Thread:Silver-Haired Seireitou/@comment-5778280-20151022012026/@comment-5778280-20151031052207

I mean, the idea of having somebody skilled enough in Kaido to perform the Unlock Potential ritual is amazing. Though, what I was referring to was a temporary boost in fighting capability. I assumed, by simply glancing at Kanshume, that the effects were only temporary, and didn't last forever. So, i assumed that Kaido performed as a means to enhance the body would also only be temporary. Though, if something similar to Unlock Potential could be done, that'd be a great introduction to Bleach. However, who exactly would want to pursue that? The only people who actual engage in physical combat are Hakuda practitioners (and Zanjutsu practitioners if you want to consider it close quarters rather than purely physical). Swordsman communicate with their blade, and extend their senses through uniting with said blade, performing a resonance that shares their prowess. Martial Artists condition their body, mastering their control over it as a means to freely fight (correct me if I'm wrong). The only two groups of people who would need Unlock Potential would be them, and they already have a natural means around basic human error.

So, as much as it sucks to instantly discourage my own idea, Unlock Potential....isn't really necessary, is it? The only other group of people who could use it would be a Generalist.

You look at the Dragon Ball Z universe, and easily split every combatant up unto a category. If you look at the Son family, comprised of Goku, Gohan, and Goten, you'll easily associate them with the people who use "balanced" stats in game. This is kind of like Xenoverse, where somebody has 35 skill points in every stat. They have no real weak field. Though, they rely on transformations and buffs (like Super Saiyan and Kaioken) to tip the scales of their stats. You can call this a Counter Buff, I guess, because it allows them to adjust their stats for those they're fighting.

The only exception to this, I believe, is Gohan. Gohan got a passive ability (if you could call it that), that tipped his stats in favor of martial arts. Now, somebody could argue that his power ability was increased, and thus his stats were tipped in favor of Kido. Though, he's engaged mostly in hand to hand, relying on his power as a means to amplify his body; he's a striker build.

People like Vegeta, and the Briefs family, rely on Ki. They're all about utilizing transformations that buff their Ki output, and their stamina. Unlike balanced builds, and strike builds, they aren't capable of warding off physical attacks again and again. Their transformations, as you can see with both Vegeta and Trunks, are inclined to amplify defense, durability, and power output. Anything other than that, put simply, is pointless. Somebody like Trunks gaining Unlock Potential is utterly useless, as it would defeat the purpose of his build, and only tip the scale in favor of Ki, thus making his transformations TAKE from his ki stat, and dump into other fields.

Uh. Steering the topic from Dragon Ball Z back to the Fanon, I can only see Unlock Potential working for Generalists. If Kosa were to remain a generalist, and balance all of his stats evenly, he could use abilities like Dohaku, Shunko, and whatever else can enhance certain Zankensoki fields, as a means to counter buff against his opponents. Uh. Put simply, Unlock Potential is an easy ass way for somebody to fucking up their stats, permanently, after getting fed up with people walking around their counter buffing. I see it this way, and thus I'm kind of disappointed that my own idea was....picked apart by my own brain.

Anyway, the conclusion is, Kaidou is bad in my hands.