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GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
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#49327: Jan 9th 2017 at 4:12:58 PM

Didn't Funi have a lot of difficulty dubbing Dragon Ball Z or something?

To keep with the demands of its Cartoon Network run they were dubbing like 4 episodes a week during the Freeza saga, occasionally dubbing almost an entire episode twice with the censored version vs the uncensored version.

They got better speed dubbing the episodes as it went on and less and less censoring was needed but it was still harsh for the sheer amount of episodes there were.

hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
coolest_guy
#49328: Jan 9th 2017 at 5:43:55 PM

I keep seeing claim Goku was just as dumb in Dragon Ball and Z, but I just don't remember him being as stupid as he's portrayed in Super.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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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#49330: Jan 9th 2017 at 5:50:54 PM

Says the guy who just used the word "he't".

GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
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#49331: Jan 9th 2017 at 5:58:29 PM

Goku was a naive character in Dragon Ball but he wasn't as dumb as he is portrayed in Super, Super!Goku and TFS!Goku have a lot in common. tongue

"Mai waifu."
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#49332: Jan 9th 2017 at 6:05:21 PM

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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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#49333: Jan 9th 2017 at 6:15:37 PM

I still think it's likely that the reason Super Goku is noticeably more absent-minded is because he's getting old.

MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#49334: Jan 9th 2017 at 6:17:03 PM

A theory that will always remain unpopular, because dementia is depressing.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#49335: Jan 9th 2017 at 6:18:10 PM

And doesn't really work with what we know about Saiyans and aging.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#49337: Jan 9th 2017 at 6:29:54 PM

@Handsome Rob: ...I didn't know you were a bourgeois shithead.

And doesn't really work with what we know about Saiyans and aging.

I mean. What do we actually know about Saiyans and aging? What Vegeta says is that they stay in their prime to fight longer, and Toriyama mentioned at one point that their lifespan is longer than human, with average life expectancy brought down mostly by their tendency to die in battle.

edited 9th Jan '17 6:32:34 PM by unnoun

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#49338: Jan 9th 2017 at 6:31:15 PM

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#49340: Jan 9th 2017 at 6:33:10 PM

I like to think that when Saiyans start aging they age really quickly.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#49341: Jan 9th 2017 at 6:35:19 PM

Makes sense.

Between the natural aging process, and all those years of getting punched in the face catching up with them, they must start look real old real quick.

Hell, they probably end up looking even older then they are, and considering they don't start aging until 80 years old....

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#49342: Jan 9th 2017 at 6:44:46 PM

I mean, if we take my personal idea of Nappa being middle aged and going bald. Like. Maybe he only had one week to live. And that's why Vegeta killed him when they couldn't get immortality.

No basis for any of that, but.

edited 9th Jan '17 6:45:13 PM by unnoun

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hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
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#49344: Jan 9th 2017 at 7:42:42 PM

@Pushover Media Critic

I mean, he's getting older for sure, but it's not like he's some dementia raddled 80-year-old....

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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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#49346: Jan 9th 2017 at 7:54:50 PM

He is brain-damaged.

hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
coolest_guy
#49347: Jan 9th 2017 at 8:07:14 PM

True, he's probably had concussions galore.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#49348: Jan 9th 2017 at 8:13:13 PM

He had a concussion before we ever even met him.

It's a vital part of his backstory.

So yeah, not a shock.

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DarkHunter from New Mexico Since: Jan, 2001
#49349: Jan 9th 2017 at 8:38:48 PM

Isn't Goku like... in his mid-40s by this point? He's really not that old.

And that is assuming that one's body ages in Otherworld...

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#49350: Jan 9th 2017 at 8:47:11 PM

Oh right. There's at least 8 years (the first time he was dead for one year, and the second time for 7) where his body didn't age.

He might have a bit more time left.

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