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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#77376: Feb 4th 2018 at 9:52:03 PM

3 Dragons and 1 Baby

Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.
Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#77377: Feb 4th 2018 at 10:20:36 PM

It's a shame it didn't turn out great, because I'm really into the tone and aesthetic of Space Adventures as seen here:

(getting some chrono trigger vibes)

edited 4th Feb '18 10:22:40 PM by Moth13

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#77378: Feb 4th 2018 at 10:23:22 PM

What is Rilldo's actual pun, anyway? I know his men are all named after machine parts.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#77379: Feb 4th 2018 at 10:26:29 PM

[up][up]I don't know why I was so apprehensive towards hearing that OP...I've heard it in multiple DB related videos and DVD extras (maybe).

It doesn't beat the rap, but okay.

Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#77380: Feb 4th 2018 at 10:26:42 PM

Drill (Dorill)

Remember that Japanese romanizations of English words don't much up phonetically

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#77381: Feb 4th 2018 at 10:31:09 PM

Ya know its funny, Vegeta scored a major win for once & I am very dissatisfied that he actually won.

Man I have been rooting against him this entire tournament.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#77382: Feb 4th 2018 at 10:31:52 PM

As you should, he was a villain.

Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#77383: Feb 4th 2018 at 11:11:39 PM

Doesn't help that he's still in the game because of that stupid-ass transformation of his.

Seriously Jiren would be redeemed in my eyes if he could just punch his fucking face in & finally eliminate him from this Goddamn tournament.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#77384: Feb 4th 2018 at 11:16:10 PM

Agreed, I guess.

Wish I could be more passionate about that...Veggie isn't keeping his losing racket.

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GarnetRebeller96 Since: Nov, 2015
#77385: Feb 4th 2018 at 11:23:10 PM

Vegeta pretty cool. Really like what Super done with his character. It's nice that there giving him more victories.

edited 4th Feb '18 11:27:04 PM by GarnetRebeller96

XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#77386: Feb 5th 2018 at 12:17:33 AM

Quick note: Episode 126, the recent one, was written by Hisao Ayumu. He made his writer's debut on the series in Episode 119 (the quick succession elimination of Universe 4).

Not sure why the new guy is handed over the major turning points, since both episodes are polarizing to say the least, but I think I prefer 126 between the two.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#77387: Feb 5th 2018 at 2:30:52 AM

Uh, Tao Pai Pai would absolutely destroy Roshi. Goku and Roshi WERE even - their Kamehameha were completely equal in power, they traded blows back and form without either seriously overpowering the other, and Goku had the advantage in speed as admitted by Roshi.

Roshi exhausted himself with the Kamehameha, but they didn't fight very long after that because Roshi won with his deeper kick. The longest fight they had was when both were at full stamina, and they were mostly even in physical ability so it's not Roshi's Kamehameha that accounted for Goku being able to keep up with him.

Compared to Goku's fight with Tao Pai Pai... he was absolutely manhandled, and his Kamehameha couldn't damage him at all.

Then there's Uranai Baba's fighters. Roshi says that the Goku they knew (at the tournament) didn't stand a chance against Mummy, some rando. And after that is Devilman, who is even stronger.

Oh yeah, Goku also says that he's never met anyone as stronger as Tao. Tao >> Chun.

So yeah... completely inconsistent.

hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
coolest_guy
#77388: Feb 5th 2018 at 4:36:25 AM

@slimcoder

What did Vegeta ever do to you?

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#77389: Feb 5th 2018 at 4:50:58 AM

[up] He just annoys the fuck outta me now for some reason.

[up][up][up] Huh so that explains it.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#77390: Feb 5th 2018 at 5:21:06 AM

The Tournament of Showers.

I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#77391: Feb 5th 2018 at 5:21:15 AM

[up]x5

Roshi blew up the moon. That is a lot of wasted energy. Had he decided to go all out with his Max power Kamehameha he would have absolutely incinerated Goku, but he didn't, because he wasn't trying to kill him. There is a clear visual sign of this because Roshi didn't go into his buff form for their Kamehameha parry.

Yes, Goku had a speed advantage and an agility advantage, but in terms of sheer destructive force Roshi was way ahead of him. Roshi would also suffer in terms of speed and agility compared to Taopaipai, and would probably lose a pure-hand-to-hand duel, but I don't even see the Dodonpa countering the Max Kamehameha.

At the very least it's a 50/50 chance of who would win.

edited 5th Feb '18 5:29:28 AM by Sigilbreaker26

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
GarnetRebeller96 Since: Nov, 2015
#77392: Feb 5th 2018 at 6:52:56 AM

@slimcoder You want some fries with that salt?

edited 5th Feb '18 6:53:40 AM by GarnetRebeller96

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#77393: Feb 5th 2018 at 7:02:25 AM

Vegeta pretty cool. Really like what Super done with his character. It's nice that there giving him more victories.

Serious question, what has Super done with Vegeta? At best he's stayed the same, and at worst he's regressed some. "Giving him more victories" is not inherently meaningful to me if that's what you mean, because if I like a character I don't want them to just do things, I want them to do things I can believe/that make sense.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#77394: Feb 5th 2018 at 7:08:07 AM

Dragon Ball fans, on average, are really easy to please. The critical side of the fandom is in the minority.

edited 5th Feb '18 7:08:18 AM by VeryMelon

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#77395: Feb 5th 2018 at 7:10:30 AM

I'm kind of confused about Freeza being emperor of space.

I mean, he's like vice emperor at best because his dad.

But also. His whole MO just doesn't make sense.

He's based on real estate sharks and what we see his army doing is genociding populations so the planets can be resold. That's what Goku was supposedly supposed to do, give or take some retcons. That was what Raditz showed up to make him do. That's what Vegeta and Nappa were doing before they heard about the dragon balls.

But if he's already the strongest mortal in the whole of space THE ENTIRE SPACE why does Freeza need to sell planets? What does money mean to him? His entire setup becomes unnecessary complexity.

Who is he selling to? And whyyyy?

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#77396: Feb 5th 2018 at 7:10:37 AM

Think of it in reverse. If the average fan weren't easy to please, then Dragon Ball wouldn't be as popular as it was. Critical fans are mostly watching for nostalgia.

[up] Laziness. He can conquer the universe, but that would take work. Handing cash over is relatively simpler then using brute force.

edited 5th Feb '18 7:12:02 AM by Ikedatakeshi

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#77397: Feb 5th 2018 at 7:13:45 AM

Serious question, what has Super done with Vegeta? At best he's stayed the same, and at worst he's regressed some. "Giving him more victories" is not inherently meaningful to me if that's what you mean, because if I like a character I don't want them to just do things, I want them to do things I can believe/that make sense.

Think it's because he's fighting for someone else rather than himself or his pride. For someone like Vegeta, that is a pretty huge improvement.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#77398: Feb 5th 2018 at 7:15:34 AM

Thing is I was fully rooting for Toppo this whole time.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#77399: Feb 5th 2018 at 7:15:42 AM

But he was doing that by the end of Z and he's still fighting for his pride. His big speech to Jiren was all about his pride. Hell, even if big speech to Toppo was still largely about his pride, even if love family was also there.

edited 5th Feb '18 7:16:26 AM by LSBK

Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#77400: Feb 5th 2018 at 7:18:45 AM

I like Vegeta, but I really do wish all of his character moments didn't boil down to "muh pride".


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