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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#27251: Nov 5th 2015 at 4:20:02 PM

I'd say for the same reason some characters don't learn a lot of techniques:

Cause it wouldn't really make much of a difference.

On a more meta reason, Toriyama didn't care enough to bother to have him teach it to anyone.

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#27252: Nov 5th 2015 at 4:20:42 PM

So me and Zel just realized that there was a point in time where Mercenary Tao was one of the strongest living things on the planet Earth. Seriously, before Goku trains with Korin, the only things stronger than Tao are God, God's manservant, and the God of Martial Arts.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#27253: Nov 5th 2015 at 4:23:51 PM

Yep.

Mercenary Tao was also part of Mr. Satan's tragic backstory.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#27254: Nov 5th 2015 at 4:23:55 PM

On a side note, what the hell is Korin's purpose in the deity hierarchy?

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#27255: Nov 5th 2015 at 4:25:37 PM

[up][up][up] Who's the "god of martial arts"?

Also, quite possibly the most badass moment in all of Dragonball.

edited 5th Nov '15 4:25:54 PM by Soble

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#27256: Nov 5th 2015 at 4:26:41 PM

Korin is the god of martial arts.

The cat halfway up the tower.

Grows Senzus.

edited 5th Nov '15 4:30:34 PM by unnoun

DoctorDiabolical So pure. Since: Mar, 2010
So pure.
#27257: Nov 5th 2015 at 5:12:19 PM

[up] x5, [up][up]

I know, ain't it the greatest? I approve of this guy as Earth's strongest, for however long a run he had grin

Also worth mentioning that Yajirobe's one-shotting-demonspawn self was walking around somewhere too. Badass. I love the seriocomic ones.

edited 5th Nov '15 5:12:33 PM by DoctorDiabolical

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#27258: Nov 5th 2015 at 5:15:28 PM

Yajirobe was probably stronger in terms of power.

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#27259: Nov 5th 2015 at 5:20:57 PM

But desperately lacking in skill.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#27260: Nov 5th 2015 at 5:30:35 PM

At hand to hand maybe, but I think Yajirobe's talents lie more in his swordsmanship.

Remember, he's the reason Vegeta no longer has a tail.

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#27261: Nov 5th 2015 at 5:47:26 PM

I still want to know how Vegeta dodged Krillin's Kienzan.

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#27262: Nov 5th 2015 at 5:50:47 PM

Arlia taught Vegeta to keep his backside protected.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#27263: Nov 5th 2015 at 6:07:53 PM

[up][up]I mean, maybe that's when Vegeta learned how to sense energy?

...Except, wait, Yajirobe still got him.

Nevermind then.

edited 5th Nov '15 6:15:27 PM by unnoun

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#27264: Nov 5th 2015 at 6:10:54 PM

Yeah.

I'd say he finally learned after that.

Huh. I'd always wondered when and how he learned, but I never gave much thought to why, but someone like Yajirobe getting the drop on him (and twice at that) likely made Vegeta very motivated to learn to sense energy.

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#27265: Nov 5th 2015 at 6:34:28 PM

That honestly makes so much sense. Good job, everyone!

And Roshi's...whatever you want to call it didn't seem like it was an actual technique to me. The whole point is he has almost no muscle until he goes into that form, whereas everyone else have huge muscles naturally.

I think it's part of his old age.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#27266: Nov 5th 2015 at 6:35:15 PM

@Zeal,it probably helped that Krillin yelled "Kienzan!" even though it was supposed to be a sneak attack.

edited 5th Nov '15 6:35:48 PM by LSBK

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#27267: Nov 5th 2015 at 7:41:31 PM

Yeah. I don't think you need giant monkey ears (which Vegeta had anyway) to hear that one coming.

New thought. Like I said, I've been catching up on Super, and I gotta ask.....

Has Tarble been retconned out of existence?

I mean, he was mentioned in the original Battle Of Gods movie, but he didn't get a name drop in the Super version of the story. This is pretty odd since we know Toriyama did both didn't he?

edited 5th Nov '15 7:42:20 PM by HandsomeRob

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#27268: Nov 5th 2015 at 7:57:49 PM

Am I the only one really interested in Yajirobe's backstory? Like how he got strong enough to be approximately even with 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai Goku? We don't know anything about what the guy was like before he was introduced, and yet he's somehow inexplicably that strong and has a design inspired by a ronin. Yajirobe has a story to tell.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#27269: Nov 5th 2015 at 8:00:35 PM

The Kienzan has its own sound effect, so even if Kuririn didn't shout it Vegeta probably just heard the technique.

Freeza also dodged it (though it nicked his tail, because unlike Vegeta he wasn't as careful) and Kuririn said nothing that time.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#27270: Nov 5th 2015 at 8:15:58 PM

Well, it is kinda slow.

That's all we'll say on the matter.

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#27272: Nov 6th 2015 at 5:04:36 AM

^ WHY WON'T YOU LOVE ME DAD

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#27274: Nov 6th 2015 at 7:43:02 AM

Goku will never say it, but Gohan isn't what he hoped him to be. He loves him either way, but that's how it is.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#27275: Nov 6th 2015 at 7:46:12 AM

That's fair enough. But we also have to consider that when looking at some heartwarming pictures, using it as an opportunity to point out how Gohan is a failure of a warrior (cause the author chose to make him one) is taking joke too far.

It's the same reason the Yamcha jokes get on my nerves. It's just gone too far, and this is from a guy who finds how they rip into Yamcha on Dragon Ball Z Abridged hilarious.

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