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Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#33301: Jan 26th 2016 at 4:16:54 AM

That fusion thing makes me wish I could draw. Especially since card and Heroes characters are apparently on the table.

The Great Saiyaman X Time Patrol Trunks
Saiyaman X, Hero of Time

Saiyaman with a longcoat and sword, basically.

edited 26th Jan '16 4:17:27 AM by Zeromaeus

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#33302: Jan 26th 2016 at 5:00:44 AM

The canonically given heights for the characters are bullshit.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#33303: Jan 26th 2016 at 9:27:37 AM

Since Roshi started out barely taller than Kid Goku even when hunching...Old people don't grow.

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T-manboy55 Since: Jan, 2016
#33304: Jan 26th 2016 at 11:23:58 AM

33299: Wait he is? Isn't Vegeta 168cm and Roshi 160cm?

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#33305: Jan 26th 2016 at 11:26:54 AM

Roshi is 165cm, same as Bulma and Yajirobe.

Vegeta is 164cm.

edited 26th Jan '16 11:27:08 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#33306: Jan 26th 2016 at 11:42:51 AM

Does that include Vegeta's hair?

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#33307: Jan 26th 2016 at 11:47:11 AM

No, with his hair, Vegeta is as tall as Tenshinhan.

edited 26th Jan '16 11:47:20 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#33308: Jan 26th 2016 at 12:04:26 PM

Adorable. And not worth paying any attention to.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#33309: Jan 26th 2016 at 12:09:25 PM

Even more so because the heights they gave seriously don't match up with what things actually are like.

The Saiyans, in particular, were given as all fairly average-sized, when in reality, every Saiyan but Vegeta is freaking huge. Even Gohan is huge, given that he towers over the presumably normal-sized Videl. Vegeta, a midget by Saiyan standards, is around average height for humans, given that he's roughly on a level with Bulma.

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#33310: Jan 26th 2016 at 12:12:33 PM

No, Goku looks 5'9", considering he's a bit shorter than the slightly taller-than-average Mr. Hercule Satan.

edited 26th Jan '16 12:13:01 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#33311: Jan 26th 2016 at 12:14:23 PM

Except he doesn't though. Goku towers over most of the average-sized people.

As does Mr. Satan for that matter.

edited 26th Jan '16 12:14:41 PM by IAmNotCreativeEnough

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#33312: Jan 26th 2016 at 12:17:50 PM

The average height for the Dragon World could be shorter than the average height for whatever country in the real world. Also, going by the average height for people in Japan, Goku's 5'9" is significantly taller than a Japanese male's 5'7".

edited 26th Jan '16 12:20:02 PM by Zelenal

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#33313: Jan 26th 2016 at 12:17:54 PM

Except, this is average-size for Japan. I'm pretty sure on average the Japanese are smaller than most other ethnicities, seeing as how the average male height in Japan is 5'7.4", while the average female height is 5'2.6".

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#33314: Jan 26th 2016 at 12:19:19 PM

Goku being 5'9" is still two inches taller than the average.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#33315: Jan 26th 2016 at 12:27:01 PM

Two inches doesn't sound significant, really.

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#33316: Jan 26th 2016 at 12:28:52 PM

It's the difference between being eye-level with someone's eyes and eye-level with the top of their head.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#33317: Jan 26th 2016 at 2:38:17 PM

The DB world ain't Japan tho. Not even close, in fact.

Either way, being 'not too much taller than the Japanese average' would tell you that those heights make no sense when you compare it to what is actually on panel.

[up]Like Videl, who is about eye level with Gohan's pectorals. As is Erasa, and most people indeed, not because they're short, but because Gohan is huge.

edited 26th Jan '16 2:39:00 PM by IAmNotCreativeEnough

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#33318: Jan 26th 2016 at 3:55:36 PM

Considering Gohan's supposed to be 5'10", that works fine with the average female height in Japan being 5'2.6"

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#33319: Jan 26th 2016 at 3:57:01 PM

[up][up] The Dragon World not being Japan doesn't matter. Akira Toriyama is Japanese and lives in Japan and thus the standard height of Japanese people would be his point of reference. Unless stated otherwise, we can assume that the average height of people in the Dragon World is similar or equivalent to the average height of Japanese people.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#33320: Jan 26th 2016 at 4:00:21 PM

This height discussion is something I've noticed come up with a lot of manga when the writers actually bother to give official stats. Well, height and weight. Assuming they're just using the Japanese average as their standard unless explicitly stated otherwise is a smart thing to do, in general.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#33321: Jan 26th 2016 at 4:46:15 PM

Thing is, this is a world that includes aliens, animal people and outrageously huge freaks of nature. Like Reality, Unless Noted has been noted.

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Nihlus1 Since: Jul, 2015
#33322: Jan 26th 2016 at 5:32:55 PM

The Saiyans, in particular, were given as all fairly average-sized, when in reality, every Saiyan but Vegeta is freaking huge. Even Gohan is huge, given that he towers over the presumably normal-sized Videl.
Videl is tiny with an official height of 5'1 and bad posture on top of that. Also, everyone in the Z-gang wears boots.

Vegeta, a midget by Saiyan standards, is around average height for humans, given that he's roughly on a level with Bulma.
Being level with an average female makes him very short for a man. In the Buu arc he's only half a head shorter than Goku, which is perfectly consistent with Goku being 5'9 and him 5'4 and a half. Then Gohan is only 1-2 cm taller than Goku.

Except he doesn't though. Goku towers over most of the average-sized people.
He doesn't, though?

Except, this is average-size for Japan. I'm pretty sure on average the Japanese are smaller than most other ethnicities, seeing as how the average male height in Japan is 5'7.4", while the average female height is 5'2.6".
Technically that is above the world male average of 5'6 flat. Very populated, very short countries like India (5'5), Indonesia (5'4), and Nigeria (5'5), may have something to do with it.

edited 26th Jan '16 5:36:17 PM by Nihlus1

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#33323: Jan 26th 2016 at 6:13:57 PM

Videl has bad posture? When? She mostly stands almost ramrod straight, I've never seen her slouch.

Furthermore, those things you posted aren't shots of the manga itself. Not even of the anime. And it's a bad idea to take it from there because height tends to be inconsistent.

If you actually check, you'll notice that Vegeta gets slightly taller over time, from being significantly shorter than Goku (a full head or so when he was introduced) to being able to do the fusion dance with him by the Buu saga.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#33324: Jan 26th 2016 at 6:25:13 PM

My mom grew about three inches from when she was 20 to when she was 35, so that's not too unbelievable.

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#33325: Jan 26th 2016 at 6:27:27 PM

Saiyaman X, Hero of Time

Link is the Saiyaman?


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