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TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#63701: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:21:32 PM

Geez guys, give Tien a break, he already has to live with being a worthless failure for the rest of his life. tongue

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#63702: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:21:56 PM

I have a pretty big edge over him, though: I'm real.

I could just lie and say I'm stronger than Tenshinhan and could effortlessly flick him into the sun. That's only as fictional as Ten's entire existence.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#63703: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:23:02 PM

I can beat Tien easily, all I have to do is write my fanfiction.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#63704: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:23:02 PM

[up][up][up] He has his own dojo though.

He's actually more successful than the main character in a way.

edited 5th Sep '17 6:23:15 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#63705: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:23:27 PM

[up] yea, they can all be weaklings together.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#63706: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:23:50 PM

Even Chiaotzu got to be a backpack?

That was some fucked up dark humor. :P

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#63707: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:23:58 PM

[up]x6 [lol]

[up]x5 [tup][awesome]

edited 5th Sep '17 6:27:48 PM by LSBK

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#63708: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:25:09 PM

I mean at least the man is contributing to society voluntarily.

Goku had to be bitched by his nagging wife to be a fucking farmer & Vegeta's a Goddamn trophy husband.

edited 5th Sep '17 6:25:35 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#63709: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:25:41 PM

[up]x5 you do remember that he's currently broke due to Goku eating on his tab right?

Goku: 1 Ten: 0

edited 5th Sep '17 6:26:01 PM by Saiga

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#63710: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:25:55 PM

I quite like Plague of Grips actually. I could listen to him talk about anime all day. I just find Tien's fanboys to be fun to mock.

DarkHunter from New Mexico Since: Jan, 2001
#63711: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:26:37 PM

Tien a failure? He's running a large dojo, clearly making a decent living and passing on his techniques and philosophies even as he trains. I'd say he's succeeding at life more than most of the cast. He'll never be the strongest fighter, but that isn't the only measure of a man's worth.

I'm not even a real fan of his, but people are being silly.

edited 5th Sep '17 6:27:30 PM by DarkHunter

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#63712: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:26:40 PM

I assumed that was a band when you started that sentence. Damn shame, sounds like a band I would listen to.

[up] he's broooooooke

edited 5th Sep '17 6:27:10 PM by Saiga

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#63713: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:28:13 PM

I consider that good sportsmanship.

Its only fitting for Tien to give Goku a good meal in exchange for giving him a good fight.

[up][up] Yamcha is also a baseball star & Krillen is a successful cop so Goku & Vegeta are kinda failures, heh. tongue

edited 5th Sep '17 6:29:11 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#63714: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:29:57 PM

Having a good meal and eating out his tab aren't really the same.

>When you realize Tien was a hobo

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
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.
#63715: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:30:58 PM

Getting back to the spoilers, the idea that Ribrianne is a candidate for God of Destruction is really interesting, and indicates some cool things about her role in the tournament. Obviously it's not confirmed, but what other options are there for becoming a goddess after the tournament?

Only Shin-jin (the 'jin' is to distinguish the species from the individual) can become Kaio or Kaioshin, and the single planet Kami is such an insignificant position that we've literally never seen a Kami of any planet aside from Earth. Maybe it's metaphorical, but why would winning the tournament be an obstacle than?

TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#63716: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:31:00 PM

Nah, you guys couldn't even use Fanfictions to kill Tien. I already beat all of you to the punch.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#63717: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:31:16 PM

Having a good fight and being jobbed by Gohan also aren't the same thing.

[up][up] I assumed her plan was using the Super Balls to get her wish

edited 5th Sep '17 6:32:47 PM by Saiga

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#63718: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:32:48 PM

Huh I think the only member of the cast who has not achieved any measure of success is Piccolo & even then he carries a certain dignity with him despite being a hobo & occasional babysitter.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#63719: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:34:18 PM

He succeeding in tricking a great score of people into thinking he's cool, strong, intelligent and a great father.

TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#63720: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:37:55 PM

Yeah, he's only one of those things!

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#63721: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:39:18 PM

That's funny I didn't list loser

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#63722: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:41:00 PM

I still don't get where "Piccolo the strategist". Even in the Buu arc, where it seems like that originates, he's not strategizing so much as following up on things Goku started, and making desperate decisions to stall for time.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#63723: Sep 5th 2017 at 6:48:11 PM

It's confusing to me, the dub may have influenced it with how they translated Boo's lines about why he absorbed Piccolo (he didn't praise his intelligence in the manga).

But even Super referenced the idea, so I have no idea where it started. He comes up with strategies about as often as everyone else, and most of his fail miserably. And he's also the guy who says something dumb so he can be corrected by Goku or Gohan (so the audience can be reminded of stuff).

I think it's just like viewing the humans as Weak, but Skilled - it's not present in the original, but fans are looking for a niche to make the characters look good, and they pick up tropes that are common in other media - it's common for weaker characters to be smarter, more skilled or be The Heart to compensate.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#63724: Sep 5th 2017 at 7:01:35 PM

Edit: ignore this

edited 5th Sep '17 7:01:54 PM by Anomalocaris20

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#63725: Sep 5th 2017 at 7:10:50 PM

But even Super referenced the idea, so I have no idea where it started. He comes up with strategies about as often as everyone else, and most of his fail miserably. And he's also the guy who says something dumb so he can be corrected by Goku or Gohan (so the audience can be reminded of stuff).

To be fair, those strategies fail more due to the plot then anything else. Like many characters, Piccolo does things so that he can fail and show how dire the situation is. That's not really his fault so much as it is the way the plot is going. I guess no one is quite what we thought they were in this series.

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