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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#35251: Jul 24th 2019 at 4:43:04 PM

It's not really potential...since we see his absorptions.

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JRads47 Since: Nov, 2014
#35252: Jul 24th 2019 at 4:53:14 PM

[up]That's a reference to Mr. Popo in the first Kai episode.

Also "you peaked" will always feel oof-y.

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#35253: Jul 24th 2019 at 5:05:43 PM

"Twunk Gets Fisted by Older Man"

"Hot Young Guy Splits F.A.G in Half"

"Teen Girl Gets Pussy Pounded"

"Spying in Girl's Bedroom"

[lol]

[up]Not for me.

terumokou Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object from In a bamboo forest full of bunnies, California Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Mu
Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object
#35254: Jul 24th 2019 at 5:15:30 PM

Oh damn I was busy cleaning that I forgot to catch the livestream.

Burning love!
EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#35255: Jul 24th 2019 at 5:20:34 PM

Oh man the newest Kai... really got me there with the 3.5.

TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#35256: Jul 24th 2019 at 6:00:07 PM

Even if it was just for a brief moment I'm glad I finally got to see Alucard talk to Cell.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#35257: Jul 24th 2019 at 6:07:02 PM

Got some chuckles.

Did it's job adequately I'd say.

One Strip! One Strip!
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#35258: Jul 24th 2019 at 6:17:26 PM

These Kai episodes are really losing steam as time goes on.

It peaked in the second, but now it all feels rather uninspired.

Edited by HailMuffins on Jul 24th 2019 at 10:18:17 AM

Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#35259: Jul 24th 2019 at 6:22:02 PM

Seeing the last part reminded me, anyone remember what happened to Android 16 in Trunks timeline before Zeno blowed it up?

Edited by Ikedatakeshi on Jul 24th 2019 at 9:22:20 PM

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#35260: Jul 24th 2019 at 6:23:52 PM

I think he was never awakened by 17 and 18.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#35261: Jul 24th 2019 at 6:24:29 PM

I'm pretty sure 16 was destroyed pretty soon after Gero got killed. That being said, I don't think it's ever been explicitly explained what happened to 16 in the Future timeline.

The legend has returned.
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#35263: Jul 24th 2019 at 6:50:09 PM
Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#35264: Jul 24th 2019 at 7:00:21 PM

Good, Perfect Cell said the quote line. Two years of waiting paid off.

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#35265: Jul 24th 2019 at 7:00:31 PM

[up][up]Built by Gero.

Edited by Zeromaeus on Jul 24th 2019 at 10:00:44 AM

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#35266: Jul 24th 2019 at 7:19:21 PM
wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#35267: Jul 24th 2019 at 8:06:03 PM

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh... that was the worst of the Kai Abridged episodes.
Which means it was still fine overall. I'd rank them as 2>3>1>4.

The Pomf joke was a lot better than the Pornhub joke that followed it.

EndlessSea LEGENDARY GALE from oh no you don't Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
LEGENDARY GALE
#35268: Jul 24th 2019 at 8:28:49 PM

I think I actually liked this one better than 2 and 3.

That said, "you peaked" is a straight up lie. How could Gohan have peaked if he hasn't even become the Great Saiyaman yet?

but HOW?
Dirtyblue929 Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#35269: Jul 24th 2019 at 8:54:41 PM

[up] TRUTH

Seriously though I can't wait for them to do Saiyaman. I remember them describing it in their Xenoverse LP as "the kind of thing that you hate as a kid but find hilariously awesome as an adult," which... yeah, that sums up my experience exactly.

Edited by Dirtyblue929 on Jul 24th 2019 at 8:54:55 AM

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#35270: Jul 24th 2019 at 9:04:28 PM

That was great!

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#35271: Jul 24th 2019 at 9:15:18 PM

It's not even so much "he peaked" as "Vegeta's character regression (and eventual redemption) rendered Gohan's character development useless, secondary, and dangerous." Had Vegeta not gone the Majin route, even if Buu somehow came to pass (which wouldn't have happened), Vegeta and Gohan could've just fused and ended it then and there. Then we wouldn't have had "Gohan, Goku has to come back to life because you failed at being Earth's savior, which you never wanted", because Vegeta or Trunks (or Goten) would've just been Earth's savior.

Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#35272: Jul 25th 2019 at 5:52:16 AM

I'm mildly surprised they didn't put Brolly somewhere in there.

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#35273: Jul 25th 2019 at 6:12:18 AM

I still found it pretty funny but not as funny as 3 or 2, but funnier than 1 that's for certain.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#35274: Jul 25th 2019 at 7:05:42 AM

I thought this one was great, I really loved all the humor they got out of just skipping stuff, like Goku leaving and Vegeta immediately showing up, or Perfect Cell appearing and unceremoniously slapping Krillin, Vegeta, and Trunks aside like they're nothing.

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#35275: Jul 25th 2019 at 7:20:28 AM

It's not even so much "he peaked" as "Vegeta's character regression (and eventual redemption) rendered Gohan's character development useless, secondary, and dangerous." Had Vegeta not gone the Majin route, even if Buu somehow came to pass (which wouldn't have happened), Vegeta and Gohan could've just fused and ended it then and there. Then we wouldn't have had "Gohan, Goku has to come back to life because you failed at being Earth's savior, which you never wanted", because Vegeta or Trunks (or Goten) would've just been Earth's savior.

It's a meta-commentary, not a literal assertion of his growth as a fighter. Doylist gag, not Watsonian gag.

As a fighter, Gohan hasn't peaked. Ultimate Gohan is his peak for the manga/Z anime, and even then, Super pushes him to greater heights beyond that.

But in terms of his narrative role, this is it. Defeating Cell is the most awesome thing he's ever going to do in his entire life as a character in this story. Gohan will never really matter again.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Jul 25th 2019 at 8:21:22 AM

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