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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#30426: Dec 6th 2015 at 2:48:52 PM

And you have to remember, if the galactic patrol had even registered in Freeza's radar, they'd all be dead, so clearly they weren't very good at that. But I digress.

I doubt Freeza had enough mooks to fill up a single planet, let alone a bunch of 'em. You're assuming his organization was way bigger than it ever needed to be. As in, unmanageably huge.

Consider that you need to keep track of each and everyone of those fighters, what they're doing, where they're going, when they're going, why they're going and how they're going. Then there's all the support staff you need to keep around. R&D, supply, recreation, repair - basically, everything any actual corporation needs to do, but replace the CEO with an extremely volatile evil tyrant with no regard for life that doesn't give a flying fuck about either employees or consumers and a reckless disregard for pretty much anything but his own self.

Admittedly, I don't know whether I'm describing the Planet Trade or Konami, but my point still stands.

TL;DR: If the organization is as big as you imply it is, then it would've been impossible to control with or without Freeza, and it doesn't matter how much they fear him, because with billions upon billions of fighters (those planetfuls you describe), who's gonna notice a few that disappear? And oh, wait, people started to notice that nobody notices if they're gone because there's literally too many of them to keep track of. Cue mass exodus because nobody in their right mind would want to stay under the employ of an insane lunatic that's just as likely to murder you for being within his line of sight as he is to murder you because you weren't in his line of sight.

edited 6th Dec '15 2:58:45 PM by IAmNotCreativeEnough

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BaffleBlend Hey there! Having fun? from Somewhere Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: LET'S HAVE A ZILLION BABIES
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#30427: Dec 6th 2015 at 3:00:05 PM

I don't know about you guys, but I kinda want Ginyu to stick around.

Maybe it's Abridged's and Xenoverse's portrayal of him I'm thinking of, though.

"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — Ultimatepheer
Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#30428: Dec 6th 2015 at 3:04:32 PM

IANCE, you are aware that Frieza's organization, the Galactic Frieza Army, owns at least 448 planets? And that's only counting the planets that Frieza himself has claim to, there's no mention of how many planets King Cold owns, and if you count Cooler, he owns at least another 256 planets.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#30429: Dec 6th 2015 at 3:19:46 PM

Man, this is the first place I've seen where people hated the episode.

Everyone I've talked to about the latest episode said it was awesome, or pretty good at the very least.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#30430: Dec 6th 2015 at 3:23:41 PM

Have you seen it yet?

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#30431: Dec 6th 2015 at 3:27:48 PM

Last night. I thought it was good.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#30432: Dec 6th 2015 at 3:31:43 PM

I'm going to have to rewatch it again, because the subtitles weren't working, but from what I saw, it was really not great.

Like, I can't really think of one thing I liked about that episode, other than maybe Krillin realizing he doesn't have a reason to be scared of Freeza's minions.

Actually, no, Gotenks headbutting Tagoma in the balls, while immature, did make me laugh.

edited 6th Dec '15 3:44:40 PM by BaconManiac5000

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MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#30433: Dec 6th 2015 at 3:47:22 PM

I saw it. It didn't seem bad to me.

And yeah, ditto, this is the only place I've seen that mostly disliked the episode.

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#30434: Dec 6th 2015 at 3:55:31 PM

Yeah, most people i've talk about it seemed to like it too.

Especially because of the differences to the movie.

I liked that Frieza took his time with Gohan instead of just taking him out in one shot.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#30435: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:03:51 PM

So Krillin being intimidated by Freeza Soldiers counts as Forgot About His Powers, right?

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#30436: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:07:07 PM

Seems that way.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#30437: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:14:53 PM

I haven't been watching but that just sounds stupid. I could understand Krillin being afraid of Frieza with what happened but he was stronger than the random grunts on Namek and didn't have a problem fighting them.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#30438: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:15:33 PM

More like, got his ass kicked by stronger opponents so much, and been completely outmatched for so long, he didn't realized he's actually pretty awesome in his own right.

I mean, the last time Krillin was in a fight where he knew he was stronger was that fat Arabian dude in the Tenkaichi Budokai. These are the warriors of Frieza, all of whom kicked his ass the last time he saw them, until it ended with him literally exploding.

I can't blame him for being a little intimidated.

One Strip! One Strip!
IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#30439: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:24:44 PM

And you're still forgetting that you don't need that big of an organization to own that many planets. All he needs is a squad per planet to put down any rebellion that rises up. A couple thousand mooks is pretty much all he needs. Because unless he runs into planets of Namek's caliber every single time, he only really needs a couple of soldiers to conquer a lot of them.

I'd imagine that the really powerful species develop in your average Death World, which would be unlikely to be valuable because, you know, Death World, so it'd be rare for him to run into them.

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#30440: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:28:25 PM

All this talk about the Parent-Teacher Organization Planet Trade Organization reminds me; how'd they go about selling planets, anyway? Like... Does Frieza agree not to destroy the planets people buy from him or something?

"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — Ultimatepheer
Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#30441: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:31:24 PM

@LSBK: It makes sense in context. Especially since he was having flashbacks to when Frieza killed him.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#30442: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:40:33 PM

[up]Yeah, you say that but I'm not buying it. Not the way it's being described here. And I don't want to get into a big thing with you about it.

edited 6th Dec '15 4:43:10 PM by LSBK

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#30443: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:48:21 PM

You yourself have said you haven't watched it though. But very well.

[up][up][up] You know, i always wished we could have seen how the planet selling business worked.

edited 6th Dec '15 5:26:21 PM by Cortez

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#30444: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:50:25 PM

But other people who have seem to disagree with your assessment. So also fine.

Edit: Looking at it myself I still don't agree with your assessment of things.

edited 6th Dec '15 4:55:01 PM by LSBK

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#30445: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:58:41 PM

Krillin has always had self confidence issues. Frieza was taking advantage of that and Krillin was too focused on what Frieza was saying about his own fears to notice how far he has come.

But he does come to see how much he out classes them rather quickly.

Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#30446: Dec 6th 2015 at 5:00:24 PM

I enjoyed the new episode. I am enjoying this version more then the movie.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#30447: Dec 6th 2015 at 5:12:01 PM

Okay, can someone please explain to me why this episode was good?

Because I'm having a hard time figuring that out.

what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#30448: Dec 6th 2015 at 6:15:34 PM

Like, seriously.

Between the waste of potential between Gotenks and Ginyu, the dumb idea that another person as well as Freeza can get stronger than Majin Buu just by training for four months, and the really mean-spirited beatdown and humiliation of Gohan, I'm struggling to figure out why everyone loves this new episode.

what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#30449: Dec 6th 2015 at 6:16:51 PM

Watched it. Really good episode.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#30450: Dec 6th 2015 at 6:17:15 PM

Yeah, but....

Why?

And not some nostalgic reason of "It was great to see the whole cast of side characters together again" that I've been seeing elsewhere.

edited 6th Dec '15 6:18:13 PM by BaconManiac5000

what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else

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