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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#35226: Jul 5th 2019 at 8:48:39 AM

Speaking of whom, King Cold doesn't even exist in Kai Abridged because who actually f*cking cares about King Cold? [lol] He contributes nothing to the plot. He's not even a "Like Frieza but STRONGER" linear escalation; he's actually weaker! Once Trunks has dealt with Mecha Frieza, fighting him is just clean-up.

King Cold is exactly why I think Mecha Frieza was going to have a bigger story and then Toriyama got bored and decided to just be done with it. He seems like a character that should have some narrative significance, and then does absolutely nothing. There is no reason for King Cold to exist as a character, which is the kind of startling Conservation of Detail slip-up that usually indicates a change of plans somewhere.

Mecha Frieza could have been assembled by those assholes in Resurrection of F and nothing would actually be lost from the story.

It's to build hype. Freeza already lost to Goku, and he's got some dubious upgrades. But Freeza AND his father, who Freeza says will be enough for both of them to take on Goku? Freea's probably still wrong, but it's a bit more credible. And then when Trunks shows up to waste them both, only to tell us he can't stand up to the Androids, we know they must be serious. I think that's made really clear by the fact that in the Android arc, God brings up the fact that Trunks killed Freeza and his father when attesting to how strong the Androids are by comparison.

Freeza having a bigger role would be far too unlike Toriyama as he wrote the series back then.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#35227: Jul 5th 2019 at 9:06:29 AM

Frieda's FRIEZA'S return was probably one of the more effective uses of having a character job, because we'd seen what he was really capable of, so for him to get wtfpwned by this new dude...who then reveals he's getting roflstomped by some newer dudes with the same ease that he pimpslapped Frieza...well you know things are bad.

Edit: Curse you once again auto correct.

Edited by HandsomeRob on Jul 5th 2019 at 12:36:13 PM

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#35228: Jul 5th 2019 at 11:03:50 AM

I'll tell you this, the Bruce Falconer songs are a massive improvement over what they were doing up to the that point, which was to take songs from the Ruby Spears Mega Man cartoon and reuse that music.

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#35229: Jul 5th 2019 at 11:10:38 AM

I'm not gonna lie, DBZ music over a Mega Man game sounds like a neat idea.

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wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#35230: Jul 5th 2019 at 11:44:19 AM

Isn't the original Japanese score just as nostalgic for weebs people who grew up preferring subs to dubs?

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#35231: Jul 5th 2019 at 11:45:15 AM

Well, Latin America had the original score with the dub.

Sucks for NA to have these fights tho

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Fedetropes Call me Blast, not Fedetropes from Doomed universe Since: Dec, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#35232: Jul 5th 2019 at 12:45:29 PM

Yeah, I was honestly surprised when I heard Falconers tracks in the english version.

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#35233: Jul 5th 2019 at 2:22:41 PM

I only found out the Falconer score existed back during the Final Flash episode of DBZA.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#35234: Jul 5th 2019 at 2:32:15 PM

I went out looking to see if I could find a video that collected a bunch of song composed for the Mega Man cartoon that ended up being used in early DBZ, but I can't find just the songs by themselves. Now, if you watched early DBZ and started watching an episode of Mega Man I guarantee you you'll recognize stuff right away.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#35235: Jul 5th 2019 at 5:38:06 PM

Since he was brought up in the DB thread proper, it reminded me of how much I like 16's theme.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#35236: Jul 11th 2019 at 4:58:49 PM

Turns out, you can make this scene even better!

Edited by SonOfSharknado on Jul 11th 2019 at 7:59:15 AM

My various fanfics.
alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
terumokou Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object from In a bamboo forest full of bunnies, California Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Mu
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#35238: Jul 17th 2019 at 11:40:12 AM

Still being worked on according to Kaiser. He just happens to be an insomniac with a God awful sleep schedule.

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Dirtyblue929 Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#35239: Jul 17th 2019 at 4:24:17 PM

Part Four of what?

If you're talking about the epilogue with Trunks killing Future Cell that's been out for ages.

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#35240: Jul 17th 2019 at 4:28:04 PM

[up]He meant the fourth Kai Abridged. It is technically the 3rd, part two, but I'm guessing he mixed it up.

terumokou Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object from In a bamboo forest full of bunnies, California Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Mu
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#35241: Jul 19th 2019 at 10:53:09 PM

Speaking of:

https://twitter.com/KaiserNeko/status/1152435683899924480

Courtesy of drunk Kaiser, Kai 3.5 is out Wednesdy July 24th at 5 pm CST on Twitch.

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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#35243: Jul 24th 2019 at 11:40:42 AM

Explain the Shenmue thumbnail, please.

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#35244: Jul 24th 2019 at 11:59:11 AM

People be playing Shenmue at TFS Gaming.

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#35245: Jul 24th 2019 at 12:12:24 PM

One wonders if the game pass the Jenga Problem.

XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#35248: Jul 24th 2019 at 4:30:23 PM

Well that was a lot better than the first part. I laughed at more than 3-4 of the jokes.

Most quotable line: Goku fix

Best joke: Guy takes all of his step brother in his gaping hole

What the: Popo's reply to Dende asking if he was god now was to say "Bat?"

Edited by Soble on Jul 24th 2019 at 4:41:34 AM

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#35249: Jul 24th 2019 at 4:36:51 PM

"What are we going to do on the ground, onii-chan?"

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God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#35250: Jul 24th 2019 at 4:38:57 PM

They missed a great chance to combine two jokes: "I'm terrifying and a potential rapist, and you will quote everything I say."


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