Agreed though I’d argue Super Saiyan was necessary to reach the climax of the entire series - the defeat of Frieza by achieving a uniquely Saiyan form, a race that he had sought to make extinct.
Agreed. Super Saiyan was cool, but as a racial ability it always seemed limited and there weren’t really any downsides once it was mastered. Kaio-ken just required an extremely strong control of one’s Ki, not being a specific race and it had clear disadvantages as well. Even after being mastered it took a toll on the user.
Being ultra powerful is cool, but only so far then it just gets kind of dumb.
Always though kaoken (spelling?) was way cooler than super saiyan tbh
Agreed though I’d argue Super Saiyan was necessary to reach the climax of the entire series - the defeat of Frieza by achieving a uniquely Saiyan form, a race that he had sought to make extinct.
Kaio-what?
Agreed. Super Saiyan was cool, but as a racial ability it always seemed limited and there weren’t really any downsides once it was mastered. Kaio-ken just required an extremely strong control of one’s Ki, not being a specific race and it had clear disadvantages as well. Even after being mastered it took a toll on the user.
Being ultra powerful is cool, but only so far then it just gets kind of dumb.
Which is why Superman is always lame.