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The non canon of Dbz is much more juiced up. They're not fucking around with that. They're taking no chances

strange plot in the cell saga in which vegeta & future trunks figure out how to pump up their muscles to a ludicrous degree, conflating this with being more “powerful,” but it crucially compromises their speed & agility

Oh yes, that was a great aborted step in Saiyan evolution. A shame. A dead end of sorts

Let the cell games begin

All the failed ultimate forms on that show break my heart. How many times did Piccolo think he had turned the corner? And yet he never did. He was a loser. Even when he had the upper hand, he didn't

Only the original Piccolo, the King, had the true hate needed to get the job done. But he lacked the strength. The gender-less Nameks had no "t," unlike the Saiyans, a race of pure testosterone

piccolo only competitive until halfway thru the cell saga (like all non-saiyan good guys). his transformed states following fusions w nail & kami are dispensed with quick, it’s true. and the gender dynamics, or lack thereof, of namekians is a whole other potential area of study

As you alluded to, Ralph, they have developed extrinsic "balls" (testes?) that grant them temporary omnipotence, but they have little interest in using them