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NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#21501: Jul 21st 2015 at 7:53:01 PM

I know, this is a shounen series and villains don't talk through their problems, but then what's Frieza remembered for, anyway? Being genuinely terrifying and being arguably charismatic. Yet his entire approach to obtaining wish-granting balls was to kill people. If he'd tried deceiving them, asking them nicely, coming up with some sh'tty story, he'd have done better.

Frieza may be charismatic in a meta sense to us, but in-universe he never was charismatic, just a self-entitled creep and bastard who never needed or bothered to manipulate people or trick them; he just relied on him being more powerful than everyone around to make sure they'd obey him, and until the Namek saga, it always worked for him (Beerus retcon aside). He never was Affably Evil, just Faux Affably Evil. Now, King Cold *perhaps* might have gone with that approach had he been there.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#21503: Jul 21st 2015 at 9:41:41 PM

I thought it was Cell who said that.

In like a comic or something.

Well, it's still funny. Shame this guy did it first, cause I could totally see it being used on DBZ Abridged.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#21504: Jul 21st 2015 at 10:31:00 PM

[up][up]Thank you.

[up]You're thinking of this.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#21505: Jul 21st 2015 at 10:43:26 PM

That video came first, interestingly enough.

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#21506: Jul 21st 2015 at 11:16:44 PM

I kind of like what the franchise has been doing with Future Trunks right now. He's not going to be in any more canon material. So making him part of the Time Patrol means he can show up in any spin-offs where no one cares about canonicity. He's already a major character in Xenoverse and Dokkan Battle (the iOS game).

In the TV Tropes Parthenon, Future Trunks should be God of Original Characters.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#21507: Jul 21st 2015 at 11:33:05 PM

Only if the Time Patroller is the God of Mary Sues.

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#21508: Jul 22nd 2015 at 3:22:41 AM

The guy who did Cell's voice in that video has to secretly be Dameon Clarke. It's just frikkin' identical.

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#21511: Jul 22nd 2015 at 6:45:02 AM

Yeah, I have to agree with the sentiment that while Superman would see no reason to just pick a fight randomly with Goku, Goku would totally want to fight Superman, even if only to get a gauge of how strong he is.

These guys are falling into the "Goku is a sparkly pure hero whose sole priority is heroically defending innocents from harm," trap.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#21512: Jul 22nd 2015 at 6:48:04 AM

I fell into that trap myself, up until I was reminded how inaccurate it was.

I will say that I don't think Goku would force the issue if Supes wasn't interested.

He'd want to, but I think if Supes said back off, he'd back off.

edited 22nd Jul '15 7:51:16 AM by HandsomeRob

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#21513: Jul 22nd 2015 at 7:06:48 AM

He might do hilariously minor crimes to bait him,maybe.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#21514: Jul 22nd 2015 at 7:19:58 AM

Apparently if you beat God Mission 3, you'll be greeted by this cutscene.

I'm not sure what it means exactly... but it probably is Super Dabura.

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#21515: Jul 22nd 2015 at 7:52:12 AM

it's kinda funny how the romanization of different names in the franchise goes.

cooler is the logical romanization of the name, but frieza's name is derived from the japanese pronunciation instead of being "freezer".

i've actually seen some fans romanize vegeta's name as "bejeeter" despite how ridiculous it looks and sounds.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#21516: Jul 22nd 2015 at 9:24:05 AM

"Bejita" and "Freeza" bug me. Freeza not so much because, well, "Fry-za".

"Kakarotto" and "Kulilin". I don't even want to know what Yamcha, Tien, and Oolong are.

I'm pretty sure someone out there calls Bulma "Bloomers". That is a terrible name for a young girl.

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wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#21517: Jul 22nd 2015 at 10:29:09 AM

i'm fine with kuririn as a romanization because it's a pun on the japanese word for chestnut, though yes krillin does roll of the tongue much better to a western audience.

edited 22nd Jul '15 10:34:11 AM by wehrmacht

JonnasN from Porto, Portugal Since: Jul, 2012
#21518: Jul 22nd 2015 at 11:13:51 AM

A few European versions did call him "Freezer". In fact, when DBZA started doing the joke with Goku calling him that, it took me a while to get it tongue

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#21519: Jul 22nd 2015 at 11:25:48 AM

[up][up][up]Yamcha is Yamucha, Tien Shinhan is Tenshinhan, and Oolong is just Oolong. Bulma is a terrible translation of her name and her name is Japanese is Bloomers, which is a perfectly appropriate name as is follows her families name pun from underwear. Dr. Briefs, Trunks, Bra, and her sister, Tights, all follow the name theme and it's only because of dumb-ass translators that she doesn't. Blooma would be a much better, and more faithful, name.

edited 22nd Jul '15 11:27:22 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#21520: Jul 22nd 2015 at 11:27:44 AM

Anyone who uses "Bejita" deserves a wedgy and having their lunch money taken. tongue

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#21521: Jul 22nd 2015 at 11:39:08 AM

Wedgita.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#21522: Jul 22nd 2015 at 11:47:28 AM

Fajita.tongue

We can keep going with this, but we'll all probably regret. I think it's best to say I won the thread.

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#21524: Jul 22nd 2015 at 11:49:56 AM

[up][up] I'm for that. As a prize, please accept your free complimentary mojita.

edited 22nd Jul '15 11:50:09 AM by TobiasDrake

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#21525: Jul 22nd 2015 at 1:22:07 PM

Krillin gets a harem ending.

Dangit Toriyama.

Or Vegeta's been slacking off.

Vegeta and Gohan dynamic?

Poor Vegeta.

Uncle park ranger!

Moegeta. So kawaii.

...I dare one of you fuckers who thinks Vegeta is an uber badass or whatever to explain that theme song.

I. Fucking. Dare. You.

edited 22nd Jul '15 2:02:29 PM by unnoun


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