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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#47901: Dec 11th 2016 at 1:42:56 PM

[up]Oh, I did not know that. I thought that Z coming first was fairly common due to its success but now that I think about it, I don't know why I thought that.

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#47902: Dec 11th 2016 at 1:48:05 PM

He was a punching bag in Dragon Ball too. He got hit in the nuts by Kami during the Piccolo Jr. arc.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#47903: Dec 11th 2016 at 1:58:25 PM

Him dying like that was pretty shocking considering he had never died before. It was a pretty huge turning point.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#47904: Dec 11th 2016 at 2:07:09 PM

At least looking at it in Kai (and I think the Manga, but it's been awhile) that was supposed to be taken as a serious moment, and Krillin's reaction of "you did this because you know if I died I couldn't come back!" was supposed to tug at your heartstrings.

But what's intended for a moment and what fans take away from it isn't always the same thing...

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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#47905: Dec 11th 2016 at 2:09:07 PM

I thought it was sad.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#47906: Dec 11th 2016 at 2:09:43 PM

Actually, it's only a joke now, at the time it was pretty effective. Especially if you watched it as a dumb little kid that doesn't know enough about narrative structure to know they're going to win.

And even then, if you don't know that Namek is a thing that will exist shortly after, they kill Piccolo, so for all intents and purposes, Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu, as well as Piccolo and the people Nappa killed, were all gone for good.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#47907: Dec 11th 2016 at 2:27:49 PM

I actually did know it was a thing. I'd read about a lot of what was going to happen before hand.

But since I'd only seen the first arc of Dragonball during that brief airing prior to it, I'd had no idea Yamcha was supposed to be weak, so I took it for granted that he'd win the fight.

Then the damn thing latched on to him, and I was surprised, but I thought he'd break out.....then it fucking exploded.

And this was the Next dimension original dub too. It was still a pretty impactful moment. I knew a lot of overall details about DBZ, but there were plenty of little things I did not know about, and Yamcha's death was one of them.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#47908: Dec 11th 2016 at 2:53:51 PM

People go to the next dimension too much in this series...

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#47909: Dec 11th 2016 at 3:14:11 PM

Hilariously enough, they are doing that.

Well, Alternate Universe, but close enough.

edited 11th Dec '16 3:15:05 PM by HandsomeRob

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#47910: Dec 11th 2016 at 3:20:46 PM

But yea, Yamcha only became a joke when people got over the shock of his death; it's honestly a meme for the most part considering the series is nowhere near as hard on him as fans are, this recent episode of Super notwithstanding.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#47911: Dec 11th 2016 at 3:26:13 PM
hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
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#47912: Dec 11th 2016 at 3:34:13 PM

Felt sorry for Yamcha after two god level characters hit him in the ribs with a baseball.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#47913: Dec 11th 2016 at 3:40:03 PM

It's ok, because now Yamcha can say with confidence that he beat two gods (in Baseball).

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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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#47914: Dec 11th 2016 at 3:43:55 PM

And was the MVP on a team that included one other god-level character.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#47915: Dec 11th 2016 at 4:00:11 PM

Well, he's also the only one beyond Whis and Vados who even knows how to play baseball either.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#47916: Dec 11th 2016 at 4:28:16 PM

Reflexes more than anything...

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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
#47918: Dec 11th 2016 at 4:43:49 PM

[up][up][up]Only through plot convenience tho. After all, all of Yamcha's skill is meaningless when you consider that the absolute fastest he can move is so slow that he'd be literally standing still from, say, Goku's perspective.

edited 11th Dec '16 4:44:01 PM by IAmNotCreativeEnough

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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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#47919: Dec 11th 2016 at 4:59:50 PM

I don't think that applies here. After all, Yamcha struck out Cabba, who's around Vegeta's level in the same form.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#47920: Dec 11th 2016 at 5:11:42 PM

We just saw an episode where Arale wrecked Vegeta and forced him to switch from a battle manga fighting style to Rule of Funny.

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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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#47921: Dec 11th 2016 at 5:11:49 PM

No, it very much applies - it's plot convenience.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#47922: Dec 11th 2016 at 5:25:05 PM

[up]X5

Holy shit.....0_0

That's gonna be the greatest manga ever.

....Guess this means Trunks won't be born though. That's gonna be incredibly to read.

Look at the Wolf Bandit suddenly getting some love.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#47923: Dec 11th 2016 at 5:25:10 PM

It's a filler episodes and filler episodes always shit over as much of the canon as possible.

Remember when Yamcha, Tenshinhan, and Chaozu defeated the Ginyu Force despite not even being as powerful as Nappa a few days prior (since they didn't reach Kaiou's planet until Goku left for Namek)?

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#47924: Dec 11th 2016 at 5:27:26 PM

I don't care.

It's fun, and that's the point.

Are we really gonna shit on this just to put the Yamcha fans down?

You know what? It's my fault. I shouldn't have brought up the technique thing. Forget it.

It's just nice to see the guy get win for a change alright.

Now, lets talk about this Yamcha spin-off series.cool

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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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#47925: Dec 11th 2016 at 5:32:30 PM

It has the potential to be hilarious.

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