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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#76026: Jan 21st 2018 at 6:29:52 PM

Das terrible...

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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
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#76027: Jan 21st 2018 at 6:37:14 PM

I kind of want Freeza to win the wish, only to see this happen:

Freeza: "Wish Dragon! I wish to be the most powerful being in the multiverse, with all the gods subservient to me!"

Super Shenron (Zalama?): "?yas did eh tahW"

Whis: "You have to speak in the godly language to get your wish granted."

Freeza: "Not again! Son of a-"

Whis: "There's also no way you're getting that wish granted, no-one will translate it for you."

edited 21st Jan '18 6:37:46 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#76028: Jan 21st 2018 at 7:00:05 PM

Re: Genetics, Saiyan-human interbreeding, and other biology conundrums:

Remember that Dragon Ball is explicitly a (poly)theistic universe, so pretty much any weird inconsistency with real-world biology can be waved away as some form of Intelligent Design.

Maybe one of Universe 7's previous Supreme Kais got lazy and just copy-pasted his design for humans onto a different planet but added monkey tails. And maybe he also decided that certain things like martial arts techniques should be stored at a genetic level, which Dr. Gero learned to play around.

edited 21st Jan '18 7:01:27 PM by Anomalocaris20

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#76029: Jan 21st 2018 at 7:03:37 PM

18 and 17 are cyborgs on a cellular level, which means their kids could inherit their androidness somewhat. The only traditional machines they had in 'em were the bombs I think.

Gero was a pretty smart man despite being a craze-monger.

edited 21st Jan '18 7:04:03 PM by Rinsankajugin

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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#76030: Jan 21st 2018 at 7:26:49 PM

The bombs and the shut-down switch are both mechanical, but I believe those are the only parts, yes.

Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#76031: Jan 21st 2018 at 9:54:48 PM

Oh, then the anime did it way fucking better then.

Eh, it's kind of even both ways for me. Showing Gohan's last stand was a good choice, of course, but the effect on Trunks is pretty sad either way.

In the anime, he gets a power-up from it, but still can't do anything. In the manga, he already has that power, so he just loses Gohan and knows full well he can do nothing about it.

DarkHunter from New Mexico Since: Jan, 2001
#76032: Jan 21st 2018 at 10:05:21 PM

[up]What about their infinite energy reactors? I can't imagine those operate on the cellular level.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#76033: Jan 21st 2018 at 10:08:26 PM

Hmm, maybe they're just super-enhanced mitochondria?

edited 21st Jan '18 10:08:40 PM by Rinsankajugin

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#76034: Jan 21st 2018 at 10:09:07 PM

Those are supposed to be nano-machines now, or something.

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#76035: Jan 21st 2018 at 10:10:18 PM

[up][up]I've heard of the powerhouse of the cell, but this is ridiculous.

edited 21st Jan '18 10:10:39 PM by Moth13

Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#76036: Jan 21st 2018 at 10:10:26 PM

What the hell did the grand priest mean by next time he'd improve the god pad? are they gonna keep doing this till one universe remains?

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#76037: Jan 21st 2018 at 10:10:39 PM

I question Gero's supposed genius. He's somehow both smart enough to create Androids stronger than the strongest being in the universe up until then, and dumb enough to turn himself into a weaker model with no way of controlling the aforementioned stronger models. Alrighty then.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#76038: Jan 21st 2018 at 10:14:06 PM

[up][up] I burst out laughing at that moment.

Like seriously how the fuck do you get a higher spec Godpad? I mean doesn't God mean your perfect? tongue

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#76039: Jan 21st 2018 at 10:43:23 PM

[up][up] Maybe he ran out of budget. Being smart doesn't mean being rich, and I'm pretty sure all he had was leftover Red Ribbon money.

[up] The same way Blue, Bluer and UI are higher than God.

edited 21st Jan '18 10:44:16 PM by Rinsankajugin

Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#76040: Jan 21st 2018 at 11:09:07 PM

[up][up][up]gero was already old he probably didnt think he could survive bi9nic enhancements like 17 and 18

Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#76041: Jan 21st 2018 at 11:10:36 PM

What the hell did the grand priest mean by next time he'd improve the god pad? are they gonna keep doing this till one universe remains?

The truth is that the Tournament of Power is an elaborately staged Truman Show being livestreamed on El Grande Padre's KamiTube channel. No universes were actually erased in the making of this show. Except for Universe 9.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#76042: Jan 21st 2018 at 11:24:56 PM

[up]x5 They explained that. He needed to be one of the weaker models, he couldn't control the stronger ones (not even if he made one his own body, apparently, he is a brain piloting the thing). It's weird that you call him dumb for not having a way to control the stronger models when this inability was his greatest struggle and one that he was always trying to work towards.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#76043: Jan 21st 2018 at 11:28:18 PM

Geniuses apparently can't have failure of progress...

edited 21st Jan '18 11:28:30 PM by randomness4

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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#76044: Jan 22nd 2018 at 2:34:42 AM

Too old for nanomachines.

Also, God doesn't mean Abrahamic God. Specially in Japanese media.

GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
Formerly G.G.
#76045: Jan 22nd 2018 at 3:37:02 AM

[up] The Japanese have a different idea about deities than we do, the same can be said about any culture.

"Mai waifu."
GOI god of insanity from everywhere/nowhere Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
god of insanity
#76046: Jan 22nd 2018 at 5:31:53 AM

Also ther energy absorbing type he turned into is only weaker in that is starts weaker and has more drawbacks, because they have an infinitely sized tank for energy, the more energy they absorb the stronger they become with no limit,

it just they need to use that energy to,remain active and do anything, yes this does means gero could of been stronger if he was smart or wait would he need to wake up 17 or 18 for their infinite energy reactors to work because if so he missed a simple way of being more powerful.

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#76047: Jan 22nd 2018 at 5:39:01 AM

I don't think he can use the Android's energy for his absorption. That'd be broken.

MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#76048: Jan 22nd 2018 at 6:33:07 AM

@Hamburger: Just because you're a great scientist doesn't mean that you're all that intelligent in anything else. Intelligence doesn't seem to translate all that well to other aspects of life.

@Saiga: My natural interpretation of "this model of Androids is hard to control" means that they often rebel against him, or something. Sure, it's possible to interpret that as saying that his brain would be unable to control his body, but that really feels like a stretch.

De Romanīs, lingua Latina gloriosa non fuī.
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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#76049: Jan 22nd 2018 at 7:12:38 AM

Especially since 16, 17, and 18 don't seem to have any problems controlling themselves.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#76050: Jan 22nd 2018 at 7:37:04 AM

Maybe he meant that it altered their personality? I doubt Lapis and Lazuli were like that originally.


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