I did a long wall post on another site many months back:
So the Daizenshuu's stance on Kaioshin and Piccolo seem clear.
Now let's look at the Anime/Manga. I'm using Anime images (because I didn't feel like scanning
), but the dialogue is the same.
No one knows how strong Kaioshin is. His power is a complete mystery:
Piccolo in particular can't understand why it's so hard to make a move against him:
Kaioshin makes it seem like Piccolo was just catching on to his real identity rather than anything else:
This goes along with the idea that Piccolo was only alarmed by Kaioshin's Godly presence instead of his power.
Now let's see what Piccolo says to the others:
For those not too familiar with the "Dimensions" line, it's often used to imply a huge difference in power. I can see how someone could interpret the line to be about status, though. Here's an example of it being used to describe Super Saiyan:
When Goku was fighting #19, Tien described the power of Super Saiyan as being in a "whole different dimension" than them.
Like I said before, you can just say Piccolo told Goku and the others this instead of getting into a long-winded explanation on who he thought Kaioshin was. It comes down to your interpretation of the scene.
Manga:
Goku: “That much, Piccolo?...”
Piccolo: “Yeah…Our dimensions…are too different…”
Kuririn: “Yo-you’re kidding, right? Stop joking around! I-I’ve got to fight him next.”
Basically the same lines from the anime and Japanese manga are the same.
Now interestingly enough, the line in the Viz translation is much different:
"Different order of being" makes it seem like Piccolo is referring to Kaioshin's status over everything else. So if anything, this version seems to be for the idea that Piccolo only freaked out over his status as a God, right? Well, not exactly.
The "Different order of being" line is also used to denote Kenshin's power in the Rurouni Kenshin manga:
So while being worded differently from Japanese to English, "Different order of being" is comparable to "Our dimensions are too different" when all is said and done.
Being totally objective here, Piccolo sensing Kaioshin's Chi would make this scene a plot-hole. No one there could sense Kaioshin's Chi because he was a deity. The only person who could sense him was Kibito. In Super, Piccolo was unable to sense Beers' Chi, but Dende could because he was the Kami of Earth. Logically, that would make Piccolo unable to gauge Kaioshin's power back in the Boo saga. It seems like Kaioshin's Godly aura should've been the emphasis of what Piccolo was sensing, but this doesn't mean Kaioshin can't be above Piccolo.
Personally, I go with Kaioshin being the superior of the two. Both of these niggas are ass in the Boo saga, so it doesn't make much of a difference. Even though the Daizenshuu says Piccolo forfeited because Kaioshin was too strong, this doesn't seem to be reflected on in the manga or anime. Piccolo just seemed to be paralyzed by Kaioshin's mysterious presence.
Most of this stuff is already known, but I just felt like posting it here.
