TVTropes Now available in the app store!
Open

Follow TV Tropes

Following

Dragon Ball

Go To

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#73276: Dec 27th 2017 at 6:46:50 PM

Presumably, Gero's drones collected more than just genetic samples from their battles.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#73277: Dec 27th 2017 at 6:52:01 PM

"Mr. Son Goku, could you please face the floating bird with oddly shiny eyes and demonstrate how you perform the giant energy blast attack you just used?"

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#73278: Dec 27th 2017 at 6:54:58 PM

[up] What moment are you talking about?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#73279: Dec 27th 2017 at 6:56:16 PM

The thing is, I can totally imagine Goku falling for that. Not any of the other fighters though.

edited 27th Dec '17 6:56:28 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?"
hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
coolest_guy
#73280: Dec 27th 2017 at 9:32:46 PM

Genetic memory of martial arts techniques?

Didn't you hear? Your DNA contains the specific genetic sequences that allow you to perform martial art techniques. True story.

Shame Lamarck's theories have been disproven.

edited 27th Dec '17 9:33:53 PM by hardcorefakes

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.
#73281: Dec 27th 2017 at 10:34:21 PM

Two things:

First, about Gohan in the spoilers: Herms translates 124's title as "Gohan fights with his back to the wall". Fighting with one's back to the wall was coined by a strategy famous in Japan used by the winning side in a war in China in 205 BC. Here's a link. Basically, Gohan's in trouble, but there's no reason to assume he's going out.

Secondly, about Caulifla and Kale's physique. That picture is not actually edited. Depending on the Artist, Caulifla and Kale's base forms fluctuate between being flat-chested and scrawny to having mid-to-large breasts and normal figures. Hell, I remember a couple scenes where Caulifla actually has a little bit of muscle definition.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#73282: Dec 27th 2017 at 10:39:44 PM

Muscle? Say it ain't so...

Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#73283: Dec 27th 2017 at 10:41:35 PM

[up][up][up] The entire basis of the Assassin's Creed games.

........ Huh I wonder if you can learn Ki that way,

edited 27th Dec '17 10:41:44 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
Formerly G.G.
#73284: Dec 28th 2017 at 3:20:54 AM

[up][up] Kale and Caulifla do have some tone to them but in some episodes they are skinny than an actual stick.

"Mai waifu."
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#73285: Dec 28th 2017 at 4:00:25 AM

kinda weird some animator thought the best time for a fanservice shot was when Caulifla was reeling from a gut punch

MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#73286: Dec 28th 2017 at 4:27:36 AM

Assuming, of course, that it was intended as fanservice.

De Romanīs, lingua Latina gloriosa non fuī.
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#73288: Dec 28th 2017 at 6:40:47 AM

Wouldn't even be the worst case of it.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#73289: Dec 28th 2017 at 7:40:13 AM

In hindsight this whole fight between Goku and Caulifa is kind of sad. Exactly how much energy did Freeza give to Goku?

I think he might have put too many 0's on that check.

edited 28th Dec '17 3:13:28 PM by Soble

I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!
Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#73290: Dec 28th 2017 at 7:53:06 AM

If this arc has taught me anything, it's that the androids aren't the only ones with infinite stamina.

DarkHunter from New Mexico Since: Jan, 2001
#73291: Dec 28th 2017 at 8:50:33 AM

That is one thing that's bugged me about this arc.

They made a huge deal about Goku being exhausted and out of stamina after Ultra Instinct, so I thought what would happen is he'd lay low for the rest if the Tournament and come back well-rested for the inevitable Jiren rematch.

Nope, he's immediately back into it, and "pushing his limits".

I know Goku's all about surpassing his limits, but right now his "limits" seem meaningless if he never has to recover.

Well, the fights have been good along the way, though. I know I enjoyed Goku versus Kale and Caulifla.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#73292: Dec 28th 2017 at 8:54:15 AM

On the one hand, that is pretty stupid, but on the other hand, I do like how Goku is "slowly" (because it's been like, what, less than 15 minutes since his fight with Jiren?) figuring out Ultra Instinct.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#73293: Dec 28th 2017 at 9:17:39 AM

This 'Freeza as tenth member' thing could have worked but I guess it was beyond the ability of the Super writers.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#73294: Dec 28th 2017 at 9:26:20 AM

If they'd cut out some of the humans and kept Buu, I'd have been ok with it if he was the only option left.

We've been over this before, but the team should have been:

1) Goku;

2) Vegeta;

3) Gohan;

4) Piccolo;

5) 17;

6) 18;

7) Buu;

8) Trunks;

9) Goten;

10) Frieza.

Right, so even though I've said putting Trunks and Goten on the team is a bad idea and I don't trust them to not fuck around and mess up, I put them on the list. Well, I'm writing this from a purely pragmatic standpoint. While I think the plot would have Goten and Trunks botch things, waste fusion, or not be as serious as they should, in terms of power, they should be there. The problem is their lack of experience, but being Saiyans, they'd become as strong as they need to be, as is often the case with Saiyans.

Now there's still the issue of their mothers, but if Toriyama had wanted too, he could have come up with something to counter that as well.

One Strip! One Strip!
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#73295: Dec 28th 2017 at 9:30:49 AM

Roshi's had some of the best moments this arc, you can't lose him, and he also has a move that lets him punch well above his weight (the Mafuba). Tien you can drop, since the story just has no idea how to use him and I don't know why Toei even brought him in if they weren't going to use him properly.

If you kept Future Trunks from the Goku Black arc around (because really, he's more at home in this universe than another one) I would replace Tien with him.

I would keep Buu and just never use Freeza, because honestly we just had Freeza in the Ro F arc and I'm sick of Freeza.

edited 28th Dec '17 9:32:25 AM 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?"
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#73296: Dec 28th 2017 at 9:42:19 AM

That's fair enough.

Well not the Roshi thing. I do agree that he's been great (when he's not being a stupid pervert, Roshi is always better), but he really shouldn't be there. Hell, Yamcha would have been a better choice, even if he'd have just gotten eliminated right away.

You are right about Future Trunks: he's a much better option than even his younger self, and more trustworthy than Frieza. There's not stated in universe reason why he couldn't stay for the chance to restore his own world, except that maybe bringing in an alternate timeline version of someone from another universe would be too risky (Zen-o is an exception because he's Zen-o), but that's not stated. He's out because then they are forced to use Frieza.

One Strip! One Strip!
Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#73297: Dec 28th 2017 at 9:44:43 AM

but he really shouldn't be there. Hell, Yamcha would have been a better choice, even if he'd have just gotten eliminated right away.

No, in that situation Yamcha would have been a worse choice because we'd lose a bunch of cool moments for a quick gag.

edited 28th Dec '17 9:44:49 AM by Moth13

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#73298: Dec 28th 2017 at 9:52:15 AM

Super Dragon Ball Heroes Mission 8:

Shows off a bunch of new characters, forms and abilities:

  • Aniraza
  • Obuni
  • Ganos
  • Katopesla
  • Bergamo
  • Super Saiyan 3 Masked Time Patrol Bardock
  • Super Saiyan 4 Time Patrol Vegeta
  • Super Saiyan 4 Time Patrol Gogeta
  • Time Unleashed Supreme Kai of Time
  • GoD Summoning Ability
  • Shenron and Dark Shenron Summoning Ability
  • Powered-Up Broken Mask Time Breakers
  • UI Goku/Blue Vegeta Final Kamehameha
  • 2 Secret Cards

GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
Formerly G.G.
#73299: Dec 28th 2017 at 10:11:45 AM

No, in that situation Yamcha would have been a worse choice because we'd lose a bunch of cool moments for a quick gag.

Not to mention he wouldn't be able to contribute much as the humans of this tournament have shown.

"Mai waifu."
TwistedGear Don't know how to pilot this thing Since: Jun, 2014
Don't know how to pilot this thing
#73300: Dec 28th 2017 at 10:16:54 AM

[up][up]Huh, if Xenoverse 3 actually does the whole one per universe when it comes to the tournament of power, that's actually not a bad selection.

Though I am curious if they'll be doing a straight adaption this time, considering they teased having a Time Survival Tournament in the Tournament of Destroyers DLC. Might be cool to have them just have a proper tournament arc or even a proper tournament mode.

Also surprised that Time Release form I read about yesterday isn't just one of her concept designs with the Zamasu Halo, it sounded like something they made last minute. I wonder if that form's anything like what Tsunade from Naruto used.

The Shenron Battle sounds like an amazing concept too, if we ever get a proper good vs evil avatar based Dragonball game they need to bring that into play. Between Online and Heros, there's more than enough villains to serve as counterparts to the heroes now. Online apparently even had evil counterparts to Karin and Mr. Popo.

[up] Look, I'd take the gag as long as they had him fight the Trio de Dangers first. That was all I wanted from him anyway. I'd only put him in place of Tien though. Since out of everyone Tiens story/Character arc feels like it's hit the biggest stand still.

edited 28th Dec '17 10:19:46 AM by TwistedGear


Total posts: 130,800
Top