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#25001: Sep 11th 2015 at 11:40:02 PM

Kibitoh and The Kibitoh East Kai mix have instantaneous movement yes, Kai's don't. Their gimmick is long range mass telepathy and summoning the universe's hardest metal. Speaking of which, we should probably call it Witch power up rather than Elder Kai power, since it was the fusions with her that gave it to him.

King Kai could have eventually learned instant transmission by watching Goku do it enough, I guess.

Anyway, Bardock in Dragon Ball Online. That's time travel, and he still dies.

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#25002: Sep 11th 2015 at 11:53:01 PM

Kid Buu learned to copy Supreme Kai's teleporking, not Goku's right?

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#25003: Sep 12th 2015 at 12:02:43 AM

Yep.

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#25004: Sep 12th 2015 at 12:09:16 AM

Teleporking sounds... dirty.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#25005: Sep 12th 2015 at 12:10:31 AM

It's Oolong's signature move.

Until Goku steals it in the next scene.

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#25006: Sep 12th 2015 at 3:18:40 AM

My favorite part is Bardock's halo basically flipping the bird to the Bardock Special.

I would agree, but Bardock having a halo makes no damn sense. Unless you look at Dragonball Minus, which I guess doesn't describe Bardock as a ruthless Saiyan warrior.

-sigh- And that's just the lame, Jor-El version of Bardock who was a genuine, caring father figure.

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#25007: Sep 12th 2015 at 3:38:59 AM

So, I came across this line where King Kai says he knows the instant transmission technique.

Is that an anime-only thing or is that canon?

Funi dub only.

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#25008: Sep 12th 2015 at 5:18:26 AM

I think we need to compile a list of what characters have what abilities according to the manga and the last two movies. This way we can eliminate all confusion in the thread.

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Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#25009: Sep 12th 2015 at 6:25:45 AM

Well I'm pretty sure Cell doesn't have the Spirit Bomb, no matter what Budokai says.

It's pretty frickin' hilarious and ironic however. "okay planet, give me that stupid energy!"

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#25010: Sep 12th 2015 at 6:50:20 AM

"I told you I could do it if I wanted to!" tongue

edited 12th Sep '15 6:54:33 AM by Rinsankajugin

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#25011: Sep 12th 2015 at 7:24:43 AM

Just because it can't reject you...

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#25012: Sep 12th 2015 at 7:38:45 AM

Man, the attacks were much more dramatic in older games, weren't they.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#25013: Sep 12th 2015 at 7:51:13 AM

Yes, they were usually cinematics, so they could get away with much bigger shit.

In Xenoverse, stuff doesn't pause for a character to throw an attack, so you can't really have things go the same way they used to in older games. Comes with being a fighter that involves more than one versus one matches.

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#25014: Sep 12th 2015 at 7:52:01 AM

Yes, they were. I miss the cinematic attacks from the Budokai and Tenkaichi series.

This picture posted on the last page has reminded me how uncanny Goten's resemblance to Yamcha is. Are we sure Goku's his father? tongue

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#25015: Sep 12th 2015 at 7:55:54 AM

Well, he was identical to Goku when he was a child...

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#25016: Sep 12th 2015 at 8:03:33 AM

Hair gel could've been to blame for that...

But unless Yamcha is secretly a saiyan, I think we're pretty safe in assuming Goku's his dad.

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#25017: Sep 12th 2015 at 8:11:45 AM

I think it's neat that Goten has the same hair as his grandma.

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#25018: Sep 12th 2015 at 8:15:09 AM

No no no, see, that can still work!

  • Because Videl became a Super Saiyan in Super due to Pan.
  • Unnoun pointed out that mothers absorb cells from their children. Erego, Videl should still be able to become a Super Saiyan 'cause science.
  • Therefore, Chi-Chi, Bulma, and Videl should all have the ability to become Super Saiyans. Chi-Chi just never demonstrated this ability because Goku hadn't transformed when he fathered Goku.
  • Goten, therefore, inherited his Super Saiyan ability from Chi-Chi.
  • In conclusion, Yamcha and Chi-Chi had an affair while Goku was dead and Chi-Chi made up a story about Goku fathering Goten because she knew Goku was too simple to see through it.
  • Also, lots of hair gel.

It makes perfect sense and is not contradicted or potentially disputable by anything, nor does it make Occam want to go cry in a corner and cut himself with his razor.

edited 12th Sep '15 8:16:29 AM by TobiasDrake

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#25019: Sep 12th 2015 at 8:22:08 AM

Well first off, the only thing that fucks Yamcha is life.

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#25020: Sep 12th 2015 at 8:26:46 AM

And unnamed baseball groupies.

Who then take his money away.

edited 12th Sep '15 8:27:02 AM by NapoleonDeCheese

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#25021: Sep 12th 2015 at 8:27:08 AM

He seduced Chi Chi when she was feeling depression over being a widow, only this time for real. That scum.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#25022: Sep 12th 2015 at 8:33:12 AM

Well, in that hypothetical situation it's not like anyone is expecting Goku to come back.

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#25023: Sep 12th 2015 at 8:34:37 AM

I gotta say, Yamcha being Goten's father is still better than the alternatives I've read in a few doujins.

NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#25024: Sep 12th 2015 at 9:05:05 AM

You know, since the original Marron was a shallow airhead who only cared about good looks and having fun, and she was a Bulma lookalike, maybe Yamcha should have hooked up with her.

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#25025: Sep 12th 2015 at 9:17:14 AM

Even Yamcha has standards?

Anyway, Nameks having enzymes to extract nutrients from water makes perfect sense, if you assume that A) that was poorly translated, and B) Nameks are photosynthetic.

And given the mega fauna that could plausibly exist and still be extant in the ocean, probably not giving much fuck about a storm on the surface, that could be where they get all their CO2. That would also explained why storms killed off such powerful beings, they couldn't get enough sunlight.

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