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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#80251: Mar 4th 2018 at 6:42:20 PM

Jesus Goku.

This game is just a series of verbal b'tchslaps from heroes and villains alike.

edited 4th Mar '18 6:47:25 PM by Soble

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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#80252: Mar 4th 2018 at 6:51:41 PM

(which does nothing to build Gero up because it's fucking Yamcha)

It shows that Gero is brutal as hell. I've often found that powerful enemies murdering a whole lot of weaker opponents is still very effective for selling them as a threat. Like Buu murdering all the people of earth or Frieza running wild on those assassins. Nastiness and cruelty is something worth building up in a villain as much as raw strength is.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#80253: Mar 4th 2018 at 6:54:24 PM

The thing is, they didn't know the Namek balls could revive Chaozu until later. So it was originally a trip to revive 4 (Yamcha, God, Piccolo and Ten) just dropping Ten from that hurts nothing. And I'm saying Ten would only make this decision at the end of the arc.

The main thing is that reviving God brings back Earth's balls, which is very important.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#80254: Mar 4th 2018 at 6:55:59 PM

The Yamcha scene also establishes the energy absorption thing, which all things considered, wasn't done as much with it as it could have been. Although I supposed that was because of how hastily Toriyama had to change the main villains of the arc.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#80255: Mar 4th 2018 at 6:58:42 PM

Also the fact that Piccolo got drained but was like LOL doesn't matter

Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
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#80256: Mar 4th 2018 at 7:01:49 PM

[up]x2 Yeah, but you could have anyone fill in for Yamcha.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#80257: Mar 4th 2018 at 7:02:05 PM

Didn't he eat a senzu?

Although Gero adding a significant amount of Piccolo to the giant blast he got from Vegeta to his base strength and still being weaker than Piccolo sure is sad

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Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
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#80258: Mar 4th 2018 at 7:03:24 PM

Yeah, it's pretty impressive of Piccolo that he should get to that level actually. That's a not-insubstantial boost from training.

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#80259: Mar 4th 2018 at 7:13:30 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqSKo9gYhco

"HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE JIREN?" a video by Masako X where he discusses & summarizes the problems surrounding Jiren.

In the end he concludes that while Jiren as a character does has issues he believes all the controversy towards him is undeserved & that Tohei has actually given him nuanced development like believing his attitude towards Toppo is him being a tsundere & that he bonded with Vegeta while beating the shit out of him.

Also theorizes that the key to victory & Jiren's weakness is......... a sneak attack basically.

Edit: Oh wow page-topper, nice. [tup]

edited 4th Mar '18 7:13:52 PM by slimcoder

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#80260: Mar 4th 2018 at 8:05:29 PM

I think that was already posted a few days ago.

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#80261: Mar 4th 2018 at 8:28:53 PM

Toei has actually given him nuanced development like believing his attitude towards Toppo is him being a tsundere

Seems like a stretch to be honest.

This song needs more love.
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#80262: Mar 4th 2018 at 8:29:31 PM

Masako stretches things and gives the series way too much credit for characterization a lot.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#80263: Mar 4th 2018 at 8:31:03 PM

[up] I can see that, I can see that.

A lot of stretching there, a LOT of stretching.

I mean by God what sense was there in brutalizing the ever loving shit outta Geets?

edited 4th Mar '18 8:31:44 PM by slimcoder

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#80264: Mar 4th 2018 at 8:32:18 PM

Particularly in his what-if videos. Especially with Goten, Gohan, or Nappa. Or Raditz.

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#80265: Mar 4th 2018 at 8:39:18 PM

The What If videos are fun

Love a good hypothetical

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#80266: Mar 4th 2018 at 8:42:37 PM

They're fun, but only if you turn off your brain to ignore the things that don't work. Or ignore the parts where Masako himself has forgotten key details.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#80267: Mar 4th 2018 at 8:52:38 PM

I don't get so hung up on details and neither does the actual dragon ball. Except when I'm getting hung up on details to make fun of the actual dragon ball.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#80269: Mar 4th 2018 at 9:41:32 PM

Wow. That's pretty good.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#80270: Mar 4th 2018 at 9:53:21 PM

Ah the nostalgia. [tup] [awesome]

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#80271: Mar 4th 2018 at 9:53:54 PM

What was less stupid: the black star balls or the super dragon balls?

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#80272: Mar 4th 2018 at 9:57:17 PM

The black star balls had potential but was executed very badly. Super dragon balls kind of make sense as divine artifacts and progression of the original, but is a Plot Tumor due to not having limits.

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#80273: Mar 4th 2018 at 9:59:02 PM

The origin of the black star balls is better (the Nameless Namekian making them as opposed to a random lizard god) and their limits make more sense. The whole "negative energy will destroy the Earth" thing was kind of weird though.

edited 4th Mar '18 9:59:17 PM by LordVatek

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#80274: Mar 4th 2018 at 10:00:46 PM

What is even the point of Dragon Balls like that?

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#80275: Mar 4th 2018 at 10:05:10 PM

An evil person made them.

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