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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#37701: Mar 13th 2020 at 11:54:32 AM

Well Bulla can honestly say She has inside her blood of kings.

If Vegeta hadn't botch it, she could also say she was immortal....no wait. I don't think you can inherit that....then again, no immortal in this series has ever had children so I could be wrong on that.

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fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#37702: Mar 13th 2020 at 12:01:24 PM

We all have the blood of kings. Because a king's blood isn't any different from anybody else's, therefore, we all have the blood of kings.

As in, normal blood that was in a body that wore a crown for more then a minute. And anybody can become a king, given the right circumstances.

Edited by fredhot16 on Mar 13th 2020 at 12:02:54 PM

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#37703: Mar 13th 2020 at 12:03:42 PM

[up][up]Well, Piccolo inherited the eternal youth of his dad.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#37704: Mar 13th 2020 at 12:08:59 PM

[up][up]

You're not wrong, but don't ruin my Princes of the Universe reference with logic.

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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#37705: Mar 13th 2020 at 1:33:56 PM

[up][up] ... wait, did he?

... also, I thought King Piccolo's wish was for his youth to be restored, not for eternal youth.

Edited by Larkmarn on Mar 13th 2020 at 4:36:03 AM

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#37706: Mar 13th 2020 at 2:47:48 PM

I prefer Goten/Trunks being born without tails. It fits the idea that Saiyans eventually outgrow them once they become powerful enough, and hat Saiyans born without them get a head start in this way.

It isn't just for Goten and Trunks, the univer 6 Saiyans also 'evolved' beyond having tails which would help explain how they were so strong/became Super Saiyan so easily.

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Disasturbator
#37707: Mar 13th 2020 at 3:11:44 PM

-Googles Goten-

Goten is Goku's head on a child's body,ew

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Thebrawlbro Since: Aug, 2013
#37708: Mar 13th 2020 at 3:17:32 PM

I mean, he's just kid goku with sleeves basically.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#37709: Mar 13th 2020 at 3:31:49 PM

I mean, is the whole evolved to not need them any more just something Toriyama came up with to justify not having to draw tails anymore.

It's mostly a Single-Issue Wonk <Cue laughtrack at Rob's claim of Single issue>, but I still think there was a lot of potential for the interaction between Super Saiyan and the Oozaru form.

Sure, there's the attitude that growing bigger just slows you down, but the Oozaru were known for being surprisingly fast as I recall, and add in a higher Power Level, a wider reach, and the sheer amount of weight they could throw around and you'd probably get a pretty unique battle.

Plus, Saiyans have a lot of things that make them stand out from humans, but (unless they transform, which is only going to happen in a battle) their tails were the only visible thing about them that signified this. If he wasn't so hell bent on getting rid of them, he'd see that.

Hell, for someone as Saiyan-centric as Vegeta, losing his tail should be seen as a loss of identity.

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#37710: Mar 13th 2020 at 3:39:01 PM

Well, the whole thing already made a comeback in DBS: Broly.

As for Piccolo getting the eternally young thing, that was in Kaizenshuu 2, I believe. If I'm typing it right.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#37711: Mar 13th 2020 at 4:02:17 PM

[up][up] there really isn't any potential in oozaru. Either it's a strict upgrade that they have no reason not to use, or its obsolete.

Since Oozaru has been written out, the tails aren't needed. Calling it an "excuse" to not draw tails completely ignores that the tails have no narrative purpose.

So I prefer an in-universe explanation that also provides a justification for newer Saiyans to more easily achieve things like Super Saiyan so they aren't totally irrelevant.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#37712: Mar 13th 2020 at 4:02:51 PM

Googles Goten...

Is surprised he looks like kid Karrot...

[up]Calling it an excuse not to draw tails is non-sense when Toriyama wouldn't be the one who'd be repeatedly drawing them in fight scenes.

Edited by randomness4 on Mar 13th 2020 at 5:20:27 AM

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I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#37713: Mar 13th 2020 at 5:01:04 PM

Goten is Goku's head on a child's body,ew

Did you not know that the first third of Dragon Ball was focused on Goku as a child?

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#37714: Mar 13th 2020 at 6:15:46 PM

Sure, there's the attitude that growing bigger just slows you down, but the Oozaru were known for being surprisingly fast as I recall, and add in a higher Power Level, a wider reach, and the sheer amount of weight they could throw around and you'd probably get a pretty unique battle.

That's accurate. Goku observes that Vegeta's still incredibly fast as an Oozaru. I thought he said Vegeta was just as fast as he was before, but that may be an anime or dub thing. I couldn't find that line in the manga.

He is, however, very surprised by how fast Oozaru Vegeta is.

Also, as an aside, while I was looking up that chapter in the Viz manga, I noticed an error. Chapter 39, where Vegeta transforms, is called "The Energy Sphere". But Chapter 38's preview of the chapter title got it a bit wrong, in the best way.

Vegeta does his bluster about the radiation from a full moon and its effects on Saiyans. He reduces his own power to create his energy sphere and hurls it into the sky. And the chapter ends on,

"NEXT: THE ENERGY BILL"

And then I died laughing.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#37715: Mar 13th 2020 at 6:46:37 PM

Don't underestimate THE ENERGY BILL.

Those prices are brutal.

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#37717: Mar 16th 2020 at 6:38:06 PM

Jesus, can't believe no one posted this here yet:

ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#37718: Mar 16th 2020 at 6:44:25 PM

That was so manly it put hair on my face and chest at the same time.

Thanks for sharing, time for another song I'll loop for like six hours at a time.

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#37719: Mar 16th 2020 at 7:08:34 PM

Yeah, Jonathon Young is great.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#37720: Mar 26th 2020 at 8:28:40 PM

My favorite moment in this series is still Cell interpreting Goku's actions here. The Ho Yay they had was great.

I'm waiting for the right opportunity to use the bit they had before the fight too:

  • Cell: Well are you going to hit me? Or are you just going to stand there staring into my eyes?
  • Goku: Hmm? What was that? I was busy staring into your eyes.

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Former King
#37721: Mar 26th 2020 at 8:29:58 PM

I saw a comment wanting him to cover My Way, and to be honest, that'd be amazing.

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jouXIII The One Who Knows Many Things from Between the Multiverses (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The One Who Knows Many Things
#37722: Mar 30th 2020 at 12:39:35 PM

In other news, a new Short Z!

...Sort of.

...Well, that was something new learned about DBZA!Ox Demon King.

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fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#37723: Apr 18th 2020 at 5:22:42 PM

What does this look like to you people?

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#37724: Apr 18th 2020 at 6:59:54 PM

Looks like Vegeta is fisting Zarbon.

Edit: No wait. Now I see it.

Wow...that is a very dirty thumbnail.

Edited by HandsomeRob on Apr 18th 2020 at 8:03:29 AM

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fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#37725: Apr 18th 2020 at 7:00:40 PM

[up]You pure soul.

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