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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#82976: Apr 8th 2018 at 7:00:58 PM

Was there a new dub episode of Super today?

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#82977: Apr 8th 2018 at 7:18:22 PM

Well yesterday of course.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#82978: Apr 8th 2018 at 7:33:43 PM

Sorry, having trouble checking.

The sites I usually visit are being stubborn (jumping to new pages while I'm trying to load the videos, which is really annoying.

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RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#82979: Apr 9th 2018 at 12:57:10 AM

Just a thought, but time travel must have been invented before Bulma. When Gowasu is discussing the green rings, he doesn't say they represent all the timelines created. He says they were the timelines created recently, and I imagine for a god a decade or two is recent. Jaco knows about the Time Travel Taboo by the time he's looking for Kakarot, which takes place ten years before the series-so an incident must have happened before then. Then Beerus and Whis also mention it, Whis even explaining the butterfly effect so this time travel isn't just forwards-only

So this must mean there could be lots of other timelines created before the series began, over the eons the universes have existed. Just at least several decades ago as a cut-off date. Which could be an easy way of explaining all the different continuities in case they want to be like DC and Earth-Two. Or if they ever want to make a Super-GT crossover.

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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#82980: Apr 9th 2018 at 1:06:51 AM

It's mentioned in the manga that there was one time travellor before Trunks from Universe 12, though the U12 gods have confiscated the time machine used.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#82981: Apr 10th 2018 at 10:01:44 AM

So I've been wondering:

There are quite a few concepts in Dragonball that I don't feel Toriyama explored to their fullest potential, but being that I'm shortsighted and rather biased, I wanted to ask you guys which ideas you think Toriyama explored the best.

What concepts do you think received the right amount of development in the series?

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#82982: Apr 10th 2018 at 10:17:52 AM

Gohan's development from the beginning to Cell.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#82984: Apr 10th 2018 at 10:48:28 AM

[up]

Seriously? I thought Dabura was utterly wasted.

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EpicBleye drunk bunny from her bed being very eepy Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
drunk bunny
#82985: Apr 10th 2018 at 11:04:07 AM

He got a lot more use in side works, most notably when dealing with Towa. DLC 6 makes fantastic use of him and make him into the villain he should have been. Heroes does some really interesting things with him as well. Now my only wish is that we can make demon realm CaCs in the next xenoverse game

But in Dragon Ball proper, yeah his entire concept is utterly wasted... but at the same time it's oddly effective? Like, I actually enjoy that there's a facet of the universe that's unexplored/irrelevant to our characters that still had fighters as strong as the threats our heroes have faced before, and how one of them is just straight up as powerful as Cell (someone who our heroes have long surpassed).

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#82986: Apr 10th 2018 at 11:23:42 AM

Oh, whoops! I thought this was about concepts not explored to their full potential. Brainfart!

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#82987: Apr 10th 2018 at 11:39:24 AM

I don't blame you, as the latter topic is something you'd more likely hear in dragon ball.tongue

I in particular would probably be more expected to complain about the concepts (that I think) Toriyama wasted, which is part of the reason I went for the opposite idea.

Thought it would be an interesting topic to explore for this thread.

edited 10th Apr '18 12:31:05 PM by HandsomeRob

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#82988: Apr 10th 2018 at 12:28:36 PM

Dabra isn't giving me much from Shin Budokai...

It'd probably help if I read the dialogue...

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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
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#82989: Apr 10th 2018 at 2:48:14 PM

So, now that Super's over, here's my rundown on my favorite... things in it.

Favorite Super villain: Zamasu. What can I say, I love a villain who's Start of Darkness is set during the course of the series. I love how much of a whiny bitch he is, especially since the other characters call him out as such. I especially love my interpretation, which is that he represents the young, rich white supremacists who're currently a major problem in the world.

Favorite Super fight: Goku vs Caulifla and Kale/Kafla. Vegeta vs Magetta has been dethroned. This battle in the Tournament of Power has such an awesome sense of escalation, with each new level of power from each of the fighters inspiring the next in their opponent. It also has one of the coolest endings to any fight in Dragon Ball.

Favorite Super character: Magetta. Yes, still. His design is great, his powers are great, his personality is great, and his fight with Vegeta is great. What more is there to say?

vicarious vicarious from NC, USA Since: Feb, 2013
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#82990: Apr 10th 2018 at 3:30:05 PM

Magetta is pretty strong to still take on a Final Flash using Super Saiyan Vegeta and not really be fazed until being called junk

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#82992: Apr 10th 2018 at 7:09:12 PM

Ok, I just watched this.

I chuckled, I'll admit it.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#82993: Apr 10th 2018 at 8:27:46 PM

Did Frieza forget to bring the Cupcakes of Sorriness again?

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#82994: Apr 10th 2018 at 8:46:02 PM

Too bad nobody has a Hat of Discipline for which to dub over.

Though I keep imagining that dubbed over the scenes where Beerus erases Zamasu. evil grin

edited 10th Apr '18 8:46:10 PM by KnownUnknown

vicarious vicarious from NC, USA Since: Feb, 2013
vicarious
#82995: Apr 11th 2018 at 12:55:55 AM

Just finished the Goku Black/Zamasu arc

Whew, what a fucking ride to my emotions

I thought it purty gud

And then we get Arale kicking the shit out of Vegeta and wtf is this and why am I smiling

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#82996: Apr 11th 2018 at 11:23:37 AM

I was hoping I remembered wrong...

But HFIL is actually used in Shin Budokai...it's really weird.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#82997: Apr 11th 2018 at 11:25:05 AM

Shin Budoukai also uses Kayoken for some ungodly reason.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#82998: Apr 11th 2018 at 1:49:04 PM

Speaking of Shin Budokai...this game is a little hard, it's been a while

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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
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#82999: Apr 12th 2018 at 6:03:57 PM

Dragon Ball Super, the best animation of the Universal Survival Saga Part 2

3: Goku, Freeza, and 17 vs Jiren

2: Ultra Instinct "Omen" Goku's debut

1: the entirety of 130

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#83000: Apr 12th 2018 at 11:33:18 PM

A couple of Heroes things in the latest Weekly Jump...

  • A new Jiren card that transforms from Base to Full Power
  • A new Prison Arc Goku card where he's possessed.
    • The form is Super Saiyan 2, but he has no pupils and his aura looks different.
    • His CAA (Card Action Ability) is the "Evil Ultimate Dragon Fist".

edited 12th Apr '18 11:33:42 PM by Rinsankajugin


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