Cell Max’s power was constantly raising. This was stated throughout the fight, and even after Goten, Trunks and the Gammas bull-rushed him into a mountainHard to say, yeah they gave Cell Max some challenge but yet Gohan was easily holding his own against both at just Super Saiyan even though even Ultimate Gohan was no match for Cell Max and needed Beast to beat him. It seems to me Cell Max was jobbing which would make sense since it had just awakened and was likely getting used to using its power for the first time
Also, kind of a shame Gohan’s SS2 seems to be forgotten these days. Yeah Beast is obviously based on it but still.
Cell Max’s power was constantly raising. This was stated throughout the fight, and even after Goten, Trunks and the Gammas bull-rushed him into a mountain
“Comfortably” is a bit of an overstatementSuper Saiyan was comfortably handling both at once
In Kefla’s defense, she did fight Ultimate Gohan to a stalemate and pushed him to his limit to where both could barely move.
Hardly, and while it was two on one. It’s clear as day Gohan at just Super Saiyan would easily beat them one on one.“Comfortably” is a bit of an overstatement
There was some struggle there
I know, that shit made no sense and goes against how Potara works. Felt like plot convenience for Gohan to win on his own rather than Ultra Instinct Goku or a heavy hitter like Jiren being neededDoesn't really matter considering Manga wise, Kefla is literally just Caulifla controlling Kale's power and there is no hint that either got stronger with their fusion unlike the anime where it's stated Kefla is Caulifla and Kale's power doubled over many times(Not to mention Kale explicitly not only is able to control her power but also hit a whole new form with it and is capable of fighting SSJG Goku).
So it's not much of an achievement for Gohan to ring out Kefla considering the people Kale ringed out didn't do jack and of shit and we have no idea how powerful they really should be in the Manga(Like Anilaza).
I woulnd't take the "she has Kale's strength etc" statement overly literally
I don’t know about that. He’s stronger one on one but the gap is not very big. Otherwise they would have never made him struggleHardly, and while it was two on one. It’s clear as day Gohan at just Super Saiyan would easily beat them one on one.
Dubious how much or even if he got stronger. It’s not like I’m going to argue his Super Saiyan is now the same power level he needed an arc before at least Ultimate to be.I don’t know about that. He’s stronger one on one but the gap is not very big. Otherwise they would have never made him struggle
And this is a trained Gohan who’s even stronger than he was in Super Hero, mind you
It’s not dubious, we’re directly told he trained since the Cell Max fight. There was a time-skip between the events of that fight and nowDubious how much or even if he got stronger.
Ultimate Gohan in the Moro arc is far stronger than he was in the ToP. Goku said he was so powerful he didn’t even recognize it was Gohan. ToP was a while backIt’s not like I’m going to argue his Super Saiyan is now the same power level he needed an arc before at least Ultimate to be.
Ignoring the fact Kefla is one-shot fodder to even Moro arc Gohan, the bit about Gohan not struggling isn’t trueI really didn’t see any struggle. Gohan was easily holding his own against both at once to argue their anything remotely close to any ToP opponents Gohan needed Ultimate against
Again, I argued it’s dubious just what the power gap is and definitely not enough evidence to say Gohan in just Super Saiyan is now stronger than even his Ultimate self a few arcs agoIt’s not dubious, we’re directly told he trained since the Cell Max fight. There was a time-skip between the events of that fight and now
Ultimate Gohan in the Moro arc is far stronger than he was in the ToP. Goku said he was so powerful he didn’t even recognize it was Gohan. ToP was a while back
Ignoring the fact Kefla is one-shot fodder to even Moro arc Gohan, the bit about Gohan not struggling isn’t true
Even ignoring these, he was on the defensive the entire time. Quite frankly Trunks and Gohan showed parity here
The gap is really not that big
Vegeta actually has Blue Evolution in the manga. It’s that powerup he does when he blows Toppo out of the arena, it’s just not drawn with the same level of muscle as the animeRemember at the end of the day, this is Manga Continuity which is WHOLLY different than the Anime continuity.
Kefla is MASSIVELY weaker in the Manga than in the Anime and Power Jumps are even more significant in the Manga in comparison to the Anime(It doesn't seem as obvious but even after the Future Zamasu arc, Hit is still on par with Goku and especially after pulling out his bag of tricks and even nearly defeated Jiren in his sole encounter while Goku didn't have a prayer).
This also requires bringing up Saiyan Beyond God exists in the Anime/Movie continuity but not in the Manga continuity which is what also massively downplays the levels(Alongside the losses of SSBKaioken, Blue Evolution and the like... though to be fair, the Movie Continuity doesn't do it either despite following the Anime Continuity). So yeah, you can easily say Trunks and Goten can actually defeat everyone in the ToP but Jiren in the Manga continuity without any real issues.