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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#36701: Dec 23rd 2019 at 8:39:22 AM

....

I'd still be ok with the invisible Kaioken.

Yeah, it's dumb, but him mastering it to the point he can use it so fast you don't even realize he's doing it makes sense to me considering raising and lowering their power quickly is something the Z warriors are good at.

But that's just me.

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#36702: Dec 23rd 2019 at 8:41:31 AM

That's true. By instantly raising and lowering his ki, Goku basically trolls the Ginyu Force. He kicks everybody's ass with a measurable BP of, like, negative twelve or some shit.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Dec 23rd 2019 at 9:44:05 AM

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#36703: Dec 23rd 2019 at 8:43:37 AM

Exactly. The whole time, Jeice and Burter can't even get a proper reading on him because he raises his level just high enough to beat their asses in and then lowers it back to something below their own Power Level to keep them guessing.

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#36704: Dec 23rd 2019 at 8:52:41 AM

[up][up]It was 5,000. They were measuring him at a mere 5,000 while he was using bursts of his full power of 90,000, too quick to be measured. Funnily enough, 5,000 is also the same level he held back to when approaching Vegeta and Nappa on Nimbus.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#36705: Dec 23rd 2019 at 9:00:35 AM

Heh. Maybe that's his default level.

Which is funny because from what we know of Power Levels, 5000 is actually pretty high.

Guys like Vegeta, Zarbon, Dodoria, Cui and the Ginyu were exceptional remember. 5000 is stronger than the average Namekian who were already mentioned to be on par with an elite Saiyan like Nappa.

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#36706: Dec 23rd 2019 at 9:22:38 AM

and then he reaches like 600 times that after Ginyu kicks his ass

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#36707: Dec 23rd 2019 at 9:22:46 AM

Yeah, 5,000 is enough to flex on anyone but Frieza's elite mutants or ultra-rare equivalent fighters like Vegeta and Nail.

Goku's suppressed BP is a humblebrag. Lower than his actual power, but still leagues beyond what most of the universe can muster.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Dec 23rd 2019 at 10:23:53 AM

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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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#36708: Dec 23rd 2019 at 10:47:01 AM

It think Goku not having the red aura was supposed to make it a surprise when Kaio reveals he's been using the Kaio Ken X10 the whole time, he probably had it the whole time and they didn't realize.

Plus the red aura thing was only in the anime I think, Kaio just reveals he's been using the Kaio Ken x10 and that's the only confirmation we get there in the manga.

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#36709: Dec 23rd 2019 at 10:50:04 AM

I think the insinuation was that Goku was using the Kaioken, but he only activated it for such brief periods of time that you couldn't see the aura. I'm talking like a fraction of a second.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#36710: Dec 23rd 2019 at 11:09:30 AM

The anime repeated the scenes that already happened but slowed down and added the aura on top of Karrot.

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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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#36711: Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:01:45 PM

FUUUUUU-SION, HAAA!

Also the longest LIRRAN has fused together.

Edited by terumokou on Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:06:44 PM

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#36713: Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:11:09 PM

Best part of the video was when they cut to two football players doing the Fusion Dance.

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#36714: Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:20:01 PM

I'm fine with the Fusion Dance taking the second spot.

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#36715: Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:22:05 PM

So i was right to count Metamoran as a technique.

Weird they counted Potara tho. That would be more of an item than a technique

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#36716: Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:31:42 PM

Oh, yeah, completely forgot about Fusion. Yeah, that's a pretty darn great pick.

So, the only question that remains is: Which technique will they hype up in the fakeout for tomorrow's Kamehameha showcase?

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#36717: Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:33:01 PM

Goku not having the Kaio-ken aura was anime thing. In the manga, despite being black and white, the Kaio-ken has a visually distinct aura and we see Goku using it before Tenshinhan makes that comment.

He just wasn't calling out the name of the technique or the multiplier.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#36718: Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:33:30 PM

They're going to say that the carrot technique is number one, just like they did before when they said Monster Carrot was the number one villain.

EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#36719: Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:34:41 PM

I'd be surprised if it was anything other than the Kamehameha. Considering it's the single most recognizable technique in dragon ball, has a wide variety of uses, and honestly who as a kid hasn't gone "KA ME HA ME HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

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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#36720: Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:39:42 PM

Genuinely curious to see what happens when you get multiverse Vegito and Gogeta and have those two fuse together.

Mostly to see how much you break the system.

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#36721: Dec 23rd 2019 at 12:49:36 PM

Saw that "angle" joke coming from a mipe away.

Funnily enough, I like Goten and Kid Trunks seperately, but I find Gotenks insufferable.

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#36722: Dec 23rd 2019 at 1:19:19 PM

Clearly the Para Para Brothers' dance will be fake #1.

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#36723: Dec 23rd 2019 at 2:12:44 PM

They mentioned in this video that fans have probably already figured out what #1 will be.

Which means it's likely the obvious answer.

Which means it's the Kamehameha.

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#36724: Dec 23rd 2019 at 2:14:30 PM

I dunno, could be the kamekameha

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#36725: Dec 23rd 2019 at 2:14:31 PM

I wonder how many iconic Kamehameha's are out there.

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