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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#35751: Aug 29th 2019 at 9:22:20 AM

As said before, does she castrate him?

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#35752: Aug 29th 2019 at 9:35:53 AM

She probably tries.

Whether she succeeds or not depends on how strong she is, and how much they are going to play it as a joke.

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#35753: Aug 29th 2019 at 9:43:34 AM

[up][up]If that’s what you think will happen.

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#35754: Aug 29th 2019 at 9:46:28 AM

I mean, if Roshi gets distracted by being a perv, she can easily knock him out, such as when Krillin accidentally nails Goku in the head with a rock while he was totally at ease during the buildup to the Cell Games.

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#35755: Aug 29th 2019 at 10:33:08 AM

Unless it's Videl, in which case Roshi suffers horribly instead.

I see two scenarios:

  • She's not aware of his personality and bails the moment he gets handsy.
  • She's wise to his act and threatens him into teaching her how to fire laser beams from her hands. As soon as that's accomplished she bails.

Edited by Soble on Aug 29th 2019 at 10:33:28 AM

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#35756: Aug 29th 2019 at 10:46:00 AM

Is that Muten Roshi from before or after the TOP?

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#35757: Aug 29th 2019 at 10:46:36 AM

[up]What difference does it make?

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#35758: Aug 29th 2019 at 10:51:25 AM

It seems post-TOP Muten Roshi has put his former perversions into check and is now a more respectable human being.

So it seems, anyway, he didn't show up in Broly so they might just ignore that for all we know.

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#35759: Aug 29th 2019 at 10:58:07 AM

[up]Hmmm.

Before. Before was what I had in mind and before sounds more...interesting. In the sense of conflict, of course.

Edited by fredhot16 on Aug 29th 2019 at 10:59:40 AM

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#35760: Aug 29th 2019 at 10:59:52 AM

[up]In that case she suffers horribly and bails, yes.

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#35761: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:03:29 AM

Now you guys actually have me wondering if Videl can beat up Roshi. Like, not in a comedic way; female characters can conjure the strength to punish Roshi for his shenanigans whenever they need to.

I mean, like, in a real fight. And, uh, not counting the huge amount of shilling Roshi got in Resurrection of F. Like, before that.

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#35762: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:05:30 AM

I mean, the scenario is not specifically about Videl but whatever.

Edited by fredhot16 on Aug 29th 2019 at 11:06:51 AM

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#35763: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:05:52 AM

I kinda doubt it. Roshi's just too experienced.

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#35764: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:07:01 AM

I always thought that Videl, after training with Gohan, was around as strong as Krillin was in the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai.

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#35765: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:07:22 AM

Experience doesn't count for a lot in Dragon Ball, though.

Chiaotzu is more powerful than Roshi. <.< By. Like. A lot.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Aug 29th 2019 at 12:07:39 PM

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#35766: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:08:40 AM

Yeah but we never really got any hint that Gohan trained her to particularly high levels. Might be on his level but the only trick she has by now is flight?

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#35767: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:10:21 AM

Flight, and highly limited energy projectiles.

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#35768: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:13:57 AM

True. Videl can fly, but shoots really pathetic little ki bursts.

Roshi can't fly, but can Kamehameha like no one's business.

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#35769: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:16:20 AM

Although Roshi not flying is due to pride in not wanting to use the Crane School's signature technique.

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#35770: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:17:47 AM

Why is Roshi's performance of Ressurection F shilling? The movie clearly states that all of the aliens gathered are worst than cannon fodder and he still has the worst performance out of all the Z warriors.

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#35771: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:22:37 AM

Why is Roshi's performance of Ressurection F shilling? The movie clearly states that all of the aliens gathered are worst than cannon fodder and he still has the worst performance out of all the Z warriors.

Because the average Frieza mook is still like 10x more powerful than Roshi at his peak.

The nobody loser henchmen Frieza had with him at Moori's village were mocking Namekians for "only" having 1,000 BP. Roshi, meanwhile was at 139 after training super hard to impress his students. A single Frieza mook should be able to put Roshi down by blowing really hard in his direction.

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Edited by TobiasDrake on Aug 29th 2019 at 12:24:08 PM

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#35772: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:23:54 AM

Wouldn't that just highlight how much the Freeza army has rotted out after their nudist boss was gone?

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#35773: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:32:54 AM

No, it really wouldn't.

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#35774: Aug 29th 2019 at 11:43:30 AM

Don't some Freeza soldier have to use blasters because they can't do energy attacks? Although, they can still fly, so I don't know how that works.

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#35775: Aug 29th 2019 at 12:48:40 PM

I don't think it was ever explicitly stated why they use blasters. The blasters might just be stronger than they are.

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