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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
...what am I even DOING here?
#23226: Aug 18th 2015 at 4:40:31 PM

Goddamn power inflations.

It's a good thing all the scouters broke - otherwise we would have been able to see just how bullshit the power levels went up.

Although I think the reason Toriyama dropped the concept was because it was killing the pace a little. In the group Freeza fight, imagine how much longer it would have taken if they felt the need to explain everyone's power levels after every powerup or transformation.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
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.
#23227: Aug 18th 2015 at 4:43:25 PM

[up][up]That's like comparing two Olympic sprinters: one running at 24 Miles per Hour, and the other running at 25 Miles per Hour and saying that the gap between them is bigger than the gap between two snails in a race: one going at 0.03 Miles per Hour, and the other going at 0.2 Miles per Hour: while you're technically right, comparing numbers isn't as simple as addition and subtraction when they represent a difference between people.

edited 18th Aug '15 4:44:31 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#23228: Aug 18th 2015 at 5:54:50 PM

Well, Frieza breaking the power scale at least did make him a credible threat.

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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
#23229: Aug 18th 2015 at 6:08:39 PM

Proportionally, yes, the difference between Freeza and Farmer With a Shotgun was much larger than between Goku and Freeza Without A Shotgun. However, the real difference is still much larger between Goku and Freeza.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
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#23230: Aug 18th 2015 at 6:14:23 PM

Don't know what you guys are talkin' 'bout. The difference between Frieza and Farmer With Shotgun is insurmountable.

Nobody can match Farmer With Shotgun. He's unbeatable.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#23231: Aug 18th 2015 at 6:16:24 PM

Except Raditz, the real strongest in the universe.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#23233: Aug 18th 2015 at 6:36:04 PM

Four. They couldn't have beat Raditz without Raditz's help.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#23234: Aug 18th 2015 at 6:46:12 PM

The only mistake Raditz made was not burying Gohan alive....

....and forgetting about Piccolo, but then the latter missed....

....and getting his tail grabbed by Goku, but then he quickly turned that around....

Ok, that's three mistakes, but only the Gohan thing really mattered, and you can't blame him for not seeing that coming, since at that point, Power Levels changing on a dime like that was unexpected.

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#23235: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:14:35 PM

Wait a minute. Power levels break when they detect a power level that's too high. Raditz Zarbon's broke at one point, didn't it?

Scouter Production must have skyrocketed when Beerus showed up. Unless godly ki just doesn't show up on the screen.

edited 18th Aug '15 7:16:04 PM by Soble

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#23236: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:16:07 PM

They don't break with a power too high, they break when the power shoots up too fast.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#23237: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:40:50 PM

By the way, another tidbit from Daizenshuu 7: what the minor Tournament opponents' jobs are when they're not fighting.

  • Nam: Farmer.
  • Giran: Bodyguard.
  • Ranfan: Housewife (!!!!!!!!)
  • Bacterian: Chef (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
  • Man-Wolf: Zookeeper.
  • Panpoot: Actor.
  • King Chapa: Professional martial artist.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#23238: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:50:11 PM

I would never want to eat anything Bacterian cooks.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#23239: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:50:56 PM

[up] Thank you, I'm pretty sure that's the joke.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#23240: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:52:11 PM

Who's worse, Bacterian or Skot? Vegeta will be the guest judge.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#23241: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:52:43 PM

Sorry for making a general statement.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#23242: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:10:32 PM

HOLY SHIT, THAT WASN'T KING PICCOLO... THAT WAS YOUNG KAMI!!!

Also, there'll be team cards.

Team cards include SSJ Goku/Vegeta, SSJ3 Future Trunks/Vegeta, Beerus/Whis, Haru/Shun, Mira/Towa, Young Kami/King Piccolo and Kid Goku/Kid Krillin.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#23243: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:16:54 PM

Wait, how can you tell it's young Kami?

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#23244: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:23:09 PM

He's wearing Kami's crest, which is different from Piccolo's.

It's noticeable on their team card.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#23245: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:27:48 PM

It also says so right next to him.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#23246: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:31:02 PM

Is it weird or normal to say that Kami and Piccolo (in their prime) looked the same?

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#23247: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:41:25 PM

Considering they are the same guy, it's pretty normal.

I mean, remember, when he first saw Kami, Goku mistook him for King Piccolo.

One Strip! One Strip!
Guy01 Since: Mar, 2015
#23248: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:42:57 PM

[up]And then Kami flicked him away. [lol]

Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?
MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#23249: Aug 18th 2015 at 9:00:36 PM

Oh wow, some people actually uploaded the English dub of Resurrection F onto Youtube. Took the chance to watch, and yeah, it was preeeeetty much a long single battle. And holy heck, Jaco. For such a dumbass in his own manga, the little guy can surprisingly fight. Granted, it was against Freeza's mooks, but still impressive for a skinny guy with a raygun.

Also, that moment between Krillin and 18. I'm pretty sure she said something else in the original Japanese, but "So cool" is nice too.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#23250: Aug 18th 2015 at 9:04:46 PM

Also some more interview stuff, relating to characters' fates that were unmentioned in the manga.

  • The Rabbit Gang somehow survived the moon's destruction and are currently drifting through space.
  • Crane Hermit and Tao are dead. They got "mixed up in something" and evidently bit off more than they could chew.
  • Yamcha became a bodyguard-for-hire. He never got luckier in love.
  • Tien settled down and became a farmer. Launch eventually found him and offered herself, but it didn't work out. They remain friends.
  • Chaozu got fantastically rich using his telepathic powers to do farmers' labor for them. Of course, he helps Tien most of all.
  • 17, as mentioned, became a park ranger and family man.

edited 18th Aug '15 9:05:05 PM by HamburgerTime


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