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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#29551: Jan 20th 2018 at 11:52:42 PM

I actually am kind of curious as to whether they'll make Vegeta respond to Trunks' death with more than his typical assholeness.

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#29552: Jan 21st 2018 at 7:25:50 AM

[up] With the DBZ Vegeta, he's probably be more angry that Cell decided that Trunks was more worthy of a sneak attack than he was.

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#29553: Jan 21st 2018 at 9:09:51 AM

He'll probably care. TFS doesn't usually shy away from the big drama moments. They slice some jokes into them but they still play them for the drama they're worth.

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#29554: Jan 21st 2018 at 9:15:20 AM

The weirdest part of that moment for me was always Yamcha running over to check on Trunks and saying that he's still alive, despite having a massive hole through his torso. Like, was Trunks actually supposed to have survived that? Was Yamcha's statement supposed to make Vegeta look stupid for overreacting? I hope TFS does some wacky stuff with that line, like having Trunks just barely be alive throughout the beam struggle and adding his own commentary.

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#29555: Jan 21st 2018 at 9:17:11 AM

"I have this feeling... that I've never felt before... grief over someone else. It's a new feeling. Unfortunately, it's drowned out by all of this UNYIELDING RAGE!"

and when Vegeta interrupts Cell with the Galick Blazer at the last moment:

"That... was for... ma son."

or, alternate version:

"Va...Vegeta! What are you doing? Thwarting my plans?" "Thwarting your plans?" "ARE YOU?" "You know what? Yes."

edited 21st Jan '18 9:19:47 AM by Sigilbreaker26

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#29556: Jan 21st 2018 at 9:25:26 AM

Nearly Dead Trunks: "You know, I would REALLY love a Senzu right now, except Goku gave one to Cell and Cell destroyed the rest!"

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#29557: Jan 21st 2018 at 9:31:40 AM

That line sounds like something the localizers would throw in to avoid explicitly acknowledging characters dying. Sort of like "they blew up a cargo robot!" or "he was sent to another dimension".

That shot totally kills Trunks. Then Cell pops up and he's like, "Ha! Nailed it! Who'd I hit? Tien? Vegeta?"

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#29558: Jan 21st 2018 at 9:43:27 AM

Yamcha: "Hey, he's still alive!"

Trunks: *coughs up blood*

Yamcha: "Never mind."

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#29560: Jan 21st 2018 at 2:22:25 PM

I always interpreted that second video as a lesson in food allergies.

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#29561: Jan 21st 2018 at 2:22:26 PM

Sure, the Cell Senzu isn't that bad with the benefit of hindsight, but in the moment and at the time it is phenomenally stupid.

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#29562: Jan 21st 2018 at 3:07:37 PM

Giving Cell a Senzu makes sense within the context of the Cell Games being a big stupid martial arts bout for funsies.

It's dangerous irrational within the context of Cell wanting to murder the Earth.

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#29563: Jan 21st 2018 at 4:51:21 PM

Except the explicit point of the Cell Games was for it to be a gauntlet fight where Cell could potentially get worn down, giving the later fighters more of a chance.

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#29564: Jan 21st 2018 at 6:51:04 PM

Maybe if the intention was to demormalize Cell like he did with Freezer, by letting him fight at the peak of his power and getting whupped anyway so he can't just say "Well, I only lost because I was worn down, so it doesn't count".

Unless Goku intended for Gohan to kill Cell from the start, in which case it's basically Goku imposing his own thrill for fighting upon Gohan, yeah.

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#29565: Jan 21st 2018 at 6:56:58 PM

[up] Well, that's the out-of-story reason. I think I had this convo on another thread about how shonen villains are always at the peak of their power before they fight the heroes.

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#29566: Jan 21st 2018 at 7:25:34 PM

The point made in the video I linked was that Goku knew Gohan was the only one who actually stood a chance of beating Cell, but only if Cell actually pushed him. Cell could've recovered in a short bit from the injuries anyway, but would only push Gohan if Cell himself actually felt pushed. My assumption here is that otherwise, Cell would win a war of attrition against the Z fighters.

Of course we know from hindsight that Gohan needed more of a push than Goku knew, which resulted in 16's death, and even then his lack of great responsibility with his great power meant Goku's death too.

Thebrawlbro Since: Aug, 2013
#29567: Jan 21st 2018 at 7:57:36 PM

Or you know, do what Trunks suggested in the Abridged series and just keep switching out without giving Cell a Break, and eat a Senzu, so he keeps having to fight full powered fighters while he keeps losing energy.

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#29568: Jan 21st 2018 at 7:58:56 PM

Warrior pride really is a bullshit thing.

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#29569: Jan 21st 2018 at 8:08:14 PM

If the characters used their heads, most of the Android Saga wouldn't exist.

edited 21st Jan '18 8:11:19 PM by VeryMelon

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#29570: Jan 21st 2018 at 8:08:29 PM

I mean, it's not like there was anyone else there who could actually give Cell a push. He was uninterested in them, so he'd just knock them out or kill them right away.

He could have even done that against Goku if he didn't think he was holding back when he wasn't.

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#29571: Jan 21st 2018 at 8:17:16 PM

Remember..losing energy due to fatigue isn't that big of a deal in this series.

He would've still dealt with them just as easily as before...

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#29572: Jan 21st 2018 at 8:40:51 PM

Had Cell not interrupted when he did, fatigue would have been the deciding factor between Piccolo and Android 17. They were equally matched, but 17's infinite energy generator made the difference.

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#29573: Jan 21st 2018 at 8:42:40 PM

Yeah, but that was a special case, as Cell doesn't have infinite energy/stamina. Which is actually kind of weird, when you think about it.

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#29574: Jan 21st 2018 at 8:46:49 PM

You'd think a guy with TWO sources of infinite energy would never get tired ever.

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#29575: Jan 21st 2018 at 8:53:43 PM

Huh that really doesn't make sense.

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