cell" statement is false, because Piccolo was too far below the SSJ2's to sense them appropriately. I think i've got a quote which counters that:
Chapter: 473 (DBZ 279), P13.4
Context: after...