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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#8876: Nov 16th 2014 at 7:48:43 AM

I think most people do.

It's also apparently a Saiyan thing, except for Vegeta, to be really fucking tall.

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Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#8877: Nov 16th 2014 at 9:33:16 AM

Goku ended the series at 5'9" though, only two inches taller than I am, at most.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#8878: Nov 16th 2014 at 9:46:23 AM

Much like with Gohan, the art itself doesn't really match what we see. Unless both Chichi and Bulma are supposed to be really, really short.

To put it in perspective... their physiques wouldn't be out of place in Slam Dunk. And speaking about Slam Dunk, Sendoh is what Kakashi could have been.

edited 16th Nov '14 9:51:46 AM by IAmNotCreativeEnough

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Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#8879: Nov 16th 2014 at 10:15:17 AM

Chi-Chi is 5'4", Bulma is 5'5".

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#8880: Nov 16th 2014 at 10:32:16 AM

... You'd have to tell me how that compares to average height 'cause I use the metric system. You know, the one that isn't confusing.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#8881: Nov 16th 2014 at 10:51:05 AM

Which Saiyans are really tall? Goku is 5'9'', Vegeta is pretty much a dwarf...

I guess Nappa was pretty gigantic.

edited 16th Nov '14 10:51:20 AM by Anomalocaris20

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#8882: Nov 16th 2014 at 11:12:00 AM

Raditz is pretty big too.

If you count the movies, Broly's pretty damn huge as well, even before he transforms.

And hell, when you see them compared to other 'big guys' in the tournaments, the Saiyans are still noticeably tall.

So I'm just going to assume that those measurements are simply random numbers thrown together without much thought.

Like that statement from Toriyama floating around that Mr. Satan would lose to some real life wrestler dood. Mr. Satan shrugged off a bitchslap from Cell that sent him flying and into goddamn rocks. He survived that without a scratch. He's hella tough, if nothing else.

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Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#8883: Nov 16th 2014 at 11:14:50 AM

Chi-Chi is 163 cm, Bulma is 165 cm, and Goku is 175 cm.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#8884: Nov 16th 2014 at 12:40:35 PM

...I'm taller than Goku.

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#8885: Nov 16th 2014 at 12:52:37 PM

Vegeta is 164 cm.

And Piccolo is 226 cm.

edited 16th Nov '14 12:57:39 PM by Ssj3Gojira

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#8886: Nov 16th 2014 at 1:18:59 PM

That can't be right. That's way too short for how tall they appear to be. And there's way too much difference with Piccolo.

Like I said, those are probably numbers thrown together without much thought.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#8887: Nov 16th 2014 at 1:36:05 PM

I've seen before, if you put the official heights on a chart, they don't even come close to matching up to how they look in the series.

FireShadow (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#8888: Nov 16th 2014 at 5:24:03 PM

I'm sure if Toriyama actually took the time and considered how tall the Saiyans looked in the manga and anime and made that correspond in an official height chart the adult Saiyans would be at least six 6'0'', with Vegeta being the exception. But even he wouldn't be far off from that height.

edited 16th Nov '14 7:06:07 PM by FireShadow

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#8890: Nov 17th 2014 at 5:08:01 AM

So the plot is about a guy that Gohan once one hit killed in a movie. The guy who the Supreme Kai could handle with one hand tied behind his back. The same Supreme Kai who nearly shat bricks when he realized how ludicrously powerful Goku, Vegeta and Gohan were.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#8891: Nov 17th 2014 at 5:12:47 AM

He'll just get some bullshit God powerup, most likely. You can just instantly turn anyone into a God for infinite powah, despite Gods never being impressive at all until Battle of Gods pretended they were.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#8892: Nov 17th 2014 at 7:12:52 AM

FREEZY BLAAAAAAST!!

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Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#8893: Nov 17th 2014 at 7:18:20 AM

I haven't watched BOG. So the last canon mention of Frieza I know of was when Goku brushed the thought of him off as merely a decent challenge for Goten and Trunks. Yeah.

#IceBearForPresident
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#8894: Nov 17th 2014 at 7:20:33 AM

He'll get some type of buff, because ya know, gotta make him an actual threat :V

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#8895: Nov 17th 2014 at 7:32:45 AM

Maybe Bills will drop by to give him the powerup. Seems like the kind of dick move Bills would do for shits and giggles. Or make Whis do it instead. 'Cause Bills is kind of a dick.

@Saiga

To be fair, the Kais are more 'rulers' than they are 'gods', while Bills was clearly more of a 'god' than a 'ruler'.

edited 17th Nov '14 7:34:20 AM by IAmNotCreativeEnough

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#8896: Nov 17th 2014 at 7:35:42 AM

Still, you can't help but laugh at the Supreme Kai's boasts about being so superior, then end up pretty a bitch.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
maxwellelvis Mad Scientist Wannabe from undisclosed location Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: In my bunk
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#8897: Nov 17th 2014 at 7:39:34 AM

It may well be Bill's doing; he's on the poster and everything.

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#8898: Nov 17th 2014 at 8:02:41 AM

I find it funny the two soldiers want to revive Frieza, but apparently don't think of reviving Cold, who was their actual ruler, and apparently the one who kept the empire together. Not that they look all that smart. Ironically, reviving Cold might have been their better choice, since odds are, unlike Frieza, Cold would be savvy enough to just realize he'll be better off staying the hell away from the race that killed him, and going to re-establish his empire away in outer space. It's not like Goku and Co. are going to chase him if he just stays out of their spiky hair.

Also, from a meta perspective, wouldn't it be better to showcase Cell instead, who at least has the excuse he could upgrade with the cells of the Z-Senshi at this time? Plus, Norio Wakamoto bitches? Cell at End of DBZ levels would be terrifying as all hell.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#8899: Nov 17th 2014 at 8:18:30 AM

Freeza is actually way more popular in Japan, so I'm guessing that's the reason.

As for why they didn't revive Cold, well we wouldn't have a plot if the villain was actually smart, then again I question Cold's intelligence when he figured Trunk's power came from his sword and thought he could kill him with it.

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LordOfLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#8900: Nov 17th 2014 at 8:21:30 AM

We're sure it isn't just a flashback?


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