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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#36751: Dec 24th 2019 at 12:03:48 PM

We all knew what number 1 would be.

EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#36752: Dec 24th 2019 at 12:11:59 PM

But seriously it is number 1 for good reason.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#36753: Dec 24th 2019 at 1:21:26 PM

The reason people want Light Grenade to be Piccolo's ultimate attack is for accuracy. It clearly IS his most powerful attack, judging from 17's shock at seeing the blast he produced - after 17 previously no-selled the Hellzone Grenade with his shield.

It does nothing to Cell, because Cell has become just too powerful by that point.

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#36754: Dec 24th 2019 at 1:27:06 PM

The problem is that it is garbo trash is every way except Big Number, which is not good when even Big Number didn't help it out at all. I mean, nobody is asking for Vegeta to have Final Shine over Final Flash, and Final Shine at least has "is green" to make it stand out.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#36755: Dec 24th 2019 at 1:38:44 PM

The attack in question.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#36756: Dec 24th 2019 at 1:39:55 PM

I don't see what's so terrible about it, I think it's visually pretty cool for it's sheer scale which is honestly the main thing for video game inclusion.

I'd also like to see the Final Shine be an ultimate attack. Usually it's relegated to SS4 Vegeta as a separate character, so it works that he has a unique attack for his ultimate.

When the Tenkaichi series gave separate movesets to each form, I thought it would be good to give Final Shine as the Ultimate for Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta who otherwise had nothing unique.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#36757: Dec 24th 2019 at 1:44:50 PM

You could give him Final Explosion

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#36758: Dec 24th 2019 at 2:52:23 PM

But that's Majin Veggie's thing, who was a separate character from the one that could just transform into SSJ 2.

Edited by randomness4 on Dec 24th 2019 at 2:53:08 AM

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#36759: Dec 24th 2019 at 3:00:38 PM

[up][up][up][up][up]It may be green, but it's not Big Green.

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#36760: Dec 24th 2019 at 3:10:59 PM

Poor SS 2...everyone that isn't Teen Gohan.

Like, it's telling that SS 2 Goku's Ultimate Blast in videogames is Super Kamehameha.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#36761: Dec 24th 2019 at 3:32:39 PM

If he ever used it, it'd be something else.

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#36762: Dec 24th 2019 at 4:05:43 PM

Also, one hilarious thing for me is how Base and SS Teen Gohan, plus all forms of Adult Gohan are basically moveset clones.

Like seriously, Teen Gohan plays the same in base form as he does in SS form and Adult Gohan barely changes moves when he transforms.

I can justify it though since certain forma didn't get any fights.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#36763: Dec 24th 2019 at 5:22:17 PM

The Kamehameha is a ridiculously versatile technique isn't it? Hard to tell if it was meant to be that way, or if Goku is just an incredible innovator.

But it does fit Toriyama's very simplistic style when it comes to combat: no need for anything more fancy if you have the basics down to an art form.

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EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#36764: Dec 24th 2019 at 5:34:11 PM

"I do not fear a man who has practiced 1000 kicks, I fear a man who has practiced one kick 1000 times."

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#36765: Dec 24th 2019 at 6:00:58 PM

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Indeed.

That and him being 400 pounds of pure muscle.

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#36766: Dec 24th 2019 at 6:21:41 PM

Goku is 5'9" and 136 pounds.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#36767: Dec 24th 2019 at 6:42:38 PM

Well, as an example.

I'm trying to say that the only thing more dangerous than a man who's practiced one kick 1000 times is the man who's bigger and stronger than everyone else in the room...and has done that practicing.

In DB terms, that would mean having a higher Power Level.

Of course, as Frieza showed us, even all the training in the world won't help if the other guy has a big enough number. Goku was probably much better trained than Frieza when they fought on Namek, and none of it meant a thing until the monk exploded.

Edited by HandsomeRob on Dec 24th 2019 at 7:42:54 AM

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#36768: Dec 24th 2019 at 6:56:33 PM

What are the Top 10 Technique’s?

I’m gonna see if I can post a video of each of them in their most inconic usages.

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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#36769: Dec 24th 2019 at 7:09:32 PM

12: Tri Beam

11: Time Skip

10: Special Beam Cannon

9: Dragon Fist

8: Hellzone Grenade

7: Instant Transmission

6: Final Flash

5: Destructo Disk

4: Kaioken

3: Spirit Bomb

2: Fusion

1: Kamehameha

Edited by Moth13 on Dec 24th 2019 at 10:11:54 AM

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#36770: Dec 24th 2019 at 8:03:20 PM

Kamehameha being number one shouldn't surprise anyone who understands how iconic it is. It's one half of the Kamehame Hadoken trope for a reason.

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#36771: Dec 24th 2019 at 8:17:32 PM

For this year's Dragon Ball Let's Play, TFS found themselves in a rough spot. They could either play Dragon Ball: Battle of Z or play shitty Dragon Ball-themed flash games on Newgrounds.

I've played Battle of Z. They chose correctly.

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#36772: Dec 24th 2019 at 8:42:22 PM

So, the most iconic usages of each of them would be...

  • Tri-Beam- Tien spamming the shit out of them to try to stop Cell.
  • Time Skip- Honestly, it could be any time for Hit there.
  • Special Beam Cannon- Piccolo using it to kill Goku and Raditz.
  • Dragon Fist- Either the first time (where he uses it on Hirudegarn) or the second time (where he uses it on Super 17).
  • Hellzone Grenade- Literally just the one time against 17.
  • Instant Transmission- I think the best use of it by itself is when Goku sacrifices himself by using it on the exploding Cell to warp to King Kai's planet.
  • Final Flash- Literally just the one time against Cell.
  • Destructo Disk- The one time where it actually works, against Frieza.
  • Kaioken- The first part of the Vegeta fight.
  • Spirit Bomb- The one time in canon where it actually works, against Buu.
  • Fusion- For the sake of succinctness, Gogeta's 'fight' against Janemba. His fight against Broly works just as well.
  • Kamehameha- The beam struggle between Goku and Vegeta, of course.

Edited by Weirdguy149 on Dec 24th 2019 at 11:45:38 AM

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#36773: Dec 24th 2019 at 8:43:23 PM

You mean spamming it on Cell...

He only fired once on Nappa.

Edited by randomness4 on Dec 24th 2019 at 8:43:46 AM

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#36774: Dec 24th 2019 at 8:43:50 PM

I’ll post the videos way later cause I am currently at a family shindig & the service is terrible on my computer.

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#36775: Dec 24th 2019 at 8:47:16 PM

I dont know, the most iconic use of spitit bomb would be against freezer.

or against omega shenron because is the last thing before dragon ball ends...until super that it.

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