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#2926: Jan 31st 2013 at 8:47:59 AM

[up][up] Of course, "Ki" can mean a lo of hings. Though, since this is Dragon Ball, we know what they mean when they talk about Ki.

But yeah, it seems "Tri Beam" was a rename because they liked the unique pose Tien takes when prepping it.

I wish Tien had been relevant for longer. I like his moves.

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#2927: Jan 31st 2013 at 8:50:46 AM

When I was watching the show, I thought his name was T.N.

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#2928: Jan 31st 2013 at 10:15:44 AM

Kinda like T.K. from Digimon?

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#2929: Jan 31st 2013 at 10:22:07 AM

I wish most of the original Dragonball Characters had been relevant in Z. I like most of them more than the new ones.

Even Yamcha.

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#2930: Jan 31st 2013 at 11:52:51 AM

Ditto, and I didn't even watch Dragonball. I just don't like the Saiyan emphasis.

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#2931: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:00:36 PM

[up][up]

Blame toriyamas short term memory for that.

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#2932: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:04:16 PM

It's not just that, but most of the cast of DBZ is so... bland. Gohan is boring as f***. Goten and Trunks aren't better (Though Future Trunks is more interesting). Vegeta manages to be interesting. But most of the recurring DBZ cast is plain and boring.

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#2933: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:18:47 PM

It'd be cool if the humans developed on the same pace as the Saiyans, because some of them had some interesting techniques. Imagine Yamcha with a cloud of Spirit Balls, or Krillin developing new and trickier ways to use the Destructo Disc or variants.

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#2934: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:20:26 PM

[up][up]I always liked Piccolo and his contrast as the "mature" one as well as his physical contrast to all the spiky dudes, and he managed to still participate in fights till the end.

I agree on pretty much everyone else.

[up]I would have just liked more interesting techniques in general. For all the love that Toriyama gets, he really sucks at making interesting fights. You have this wonderful resource like ki, and it's used for almost the exact same things in each fight. Toriyama said the fights aren't about power level, but really, they are most of the time.

edited 31st Jan '13 12:24:00 PM by Scardoll

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#2935: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:22:45 PM

Piccolo stopped being useful in battle once Imperfect Cell beat him, though. It's nice he still remained relevant in a non-battle way, at least, but it's a bit of a shame. And just after he merged with Kami to become super-powerful, too.

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#2936: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:25:59 PM

And it's a shame, becuse he has some cool techniques. Hellzone Grenade (that thing he tried on 17, which only failed because lolforcefield) for one.

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#2937: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:27:57 PM

And of course Special Beam Cannon. tongue

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#2938: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:42:18 PM

Really, Krillin and Piccolo could have killed anyone with their "cut through anything" attacks until they came up with regeneration for Cell and Buu.

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#2939: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:47:14 PM

Piccolo went unmentioned because he's technically a DB character (Since he debuts in the last ark of Dragonball) though yeah, DBZ made him more developed.

I do think it sad since a lot of the characters who were sidelined had cool moves. Tien invented the Solar Flare and Multi Form, Yamcha and his Spirit Balls. Hell, I wish Krillin used his Scattering Bullet more than once. One wishes to see what they'd have come up with on DBZ

Well, Krillin got screen time at least.

edited 31st Jan '13 12:48:27 PM by CobraPrime

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#2940: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:50:21 PM

Krillin would have been freaking deadly if he had managed to improve the charging speed of his Destructo Disc. If he could get it to the point where he could have another ready by the time the enemy dodged...

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#2941: Jan 31st 2013 at 12:51:47 PM

Or if he remembered to use it when the enemy is incapacitated.

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#2942: Jan 31st 2013 at 1:05:44 PM

Tien invented ths Solar Flare? But he never saw Frieza naked!

What was that bullet technique?

Agreed that the fights in DBZ were rather weak.

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#2943: Jan 31st 2013 at 1:21:27 PM

Tien invented ths Solar Flare? But he never saw Frieza naked!

Don't forget, Tien and Chiaotzu are psychic. idea

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#2944: Jan 31st 2013 at 2:22:47 PM

They could've at least let Krillin and/or Piccolo kill Nappa and/or Recoome.

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#2945: Jan 31st 2013 at 3:20:22 PM

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edited 31st Jan '13 3:20:40 PM by hass

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#2946: Jan 31st 2013 at 5:19:39 PM

[up]... why would you inflict that upon poor souls that hadn't already seen it? Why?!! *curls into a ball and shudders*

wink

edited 31st Jan '13 5:19:47 PM by TheWanderer

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#2947: Jan 31st 2013 at 5:26:21 PM

That urge to dance is strong. Really strong. Stronger than Majin Buu.

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#2948: Jan 31st 2013 at 7:10:50 PM

My first thought: 5 minutes? Wow, this is going to suck.

My second thought: everything in this sucks.

  • The fact that it's GT
  • Everyone's outfits
  • Kid Goku is a stupid concept
  • Pan was annoying
  • Giru was worse
  • Those bad guys are just... ugh.
  • Again, 5 minutes of this? Really?
  • That Salt Shaker reference was hilariously bad.
  • "S to the M"

Pan getting knocked around was kinda funny though.

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#2950: Jan 31st 2013 at 7:27:12 PM

Or you forget having watched it, what had happened, and chose to not clicking it after people said it was bad.


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