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I just find it annoying how you're always trying to shoot down interpretations of Piccolo being a father figure. No it is not the only possible interpretation of their relationship, but that doesn't mean it's all projecting or doesn't have any support in canon. It's a valid way to look at it even if you don't.
Edited by Moth13 on Sep 2nd 2018 at 12:48:31 PM
I mean, what do you want me to say? When people say things like "Piccolo was a doting overprotective father figure" and that's blatantly untrue for the story, I'm going to say it.
No, all interpretations are not always equally valid. I honesty don't care if this annoys you are not.
Edited by LSBK on Sep 2nd 2018 at 11:58:38 AM
Not all interpretations are equally valid, but most interpretations are varying degrees of valid. The only invalid interpretations are the ones that are 100% factually incorrect. "Piccolo can be seen as a father figure to Gohan" is not an invalid interpretation, though there are more valid interpretations out there. "Yamcha was Gohan's biological father", for example, is an invalid interpretation, and is just memeing based on their similar hairstyles over the years.
They don't quite have the relationship people say they have, it's really that simple...
Some people just take the idea a bit too far, and it's inaccurate.
People won't question why Veggie and Trunks won't take care of Semi-Cell...because it's pretty obvious.
Edited by randomness4 on Sep 2nd 2018 at 10:04:21 AM
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.Yes, there are varying degrees of validation. I acknowledge that by acknowledging the relationship is important. I just get exhausted by people arguing their relationship is important by changing how things actually happened.
It gets exhausting, which is why at this point I try not to talk about it. If it didn't come up so much I otherwise wouldn't care.
Edited by LSBK on Sep 2nd 2018 at 12:08:31 PM
You mean it's not true, then everything on the internet must be a lie.
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.Except for the mouth part, and the death part. The death part only happens in very sad Real Life baby birthing.
Only because we don't know where you are.
Otherwise violence would solve everything.
You know what, I don't have much of a horse in this race. Piccolo is whatever anyone wants him to be. I just want the Goku is a bad father meme to die, along with all who perpetuate it.
Disclaimer: Handsome Rob does not really want anyone to die. Lets just beat them half to death instead. That'll learn em.
One Strip! One Strip!Piccolo kidnapped and beat a four year old until said four year old developed Stockholm syndrome for him. Piccolo's supposed care for the boy is just him developing Lima Syndrome in return.
TFS Piccolo is significantly altered from his original incarnation anyway, the series is carefully edited to make him look better and everyone around him look worse. From giving his stupidest lines to other characters to using creative editing to have him win fights that he badly lost.

Curious if anyone will question why none of the three other people stronger than Semi-Perfect Cell are not going going to finish him off themselves when Gohan starts playing with his food.
"Shall I use you, or make you mine... I'm not so sure what I'll do." - Dorthy