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DBCember 2014 - Top 24 Iconic Moments
For their first list, TFS created a list of their Top 24 series (non-film, non-GT) moment in Dragon Ball history.
- A line for Taka about #17 on the list, the destruction of Namek and the cliffhanger about Goku's fate.Taka: Well, Namek... So long, and thanks for all the frogs.
- And from #14, the real hero of the Buu arc... Mr. Satan.Unison: Hail Satan! Hail Satan!
- Number 12 is Goku impaling King Piccolo... with his own body.Taka: For Goku... this victory... was a hole-in-one. Hey, guys, where you goin'? (Sputters) C'mon, guys, c'mon, I didn't write this.
- Number 11 is Vegeta's Heroic Sacrifice against Majin Buu, and Lani describes it best.Lani: Easily the most selfless and dramatic moment in Vegeta's life… and it amounts to ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
- Number 9 is the arrival/introduction of Future Trunks, and it mostly consists of Kaiser utterly fanboying over it.
- Number 7 which is the first fight between Goku and Vegeta. Kaiser realizes that they didn't actually set aside a spot for the iconic beam struggle so he hastily includes it here. And then there was this gem:Taka: It also sets a precedence, for better or worse, of how future battles would play out. High level attacks. Advanced aerial fighting. Beam battles.
Lani: Endless banter.
Kaiser: Screaming.
Taka: SO MUCH SCREAMING! - Number 4 has the guys poke fun at Bulma's initial wishes on the Dragon Balls - a lifetime supply of strawberries, later amended to "the perfect boyfriend".Lani: Let's look at her dating record here for a sec. Yamcha... and Vegeta. Reaaally coulda used that wish.
- In the honorable mentions, they show the clips that didn't make a number, but worth mentioning, then gets to the "9000 scene" with the subtitle "There! There it is!! Are you happy!?!"
- They also include a moment from GT, which was the ending. Such is the reputation of GT that most assumed it was a jab at the fact that it ended, but the boys have since confirmed they actually like the ending of GT.
- And with The Reveal of #1 being Goku turning Super Saiyan for the first time, they get defensive:Lani: Don't you judge us.
Kaiser: You knew this scene would be here. It had to be here!
Taka: This is a moment that everyone remembers. Hell, our most viewed episode of all time, by millions, starts with this scene!
DBCember 2015 - Top 24 Movies and Specials
For December 2015, they are now doing the Top 24 Best Movies and Specials, which they immediately point out is only possible because of Resurrection 'F''s release giving them enough material to work with at the time. However, it's still not a best to worst list, as the GT special is not included, so once again, "NO GT!"
- There's also something pretty funny about Kaiser shamelessly plugging fans to buy Resurrection of F specifically because he voiced a character in it.
- At entry number 21 the guys talk about the infamous Bio-Broly and admit that the first half of the movie is actually not too bad until it actually gets to Broly.Kaiser: While the plot feels devoid of threat and urgency it's actually not that bad at the start, and offers some unique interactions that the previous films missed out on-
Lani: But then BROLY SHOWS UP AND F***S IT ALL TO HELL!
Kaiser: Goddamn it!- Also the teams apt description of Broly's presence in this movie:Taka: And what does buck nekkid Broly do the moment he breaks out of his test tube?
Lani: He gets covered in a thick toxic sludge that makes him look like Swamp Thing f***ed a Muk. - Finally Kaiser saying that while Bio-Broly is pretty bad it's not the worst of the Dragon Ball movies ... which makes him comment that he'll be glad when that stops being considered a positive factor in these films.
- Also the teams apt description of Broly's presence in this movie:
- #20, Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle, has a vampire as its main villain. With Taka onboard, you know what kind of referential jokes or even just the voice he'll bust out in the entry.Taka:It's quirky, fun, and imaginative, but in the end, it's a lot like a vampire wearing sunglasses: Humorous, but overall ineffective.
- When Kaiser brings up how Lucifer the Vampire Lord wants to use his Devil Castle Cannon to blow up the sun, Taka initially says that the goal sounds kinda cool, only for Kaiser to immediately state it's less cool than it sounds.
- As soon as Return of Cooler shows up, well...Kaiser: F*CK THIS MOVIE!
- Entry number 17 is Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan, in which they summarize it as such:Kaiser: What we get is the plot dragging its feet, until finally...
Lani: BROLY OPENS UP A CAN OF GRADE A-PLUS PREMIUM ORGANIC NO-GMO FREE TRADE, GLUTEN FREE WHOOPASS! DESTROYING EVERY ONE OF THE Z-WARRIORS, IN THE CURBSTOMP TO END ALL MOTHERF#CKING CURBSTOMPS!!!- Taka's explanation of Broly's convoluted backstory. He has a hard time hiding his disdain.Taka: Alright, most people watching this list know the story; Broly was a baby with a power level of 10,000, King Vegeta knew that this could be trouble for him, so he... kinda maybe tries to kill his dad Paragus, and then stabs Broly to death, only not, because he's the Legendary Super Saiyan gaiz!
- Taka repeatedly saying "WEN BROLY".Kaiser: Taka, I swear to god, I will beat you to death with a sack of broccoli!
- Taka's explanation of Broly's convoluted backstory. He has a hard time hiding his disdain.
- Entry number 10 is Dragon Ball: The Path to Power, mainly carried by its beautiful animation and unparalleled faithfulness to the original manga... with the exception of it using Dragon Ball GT's aesthetic, which Kaiser personally takes issue with (i.e. using the series' ending theme, "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku" instead of "Romantic Ageru Yo").Kaiser: Even though GODDAMN DAN DAN KOKORO HIKARE-F*CKING-TEKU!!!
- Number 9, which was Wrath of the Dragon, starts off with this gem.
- Number 8 is Bojack Unbound, and finishes with this gem.
- Number 7 is Resurrection F. The moment Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (aka Blueper Saiyan) is on screen, Lani then repeats the name, and doesn't stop until near the end of the entry.Lani: So, uh...quick question. Is it stronger than Super Saiyan 4?
Kaiser: RAGGHHHHH— - Number 6 is Fusion Reborn, the first and ONLY appearance of Gogeta (at the time the list was released). When Lani tries to bring up GT, Kaiser threatens to burn down his apartment.
- Number 1 is preceded by a list of, quote, "honorable mentions", said with pained reluctance. They consist of the GT special, several Live Action Adaptations including Dragon Ball Evolution, and Dream 9: Super Collaboration Special!!.
DBCember 2016 - Top 24 Dragon Ball Villains
2016's DBCember has them listing the Top 24 Villains, and they're actually including GT this time. However, they're not including Super because it's not finished yet.
- This exchange from the intro video:Kaiser: What makes a good hero?
Taka: A theme song!
Lani: Special effects?
Kaiser: No, uh—
Taka: Cool poses!
Kaiser: No, that's not—
Lani: Really, really tight outfits?
Kaiser: A villain! It's a good villain.
Taka: Ha, tell that to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! - Hirudegarn ends with the team once again going over how frustrating they find the ending of the movie for giving the win to Goku, but that doesn't stop them from gushing over how awesome the final attack was.Lani: Dragon Fist is cool though!
Taka: Oh f*ck yeah!
Kaiser: Oh yeah, 100%. - Number 23, Cooler, opens up with an obligatory reference to their Xenoverse 2 Let's Play.
- Number 22, Janemba, includes a small gem when they mention how he brought back every single villain in the franchise including Goku's most monstrous dictator rival...Hitler!Taka: Make sure to play Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Führer on the GBA for more info!
- GT's inclusion leads to entry 21 being all seven Shadow Dragons.Kaiser: Oh God, do we have to do this?
Lani: Kaiser, get over it. GT happened.
Kaiser: DID IT, THOUGH?!- Kaiser starts snarking at some of the dragons' designs and personalities (or lack thereof) leading to this hilarious little exchange.Kaiser: Real diverse character sheets here: Is evil. Also dragon. Mole, question mark?
Taka: C'mon, Kaiser, moles are like the dragons of the Earth.
Kaiser: Oh right, and frogs are like the dragons of the ocean. Oh wait, THAT'S JUST DRAGONS! - The end of the entry gives us this gem:Kaiser: So, to close, SUPER 17 DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE LIST; SEE YOU AT BABY, BITCHES!
- Kaiser starts snarking at some of the dragons' designs and personalities (or lack thereof) leading to this hilarious little exchange.
- When discussing Dr. Wheelo and Dr. Kochin at number 20, they do bring up the similarities between them and Dr. Gero and Android 19 later in canon.Evil scientist with brain in a jar.
Robotic companion.
Artificial soldiers.
Plans for world domination.
Both prefer their PB&J without crust. - At number 19 (The Freeza Forces, Dodoria, and Zarbon), they almost forgot someone and decide to give mention to the most memorable member of the forcenote ... Appule.Taka: Give it up for Appule, everyone!
(sound of cheering in the background) - Their description for entry Number 18 on the TFS website (before it was overhauled) states how this entry does not contain Android 18.
- The number 17 entry starts with Kaiser steeling himself to talk about Broly, then giving a swift rundown on why Broly is where he is (design is terrifying, concept is cool but executed poorly, and two thirds of his films were terrible with the scene of Trunks wetting himself on Broly being used to emphasize that last point).Kaiser: He only made this list because of his impact on the audience of the franchise and we all wish he'd been stabbed a couple more times as a baby as to save us from the suffering of having to sit through his film a collective five times TO GIVE YOU THE ABRIDGED VERSION! Speaking of which, we hope you enjoy it, we loved working on it, and we love you all so much. NEXT!
- The fact that unlike all the previous entries on the list, Broly's name looks like it's been written in crayon.
- The description from TFS' website deserves some credit as well.It's only fitting that our number 17 villain this #DBcember is that GT great, Super Sevehahahhahahah couldn't finish that with a straight face!
- Number 16 has just Lani and Kaiser talking about Nappa because, for some reason, Taka has been tied up in the storage closet. He escapes at the end of the entry.Nappa!Taka: HEY, KIDS, DO YOU LIKE VIOLENCE?
Lani: Taka! Taka, get back in the room!
Nappa!Taka: THERE IS NO TAKA NOW! THERE IS ONLY NAPPA! - The number 14 spot goes to Raditz. While mentioning his hair:Taka: How long do you think it takes him to dry that hair, by the way? I'm guessing...three hours? Two on a hot day?
Lani: You're assuming Saiyans bathe. Oh man, imagine being stuck in one of those pods for an entire year. I'd reek of sweat after a good night's sleep!- At the end of it:Lani: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Oh right, he's in Hell! Let's never talk about this again.
- At the end of it:
- Number 13 is Baby. Though Lani and Taka expected Kaiser to freak out, to their surprise, Kaiser actually finds Baby kinda cool.Lani: ...Excuse you?
- Lani discussing Super Saiyan 4.Lani: Does Goku dye his body hair? Like, where-where did his pants come from? Wasn't he a kid?
- At the end of the segment, they mention Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout.
- Lani discussing Super Saiyan 4.
- Number 12 is the Pilaf Gang and it begins with Kaiser wondering what Pilaf himself is supposed to be.Kaiser: What even is Pilaf? Is he a demon, a mutant?
Lani: I think he's just Pilaf.- Lani only realizes that Shu and Mai's names are a pun on shumai when they're mentioned back-to-back in that order.
- Number 11 is Mercenary Tao.Taka: And now for the exact f**king opposite!
Lani: He's the man, the myth, the guy who wears his job description on his back, he's Tao Pai Pai! Also known as Mercenary Tao.- The end, where Kaiser and Taka discuss Tao's tongue.Kaiser: Do you think it vibrates?
Taka: I mean, what's the point if it doesn't?
- The end, where Kaiser and Taka discuss Tao's tongue.
- Shortly after the above, they mention the villains of Dragon Ball Super (before the next arc, of course) and talk about how well they stack up. For this video, Kirran (LordMoonstone) joins them in this discussion.Kirran: I'm taking time away from my busy schedule of building Gundam models and violently whipping 1Kids to talk to you guys about the villains of Super!
Kaiser: Okay, but... where's Taka?- On Super's interpretation of the God of Destruction Beerus:Lani: In Battle of Gods, we're not subject to the finer details of his craft. It's merely implied, though completely believable, that this cat man can cat man do the job of blowing the planet to smithereens before you can say Cat Loves--
(cue a planet blowing up before he finishes his sentence) - On the arc adapting Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F':Kirran: Woo boy, the Resurrection F arc! Way to waste an opportunity to expand on a film that desperately needed more time to explore its characters, then completely...well, we'd use the sound of a bowel movement here, but we're classier than that. But it's implied.
- When they get to the Universe 6 arc, them calling Super Shenron a Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card monster, and Botamo "Winnie the Boo Bear".Kaiser: Also, we get to meet the Omni-King! Jury's still out on whether or not that's a good or bad thing, but personally, I love the little shit.
Kirran: Kaiser being wrong aside, he's right about the character moments! - And then there's the Goku Black arc...
- At the end, while capping off the video:Kirran: Hey, did nobody bring up jelly Vegeta?
Lani: Goodnight, everybody!
- On Super's interpretation of the God of Destruction Beerus:
- Number 10 is the Red Ribbon Army.
- When Taka mentions Staff Officer Black, he takes a moment to say this.Taka: Man, and I thought the Black Ranger from Power Rangers was a little on the nose.
- When Taka mentions Staff Officer Black, he takes a moment to say this.
- Number 9 is the Ginyu Force.
- Of course, Kaiser starts singing the Force's Kai theme
. - Kaiser, after going through the punny names of the Ginyus, asks if they are somewhat sexual.
- Of course, Kaiser starts singing the Force's Kai theme
- Number 8 is Androids 16, 17, and 18.Kaiser: They [17 and 18] manhandle every fighter who steps up to them, leading to one of the most one-sided battles Vegeta has ever fought. And that's saying a lot for the guy who's major role in the series is making everything worse, then job as hard as possible.
Lani: Jesus. Spoilers, Kaiser.- At the end of the entry...Taka: So are we gonna talk about how [17 and 18] are not Androids? How they're actually modified humans, aka Cyborgs?
Lani: Well, what about Jinzōningen, eh, Kaiser?
Kaiser: Don't be a f**king weeb, Lani.
- At the end of the entry...
- Number 7 is Piccolo Jr.Lani: Let it be known, by the way, that I thought Piccolo Jr. and King Piccolo should've been one entry.
Kaiser: I respect your input, I value it, and I disagree with it.
Lani: I hear your disagreement, I acknowledge it, and you're wrong.
Taka: WEN GENERAL RILLDO? - Number 6 is Majin Buu.
- Taka isn't too happy about how the pink blob isn't in the top five.
- Number 5 is Beerus.
- Taka is none too impressed that a movie villain made it into number five.Kaiser: Uh, Taka, it's your line.
Taka: You put a movie villain in the top five.
Lani: Well he's not just a movie villain.
Taka: YOU'RE RIGHT, HE'S A MOVIE VILLAIN POST-GT! - Lani has this to say about Beerus:Lani: Beerus is f**king amazing and if you disagree with that fact then you're wrong and probably hate Dragon Ball! Mic Drop! Well I'm not actually going to drop the mic, it's really expensive, so...
- Kaiser summarizing Beerus's role as the God of Destruction as the equivalent of being the guy who "destroys the old gas station in uptown so they can put in that bitching Artisan's pizza shop".
- Taka is none too impressed that a movie villain made it into number five.
- Number 4 is Cell.
- Taka makes sure to continually add the words "perfection" and "perfect" throughout the entry, even slipping into his Perfect Cell voice at times to do so.
- Number 3 is King Piccolo
- Taka quickly points out King Piccolo is not a demon but a slug-man. So he's not so much a Demon King as a Lord Slu-.Kaiser: This joke is so tired its nickname is "Firestone".
- Lani having to cut himself short from referring to the Ultra Divine Water as the Ultra Convenient Bullsh-.
- Taka noting all the evil things King Piccolo does in his arc, from taking control of the world, murdering all opponents, making crime legal and betraying the lovable, unforgettable, Pilaf gang.
- Taka quickly points out King Piccolo is not a demon but a slug-man. So he's not so much a Demon King as a Lord Slu-.
- Number 2 is Vegeta... but they claim that "Then number one spot might surprise you... as long as you've never heard the name 'Freeza' before."
- Number 1 is... Monster Carrot!Lani: HA! YOU FOOLS!
Taka: Freeza? F*ck that, that's boring! What do we look like, sheep to you?
Kaiser: No, it's Monster Carrot! Points in favor: 1) look at his design! Shades, baller! Suit: red, purple, and baby-poop green! Nobody's cooler! 2) He can turn people into carrots! That's terrifying! How can you beat him if you're a carrot? Overload him with vitamin A? Give him tooth decay with excess sugar? Unless yo name starts with a 'V' and ends with 'egito' get the f*ck outta here! 3) he's a mob boss! He'll put a hit on yo ass if he doesn't see to your demise himself! 4) he makes mochi on the moon. That's goddamn classy. Points against: nothing! Monster Carrot's the best! Now he's out to go make a million bunny babies and take over the world! DBCember, OUT! - After that Bait-and-Switch, Number 1 is Freeza.Taka: Geez, I feel like you could write some pretty sick metal lyrics about this guy. Oh, wait...
(F plays as Freeza wrecks shit)
Taka: They did.- Also worth noting is that Freeza was so popular that they started making films about his brother (number 23).Taka: Also, he had a dad too. Say hello to King Cold before he— oh, he's dead.
- At the end:Lani: All hail Lord Freeza! May his reign be long and--
Times Freeza has died:Against Goku on Namek.
Against Trunks on Earth.
Gohan in Movie 12.
Goku in Resurrection 'F' and Super.
Z-Warriors in Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans.Lani: ...Welp, this has been DBCember! - At the end, they plug the next DBCember being the top 24 reasons Monster Carrot is actually the best!Kaiser: Number 24: bunny car! A.k.a. Bunny honey fur magnet!
- Also worth noting is that Freeza was so popular that they started making films about his brother (number 23).
DBCember 2017 - Top 24 Dragon Ball Video Games
DBCember 2017 is the Top 24 Video Games. But this year, it's Kirran who does the list with Lani and Kaiser instead of Taka, due to him being TeamFourStar's "resident gaming guru". And to further shake things up, this was the first "12 Days of DBCember", with 24 through 13 being more the "runners-up".
- Number 24 starts with Dragon Ball Shin Butoden/Ultimate 22, with Kaiser crying about how Kenji Yamamoto's music was awesome, but plagiarized, which is why it sounded good in the first place.
- Number 22 is Dragon Ball Online.Lani: A game where I can create my own OC and battle different baddies across the Dragon Ball timeline?! What could go wrong?!
Kaiser: Even I'm surprised to see Xenoverse this far down on the list. - Number 20 is Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle.Kirran: Maybe this year, we can finally get that PS3 port!
Kaiser: ...You think you're fucking funny?
Kirran: Agooo. - Number 16 is Dragon Ball Z Sagas.Lani: (guffaws) And you thought, we were through the garbage! Whew!
- When Kirran is asked why this game is on the list.Kirran: Well Scott, have you ever played this game on co-op all the way through?
Kaiser: I've never coerced someone to inject WD-40 into their eyeballs, no. - And at the end:Kirran: Scott, I'm gonna force you to play this with me, I know we're drift compatible.
Kaiser: You'll have to strap me down and gag me, dude. So yeah, sure, sounds like a good time.
- When Kirran is asked why this game is on the list.
- Number 12 is Dragon Ball Xenoverse.
- The introduction.Kirran: The screaming huddled masses cried out in fervor, which was finally delivered in Ultimate Tenkaichi. However....
Kaiser: The screaming huddled masses wanted an actual game, not rock-paper-Saiyans. - The guys bring up their favorite Xenoverse scene, which prompts this scene from their playthrough.Trunks: Guys... (everyone starts cracking up)
- The introduction.
- Number 11 is Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure.
- Kaiser gets a little defensive over Dragon Ball's lacking popularity in the West compared to Z.Kaiser: Yeah, Dragon Ball proper never really hit in the States like it's successor did. Even though it's total bullshit, it's easily the better half and there's no delineation in the manga, fight me.
- Kaiser gets a little defensive over Dragon Ball's lacking popularity in the West compared to Z.
- Number 10 is Dragon Ball Origins.
- Lani realizing what year it was and consequently how old he was at the time of the video's release.Lani: I can't believe this game came out four years ago.
Kaiser: Seven.
Lani: WHAT?!
Kaiser: It's been seven years.
Lani: (Beat) Fuck off.
[...]
Lani: Oh my god, I'm married. I have a house!
Kaiser: Yep. Get ready for that midlife crisis anytime now.
Kirran: Wait, that wasn't Dragon Ball Z Abridged?
- Lani realizing what year it was and consequently how old he was at the time of the video's release.
- Number 9 is Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans.
- This exchange after Kaiser mentions the mobile games:
- Number 8 is Super Dragon Ball Z.
- When discussing this game's reputation:Kaiser: It's so middling for reviewers, X-Play's entire review for it was a farce about a dysfunctional family of robots breaking down.
- Kirran and Kaiser chanting "One of us!" in response to Lani saying that players will get sucked into it like they have.
- When discussing this game's reputation:
- Number 7 is Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2.
- Kirran isn't too happy about RB2's placement.Kaiser: Girls, girls! Let's just come together as a family, and appreciate that one time Kirran had to fight Nail and Neiz for 45 minutes.
- Lani compares Broly's Super Saiyan 3 hair to a pile of bananas from Donkey Kong.
- After talking about the remade Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans OVA, Kirran once again angers Kaiser by getting his hopes up.Kirran: Maybe this year, we'll finally get that Jump Super Anime Tour special!
Kaiser: Kirran, why must you hurt me like this?
- Kirran isn't too happy about RB2's placement.
- Number 5 is Dragon Ball: Fusions for the 3DS. Kirran explains that he bought the Japanese version, because there was no way he was going to wait for months for the English version to be released, which only leads to him ranting over the ridiculous censoring in the English version.Kirran: Luckily, we did get a localization, that replaced the swords with… STICKS?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME, BANDAI NAMCO?! PLAY SMASH BROS., YOU NAMBY-PAMBY MOTHERF—!
- Number 1 is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, which has them note fans should play the PS2 original instead of the HD collection due to... musical reasons. This is then later paid off with how they later show how many of Kenji Yamamoto's compositions are plagiarized from other sources.
DBCember 2018 - Top 12 Dragon Ball Fights
December 2018 marked the second year in a row of the "12 Days of DBCember", but unlike all the previous years, it is a Top 12 list instead of a Top 24. And this year, it's the Top 12 Dragon Ball Fights.
- In the intro video, Kirran is all ready to do another list with Lani and Kaiser… that is, until he hears what the list is.Kirran: (laughs) Okay. Okay, yeah… yeah, fuck that.
Lani: What?
Kirran: I WOULDN'T TOUCH THAT WITH A 50-FOOT NORTH POLE! SO GOD HELP YE, MERRY GENTLEMEN, FOR I AM OUT! (leaves)
Kaiser: Guy got us to put Battle of Z in the Top 10, and THIS scares him?
Lani: (whispers) He's probably just bitter that we're not putting a single GT fight on the list.
Kirran: ALSO THAT, YOU ELITIST ASSHOLES!- So this year, the third member of the countdown trio winds up being Grant, and upon hearing what the list is, he only has this to say:Grant: …My Twitter mentions are gonna be filled with "FUCK YOU GRANT" again, aren't they?
Lani: It's the gift that keeps on giving!
- So this year, the third member of the countdown trio winds up being Grant, and upon hearing what the list is, he only has this to say:
- Number 8 is Goku vs. Majin Vegeta, or as Lani calls it, "the fight that launched a thousand Vegeta AMVs".
- Number 4 is a controversial fight choice: Goku vs Perfect Cell
- The way the video ends too, with Lani acting chummy towards Kaiser only to get rebuffed, even using his real name to deepen the blow.Lani: Aww, you see Kaiser? Isn't it nice to get along?
Kaiser: Nice try Nick, but Gokū vs. Hit Round 2 ain't makin' the list.
Lani: Awww! C'mooooon!
- The way the video ends too, with Lani acting chummy towards Kaiser only to get rebuffed, even using his real name to deepen the blow.
- Number 3 is Goku, Freeza, and Android 17 vs. Jiren.Grant: Ha ha, here we are! Dragon Ball Super's glorious final bout!
Kaiser: God damn it, you know that joke would've worked if this were a GT fight!
Grant: (giggles)- Special mention goes to Goku and Freeza's Fastball Special, as Lani describes it best.Lani: What do you do if we can't fly over there or run fast enough to catch up? THROW ME, DAMMIT!!!
- Grant's cringeworthy way of ending the segment.Grant: Hot damn, this entry's so good, and we still have two more?! Christmas came early, my friends. And so did I when I was watching this fight!
Kaiser: Aw, dude!
Lani: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Kaiser: Gross, even for me!
Lani: YOU SUCK!
Grant: (snickers)
- Special mention goes to Goku and Freeza's Fastball Special, as Lani describes it best.
DBCember 2019 - Top 12 Dragon Ball Techniques
DBCember 2019 sees Lani, Kaiser, and Kirran rating the team's Top 12 favorite Special Attacks throughout the franchise.
- #11 is Hit's Time Skip:Lani: And we won't lie, it kind of helps that this technique is owned by the best addition to the Dragon Ball cast post-Z.
Kaiser: Hold up, Kefla doesn't use the Time Skip!
Kirran: Kaiser, he obviously meant Jiren!
(Beat)
All Three: (crack up laughing while looped footage of Jiren somersaulting through the air plays)- At the end of the video, the guys lament the fact that Dragon Ball FighterZ couldn't make their Top 12 DBZ Games list from 2017, which prompts Kirran to suggest 2020's list should be "Top 12 Changes We'd Make to Past DBCembers".Lani: Ooh, ooh! Lemme go first! (ahem)
(The "Number 12" animation plays.)
Lani: Number 12: Make Kaiser Pronounce Goku Correctly!
Kaiser: Oh, gimme a f*bleep*ing brea—
- At the end of the video, the guys lament the fact that Dragon Ball FighterZ couldn't make their Top 12 DBZ Games list from 2017, which prompts Kirran to suggest 2020's list should be "Top 12 Changes We'd Make to Past DBCembers".
- #6 is Vegeta's Final Flash:
- Despite the move's high ranking Lani isn't smitten with it, citing its single use in the manga proper and the fact that said use was a dud.Kirran: I'm frankly surprised to hear this coming from you, of all people!
Lani: Why, because I play Vegeta? I'm more than just the characters I play, Kirran. What if it was shaped like a dragon, would that make it your "favorite" technique?
Kirran: He has one of those! It's called the Dragon Final Flash and it's in Heroes!
Lani: HEROES IS GARBAGE AND SO ARE YOU!
Kirran: I WILL SKIN YOU AND WEAR YOU LIKE A RAINCOAT!- The conversation restarts just before the end of the episode.Kaiser: Ssssso like... the Dragon Final Flash, it's a-
Kirran: A Final Flash that shoots a dragon. Exactly that. And it's amazing.
Lani: What is it with you and dragons—
Kirran: DRAGONS MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER, LANI!
- The conversation restarts just before the end of the episode.
- Despite the move's high ranking Lani isn't smitten with it, citing its single use in the manga proper and the fact that said use was a dud.
- #4 is Kaio-ken:
- They point out how the original Ocean and Funimation dub had the technique pronounced as the "Kei-yo-ken" rather than "Kai-yo-ken" before eventually switching to the Japanese pronunciation, which is only more evident when they call the other Kais as "the Keis".
- Lani ranting about the fact only Goku uses the technique and the fact it wasn't taught to any of the other Z-Warriors.Lani: A technique that could have been taught to Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Piccolo, and Chiaotzu. That Goku could have taught Krillin or anybody.
- #3 is the Genki Dama/Spirit Bomb:
- Kaiser and Kirran questioning the whole pure-hearted thing due to the amount of lives Goku took as a child, which includes hunted animals, King Piccolo's children, King Piccolo himself and hundreds if not possibly thousands members of the Red Ribbon army.
- In the Honorable Mentions video, we get this gem when discussing Future Trunks' Spirit Sword from Dragon Ball Super.
DBCember 2020 - Top 12 Dragon Ball Transformations
DBCember 2020 has Lani, Kaiser and Kirran rating the Top 12 Transformations in the franchise.
- Number 12 is Super Janemba from Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn:
- The end of the segment has the guys talking about Janemba's original concept art, which leads to them discussing the concept arts of other DBZ villains.Kaiser: Check out what Buu almost looked like!
Lani: Jesus F***ing Christ, he looks horrifying. Wait, he almost looked like Babidi?
Kirran: (imitating Babidi) Send me pictures of your feet!
Kaiser and Lani: Eugh!
- The end of the segment has the guys talking about Janemba's original concept art, which leads to them discussing the concept arts of other DBZ villains.
- Speaking of Buu, Number 11 is Buu's Absorptions:
- Kirran thinks about the scene where Goku bites Kid Buu, and wonders what that's like.Kaiser: I'm thinking bubblegum.
Lani: Or maybe like mochi?
Kirran: It's taffy! Cotton candy flavored specifically.
- Kirran thinks about the scene where Goku bites Kid Buu, and wonders what that's like.
- Number 10 is Legendary Super Saiyan:
- The opening.Kirran: I'm astonished you're not throwing a hissy fit over Broly on here.
Kaiser: Look, I don't hate Broly. I just hate what he represents.
Lani: Well here, he's representing Legendary Super Saiyan!
Kirran: Which can be described as...
Kaiser: MO' F***ER BIG!
Lani: Yes, Kaiser. Mo' F***er indeed big. - This bit when discussing Broly's intimidation factor.Lani: It's sold largely just by how crushingly intimidating every inch of Broly is. And trust us, Broly's got a lot of inches.
Kaiser: (giggles like a schoolgirl) Yeah he do! - When discussing Kale…Kaiser: Now, this is a somewhat controversial topic for fans of Dragon Ball, but I'm gonna say it loudly and proudly; making Broly a demure lesbian with jealousy issues was the perfect subversion this form needed!
- Then when discussing Broly's transformation after Freeza kills Paragus in Dragon Ball Super: Broly, we get this little reference to a game TFS has been playing since the late-mid part of 2020.Lani: Not gonna lie, Freeza's actin' kinda sus.
- The ending of the segment.Kaiser: This form does beg the question, though…
Kirran: Yeah?
Kaiser: Dear men; what is preventing you from looking like this?
Kirran: NO, F*** YOU, SHUT UP, AAAAAAAAAAAA—!
- The opening.
- The ending part of the #9 segment, highlighting the Oozaru, the trio discusses how the series might have been if Goku didn't lose his tail. Kirran notes how he could have used it as an adult against Tenshinhan, Piccolo...Lani: And Chi-Ch—
Kaiser: BRUH.
Lani: The fight against Chi-Chi! Good lord, man, that thing is covered in fur!
Kirran: And the video is now demonitized.
Kaiser: G'night, everybody! - Number 8 is Super Saiyan God. Lani notes that if Toriyama had just called it "Saiyan God", the franchise wouldn't have ended up with two of the dumbest names for Super Saiyan ever (referring to Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, AKA Super Saiyan Blue). Kaiser promptly chimes in:
- When questioning how Vegeta got Super Saiyan God, and how he and Goku both got Blue, a quick image of Super Saiyan God Xeno Trunks appears and says "Side note: this thing is an abomination".
- At the end of the Number 7 segment, for Super Saiyan 3, this happens:Lani: The fact that [Nappa's] beard fills out when he turns Super Saiyan 3 raises some concerning questions. What if he didn't have any facial hair? Where would his hair have grown then?
Kaiser: Heheh, Nick, don't ask gross questions you already know the gross answers to. - Number 5 is Super Saiyan 4, which is hosted entirely by Kirran. Lani and Kaiser are conspicuously absent, presumably for the usual reasons. Note
- Kirran makes a running gag out of cutting himself off from getting weirdly affectionate about Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Gogeta, complete with a visual of Hercule swirling an index finger on Goku's fur-covered arm.Kirran: He's fuckin' monkey man! With the sexiest shag carpeting I've ever see-Kirran: It's the coolest shit, don't even act like you don't wanna rub your hands all up-Kirran: Gogeta rocks [the red hair] with the fusion vest, and this glitter aesthetic, and his fur! God! I just wanna fuck hi-
- The video ends with Kirran making the case that Super Saiyan 4 is a perfect representation of what Saiyans are and what pinnacle strength for them looks like. He then goes off-topic.Kirran: With that said: ArcSys, please! Can I get a fucking playable Super Saiyan 4 character in FighterZ?! That's all I want for Christmas! All I want for Christmas is playable Super Saiyan 4 Goku! Or Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta! It could be fucking Super Saiyan 4 Goten, and I'd be happy! Okay bye.
- And, by sheer coincidence, the video went up on YouTube the same day they did exactly that by announcing SSJ4 Gogeta just a few hours earlier.
- This reaction says it all.I WOULD'VE SETTLED FOR A SKIN BUT SANTA PULLED THRU
- Naturally in the compilation video, they interrupt the end by adding Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta's reveal with very high pitched screams of excitement in the background.
- Kirran makes a running gag out of cutting himself off from getting weirdly affectionate about Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Gogeta, complete with a visual of Hercule swirling an index finger on Goku's fur-covered arm.
- Number 2 is Ultra Instinct:
- At the beginning of the segment, Kaiser is trying his best to escape the coming controversy.Kaiser: Hide me! You have to hide me!
Lani: Kaiser, you can't pawn this off on us.
Kaiser: (pops out'’) I know! But Dragon Ball Super critics are gonna want our heads on pikes! And I should know: I'm one of them!''
Kirran: I had it at Number 7 on my personal list, so my hands are clean of this one. - When describing the true Ultra Instinct, which happens to have more problems than Sign did to hamper its ranking, the guys start off... With this concerned notice in relation to such a beloved transformation..Kirran: And it's a... little disappointing.
Cut to the Youtube video's dislikes SKYROCKETING (with the likes staying at 69) as a Howie Scream goes off in the background
- At the beginning of the segment, Kaiser is trying his best to escape the coming controversy.
- Number 1 is Super Saiyan:
- Kaiser mentioning the fact that part of its design was made so that Toriyama's assistant does not need to spend so much time coloring Goku's hair.
DBCember 2021 - Top 12 Dragon Ball Sagas
DBCember 2021 marks the Grand Finale for DBCember. This time, Lani and Kaiser rank the top 12 sagas of the franchise, joined by a Special Guest, Totally Not Mark.
- The intro begins with a song to the tune of Jingle Bell Rock.Lani: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball rocks!
Dragon Ball Z and DB GT!
Super and Heroes and movies galore!
TV Specials and so much more!
Kaiser: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball rocks!
From Dragon Ball fans to Dragon Ball stans!
Ratings abating, we're making a list!
Soon, they'll all be pissed! - Lani and Kaiser's third man was originally Kirran. But, once he found out that GT is cut once again, he decided to piss off and go to Florida to visit family.Lani: He chose GT over us.
Kaiser: He chose Florida over us.- Their next choice was Grant. But, still remembering when Lani jokingly blamed Grant for Episode 60's delay, enduring bombardments of "F*ck you Grant!" on social media for nearly a year, as well as already having his fill of "anime bullshit" from the My Hero Academia reviews, he promptly left.
- When they finally try getting Taka again, he's unfortunately too busy managing The Wearly 101 as a Vtuber. He is open to being in the intro video though.Kaiser: ...F***ck.
- Lani suggests that maybe they should just do it as a duo this time, but Kaiser remains adamant, claiming they'll be stuck in a "dragmire", which he defines as "a quagmire, but specifically related to Dragon Ball discussion". Lani bluntly tells him that's "totally not funny"... and that gives Kaiser the idea to invite Mark. Which he does by just hollering "HEY, TOTALLY NOT MARK!"
- Upon Mark asking why Kaiser was shouting for him:Kaiser: (In an Irish accent) 'Cause you're all the way across the pond, lad-
Mark: Don't.
- Upon Mark asking why Kaiser was shouting for him:
- Mark notes that sagas from the original series, Z, GT and Super qualify for the list. After Kaiser confirms that none of the sagas from GT made the list:Mark: Kirran's gotta be pissed!
Kaiser: Yeah, funny, that.
- From #12, the Future Trunks Saga:
- When picking which arc to put at the bottom of the list, the guys debated on whether it should be Future Trunks or a GT arc. While Lani suggested the Shadow Dragon Saga because of the great but poorly done concept, Mark wanted to do the Baby Saga because it didn't make him want to pull an Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to forget about it.
- Trunks's Sword of Hope being called the Plot Sword.
- The ending:Mark: Are we also going to ignore how it introduces a second Omni-King because one wasn't enough?
Lani: And also the weird love triangle between Mai, Trunks and...Trunks?
(later)
Mark: The Trunks and Mai stuff was a little weird, though, right?
Kaiser and Lani: A little?!
- From #11, the Pilaf Saga:Kaiser: Real glad Goku learned to tell the difference between boys and girls before he was old enough for that to become a much more serious issue.
Mark: Now I'm imagining adult Goku giving the old pat-pat to Vegeta when he first showed up.
Lani: Or Beerus.
Kaiser: You know he stared at Whis long enough to consider it.- Mark nervously starts the highlight concernedly wondering why he's hearing an angry mob getting closer, which Lani explains is coming from the original series Dragon Ball fans furious that this saga is so low on the list. The camera then pans out to show Kaiser holding a torch.Kaiser: This cannot be a surprise.
Lani: Okay, Kaiser, go ahead. Be "that fan".
Kaiser: I assure you, I don't understand the connotation.
- Mark nervously starts the highlight concernedly wondering why he's hearing an angry mob getting closer, which Lani explains is coming from the original series Dragon Ball fans furious that this saga is so low on the list. The camera then pans out to show Kaiser holding a torch.
- From #10, the Universal Survival Saga.
- Mark calls Jiren a "boring, roided-up pile of Area 51 paraphernalia" as he lists off many of the complaints about the Tournament of Power.
- After Lani and Mark both give a proper amount of praise to the Saga, Kaiser is about to bring up its shortcomings, saying that he has to "play the heel," though is interrupted by Mark himself calling attention to it, which is accompanied by a Reaction Shot of Universes watching the Tournament of Power and an audible gasp Stock Sound Effect.
- Also a Heartwarming Moment, but at the end of the segment, Mark notes how civil Lani and Kaiser are acting as they conclude the segment... Only for Lani to immediately smash Kaiser's Berserk Button.Lani: Nah, if you really wanna set him off, start a conversation about Nozawa's Goku.
Kaiser: You mean about how she's a phenomenal voice actress who earned the role, and y'all need to BACK THE FU-
- From #9, the Buu Saga:
- While contemplating the sheer Curb-Stomp Battle that Vegito gave Super Buu, Kaiser considers the idea of making one more countdown beyond this one, Top 12 Beatdowns... with Cell breaking Vegeta's back serving as the thumbnail.
- After talking about the "End of Z" and taking a potshot at GT's version of Pan, they realize they need to end on a high note, Lani and Mark are unable to think of one, until...Kaiser: That scene where Buu is squeezing toothpaste onto his toothbrush but it looks like poop...
(cue immature giggling from the entire group)
- From #8, the King Piccolo Saga:
- After reaching this point in the countdown, Lani and Kaiser are ecstatic that they got through the, well, less-than-stellar arcs that proceeded it and it's nothing but good things from this point on. And then...Mark: I think this is the worst arc of the original manga.
Kaiser: ...Ireland's not even a real country.
- After reaching this point in the countdown, Lani and Kaiser are ecstatic that they got through the, well, less-than-stellar arcs that proceeded it and it's nothing but good things from this point on. And then...
- From #7 entry, the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai:
- Lani brings up how future arcs would have better use of characters and pathos, including other tournament arcs. Kaiser and Mark try to guess which one he means.Mark: Yeah, like the Universe 6 Tournament!
Kaiser: No no, he obviously meant the Otherworld Tournament.
Mark: Actually, he probably means the 28th Tenkaichi Budokai.
Kaiser: Wait! The Toisan Tournament of Champions!
Lani: THAT THING HAD A NAME?!
Mark: That was its name?!
- Lani brings up how future arcs would have better use of characters and pathos, including other tournament arcs. Kaiser and Mark try to guess which one he means.
- From #6, the Red Ribbon Army Saga:
- When Staff Officer Black is introduced, he suddenly starts saying Goku Black's "Subarashi".
- Lani expresses surprise at the fact that Android 8 is never mentioned in the Android arc, especially considering that Android 16 is essentially Eighter 2.0. He then comes to a shocking realization:Lani: (gasp) Eight times two- OH SH-!
- Kaiser saying that even on his deathbed, he'll keep on laughing about Ninja Murasaki's defeat by Ass Shove.
- On the topic of Mercenary Tao:Kaiser: He literally tounges a man to death!
Mark: And ladies, he's single. - After wrapping up the segment, there is one character that Lani and Kaiser believe deserves a mention.Lani: Oh, Hasky.
- From #5, the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai:
- The introduction to the arc:Mark: Hot off the mystical adventure of the Pilaf Saga, Goku decides to hunt down the old man who sexually harassed a 16 year old girl to train under him like his grandpa did before.
- After the trio go down the many themes of the arc and how the characters are developed, Kaiser mentions what everyone's really here for.Kaiser: But screw the morals, screw the story, those aren't what people watch Dragon Ball for! How are the fights?
- Yamcha being declared the Only Sane Man for being the only one to recognize that Jackie Chun is really Master Roshi in a Paper-Thin Disguise.
- The segment ends with Mark and Kaiser bantering about the repercussions of Roshi blowing up the moon.Mark: Y'know, I'm willing to bet that Toriyama had no idea the kind of conversations he was going to start between fans with Roshi blowing up the moon, considering how utterly obsessed many of them would become with power levels and feats.
Kaiser: Yeah, don't get me started on this fandom's feat fetish.
Mark: Ah, I don't like that.
- The introduction to the arc:
- From #4, the Androids/Cell Saga:
- The guys note that this is the fourth time Cell has featured fourth on one of their countdowns; Cell was #4 on their Villains list, his fight with Goku was #4 on the Fights list, and his Perfect form was #4 on the Transformations list (though Lani and Kaiser argue his saga should have been higher and lower on this list respectively; meanwhile, Mark had it at #4 on his personal list from the beginning, which he finds perfect).
- When Kaiser is about to bring up the narrative issues among the praise that Lani has heaped onto the Android/Cell Saga, trying not to sound like a wet blanket, Lani retorts by calling Kaiser a "soggy duvet."
- From #3, the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai:
- When beginning to discuss Goku vs Chi-Chi:Kaiser: But immediately after this (Tien vs Cyborg Tao), we find Goku versus-
Mark: NAME WITHHELD! I mean, Chi-Chi. - Yamcha vs Shen. We immediately get Yamcha screaming in pain after the Groin Attack he gets from landing on Shen's head.
- When beginning to discuss Goku vs Chi-Chi:
- From #2, the Namek/Freeza saga:
- The opening.Kaiser: You know, some people might say that going into space is Jumping the Shark.
Mark: Could be worse, Toriyama could resort to Time Travel.
Lani: Or open up a multiverse.
Kaiser: What if they made an evil Goku?
Mark: Or if they kept revealing new gods to replace the old ones?
Kaiser: Or started giving characters transformations instead of actual character growth? - When Kaiser notes that half the cast is dead or in a hospital by the start of the Namek Saga, it briefly shows various Z-Fighters in a casket, except for Chiaotzu, who in a quick moment, is represented by a jar of ashes with his name on it.
- Kaiser makes the comparison of how Freeza and Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds are both characters people Love to Hate.Freeza: Whoo, that's a bingo!
- Mark notes how Vegeta would embody Piccolo's role from the Saiyan Saga, where he and the earthlings have a shaky alliance to team up against the arc's big bad. While Piccolo's Heel–Face Turn would end with a harrowing and tearful Heroic Sacrifice, Vegeta's last stand against Freeza was anything but, which is accompanied by the sudden cut to Freeza beating the ever-loving crap out of Vegeta. Mark even calls this fight "everything Vegeta had coming to him."Vegeta: (while on the ground bleeding) That all you got?!
(Freeza then blasts a hole through Vegeta's chest, killing him) - After the three go over the momentous Super Saiyan transformation and subsequent dramatic climax of Goku trying to escape the exploding Planet Namek, they know they need to bring up the infamous pacing issues that would plague the arc, especially when Freeza enters the fight.
- The opening.
