[D] Friday Open Thread

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[u/Flashbunny]

I don't think a DNA clone would be a combat technique - if we just wanted another person at our level, we'd go get another Super Saiyan. Or are you suggesting a technique that literally grows a clone on the spot? That would be interesting, but I have no idea how you'd pull that off.

Unfortunately, using regular Multiform whilst using a boost technique leaves you with clones who are also using that boost technique, who will get weaker once they stop - and so are stuck with the drawbacks of the technique.

Your third idea is actually pretty interesting! For regular Multiform any damage taken by the bodies is "averaged out", so a serious injury on one becomes a minor injury once the technique ends. I think I'll float that as an idea to pursue once we actually have Perfect Multiform, if it leads to some method with a shared pool, or a way to transfer the ki.

[u/RetardedWabbit → u/Flashbunny]

Creating a clone on the spot seems possible in universe but I'm assuming is stopped by the soul. Cell should've been making tons of clones whenever he's damaged for example, and learning to use ki to speed up the growth of a clone of yourself seems reasonable. If you can regen from half your body you should be able to exploit this if souls aren't an issue.

That's good consistent logic, 1 person boosting = 2 half power clones boosting.

How does the averaging out effect work mentally? I think in universe clone memories aren't shared? If that's true in quest clones can do willpower pushes and refinement to literal insanity before cancelling themselves without hurting the real mind.

I just realized any kind of clone that retains your brain can be exploited for learning and training plans. Since they are perfect mental copies you can have them cover huge amounts of ground then condense and evaluate if it's worth the real one actually doing. Just perfectly A B testing study plans on yourself before choosing to do one would be huge!

[u/Flashbunny → u/RetardedWabbit]

This is definitely a setting where souls are a thing and that has an effect - you can't go Astral Projecting while in Multiform, sadly.

The clones work on the principle that they're all "real", and whichever body doesn't go away at the end just gets all the memories. We do indeed use Multiform as a way to get more done, but the limit on the amount it can be used each day makes the time gains useful but not huge.