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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#81101: Mar 13th 2018 at 6:56:48 PM

[up][up]Yeah, people really like the anime musclegirl thing. Hence the fan artists. Oh the fan artists.

edited 13th Mar '18 6:57:26 PM by Beatman1

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#81102: Mar 13th 2018 at 7:00:38 PM

I mean, there was Pan in GT, but people seemed to hate a lot of things about Pan from GT.

From what I understand Pan in GT got stuck in a sexist "gotta be damseled so Goku will get angry at the bad guy" role most of the time. Her never going Super Saiyan was an extension of the show never letting her be a cool badass.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#81103: Mar 13th 2018 at 7:21:55 PM

I understand why it was a thing people wanted to see, I didn't really get why it was apparently a huge disservice that it didn't happen before though.

How I feel. Hell before the U 6 arc's team was announced I brainstormed two U 6 Saiyan girls (one that was very similar to Caulifla) and was disappointed with Cabba.

But the reactions to not getting it - or the possibility of not getting it - when it was nothing more than a hope just baffles me.

[up] Yeah GT handled Pan really shittily and confirmed everything moth just said in an interview. It was incredible about how openly sexist their intent was.

edited 13th Mar '18 7:23:20 PM by Saiga

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#81104: Mar 13th 2018 at 7:40:58 PM

Wasn't Trunks more damsel than she was...?

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#81105: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:11:53 PM

Trunks wasn't around enough for that. Meanwhile, Pan's literal purpose was just to be damsel'd so Goku can save her and look badass. I don't think there was a single arc when that didn't happen.

Stuff like that is what leads to the outcry for female saiyans, even if it gets overbearing. This series is rather notorious for not treating females with much respect. Either they're comic relief (Chi-Chi), or start out as great fighters before being reduced to a more domestic role (18 and Videl), while some are just stuck in a supporting role from the beginning (Bulma).

edited 13th Mar '18 8:14:02 PM by BlackYakuzu94

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#81106: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:14:36 PM

The Super 17 arc...but only because she wasn't there.

Blooma's role was reduced in Z...she wasn't needed much.

edited 13th Mar '18 8:16:19 PM by randomness4

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#81107: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:22:47 PM

Her womb was needed to make Trunks.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
vicarious vicarious from NC, USA Since: Feb, 2013
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#81108: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:23:05 PM

Finished U6 Tournament, that was cool

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#81109: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:23:27 PM

[up][up]Yeah and a lot of good he was.

edited 13th Mar '18 8:24:43 PM by LordVatek

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#81110: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:27:46 PM

Video VIDEL wasn't really a great fighter. I mean, she technically wasn't bad, but she was a normal fish in a supernatural pond.

And 18 wasn't really pushed into a domestic role. I mean, yeah she became a mom, but she didn't become weaker. She's just as powerful now as she was when she showed up. It's just that after one moment of glory (more than Chi-chi and Video got) she was surpassed lightning quick (though she was already weaker than her brother).

edited 13th Mar '18 8:43:15 PM by HandsomeRob

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#81111: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:29:47 PM

Man Toriyama really needs to work on his puns. "Video" isn't subtle at all.

This song needs more love.
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#81112: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:30:28 PM

Videos can show great fights.

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#81113: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:30:40 PM

18 is much more powerful now than when she showed up, including Super, and she had a pretty impressive showing in the Tournament of Power.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#81114: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:31:54 PM

Letting yourself be impeded by a sprained ankle isn't impressive though.

Now if it was a broken foot or leg then sure you can be impeded but if its just a sprained ankle then ignore it.

edited 13th Mar '18 8:33:56 PM by slimcoder

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#81115: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:33:25 PM

She did take out another universe's ace, which certainly implies a power increase, if not one as inexplicably dramatic as her brother's.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#81116: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:34:09 PM

That's pretty amazing, but what if: 17 and 18 lied about being stronger?

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#81117: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:34:35 PM

[up] ...then why do they seem clearly stronger?

Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
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#81118: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:34:52 PM

Bulma is actually consistently one of the most useful characters precisely because she's not a fighter.

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#81119: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:36:49 PM

[up][up]Because everyone who isn't at God level is actually just not that strong in comparison.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#81120: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:37:29 PM

That is true.

Bulma is funny that way.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#81121: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:38:27 PM

Also Ribra was never much of a threat in the first place.

[up][up][up] She actually does shit like making sure to buddy, buddy Whis.

edited 13th Mar '18 8:39:01 PM by slimcoder

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#81122: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:46:05 PM

Man Toriyama really needs to work on his puns. "Video" isn't subtle at all.

Remember her battle against Radio Star? Man, that was brutal.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#81123: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:47:10 PM

Bulma is actually consistently one of the most useful characters precisely because she's not a fighter.

So we're just going to forget the Namek saga are we.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
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#81124: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:48:43 PM

Bulma is constantly one of the most useful characters in the show, if not consistently.

edited 13th Mar '18 8:49:04 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#81125: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:48:46 PM

Hey, she got them there.

It's not her fault that Toriyama couldn't figure out what to do with her once he destroyed the ship.

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