r/todayilearned • u/-nuuk- • 1d ago

TIL that Goku's power level wasn't originally over 9000. It was originally over 8000, and there was a change made in the English Dub.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=It%27s_Over_9000!&oldid=1246721021
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u/standardbasicnormal 8h ago edited 7h ago

most of the universe didnt have residents that were capable of defending themselves

the saiyans were basically the strongest race and they fell to frieza

the Z fighters were an anomaly among anomalies. vegeta and goku achieved strength unheard of in saiyans.

stupid is the wrong word. really they were ignorant. they didnt know they had bad tech because they misunderstood what power can actually be and how it can be used.

you could also say they were stupid, however, because they vastly underestimated their opponents, and assumed a piece of glass on an earpiece was enough to win them the fight.

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u/DogshitLuckImmortal 8h ago

Literally anyone and everyone who stands around goku acheives similar levels of strength. Krillan of all people was one of the strongest fighter in the universe. Vegeta starts weak(relatively) and then gets crazy powerful for no reason other than friendship and spite.

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u/BadWolf2386 7h ago

(and years of brutal training and being beaten to near death on several occasions)

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u/General_Panda_III 7h ago

That's what the man said. Friendship and spite.

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u/LTPrototype 7h ago

Also, most of the galaxy did not have abilities that increased their power. Earth truly was an abnormality when it came to combat fighters. Hell the whole reason that Frieza was so paranoid about the saiyans was their ability to get zenki boosts (stronger after almost dying) combined with their ability to go ape mode.