I discovered the proper method to calculate power levels in Dragon Ball Z

**I discovered the proper method to calculate power levels in Dragon Ball Z (and potentially GT, Super, Daima, etc.).** Historically, we've understood that each character has a **Base Power**, and that transformations apply **multipliers** to those base states. After much thought, I arrived at a formula that calculates a final power level by incorporating various factors such as physical condition and latent potential. This formula helps explain highly specific moments in the story that otherwise seem inconsistent. For example, how a 3- or 4-year-old Gohan could headbutt Raditz and knock him out, but then not show significant power beyond that moment—or how Gohan can momentarily overpower Frieza but fail to sustain the fight at that level.

It also helps clarify how Goku and Gohan can have similar final power levels, despite Gohan being a teenager and Goku a fully developed adult. It even explains how adult Gohan might be weaker than his teenage self, despite his more developed body.

**The formula is as follows:**

Power Level = B\^(P - I) \* T\^(Pfinal - P)

**Where:**

* **B** = Base Power Increases/decreases based on training and physical condition
* **P** = Potential (unique to each character) Increases/decreases with training. It’s partially innate but modifiable
* **I** = Inhibitor of potential Represents how much of the character's potential is being suppressed. Rage reduces this value, allowing more potential to be expressed
* **T** = Transformation multiplier
* **Pfinal** = Final potential of the character. This represents the highest potential achievable, conceptually always at least +1 beyond the current potential, based on the idea that you can always improve. This value is known by divine entities (like the Kais)

To unlock a new transformation, a character must reach a state where their potential is fully expressed under their current physical condition. For instance:

* When Goku becomes enraged after Krillin’s death, he reaches a state like this: Power = B\^(P - 0) which allows him to achieve a new state **Super Saiyan**
* When Gohan reaches **Super Saiyan 2**, he is enraged by the destruction of Android 16, again reducing **I** toward zero. The expression becomes: Power = B\^(P - 0) \* T\^1

If you think about it carefully, this formula can explain **any power state** in the Dragon Ball series for **any character**.

Take, for example, the moment when young Gohan headbutts Raditz. One could argue that Gohan became enraged due to Goku being hurt, and thus his potential was briefly more fully expressed. After the rage subsided, his potential expression dropped again.

When Gohan faces Nappa, he isn't angry, but **afraid**, which means **I** is even higher, further suppressing his potential—hence the low power level.

This formula also explains why a character can fight in base or transformed state and still increase their power level over time, depending on their emotional state (especially rage).

Finally, it explains **Mystic Gohan** (Ultimate Gohan). According to the Supreme Kai, it didn’t matter whether Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan or not. In the formula, that’s because normally:

Pfinal - P = 1 T\^1 = T

…so the transformation multiplier is active. However, when the Supreme Kai unlocks Gohan’s full potential, it means:

P = Pfinal T\^0 = 1

So **no matter what transformation he uses, his final power doesn’t change**, because it's determined solely by his fully unlocked potential.

**Honestly, I don’t think this changes anything about the way we understand Dragon Ball,** but I constantly think about the characters’ power levels and how inconsistent they often seem. I believe this formula helps make more sense of how characters can have **fluctuating power levels** throughout the story and how they manage to unlock **new transformations** in specific situations. It also clarifies the relationship between **the Mystic state** and other transformations.

>>212981427 (OP)
Go back to /a/

>>212981427 (OP)
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>>212981452

Holy autism

Wtf

>>212981427 (OP)
Any /sci/entists can confirm if the math holds up?

He still loses to Superman.