Death Battle (TV Series)

Goku VS Superman - The Original Classic (2013)

Nick Landis: Vegeta, Krillin

Quotes 

• Boomstick : [about Goku]  At fifteen, he was already so powerful that the only worthy teachers left were gods... and a talking cat, but mostly GODS! He was only a kid and already, his power level was already enormous!

  Vegeta : It's over 9,000!

  Boomstick : Not yet!

  [video fast-forwards through the Dragon Ball Z series] 

  Boomstick : Okay, now it is.

  Wizard : FALSE! In the Japanese manga, Goku's power level at that time was 8,000. But it doesn't even matter because power levels are absurd. The entire point of introducing them was to show how unreliable and meaningless they were. By relying on power levels, the villains constantly underestimated the heroes. Therefore, using them to judge Goku's abilities is pointless. Besides, the Daizenshuu says that...

  Boomstick : Dai-what now?

  Wizard : The Official Dragonball Encyclopedia. It states power levels eventually become immeasurable, not because they are so high they can't be measured, but because the characters, and hopefully the audience, have realized just how futile these numbers are.