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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#87576: Oct 2nd 2018 at 1:28:41 PM

...Wasnt there a thing about how Tien's eyes are the result of an alien species that interbred with human Earthlings and eventually got absorbed by them so sometimes a kid is just born with a third eye?

TwistedGear Don't know how to pilot this thing Since: Jun, 2014
Don't know how to pilot this thing
#87577: Oct 2nd 2018 at 2:49:43 PM

[up]Yes but let's pretend there wasn't, please.

Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#87578: Oct 2nd 2018 at 2:50:49 PM

Just wait until it grows back, indeed.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#87579: Oct 2nd 2018 at 3:20:45 PM

I like the idea that Ten stole someone's eye....because animation errors are funny.

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#87580: Oct 2nd 2018 at 4:36:59 PM

Let's just hope it doesn't become a habit.

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#87581: Oct 2nd 2018 at 4:42:52 PM

He was a con artist before.

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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
#87582: Oct 2nd 2018 at 5:03:00 PM

RE: Ten's arm

It was mentioned then God gave Chaozu a new body before sending him along to Kaiou's. It's not hard to assume that he also gave Ten a new arm. Since the body Ten was training with was his actual body (because souls need a body to do shit even in the Afterlife), he had his arm back when he was revived.

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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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#87583: Oct 4th 2018 at 4:02:42 AM

As someone who never watched the anime, coming across some original filler scenes feels like looking into a portal to an alternate dimension. Like this scene where 3 Warrior Clan Namekians, all with Power Levels around 10,000, just kind of show up long after their whole species has been genocided, just for Freeza to defeat all of them by creating a tornado with just his breath.

This scene is only 3 and a half minutes long, so it doesn't even do a great job of filling time, but it raises so many unnecessary questions. Like, where were these assholes before now? Why didn't they do anything? Why are they Warrior Clan? Is there any significance to that whatsoever? Why didn't they just fuse with Nail, since they are Warrior Clan? Why are they standing on Guru's house? Why didn't Nail help them out? You'd think all four of them together might have been able to stall Freeza longer than just Nail by himself.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Oct 4th 2018 at 4:04:16 AM

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#87584: Oct 4th 2018 at 4:24:40 AM

Why didn't Nail and Piccolo fuse with them?

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#87585: Oct 4th 2018 at 4:25:35 AM

There's been rumors going around about the next DBS: Broly trailer that, if true, would retcon a huge chunk of stuff canon-wise... Supposedly the rumors say the trailer shows that Vegeta was born around the same time as Goku and Broly.

Still though, take that info with a mound of salt.

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#87587: Oct 4th 2018 at 4:36:16 AM

Huh, so Gero was consistent in another aspect.

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
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#87588: Oct 4th 2018 at 5:22:16 AM

[up][up]Given Bulma's parents, it's possible that her family has some sort of anti-aging gene.

Just kidding, I have no idea.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#87589: Oct 4th 2018 at 5:52:49 AM

...Speaking of Bulma's family, how many more underwear names can you guys think of?

So far I've heard camisole, tank, robe, thong and shorts. Bikini is two-pieces of clothing, would monokini count? What about string? Like string bikini? But then that might open the family to another line of names, like cheese, or string theory.

Would a condom count? Like, I dont think of trunks as "underwear" per se, but I guess guys do wear them directly on the skin.

EDIT: Shit, I can't believe I forgot boxers.

There's also corset, and teddy, and shift/chemise, a girdle or a vest, slip or petticoat...

Petticoat would be a good name for Vegeta actually, if he has to get a name change.

Or, at least, petty.

Edited by unnoun on Oct 4th 2018 at 9:02:47 AM

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#87590: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:10:42 AM

You know, i found this entry in the DBZ YMMV page and it bothers me

  • The Scrappy: In his native Japan, Cell is actually this relative to his prominence, to some extent. He is by far the least popular of the main Z villains, to such an extent that even while his own arc was running in Shonen Jump, he ranked #8 on popularity polls. For comparison, Mr. Satan was #7 and he was little more than a one-shot joke at that point.

Isn't this more of Americans Hate Tingle situation? And even then, i feel like Cell isn't really hated to the point of being The Scrappy

Edited by fasoman1996 on Oct 4th 2018 at 10:18:27 AM

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#87591: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:30:11 AM

Isn't Americans Hate Tingle when a character is hated outside of their native country?

MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#87592: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:30:23 AM

[up][up]I think that Americans Hate Tingle can't apply to the object's home country.

Edited by MightyMatilda on Oct 4th 2018 at 9:32:56 AM

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#87593: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:31:04 AM

Cell is pretty negative.

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fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#87594: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:36:06 AM

The way the trope is worded seems to be that Cell is more of a Base-Breaking Character than an Scrappy.

The Scrappy is usually that one character that the majority of the people don't like. Spopovich is usually cited as being as Scrappy, at least from the opinions i heard about him. So a character having less popularity doesn't translate to being hated.

Is there a Scrappy cleanup thread?

Edited by fasoman1996 on Oct 4th 2018 at 10:35:44 AM

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GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
Formerly G.G.
#87595: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:02:55 AM

How is Cell not popular in Japan?

"Mai waifu."
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#87596: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:52:44 AM

He's negative...and a bug.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#87597: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:58:55 AM

I mean he's at his best in his first form. After that he's just an arrogant asshole who punches really hard.

He's pretty much carried by Norio Wakamoto and Dameon Clarke.

This song needs more love.
fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#87598: Oct 4th 2018 at 8:05:18 AM

Agree, he was creepy and then he became Freeza 2.0. but with less manners.

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#87599: Oct 4th 2018 at 8:30:56 AM

New trailer for the Dragon Ball Super film.

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#87600: Oct 4th 2018 at 8:41:37 AM

Oooh, i smell retcons.

I don't know how people would feel about Dragon Ball Minus being part of the canon now.

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