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Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#51601: Feb 9th 2017 at 5:03:48 PM

Whoever called the furry trio Team Jacob got a chuckle out of me.

NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#51602: Feb 9th 2017 at 5:08:51 PM

wild mass guessGod of Destruction Jared Leto and Harley Whis are the long lost parents of Chaotzu. When he was born they realized he was a weakling aberration so they dropkicked him into a minor planet and forgot about him.wild mass guess

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#51603: Feb 9th 2017 at 5:26:15 PM

[up] (5)

Someone pointed out before, Tien always brings some crazy stuff to the tournament - with Toei's current track record bringing back Kaioken, Great Saiyaman, and Vegito, I'm actually excited to see if Tien's going to do anything.

The shot of all the fighters marching together is telling - there's a lot more emphasis on the other fighters than before. This could be the arc where they surprise us and have Krillin and Tien really pitch in. Heck, if Goku Kai-yooo-ken-Bloo's, he'll probably be out of commission for awhile.

edited 9th Feb '17 5:45:59 PM by Soble

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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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#51604: Feb 9th 2017 at 5:34:21 PM

I just have this sick feeling that they're going to have Tien job as his only contribution.....like they'll hype Roshi up more than him somehow.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#51605: Feb 9th 2017 at 5:45:27 PM

I'd laugh if the grass Roshi had Krillin and Goku fetch for him actually did give him a power boost over Tien. So much for dedicating one's life to training.

edited 9th Feb '17 5:54:46 PM by Soble

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#51606: Feb 9th 2017 at 5:46:06 PM

That seems like a natural conclusion...

He can do good or not...

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#51607: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:08:38 PM

I mean, SOMEONE's going to have to job at some point. Are we seriously going to give everyone a win?

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#51608: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:09:58 PM

Losing and jobbing just synonymous now? Can no one just have a hard fought battle from both sides in which one of our protagonists happens to lose?

edited 9th Feb '17 6:10:20 PM by LSBK

MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#51609: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:10:49 PM

Though if anyone needs to job, it should be Goku. It would make me happier, at least.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#51610: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:13:30 PM

[up][up]Oh, there's an actual difference?

Thanks for clearing that up for randomness...it was confusing.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#51611: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:15:02 PM

Oh it be cool if Goku actually loses for once. I hope its that alien-guy that does him in. Would give him some amazing badass cred.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#51612: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:15:33 PM

[up][up][up]Whether it would make you happy or not wouldn't make it any less nonsensical. And just so we're being clear, not Goku losing, but the implication that anyone else on the team would be able to beat whoever beat him. Well, maybe Vegeta, but like that's happening.

edited 9th Feb '17 6:15:57 PM by LSBK

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#51613: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:17:02 PM

Veggie has never beaten a foe stronger than Karrot.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#51614: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:19:02 PM

Pretty much. Goku is explicitly the strongest, and if he loses, they are screwed.

That's the way it's been, and that's the way it will always be.

I'm hoping to be surprised, but I don't expect much from the others to be honest. At the least, Goku and Vegeta may give us some good fights (with the former beating whoever takes out the latter).

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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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#51615: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:21:22 PM

Goku losing is not the end of the world, especially if he inflicts so much damage on his opponent that it renders his opponent unable to beat someone else or if he exposes a flaw in his opponent's technique or something that would allow Vegeta to seal the deal.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#51616: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:22:09 PM

Do you trust them to write it that way, though?

edited 9th Feb '17 6:22:47 PM by LSBK

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#51617: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:25:25 PM

Personally, I'm hoping for Buu to be the one to beat whomever beats Goku, but I know its a snowball's chance in Hell anyway. Nice to dream, though.

edited 9th Feb '17 6:30:34 PM by UdtheImp

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#51618: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:25:35 PM

Goku losing is not the end of the world, especially if he inflicts so much damage on his opponent that it renders his opponent unable to beat someone else or if he exposes a flaw in his opponent's technique or something that would allow Vegeta to seal the deal.

On the one hand, the beating Goku gave Frost is part of what let Piccolo last long enough to try his full power Makankosappo / Special Beam Canon gambit.

On the other hand (and with the same character) a half beaten to death Piccolo said that even if Yamcha, Tien, and Krillin (all relatively fresh) attacked him at once, he'd still stomp them during his fight with Goku. He then went on to swat them away like flies later, proving this.

Simply put, if the enemy is strong enough, weaker fighters won't be able to put a dent in said fighter, no matter how battered s/he is.

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NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#51619: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:29:21 PM

In another series, they might get around the issue of defeating a villain who beat the strongest hero down by saying said hero lost, not because of his power, but because of stupidity, and have the other heroes using superior smarts to prevail over the bad guy in turn. But Dragon Ball left the grounds where it could be that kind of series long ago. Powerlevels went so high it doesn't matter how smart you are, you still can't outfight an idiot who can move way faster than you and is invulnerable to anything you think of throwing at him.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#51620: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:38:31 PM

You say that, but one more reason why that would never really work in Dragon Ball is because Goku is not Unskilled, but Strong. Goku has both immense skill as well as power.

Also he never really had your average shonen action hero's usual flaws, since he started out as an expy of the nigh-invincible Sun Wukong, and what flaws he did have were ironed out a long time ago, in terms of fighting anyway.

So it's very difficult for anyone to make the argument of "well the stronger character lost because his opponent was more skilled, but the weaker character had more skill so he won", because Goku is not only the strongest fighter amongst the heroes, he's also the most skilled.

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Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#51621: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:40:51 PM

Oh it be cool if Goku actually loses for once.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Goku has only beaten Botamo and Googeta so far in Super.

NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#51622: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:45:01 PM

Goku is skilled, yes, but if a brute who is powerful enough as to beat Goku down despite a lack of strategy arrived, the other fighters would still be powerless as to stop said brute even if he had all the brainpower of a rotting wooden plank.

Hell, Buu was, while a better fighter than usually recognized, less of a skilled fighter than Goku, and that didn't stop him from constantly having an edge through most of his arc.

MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
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#51623: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:51:46 PM

In other words, there's literally no reason for anyone not named Goku and Vegeta to even show up.

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GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
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#51624: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:53:37 PM

It is also important to note that Goku did technically lose some of his fights. Goku lost Master Roshi/Jackie Chun in the first tournament he fought in, Goku lost to Tien in the next tournament, Goku humiliated by Mr.Popo, Goku was more or less beaten by Oozaru Vegeta just to name a few.

edited 9th Feb '17 6:56:21 PM by GAP

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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#51625: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:54:31 PM

It's more depressing if you're a Yamcha fan.

At least the others were considered worthy of fighting. They chose Roshi over him...likely because they knew he'd fight the strongest possible opponent in the semi finals and get stomped like he always does.

Hey now, he did win that baseball game for everyone. That's one W no one can ever take away from him.


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