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Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#64901: Sep 25th 2017 at 6:44:06 AM

Without another Zeno, the issue won't even be brought up, since there isn't an equal to discuss it with. If the Grand priest wanted universal destruction, then he would have brought it up to Zeno years ago. The guards don't talk with Zeno at all. Eight universes would have been destroyed because the Zenos think there were too many chess pieces left after checkmate.

Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#64902: Sep 25th 2017 at 7:14:00 AM

So Chi Chi and Goku were meant to be a sitcom couple huh?

I was about to post exactly this. But yes, the Goku and Chi-chi shenanigans wouldn't be out of place in something like Everybody Loves Raymond. It's the exact same trope of "dumb husband with a nagging, attractive wife".

edited 25th Sep '17 7:19:03 AM by Hobgoblin

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#64903: Sep 25th 2017 at 7:31:47 AM

The Future Trunks' timeline bit probably comes from the fact that the plotting of Supers' arcs are very isolated from one another, and there's very little effort put into making the stories and their elements flow into one another besides one or two big things per arc.

This is a very episodic series, even in regards to the actual story arcs. I'm surprised that this is the first obvious internal plot hole because of it.

TwistedGear Don't know how to pilot this thing Since: Jun, 2014
Don't know how to pilot this thing
#64904: Sep 25th 2017 at 8:16:29 AM

[up] I dunno, trunks timeline is established as pretty wonky with how it gets every arc 2-5 years later to when the main universe got it. Maybe that had something to do with it.

edited 25th Sep '17 8:16:44 AM by TwistedGear

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#64905: Sep 25th 2017 at 9:58:24 AM

Something I found weird that I don't think has been pointed out here: why would Jimeeze, or whatever his name is, tell Gohan he'd teach him his techniques if they see each other again? Like, I don't think that was supposed to be sarcastic, so did he actually forget what's at stake here? It's even more egregious when he first appears saying that he'll have Gohan and then Frieza dropout for Universe 2's sake.

Things like that really just hammer in how not seriously most of these people are taking this until they have a universe destroyed to remind them, at which point they go back to acting nonchalantly.

Justin_Brett Since: Jun, 2010
#64906: Sep 25th 2017 at 11:15:03 AM

Maybe Universe 2 just decided to bring back everyone if they won? If everyone assumed that was possible out-of-universe, no reason characters in the show wouldn't.

edited 25th Sep '17 11:15:49 AM by Justin_Brett

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#64907: Sep 25th 2017 at 11:18:34 AM

I'll believe that when given any reason to. Going "we've thought about it, so the characters must have" doesn't follow.

They didn't even know the erasures would be happening immediately after elimination.

EpicBleye drunk bunny from her bed being very eepy Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
drunk bunny
#64908: Sep 25th 2017 at 11:19:52 AM

Unrelated, but I was rewatching the Dragon Ball movies and Bojack Unbound in particular caught my attention

because it's a genuinely good follow-up to the Cell Saga in a lot of ways

"There's not a girl alive who wouldn't be happy being called cute." ~Tamamo-no-Mae
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#64909: Sep 25th 2017 at 11:20:31 AM

Its a very weird thing to try to be friendly & personal in these types of tournaments.

You are after all effectivly murdering your opponents.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#64910: Sep 25th 2017 at 12:11:50 PM

Jimeeze might just have a very serious case of amnesia.

BigBlackBangBro Time Stranger Since: Sep, 2016
Time Stranger
#64911: Sep 25th 2017 at 12:41:23 PM

You know if this tournament ends with all the universes coming back via super dragonballs one has to wonder why Toei/Toriyama even made the universe destruction concept.

35 year old white man.
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#64912: Sep 25th 2017 at 1:51:34 PM

@Known - this is far from the first internal plot hole created from Super.tongue

@LSBK I also found it weird, chalk it up to the characters constantly acting in ways that don't fit the context. Jimeze is just saying a stock honourable warrior phrase.

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.
#64913: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:43:23 PM

I can't wait for the next episode where Goku's going to be having a monumental losing battle with Ribrianne in what looks like base, only for him to go straight from "base" to Super Saiyan Blue and resume fighting Ribrianne at a slight advantage.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#64914: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:47:20 PM

I can't wait to see him get rekt by Jiren.

Too bad the poor Spirit Bomb has to worf again. It deserves better.

One Strip! One Strip!
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.
#64915: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:49:12 PM

It did good against Zamasu.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#64916: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:50:08 PM

So I read the latest chapter of the manga, because why not, and I find it slightly interesting seeing the Zenos thought process about destroying the universes and how apparently most of them are getting worse.

Also, all the other gods hate Beerus. I suppose that's been implied in the anime too, but they really go out of their way here. "Oh, he screwed awhile ago, and all the other Gods of Destruction had to pay heavily for it...but even without that, he's done something to each of them individually to make them hate him."

And Sidra apparently has great barrier making skills.

edited 25th Sep '17 2:50:43 PM by LSBK

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#64917: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:52:17 PM

Next episode Goku goes Super Sayian 1 and one shots Ribrianne. I laugh pretty hard.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#64918: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:53:21 PM

Are we supposed to care about Ribrianne?

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#64919: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:54:23 PM

I feel like she'll fight Caulifa or Kale in a Designated Girl Fight...just..get rid of her. She's kind of in the way now.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#64920: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:55:14 PM

[up][up]Not really, she just a time fodder who's there so it doesn't look like Goku is just sitting on his ass until Jiren does something.

edited 25th Sep '17 2:55:44 PM by Shlugo_the_great

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#64921: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:56:39 PM

[up][up][up]According to RJ-19-CLOVIS-93, it's the only way we can care about her universe getting erased.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#64922: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:58:24 PM

How many from Universe 2 are left in, by the way?

TyeDyeWildebeest Unreasonably Quirky from Big Rock Candy Mountain Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: How does it feel to treat me like you do?
Unreasonably Quirky
#64923: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:59:10 PM

[up] Five. Ribrianne, Su, Zirloin, Rabanra and Zarbuto.

edited 25th Sep '17 2:59:58 PM by TyeDyeWildebeest

No beer?! But if there's no beer, then there's no beef or beans!
Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#64924: Sep 25th 2017 at 2:59:55 PM

Five I think.

Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#64925: Sep 25th 2017 at 3:31:37 PM

I would love if it's revealed that Zirloin is actually super strong and by far the strongest on his team.

I hope he is cool as I just learned his voice actor's name is Volcano Ota.


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