Did Trunks really need to go Super Saiyan?

As a human if they go super saiyan on you, consider that an honor. He was showing him respect.

How Vegeta was moving after trunks went super Saiyan on tien

he would have died if he didn't

Sometimes I wish they’d wrote evolutions in for the earthlings also…Tien def deserved to reach a new level like how Piccolo got…

The answer is yes cuz other wise tien was gonna body him.

Yes Tien could stop semi-perfect Cell Vegeta and Trunks couldn't

To show how 💪STRONG💪 Tien had become..duh! You didn’t know?? 😳

Don't sleep on Tien

Trunks is at a base power level of 5. Tenshinhan, after 3 years of training for the Androids plus his time at King Kai's, built up enough strength to keep Semi-Perfect Cell pinned down. So yeah, Trunks definitely has to go Super Saiyan, even if it's complete overkill.

I don't think so. He could have won if he wanted without turning into super Saiyan.

Hey, man, that's the same Tri-Beam that put Semi-Perfect Cell underground for a spell... Super Saiyan wasn't just necessary, it was crucial to survival.

The power levels by DBS for the role characters are crazy. These two are SSJ3 equivalent.

This fight was skill (Tien) versus raw power (Trunks). When Trunks started getting out classed he went SSJ to boost his power and speed.

Vegeta was pissed 😂

Tien constantly is training and was able to hold semi perfect cell at bay. This is a little after the cell games which he could’ve gotten more gains. You also gotta remember trunks has only had 1/2 trainers gohan and what little he got from vegeta. Tien been a master fighter indb

Yes

Short answer. Yes. Without the obvious plot armor aupee saiyan is tien would be way stronger than trunks

It's base Tien he is up again OF COURSE HE HAD TOO

No, pero Ten Shin Han le pidió que peleara con todos sus fuerzas y eso hizo. Mucho respeto y admiración entre ambos. 👏🏻

He did stall semi perfect cell 🤷‍♂️

気功砲は命を削って使う技

Ppl dont talk about Tiens character development. Old tien wouldve never been that accepting of a lost

no. this scene is for the show. it is ridiculous if you stop and think about it.

To be honest, Tien almost won Cell version 2 if he had power level like Picollo. So yeah, worth it.

That's called respect.

Tien was a better fighter

Pues Tien Shin Han en esa época hasta se le puso al pedo a Cell imperfecto, Trunks y Vegeta ya estaban siendo madreados por ese mismo Cell

Tian wouldve one shotted Frieza at that power level

Trunks was literally going maybe 25% I would say the whole match

Tien encouraged him not to hold back. 🤷🏾‍♂️

He had to show he was stronger