Why, thank you very much.
I think Cell with all those abilities accumulated would be able to wreak a lot of havoc and I could see him soloing the DB universe on a few conditions. I think his power would be enormous but one thing that will also be enormous is his pride/ego he`s like a Lex Luthor for Goku and having more power may put him over the edge as with the positive and negative effects there would also be side-effects.
True, I think so as well. However, the negatives, including possibly pride/ego, would probably be outweighed by the sheer level of intelligence he gains from both Brainstorm and a Galvan. He would obviously defeat Goku though, at any of his forms. He'd have a number advantage as well.
I don`t think his energy would be limited the only potential thing that could limit him is his ability to utilize his energies and be resourceful with them. Even in DBZ when facing Gohan and the other Z Warriors he had a lot going for him but he did seem limited despite his advantages he wasn`t the most creative or insightful when using his abilities he relied on brute force, cunning and boasting to emulate himself as being a threat.
Yes, I also think that it would be unlimited. I personally think that with his super intelligence to guide him, he would be able to know which ability to utilize for each situation (For example, Buu tries to absorb him from behind, then Cell uses Eye Guy's powers to see it, and then his intelligence, coupled with his extremely fast thinking speed courtesy of XLR8, would tell him to use a magnetic force field if it should come on him to prevent Buu from integrating him, or he would just go intangible and let it pass through), how to manage his energy, how to use his advantage in numbers, and so on. He would probably be more creative with his powers given his great intellect. He could possibly come up with many excellent strategies for battle, such as duplication to have a numerical advantage.
I think Cell is very capable in using his abilities in creative ways though and to their full potential the problem is his ego. But I think he could pull it off pretty well especially since he`s a very intelligent AI and I think with each ability he would have a counter to the opposition opposing him in the Dragon Ball universe. In terms of being able to alternate or swiftly shift from one ability to another I think he could and would but it may come at a cost because with all that power he could potentially misuse such as trickily unique abilities I don`t think he has the courage and hardship, sportsmanship and craftsmanship to use those abilities like Ben does.
He might in fact have those last four qualities you mentioned, knowing it may not have any repercussions on him. His creativity would know almost no visible boundaries,
In regards to thinking, acting and moving in character. I think he would be the same but worse due to the power and knowledge as they say knowledge is power and with Cell being a very intellectual AI with all that power he will only convince himself to go further down the depths when it comes to just losing one`s self. He would go beyond trying to destroy everything and control things or have it his way I think he would become more power hungry because he is not satisfied and since these are otherworldly abilities that he has gained as they belong to the Ben 10 universal principle he would only long for more power.
He would probably be far better than Dr. Gero at prep, and he could possibly build a machine that can amp his power by a considerable amount, spawn a Cell Jr. or make a clone, have that clone use Upgrade's power to amp the machine itself, and then have them fire it on him. Once this is finished, Cell would be more than capable of soloing DBZ, probably even Beerus. His ego may be high, but for some reason I don't see that as being his downfall since he can more or less take out any threats posed to him in the DBZverse. Possibly even the fusions.
I could see Cell trying to build a weapon of mass destruction that can level all of reality and he would use Brainstorm and Gravattack to really grasp the vision in the idea of trying to bring destruction and dominance to reality. He would also build time devices due to also having Clockwork`s abilities to manipulate time and he would try to change history, I can definitely see Cell trying to attempt such a method and ambition especially since when he was evolving from form to form he seemed to develop new traits that were unique to his goals and what he really wanted it was like he was trying to understand what he wanted with having all of Ben`s astounding abilities this would not change it would only drive him further.
Perhaps, but he might want to amp his own power instead, and do the destruction by himself. He would probably be able to take over alternate timelines, owing to Clockwork. Oh well, this is a plausible point of view, though I didn't seem to imagine it from that line of thought initially.
This is a hard one. But Cell would definitely be up there when it comes to just sheer power and its scaled especially appropriate to all the different universes` hierarchies. In Marvel he would be above Thanos and all the Herald level characters to be honest I could see him being on Sentry`s level or above since he was already a solar system buster at his peak and was distinctly versatile for a DBZ villain and it was implied that it was only the beginning with him when it came to power. I definitely think he would be Sentry (Stable Minded or even Deathseed) level or just easily above.
As for Marvel, I wonder how he would face off against Juggernaut, Hulk, Thor, Odin, Galactus, the Silver Surfer and more powerful heroes and villains. He would probably rival Dr. Doom in intelligence, stalemate or win against characters like sentry (possibly, since he would have unlimited energy and regen), and give Galactus or Thor some trouble. Though for some reason I have my doubts that he would win.
In DC, I see him being above the Green Lantern level standard characters such as Hal Jordan, Atrocitus, Larfleeze, Sinestro and etc. I think he would fit in there somewhere but overall I see him being above those top-tier Green Lantern characters and I also see him as a Cyborg Superman level character with all his hax and power-ups although I think he would easily be above Cyborg Superman in most if not all departments when it comes to discerning a level of power. In terms of Image Comics he would be above The Darkness, Witchblade, Angelus, Spawn and most of the characters IMO. And the same could apply to even IDW, Dark Horse, BOOM, Dynamite and etc depending on how you look at it and its respective universal principles.
I think he might be able to match the GL corps, forcefields and all. His hax is impressive, I just need to think more on how far it would get him in top-tier universes such as Marvel and DC. Also, Cell would be indestructible with the Worst's power (Being Indestructible).
This goes back to his power levels in the comic mediums, I think with devices included like Lex Luthor he would build machines that could amp him mentally, physically and metaphysically to a standard that Dragon Ball characters can`t match generally. He would build cosmic level devices and like Krona try to interfere with universal/multiversal matters, Cell could also build a machine that would amp the Cell Juniors to levels in which he try to takeover the different universes and etc, or gain new abilities via absorption.
Hmmm, that is some really good insight right there...will consider this for a later time...
Again, this is an awesome and super fun as well as amazing thread!
Very fun :)
Thank you for the time you took to provide such an In-Depth level of thought on this matter. This was very interesting to read, and some of this did not even occur to me despite my long list of abilities.
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