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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#39576: Jun 2nd 2016 at 10:57:35 AM

Bulma's hair is supposed to be purple.

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#39577: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:05:07 AM

It could be that the Pilaf Gang got de aged before the Android mess in the other timeline.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#39578: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:09:30 AM

Now that I think about it, they never really said when the gang made that wish.

They could have made it a bit before, during or after the Cell-Saga.

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#39579: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:11:55 AM

The better part of a decade has passed between the Cell Saga and them showing up as kids. They wouldn't have shown up as kids if they'd made the wish then. They'd be around Gohan's age.

edited 2nd Jun '16 11:12:31 AM by TobiasDrake

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#39580: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:14:59 AM

Recent wish it is. The earliest it could've been was during the later half of 7 year gap.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#39581: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:16:21 AM

> Future Trunks and Mai

Ayyyyy Lmao.

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#39582: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:25:31 AM

Assuming that the trio is around Trunks and Goten's age, it would make sense for the wish to be during that 7-year gap, but that's for the main timeline trio.

Considering that during that same time period in FT's timeline the dragonballs have been long gone, the only way I see the trio reverting their age is probably through either an experiment gone wrong or an invention of Bulma's.

Another theory is that they made their wish RIGHT before Piccolo got killed off by the Androids, which, by correlation of the 2 timelines, should be between the 7-year gap and the Buu Saga, since Future Trunks was 14 during History of Trunks and Present Trunks is 13 right now.

edited 2nd Jun '16 11:29:13 AM by Rinsankajugin

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#39583: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:29:11 AM

If they made their wish earlier in bad future, then it would be during 3 year gap.

Then add 17+ years on them.

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#39584: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:30:51 AM

If that's the case, then with Future Trunks now being in his 30's, Future Mai would also be in her 30's despite having the mind of a 60-something-year old.

edited 2nd Jun '16 11:31:09 AM by Rinsankajugin

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#39585: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:33:12 AM

Considering the future timeline has several deviations, it's possible the Pilaf Gang made the wish earlier in the future timeline.

Alternatively, Mai just looks really good for her age.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#39586: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:40:00 AM

Ah, so she's probably pulling a Bulma and cradle-robbing Trunks.

Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#39587: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:40:37 AM

Trunks could be into older women.

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#39588: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:41:08 AM

I'm seeing any of the following as more plausible than the wish being made before the Androids awoke.

  • This is Future Mai and she just looks good for her age.
  • This is Regular Timeline Mai and she's just grown up a bit.
  • This is Time Patrol Mai and they plucked her from a different spot in the timeline.
  • Mai and Black Goku are from a separate timeline entirely.

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#39589: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:44:18 AM

To be fair, Panty is in her 60's and she STILL looks very young, and Future Bulma also looked pretty young despite being in her early-50's.

Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#39590: Jun 2nd 2016 at 11:59:20 AM

I see Trunks has his sword again. For some reason.

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#39591: Jun 2nd 2016 at 12:02:24 PM

It's probably just a new sword. Not like the old one was irreplaceable.

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#39592: Jun 2nd 2016 at 12:03:50 PM

Because it's iconic. Even though Android 18 broke it and it was never seen again in the main story, fans love the sword and have clung to it as a fundamental piece of Future Trunks's aesthetic.

Fortunately, as an anime character, Trunks's sword benefits from the fact that a weapon is considered an extension of the self in Japanese culture. His sword is as powerful as he is. It cut through Frieza because Trunks was more powerful, but failed against 18 because he wasn't. It was not the sword, but Trunks who shattered on 18's arm.

edited 2nd Jun '16 12:05:42 PM by TobiasDrake

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#39593: Jun 2nd 2016 at 12:10:14 PM

I just realized, Demigra, Putine and Gravy are the only Makai we've seen so far, with Demon God Demigra's earrings probably meaning he's a Supreme Makai.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#39594: Jun 2nd 2016 at 2:44:19 PM

Yanno, Dragon Ball is one of the few series that can get away with the sword still being useful, because it's not implausible that Trunks could cover it with his ki and make it as tough as he is.

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Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#39595: Jun 2nd 2016 at 2:57:52 PM

It was not the sword, but Trunks who shattered on 18's arm.

Sounds plausible, but have you been watching The Matrix recently? tongue

[up]He does in some of the video games.

LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#39596: Jun 2nd 2016 at 3:41:13 PM

Gohan's unwillingness to fight was a one-off mistake that fans cling to in order to explain a status quo that is clearly there due to author preference rather than being true to Gohan's character. Just like the one time he slacked off training being reused by official material to keep him from keeping up because there is no interest in using his character.

Even if it is, even Toriyama is using it as an excuse. Like, there was that recent interview when he said that when he was writing the Great Saiyaman portions, he realised Gohan would rather study than fight. If that's true, it's been a part of his character for years now, and it was definitely intentional.

And I've got to admit, if that whole idea of his unwillingness to fight was never going to be brought up after the Cell Saga, his character would have become really boring to me. What would make him stand out from Goku? Just that he's not as much of a Blood Knight?

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#39597: Jun 2nd 2016 at 3:53:04 PM

Hmm. Considering Toriyama's by the seat of his pants style writing, it does make sense that Gohan's reluctance to fight is something that he realized later.

I still don't think he needed to toss Gohan under the bus. Have him recognize he needs to fight, even if he dislikes it. It would have been a great way to differentiate him from Goku. Once fight because he enjoys it, and the other because it's something that just has to be done sometimes.

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Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#39598: Jun 2nd 2016 at 3:59:31 PM

Can't we just accept that Toriyama prefers Goku as the main character rather than Gohan and move on?

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#39599: Jun 2nd 2016 at 4:01:50 PM

So...if Gohan got Super Saiyan 4, would his Ultimate state kick in and let him harness that power in his base?

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#39600: Jun 2nd 2016 at 4:09:50 PM

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Sure. I have no problem with that. It's just that...

It must be really frustrating for people who liked Main Character Gohan, and got invested in him, only for Toriyama to decide he didn't want to do that because he liked Goku better. I'm glad he figured out what he wanted, but this was really something he should have realized sooner, rather than right in the middle of the arc.

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Don't know.

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