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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13126: Mar 30th 2015 at 3:16:32 PM

oh, you'd love her role in the new movie then.

18 wants to fight, Kuririn tells her no, protect Marron, and goes off to fight. Marron is never targeted by anyone or remotely close to the danger.

...She's actually in the new movie?

That's honestly better than I was expecting.

Also, ffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

edited 30th Mar '15 3:17:36 PM by unnoun

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#13127: Mar 30th 2015 at 3:25:02 PM

"Numbers cast a spell on people. [...] People see bad numbers, and lose the confidence they once had"

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#13128: Mar 30th 2015 at 3:30:33 PM

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On the one hand, that's kinda stupid.

On the other hand, Krillin pretty much knows he's got a free ticket out of the afterlife anyway, and if Marron did end up in danger, 18 could protect her better than Krillin could.

But it's still really, really stupid. She's stronger than him, so it's dumb for her not to be fighting.

Seriously Japan, you've got to stop this casual sexism where it happens for no other reason than because they are girls.

Get over this shit.

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#13129: Mar 30th 2015 at 3:31:21 PM

You do the Androids first. Before Goku returns to Earth, introduce Dr. Gero. Not of the Red Ribbon Army, but a genius scientist who was actually friends with Dr. Briefs, but whose family was killed when West City was destroyed. Driven mad by grief, Gero spends the rest of his life dedicating himself to destroying those alien monsters. So now, there's a genuine threat. Goku's still gone, so it's just up to the heroes, and no one knows if Vegeta will help, or if he'll just fuck off, because he's the strongest gun they have. This allows the Androids (Gero, 19, 17, 18, and 16) to appear menacing without being obscene, and gives the humans a chance to have their moment in the limelight before they're made irrelevant.

The heroes put up a good fight, but the younger androids are simply too much. We get a moment that looks like Gohan is going to go Super Saiyan when 17 is about to land a killing blow on Piccolo, when Vegeta arrives instead, and he goes Super Saiyan. We find out that in the intermediary time, Vegeta's been Walking the Earth, reevaluating his life since he can't become the Legendary Super Saiyan, and Kakarot won't let him exact his vengeance. Kinda turning Vegeta into a douchier Silver Surfer. Trapped on Earth, he realized the beauty of this world, an opportunity he never had when he was just blowing planets up for the lolz. Vegeta starts defeating the Androids, until 17 and 18 basically go "screw this, why are we even fighting for you, Gero? You're a dick." They abandon Gero and Vegeta blows him up. Then Goku arrives in a space pod to basically go "Hey, guys, what'd I miss?"

It is at this point, Trunks arrives. "GUYS, I'M FROM THE FUTURE AND-" "Androids? We beat them." "No! FRIEZA!" "WHAT??" This Trunks is from a timeline where Frieza and his family (Cold and Cooler) came to Earth and laid waste to everything, crushing everyone under their heel because Goku died of an alien bacterium he picked up when dicking around on Alien planets learning alien kung fu. Everyone is either dead or enslaved, and Frieza has wished for Immortality. It is, literally, the most hopeless timeline.

Trunks gives the medicine, everyone trains (including 17 and 18, which the humans recruit), Gohan and Goku bond, Vegeta courts Bulma, Trunks happens. Goku teaches the humans Kaioken, Piccolo merges with Kami and Dende is brought in as the new Guardian. Frieza and family show up. Frieza's cybernetics have drastically increased his power, and Cold and Cooler are just as strong as his new form. Also, Frieza is on Earth for about five minutes before his new Second in Command is Body Changed by Frog Ginyu. Yes, fuck you, I'm keeping it. BOOKING BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS HERE. The humans are able to shine against Frieza's army, and Piccolo even gets to throw hands with King Cold, but in the middle of everything, Goku comes down with the Virus. Seeing Goku in agony, helpless, Frieza standing over him, takes the fight out of everyone except Vegeta and Gohan, but Gohan still can't break through to Super Saiyan.

This is all just so...unsatisfying to Frieza. For all the time he spent in the coldness of space, plotting his revenge, fantasizing about his victory. He gives the Z-Fighters enough time for the medicine to help Goku. Then, when Goku is healthy, they will fight once more. And they will all perish. So it's crunch time. Piccolo brings up the Room of Spirit and Time, since he has all of Kami's memories, and Vegeta, Trunks, and Piccolo start training. Gohan can't. He hates himself for his inability to become a Super Saiyan. Hates himself for his weakness. Because the truth is, Gohan's afraid. His father was a noble soul, a gentle man. And when Goku turned into a Super Saiyan, Gohan saw his father so consumed by his rage, that Gohan is genuinely terrified of what might happen should he become a Super Saiyan. But Goku, in one of his rare lucid moments during his agonized recovery, tells Gohan that it's all right. That he'll be okay. He can't be afraid. Everyone's depending on him. He'll rise to the occasion, Goku says. Because he believes in Gohan. He loves him.

Inspired by his father's faith, Gohan trains with all his might, and the fateful day finally arrives. Frieza demands to fight Goku, and Trunks (who unlocked his Super Saiyan potential during their training) fights Cooler, and Vegeta fights King Cold. Everyone else winds up fighting foot soldiers and Elite Mooks. Trunks is making ground when Cooler transforms and starts steam-rolling him. But Vegeta saves Trunks after killing Cold, and father and son defeat Cooler together.

Goku tries to fight Frieza, but the gap between them at this point is just too wide. Trunks and Vegeta try to help, but then Frieza reveals his secret: all this time, he's only been at 50 percent. He powers up to one hundred, swats Trunks and Vegeta away, and puts his fist right through Goku's chest. That sight unlocks something within Gohan, and the grief and the rage are finally enough to push him over the edge and awaken the fury in his heart, letting Gohan become a Super Saiyan at last. The little boy who cried when Raditz kidnapped him. Who was put through Hell by Piccolo and froze when Nappa attacked him. He's finally grown up and come into his own, and Gohan steps up to fight Frieza. While they're throwing down, Dende heals Goku. Frieza, shocked that he's losing to his obscenely powerful child, decides "Y'know what, fuck it, everything dies." and creates a Supernova attack like Cooler did, only somehow bigger still. Big enough to block out the whole sky. To make extra sure everyone dies, this bad boy's going to take out the whole Solar System. Gohan Kamehamehas it, then Vegeta steps in to help, then Trunks, then finally Goku. And together, they push him back, and the last remnants of the Saiyan race finally destroy Frieza.

In the aftermath, they wish to undo the damage that Frieza's forces did, make 18 and 17 human, and when they can't think of anything, Trunks is like "Uh, guys?" And wishes for a sword that can kill an immortal being. Trunks goes back to his timeline and destroys Frieza and his family, and in "our" timeline, Goku finds himself in the bizarre position where he's the one who needs to catch up.

If it's a little sloppy, I literally came up with most of that as I was writing it. The only thing I'd figured out beforehand was "what if the androids happened first?"

My various fanfics.
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#13130: Mar 30th 2015 at 3:51:56 PM

Interesting read, but you just made Freiza the Big Bad again, which I'm not a fan of.

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#13131: Mar 30th 2015 at 3:55:25 PM

Yeah, making Frieza the villain again is a bad move I think.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
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#13132: Mar 30th 2015 at 3:59:22 PM

What kind of silly people would make Freeza the big bad again?

Haha... ha...

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13133: Mar 30th 2015 at 4:01:18 PM

Good one.

Keep it up.

I need your nerd tears and/or your nerd rage.

It's for a thing.

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#13134: Mar 30th 2015 at 4:06:10 PM

HAHA! All you gathered from me was sarcasm, which I'm pretty sure explodes when mixed with rage. Step back.

I have a message from another time...
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#13135: Mar 30th 2015 at 4:08:15 PM

[up][up]It's an evil thing isn't it?

Be honest. There's no shame in evil. It's good money.tongue

edited 30th Mar '15 4:08:26 PM by HandsomeRob

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#13137: Mar 30th 2015 at 4:19:56 PM

Eh. I took a blind swing in the dark. :p

My various fanfics.
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#13138: Mar 30th 2015 at 5:30:26 PM

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So, trying to use Doctor Who on me eh?

You're fiendish plan won't work.....for some reason that I can't actually explain.

edited 30th Mar '15 5:30:49 PM by HandsomeRob

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TheAirman Brightness from The vicinity of an area adjacent to a location Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
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#13139: Mar 30th 2015 at 6:00:24 PM

It's because you're an Uchiha, Rob.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#13140: Mar 30th 2015 at 6:32:55 PM

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That's your explanation for everything!

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Brightness
#13141: Mar 30th 2015 at 6:41:11 PM

And thanks to Kishi, it's true. Reality itself bends to your will. Accept it, and know your genetic superiority to all. Except Saiga. None are greater than Saiga.

edited 30th Mar '15 6:41:44 PM by TheAirman

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Raven666 I'd totally hug you if that was something I did from Everywhere and Nowhere. I'm watching you. Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#13142: Mar 30th 2015 at 6:44:57 PM

Anyone know where I can buy the Unifive Bardock figure as seen on this page, it's the one with Baby Goku:

http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Bardock_(Collectibles)

Or any other figures from the same company/series? I tried looking on Amazon but couldn't find anything.

edited 30th Mar '15 6:48:56 PM by Raven666

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#13143: Mar 30th 2015 at 6:45:03 PM

Freeza never should've freaking come up. His death on Namek was perfect.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#13144: Mar 30th 2015 at 6:45:51 PM

I'm a fucking Uchiha and a I can't even kill defeat ANNIHILATE SAIGA!!!!

THIS IS WHY I HATE MY FAMILY!!! USELESS FUCKERS!!! TOBIRAMA WAS RIGHT!!!!!

Anyway.....Revival of F sounds dumb, Power Levels are still stupid, and I feel like we desperately need to find something new to talk about or this thread will fall into anarchy.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13145: Mar 30th 2015 at 6:50:13 PM

All are greater than Saiga.

Saiga is the least of us.

By knowing everything, he knows nothing.

edited 30th Mar '15 6:50:37 PM by unnoun

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#13146: Mar 30th 2015 at 7:04:17 PM

I kind of like the idea of Vegeta wandering the earth after the Namek saga, he's stuck there so he may as well explore it.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#13147: Mar 30th 2015 at 7:10:36 PM

I forgot to add that 18 comments that Kuririn is cool for doing that, which is meant to be the tender moment they teased for the film.

Since she doesn't appear in the film after that, I sincerely think it'd be better if she hadn't appeared.

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#13148: Mar 30th 2015 at 8:06:52 PM

All in favor of contriving a way for Gohan and 18 handling all future threats say "aye", because dammit.

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#13149: Mar 30th 2015 at 8:08:04 PM

I'm told there's a video game where Krillin and 18 make Frieza's head asplode with The Power of Love. D'aww?

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#13150: Mar 30th 2015 at 8:10:38 PM

Need I remind you guys that I actually proved Saiga wrong on the Great Ape to Golden Great Ape thing? I actually have one over him now, he is no longer invincible.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!

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