Yamcha's power (Androids saga)

[GreatSaiyaman123]

I don't think the blast needs to be stronger than them, Ahill. Simply blowing up the area and/or hurting them is already a reason to be worried.

 

[ahill1]

oh I accidentally posted the same post twice lol.

but if the blast is < Kuririn why is he worried? he wasn't worried about the damage it'd do to the Earth, but by them being there.

 

[GreatSaiyaman123]

I thought you did that in purpose to bump your question. What reminds me, what does the blast even have to do with Yamcha's power (Androids saga)?

Does the blast need to be above his own power to hurt him? If the blast is say, 75% to 90% of his power, isn't it something to fear nonetheless? And Kuririn being there is reason to fear collateral damage... The blast not hurting him doesn't mean the wreckage wouldn't.

 

[SSJ2]

I don't think ki absorption works the same as physically stealing someone's power. 19 absorbed a KHH from Sick SSJ Goku before his power was stated to be decreasing. There is no way that 19 became >> 2x than Sick Goku after absorbing that.

Physical absorption was stated to be addition based. I don't see how that would work with ki. Gero absorbing Vegeta's blast shouldn't have any influence over where the humans stand imo.

 

[ahill1]

That's a good point.

Some people argue though that Gero's statement of "adding the others' power to him" might only mean they will be joining their power, not that it will work literally by addition. What do you think?

 

[SSJ2]

Factually incorrect and nonsensical.

 

[ahill1]

Well, some definitions of add:

1.
join (something) to something else so as to increase the size, number, or amount.
"a new wing was added to the building"
Semelhantes:
attach
build on
add on
put on
put in
append
adjoin
join
affix
connect
annex
include
prefix
prepend
Opposing words:
remove
2.
put in (an additional element, ingredient, etc.).
"chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria"


Given that, would it be so far-fetched to think the add wouldn't be literally 2 + 2? I dunno.

 

[SSJ2]

Yup, it would be. The word add is pretty straightforward, especially in the context given. He says he will add their power to his own. You would have to put words in Gero's mouth if he meant anything aside from addition. Adding one power to another is no different than 1 + 1 = 2. If it didn't work that way it would have been stated.

If the intention was for anything other than addition, a different word than add would have been used. That would be intentionally misleading. A story as simple as Dragon Ball would not do this.

 

[ahill1]

Yup, it would be. The word add is pretty straightforward, especially in the context given. He says he will add their power to his own. You would have to put words in Gero's mouth if he meant anything aside from addition. Adding one power to another is no different than 1 + 1 = 2. If it didn't work that way it would have been stated.

If the intention was for anything other than addition, a different word than add would have been used. That would be intentionally misleading. A story as simple as Dragon Ball would not do this.

"Cell is impressive, even moreso now that he has added #17's energy to his being".

Never said, but would that line feel off to you?

 

[SSJ2]

In that context I would assume it was addition. The english language is straightforward in that regard. It would be different if the hypothetical said "even more so now that he has added 17 to his being". When the word energy is placed there, it would make no sense to assume "adding his energy" would refer to anything other than addition - unless it was stated to be otherwise.

 

[SSJ2]

It’s no different than Evil Boo stating that he would add Gotenks power to his own. Why would the word add be used if it would multiply his power, or increase it by an unspecified amount?

 

[GreatSaiyaman123]

What other word would he use? He also mentions adding Piccolo's brains, do you think that means Piccolo's IQ was added to Piccolo's?

Also SSJ2, why would absorbing blasts work differently from absorbing people? It's absorbing Ki either way.