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the predator · 06-21-2008

I think mystic is more of a disadvantage than anything. We can see from the beginning that Gohan had hidden powers. This was witnessed when he kicked Radtiz's ass. Now let's say Piccolo didn't give a crap and he stayed home with his mom, grew up to become a damn scholar and never trained to fight. Then Old Kaioshin comes along and says 'hey I can reveal your hidden power'

Now this is the question:

Do you guys ACTUALLY believe that the mystic from this scenario would be as powerful as the mystic we know?

If you do, then there's no point talking to me about this subject anymore.

However if you, like me believe his power level would be lower since IMO it also take the environment to shape your power rather than just your genes. Sure the environment helps bring out your potential but not only that, the experience helps you control it more and once you control it fully: you master it thus getting to move on to the next level.

So IMO the power Gohan would recieve in the scenario above would be great but he wouldn't know how to control, he wouldn't even know how to fly or throw a ki blast (sort of like how Goten went SSj but didn't know how to fly). So he'd learn to control it but he'll never be given the opportunity to master it since he's already at his full potential.

AND Gohan allegedly ALREADY had his hidden powers revealed - on Namek by Guru but by then he grew and his body developed, so his potential changed.

So being Mystic means he can't develop any further, however I think that if he trains in his base form he'd be able to proportionally increase his Mystic power but the thing is I don't know if Mystic can be turned on and off if this is the case then it is a big advantage but if Mystic is a permanent thing then I believe Gohan got himself into a situation where he can't improve no more.

I hope I wasn't too vague, do you guys understand my point?

06-21-2008	#59 (permalink)
the predator (21) Majin Warrior Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,692 Rep Power: 14	Re: Mystic Gohan I think mystic is more of a disadvantage than anything. We can see from the beginning that Gohan had hidden powers. This was witnessed when he kicked Radtiz's ass. Now let's say Piccolo didn't give a crap and he stayed home with his mom, grew up to become a damn scholar and never trained to fight. Then Old Kaioshin comes along and says 'hey I can reveal your hidden power' Now this is the question: Do you guys ACTUALLY believe that the mystic from this scenario would be as powerful as the mystic we know? If you do, then there's no point talking to me about this subject anymore. However if you, like me believe his power level would be lower since IMO it also take the environment to shape your power rather than just your genes. Sure the environment helps bring out your potential but not only that, the experience helps you control it more and once you control it fully: you master it thus getting to move on to the next level. So IMO the power Gohan would recieve in the scenario above would be great but he wouldn't know how to control, he wouldn't even know how to fly or throw a ki blast (sort of like how Goten went SSj but didn't know how to fly). So he'd learn to control it but he'll never be given the opportunity to master it since he's already at his full potential. AND Gohan allegedly ALREADY had his hidden powers revealed - on Namek by Guru but by then he grew and his body developed, so his potential changed. So being Mystic means he can't develop any further, however I think that if he trains in his base form he'd be able to proportionally increase his Mystic power but the thing is I don't know if Mystic can be turned on and off if this is the case then it is a big advantage but if Mystic is a permanent thing then I believe Gohan got himself into a situation where he can't improve no more. I hope I wasn't too vague, do you guys understand my point?