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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#42801: Aug 12th 2016 at 1:40:28 PM

[up] (3) Yer English is better than mine typically is. You deserve the vertical thumbs. [tup] Don't sweat it.

[up] (2) But he's not obsessing over details or providing any objective analysis, or any way to determine where that puts everyone else. Toriyama seems far more aloof about power levels than the fanbase does.

edited 12th Aug '16 1:41:42 PM by Soble

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Lampodigenio Insert cool sentence here from Somewhere in Western Europe Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#42802: Aug 12th 2016 at 2:27:31 PM

[up] Thanks! smile I'm relatively new to this forum so I don't really know much about it.

[up][up] It's funny because in Italian "pineta" means "pinewood". I wish it was intentional but it's probably just coincidence.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#42803: Aug 12th 2016 at 3:59:58 PM

Fair warning though, we tend to:

  • Bash Yamcha a lot because he's sort of the cosmic Butt-Monkey of the series. It's done out of love for the series, I'm sure.
  • Bash GT because people love to hate things I like. It's done out of love I'm sure.
  • Debate power levels and translations (that's really just the territory for a series as old as this, see the last 2 pages)
  • Go off on tangents about Dragonball Abridged, which, if you haven't watched it yet, why are you still reading this?

edited 12th Aug '16 4:10:01 PM by Soble

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#42804: Aug 12th 2016 at 5:28:49 PM

Warning: Do worry of excessive character bashing.

Cautionary: Do not worry of excessive GT bashing.

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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
#42805: Aug 12th 2016 at 6:02:17 PM

Depending on how overly sensitive you are, you might discover that most of the flaws we point out in this series we point out because we love it enough to notice them.

However, it's common for people to assume that in order to like something, you must never find fault in it whatsoever, which leads to a lot of people constantly bitching about negativity.

Not in this thread specifically, I think this thread actually handles that mostly well, but sometimes it does happen that people confuse any sort of criticism with someone hating the series.

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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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#42806: Aug 12th 2016 at 6:21:36 PM

Sometimes I feel like we spend too much time pointing out the flaws and not enough time pointing out why we like the series so much, though.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#42807: Aug 12th 2016 at 6:40:18 PM

[up][up]I don't mind "other people" pointing out this series flaws...as long as I never do it.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#42808: Aug 12th 2016 at 6:45:21 PM

[up][up]

I love the fights.

And some of the techniques.

Solar Flare is life. Solar Flare is god. Solar Flare is one of the most useful techniques in the entire series.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#42810: Aug 12th 2016 at 11:10:43 PM

You know, with the enormous roster that this game boasts, a thought just occurred to me... I don't think I've seen any images of Vegito.

This song needs more love.
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#42811: Aug 12th 2016 at 11:19:08 PM

Nappa the rappah, heh heh.

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#42812: Aug 12th 2016 at 11:47:59 PM

[up][up] Vegetto is actually in the game. He can be able to fuse with your CAC. Kibito-Kai is also in the game, and he can fuse with Piccolo, Beerus and your CAC. So is Super 17, with him also being able to fuse with your CAC.

Hmm, would that make their fusions 3-way fusions? Would a Maxi-Fusion with Vegetto, Kibito-Kai and Super 17 be an 8-way fusion?

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#42813: Aug 13th 2016 at 12:16:53 AM

10 Things I Love About Dragonball:

6 More Things:

  • Gohan wasting Freeza in Fusion Reborn. It's one of... pretty much the only time I genuinely thought Gohan's Great Saiyaman get-up was cool.
  • The speech Goku gives in Dragonball Kai. So badass.
  • The Destructo Disk. This was probably my 2nd favorite Dragonball move to shout out next to the Kamehameha Wave.
  • EDIT: Majin Boo voiced by Yusuke Urameshi.
  • Majin Boo in general. That sort of Ax-Crazy is something I can get behind.
  • And lastly, Dameon Clarke.

1 more thing:

Actually to sum most of this up, I guess my favorite thing about Dragonball is all the yelling.

edited 13th Aug '16 8:02:27 AM by Soble

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#42814: Aug 13th 2016 at 12:25:10 AM

Yes, Super Buu, Yusuke, and Raditz have the same VA/

My various fanfics.
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#42815: Aug 13th 2016 at 12:41:19 AM

[up][up] I like how Rolf sounds so much like Masako Nozawa in that clip.

Anyways, I did some adding up on how many fusions are in Dragon Ball Fusions.

With the CAC being able to fuse with every main cast character (100 characters) and recruit character (170 characters), 61 main cast fusions (including non-EX and QR Code fusions), and 9 race/gender-specific Maxi-Fusions, we currently know of 340 different fusions. And considering Jump has confirmed recuit characters have fusions with each other as well (like Kuwabara 44 and Pipiron), that means there's even more fusions than the 340 we currently know of.

edited 13th Aug '16 12:42:56 AM by Rinsankajugin

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#42816: Aug 13th 2016 at 1:08:58 AM

Wait, what about Rolf?

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#42817: Aug 13th 2016 at 1:17:35 AM

Ocean Dub Goku has the same VA as Rolf from Ed, Edd n Eddy.

Considering how high-pitched Rolf's voice can be, it's a perfect fit for an English Masako Nozawa sound-alike.

Anyways, I think someone might have hacked into Kanzenshuu's servers, so that sucks.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#42818: Aug 13th 2016 at 5:00:15 AM

That was my first time seeing the Super Saiyan Blue Kaiouken x10 scene (or much of anything from Super) and that was glorious. I think that's the first time I've ever seen a character beat a time stop by moving faster than it.

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GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
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#42819: Aug 13th 2016 at 6:54:11 AM

[up] That is amazing.

[up][up] Nozawa's voice does take some getting used to as Goku sounds like a kid even as he is an adult. I could be wrong that.

edited 13th Aug '16 6:59:10 AM by GAP

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#42820: Aug 13th 2016 at 7:48:15 AM

I Am Not Creative Enough: Don't worry, I totally get what you mean: there's no story where everything is perfect, but that doesn't stop people to enjoy what they like and discuss with manners things they don't like. I certainly don't think Dragon Ball is flawless, but overall I find it really, really entertaining to watch.

@Soble: Sounds like every other DB forum! XD And yes, TFS should be on the UNESCO. Also, I contribute to the list by adding the best song ever recorded

edited 13th Aug '16 7:48:29 AM by Lampodigenio

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#42821: Aug 13th 2016 at 11:18:13 AM

To be fair, the explanation for Goku being able to "move through time" is probably the same one as in the manga version, in that Hit can only use the full Time Skip if he's equal to or stronger than his opponent; Goku became massively more powerful than he was, and subsequently the Time Skip couldn't be used for the full limit on him.

edited 13th Aug '16 11:19:24 AM by Ssj3Gojira

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#42822: Aug 13th 2016 at 3:05:50 PM

Shhhh, if you try to rationalize it like that, we can't use it as a feat for Goku in the next Death Battle. Just say Goku is immune to time stops.

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#42823: Aug 13th 2016 at 3:09:41 PM

I wouldn't say he's immune to timestops, I would say he's capable of bullshit and leave it at that.

He got one of his disciplines to Level 10 and unlocked Plot Device.

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#42824: Aug 13th 2016 at 3:11:04 PM

Or you know, we could just go with my explanation.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#42825: Aug 13th 2016 at 3:11:47 PM

No, I prefer to think it's just a load of bullshit that resulted from Toriyama writing himself into a corner. Again.

Cool as phuck, yeah, but still a load of bullshit.

edited 13th Aug '16 3:12:10 PM by IAmNotCreativeEnough

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