@thedailybagel: I have volume 30 right on my lap, and I can't for the life of me find a single panel that would indicate that would indicate 18 suffering any damage from Vegeta's attacks. Sure, her clothes got torn up, but otherwise she was uninjured, while Vegeta's face was covered with blood after a few strikes strikes. Vegeta punching 18 in the guts made her smile. her returning the favor made the Saiyan cringe. Vegeta didn't start losing after he had lost his cool. He's lost his cool after 18 went serious and he realized how overwhelmed he is.
As for Trunks, I think the mere fact that his sword got broken on 18's arms speaks volumes of how much stronger she is. Sure, he could cut through Frieza without any problem, since he was vastly weaker; of course Goku needed to focuse quite some ki in his finger to deflect said sword. 18 just casually blocked it.
Maybe 17 is right and the combined forces of Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo and Tien would've been enough to beat his sister, but then again, I don't know what he bases his statment on without a scouter or the ability to sense energy. I think he didn't want his sister have all the fun for herself.
And Goku wouldn't waste his energy... except he totally would. Remember his fight against 19? Even after witnessing how the android had absorbed Goku's Kamehameha it took Piccolo's warning to prevent him from firing it again. That doesn't seem very economic if you ask me.
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