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R A C E S - N A M E K H Y P O T H E S I S Consider this: |-- Survival: They only need water to survive. Some plants need nothing more than water and sunshine to survive. I never saw what could happen to a Namek if he were to go a long time without sunlight (about a week's worth). Also, they have greenish blood. This could mean that their cells are photosynthesis-based.|-- Appearance: If one thinks about it, the arms and legs of a Nameck look very much like plant fibers. |-- No gender: Plants are asexual (or could be considered as such) and reproduce via seeds. Which brings me to... |-- The Namek eggs: Some plants (Ex: lima beans) produce seeds that when looked at from a cross-section, are very much like eggs. The seed has a temporary food source for the sprout (a solid yolk of sorts), a skin (i.e. soft shell), and the small newborn plant. |-- Regeneration: It has been noted that trees can survive acts of dismemberment that would kill a human being, as well as are capable of regenerating limbs. Nameks can do this process really fast and on a conscious level. This appears to be also tied with their reproductive function, as they seem to be able to produce eggs at will. |-- Growth & Ageing: Nameks are extremely long lived. Some of Earth's trees are hundreds of years old. This could also explain why the Elder (Guru) was so huge (think: giant redwood). A Fact: It has been stated that a Saiyan can live in excess of 1000 years. I don't know about that, but they seem to be a very long-lived race. Vegeta also makes the comment that after a Saiyan matures, his hair stops growing, remaining in same way for the rest of the Saiyan's life. COOL HUH? SSJ Gohan special case: Gohan is a special case as far as the SSJ stages go. He is quite capable of achieving SSJ-1, but never seems to reach the overly muscled SSJ-2 stage. However, before destroying Perfect Cell in the Cell Saga, he does assume the long spiky-haired look of someone who has reached Stage 2. It is likely that Gohan (and others) can assume a transitional Stage (Stage 2.5?) between 2 and 3 that reduces the muscle mass back down and doesn't cause agility problems. It is also possible that Goku, Vegeta and Trunks didn't quite reach Stage 2 properly, hence the overly increased muscle mass. |
