Dragon Ball Z Abridged

No, it would be whoever succeeds Dumplin, since apparently at the point in time it takes place, Dumplin would be gone.

Not all Foils have to be intentional.

The point of a Foil character is that in a reading of the work, the two characters are primarily read in contrast of each other. They highlight each other's traits through their differences.

That makes Foil a trope in the domain of the reader. Not the author.

Counterpart Comparison is about characters being similar. Not them being different.

It's also a trope that's more about how a character is reacted to than how it is interpreted.

Like. I guess interpretation is a kind of reaction.

But.

Like, to be a Foil in a literary sense means that you understand a character by looking at how they're different from another character. You understand them by seeing who they aren't.

Counterpart Comparison seems more like how x character is similar to another. And if you like the one you like the other. Or not.

edited 17th May '16 12:04:35 PM by unnoun

Wait, the thing that compares Wheelo and Guru is Foil? Why hasn't that been removed yet?

If characters don't even interact or have a meaningful relation to each other or their plotlines, they're not foiling one another. They're just two characters that can be compared and contrasted. There's an element of character dynamic that's essential in whether or not two characters are foils.

It's the same thing with Expy and "two characters that have similarities," which similarly gets misuse on the wiki.

edited 17th May '16 12:24:30 PM by KnownUnknown

Dragon Ball Z Abridged - Others.

Right here.

And if a contrast between characters isn't intentional, as we apparently know this to be, then itis an Audience Reaction and doesn't go on the main page. "Some audience members think the characters contrast each other in some way" alone is such a uselessly vague thing that literally every character would be foil to another.

edited 17th May '16 12:38:02 PM by Larkmarn

Because my Dragon Ball trope audit hasn't even gotten past the letter E on the Z series. I probably won't even begin the Abridged section until late 2016 at the earliest.

Episode 46 review.

That's a fine review like almost always.

But what really caught my attention was the picture, I sense a theme there and that pic from the episode is the start of a great change.

http://teamfourstar.com/video/dbza-episode-53-body-templeotrunks/

What a hoot that episode was.

... What are rules 3 through 5?

Holy shit.

That was....wow.

Spectacular.

That's all I have to say. Completely spectacular.

Anyone recognize that song they were using when Trunks and Perfect Cell first started fighting? I really liked it.

When does it go on Youtube?

Even better than I was hoping for.

Also, their player is, well, playing better now.

edited 2nd Jun '16 9:29:35 AM by LSBK

Oh yeah, for anyone who doesn't get it, the episode title is in reference to an old DBZ Fansite completely dedicated to Trunks.

There was so many of those back in the day, I miss it.

It's just better player in all.

16 is vocal spectator, he's not as helpful cheerer as he should be.

16 keeps rejecting possible bonding moments. So sad.

"I'M TRYING, 16!"

I know some don't like the Krillin Owned Count, but the one that happens here is probably the funniest one.

Vegetarian and Krill-fish laughing together?

Yeah, probably.

Yeah, that last scene was actually a bit touching along with being funny.

I mean, when was the last time we saw Vegeta laugh at something actually funny?

edited 2nd Jun '16 10:07:55 AM by nomuru2d

Well, there was that time he remembered Yamcha got killed by a Saibaman

Man, TFS Cell is the king of The Reason You Suck Speeches.

That 4 years worth of life experience really does wonders on world views, self discovery, and understanding of the weakness of others.

edited 2nd Jun '16 10:28:08 AM by randomness4

I always thought Cell reverting to his larval form to fit inside the time machine was kind of weak. I mean, there have to be better ways to shrink yourself. Wouldn't it have been better if the time machine had been damaged in the fight with Trunks and the trip through time had actually made Cell younger?

That's like basically the same thing.