At what point does the choshinsui start to have no effect?

[Papasmurf]

We know the lore about it unlocking every bit of your hidden power is just hot air, and Piccolo didn't even think of drinking it to unlock his potential in the Super Hero movie nor did Karin ever offer it to anyone, so it must have become obsolete during Z. But at which point precisely do you think it starts to have zero effect? Like, could someone who clearly hasn't trained diligently like Raditz drink it and surpass Nappa, or would the fact that he's far above PD arc levels mean it'd be worthless

 

[ahill1]

Maybe it can unlock early parts of your potential. Since Goku still had that first part of his potential untapped, the water could easily bring it to surface. Perhaps it's a more superficial way of bringing it up, rather than accessing it deep down and bringing everything out like Old Kaioshin. As for no one trying it, maybe they were already past a stage of potential the water could call out. Tenshinhan surpassed post water Goku considerably and he has overall less potential than Son, so I think he was past a level the water could help him, presumably. But as for kid Gohan when he was on Namek, for example, I think the water could have had an effect on him... perhaps not to the extent Saichoro's had.

 

[Papasmurf]

Do you think Majunior in the 23rd could drink it and get an increase, given he's only had 3 years of training in his life? @ahill1

And how much power do you think other characters who never trained before like Cell, Boo or Oob could receive from it?

 

[ahill1]

Maybe he could benefit from it, it's a possibility yeah, but I'm not sure considering he got gains similar to Goku in the 5 years.

Considering how strong Freeza got in Super, heaven may be the limit for them .

Still tho, since I don't think it's that effective of a potential unlock, maybe it could give them a similar boost kid Goku got, like a few to several times or so.

 

[Papasmurf]

Toriyama should've just had Sorbet and Tagoma steal the Choshinsui to explain the gains of his elite soldiers

 

[SIAD]

I think for any character it would have been beneficial, but the more powerful the user, the less effect it will have.

It would be like getting a Power Up with a very random boost.

By the way, what do you think about when Goku takes the Choshinsui, an Oozaru image appears? Does it mean that Goku only got a 10x power increase from taking the Choshinsui? I really think he had a much higher power increase even. Piccolo Daimao Old (40%) treated Goku like a child, then Piccolo rejuvenated became like 5x more powerful. I think Goku got a Zenkai Power, but since there is no mention of it, he must have had a small increase.