The entire concept of the saiyan and super-saiyan is a metaphor for the Japanese people's internalized self-loathing and feelings of cultural inferiority following World War II. Saiyan are extremely powerful in their own right, but most serious threats require going "super-saiyan" and becoming Caucasian. When Goku goes super-saiyan, suddenly he has blond hair and blue eyes and looks like he's just a haircut away from leading his own Hitler Youth brigade. None of this is by accident; it all stems from deep-seated cultural injustices. The acceptance of super-saiyan as the ultimate beings is racist.
Now, both Goku and Superman are simply elements of a story. Each one has traits and abilities that vary from story to story and power levels adjust to match the needs of the story. Both of them are invulnerable to a level that meets the needs of the story. Both of them are strong enough to move planets if they need to. They are virtually equivalent in power level... that is, they are the ultimate being of their universe.
So the only real difference is that Goku is a representation of racist self-loathing, and Superman is a wish-fulfillment fantasy for Jews struggling against racist oppression (as explained by the creators of Superman).
In my world, anti-racism wins over racism. Superman wins.Statistics: Posted by Mike — Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:41 am
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