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#27201: Nov 5th 2015 at 6:54:02 AM

Anyway, since the Marvel comics comparison was rejected the last time I tried to justify giving side plots to the side characters and having them fight opponents on their own level, how about a series a little closer to Dragon Ball that's not afraid of drawing on it, Street Fighter.

In the Street Fighter 'plot' Chun Li or Guile alternate between The Hero, Ryu or Ken is the strongest fighter among the 'good guys'(at least until Dictator's clone pulls a Heel–Face Turn), Akuma is the strongest not quite evil guy around who kills most of the bosses, sending Dictator to hell and killing the Jesus wannabe. Yet you never hear complaints about the street gangs being pointless because Interpol and Delta Red should be able to easily deal with them. They're too busy dealing with the four devas and the dolls, plus the gangs give Guy and Cody something to do. And no one calls the devas or dolls pointless just because Akuma can easily kill them, he's too busy stalking more interesting/powerful/evil opponents.

So what's wrong with criminals strong enough to give Krillen or Yamcha some trouble, some developments that make the Crane students and Androids need to deal with, an issue for Piccolo to handle? It wouldn't be much different than that time Freeza came back, except this time whoever was already present on Earth was able to handle it, allowing Goku/Vegeta to keep doing what they were doing and get stronger, therefore not making the time something the others can't handle appears while they're gone more dramatic and less deus exit machina.

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#27202: Nov 5th 2015 at 7:16:21 AM

Videl spends too much time with Gohan, and must have caught his "become a wimp with no plot importance" disease.

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#27203: Nov 5th 2015 at 7:33:17 AM

As for how logical it was or wasn't for Gohan to point out how pointless the shit Cell was doing was. I think at that point, Cell just wanted a good fight, and didn't give a shit about how he got it.

Is there no point in destroying the world? No. Do I think he would have done it to be a dick? Well, yeah. He clearly enjoyed eating people to power up. I can totally see him blowing up the earth to get a good challenge. I can see him doing it if he loses; I can see him doing it if he wins, cause he's a massive asshole, with the genes of at least two assholes in his being. Plus, he doesn't give enough of a shit about human lives to not fuck with them by killing them all.

He's a swell guy ain't he?

The Frieza and Vegeta in him said, "I'm the best around because of course I am, ain't nothing gonna try and touch my awesomeness," and the Goku in him went, "Why, you wanna fight about it? No, seriously, would you like to fight about it, 'cause that'd be great!"

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#27204: Nov 5th 2015 at 8:05:33 AM

[up][up] It's clearly sexually transmitted.

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#27206: Nov 5th 2015 at 8:29:50 AM

Is it supposed to be a Broly that can out rival SSJ 4 Gogeta or something?

edited 5th Nov '15 8:30:06 AM by Demongodofchaos2

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#27207: Nov 5th 2015 at 8:34:00 AM

His KAKAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT yelling and LSSJ 4 muscles have reached a point where his heart and lungs are trying to outcrush the other.

edited 5th Nov '15 8:35:07 AM by alekos23

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#27208: Nov 5th 2015 at 8:41:29 AM

Apparently both are a part of some sort of upcoming Baby Hatchiyack Saga, which is running co-curent with the Hell Gate Attack Saga.

I get Baby Hatchiyack, both are Tuffle-made androids, but I don't understand the buffer, vein-ier LSSJ4 Broly.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#27209: Nov 5th 2015 at 8:44:31 AM

Baby infected Broly.

Cyber Broly.

Blood God Broly. tongue

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#27210: Nov 5th 2015 at 8:51:46 AM

I guess it could be a Baby Infected Broly.

Considering Infected characters like GT Gohan, GT Goten and GT Trunks had red irises in their forms, but Broly lacks them, making Broly buffer would be the next best thing.

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#27211: Nov 5th 2015 at 9:41:28 AM

Broly has a rare genetic disease where he responds to any stimulus by getting buffer.

Transformation? Buffer. Possession? Buffer. Baleful polymorph? Check out the MUSCLES on that lizard.

It's really only a matter of time before he undergoes so many different effects at once that he takes on his inevitable ultimate form.

edited 5th Nov '15 9:42:30 AM by TobiasDrake

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#27212: Nov 5th 2015 at 10:45:41 AM

Baby Hatchiyack before Super Saiyan Pan, really?

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#27213: Nov 5th 2015 at 10:49:02 AM

Baby Pan before Super Saiyan Pan. tongue

Pan x Bra fusion before that. [lol]

edited 5th Nov '15 10:49:27 AM by alekos23

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#27214: Nov 5th 2015 at 10:56:24 AM

Oh god, now I want Trunks and Bra to do a fusion just so the resultant character can be called Teddy or Bikini or something.

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#27215: Nov 5th 2015 at 11:15:34 AM

So Bulma should be getting pregnant in the Universe 6 arc huh.

edited 5th Nov '15 11:16:01 AM by alekos23

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#27216: Nov 5th 2015 at 11:28:26 AM

...So could Frieza be one of Universe 7's champions?

I mean, yeah, he's dead, but they didn't specify that the five individuals had to be alive, did they?

They can give him a body, probably.

He had one when he was being tortured in that cocoon thingy.

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#27217: Nov 5th 2015 at 2:16:30 PM

[up][up]How old is she now?

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#27218: Nov 5th 2015 at 2:19:23 PM

She is approximately Goku+4 years old.

EDIT: In seriousness, she was born in 733 and Resurrection of F takes place in 779 according to Dragon Ball wiki's timeline, which makes her 46.

edited 5th Nov '15 2:22:00 PM by TobiasDrake

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#27219: Nov 5th 2015 at 2:22:14 PM

Perpetually 30. tongue

[up]That's pretty close to the end of the cycle,isn't it?

edited 5th Nov '15 2:23:19 PM by alekos23

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#27220: Nov 5th 2015 at 2:23:23 PM

Well I know I wouldn't want to have kids after 45, but, to each their own. I suppose she is rich after all.

edited 5th Nov '15 2:24:36 PM by Soble

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#27221: Nov 5th 2015 at 2:25:06 PM

Also, she can always gather the Dragon Balls and wish for a pregnancy if she decides she wants another kid after Menopause. I don't know why she would ever do that, but Bulma has gathered the Dragon Balls for shallower reasons before.

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#27222: Nov 5th 2015 at 2:26:32 PM

Vegeta wants to defeat those damned Briefs hair genes.

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#27223: Nov 5th 2015 at 2:29:19 PM

  • VEGETA:This one's even worse than the last one! Gather the Dragon Balls, woman, we're trying again!
  • BULMA: Like hell we are! If you want to gather the Dragon Balls and wish for another baby, then YOU can carry it.

edited 5th Nov '15 2:29:51 PM by TobiasDrake

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#27224: Nov 5th 2015 at 2:31:10 PM

Took him 3-4 generations to succeed.And that's not really canon. tongue

edited 5th Nov '15 2:31:39 PM by alekos23

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#27225: Nov 5th 2015 at 2:35:02 PM

...On the subject of Videl.

I mean, it seems like she was always sorta interested and curious about the Golden Fighters of the Cell Games.

She evidently was enough of a martial arts nerd to know about Goku and some of the other past World Tournament champions.

And, like.

To be honest, I could see her starting her own dojo.

I could see her joining the police instead of or in addition to Krillin.

...Dammit I want a buddy cop show with Krillin and Videl now. Damn you me.

...Part of me thinks. Like.

...For a while, after Videl went Super Saiyan during the Super Saiyan God ritual, I actually sorta had an idea of her using her Super Saiyan powers to enter the World Tournament?

Then I remembered that those are three years apart and Super is like sixth months after Buu.

...And that even as a Super Saiyan she probably couldn't beat Buu except by ring-out, unless she tricked him or Buu let her win.

And that she'd probably be very very pregnant.

Which. I mean, pregnancy exists so that mammals can fight if they need to, but it is still somewhat cumbersome.

...On the other hand, as a Super Saiyan she'd have a lot of strength at her disposal. Which would mitigate some things, probably. Less backpain maybe.

edited 5th Nov '15 2:35:19 PM by unnoun


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