My theory about how Gohan's rage works
Sept 30, 2016 23:32:25 GMT
Post by whatever on Sept 30, 2016 23:32:25 GMT
Gohan's power levels are of the most hard to decide in the series, because of his well known rage. Here is my attempt to
analyze how Gohan's power developped over the years.
First, i remind you what AT said about ki's three components: genki (energy), yuuki (mind power), shouki (courage). For
simplicity, reasons, let's say each of those components is one third of the total ki.
And now, my analysis. My theory is that Gohan only got rage boosts at Raditz Saga! After that...
SAIYANS SAGA
The point of Piccolo's traning was, as stated, for Gohan to be able to use his hidden power all the time. So, at Saiyans
Saga, he has no rage boosts. Piccolo said (during the fight with Nappa): ''If you put your mind to it, you surpass even
me''. In other words, Gohan was missing yuuki, the one of the three ki components. In my estimations, his Saiyan Saga
power is...
-Minus yuuki: 1.400
-True power: 2.100
-Massenko: 2.800
FREEZA SAGA
Guru unlocked Gohan's potential, so he didn't need rage to access the power that was already unlocked. If he could still
get rage boosts at this point, why didn't he do it when Recoome almost killed Krillin? Wasn't his friend's broken bones enough
of a stimulant?
Of course, it is obvious Guru's power up took effect little by little and reached its peak when he attacked Freeza's 2nd form
(perhaps, at this point, Gohan's rage accelerated the boost's effect). After he's healed by Dende, it becomes obvious he has
kept all the power he had when he attacked 2nd form Freeza (plus the power he gained from the zenkai), because Vegeta feels
optimistic without saying anything about counting on Gohan getting angry again.
ANDROIDS SAGA
Gohan just trains for 3 years and gets stronger. As simple as that. No one mentions anything about rage boosts. Besides, if Gohan
could still get a monstrous boost out his ass just by getting angry, why didn't he do it in Trunkses future to kick the Androids' butts?
Weren't the Cyborgs' atrocities enough of a stimulant?
CELL SAGA
Super Saiyan 2 is introduced as a transformation unique to Gohan. It will later be retconned to a simple power up any Saiyan can do,
but, for the time being, it's the peak of all that build up that started at Raditz Saga about Gohan's power. Many people believe Gohan
had a rage boost on the top of SSJ2, an Enraged SSJ2, i say no. It was already highly implied that SSJ2 was the manifestation of his
rage; it makes no sense to consider a ''rage on the top of rage''. During the beam struggle with Cell, Goku's statements (''you haven't
used all your power yet'') weren't implying an additional rage boost on the top of the existing one; Gohan was just holding back because
of his self doubt and his fear of destroying the planet.
BABIDI SAGA
Gohan can go SSJ2 at will (as he showed at 25th TB) and has nothing more to show before Old Kai unlocks his potential. As for Goku's
and Vegeta's statements about Gohan's rage, i think they were just talking out of ignorance. They were like ''wow, we've seen so many
surprises from this kid; who knows what else we might see if he gets mad again''. But, the truth is, at this point, Gohan was already
doing the best he could.
analyze how Gohan's power developped over the years.
First, i remind you what AT said about ki's three components: genki (energy), yuuki (mind power), shouki (courage). For
simplicity, reasons, let's say each of those components is one third of the total ki.
And now, my analysis. My theory is that Gohan only got rage boosts at Raditz Saga! After that...
SAIYANS SAGA
The point of Piccolo's traning was, as stated, for Gohan to be able to use his hidden power all the time. So, at Saiyans
Saga, he has no rage boosts. Piccolo said (during the fight with Nappa): ''If you put your mind to it, you surpass even
me''. In other words, Gohan was missing yuuki, the one of the three ki components. In my estimations, his Saiyan Saga
power is...
-Minus yuuki: 1.400
-True power: 2.100
-Massenko: 2.800
FREEZA SAGA
Guru unlocked Gohan's potential, so he didn't need rage to access the power that was already unlocked. If he could still
get rage boosts at this point, why didn't he do it when Recoome almost killed Krillin? Wasn't his friend's broken bones enough
of a stimulant?
Of course, it is obvious Guru's power up took effect little by little and reached its peak when he attacked Freeza's 2nd form
(perhaps, at this point, Gohan's rage accelerated the boost's effect). After he's healed by Dende, it becomes obvious he has
kept all the power he had when he attacked 2nd form Freeza (plus the power he gained from the zenkai), because Vegeta feels
optimistic without saying anything about counting on Gohan getting angry again.
ANDROIDS SAGA
Gohan just trains for 3 years and gets stronger. As simple as that. No one mentions anything about rage boosts. Besides, if Gohan
could still get a monstrous boost out his ass just by getting angry, why didn't he do it in Trunkses future to kick the Androids' butts?
Weren't the Cyborgs' atrocities enough of a stimulant?
CELL SAGA
Super Saiyan 2 is introduced as a transformation unique to Gohan. It will later be retconned to a simple power up any Saiyan can do,
but, for the time being, it's the peak of all that build up that started at Raditz Saga about Gohan's power. Many people believe Gohan
had a rage boost on the top of SSJ2, an Enraged SSJ2, i say no. It was already highly implied that SSJ2 was the manifestation of his
rage; it makes no sense to consider a ''rage on the top of rage''. During the beam struggle with Cell, Goku's statements (''you haven't
used all your power yet'') weren't implying an additional rage boost on the top of the existing one; Gohan was just holding back because
of his self doubt and his fear of destroying the planet.
BABIDI SAGA
Gohan can go SSJ2 at will (as he showed at 25th TB) and has nothing more to show before Old Kai unlocks his potential. As for Goku's
and Vegeta's statements about Gohan's rage, i think they were just talking out of ignorance. They were like ''wow, we've seen so many
surprises from this kid; who knows what else we might see if he gets mad again''. But, the truth is, at this point, Gohan was already
doing the best he could.