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Well, Barry wouldn't necessarily be faster, but he should be just as fast right? Seems like the safest assumption to make imo.
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Agreed.@AKM sama
Barry fused with Watagash would logically have similar or superior speed, as biological organisms in DB almost always use ki for speed and power, Watagash itself manipulates ki as seen where it enhances the hosts ki as its main tactic. And it's not only because of the obvious more power = more speed in DB, which is enough to assert he scales, but also from various interactions such as Watagash being tagged and knocked out along with Barry by Gohans attacks, since if he was much faster he would have fled the attack, and easily avoided being captured. So there is multiple reasons to believe his speed scales, but no direct evidence to believe it doesn't scale. Unless you have explicit statements that he's faster in base the precedents and evidence points to him being overall superior with hosts.
But that is a good point that should be made clear, I will add it as a note to the blog to clarify.
Pretty much@AKM sama
Barry fused with Watagash would logically have similar or superior speed, as biological organisms in DB almost always use ki for speed and power, Watagash itself manipulates ki as seen where it enhances the hosts ki as its main tactic. And it's not only because of the obvious more power = more speed in DB, which is enough to assert he scales, but also from various interactions such as Watagash being tagged and knocked out along with Barry by Gohans attacks, since if he was much faster he would have fled the attack, and easily avoided being captured. So there is multiple reasons to believe his speed scales, but no direct evidence to believe it doesn't scale. Unless you have explicit statements that he's faster in base the precedents and evidence points to him being overall superior with hosts.
But that is a good point that should be made clear, I will add it as a note to the blog to clarify.
agrreed@AKM sama
Barry fused with Watagash would logically have similar or superior speed, as biological organisms in DB almost always use ki for speed and power, Watagash itself manipulates ki as seen where it enhances the hosts ki as its main tactic. And it's not only because of the obvious more power = more speed in DB, which is enough to assert he scales, but also from various interactions such as Watagash being tagged and knocked out along with Barry by Gohans attacks, since if he was much faster he would have fled the attack, and easily avoided being captured. So there is multiple reasons to believe his speed scales, but no direct evidence to believe it doesn't scale. Unless you have explicit statements that he's faster in base the precedents and evidence points to him being overall superior with hosts.
But that is a good point that should be made clear, I will add it as a note to the blog to clarify.
Yes, it does mean they are comparable, because we are told explicitly that by himself Watagash is relatively harmless. This is because he doesn't attack, he looks for a host, and that the power (ki) is increased based on the host. More ki = more power and speed. This is an accepted fact, precedent and relationship for DB unless you have explicit statements otherwise.All we know is Watagash uses darkness to increase the ki of the host, that doesn't mean the host's speed becomes the same as Watagash's own. There is no relation between Watagash's own speed and whatever boost he provides to the host.
Also, Watagash not leaving Barry's body does not disprove anything. He didn't even try to, because we can clearly see Barry reacting to the kamehameha which means he certainly had some window, however small, but he did not try. Happens every time in DB, see every beam struggle ever. No character ever moves out of the way of a losing beam struggle because they never expect to lose. This would be like me saying Goku is slower than the laser because he didn't dodge it in the RoF.
Agreed.Yes, it does mean they are comparable, because we are told explicitly that by himself Watagash is relatively harmless, and that the power (ki) is increased based on the host. More ki = more power and speed. This is an accepted fact, precedent and relationship for DB unless you have explicit statements otherwise.
Only it does disprove that Watagash is vastly faster without a host, which has no basis in fact in the first place I may add. He left the body of the original robber the moment he lost, so clearly he can freely leave his hosts and will in a losing situation. If Watagash were vastly faster than Gohan or Barry he would have ran when Gohan went SSJ, or at the very least when he was going to kamehameha him. In a beam struggle both the parties are generally around the same speed, hence why they can't escape most of the time, which happens to be the case here and is why Watagash cant run, since he is simply not faster than he is with a host.
Your argument basically boils down to "I think maybe base Watagash is faster than he is with a host", with no actual proof, just head canon, since that is never stated or implied. Yet we know that Watagash with a host is explicitly stronger, which in DB almost always equals faster to, and that he could not just run from Gohan's attacks, further implying he is in fact not faster without a host, or he could have easily ran when he was being overwhelmed, but instead was forced to eat the attack with Barry.
So if you have an explicit statement that Watagash in base is faster than with a host then OK, if not I don't see any reason to believe that to be the case, and multiple reasons to think Gohan and Barry are superior in speed to base Watagash.
As far as Goku being hit by the laser it's considered PIS, and even discounting that he didn't see it at all, so he didn't react since it had hit him by the time he noticed. So bad analogy.
Can you actually prove he doesn't work with regular ki like every other biological character in the franchise to perform his tasks? After all he amplifies the ki of his hosts so he clearly can manipulate ki, therefore I find that assertion very unlikely, and without explicit proof it really holds no weight. Also he does not fly blindly, he knows to ditch the bank robber when he is on the losing end, and he waits in hiding to avoid detection and to try and get better hosts. The "glass jar" is a containment unit from GP for him. I don't see any actual proof he doesn't scale like every other DB character, not to mention he still can't escape Gohans attacks so clearly he isn't vastly faster than he is in a host.I have to agree with AKM;I know someone offsite who shouldn't be named is going to use my "Sword and Shield" status to poison the well for saying that.
But Watagash isn't the traditional Ki control; he just flies around blindly looking for hosts similar to Lavos from Chrono Trigger. And doesn't necessarily have much Ki to empower himself. It's more like Babadi's magic than it is Ki; where it's just the darkness inside people's hearts that amplifies him and not typical Ki. Barry Kahn was just a regular human whom even Mister Satan could probably kick his ass normally, but being possessed by Watagash is what makes him powerful enough to match Gohan. And without a host, he struggled to break out of a glass jar and even someone like Jaco was able to capture someone like him. So he's really a special exception to the typical AP =/= Speed unlike most of Dragon Ball.
Sorry, but saying "I agree" to every comment from Ryu doesn't change anything, saying just once is enoughAgreed.
he knows it doesn't change anything, what do u think he gets from this a warm hug?Sorry, but saying "I agree" to every comment from Ryu doesn't change anything, saying just once is enough
This needs to be pinned somewhere LOL but I also agree with Ryuhe knows it doesn't change anything, what do u think he gets from this a warm hug?
Actually, ki has nothing to do with how Watagash affects the host. The targets he affected were all normal humans, yet Barry grew much stronger. This is literally stated in the episode that the more darkness there is in the host, the more stronger the host becomes. There is no relation of the host's power with Watagash, which holds true for the speed as well. And as I already pointed out, Watagash does not match the normal trope of more ki granting comparable power and speed since he has zero power, and only speed.Yes, it does mean they are comparable, because we are told explicitly that by himself Watagash is relatively harmless. This is because he doesn't attack, he looks for a host, and that the power (ki) is increased based on the host. More ki = more power and speed. This is an accepted fact, precedent and relationship for DB unless you have explicit statements otherwise.
After the fight was over. Not before, like you're implying.He left the body of the original robber the moment he lost, so clearly he can freely leave his hosts and will in a losing situation.
No because we don't know if Watagash is capable of leaving a host body at that speed. His travel speed has again no relation with his speed of acquiring or leaving a host.If Watagash were vastly faster than Gohan or Barry he would have ran when Gohan went SSJ, or at the very least when he was going to kamehameha him.
No, my argument is that you have no proof that Watagash's speed scales to Barry. I don't have to assume anything, you have to show proof. Burden is on you.Your argument basically boils down to "I think maybe base Watagash is faster than he is with a host", with no actual proof, just head canon