Originally posted by Blanket
I remember them stalemating... ?
No, you're right.
Rader's thinking about when Piccolo took on Cell in his first appearance. Piccolo was clearly stronger, so Cell escaped and powered up on humans.
When the powered up Cell came for Android 17, Piccolo couldn't even scratch him, and Android 17 didn't stand a chance.
Android 17 probably could have handled Cell when he was weaker too.
Originally posted by cdtmAh. I forgot about Piccolo facing off against Cell when he absorbed 17.
No, you're right.Rader's thinking about when Piccolo took on Cell in his first appearance. Piccolo was clearly stronger, so Cell escaped and powered up on humans.
When the powered up Cell came for Android 17, Piccolo couldn't even scratch him, and Android 17 didn't stand a chance.
Android 17 probably could have handled Cell when he was weaker too.
Still makes me want to go back and watch the Cell saga again though. The whole series actually.
Originally posted by Philosophía
Read the manga.Cuts through the bullshit (no filler), consistent (no contradictory scenes), better etc.
Agreed for a story context, but the quality of fights start fizzling out in the later manga. Once you get to the Buu saga, It's pretty obvious Toriyama just isn't trying anymore. 🙁
The anime makes most of the key fights seem epic by comparison, at the cost of all that filler.