I think it's more an issue of consent, because even though Vegeta was dead, he was conscious and agreed to thee fusion, where as this sounds like Kale was unconscious and therefore could not give consent.
Full disclosure, never watched this particular part of the To P, so I don't know if Potara was an option that was discussed in U6 prior to the tournament, though I could see Champa smuggling them in as a "last resort" kind of thing. Still though, we'll have to wait for the manga to actually ship before judging this, though I will say that even if the Steven Universe subtext was there I doubt Toyotaro woulld explore it in any meaningful depth.
That's pretty much what Champa did, he gave the 2 the earrings as a last resort before the tournament. It's just that the anime also added that other universes also wanted to use patora mid-tournament. Only Kafla panned out, though there was almost a Universe 2 fusion between Rabanra and Zarbuto, and a 17/18 fusion was considered.
Edited by Rinsankajugin on Jul 18th 2018 at 1:17:58 PM
There's a major difference between DBZ & Steven Universe.
This fusion talk is being blow out of proportion
Spoiler Alert (for the Super Manga):
*Slowly proceeds to hide away a relevant gag post
◊ that conveniently has to do with fusion talk.*
So, uh, how about that trailer later today, huh? It's expected to premiere within the hour of 2:15-3:15pm EST, hosted by Funimation X TOEI X WWE
Edited by XMenMutant22 on Jul 19th 2018 at 3:04:34 PM
U4 and U11 both decided not to use Potara. Vermoud was confident that Jiren could win the tournament all by himself, and presumably Quitela didn't go for it because Gamisaras and Damon were both secrets and Damon also can't wear a Potara.
Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Jul 19th 2018 at 12:11:51 PM
@Aleistar
Consent's never been a requirement for Potara fusion. Old Kai himself is a potara fusion between a former supreme kai, who was clearly against fusing and protested against the witch wearing the ring, and an old witch, who didn't even know about the fusion. Neither gave consent yet they still fused.
Ah. KK
Edited by Awesomekid42 on Jul 19th 2018 at 5:53:58 AM
