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Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#38677: May 8th 2016 at 6:45:48 PM

Would fuuture Trunks be a Combat Pragmatist?

We have him listed. Combat Pragmatist is a characterization trope; whether or not Trunks succeeds has nothing to do with it. What matters is that he generally puts winning the fight above other considerationsListen! . His W/L record is entirely irrelevant.

Regarding Heroes

I am also eager for Beebus, Super Satan, and Super Videl. I would love for them to be playable in the next 3-D fighting game.

edited 8th May '16 6:46:22 PM by TobiasDrake

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#38678: May 8th 2016 at 6:53:50 PM

But if he were a true Combat Pragmatist, wouldn't he have killed 18 when he had the chance?

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#38679: May 8th 2016 at 6:55:57 PM

Why focus on her when she's clearly not a threat anymore?

edited 8th May '16 6:56:15 PM by LSBK

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#38680: May 8th 2016 at 7:05:07 PM

Because Cell can be if he gets to her before she's disintegrated.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#38681: May 8th 2016 at 7:06:56 PM

Or you could just kill Cell, which is what he was totally trying to do.

But, really, I think that's supposed to reflect more on the staged nature of the conflict that Trunks' pragmatism.

Edit: I mean, you might as well ask why Trunks didn't immediately vaporize Cell for the period of time Vegeta was actually out of the way. Answer: because that would be way too easy.

edited 8th May '16 7:08:39 PM by LSBK

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#38682: May 8th 2016 at 7:30:10 PM

...Should I count Super Videl as Super Saiyan Pan.

I dunno.

How much credit do I want to give Heroes.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#38683: May 8th 2016 at 8:12:05 PM

[up][up]That's chalked up to his not being able to.

However, not blowing up 18 is a lack of pragmatism. 18, unlike Cell, was easy to destroy for him. Cell was a mite tougher in that he had techniques he could use to distract and impair Trunks for at least a few moments. 18 had no such things, she was absolutely and completely boned against him. He chose to let her go.

That's 'cause he's a nice person who won't kill an opponent that is no real threat at that point and hasn't really done anything to merit getting blown up. Even though all he remembers of her is how she caused the End of the World As We Know It (And It doesn't Feel Fine).

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#38684: May 8th 2016 at 8:16:27 PM

Why would he not be able to? I don't remember anything implying that to remotely be the case.

Also, being pragmatic and not having a conscious are not the same thing, like it seems you're implying.

edited 8th May '16 8:18:54 PM by LSBK

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#38685: May 8th 2016 at 8:20:46 PM

Anyone find it weird how the costume didn't explode when Beerus went Angered?

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#38686: May 8th 2016 at 9:22:05 PM

So...apparently Future Trunks is coming back, having escaped from the future due to an entity known as "Black Goku".

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#38687: May 8th 2016 at 9:23:58 PM

[up]

...

Well, that'll interesting. Wait until he sees how much Vegeta has changed. And meets the Trunks of that timeline too.

How sure are you about that anyway?

One Strip! One Strip!
Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#38688: May 8th 2016 at 9:26:22 PM

It's apparently from the main website for Super; there's a picture of Trunks new design, and he's rocking Bulma's blue hair now.

Enjoy.

edited 8th May '16 9:28:06 PM by Ssj3Gojira

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#38689: May 8th 2016 at 9:34:42 PM

I wonder where he got that scarf from. Anyways, anyone thinking what I'm thinking?

Black Goku's probably a godly android...

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#38690: May 8th 2016 at 9:37:03 PM

...that scarf looks a lot like the one Bulma has been wearing since the Resurrection F Saga. Do you think she's...dead?

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#38691: May 8th 2016 at 9:39:42 PM

Oh god...

OH GOD....

BLACK GOKU MIGHT HAVE KILLED BULMA...

On a happier note, it'd be hilarious if Black Goku was just a powerful person NAMED Black Goku and wasn't related to Son Goku in any way.

edited 8th May '16 9:40:00 PM by Rinsankajugin

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#38692: May 8th 2016 at 9:44:31 PM

Regarding the spoilers:

What.

WHAT.

WWWHHHAAATTT?!

BLACK GOKU?!?!

FUTURE TRUNKS IS BACK BECAUSE OF 'BLACK GOKU'?!?!

THIS IS EVERY BAD DBZ FANFICTION EVER!!!

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#38693: May 8th 2016 at 9:45:12 PM

Ok.

I'm a believer.

This might work, or it might suck, but one way or another I'm looking forward to the meeting between the two Trunks'.

One Strip! One Strip!
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#38694: May 8th 2016 at 10:01:09 PM

That looks like typical fan-fic bad future design...it may not be so bad.

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LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#38695: May 8th 2016 at 11:28:29 PM

Toriyama always draws Trunks with blue hair in his art nowadays IIRC. The anime will probably make it purple. Wonder if the Xenoverse villains are involved.

Edit: Translation.

edited 8th May '16 11:34:33 PM by LordofLore

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#38696: May 8th 2016 at 11:37:15 PM

I'm honestly not interested in this, at all.

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#38697: May 9th 2016 at 12:14:38 AM

I am, i am very interested. I like his new look.

DarkHunter from New Mexico Since: Jan, 2001
#38698: May 9th 2016 at 12:38:29 AM

I'm actually intrigued by this development. It sounds fun.

It all depends on what kind of... thing this new villain is.

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#38699: May 9th 2016 at 1:51:18 AM

By the way, do you guys think Trunks new scarf was the one future 17 was wearing?

I also wonder what his reaction will be to Krillin and 18 being married.

edited 9th May '16 1:51:32 AM by Cortez

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#38700: May 9th 2016 at 3:08:47 AM

Future Trunks returns? Black Goku? Is this the real life?


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