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Demetrios Making darkness adorable since 1999 from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#34452: Feb 22nd 2016 at 7:43:29 PM

Villain from Dragon Ball. He's an evil rabbit that turned people into carrots before Goku put him on the moon.

He might have canonically died when Piccolo blew it up, but a tie-in game for DB Kai, Attack of the Saiyans, had him get off the moon beforehand somehow.

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#34454: Feb 22nd 2016 at 8:03:46 PM

He'd have to get off the moon before Piccolo, as Roshi blew it up first.

Although I suspect Goku just went back up and took him back down to Earth at some point or otherwise cut a deal with someone else to do so. His plan wasn't for them to die there , just to learn a lesson.

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#34455: Feb 22nd 2016 at 8:05:41 PM

Villain from Dragon Ball. He's an evil rabbit that turned people into carrots before Goku put him on the moon.

Oh yeah, him.

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#34456: Feb 22nd 2016 at 8:07:01 PM

Oh wait, if I remember correctly, when the moon blew up, it threw Monster Carrot and his minions back to Earth... or something like that.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#34457: Feb 22nd 2016 at 9:42:09 PM

I'm still baffled as to how they were even able to breathe on the moon.

I suppose we should just chalk it up to my usual logic: Toriyama didn't think about it.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#34458: Feb 22nd 2016 at 9:44:41 PM

Well, the series was more a gag manga early on. At that point it wasn't something anyone would seriously think about.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#34459: Feb 22nd 2016 at 9:49:08 PM

This series has been a lot of things.

As great as a ride as it has been, I wish Toriyama had been a bit more...solid in how he wanted things to go.

I mean, we all pretty much agree that much of how Dragon Ball developed due to him literally saying this seems cool. I'mma do this!

God bless him for it, but planning things out a little would be nice.

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#34460: Feb 23rd 2016 at 2:22:30 AM

I dunno. Planning things could've made this series into Naruto, so I'd rather it stay the way it is.

Incidentally, Saiga, your head can now explode: Ryougi is indeed, confirmed to be free. 5 Star Ryougi is also a thing, but you have to roll her so only the so called megawhales have a realistic shot. Event starts on the 25th.

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#34461: Feb 23rd 2016 at 4:51:24 AM

i am so burnt out on FGO

i don't know if i can do it

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#34462: Feb 23rd 2016 at 6:05:33 AM

There's also the fact that she's event exclusive only.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#34463: Feb 23rd 2016 at 6:22:18 AM

...Why does Goku look hot with facial hair dammit no.

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#34464: Feb 23rd 2016 at 7:28:51 AM

Oh wait, if I remember correctly, when the moon blew up, it threw Monster Carrot and his minions back to Earth... or something like that.

Maybe. Monster Carrot was never seen again, so fans can make up whatever they like.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#34465: Feb 23rd 2016 at 7:52:30 AM

I dunno. Planning things could've made this series into Naruto, so I'd rather it stay the way it is.

See, that's a mistake. You assume that Naruto is the way it is due to planning. Naruto is the way it is due to Kishimoto being a hack planning things poorly BEING A HACK WHO PLANNED THINGS OUT POORLY.

Or if you want to be nicer about it, he had a plan, but the execution was lacking.

In contrast, Toriyama did some incredible work despite apparently doing things at the last minute, making it up as he went along, often writing based on his whims (what he thought was cool). Dragon Ball was still great in spite of that, so imagine what it would have been like if he'd laid things out a little more long term. Or at least committed to things like when he wanted to end it.

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#34466: Feb 23rd 2016 at 8:39:06 AM

I think it may be that Dragon Ball is great not in spite of that but more because of that. Planned out series are great but there's also something great about what Toriyama did.

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#34468: Feb 23rd 2016 at 9:46:26 AM

Can we unanimously agree that Monster Carrot is one of the worst dub names in any series ever and agree to use the proper translation of his name: Boss Rabbit?

edited 23rd Feb '16 9:47:27 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

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#34469: Feb 23rd 2016 at 9:50:37 AM

I find them interchangeable on grounds that they're both silly names for a forgettable character.

edited 23rd Feb '16 9:50:48 AM by TobiasDrake

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#34470: Feb 23rd 2016 at 9:52:58 AM

I thought Boss Rabbit was the dub name and Monster Carrot the original.

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#34471: Feb 23rd 2016 at 10:08:00 AM

[up]Nope. Boss Rabbit makes more sense anyways because he's a freakin CRIME BOSS. Not a monster.

edited 23rd Feb '16 10:08:21 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

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#34472: Feb 23rd 2016 at 10:10:16 AM

I dunno. I'd say a crime boss qualifies as a monster of sorts.

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#34473: Feb 23rd 2016 at 10:14:20 AM

He's also not a carrot. He's a rabbit who can turn others into carrots.

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#34474: Feb 23rd 2016 at 10:23:46 AM

PMC makes a compelling point.

Besides, he can't be named after a vegetable unless he's a Saiyan.

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#34475: Feb 23rd 2016 at 10:28:10 AM

[up] Just like that, you have convinced me.

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