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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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#21751: Jul 26th 2015 at 5:46:36 AM

But he is a guy and he does like sushi.

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#21752: Jul 26th 2015 at 8:23:09 AM

He's also the faster person in the universe, a claim that makes Burter cry for no good reason because it's still wrong.

Goku can teleport.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#21753: Jul 26th 2015 at 8:28:38 AM

I don't really think it's fair to count someone who can teleport as the fastest in the universe. I mean, if you're being technical I guess, but when that gets brought up you know what they're talking about.

Like how Tobias said they left Frieza himself out it because he skews the results so much, I would think the same logic would apply.

Edit: And more to the point it's not like Goku's the only one in the universe who can do that. He learned it from other people and the Sureme Kai has a better version of it anyway.

edited 26th Jul '15 8:29:34 AM by LSBK

Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#21754: Jul 26th 2015 at 8:41:34 AM

[up][up] so can Whis. That's how he and Beerus got to Earth.

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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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#21755: Jul 26th 2015 at 8:44:32 AM

He doesn't teleport, he flies. Note that it took them 22 minutes to get from... wherever their planet is so King Kai's planet. For Goku, it would have been instantaneous.

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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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#21756: Jul 26th 2015 at 9:30:50 AM

so it's kinda funny how a lot of the humor in early dragon ball comes across as rather insensitive nowadays.

sharknado already mentioned oolong being a sexual deviant, but then there's roshi just being a gross old man wanting bulma to flash her panties and shit. and she's like what, 16?

not to mention chichi's outfit...like what is she even wearing?

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#21757: Jul 26th 2015 at 9:43:56 AM

Do keep in mind that the age of consent in a large portion of the world is 16-years-old. Note that this includes most of the United States of America.

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#21758: Jul 26th 2015 at 9:45:58 AM

I don't really think it's fair to count someone who can teleport as the fastest in the universe. I mean, if you're being technical I guess, but when that gets brought up you know what they're talking about.

When that gets brought up, Beerus is complaining that Whis's method of transportation takes too long to get him from one place to another across the universe, and Whis defends his transit time by reminding Beerus that he's the fastest person in the universe, so nobody could possibly get Beerus where he's going any faster.

In this context, it is entirely fair to count someone who can teleport against Whis's claim.

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#21759: Jul 26th 2015 at 11:18:22 AM

[up][up] so can Whis. That's how he and Beerus got to Earth.

I really like the idea that Beerus seemingly needs Whis to get around. That's a neat approach to a Physical God character. His whole "needs to sleep for x amount of years thing" works too.

There was a webcomic I'd read once, Dragonball Multiverse, that had an interesting idea - Vegito, if he'd lived for a longer period, being so strong that his body burns through so much energy, Goku's ravenous appetite becomes a death sentence, and he needed to eat senzu beans to stay alive. I liked that idea.

I'd like to think that any character around Beerus's level of strength gets a bit top-heavy (like how Super Saiyans begin to suffer from speed loss and energy consumption as they evolve). Super Saiyan 3 chugs too much energy, Super Saiyan 4 cuts fusion time in half, Super Saiyan God only lasts 2-6 minutes, Golden Freeza has the same problem as SSJ 3.

But then, there's the issue that people like Whis exist with no apparent flaws beyond their aloof personalities. I'll pretend that the glowing ring around his neck somehow keeps him from turning into antimatter or something.

edited 26th Jul '15 11:23:03 AM by Soble

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#21760: Jul 26th 2015 at 11:34:40 AM

...Wait, you can fly from Earth to Otherworld?!

Do keep in mind that the age of consent in a large portion of the world is 16-years-old. Note that this includes most of the United States of America.

In a lot of the world that only applies to instances of minor-on-minor sexual conduct, and a fifty year old making sexual advances on someone under 18 is still illegal.

In a lot of the world 18 year olds being with 17 year olds is fine.

In a lot of the world 25 year olds being with 12 year olds isn't.

There are, y'know, reasons for that. Generally speaking people whose brain development and understanding of things like "consequences" and "cause and effect" isn't finished shouldn't be with someone who has a massive edge on them in both brain development and lived experience.

edited 26th Jul '15 11:38:59 AM by unnoun

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#21761: Jul 26th 2015 at 11:35:12 AM

Yeah, it's above the normal universe.

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#21763: Jul 26th 2015 at 11:54:57 AM

What is this "above". Planets are spherical, the "normal" universe is all around, itself theorized to be an oval. Space and time at those scales don't work linearly.

Also, Mr. Popo's back story is that he takes care of the lookout the guardian of the Earth uses. That's presumably enough for Whis and Kibitoh, taking care of the place the current god uses. If anyone's suspect, it's Bubbles The Monkey.

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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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#21765: Jul 26th 2015 at 12:07:23 PM

There's actually a larger version of that in color somewhere.

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DoctorDiabolical So pure. Since: Mar, 2010
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#21766: Jul 26th 2015 at 12:29:14 PM

[up][up] ...in Donald Westphall's apartment.

edited 26th Jul '15 12:33:01 PM by DoctorDiabolical

TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#21767: Jul 26th 2015 at 2:57:18 PM

So was there no episode of Super this week?

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#21768: Jul 26th 2015 at 2:57:42 PM
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#21769: Jul 26th 2015 at 3:27:01 PM

August 2nd is the next episode.

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#21770: Jul 26th 2015 at 8:05:18 PM

Fuji tv is having a thing it does every year on the network where it airs different programming for a day. DBS got kicked off because of that.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#21771: Jul 26th 2015 at 8:54:43 PM

Well then, lets destroy them.

Or just wait until next week. Whichever one works for you guys.

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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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#21772: Jul 26th 2015 at 9:10:01 PM

Let's destroy them next week.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#21773: Jul 26th 2015 at 9:37:14 PM

I like the way you think man.

My plethora of pitchforks are at your disposal.

I also got tons of torches.

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TheAirman Brightness from The vicinity of an area adjacent to a location Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
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#21774: Jul 26th 2015 at 9:52:34 PM

But do you have a pitchtorch?

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#21775: Jul 26th 2015 at 9:55:34 PM

[up]......

That one might be too deadly. I think someone—beside the person I'm trying to stab and/or burn—would get hurt.

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