Someone gather the Saiga Balls.
Alternatively, someone hunt down Tobias.
Let the joy of love give you an answer! Check out my book!IIRC, Gohan kicked Cell at one point.
And fucked his shit up. This is after Cell had spent some time knocking Gohan around, dealing absolutely zero damage per hit.
Basically, Cell was a Prinny trying to take on Overlord Zenon the entire fight.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariGohan did more damage in one hit than Goku did in the entirety of his fight with Cell. Excluding the Instant Kamehameha Surprise, anyway.
And while Gohan was scratched all over, IIRC Goku pointed out that despite the beatdown, Gohan's ki hadn't lowered at all.
edited 29th Apr '15 7:01:53 PM by IAmNotCreativeEnough
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariIt's not really clear how strong Super Perfect Cell was compared to SSJ 2 Gohan, but he did do enough damage to take out his arm when he couldn't even scratch him before the Zenkai boost.
So yea, he was at least even with him at that point. It's just the rare occasion when the decides not to fuck around and just nuke everything.
A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.Cell was not on a level with Gohan. Not even close. A tired and weakened Gohan with only one arm defeated him in a Kamehameha duel. And yes, while Vegeta's distraction did help Gohan, Gohan still overwhelmed Cell's kamehameha.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariGohan destroyed Perfect Cell when he turned SSJ2.
He punched the Cell Jrs. and made them explode, he broke Cell's jaw, he punched Cell hard enough to make him spit up 18.
...Would Cell have gotten anything out of it if he had absorbed 18 again after he became Super Perfect?
Also, the thing about Cell's body "remembering" his Perfect form is kinda similar to Super Saiyan God.
So between the Saiyans and Frieza, what if, instead of coming back to Earth and being evil again, Cell had trained for four months?
...What if he had grabbed Gohan, Vegeta, Trunks, Chi-Chi and Tarble and did the Super Saiyan God ritual for himself?
edited 30th Apr '15 5:14:19 AM by unnoun
I don't see why not. They're not the same person, after all.
Let the joy of love give you an answer! Check out my book!"Now, Gohan! Let your power explode!"
Whether or not Gohan still had the power to overcome Super Perfect Cell in the Kamehameha duel is inconclusive. Cell was winning the energy clash, and while Gohan had more power he could pour into his beam, we have no way of knowing how effective it would have been without Vegeta's distraction.
Goku, being the intelligent fighter that he is, seized the opportunity of Cell being distracted by Vegeta's attack to have Gohan strike at that precise moment, and this should not be discounted in Gohan's ultimate victory over Super Perfect Cell.
However, it is also true that at the time, Gohan was operating on less than 50% of his strength as a result of taking that hit for Vegeta. Had he been at full strength and just let Vegeta die, Super Perfect Cell would have been no match for Super Saiyan 2 Gohan. It's hard to say where, exactly, Super Perfect Cell's power falls between Super Saiyan 1 and Super Saiyan 2 Gohan, but with Goku's guidance and Vegeta's distraction, Super Saiyan 1 Gohan at full strength absolutely could have replicated Super Perfect Cell's defeat.
Perfect Cell < Super Saiyan Gohan < Super Perfect Cell < Super Saiyan 2 Gohan
His tail withers away into a little vestigial nub that birthes Cell Jrs. in his Perfect Form, presumably because it is no longer required for absorbing folks once such a state is achieved. I don't think he could reabsorb 18.
edited 30th Apr '15 7:36:22 AM by TobiasDrake
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No, that was when he was throwing the Kamehameha. What was implied was that Gohan was still superior to Cell, post Cell's Zenkai and having lost half his energy. Which implies that Gohan could've taken Cell without SSJ 2, but plotholes, potholes, bananas, who cares, right?
edited 29th Apr '15 6:40:21 PM by IAmNotCreativeEnough
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari