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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#70777: Dec 5th 2017 at 2:12:50 PM

Really makes you miss the gore & brutality DB used to have.

Modern day DB doesn't have the edge anymore.

edited 5th Dec '17 2:13:19 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#70778: Dec 5th 2017 at 2:15:47 PM

I do agree on the Buu Saga discussion; I think the arc would have been better if Toriyama didn't get cold feet about leaving Gohan the protagonist. Both Goku and Vegeta got really good sendoffs that I think concluded their stories satisfyingly. Gohan "graduated" from being Piccolo's student and now Goten and Trunks were in that role.

ike hell, just thinking about it; In an alternate reality where it's Gohan Black who is terrorizing Future Trunks' world. That's would've been more fitting and tragic. tongue

edited 5th Dec '17 2:17:54 PM by Lionheart0

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#70779: Dec 5th 2017 at 2:19:07 PM

[up][up][up]Grandpa Gohand vs. Kid Kakarrot...

Swinging him around by the tail to the point it broke off...harsh.

edited 5th Dec '17 2:20:01 PM by randomness4

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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#70780: Dec 5th 2017 at 2:30:35 PM

How about Dodoria breaking a Namekian elder's neck in front of kids?

No, wait, actually, Spopovich beating the shit out of Videl. I'm surprised no one mentioned that yet.

edited 5th Dec '17 2:31:47 PM by Weirdguy149

The legend has returned.
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#70781: Dec 5th 2017 at 2:33:06 PM

At least Piccolo missed all of Goku's vital organs.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#70782: Dec 5th 2017 at 2:35:08 PM

ALL OF THEM?!

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#70783: Dec 5th 2017 at 2:35:46 PM

Omega Shenron's Dragon Thunder made me cringe when I first saw it.

edited 5th Dec '17 2:36:00 PM by LordVatek

This song needs more love.
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#70784: Dec 5th 2017 at 2:40:45 PM
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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.
#70785: Dec 5th 2017 at 2:48:24 PM

[up][up][up]Damnit, I made that joke already!

Also, Super's been getting a little ballsier as of late. They still shy away from showing blood, but Freeza's torture of Roselle and Cabba was pretty brutal, Saonel and Pirina got impaled on a Makankosappo, and Jiren dislocated Goku's shoulder, which he put back into place on-screen.

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#70786: Dec 5th 2017 at 3:17:31 PM

The worst beating in the series is definitely the one Freeza gave to Vegeta.

I mean, there was a ton of build-up to fusion AND Gohan getting a new power-up. The fact that both of these were things meant that one of them was bound to fail.

And in the end they both failed.

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#70787: Dec 5th 2017 at 4:11:10 PM

Cool video that explains where a lot of the stuff Ribrianne does originates in various magical girl shows.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#70788: Dec 5th 2017 at 4:48:00 PM

Toyotaro sketched some new Supreme Kais. Will Shin be looking for replacements for his late comrades, maybe?

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#70789: Dec 5th 2017 at 4:49:46 PM

[up] Oooooh & those are some good designs too.

Well this is interesting.

Also his twitter image is Belmoud. tongue

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#70790: Dec 5th 2017 at 5:02:36 PM

Android 14 became a Supreme Kai?

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#70791: Dec 5th 2017 at 5:13:33 PM

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edited 5th Dec '17 5:22:47 PM by UdtheImp

DAMMIT MARK, STOP HITTING HELPY!!
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#70792: Dec 5th 2017 at 6:33:27 PM

Super would probably be a very different beast if Goku & Vegeta stayed dead and Gohan persisted as the main character.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#70793: Dec 5th 2017 at 6:38:32 PM

Ya know watching the add for Toonami's next episode of Super I can't help but laugh at how Goku & Chi-Chi are nearing 50 yet Goten looks like he was born only a couple years ago.

Like solely looking at how young Goten looks by the time he'll be out of the house his parents will be in their late 60's to early 70's.

And that's not getting into when Bulma had Bulla.

edited 5th Dec '17 6:39:36 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#70794: Dec 5th 2017 at 6:46:27 PM

[up][up] Soooo many things would be different.

I think having Gohan defeat Bootenks would have been a fine end and wouldn't need anything more.

The manga's actual ending kinda sucks and leaves stuff deliberately unexplored.

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#70795: Dec 5th 2017 at 6:51:10 PM

Assuming that Goku and Vegeta stayed dead and assuming that there was no epilogue, if Super was still made the first thing that would happen would be bringing them back.

This song needs more love.
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#70796: Dec 5th 2017 at 7:00:06 PM

That'd be lame, though.

Also, if Gohan had stayed the hero in the manga to the end than that likely would have stuck. The marketing at the time was more than happy to support him, one of the fighting games even made Goku a secret character because it focused entirely on Gohan.

Although... if GT had stuck with Gohan and still received the negative reaction it did, that might cause the revival to focus on bringing Goku back. They brought back Freeza after all.

It's hard to say what GT would do. They turned Goku into a kid, and had the initial goal of 'go back to our roots' but mostly abandoned that and tried to make changes with its cast like a true continuation. Maybe with Gohan they wouldn't attempt to go in that direction.

Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#70797: Dec 5th 2017 at 7:00:57 PM

GT might have been a Goten show at first.

He's basically Kid Goku 2.0. Throw in Kid Trunks and Pan and you have a nice little trio.

Actually, that would have been pretty cool. DB would have been Goku's story, Z Gohan's story, and GT Goten's story.

edited 5th Dec '17 7:02:09 PM by Sigilbreaker26

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#70798: Dec 5th 2017 at 7:03:01 PM

Goku would have been cool as a spiritual mentor to Gohan like King Kai is to him.

He could even have had his own adventures in Other World.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#70799: Dec 5th 2017 at 7:05:15 PM

My only problem is that Goten doesn't have a distinct personality though. I suppose if he got screentime he could develop one.

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#70800: Dec 5th 2017 at 7:06:44 PM

I don't think he's any lacking compared to the rest of the cast.

I think Z would still have an epilogue, with Pan. It'd just show Gohan living a successful and peaceful life.


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