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#64251: Sep 17th 2017 at 4:22:44 PM

The more Roshi stands out with his focus and coolneess, the more obvious it becomes how much the writers really REALLY hate Tien.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#64252: Sep 17th 2017 at 4:23:13 PM

Zilch, none whatsoever. Vegeta doesn't really acknowledge anybody but Goku, and his family for the most part.

[up] Or ya know....they just don't care?

edited 17th Sep '17 4:23:36 PM by BlackYakuzu94

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#64253: Sep 17th 2017 at 4:24:54 PM

So I'm assuming either Piccolo or Frieza are next to be eliminated cause they at the only bald members left.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#64254: Sep 17th 2017 at 4:34:37 PM

Since the humans were the first out, I'm assuming we're going by "tiers" so to speak.

So the Androids are likely next (First 18 then 17 more than likely), then Piccolo, then Frieza, and then it comes down to Gohan, Vegeta, and Goku likely against the remaining Pride Troopers.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#64256: Sep 17th 2017 at 4:48:45 PM

I would be inclined to disagree before this arc.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#64257: Sep 17th 2017 at 4:51:34 PM

Naw, ignoring that Gohan is the first person he apologized to, the Boo arc has Majin Vegeta say he'd rather not hurt Gogan, then getting pissed/regretful that Boo killed Gohan, etc.

He speaks quite highly of Gohan at other parts as well.

Jedi1113 Since: Jun, 2009
#64258: Sep 17th 2017 at 4:54:13 PM

[up]x5 Can you really be called bald if your species isn't capable of growing hair?

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#64259: Sep 17th 2017 at 4:55:06 PM

[up] True.

We'll go with hairless then.

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#64260: Sep 17th 2017 at 4:55:14 PM

I really enjoyed the Vegeta/Roshi dynamic. Vegeta clearly has some amount of respect for the Turtle Hermit as an old man and a fighter and he cares for his well-being as a person, but they're had so few interactions up to now and Roshi has had no involvement in Vegeta's life up til this point so it's just really awkward.

It's just a really neat dynamic, especially when almost every other character in the cast has had their life changed by this old man.

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#64261: Sep 17th 2017 at 5:00:26 PM

@Saiga: I was talking about the Anime directors, not Toriyama.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#64262: Sep 17th 2017 at 5:00:39 PM

Yeah. The Vegeta / Roshi interaction was nice. It's amazing how we've never had that before.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#64263: Sep 17th 2017 at 5:02:04 PM

[up][up] ohhh

Maybe I pointed to the wrong post but I was talking about Vegeta

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#64264: Sep 17th 2017 at 5:28:47 PM

Naw, ignoring that Gohan is the first person he apologized to, the Boo arc has Majin Vegeta say he'd rather not hurt Gogan, then getting pissed/regretful that Boo killed Gohan, etc. He speaks quite highly of Gohan at other parts as well.

He also apologized to Gohan back during the Cell Games when it looked like Cell was going to succeed in killing them.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#64265: Sep 17th 2017 at 5:59:19 PM

That was the thing I was referring to

Vegeta's really soft on Gohan when he's not kneeing him in the stomach

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#64266: Sep 17th 2017 at 6:09:57 PM

Vegeta's like his 3rd, and stern Dad.

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Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#64267: Sep 17th 2017 at 6:13:50 PM

Vegeta has always had something of a respect for Gohan, I think, ever since the Saiyan Arc. He remarks that Gohan has incredible power on Namek when Krillin suggests giving immortality to Gohan, but that he doesn't have the fighting instincts that he needs to be able to beat people like Ginyu and Frieza.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#64269: Sep 17th 2017 at 7:03:08 PM

When Goku died against Cell Vegeta did consider Gohan his new rival.

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Jedi1113 Since: Jun, 2009
#64270: Sep 17th 2017 at 11:41:23 PM

What other options did he have though? Lol

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#64271: Sep 17th 2017 at 11:45:15 PM

Too Bad Gohan wouldn't make good rival, Gohan doesn't take fighting seriously and he has no desire to become stronger.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#64272: Sep 18th 2017 at 1:05:10 AM

Didn't he just gain said desire?

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#64273: Sep 18th 2017 at 1:18:25 AM

Only after he realized that he needs to get stronger to protect the people he cares about, not for its own sake.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#64274: Sep 18th 2017 at 1:19:13 AM

Eh. He had that desire before. He slacked off after Cell because Goku told him there'd be peace.

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#64275: Sep 18th 2017 at 2:22:35 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong because I might be mistaken, but I always thought it was neat that Goku was kind of right but also kind of wrong to assume that the Earth would be safer without him. Babidi does carry out his plan on the one day Goku comes back, but it's not in any way triggered by Goku's presence, they just happen to be going to the same place for the same event. Actually (here's where I might be remembering incorrectly), didn't the whole thing with Buu happen specifically because of Gohan's battle with Cell? So it's not strictly Goku's fault, but it is kind of his fault since Cell is kind of his fault and Gohan is Goku's son.

On a side note, Dragon Ball's filler where the Tenkaichi Budokai lasts multiple days kind of throws a wrench into the entire start of the Buu Saga, doesn't it? Like, Goku can't participate in the whole tournament if it lasts more than a day because he can't last more than a day.

edited 18th Sep '17 2:26:43 AM by PushoverMediaCritic


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