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Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#52801: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:05:37 PM

I mean, he's also given Frieza like three second chances at this point.

edited 23rd Feb '17 3:05:44 PM by Ssj3Gojira

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#52802: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:06:25 PM

[up]Three?

edited 23rd Feb '17 3:06:56 PM by LSBK

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#52803: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:07:26 PM

Well at least in Vegeta's case it was someone he has a very personal relationship with so that clouded his judgement. He wanted to settle things with Vegeta once & for all.

I do hope that when Goku faces off against the Red and Black guy in their inevitable battle, the latter is the victor.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#52804: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:07:59 PM

[up][up]First when he was too weak, then when he had cut himself into pieces, and then again during the Resurrection F arc (though it's slightly different depending on whether it's Super or the movie).

edited 23rd Feb '17 3:08:07 PM by HandsomeRob

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#52805: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:10:03 PM

You mean letting him powerup? That's not exactly "letting him get away" but point taken. The second one wasn't done to fight him again, though.

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#52806: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:12:50 PM

The first one happened after that; Goku was planning on just ending the fight right then and there and leave the planet, since he no longer saw Frieza as worth it since he was losing too much power after he went all out against Goku. Frieza couldn't give him a good fight anymore, so he was going to just leave.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#52807: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:15:26 PM

Huh Goku & Gohan did some pretty similar things in their epic final battles with their nemesis' due rage clouding their judgment.

Goku let Frieza reach his full power in a desire to utterly humiliate & Gohan took his time with Cell because instead of just killing him off quickly he wanted him to suffer. Ha like father, like son.

Though Gohan's mistake kinda screwed him over more compared to Goku.

[up] Wasn't it also out of mercy cause he decided vengeance against Frieza wasn't worth it?

edited 23rd Feb '17 3:16:39 PM by slimcoder

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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
#52808: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:16:32 PM

I agree that letting him powerup wasn't a 'second chance'. Goku spared Freeza out of cruelty, his intention was to crush Freeza's ego so thoroughly he'd never be a threat again.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#52809: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:18:19 PM

Karrot letting Freeze go would've still allowed him to rule over the Universe, it wasn't done out of a selfish desire to fight him again...but was still pretty dumb.

Regardless of the mental impact it had...or "should've" had.

edited 23rd Feb '17 3:19:02 PM by randomness4

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#52810: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:19:35 PM

Goku let Frieza reach his full power in a desire to utterly humiliate & Gohan took his time with Cell because instead of just killing him off quickly he wanted him to suffer. Ha like father, like son. Though Gohan's mistake kinda screwed him over more compared to Goku.

This is true. It's funny how the plot didn't punish Goku for it anywhere near as bad as it did Gohan (though it's important to note that Goku himself yelled for Gohan to just get the job done, probably because he did remember how things went down).

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#52812: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:26:11 PM

Heh well Goku didn't really endanger anyone & Namek as a world is kinda fucked already. Funny thing as nice as they try to act when pushed to the brink Goku & Gohan are true Saiyans all the way. They are definitely apart of the lineage of Bardock.

Also Frieza was kinda heavily crippled when Goku let him go. I don't think he knew Frieza had the tech to heal such grievous injuries.

[up] Ouch, poor Vegeta. [lol]

edited 23rd Feb '17 3:28:27 PM by slimcoder

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#52813: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:35:03 PM

> He dooms 11 eleven universes

> He hurts his rival feelings

Why is Goku so evil?

To win, you need to adapt, and to adapt, you need to be able to laugh away all the restraints. Everything holding you back.
IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#52814: Feb 23rd 2017 at 3:42:46 PM

Whis might be the therapist we need, but he is not the therapist we deserve.

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UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#52815: Feb 23rd 2017 at 4:21:51 PM

I like to think that the personalities of every angel is tailor-made to be both the complete sync and the complete counter to whatever personalities their respective Gods of Destruction are.

........on that note, I really, really want Giin to be an Expy of Kenshiro while his angel is basically Tree Trunks in personality.

DAMMIT MARK, STOP HITTING HELPY!!
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#52816: Feb 23rd 2017 at 4:29:14 PM

[up][up]Angels aren't therapist, they're demons.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#52817: Feb 23rd 2017 at 4:32:01 PM

Ya know I am very curious as to how TFS is gonna go with Vegeta's going batshit against Beerus for slapping Bulma if they ever do it.

Considering Abridged-Vegeta is pretty violently insane its gonna be pretty fun to see what they do.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#52818: Feb 23rd 2017 at 4:40:29 PM

Considering it's TFS, they might have him go batshit only for Beerus to lampshade how ridiculous the idea of Vegeta actually managing to do anything in that fight is by being completely unaffected and taking him out in one hit.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#52819: Feb 23rd 2017 at 4:41:22 PM

The answer to that will probably be based on how they handle Vegeta's reaction to Trunks getting impaled.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#52820: Feb 23rd 2017 at 4:45:48 PM

Yeah I wanna see if there gonna keep in Vegeta's reasons for getting mad which is seeing Bulma get hurt which means that he genuinely cares for her more or less. He prolly does in a twisted Saiyan way at the very least.

He's still a hardass to Future Trunks if his rant about the former dying his hair is any indication though.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#52821: Feb 23rd 2017 at 4:49:41 PM

Ya know, I crazy as Goku is acting, I'm pretty sure it isn't a case of Flanderization. I'm pretty sure that Toriyama is purposely writting Goku this way for a reason.

Usually Flanderized characters don't get called out by other characters and everyone thinks they've always acted like that. This time though, we see Beerus, Whis, Gohan, Satan and Grand Priest all get on Goku's case because of the way he's been acting towards Zeno and the other gods. I have a feeling Toriyama has an end game for Goku's shenanigans, and it may be something we could never expect...

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#52822: Feb 23rd 2017 at 4:50:55 PM

Who knows. Maybe Goku finally matures, becomes worthy of being a God and Zeno gives him his own universe to rule over as God of Destruction.

But that'd just be silly.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#52823: Feb 23rd 2017 at 4:52:17 PM

I see Super Buu being depicted by TFS as a wannabe Joker Expy by constantly cracking jokes, but all of it goes in Dude, Not Funny! territory, while Kid Buu is basically an incoherent lunatic who screams out obscenities constantly.

DAMMIT MARK, STOP HITTING HELPY!!
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#52824: Feb 23rd 2017 at 4:54:45 PM

Considering Dragonball ends with him flying off to train Uub, maybe this is part of why he does it.

At first it was about having a Worthy Opponent who wasn't an evil dick who'd destroy Earth, but after becoming aware of his own flaws, and that Gohan, despite his power, wants to be there for his family, he decided that it might be better to train up someone new to take the job. Someone who wasn't like him.

Just a guess though.

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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
#52825: Feb 23rd 2017 at 5:12:10 PM

I dunno. I can kind of see Super Buu going into full on terrifying territory. I mean, they've been moving away from their beginnings of nonsensical topical jokes for a long time, and have been moving into humor that would not be out of place on a 'serious' dark comedy.

I think that this is a good change, by the way.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari

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