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* Goku relies on his Super Saiya-jin forms a lot more because ''he's usually pitted against the [[Big Bad]]''. Threatening his own safety fighting in his base form when he could power up early on would be the DBZ equivalent of [[Never Bring a Knife to Aa Gun Fight]]. The only times we see him consciously avoid leveling up is when he has a specific intent - i.e. not defeating Buu so the surviving fighters on Earth could learn to shoulder the burden of Earth's protection. Besides, this theory would only really stand if Goku never trained in his base form, which is a bit of a [[Logic Bomb]] since earlier arcs showed us that attainment of higher power levels could only be done through the strengthening of the previous form, allowing the fighter to reach the breach of its potential before ascending. Hence, SSJ2 comes after a body becomes properly trained to [[SSJ 1]], which in turn would imply that the base form must be consistently strengthened, as well. Given the power he exemplifies in the Buu arc, it's obvious he doesn't take very well to the idea of "resting in peace."

** Which is exactly what plants do. And of course, this is coming from the same guy who said [[Artistic License: Biology|tails are a recessive trait]] [[They Just Didn't Care|even though Gohan had one, and the fact that he has a daughter demonstrates he doesn't have a monosomy disorder.]]

It takes a different trigger to do so. Men are transformed by rage (Goten might be the exception, as Vegeta probably irritated Trunks enough to SSJ him on purpose), but Pan (if GT is to be taken in consideration) doesn't seem to transform into one, even when absurdly enraged. Perhaps, their trigger is an emotion that transforms women into monsters, like rage does with men. [[Woman Scorned|Scorn]], [[Yandere (disambiguation)|deception]], and [[Stepford Smiler|absolute despair]] are good options to take in consideration.