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Attack Potency essay request; Is there any backing to this?
Topic Started: Jun 20 2016, 08:20 PM (591 Views)
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Just a little thing, anyone who believes in attack potency (AKA the idea that they can punch as hard as their ki blasts) or wants to play devil's advocate is free to join in.

For this I want essentially an essay on this, starting with the thesis statement (makes in this case but please humor me), then all the supporting points and evidence you can bring up from the manga itself.

This is using the Dragon Ball Manga only.

One statement that needs to be continually spurred on is not what I want. I want points and evidence that suggests the existence of Attack Potency, and counter points for Split Durability.

Thanks in advance to anyone that participates and can write a full and proper essay that one could turn in for a grade in a writing class.
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Lol, not really :p Just that I keep seeing the whole thing pop up and the arguments often feel disjointed and circular, without any connection between the "evidence" and the thesis statement. I don't want to have to prod and coax out continuous single line statements out that eventually just circle back to the first point without making any progress whatsoever.

I basically want a full argument so I can read and understand what they're thinking beyond "I want dbz to win."

I'm honestly not expecting anything from this. I'm not even sure it's possible to actually form a complete argument for Attack Potency at this point, I'm fairly certain its wishful thinking more than anything, like Broly becoming so powerful he can one shot the Living Tribunal.
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I don't know if anyone can form a solid argument for attack potency in punches and put it in a proper essay format. I believe too firmly in split durability to think of something. I've thought everything I can at this point. But I'd ask solid snake

Edit: actually im working on something small right now I'll post it when I'm done
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I woke up a little while ago so this is all I could do right now. It's definitely not an A lol but it's pretty much in essay format. s***ty but give it a read. Btw I'm being a devil's advocate right now. I believe in split durability

The reason for environmental damage not being as impressive as the power their punches should put out is attack potency. Whether you look at it from an in universe perspective or compare it to another other fictional series, area of effect does not necessarily equal how strong the attack is

Ki control is an important ability in dragon ball. This is the ability to control one's ki to achieve the most efficient power and not be reckless. Ki has been known to be increase able to strength, speed, power, as well as punches. Like using ki control to contain the blast radius of their energy blasts, the characters are also limiting the environmental damage their punches cause.

When compared to other fictional series such as marvel and dc comics, it's not surprising that environmental damage from punches don't match up to how strong the punches are. Superman and Thor have been stated to be able to destroy moons and small planets with their strikes. However there are times when we see relatively small amounts of destruction when there should be far more. It's a simple matter of inconsistency and the author's not wanting the viewers to look too closely into it

The ki control being a major aspect of dragon ball fights suggests that punches' area of effect is contained. We also see that this issue of punches not causing the environmental damage we would expect tells us that there is a general rule among fictional series that area of effect does not equal attack potency
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What I don't understand is this, why doesn't beings that can shatter a planet with a strike or shockwave, don't destroy the very world or area they fight on?

If Superman fights Doomsday, he's gonna have to fight mostly serious for the most part. When he does most they ravage the surrounding area even with mighty punches.

With Dragon Ball, its more believable that they can concentrate their ki into a singular strike or point of attack.take base Goku (Namek) vs Frieza for example: Goku manages to cause Frieza to damage two islands with a kick. Now look at Super Saiyan Goku (Android) vs Android 19 for the next example: Goku's kick sent Android 19 into the ground yet, its impact crater isn't too great.

Of course you could attribute that to Goku starting to feel the effects of the heart virus, but no doubt he was much stronger then his past self. Now have both contenders attack with those same kicks, who'd win? Obviously Super Saiyan Goku (Android) right? Why? Because his ki supply is larger then the one in the past, so his attack will win out that same kick on Frieza that messed up two islands, that did more Area of Effect damage then Super Saiyan Goku's kick on the rocky terrain he was at.

Goku's ki supply allows him to outright destroy a planet if he wanted to. The Tsar Bomba weighed around 30 tons, and generated about 50 megatons of TNT (50 million pounds). It dwarfs Mount. Everest by a long shot. Goku is capable of shadow boxing, as a Super Saiyan, with 40 tons strapped on his joints (wrists and ankles). Goku's punches should carry at least as much force as 50 megatons in this case. But what about the Area of Effect? Well, Goku's ki supply allows him to conjure up the ability to generated more then 53 quadrillion megatons to destroy planets with ki. But as stated before, Goku can fight with 40 tons of weight on his limbs with ease (essentially making his punches mountain level around Mt. Everest in DC if he were to hit it directly). Those punches and kicks being amped with ki (which can create 53 quadrillion megatons worth of force) allows him to strengthen his blows in a single point to or just under that level which his ki supply rests, without showing he can't lift as much as he can punch with thanks to his ki being concentrated to the strikes or points in his attacks.


The Area of Effect is inconsistent in showing constantly progressions of physical strength in Dragon Ball, unless you think Gotenks punches harder then Vegito.

And here's something I found rather interesting from a single post on Kanzenshuu transfered from Lounge Movie Codec:



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Super Saiyan Pokemon Man 1 Million wrote:

1. Has a more high end feat, when he threw that cube of katchin. Hardest metal is a dub error. In the original manga
it was the densest metal in the universe. That cube was at least 250 cubic feet. In the real world, the most dense metal is osmium which weights around 1250 lbs per square inch. So, to find out how much a 250 cubic foot of osmium is, we multiply 1250x, 12x, 250x. That gives us how many pounds. Then divide by 2,000 to see how many tons. This gives us 1,875 tons. It may seem wrong, but keep in mind this also. When Goku trained in 100x gravity you must factor in his weighted clothes with his body weight. His weighted clothes were stated to be 200 kilos or 400 pounds. Assuming Goku weighs 180 pounds, He would weigh 29 tons. But Goku wasn’t lifting that, he was living with it. His whole body, quite different than pulling a barbel. Goku was throwing rapid kicks and punches. If he weighed 29 tons, he was most likely moving 5-9 tons with each punch. That is like 5 punches per second, or at most 45 tons being moved every second. And he is doing it quickly. Goku never says it’s hard for him to lift 40 tons, he says it was hard to train with 40 tons, which are two different things.

2. The 40 tons feat actually proves Goku is class 100 very easily. If you look at the scan, SSJ Goku was lifting the 40 tons above his head, and was off the ground. Here is where it gets interesting. In order to be lifting something off the ground, you must be pulling with double the force it weighs. But, Goku isn’t standing, he was flying. Meaning Goku isn’t just pulling the object up, but also suspending it in the air. He is already spending 40 tons of force by flying. The fact that he was able to fold his arms up is actually like 80 tons. Because he was off the ground, already lifting the 40, and then moving the 40 tons.
But here is where it gets really interesting, See Goku was punching extremely fast again, with 40 tons on him. To accelerate a mass you must overcome it to reach a certain speed. Punching 5 times in one second, and his arm is like 2ft 10 inches long. He moving 40 tons almost 3 ft 5 times every second. Think of it like this, He is moving 40 tons, when it is already being lifted because he is flying, and moving 80 tons actually 5 times every second. And, laws of physics tell us, that after a punch is going it keeps moving with that force until an equal force stops it, a greater force will stop it. But to pull it back you will need to push back with greater force than what sent it. So, if he is flying already lifting 40 tons. Moving with it, moving actually 80 tons because that is the force pulling him down, but he is flying. And punching 80 tons 5 times per second, but needs to have double an opposing to be able to pull his punches back, Goku is moving 160 tons whenever he pulls his punch back. 160 tons every 5 seconds. What is weird is that this isn’t that far off from Goku’s high end feat, only its in base form when he threw katchin.

3. If we use pL’s Goku lifted 29 tons in 100x normal gravity. His max pL then was 180,000 when he fought Frieza his pL was 3 million. Roughly 16x higher, meaning he could theoretically lift 464 tons. But when Goku goes Kaiokenx20 his pL was 60 million, 20x more, meaning he could theoretically lift,9280 tons. But if keep going, We really do not how much stronger base Goku got. So 9,280 is out pL Goku’s physical LIFTING strength.

4.If you really thought about it, it doesn’t seem all that consistent. How is it that Goku could suplex a 200ft tall Piccolo if he couldn’t even lift 1 ton? How is it that Goku could almost stop an island thrown at him by frieza and survive getting sandwiched between two islands if he can’t lift 1 ton? That is what these insinuate, if 40 tons was SSJ Goku’s max, then your saying base Goku can’t lift 80 pounds.
Think about it, sure he said Vegeta would weigh 18 tons, but he never said exactly how much force he’d eventually encounter. Keep in mind his whole body weighed 18 tons, and he was flying and moving his body already overcoming 36 tons without being a Super Saiyan. So are saying base Vegeta = SSJ Goku?? It makes no sense. Featwise DBZ chars have proven they have strength, What about when SSJ Goku pushed apart a mountain? Or when Goku lifted that giant Glacier in the Android 19 movie? Its inconsistent. I am not saying Goku is super strong, and is the best ever, lol, no. All I’m saying is 40 tons is not his limit, and I highly doubt its consistent.
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Not really an essay, but just some example of their physical strength:

-SSJ2 Gohan one-shoting and vaporizing the Cell Jrs. with just his punches and kicks.
-Goten throwing a rock clean through a mountain without breaking, not to mention giving SSJ Gohan quite the workout with those throws.
-Goku blocking Trunks' sword with just his finger. Actually that's a perfect example of the Z Fighters focusing their ki on their body parts.

And let's not forget this famous scene:


Krillin confirmed strongest character.
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To be fair, that scene with Krillin throwing the rock was filler.

However, SSj Blue Goku was felled by a common ray gun in Resurrection F, and was even mocked for it by Freeza himself, so him getting hurt by a rock that's been tossed if he's not prepared for it may not be entirely out of the question.

Ki itself has a different properties than mass. Ki seems to explode violently when it touches matter. So, a fist may carry the same kinetic force as a ki blast, but it doesn't have the property of exploding on impact.

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Here are my issues with the inconsistency and ki control arguments

Let's say they can control the area of effect of their punches. Ok. That explains why it's not always the same and why vegito looks like he doesn't hit as hard as gotenks. The problem is that gotenks hit buy into the ground with the intent of causing as much environmental damage as he could

We have legit feat scenes that showcase the damage of their punches. Assuming they can control the AOE, those scenes may be what happens when they hit too hard to be able to control it, similar to how sometimes they can't have complete control over the AOE of their blasts when they put out their full power. Just an idea

Inconsistency argument only works in other fictional works when there isn't another explanation. For dbz, we do have have an explanation for why their punches' aoe not matching up to the energy blasts'. It's called split durability and it comes from the authors intentions
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Here are my issues with the inconsistency and ki control arguments

Let's say they can control the area of effect of their punches. Ok. That explains why it's not always the same and why vegito looks like he doesn't hit as hard as gotenks. The problem is that gotenks hit buy into the ground with the intent of causing as much environmental damage as he could

We have legit feat scenes that showcase the damage of their punches. Assuming they can control the AOE, those scenes may be what happens when they hit too hard to be able to control it, similar to how sometimes they can't have complete control over the AOE of their blasts when they put out their full power. Just an idea

Inconsistency argument only works in other fictional works when there isn't another explanation. For dbz, we do have have an explanation for why their punches' aoe not matching up to the energy blasts'. It's called split durability and it comes from the authors intentions
So you're effectively saying Gotenks was purposely trying to destroy a portion of earth cause he wanted too?

If they hit that hard though, similar powered beings should do it too yet when these punches misses, nothing comes of it really. We see their effect of their punches when they make contact (shockwaves, violents quaking etc).
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