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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#13501: Apr 1st 2015 at 10:53:40 PM

That seems unlikely. It seems pretty clear that Toriyama has Protection from Editors.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#13502: Apr 1st 2015 at 11:39:09 PM

Like, aaaagh. I swear, Gohan has the memory of a fucking GOLDFISH.

"Oh, now that I've become the most powerful being in the Universe and saved the Earth, there will never be any threats ever again, even though Every threat we've ever faced came out of fucking nowhere. GUESS I'LL JUST NEVER TRAIN AND LOSE THE POWER MY FATHER DIED TO HELP ME UNLOCK!"

"Oh, now that Buu's defeated, and I am as powerful as I will ever be, I guess I'll just never train ever again, because it's not like I have a wife or anything, and it's not like another threat will spontaneously appear."

"Oh, now that Beerus is gone, and dad is stronger than ever, I never need to train, even though I also now have a child of my own to protect. WHAT THE FUCK COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN? "

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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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#13503: Apr 1st 2015 at 11:44:14 PM

Toriyama might have protection from his current editors, but he sure as hell listens to his old ones.

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#13504: Apr 1st 2015 at 11:44:23 PM

So I've noticed people calling Flow's "HERO -Song of Hope-" the Ending Theme for Battle of Gods when it's clearly the Insert Song. I wonder why.

Also, I'm glad that FUNimation came up with Beerus. Bills is a stupid name.

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#13506: Apr 2nd 2015 at 12:05:36 AM

[up][up][up] Boy, glad you understand Gohan's character in that he DOESN'T LIKE FIGHTING, otherwise your post would come off as a rambling mess worse than any of Rob's Uchiha ranting.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#13507: Apr 2nd 2015 at 12:13:58 AM

Trade-off: I don't like math. I think it's boring. It's not what I want to do with my life. But I understand that it is necessary for me to function. Just because I mail in my taxes doesn't mean I completely dump all the mathematical knowledge out of my head once those forms are in the mail.

I'm not saying Gohan needs to never do anything but train and just be an exact carbon copy of Goku. But for FUCK'S SAKE, make an effort, son!

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#13509: Apr 2nd 2015 at 12:50:01 AM

Hell, it's like having a job. Except instead of paying the bills, this lowers the chance of your family getting killed/eaten.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#13510: Apr 2nd 2015 at 12:52:50 AM

And it's not like Gohan actually needs a job. His Father in law is rich. One of the smartest, richest, and most powerful women on the planet is practically his aunt. Gohan literally never needs to worry about anything ever. I think he can take an hour out of his day to fucking spar with Vegeta or something.

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Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
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#13511: Apr 2nd 2015 at 1:02:36 AM

Maybe he thought that with Goku becoming a freakin' god, the Earth was safe from nearly any danger, really.

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JonnasN from Porto, Portugal Since: Jul, 2012
#13512: Apr 2nd 2015 at 2:38:31 AM

That synopsis makes the film sound better than I expected. Slightly so.

I just wish they said what training Freezer went through to get so strong. I like the theory that he trained near a black hole.

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#13513: Apr 2nd 2015 at 4:21:48 AM

So Freeza isn't actually much of a threat in and off himself and the tension comes from a fact that Goku now has a flaw that I really don't remember him having ever before.

Also Sorbet has a ring that can pierce through a Super Sayian God.

Also this:

Sorbet hastily introduces himself, as do his lieutenants Tagoma and Shisami, who Sorbet claims are equal in ability to the late Zarbon and Dodoria

As the crowd of soldiers thins, Piccolo is taken on directly by Shisami, who proves a more formidable challenge than the others.

Does not compute.

About Gohan:

If your planet is attacked by every few years and you are one of like three people who can save it, it would be smart to train even if you don't like fighting.

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#13514: Apr 2nd 2015 at 4:22:14 AM

Perhaps Gohan has just gotten really Genre Savvy and realised there's no point to him training if Goku can beat everyone easily.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#13515: Apr 2nd 2015 at 4:28:49 AM

Remember back when Goku tried to make Gohan his successor as the defender of Earth? At this point it seems like he gave up.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#13517: Apr 2nd 2015 at 4:33:54 AM

[up][up][up]Which Goku can't.

[up][up][up][up] Some people are trying to make out like Tagoma and Shisami were compared in something other than power to defend this. Even though when it was just Tagoma, it was explicitly said to be about power.

It really feels like this movie succeeds in making everyone look terrible. Freeza's not really a threat, and gets his ass kicked by Goku. But then Goku's not good either, because he apparently leaves him so open a weak attack takes him out (from Freeza's words, Sorbet's ring is not powerful enough to hurt a Saiyan God - Goku just leaves himself so open that weak fighters can hurt him). Vegeta then gets to "shine"... by staying out of the fight until Freeza is pretty much already beaten, and then he can't stop Freeza from destroying the planet.

I guess Beerus and Whis are the only ones not to look like total failures in the film.

[up][up] That's kind of the vibe I got in the manga's ending with Oob, which is why I didn't like it. Gave up on Gohan, Goten and Trunks as possible alternatives and is now trying to pass the torch onto a stranger. It's just depressing.

edited 2nd Apr '15 4:34:14 AM by Saiga

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#13518: Apr 2nd 2015 at 5:07:16 AM

Well, if a sleeping Goku can still feel a rock between the eyes, I can accept a beam weapon harming him if he completely drops his guard.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#13519: Apr 2nd 2015 at 5:08:13 AM

The new movies don't reference the anime at all though.

It was dumb when the anime did it and it's dumb now. Goku has been taken completely by surprise by an axe to the head and the axe broke. As a child.

edited 2nd Apr '15 5:08:50 AM by Saiga

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#13520: Apr 2nd 2015 at 5:54:27 AM

EDIT: Never mind, I just fell for an obvious April Fools joke and now feel like an idiot. Nothing to see here.

edited 2nd Apr '15 5:58:20 AM by Raven666

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13521: Apr 2nd 2015 at 6:01:05 AM

I just know Heroes is going to use that though.

I think the game has a Broly fetish.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#13522: Apr 2nd 2015 at 6:12:19 AM

Boy, glad you understand Gohan's character in that he DOESN'T LIKE FIGHTING, otherwise your post would come off as a rambling mess worse than any of Rob's Uchiha ranting.

So I wake up in the morning thinking ''Hey! what's up in the DBZ thread. And I see this.

Just minding my own Rob-ness man! What's the deal?

Getting serious, I can understand where some are coming from. I always took Gohan's reluctance to fight as a fear that if he lost control again (which is what he usually had to do in order to bring out his power since it awoke through anger), he'd become a greater threat to the earth than Cell. It may be that it was the first time he ever feared his own power, and he let that trump the danger in front of him.

Not that it didn't come out of nowhere mind you

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13523: Apr 2nd 2015 at 6:16:03 AM

Stop being such a dick to Rob.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#13524: Apr 2nd 2015 at 6:18:45 AM

[up]

Thank you Unnoun. I appreciate that.

I can't have anyone being a bigger dick than me after all. I'm just a peace loving man.

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#13525: Apr 2nd 2015 at 6:25:13 AM

So I finally watched Battle of Gods. That. Was. Amazing. It was nothing but pure, unadulterated fun from start to finish which is what I feel movies have been sorely lacking as of late. Beerus is easily my favorite among the cast now and his intro alone made him one of my all time favorite characters. Whis is also pretty damn cool. Although the plot sounds stupid, if Resurrection of F is as awesome and funny as that, we're fine. Easily one of my all time favorite movies (but it wasn't enough to take the #1 spot). My only question is this: Why didn't Goku use SSJ 3 after he fell out of the SSG transformation? Also, Beerus spanked the Super Saiyan out of Gotenks! Best scene right there!

As someone who also watched Battle of Gods a few days ago, I generally agree with your thoughts on it's humor and new characters. My one compliant is making Beerus responsible for Planet Vegeta's genocide.


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