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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#33226: Jan 24th 2016 at 12:02:38 AM

Which doesn't make him much different to any other character.

His candy beam technique has only worked on people much weaker than him, Goku dodged it (at point blank range) and Evil Boo deflected it, he himself says absorption only works if he catches someone by surprise.

He can potentially beat a stronger foe but his odds are best if he just outclasses them.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#33227: Jan 24th 2016 at 12:29:56 AM

Unfortunately absurd amounts of stamina doesn't mean much in fiction land, even when battles actually go faster rather the slower with power escalation.

It doesn't make sense, but that's how it goes.

So what's Buu's benefit here? That he won't get knocked out as fast.

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Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#33228: Jan 24th 2016 at 2:53:51 AM

@Saiga: They do or the will if they need the point.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#33229: Jan 24th 2016 at 3:27:38 AM

They're apparently not playing for points. It's just eliminating the team captain.

This is just classic "give the protagonists a bad start" to me.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#33230: Jan 24th 2016 at 6:40:25 AM

So wait, its not who beats the most opponents?

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#33231: Jan 24th 2016 at 6:52:44 AM

I think they are supposed to fight until one side runs out of fighters.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#33232: Jan 24th 2016 at 8:07:20 AM

So Buu's purpose was just to be eliminated without throwing a single punch then?

Well, whatever.

Also, it occurs to me that Gohan will not fight in this tournament: There are no stakes. Gohan is taking up his training again to protect the earth, not fight in a no frills, no danger tournament. At least that's how I see it.

Now when shit gets real again, he's gonna show up to whoop some ass (hopefully) but for now I think they will stick with who they've got here.

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#33233: Jan 24th 2016 at 8:14:39 AM

Wait, what if U6 wins the tournament and a legitimately pissed off Beerus ends up being the final boss of the arc?

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#33234: Jan 24th 2016 at 8:57:02 AM

Then everyone but Whis, Champa and whats her name (I just forgot her name at this exact moment. Sorry) would be fucked, because no one can stop Beerus at all.

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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#33235: Jan 24th 2016 at 9:56:11 AM

I know basically nothing about Beerus and Champa except what's been repeated in this thread but I still find it much more likely that Goku's group wins the tournament and then Champa gets pissed off and has to be stopped from blowing the universe up or something.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#33236: Jan 24th 2016 at 10:17:06 AM

[up][up]Pretty sure SSGSS Gogeta would stomp Beerus.

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Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#33237: Jan 24th 2016 at 10:48:51 AM

oing off Toriyama's interviews he had Goku marry Chichi as a weird way of punishing himself

That explains so much about why he writes their marriage the way he does. tongue

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#33238: Jan 24th 2016 at 10:55:52 AM

Yeah. He said he didn't like drawing her, so decided to marry her to Goku in order to force himself to draw her more.

Maybe he should have thought about why he disliked her and fixed the problem first, but there you go.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#33239: Jan 24th 2016 at 12:18:08 PM

He didn't like drawing her...why?

It could be anything...except not really.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#33240: Jan 24th 2016 at 12:21:10 PM

Hard to tell. He'd barely even drew her that much (I mean, she showed up in the first arc, then disappeared until the Piccolo Jr. arc).

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#33241: Jan 24th 2016 at 12:30:48 PM

I would've assumed it was the outfit or something, it can't have been face...there were only two female faces then.

edited 24th Jan '16 12:31:08 PM by randomness4

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#33242: Jan 24th 2016 at 1:12:11 PM

Which outfit.

Her outfit as a kid (which was rather inappropriate for her age) or her outfit as an adult?

Just watched the latest episode of Super:

Not much happened. Just the set up for the new tournament.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#33243: Jan 24th 2016 at 1:22:00 PM

The inappropriate one. It seems complicated.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#33244: Jan 24th 2016 at 1:23:28 PM

Well then I guess that's why she disappeared for so long, and then showed up older and in a new outfit.

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T-manboy55 Since: Jan, 2016
#33245: Jan 24th 2016 at 1:46:09 PM

33236: Wait GT is canon?

edited 24th Jan '16 1:47:59 PM by T-manboy55

IndirectActiveTransport plays capoeira from Chicago (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Every rose has its thorn
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#33246: Jan 24th 2016 at 1:49:18 PM

But then Beerus and Champa fuse to form A Tankard of Moose Urine!

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#33247: Jan 24th 2016 at 1:50:33 PM

GT is in it's own universe, but Gogeta is possible within the main universe. They've just never done it yet.

And it'd be impractical due to the tendency for Dance Fusion to not last long enough, especially at higher levels. Potara Fusion is more efficient in every way.

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T-manboy55 Since: Jan, 2016
#33248: Jan 24th 2016 at 1:53:03 PM

[up]Yeah I know, twas a joketongue. Also Potara fusion is more efficient yes but.....well nothing really. The downside of the two fighters being fused together forever isn't really a downside when you look at it and Vegito could most likely become a SSGSS too(I would rather see the Hammy Gogeta though, even if only for ten seconds.

edited 24th Jan '16 2:05:13 PM by T-manboy55

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#33249: Jan 24th 2016 at 1:56:24 PM

Potara Fusion is more efficient in every way.

Except for, you know, essentially killing the two main characters.

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