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I recently came into possession of the entire Dragon Box Z collection, so I figured I would scan some of the booklets' takes on controversial or generally interesting topics in the fandom, in no particular order. Let me know if I missed anything or if you have any suggestions to make.
'Zenkai' and Self-Harm:
Significance: Confirms the idea that Goku did get more powerful through self-induced near-death power-ups on the way to Namek, which goes against Vegeta's statement to the contrary and Cell's self-destruction scene constituting a plothole.
Piccolo's Clones:
Significance: Implies that Piccolo's method of training by fighting clones is similar to sparring against someone of equal strength, which can be used to argue he had non-insignificant improvements while training inside the RoSaT.
Transformed Zarbon/Post-Zenkai Vegeta:
Significance: Suggests that Vegeta is considerably more powerful than transformed Zarbon regardless of any cheap strategies.
2nd Form Freeza
Significance: This suggests that second-form Freeza's battle power is considerably greater than 1st form Freeza's Supernova.
Becoming a Super Saiyan
Significance: These statements corroborate Toriyama's 'S-Cells' retcon, since they assert that having a gentle spirit and personality is the easiest path to becoming a Super Saiyan.
SSJ Goku/100% Freza
Significance: Affirms that Super Saiyan Goku 'easily' surpassed 100% Freeza in power.
Mecha Freeza and King Cold:
Significance: Aside from backing up the obvious idea that Mecha Freeza is more powerful than Freeza was on Namek, this statement more or less confirms that King Cold is capable of undergoing transformations.
Mecha Freeza's Supernova
Significance: It is claimed that Freeza's Supernova against Future Trunks was ten times more powerful than the attack used to destroy Namek's core.
Future Trunks and Freeza
Significance: Somewhat implies, albeit without flat-out stating as much, that Trunks was more powerful than M. Freeza regardless of suppression.
Android 19 and Android 20's Absorption
Significance: Confirms the obvious idea that each bit of energy absorbed by 19 and 20 is integrated into their battle powers. The same thing is also affirmed in the Daizenshuu 2's Special Attack guide.
Android 19 and Android 20's Powers:
Significance: Confirms that 19 and 20 are more powerful than Mecha Freeza and King Cold.
Android 19's Power:
Significance: It is implied that Android 19's power surpasses that of Base Vegeta.
Android 18/SSJ Vegeta
Significance: Implied that No. 18 was initially toying around with Vegeta and that he was ultimately no match for her power, even with the others acting as backup.
How Timelines Are Created
Significance: Sheds some light on how the wider Dragon Ball multiverse works by explaining that every action taken by Goku and co. creates a new timeline.
"The Same Ki"
Significance: States that Ginger Town Cell possesses the same ki as Freeza and Goku, which, at least to me, could be used to argue against the notion that Gohan's statement about Future Trunks is referring to the size of Trunks' ki as opposed to the signature proper.
Cell's Biology
Significance: A neat panel explaining how Cell's biology affects his capacity for growth and the power of his techniques.
Cell's Biology pt.2
Significance: Confirms the idea that Cell absorbs every ability the Androids have with each new form, without merely gaining a boost in power.
Gohan's Dormant Potential
Significance: Affirms that Gohan's dormant potential is much greater than Goku's.
Full-Power Super Saiyan/Super Saiyan difference
Significance: Could be interpreted to say that Super Saiyan Grade 4 is more powerful than the regular Super Saiyan transformation.
SSJ2 Gohan vs. Regular Cell
Significance: Confirms that Gohan was using his full-power to fight regular Perfect Cell.
Cell's Biology pt.3
Significance: Possibly implies that Cell's Saiyan cells were also responsible for him regenerating in his Perfect Form, and not just for the increase in power.
Super Perfect Cell's power
Significance: Suggests that Super Perfect Cell was somewhat stronger than full-power SSJ2 Gohan and that he might have been toying with injured Gohan.
Future Androids and Trunks
Significance: Confirms that Trunks was nowhere near the Future Androids in power prior to his training in the past.
Dabura's Sensing:
Significance: Suggests that Dabura was capable of sensing Ki.
Dabura's Experience
Significance: Claims that Dabura is adept at fighting, which is why he won his first fight with Gohan.
Gohan's Power vs. Dabura
Significance: Claims that Dabura's power was inferior to Gohan's when they fought.
Gohan's Form
Significance: Implies that Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan 2 when he fired his Kamehameha at Boo's egg.
Z-Sword
Significance: Depending on how one reads these statements, they might imply that South Kaioshin did attempt to pull out the Z-Sword and failed.
SSJ3 Goku/Fat Boo
Significance: Implies that Fat Boo rivals or even slightly surpasses Super Saiyan 3 Goku, depending on how one reads the first scan. The second scan also has something to say about the Grade 4/Grade 1 debate.
Gotenks (Pre-RoSaT)
Significance: Claims that Pre-RoSaT Gotenks was unable to defeat Fat Boo.
Pure Evil Boo's power
Significance: Claims that Pure Evil Boo was 'about equal' in power to Fat Boo.
SSJ3 Gotenks/Super Boo
Significance: Mixed implications in this instance. The first scan suggests that Super Boo was more powerful than Gotenks even as a Super Saiyan 3, while the other two scans might imply that he was not.
Vegeta's 'Zenkai'
Significance: Suggests that Vegeta somehow got stronger by being revived to fight Gohan-Boo.
Base Vegetto/Gohan-Boo
Significance: Affirms that Vegetto was far stronger than Gohan-Boo even before he became a Super Saiyan.
Pure Boo's power
Significance: The infamous screenshot that states Pure Boo was somehow the most powerful Boo in terms of power.
SSJ3 Goku/Pure Boo
Signiicance: States that Goku was inferior in power to Pure Boo even as a Super Saiyan 3.
EoZ Goku
Significance: Claims that EoZ Goku is the strongest Saiyan, and also states Trunks and Goten got weaker as a result of slacking off.
Oob
Significance: Claims that Oob doesn't know how to use his Ki.
'Zenkai' and Self-Harm:
Significance: Confirms the idea that Goku did get more powerful through self-induced near-death power-ups on the way to Namek, which goes against Vegeta's statement to the contrary and Cell's self-destruction scene constituting a plothole.
Piccolo's Clones:
Significance: Implies that Piccolo's method of training by fighting clones is similar to sparring against someone of equal strength, which can be used to argue he had non-insignificant improvements while training inside the RoSaT.
Transformed Zarbon/Post-Zenkai Vegeta:
Significance: Suggests that Vegeta is considerably more powerful than transformed Zarbon regardless of any cheap strategies.
2nd Form Freeza
Significance: This suggests that second-form Freeza's battle power is considerably greater than 1st form Freeza's Supernova.
Becoming a Super Saiyan
Significance: These statements corroborate Toriyama's 'S-Cells' retcon, since they assert that having a gentle spirit and personality is the easiest path to becoming a Super Saiyan.
SSJ Goku/100% Freza
Significance: Affirms that Super Saiyan Goku 'easily' surpassed 100% Freeza in power.
Mecha Freeza and King Cold:
Significance: Aside from backing up the obvious idea that Mecha Freeza is more powerful than Freeza was on Namek, this statement more or less confirms that King Cold is capable of undergoing transformations.
Mecha Freeza's Supernova
Significance: It is claimed that Freeza's Supernova against Future Trunks was ten times more powerful than the attack used to destroy Namek's core.
Future Trunks and Freeza
Significance: Somewhat implies, albeit without flat-out stating as much, that Trunks was more powerful than M. Freeza regardless of suppression.
Android 19 and Android 20's Absorption
Significance: Confirms the obvious idea that each bit of energy absorbed by 19 and 20 is integrated into their battle powers. The same thing is also affirmed in the Daizenshuu 2's Special Attack guide.
Android 19 and Android 20's Powers:
Significance: Confirms that 19 and 20 are more powerful than Mecha Freeza and King Cold.
Android 19's Power:
Significance: It is implied that Android 19's power surpasses that of Base Vegeta.
Android 18/SSJ Vegeta
Significance: Implied that No. 18 was initially toying around with Vegeta and that he was ultimately no match for her power, even with the others acting as backup.
How Timelines Are Created
Significance: Sheds some light on how the wider Dragon Ball multiverse works by explaining that every action taken by Goku and co. creates a new timeline.
"The Same Ki"
Significance: States that Ginger Town Cell possesses the same ki as Freeza and Goku, which, at least to me, could be used to argue against the notion that Gohan's statement about Future Trunks is referring to the size of Trunks' ki as opposed to the signature proper.
Cell's Biology
Significance: A neat panel explaining how Cell's biology affects his capacity for growth and the power of his techniques.
Cell's Biology pt.2
Significance: Confirms the idea that Cell absorbs every ability the Androids have with each new form, without merely gaining a boost in power.
Gohan's Dormant Potential
Significance: Affirms that Gohan's dormant potential is much greater than Goku's.
Full-Power Super Saiyan/Super Saiyan difference
Significance: Could be interpreted to say that Super Saiyan Grade 4 is more powerful than the regular Super Saiyan transformation.
SSJ2 Gohan vs. Regular Cell
Significance: Confirms that Gohan was using his full-power to fight regular Perfect Cell.
Cell's Biology pt.3
Super Perfect Cell's power
Significance: Suggests that Super Perfect Cell was somewhat stronger than full-power SSJ2 Gohan and that he might have been toying with injured Gohan.
Future Androids and Trunks
Significance: Confirms that Trunks was nowhere near the Future Androids in power prior to his training in the past.
Dabura's Sensing:
Significance: Suggests that Dabura was capable of sensing Ki.
Dabura's Experience
Significance: Claims that Dabura is adept at fighting, which is why he won his first fight with Gohan.
Gohan's Power vs. Dabura
Significance: Claims that Dabura's power was inferior to Gohan's when they fought.
Gohan's Form
Significance: Implies that Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan 2 when he fired his Kamehameha at Boo's egg.
Z-Sword
Significance: Depending on how one reads these statements, they might imply that South Kaioshin did attempt to pull out the Z-Sword and failed.
SSJ3 Goku/Fat Boo
Significance: Implies that Fat Boo rivals or even slightly surpasses Super Saiyan 3 Goku, depending on how one reads the first scan. The second scan also has something to say about the Grade 4/Grade 1 debate.
Gotenks (Pre-RoSaT)
Significance: Claims that Pre-RoSaT Gotenks was unable to defeat Fat Boo.
Pure Evil Boo's power
Significance: Claims that Pure Evil Boo was 'about equal' in power to Fat Boo.
SSJ3 Gotenks/Super Boo
Significance: Mixed implications in this instance. The first scan suggests that Super Boo was more powerful than Gotenks even as a Super Saiyan 3, while the other two scans might imply that he was not.
Vegeta's 'Zenkai'
Significance: Suggests that Vegeta somehow got stronger by being revived to fight Gohan-Boo.
Base Vegetto/Gohan-Boo
Significance: Affirms that Vegetto was far stronger than Gohan-Boo even before he became a Super Saiyan.
Pure Boo's power
Significance: The infamous screenshot that states Pure Boo was somehow the most powerful Boo in terms of power.
SSJ3 Goku/Pure Boo
Signiicance: States that Goku was inferior in power to Pure Boo even as a Super Saiyan 3.
EoZ Goku
Significance: Claims that EoZ Goku is the strongest Saiyan, and also states Trunks and Goten got weaker as a result of slacking off.
Oob
Significance: Claims that Oob doesn't know how to use his Ki.
. There are a few I'd wish to bring up with them, be it for the sake of adding to the topics or questioning their placement.
