Power Measures And Classifications (Updated)

Saiyan Classes (always determined at birth, cannot be altered afterwards) -

Low-level: 1-50

Mid-level: 50-100

High-level: Anything greater than 100.

Power Boosts -

Great Ape Transformation: 10x Base.

Semi-Great Ape Transformation (Ikari): 5-15x Base.

Golden Great Ape Transformation: 500x Base.

Super Saiyan (Awakened Saiyan) (And all first level variations): 50-90x Base.

Super Saiyan 2 (Awakened Saiyan Tier 2) (And all second level variations): 2x SSJ.

Super Saiyan 3 (Awakened Saiyan Tier 3) (And all third level variations): 8x SSJ.

Super Saiyan 4 (And all fourth level variations): 3x Golden Great Ape Transformation.

Mastered Super Saiyan (Fully Awakened Saiyan) (Amalgamation of all Super Saiyan Mortal Transformations): 10,000x Base.

Super Saiyan God Transformations: *TBD* (Ancient Saiyan Series)

S-Cells -

(Excerpt from Dragon Ball Wiki)

Saiyans possess S-Cells within their bodies, S-Cells are what allow a Saiyan to become a Super Saiyan, however most Saiyans do not have many S-Cells within their bodies. Any Saiyan can become a Super Saiyan, however they require a large amount of S-Cells in order to take on the form, Saiyans who have a gentle spirit gain more S-Cells (though they cannot gain enough to go Super Saiyan through a gentle nature alone) and when a Saiyan increases their battle power they steadily gain more S-Cells. Additionally a gentler environment that is easier to live in makes S-Cell production increase. Once the Saiyan has enough S-Cells, a feeling such as strong anger or sadness can transform a Saiyan into a Super Saiyan, once a Saiyan has achieved the form they can transform into it any time by focusing their energy into their back to make it tingle. A Saiyan who has a very large battle power can turn Super Saiyan without needing a trigger, due to their tremendous amount of S-Cells. Saiyan offspring will inherit S-Cells from their parents.

My Interpretation -

To put it simply, S-cells have massive potential and constantly store latent energy in them that is released (for use) during super saiyan transformations and zenkai boosts. Fully mastering super saiyan involves merging the energies of the S-cells and the Ki naturally stored in the body. As you grow stronger however, charging the S-cells becomes more and more difficult, thus making it harder and harder to increase your power level, this can be remedied as you merge your energies and fully master Super Saiyan. After fully mastering super saiyan however, you must constrict your energy until it develops into God Ki, thus evolving the S-Cells into being able to store God Ki, and speeding up growth once again.