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| Attack Potency essay request; Is there any backing to this? | |
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| Tinny | Jun 20 2016, 08:20 PM Post #1 |
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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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| + ThePrinceOfSaiyans | Jun 20 2016, 08:59 PM Post #2 |
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| Tinny | Jun 20 2016, 09:09 PM Post #3 |
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Lol, not really 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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| + Ssj3vegito96 | Jun 22 2016, 03:29 PM Post #4 |
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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 Edited by Ssj3vegito96, Jun 22 2016, 03:47 PM.
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| + Ssj3vegito96 | Jun 22 2016, 03:59 PM Post #5 |
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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 Edited by Ssj3vegito96, Jun 22 2016, 03:59 PM.
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| + Solid Snake | Jun 22 2016, 06:48 PM Post #6 |
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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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| breaker335 | Jun 22 2016, 07:14 PM Post #7 |
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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: Edited by breaker335, Jun 22 2016, 07:24 PM.
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| * Ketchup Revenge | Jun 22 2016, 08:45 PM Post #8 |
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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. Edited by Ketchup Revenge, Jun 22 2016, 08:46 PM.
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| + Ssj3vegito96 | Jun 23 2016, 08:49 PM Post #9 |
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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 Edited by Ssj3vegito96, Jun 23 2016, 08:49 PM.
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| + Solid Snake | Jun 23 2016, 11:06 PM Post #10 |
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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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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.










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