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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#38576: Dec 25th 2020 at 12:18:39 PM

I liked that they gave a shoutout to Heroes NOT giving anything to Pan and Bra. [lol]

At least Pan got the Xeno Pan design I guess, it's much better.

Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#38577: Dec 25th 2020 at 1:00:56 PM

Can DBZA come back now?

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#38580: Dec 25th 2020 at 1:47:32 PM

@Mullon: They have no intention on doing so, so no Begging.

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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#38581: Dec 25th 2020 at 2:35:48 PM

TBH I'd like them to play through the Kakarot DLC; the Buu saga episodes were full of the ideas they entertained for abridging it.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#38582: Dec 25th 2020 at 4:18:08 PM

So I just realized: You know what song perfectly describes Goku during the Red Ribbon arc?

This damn song:

Single handedly taking on empires....

Running over anybody getting in my way...

I can do the job of a forty man raid...

It ain't fair when they fight me, cause I can't die!

I'm the only one who can Walk into Mordor.

Like, That's fucking Red Ribbon Goku! Especially that last part! You could easily do a DB AMV to this song, and it'd 100% fit.

One Strip! One Strip!
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#38583: Dec 25th 2020 at 4:22:04 PM

Honestly, I'm more sad about the possibility of them never Abridging the original Dragon Ball than I am about them never doing the Buu Saga.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Dec 25th 2020 at 5:23:41 AM

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#38584: Dec 25th 2020 at 4:22:48 PM

Good point.

If only because I want them to use the song I posted above when they do it.

One Strip! One Strip!
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#38585: Dec 25th 2020 at 4:25:03 PM

And for anyone who says that there's no point in Abridging DB because it's already mostly a comedy series:

Dragon Ball is funny, but it's not witty. It's not comedy based on verbal jokes, a lot of it is slapstick. DB and TFS have completely different styles of humor, and combining DB's slapstick with TFS's witty jokes could have made for some comedy gold.

Primis Since: Nov, 2010
#38586: Dec 25th 2020 at 4:26:33 PM

Was that ever really on the table though? AFAIK, they never showed any interest in abridging that.

Thebrawlbro Since: Aug, 2013
#38587: Dec 25th 2020 at 4:29:09 PM

Yeah, that was pretty much never considered because it’s already a comedy, so there is much less to work with outside repeating the same jokes as thw original show.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#38588: Dec 25th 2020 at 4:35:12 PM

[up][up]I think they once considered the idea of doing Dragon Ball as a series of movies.

[up]Like I said, very few of the jokes in Dragon Ball are actual verbal jokes with set-ups and punchlines. It's funny as hell at times, but most of it is slapstick, the actual dialogue tends not to be very funny. Funny dialogue is an area where TFS SHINES, I just imagine scenes from Dragon Ball such as Goku vs Ninja Murasaki, which already has hilarious slapstick, with the witty jokes and banter from TFS added on... that would be so fuckin' funny, yo.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Dec 25th 2020 at 5:36:06 AM

FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#38589: Dec 25th 2020 at 5:08:20 PM

The Dragonball universe is incredibly unfair to those who don't have enough power, which depending on the time of day....is fucking everyone.

Dragonball Multiverse referenced that.

What's with this obsession with Hokuto no Ken all of a sudden?

The reason Ultra Instinct doesn't wow me is because Hokuto No Ken did it without making it ULTIMATE GODLY POWER.

I mean, sort of.

Edited by FOFD on Dec 25th 2020 at 5:11:11 AM

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#38590: Dec 26th 2020 at 4:30:55 AM

But Musou Tensei is Ultimate Godly Power.

So much so, Kenshiro never used it after defeating Raoh

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#38591: Dec 26th 2020 at 4:34:33 AM

Its so incredible that it made the previously insurmountable Raoh cower before Kenshiro.

Edited by slimcoder on Dec 26th 2020 at 4:37:51 AM

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theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#38593: Dec 28th 2020 at 5:23:04 PM

Huh. There's a Private video in the playlist now. Wonder what that is.

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#38594: Dec 28th 2020 at 5:23:40 PM

Probably the new Shortz they planned to release on Christmas

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ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#38595: Dec 28th 2020 at 6:28:04 PM

I wonder if they'll release it on New Year's instead?

God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#38596: Jan 10th 2021 at 12:41:28 AM

Hey, quick question: What was the actual context behind Frieza getting struck by lightning?

Edited by God_of_Awesome on Jan 10th 2021 at 12:41:47 PM

Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#38597: Jan 10th 2021 at 12:50:56 AM

Frieza powering up to 50% affecting the weather.

fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
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#38598: Jan 10th 2021 at 12:51:55 AM

Just like Vegeta on Earth.

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FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#38599: Jan 10th 2021 at 6:36:54 AM

Hah. To be honest it's been so long since I've watched Goku vs Freeza I wasn't sure if that lightning bolt was from the original anime, or just a special effect the abridged version added as a visual gag.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#38600: Jan 10th 2021 at 12:04:25 PM

> Frieza getting struck by lightning

And Goku powering up for the spirit bomb too

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