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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#3026: Feb 4th 2013 at 12:16:24 PM

Apparently, "Senko" translates to "antiquity" or "eternity"

So I think I'm not getting the right translation or looking at the wrong sylables.

I have a message from another time...
wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#3027: Feb 4th 2013 at 12:58:11 PM

Demon Eternity would be a pimp attack name.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#3028: Feb 4th 2013 at 1:05:10 PM

Not as pimp as Special Beam Cannon.

It drills things because it's special.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#3029: Feb 4th 2013 at 3:59:30 PM

King Piccolo doesn't use the Masenko, that's an error from one of the guidebooks. He uses the Makosen.

The "Ma" is generic demon/evil Kanji so the Masenko (Demon Flash), so it reflects Gohan's training under Piccolo. He ditches it for the Kamehameha presumably because the Kamehameha is better.

And I forgot about the Super Saiyans of the past, but really that just lays precedence for their to be multiple ones. It doesn't matter than Goku and Vegeta are the only 2 Saiyans left, because there was still 1,000 years of an entire race of pure-blooded Saiyans who couldn't go Super Saiyan.

And I'm just not seeing what is weird about the Kamehameha taking 50 years to develop. Ki attacks weren't nearly as wide spread back then, you can name 6 ki users max but that is a hilariously small amount and they only have a handful of techniques for their long lives.

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3030: Feb 4th 2013 at 4:48:40 PM

Every Saiyan, pure-blooded or otherwise, who remains in the story after the Super Saiyan thing gets introduced achieves it. That is, for all intents and purposes, downgrading it from a special, prophecy-fulfilling thing to just another tool in the generic Saiyan arsenal.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#3031: Feb 4th 2013 at 4:50:39 PM

Too bad there wasn't a prophecy to begin with though.

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3032: Feb 4th 2013 at 4:56:53 PM

Legend, then. The distinction does nothing to undermine my point.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#3033: Feb 4th 2013 at 4:58:57 PM

The only reason it was special was because of power. No-one was powerful enough to obtain it, and it made the Saiyan that was able to even more powerful.

Obviously that shit isn't going to stick in a Shonen series.

theweirdKiddokun What a Wonderful World! from Last Place in the Race Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#3034: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:00:43 PM

You can't call that with the original.

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FurikoMaru Reverse the Curse from The Arrogant Wasteland Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
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#3035: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:02:12 PM

Bullshit with your 'original'. Never heard of Jojo or Fist of the North Star or Gundam?

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#3036: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:04:02 PM

[up][up] You can, because by the time the series gets to Super Saiyan we have plenty of examples of So Last Season already.

theweirdKiddokun What a Wonderful World! from Last Place in the Race Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#3037: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:05:52 PM

Jojo was after.

Fist of the North Star doesn't follow that. Ken was always the strongest.

Gundam even less so with Amuro only using one gundam and no physical fight.

[up]You really can't say that if it is the leader and set the standard.

edited 4th Feb '13 5:08:15 PM by theweirdKiddokun

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FurikoMaru Reverse the Curse from The Arrogant Wasteland Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Reverse the Curse
#3038: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:10:35 PM

Jojo was after? They were contemporaneous at the very least!

And shounen doesn't mean 'physical combat', it means 'boys will like this, right? Milk the undiscerning little brats dry, mwahaha'.

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theweirdKiddokun What a Wonderful World! from Last Place in the Race Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#3040: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:14:43 PM

Yes, the language is same, but the enemy getting stronger than the last one, so we need a new power up by making the last one worthless.

edited 4th Feb '13 5:15:51 PM by theweirdKiddokun

The Reaper Games starts anew.
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#3041: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:16:50 PM

[up][up][up][up] Yes I can. Why wouldn't I be able to? Super Saiyan wasn't what set the standard.

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3042: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:18:05 PM

Doesn't mean it didn't cheapen Super Saiyans.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#3043: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:19:40 PM

There was nothing to cheapen.

theweirdKiddokun What a Wonderful World! from Last Place in the Race Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
What a Wonderful World!
#3044: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:20:09 PM

That I will agree with. Super Saiyan was not the standard. I still feel you can't call it just because it is a shonen series.

[up]It feels cheap for today, but not then.

edited 4th Feb '13 5:21:28 PM by theweirdKiddokun

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#3045: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:30:23 PM

I wish Master Roshi were playable again in the video games.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#3046: Feb 4th 2013 at 5:54:14 PM

Totally cheapens.

Clearly Gohan's sperm were already super Saiyan.

Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
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#3047: Feb 4th 2013 at 6:10:58 PM

^^ Roshi was playable in Budokai Tenkaichi 2.

At any rate we might want to bring the conversations back on topic. Any word on whether TFS will do a DBZA Kai 2?

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#3048: Feb 4th 2013 at 6:17:42 PM

Pretty sure they said they will, just not when.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#3049: Feb 4th 2013 at 6:30:01 PM

[up][up]And BT 3. But not since then. I want him back. Among several other characters, I made a nice roster list today.

And DBZ Kai Abridged Episode 2 would be hilarious.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#3050: Feb 4th 2013 at 7:13:59 PM

I got BT3 the other day and forgot just how pointlessly massive the roster was. Still, it makes for a lot of options for playing out your own stories.

PM me your roster?


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