Simple.
- Piccolo on Namek was 1,000,000.
- Super Saiyan Goku was 150,000,000.
- Super Saiyan Vegeta against the Androids was stronger than Namek Super Saiyan Goku.
- Piccolo merged with God was stronger than Super Saiyan Vegeta.
150x would have caught Piccolo up to Namek Saga SS Goku, but Piccolo went well beyond that to the point of being equal to Androids 17 and 18.
Battle powers during the Android Saga are unclear, but Piccolo was able to surpass the Super Saiyans despite the fact that their power grows exponentially, not linearly.
edited 13th Apr '15 1:34:03 PM by TobiasDrake
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Where are you getting that from?
Even if it were accurate, the Fusion would still stack their powers together and then multiply them by a factor of 10 just 'cause.
Namekian Fusion is crazy broken, and allowed Piccolo to become ridiculously powerful even standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Saiyans, who have to rely on huge multipliers to even match him, after only two; compared to the many, many zenkais Goku and Vegeta needed to get to where they are, PLUS their giant multiplier forms besides.
edited 13th Apr '15 2:04:47 PM by TobiasDrake
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Exactly.
Goku and Vegeta never surpassed Frieza in Base by the end of the series, while Piccolo is as powerful as Semi-Perfect Cell without needing a multiplier.
Sure, by applying their 50x, 100x, or 400x special forms, Goku and Vegeta leave Piccolo in the dust, but that doesn't change the fact that he's a hell of a lot stronger than they are.
edited 13th Apr '15 2:15:01 PM by TobiasDrake
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Goku and Vegeta needed countless zenkais AND huge exponential transformations to match what Namekian Fusion did in two bursts, because Namekian racial bonuses are even more ridiculous than Saiyan racial bonuses.
edited 13th Apr '15 2:21:52 PM by TobiasDrake
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I meant before merging. 'Cause you said that he told Nail that he'd gotten stronger in the Afterlife.
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