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Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#15526: Apr 29th 2015 at 5:08:25 AM

I don't think that they can pull off something even tougher than Buu already.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#15527: Apr 29th 2015 at 5:14:05 AM

Goku's power level as a "baby" was two.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#15528: Apr 29th 2015 at 5:16:15 AM

I always liked the GT theme. Yeah it was bad but catchy bad and fun to go over in your head.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#15529: Apr 29th 2015 at 5:18:25 AM

[up][up][up] Well if they follow the movies Boo will be complete fodder at this point.

edited 29th Apr '15 5:18:34 AM by Saiga

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#15530: Apr 29th 2015 at 5:19:42 AM

We have 11 other universes to explore so I think they'll manage something.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#15531: Apr 29th 2015 at 5:22:49 AM

I just wonder what sort of wacky hijinx they can come up with.

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#15532: Apr 29th 2015 at 5:23:50 AM

I want Piccolo throwing baby Pan at mountains to draw out her hidden power. tongue

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#15533: Apr 29th 2015 at 5:30:43 AM

I want a tournament between different worlds in the universe.

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?
I'd totally hug you if that was something I did
#15534: Apr 29th 2015 at 5:36:28 AM

Some kind of evil emperor from one of the other universes should invade and hold a fighting tournament. If Goku and the others lose, he'll claim their universe as part of his ever growing empire. Plus, he could be stronger than Beerus and Whis since Beerus did say there were others stronger than them in other universes. At least I think he did.

Totally original idea right there. Yep, 100% original no matter what anyone else says.

edited 29th Apr '15 5:37:05 AM by Raven666

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Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#15535: Apr 29th 2015 at 5:39:42 AM

Good Idea. It could be called... Deadly Fight tournament.

edited 29th Apr '15 5:39:55 AM by Shlugo_the_great

Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#15536: Apr 29th 2015 at 6:08:27 AM

I don't think we should exploit the other universes that soon.

I'd wish for Beerus to be taken down by the SSJG in the next movie, with Whis saying that Goku/Vegeta are now the gods of destruction and must therefore visit a reunion made of the others gods of destruction.

I don't think that Beerus is the weakest of all 12 of these guys though, but he'll have to be defeated before they explore other worlds.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#15537: Apr 29th 2015 at 6:13:57 AM

I actually think they should see some of the other 12 universes before surpassing Beerus. While I don't want Beerus/Whis to start being treated as something that can never be surpassed, I want their dominance to last a while. Maybe introduce some Gods that Goku and Vegeta can beat first.

I also wouldn't have Goku and Vegeta fight Beerus directly any more. There's no need for that.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#15538: Apr 29th 2015 at 6:30:57 AM

One of the things I like in Online is the way it had the other characters creating things.

Gohan wrote a book to teach everyone to use ki.

Krillin restarted the Turtle school, and Tien restarted the Crane school.

Goten and Trunks started a sword school so people could enhance sword combat with ki.

Pan took over Mr. Satan's dojo and revolutionized it and made it digital and worldwide.

...Somehow.

I mean, is that the explanation for Dragon Ball Heroes? I'm not sure.

Mr. Buu made a new species in his own image.

edited 29th Apr '15 6:31:16 AM by unnoun

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#15539: Apr 29th 2015 at 6:33:05 AM

I think Tobias Drake made a great case that Gohan becoming a normal person is a pretty big success in itself, after all he's seen. Plus he's still freaking strong; even if he can't take a Big Bad he can still be damn useful.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#15540: Apr 29th 2015 at 6:41:54 AM

I think I made the same point.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#15541: Apr 29th 2015 at 6:48:56 AM

I mean, I think Pan called it the Hercule Fighting Network or something.

And I think she got Bulma's help with something?

So.

I mean, learning how to fight using the internet is.

Weird.

Even weirder if it actually is like Heroes and uses trading cards.

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#15542: Apr 29th 2015 at 7:08:27 AM

It'd be hilarious if we got an arc where Goku and Vegeta just decide to sit things out and make humorous quips while watching the rest of the fighters getting their asses kicked.

  • GOKU: Fifty thousand zenni on Krillin to take down the bad guy!
  • VEGETA: You're on! Fifty thousand on Gohan!

You greatly enjoyed the Bingo scene. We all get it, so maybe give it a rest. You can only use the same thing so many times before it gets annoying as hell.

There's nothing wrong with posting it. If it's getting old, don't watch it.

Gohan got shafted badly, so maybe the new dbz show will focus on him ? DBZ built him up as Goku's successor after all, and he did became much stronger than his dad at the end of the manga, at least until Bills and Whis came in.

Gohan got shafted because Toriyama decided Gohan was poorly-suited to be the ultimate violent badass of the universe that kills everything with awesome power. It's unlikely that's changed in the intervening years, especially given Gohan's role in Battle of Gods and Revival of F.

I don't think that they can pull off something even tougher than Buu already.

Plausibly, they can't. But they will, and it will probably make as much narrative sense as the Androids did.

We have 11 other universes to explore so I think they'll manage something.

God, I hope they don't go that route.

If Goku and Vegeta leave the universe, it means approximately 98% of the franchise is dumped. All of the characters and concepts? Gone. Goku and Vegeta journeying to Universe 5 and fighting X'lort, Bug Lord of Planet Krlyx99 for the fate of the Alloran people alongside their best buddies Vintor, Klypton, and Leeran the Destructor is Dragon Ball In Name Only.

If Goku and Vegeta are going to leave Earth and the entire supporting cast we've come to know and love behind, I'd rather the show's focus stay on Earth rather than throw out literally everything great about the franchise to go watch Goku and Vegeta battle powerful enemies we've never heard of in places we've never cared about for stakes that don't matter to us.

Seriously, that's part of the reason why GT failed so miserably in its attempts to recapture the joys of early Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball Super needs to not be GT again. Some franchises can get away with dumping most of their characters and all of their development in a river and starting over from 0 every few years, but Dragon Ball is not Pokémon.

edited 29th Apr '15 7:12:19 AM by TobiasDrake

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#15543: Apr 29th 2015 at 7:30:35 AM

It's amazing how much prominence Vegeta has risen to through the years despite coming into the series relatively late, and starting as a villain.

The fanboy brigade is strong.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
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#15544: Apr 29th 2015 at 7:53:55 AM

Nearly every character in the series was at least antagonistic if not outright villainous when they entered the series. Hell, even Goku and Bulma met in violence; she hit him with a car, he destroyed her car, she shot him in the face. Bulma was the first adversary to ally with Goku after being defeated by him, easily overlooked because their altercation was brief and at the very start.

The protagonists of Dragon Ball are not a traditional group of heroes being heroic. It's a group of assholes, thieves, and actual murderers united by their mutual love of testing their strength against Goku. Once he stopped trying to murder the rest of the group, Vegeta fit right in between the ex-aspiring contract killer and the literal embodiment of evil.

edited 29th Apr '15 7:58:36 AM by TobiasDrake

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#15545: Apr 29th 2015 at 8:18:10 AM

Yea, but Vegeta is the only one who;s still relevant :V

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#15546: Apr 29th 2015 at 8:24:01 AM

nanomachines monkey cells,son!

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#15547: Apr 29th 2015 at 8:40:51 AM

That's because he's a Saiyan, so he gets the same perks Goku gets. If Goku becomes a Super Saiyan 2.76, Vegeta gets to be a Super Saiyan 2.76 too, but Krillin will never be a Super Saiyan 2.76. Neither will Piccolo.

Gohan can be a Super Saiyan 2.76 but he's not motivated like Vegeta is to keep up with Goku.

Goten and Trunks would be great protagonists in a show about Dragon Ball: The Next Generation, something that wipes the Serial Escalation slate clean and lets them start over from 0, but as it is, their age is a hindrance. They too can become a Super Saiyan 2.76, but it's gonna take a lot of bullshit to allow them to surpass the adults if they want to compete against villains who are levelled to their fathers.

Pan has the same problem Goten and Trunks have, intensified by being significantly younger than even them.

Vegeta has all the advantages of being identical in opportunity and motivation to Goku without the drawback of being decades younger than him. Piccolo did a decent job keeping up by inventing his own racial boosts, but his well of Bullshit Super-Boost Ideas ran dry after he merged with God.

edited 29th Apr '15 8:45:10 AM by TobiasDrake

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#15548: Apr 29th 2015 at 8:52:55 AM

So am I the only one who was never bothered by Popo's appearance? He doesn't look like a stereotype to me because he doesn't even look remotely human to me. tongue

I'm not sure why he'd attract more controversy than, say, Officer Black, who is definitely human.

edited 29th Apr '15 8:53:51 AM by HamburgerTime

Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#15549: Apr 29th 2015 at 8:53:51 AM

He'll become the super Namek god and will be a hero !

Nah, he'll be stuck looking impressed in the sidelines.

edited 29th Apr '15 8:55:32 AM by Bolded1

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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
#15550: Apr 29th 2015 at 9:18:26 AM

Piccolo already is a Super Namek God.

Anyway, Mr. Popo is based on the Djinn, which do have pitch black skin. He was recolored blue because there are a lot of morons who are obsessed with being PC, and unfortunately, they're very loud morons.

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