UPDATE: Hiromi wasn’t killed in a car crash but was rather found dead in her car, still buckled in her seatbelt, situated on a train track. Most likely had a sudden heart attack while driving.
I think it also comes with a significant boost in strength so not exactly?
I mean power still isn’t the end-all, be-all. Cell made that perfectly clear when Trunks fought him, and Goku said the same in the ROSAT.
So even now, other aspects are emphasized.
What it DOES do, however, is address a bit of an issue that’s been coming in DB for a while now; mortal bodies inevitably have limits. They can only do so much. It’s why Goku was able to maintain SSJ3 with relative ease when dead, but when alive and back in the physical realm, it burned through his energy fast. It was a limit he hadn’t had when dead. Similarly, Vegeta noted they were receiving diminishing returns from their training and may be reaching the limits of their strength a ways back.
What this does is still hold to that rule, yet allow a means by which to transcend mortal and physical limits. To tap purely into one’s soul and mind, move almost instantaneously. It also has a lot of roots in martial arts philosophy, especially as espoused by Bruce Lee, as I’ve mentioned before.
(Fun fact: The Kamesennin School of Martial Arts takes it’s “our style is there is no style” also stems from Bruce Lee’s belief that “styles” separate man and are a limiter that prevents “honest expression” and “continuing growth”.)
In short, UI is essentially a narrative loophole, but a very creative and kickass one. lol
one thing i like about dragon ball is how it shows that people have the capacity to undergo drastic changes in personality and overall character, for better or for worse. it acknowledges the fuck ups but said screw ups don’t define the characters in the present. yeah, the show is filled with badass fighting scenes but it’s also about personal growth
🔥 There is beauty in destruction🔥 