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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#81501: Mar 18th 2018 at 5:43:15 PM

[up][up][up]Why would he think about that in a tournament, that seems legit bad writing.

Something similar to this is what he'd actually want.

edited 18th Mar '18 5:58:50 PM by randomness4

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hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
coolest_guy
#81502: Mar 18th 2018 at 6:33:40 PM

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That would be beyond silly if Goku actually did that.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#81504: Mar 18th 2018 at 7:09:03 PM

Yeah, but Freezerator was about to possibly die on an exploding planet.

The circumstances are not the same.

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GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
Formerly G.G.
#81505: Mar 18th 2018 at 7:09:23 PM

Goku does care about his friends but I didn't really feel like they handled well in this arc. Most of the time, everybody seems like they are busy trying to silly rather than fight for their world.

"Mai waifu."
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#81506: Mar 18th 2018 at 7:11:22 PM

Which is why watching Super alongside Kai is a strange experience.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#81507: Mar 18th 2018 at 7:11:50 PM

Episode 130 animation breakdown. Spoilers: It's fantastic.

edited 18th Mar '18 7:16:55 PM by Moth13

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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#81508: Mar 18th 2018 at 11:04:34 PM

@The responses above:

The idea wasn't Goku thinking "No, I will spare him", but was something much more minor, like "Y'know, maybe I shouldn't..."

Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#81509: Mar 18th 2018 at 11:23:38 PM

No difference in the long run, since he would still be destroying their only(as far as they know, since 17 was presumed dead and they forgot Freiza) lifeline. There's is no reason for him to have doubt in this situation since Jiren is not someone special that he would be hesitant in defeating.

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#81510: Mar 18th 2018 at 11:28:54 PM

A combination of an intrusive thought combined with Jiren's accepting his defeat with honor. Not to mention Goku having just read Jiren, noticing that he was getting what Goku was saying about trust and friendship. I think it works better for Goku to fall out of Ultra Instinct because of a stray thought rather than random chance.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#81511: Mar 18th 2018 at 11:34:23 PM

A moment of weakness then.

Well its in character cause Goku has always been merciful so its not unbelievable that seeing Jiren's pathetic & humiliated state he'd think "Huh should I finish him off? He's already beat."

This doesn't mean he wasn't gonna finish off Jiren but that his immense determination faltered just a little because he pitied his enemy like he did with Frieza.

Wait did they say what would happen if there was a tie?

edited 18th Mar '18 11:34:46 PM by slimcoder

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Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#81512: Mar 18th 2018 at 11:46:43 PM

Doesn't change that Goku would have caused them to lose. It's like not acknowledging that Vegeta could have totally came back and kill them all. Or if Freiza chooses to blow up Earth for his revenge instead. It's making Goku commit a mistake.

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#81513: Mar 18th 2018 at 11:48:53 PM

And a small mistake with disproportionately large consequences is okay.

Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#81514: Mar 18th 2018 at 11:50:50 PM

The consequences of this match was established from the beginning. It's not like he's killing him or humiliating him. It's not mercy.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#81515: Mar 19th 2018 at 4:16:13 AM

I legit thought Goku was about to give Jiren energy, real talk.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
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#81516: Mar 19th 2018 at 4:20:05 AM

I thought that too if I'm being honest. The light from his blast was so soft and gentle looking.

Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#81517: Mar 19th 2018 at 4:42:04 AM

Not gonna lie, I thought that too. There isn't any reason Goku would do that, but I still got that impression.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#81518: Mar 19th 2018 at 4:46:44 AM

How often has that happened for that to even be a possibility?

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#81519: Mar 19th 2018 at 4:50:06 AM

Three times in this arc alone. Goku using the Spirit Bomb as fuel, Freeza giving Goku energy, and Vegeta giving Goku energy.

Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#81520: Mar 19th 2018 at 5:05:49 AM

But those make sense.

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#81521: Mar 19th 2018 at 5:28:35 AM

Yeah, I agree, there's no way that Goku was going to give Jiren energy, that blast was meant to do the same thing Jiren's own blast did a minute later. It's just the lighting was a bit off.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#81522: Mar 19th 2018 at 5:30:18 AM

Yeah it being yellow just looked really weird.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#81523: Mar 19th 2018 at 5:31:35 AM

He didn't even really need a ki blast, but I guess just kicking him off would be way to humiliating.

Thebrawlbro Since: Aug, 2013
#81524: Mar 19th 2018 at 5:35:48 AM

Yeah, my thought process during that scene went from “Oh shit Goku, what are you doing?!” to “Oh shit Freeza, what are you doing?!” when Goku began screaming. Because it would totally be in character for Freeza to ruin everything.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#81525: Mar 19th 2018 at 6:20:09 AM

I was screaming internally "GOKU PLZZZZZ!!!"

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.

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