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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#51451: Feb 7th 2017 at 11:32:22 PM

Even though she can't do it herself?

Drool, that logic is falling.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#51452: Feb 7th 2017 at 11:52:17 PM

Aha (I'm clapping my hands together) I just realized why Gohan looks weird in Super. I have to look closely cause of the glasses but I noticed his eyes are drawn differently. Also Trunks' hair aside from being blue is drawn a little differently right? Its less stringy than it normally is.

Super has a slight art-style shift correct?

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#51453: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:14:52 AM

It is weird how Chi-Chi had/has been going full-on scholar mode with Gohan & Goten even though she herself isn't the smartest.

Remember when she was checking if Goten was dead and everyone looked at her all crazy?

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#51454: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:16:39 AM

About Kuririn being a good father, what has he actually done to show that? I don't remember him having much interaction with that.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#51455: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:24:15 AM

He wants to be a strong daddy for Marron = Good Father

Obviously...

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#51456: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:29:48 AM

I don't blame Chi-Chi for barring Goten from going training with Goku, after all, "he went on an indefinitely long training field trip with his father on a whim" probably isn't an excuse any school would accept with zero forewarning whatsoever.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#51457: Feb 8th 2017 at 2:28:15 AM

[up][up][up]I think a lot of people are grading on a curve here.

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#51458: Feb 8th 2017 at 4:04:40 AM

It is weird how Chi-Chi had/has been going full-on scholar mode with Gohan & Goten even though she herself isn't the smartest

That's the chief reason for a parent to drive their kids toward higher education. Make them smarter so they can lead better lives.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#51459: Feb 8th 2017 at 6:53:07 AM

Part of which is often trying to weed out in "improper" or "embarrassing" accents or speech patterns. Even if they can't actually do that themselves.

And as for Krillin being a good father and husband, he actually seems interested in and enjoys spending time with him, and their set up seems more "traditional" so, yeah, grading on a curve.

edited 8th Feb '17 6:58:41 AM by LSBK

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#51460: Feb 8th 2017 at 8:18:38 AM

About Kuririn being a good father, what has he actually done to show that? I don't remember him having much interaction with that.

Well, I'm assuming he was there for the birth of his first child due to not being a dick (like Vegeta) or dead (like Goku).

And it seems he spends a lot of time with her (that's not about training).

Admittedly, there's no real evidence, and this is just another attempt to kick Goku down for being a shitty dad, but still.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#51461: Feb 8th 2017 at 8:57:57 AM

When we see them two together like 2 episodes ago they actually seem like dad and kid compared to the aloof Vegeta with Trunks and man child Goku with Goten.

The only other pair legitimately looking like that is Vegeta and Bra in GT.

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#51462: Feb 8th 2017 at 9:02:54 AM

You know, Gero should've hired Pilaf to do his coding. Than maybe his own creations would obey him.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#51463: Feb 8th 2017 at 9:05:27 AM

Heh.

Piaf apparently is a bit of tech wizard isn't he?

I suppose somebody had to build all those robots and gear.

Where does he get the money?

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#51464: Feb 8th 2017 at 9:09:20 AM

He was an emperor of some area of the world so Taxes?

The got me thinking, what happened to it? Ape!Goku ruined his castle and sent him on the spiral of ruin with each encounter. To the point where either his kingdom just didn't exist anymore, they rebelled or he was declared missing or dead when they became babies?

edited 8th Feb '17 9:10:24 AM by Memers

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#51465: Feb 8th 2017 at 10:27:53 AM

Was he really an emperor.

His castle just had him, Shu and Mai in it.

We never see any other servants working for him. I'm entirely convinced that he's literally the emperor of two people (and it's never explained why Shu and Mai still work for him either).

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#51466: Feb 8th 2017 at 10:34:34 AM

wild mass guessMaybe Shu and Mai can't get work anywhere else due to incompetence.

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UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#51467: Feb 8th 2017 at 10:52:45 AM

wild mass guessPilaf's empire was in a state of constant decline ever since Demon King Piccolo nearly ended the world centuries ago, and Pilaf himself is basically the last emperor of his lineage and Shu and Mai are the last descendants of the remaining two families still loyal to Pilaf's family.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#51468: Feb 8th 2017 at 10:58:06 AM

Or, he just exists because he's funny.

Hell, among Goku's numerous enemies, Pilaf is the least competent, but also came very close to actually killing Goku. Most other enemies beat him nearly to a pulp, but underestimated his durability (or in the case of Tao, didn't know he had a Dragonball in his shirt and neglected to check the body).

Pilaf would have won twice (with his wish, and with his death trap), which actually puts him up there in terms of Goku's old foes.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#51469: Feb 8th 2017 at 11:01:08 AM

I'm still honestly surprised those 3 idiots are still alive.

I thought they died at some point in a vain attempt at collecting the Dragonballs.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#51470: Feb 8th 2017 at 11:04:41 AM

They may be bumbling when it comes to the heroes but they tend to be pretty competent with things like computers, robots, finding dragonballs and freeing demon kings.

Mai was actually pretty scary when she first appeared, akin to her Future Trunks era self.

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#51471: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:30:28 PM

Really, the Pilaf gain only seems to take a nosedive in compentency levels when they are either literally one step away from total victory and/or another villain is involved. And even in the first case scenario, its usually something they don't see coming that winds up being their ultimate downfall.

[up]All the more reason I kinda ship her and Trunks.

edited 8th Feb '17 12:31:15 PM by UdtheImp

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#51472: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:48:20 PM

All the more reason I kinda ship her and Trunks.

If this were not a board of tolerance and freedom of opinions, I would rally all those in attendance towards riot that would make Golgom jealous. That being said, you are free to like what you like and there is no power on earth that can change that.

I think you're the first person here to actually like Trunks / Mai. It kinda caught me off guard.

But yeah, despite seeming rather harmless, the Pilaf gang seem to mostly have poor luck. Every time it looks like they either have a chance to win, or actually could win, something happens to screw them.

Like that time they actually became aware of Goku's tail weakness, but he'd just finished fighting Gohan sr. and lost his tail, leaving him with no weakness to capitalize on (and that was literally their last chance to play that card because he'd later go on to eliminate that weakness).

It seems like every time they could legitimately win in spite of being so pathetic, the plot itself fucks them over.

They were Team Rocket years before Team Rocket existed.

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#51473: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:52:51 PM

[up]Why is Trunks/Mai so weird? I mean, they are the only people left alive when their timeline was destroyed. Even before then, they had a number of good scenes together.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#51474: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:53:54 PM

Are we making a distinction between Present Trunks and Mai and Future Trunks and Mai? Because I feel that's rather important.

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#51475: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:54:53 PM

Yeah, Kid Trunks/Mai is pretty gross.

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