Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
Well it's what they did with Frieza. May make more sense with some characters than others, but they're rehashing the idea that "this character never trained a day in their life before, so they got all this latent untapped potential that could make them catch up with the others!".
And Goku looks lamer and lamer, needing five other Saiyan's to get there.
Even Vegeta just trained up to it. (And ask/demand King Kai teach you the damned Kaio-Ken already. It's in the name, KAIO-KEN. Should be smart enough to figure out who trained Goku. 😛 )
Compared to Frieza 4 months of training to reach God level, #17 had 10 yrs to train and remember he isn't human. 17 is a being with cybernetic and biomechanical enhancements and is designed specifically for power capability: meaning he has high power potential.
and 18 is stated to be a weaker model, even though they're twins.
Huh? Why would he be able to take on Golden Frieza? He's only now getting back around to the level of BoG Goku/Vegeta, who were fodder compared to a god-class opponent.
Of course, then again, none of that matters in the Dragon Ball Super anime. He's probably just a cut below current SSB Goku, like everyone else.
After that last episode I still don't see Gohan winning. Goku wasn't forced to go blue and GOhan asked for it. He didn't last nearly as long.
Although GOhan did exchange some shot with blue Goku and then was oneshotted by Kao Blue.
I'd say even with His new power up 17 could outlast him via infinite stamina/energy and his similar power level.