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#10626: Feb 8th 2015 at 11:27:15 PM

Possibly. At some point, a wish was made on the Dragon Balls for world domination, resulting in the One Nation World we know today. To my knowledge, it's never been stated whether it was the Dog President King guy who made the wish, or if he inherited the Earth Throne through election/appointment/blood.

On Goku's fame

Goku is really well known in martial arts circles, but most of the world does not revolve around kung fu tournaments. It's a niche hobby at best. Goku did become really famous when he saved the world from Piccolo Daimao, but because he's Goku, he didn't do interviews, didn't get his face out there, didn't shop his name around, and by the time the Cell Games come along, that was twenty years ago, twenty years in which he was completely absent from the spotlight.

If Goku really wanted to shill himself then, he could have, but as it stands, those were his Fifteen Minutes of Fame because he never bothered keeping his name and face in media circulation. Mr. Satan, on the other hand, publicizes the hell out of himself as the World Champion.

edited 8th Feb '15 11:30:00 PM by TobiasDrake

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#10627: Feb 8th 2015 at 11:29:10 PM

Well, I'm not sure if a lot of that stuff was publicised. Not many people other than martial arts buffs would have gone to the Budokai and seen that stuff. Goku didn't take credit for King Piccolo or the Red Ribbon Army. He just swooped in, defeated them, and left before people could really acknowledge it. As for the fight with the Saiyans being broadcasted, wasn't that filler?

EDIT: Oh, and after defeating King Piccolo, he spent 3 years training with GOD. It's not like anyone would have been able to find him.

Also, I didn't know the king got his power from the Dragon Balls. So someone HAS used it to 'take over the world' before. Huh. That's...interesting.

edited 8th Feb '15 11:36:15 PM by LOLypop1224

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#10628: Feb 8th 2015 at 11:37:33 PM

Also, another thing, If Furry is one of the only people on Earth that knows that Goku's a hero, why hasn't he said anything about this over some sort of broadcast telling the truth?

Also, would anyone really want an HD remake of Tenkaichi 3? It's a fun game, but is it needed?

edited 8th Feb '15 11:38:04 PM by Rinsankajugin

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#10629: Feb 8th 2015 at 11:47:40 PM

I would play the hell out of an HD remake of Tenkaichi 3. The only other games that I have had more playtime in than that were the Spyro games, the Jak games, and the original Ultimate Ninja games.

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#10630: Feb 8th 2015 at 11:49:27 PM

Because it's easier to believe? All Furry knows for sure is Goku defeated King Piccolo and that he fought Cell (although he gave up). People believe Mr. Satan is a hero, there's no point in rocking the boat. It could always mess up society or something.

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#10631: Feb 9th 2015 at 12:45:15 AM

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Why? If Goku wanted the world to know he'd let them know, and there is nothing Hercule could do to stop it. Goku doesn't want the fame and Hercule isn't really abusing the lie that he saved the world (he isn't using his fame to start a cult or take over the world) so why would Furry even care?

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#10632: Feb 9th 2015 at 1:50:53 AM

King Furry probably had his army take credit for Daimao's defeat so he could look like he's still powerful.

Wishing for Bulma to become a martial artist (wtf?) or having her make powered armour for herself both sound kind of bad to me. Bulma is unique in that she is so important despite being a total non-combatant, she kind of loses that by becoming a combatant. What would it say if she became a fighter? That doing so is the only way to become relevant? It's just not her character at all.

Plus we have an abundance of fighters already.

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#10633: Feb 9th 2015 at 1:59:02 AM

Although, she's at least going to have a minor role in Fn F, judging from the recent magazine info. I admit she's better as a non-fighter. She didn't fight in Dragon Ball, let alone Z.

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#10634: Feb 9th 2015 at 1:59:53 AM

@Xenoverse character list: Yay! Videl~

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#10635: Feb 9th 2015 at 2:00:43 AM

Seriously so happy they have Videl's FIGHT costume.

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#10636: Feb 9th 2015 at 7:05:26 AM

Idle thought: I really like the very different approach Battle of Gods took to a very similar role for one of its characters as Broly's first film had.

BROLY FILM

VEGETA: Oh no! The villain is insanely powerful in a way that terrifies me to my core! I'm going to spend the rest of this film wetting myself and crying, because after all these movies, that's what my fans really want for my first film appearance that isn't the godawful Cooler Returns: forty minutes of pants-shitting impotence.

BATTLE OF GODS

VEGETA: Oh no! The villain is insanely powerful in a way that terrifies me to my core! I'm going to become the best damn thing in this movie.

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#10637: Feb 9th 2015 at 7:11:42 AM

@Rin: That HD remaster is pretty much a guarantee, then. No way a DB game wouldn't sell well, unless it released the same time as a One Piece game or something.

The good news is that, looking at the Steam requirements, my PC would be around that range, even if I cannot turn on the fancy graphics settings. In that case, Princess Bubblegum the Majin shall make her stunning debut, and Yamcha will be my main, because fuck you.

edited 9th Feb '15 7:16:03 AM by mrsunshinesprinkles

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#10638: Feb 9th 2015 at 7:16:01 AM

Re: Fighting Bulma— she actually made it as a playable fighter once... for the PSP Dragon Ball Evolution game. So... yeah, there's that... just wanted to toss that in... whatever.

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#10639: Feb 9th 2015 at 7:20:04 AM

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One involves Vegeta having a startling out-of-character moment, that quickly gets back in-character (the ball is dropped when Vegeta gets steamrolled a minute later).

One involves Vegeta singing and dancing, and then being more powerful than Goku because one of the film's writers liked Vegeta's character. (the ball is dropped when Vegeta gets steamrolled a minute later)

I like Vegeta in Broly because there's a humanizing factor to him.

I like Vegeta in Battle of Gods for the sheer absurdity of the situation.

edited 9th Feb '15 7:32:25 AM by FOFD

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#10640: Feb 9th 2015 at 7:22:21 AM

And editing has been restored! Hallelujah!

What I meant to say is, that's a weak way to argue that "Hah hah, that Broly movie was terrible!" Vegeta being scared shitless for once in his life is interesting. Vegeta completely backing off from a fight until he had no other choice, and defying the established power hierarchy in the process? Eh.

edited 9th Feb '15 7:31:05 AM by FOFD

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#10641: Feb 9th 2015 at 7:40:53 AM

Re: Fighting Bulma— she actually made it as a playable fighter once... for the PSP Dragon Ball Evolution game. So... yeah, there's that... just wanted to toss that in... whatever.

That's because she was made a fighting character for the movie; one of its many, many, many problems. Bulma and Yamcha are Goku's sidekicks and have to fight Piccolo's minions - including the Oozaru, which in this movie, is still Goku but loyally bound to serve its master Piccolo once the transformation is forced upon him.

What I meant to say is, that's a weak way to argue that "Hah hah, that Broly movie was terrible!" Vegeta being scared shitless for once in his life is interesting. Vegeta completely backing off from a fight until he had no other choice, and defying the established power hierarchy in the process? Eh.

That Broly movie was terrible for a lot of reasons. That wasn't the point.

edited 9th Feb '15 7:42:19 AM by TobiasDrake

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#10642: Feb 9th 2015 at 10:56:50 AM

Welp, I just learned that Yamcha, of all people, has Kaioken in Xenoverse.

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#10643: Feb 9th 2015 at 11:07:06 AM

... Do Tien and Chiaotzu have it too?

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#10644: Feb 9th 2015 at 11:35:14 AM

I don't know if Tien has it, but one of his variations can do the Kamehameha. (A reference to the original DB I believe)

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#10645: Feb 9th 2015 at 11:50:35 AM

Tien did learn the Kamehameha, yeah. Supposedly, he learned it from seeing it once, but I personally think that he totally had the Crane Hermit's help with that one.

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#10646: Feb 9th 2015 at 12:45:31 PM

I don't think Tsuru-sennin could perform the Kamehameha if his life depended on it.

And even if he could, he wouldn't. He most certainly wouldn't help his pupils learn a technique with Kame-sennin in the name.

edited 9th Feb '15 12:46:47 PM by TobiasDrake

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#10647: Feb 9th 2015 at 1:35:59 PM

He? No, I didn't say he could do it. I say he would've helped Tien learn it.

If only to insult Master Roshi to his face. "Oh, hey, remember that technique you took fifty years to master? Look, my student learned it just after seeing it once! Beat that, jackass!"

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#10648: Feb 9th 2015 at 2:32:59 PM

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"My student did the same. Before he was my student. I didn't even do anything but show it to him once."

Point, Roshi.

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#10649: Feb 9th 2015 at 2:45:33 PM

"Yeah, but my student won!"

"He's, what, ten years older and three feet taller than mine?"

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#10650: Feb 9th 2015 at 2:46:49 PM

  • TSURU-SENNIN: Well, MY student isn't an alien!
  • KAME-SENNIN: You don't know that yet! Stop creating a time paradox! In fact, I don't think you EVER find out about that!
  • TSURU-SENNIN: Bah!
  • KAME-SENNIN: Besides, you don't have any room to talk with that three-eyed deal Tien has going on! I mean, what the hell even is that?!
  • TSURU-SENNIN: ...um....
  • KAME-SENNIN: And literally everything to do with Chiaotzu?! Do we EVER get an explanation for what your students are supposed to be?
  • TSURU-SENNIN: ...well....
  • KAME-SENNIN: That's right, we DON'T. Because my student is the pride and joy of this series, and YOURS stopped being important before the Americans even started watching the show.
  • TSURU-SENNIN: Now you're just being mean.
  • KAME-SENNIN: Half the people reading this don't even know who you are.

edited 9th Feb '15 2:46:58 PM by TobiasDrake

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