History WebVideo / DragonBallDissection

** Chaozu is frequently pointed out as having little to no role past his introductory arc, and is either a MauveShirt or a background character. [[RunningGag Because Toriyama doesn't care about Chaozu]].

* {{Tradesnark}}: Lance's movie reviews repeatedly mention the "Designed Leisure Activity of the Film™".

* EvenBetterSequel[[invoked]]: He considers ''[[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest]]'' (a.k.a. ''Cooler's Revenge'') to be an "oasis in a sea of crap" compared to the rest of movies 4-7, thanks to the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt beautiful scenery and colors]] and the use of pathos for Cooler's motivation (even if he is a [[FlatCharacter less interesting Freeza]]). He does say it's not his favorite movie, though.

* EvenBetterSequel[[invoked]]: He considers ''[[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest]]'' (a.k.a. ''Cooler's Revenge'') to be an "oasis in a sea of crap" compared to the last four movies, thanks to the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt beautiful scenery and colors]] and the use of pathos for Cooler's motivation (even if he is a [[FlatCharacter less interesting Freeza]]). He does say it's not his favorite movie, though.

** As the series goes on, his distaste for ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' and Freeza's numerous post-manga comebacks becomes more evident.

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* ContinuityLockout: His major problem with ''Clash! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors'' is that the movie doesn't establish its main characters to non-fans, and the whole movie is an ExcusePlot for the sake of fights. Though this also applies to many of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' movies, most of them at least [[EstablishingCharacterMoment establish them and their relationship with one another]] in the first act. He saw the movie through the eyes of a non-fan, ended up hating it, and compared the script to someone playing with action figures.

* EvenBetterSequel[[invoked]]: He considers ''The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest'' (a.k.a. ''Cooler's Revenge'') to be an "oasis in a sea of crap" compared to the last four movies, thanks to the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt beautiful scenery and colors]] and the use of pathos for Cooler's motivation (even if he is a [[FlatCharacter less interesting Freeza]]). He does say it's not his favorite movie, though.

** Likewise, [[https://curiouscat.me/MistareFusion/post/817220811 he]] "likes Ribrianne and her stick well enough", despite the character being widely disliked by the western community.

* TheScrappy[[invoked]]: Lance absolutely hates Semi-Perfect Cell's design, even agreeing with the ExecutiveMeddling that made Cell reach perfection earlier than intended. The only downside to that move in his eyes is potentially sacrificing more story from the arc, especially pertaining to the dynamic between the Artificial Humans and the heroes now that they know Cell exists.
-->"So Cell absorbs #18, and the best thing I can say about that is that at least he won't look nearly as stupid from now on."

** The name of the mountain where Goku used to live (Mount Paozu) was the creation of Creator/ToeiAnimation, and so was the idea that Goku lived there with Chichi when they got married. Since this contradicts the manga (where Goku's home is never seen until ''Cell'' and being completely different in design) this annoys Lance well enough [[https://www.facebook.com/MistareFusion/posts/good-grief-dragon-ball-super-is-just-hot-garbage-no-matter-if-youre-talking-movi/1920223054713475/ he jumped into a rant on Facebook]] the moment the anime-only name was referenced in the manga of ''[[Manga/DragonBallSuper Super]]''.

** The name of the mountain where Goku used to live (Mount Paozu) was the creation of Creator/ToeiAnimation, and so was the idea that Goku lived there with Chichi when they got married. Since this contradicts the manga (where Goku's home is never seen until ''Cell'' and being completely different in design) this annoys Lance well enough he jumped into a rant on Facebook the moment the anime-only name was referenced in the manga of ''[[Manga/DragonBallSuper Super]]''.

** While it doesn't come up very frequently in his reviews, Lance won't hide his hatred of the [[Recap/DragonBallSuperUniverseSurvivalArc Universal Survival Arc]], which he considers the worst arc in the franchise, alongside Jiren being a terrible antagonist.

* 4. The 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Arc

* 2. The Piccolo Daimao Arc

* ActorAllusion: Lance notes the oddity of Goku saying Yajirobe sounds like Kuririn in the manga, when the character hadn't yet appeared in the anime. He theorizes this was Toriyama nudging the anime to cast Kuririn's seiyuu, Creator/MayumiTanaka, as Yajirobe, owing to her main role being dead for most of the Piccolo Daimao Arc.

* BetterThanCanon[[invoked]]: In ''The Cell Arc Part 12'', Lance comments that ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' handles Vegeta's [[EasilyForgiven sudden acceptance among the group despite his past deeds]] better than the manga, due to Goku [[AdaptationalDumbass being more naive than his counterpart]] and thinking they're best friends, despite Vegeta openly hating him.

* EasilyForgiven: ''The Cell Arc Part 12'' goes deep into how Vegeta is let off the hook by just about everyone despite being a murderous bastard all his life, even after he proves himself an active liability by letting Cell become complete. He even compares Vegeta's evil acts to those of the other reformed antagonists (albeit excluding Piccolo's actions as Piccolo Daimao), and he still comes out worse than all of them.
* EnsembleCast: Lance mocks this line of thought about the Artificial Humans arc, since even while it has many characters, none of them actually advance the story forwards. Is only Goku who does. The only time ''Dragon Ball'' has an ensemble cast, in Lance's words, is in the Pilaf arc.

* EvenBetterSequel[[invoked]]: He considers ''The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest'' (a.k.a. ''Cooler's Revenge'') to be an "oasis in a sea of crap" compared to the last four movies, thanks to the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt beautiful scenery and colors]] and the use of pathos for Cooler's motivation (even if he is a [[FlatCharacter less interesting Frieza]]). He does say it's not his favorite movie, though.

** At the end of ''The 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai Arc Part 3'', he discusses Tenshinhan's alien background [[AllThereInTheManual as claimed by one of the Daizenshuu guidebooks]], and flat-out rejects it since it dilutes the uniqueness of ''Dragon Ball'''s Earth, and (since nowhere else in the series is it ever brought up) adds nothing to it unlike Piccolo and Goku's alien backgrounds.

* SugarWiki/FavoriteTrope: SceneryPorn. He loves the use of color and surroundings, expecially in the movies.

** Lance considers Lunch to be little more than a single joke, and as such isn't too bothered with her [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome completely disappearing]] after the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Arc.

** Most of Lance's issues with the Piccolo Daimao Arc stem from elements being repeated (and in his view, poorly) from the Red Ribbon Army arc; more specifically the battle with Tao Pai Pai.

* MagnumOpusDissonance[[invoked]]: The Red Ribbon Army Arc isn't often well-regarded among fans, but is nonetheless ranked the highest in Lance's scores at 10/10. Conversely, the Piccolo Daimao Arc (typically seen as the best pre-''Z'' arc) received a 2/10, the even more popular Freeza Arc got a 5/10, and the equally popular Cell Arc received a 3/10.

The series began on January 12, 2012, and is on the cusp of covering the Majin Boo Arc. New episodes are released on Monday on a roughly biweekly basis.

* ArtEvolution: The early videos of the series have lower-quality audio and basic visual effects and editing. These greatly improve midway through the Red Ribbon Army Arc and above, to the point where the Cell Arc has a uniquely animated title sequence.

** Likewise, [[https://curiouscat.me/MistareFusion/post/817220811 he]] "likes Ribrianne and her stick well enough", despite the character being widely disliked by the community.

* MagnumOpusDissonance[[invoked]]: The Red Ribbon Army Arc isn't often well-regarded among fans, but is nonetheless ranked the highest in Lance's scores at 10/10. Conversely, the Piccolo Daimao Arc (typically seen as the best pre-''Z'' arc) received a 2/10, the even more popular Freeza Arc got a 5/10, and the equally popular Cell Arc can only receive either a 3 or a 1 at this point.

The series began on January 12, 2012, and is currently covering the Cell Arc. New episodes are released on Monday on a roughly biweekly basis.

* 3. ''Undecided''

* 1. ''Undecided''

* PetTheDog: Despite his hatred of the [[Recap/DragonBallSuperUniverseSurvivalArc Universal Survival Arc]], he does consider Caulifla and Kale to be interesting characters, if a bit poorly handled like everything in the arc.

* 3. Undecided

* 1. Undecided

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter[[invoked]]: Chaozu is frequently pointed out as having little to no role past his introductory arc, and is either a MauveShirt or a background character. [[RunningGag Because Toriyama doesn't care about Chaozu]].

* YouSayTomato: In keeping with the etymology of the Saiyan name (it being an anagram of the Japanese ''yasai''), Lance pronounces the race as "SIGH-yan", in contrast to the more well-known Funimation pronunciation ("SAY-yan").

* CounterpartComparison: Lance tend to compare characters and plots with american sitcons and cartoons, which make him stand out from other reviewers that talk about ''Dragon Ball''
** In a video, he compares Yamcha with Fred from ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'', due to them being [[TheGenericGuy pretty unremarkable]] in the cast.

* AuthorAppeal: When it comes to discussing the movies, Lance has stated that he tend to prefer the SliceOfLife scenes more than the action itself. He finds [[ExcusePlot action for the sake of action]] to bore him, as he is not emotionally invested enough to care.

* BetterThanCanon: In ''The Cell Arc Part 12'', Lance comments that ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' handles Vegeta's [[EasilyForgiven sudden acceptance among the group despite his past deeds]] better than the manga, due to Goku [[AdaptationalDumbass being more naive than his counterpart]] and thinking they're best friends, despite Vegeta openly hating him.

* BetterThanCanon: During his discussion of Vegeta during the Cell saga, he states he finds [[Idiotplot idiotic]] how many of the characters allow [[LooseCanon Vegeta]] to stay around despite all the evil deeds he has commited, expecially as every character has stated to disliking him and yet they allow him to stay around, feeling it was Out of character for them and just an excuse to keep him around and have Bulma and him hook up so Trunks can exist. Despite this, he states he finds ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' rendition of the events better due to Goku [[AdaptationalDumbass being more naive than his counterpart]] and thinking they are best friends despite Vegeta openly hating him.

* ExecutiveMeddling[[invoked]]: The notorious ArcVillain Shuffle of the Cell Arc is addressed in Part 6, and Lance takes issue with fans who see it as an example of Toriyama's editors "meddling with his vision", when they likely made him change a lot of things before they even went to print. He even considers the setup for #17 and #18 to be an improvement over that of #19 and #20 (as the heroes are far more proactive than before).