Kyero
Three Thousand Club
Yes, you may begin posting your five days.Genon said:
When it comes to the difference in powering down normally versus suppressing your core Ki, think of it this way (metaphorically): Inside the Saiyan body is a balloon filled with Ki which we'll call the "Core Ki Potential."
A Scouter can detect this Core Ki Potential within the balloon, which is the maximum potential reading it can give when analyzing a target. No matter how much you power down normally, the Core Ki Potential is still at full capacity which is why the Scouter can read it at all times. The Saiyans never had a method of suppressing this Core Ki Potential until now.
The Scouter can also detect the total amount of energy flowing naturally throughout the Saiyan's Ki Pathways outside the balloon which is read as their current power level.
When you just power down, only the energy that's outside the balloon (flowing through the Ki Pathways) is suppressed which lowers the raw potential output of the Saiyan's body and subsequent Ki attacks as well as their current power level. However their maximum potential inside the balloon remains at full capacity which is why the Scouter can still detect their full potential and why the Saiyan can still utilize more and more energy despite taking a serious beating throughout a prolonged battle. So long as that balloon is filled to capacity, the Saiyan has power to draw from which makes their bodies naturally stronger and more resilient during combat.
When you suppress your Core Ki Potential (the Ki inside the balloon) the balloon shrinks down releasing vast amounts of the Ki previously held within and spreading it out throughout the entirety of the Saiyan's Ki pathways in isolated and microscopic amounts. This is nearly identical to how Karas is going to make the robots with their micro Ki storage containers. Now that it's outside of the balloon the Saiyan can power down normally and all of that Ki previously held in their Core is now hidden in plain sight outside the balloon flowing through their Ki Pathways. That same Ki is now read by the Scouter as part of the Saiyan's current power level instead of a maximum potential reading because the Core Ki Potential no longer exists in its previous form.
The downside to Ki Suppression, unlike the normal power down, is that the Saiyan's lowered Core Ki Potential means their bodies are much, MUCH more susceptible to lasting damage unless they can reverse the process and power up quickly when and if the battle turns against them. Because there's no great amount of Core Ki Potential to draw from anymore, their bodies become physically weaker than when they just power down their natural flowing Ki. But still this technique is incredibly useful for fooling Scouters and enemies who can sense power levels.
Being able to reverse the process and power up rapidly, in the beginning and as we get used to it, will take between 1-2 full seconds which is more than enough time for an enemy to attack them, hence the danger of using it. But eventually they will be able to train themselves to trigger the switch on command near instantaneously like Goku did against the Ginyu Force in the Namek Saga. But for now I have to nerf the potential of the technique for the sake of making it more difficult to master and use effectively. Learning is part of the fun after all!
Era has no method of describing this process accurately due to her lacking scientific and biological understanding, but Karas should be able to figure this technical stuff out by the time he figures out the technique for himself. It's just a combination of releasing the Core Ki Potential into the Saiyan's Ki Pathways and then powering down normally afterwards. Both the Core Ki Potential and their raw power are now suppressed which fools the Scouter into thinking they're weaker than they really are.
Also, Era got a bit confused and inevitably ended up answering the Commander's questions rather than Karas' question. That's her bad.
I hope that clears it up.
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