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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#41976: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:13:33 PM

Roshi is the very first character to get hit with the Can't Catch Up stick, in fact. It's often forgotten, probably because the Nappa Massacre is so much more memorable.

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#41977: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:14:44 PM

[up][up]Seriously, when was the last time those characters were relevant? Beating up on Frieza's fodder army was nothing major really.

edited 18th Jul '16 9:15:01 PM by hardcorefakes

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#41978: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:16:32 PM

Roshi and Tenshinhan were both final bosses for their respective arcs, which I would put at least on par of importance as defeating an arc villain. Additionally, they both had much more panel time, just due to coming first and being around more total. Krillin is Goku's best friend and one of his first rivals since childhood. I'd actually still say that Roshi, Tenshinhan, and Krillin are more important than Gohan, to the series as a whole, even nowadays.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#41979: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:18:32 PM

Gohand doesn't really show up that much anymore, it makes sense to think he's less important.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#41980: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:18:54 PM

[up][up]Ok, Roshi and Tien are final bosses and Gohan beats a final boss.

Krilin is Goku's best friend, and Gohan is his son.

So....like really, what makes them so much more important aside from you saying so?

[up] When was the last time we saw Roshi and Tien!? Gohan was literally in the latest episode to make this point even weirder lol

edited 18th Jul '16 9:20:07 PM by BlackYakuzu94

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41981: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:22:11 PM

You guys are really doing this, huh?

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#41982: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:23:19 PM

I did nothing wrong.

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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
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#41983: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:23:28 PM

Just based on those facts, I'd say they're about even, but all three of the Humans have also had much more time devoted to them. It's why I always mention that Gohan didn't even exist until halfway through the series, he just hasn't existed nearly as long or had enough time to make as big of an impact as a character. Not like Roshi, Krillin, or Tenshinhan have anyway, and Yamcha isn't far behind him.

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#41984: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:23:34 PM

Gohan enjoyed a fairly memorable stint as main protagonist. I'm pretty sure that puts him ahead of at least Roshi and Tien.

This song needs more love.
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#41985: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:25:21 PM

Roshi and Tenshinhan enjoyed fairly memorable stints as main antagonists.

edited 18th Jul '16 9:26:03 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

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#41986: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:25:33 PM

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#41987: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:25:51 PM

[up][up][up][up] Oh come on man, I was willing to give you Tien and Roshi. But Yamcha!? Seriously [lol][lol][lol]

That's grasping at the largest of straws if I've ever seen it.

edited 18th Jul '16 9:26:56 PM by BlackYakuzu94

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#41988: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:27:07 PM

Main protagonist > main antagonist in terms of story relevance.

Plus, by that logic where does Vegeta fit into this (let's disregard Super for now)?

edited 18th Jul '16 9:29:00 PM by LordVatek

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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#41989: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:27:28 PM

but all three of the Humans have also had much more time devoted to them.

???

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#41990: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:27:56 PM

Protagonisting duties get volleyed around like a hot potato during the Cell Saga, really.

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#41991: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:28:14 PM

Naw wait, I can top this.

Clearly, Puar and Oolong are more relevant than Gohan right? I mean they came first too. Oh and maybe the Ox King as well?

And Boss Rabbit too now that I think about. Clearly had much more development than Gohan ever did.

edited 18th Jul '16 9:29:02 PM by BlackYakuzu94

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#41992: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:28:40 PM

Yamcha also took down an arc boss, even if the boss didn't really have any build-up and he had help with Puar. Yamcha wasn't really very important after that, which is why I put Gohan above him, but he was almost always around and doing stuff, which is why I put Gohan just a bit above him.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#41993: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:30:04 PM

Every character is of equal importance, your job as the viewing audience is to then decide how much you care about each individual character and divide their relevance.

edited 18th Jul '16 9:30:37 PM by randomness4

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#41994: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:30:39 PM

Naw, I got it. Farmer with a Shotgun is more important than Gohan as well.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#41995: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:33:06 PM

In all seriousness, story relevance can not be judged by screen time. For example, I would argue that Bardock is one of the most important characters in the series.

This song needs more love.
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#41996: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:33:56 PM

Because he birthed Karrot?

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#41997: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:35:46 PM

Yeah. He may not have had much time in the spotlight but he and Gine are the reason we have a series at all.

edited 18th Jul '16 9:36:24 PM by LordVatek

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#41998: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:35:47 PM

More like he's gotten more screentime than he's really deserved.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#41999: Jul 18th 2016 at 9:37:49 PM

Well that's another problem entirely.

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#42000: Jul 18th 2016 at 10:25:09 PM

[up][up]Who, Bardock? What's wrong with the amount of screen time he got?


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