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Grahf Since: Jan, 2001
#4551: Sep 9th 2013 at 11:41:37 PM

This is the one, and I believe only, arc that he ever uses that move in. 17 completely No-Sell 's it iirc.

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#4552: Sep 9th 2013 at 11:55:57 PM

Fantastic as always. On all characters' counts, not just NNNNNAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLL.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#4553: Sep 10th 2013 at 4:56:50 AM

At this point you can tell I too did not see Dragon Ball and am just basing this on wikipedia.

I think most everyone in this thread has seen Dragon Ball.

Gero was never in the original Dragon Ball regardless. The Red Ribbon Army was. As was Android 8. In fact, the Red Ribbon Army had a fuckton of Androids. But their creator wasn't mentioned in the manga.

Of course, the Dragon Ball anime created Doctor Flappe in a filler episode. Flappe was supposedly the creator of Android 8 and the rest of the Red Ribbon Army's robots. Of course, this was filler, and Toriyama hadn't gotten to the Android Saga yet.

The fact that Toriyama decided to bring back the old Red Ribbon Army plot thread but ended up having to create entirely new characters to do so probably says something. I wish I knew what.

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#4554: Sep 10th 2013 at 7:29:28 AM

I dunno if it was the english translation we got or not but the manga made it clear android 8 and the terminator ripoff were created by general white

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#4555: Sep 10th 2013 at 7:44:58 AM

[up] That bringing back villains from the manga's comedy days was not actually a good fit for the new tone of the series, perhaps.

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#4556: Sep 10th 2013 at 7:47:10 AM

NOBODY WATCHED DRAGON BALL!

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#4557: Sep 10th 2013 at 7:48:44 AM

neither did I...but I do have sixteen volumes of the manga on my bookshelf[lol]

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God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#4558: Sep 10th 2013 at 11:51:28 AM

I never watched any of the Dragon Ball series..es.

FurikoMaru Reverse the Curse from The Arrogant Wasteland Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
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#4559: Sep 10th 2013 at 12:03:35 PM

I actually liked it so much when I was younger that it was hard for me to get into DBZ at first. For me DBZ was like some asshole had written one of those grimdark fanfics about My Little Pony and somehow gotten it made into a tv show.

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OrionAurora Constellation from Andromeda Galaxy Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
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#4561: Sep 10th 2013 at 5:03:44 PM

Just watched it. Holy shit was the last minute hilarious. "DID SHE BRING ME?!"

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#4562: Sep 10th 2013 at 5:28:30 PM

I like that we get a bit of evidence that Trunks was trained by Gohan.

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#4563: Sep 10th 2013 at 5:29:29 PM

sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-

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KBSL Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Forming Voltron
#4564: Sep 10th 2013 at 7:31:33 PM

I have to say, I like it better when they rail on Krillin than Yamcha. Maybe I would feel better if they railed on them equally and much much more often.

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#4565: Sep 10th 2013 at 7:59:38 PM

Krillin doesn't have as much butt monkey potential as Yamcha. There's less ways to make fun of him and not feel forced. You can do it, just gotta know when to do it.

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#4566: Sep 10th 2013 at 8:05:25 PM

I love how Krillin's only attack this season is SENZU BEAN!!!

I also like how Tien is taken seriously even though he is probably weaker than Krillin.

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#4567: Sep 10th 2013 at 8:12:00 PM

[up]In a while, he'll be able to knock Cell on his ass, that's more than Piccolo could do.

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supermerlin100 Since: Sep, 2011
#4568: Sep 10th 2013 at 8:59:46 PM

You know using a dangerous life shorting attack.

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#4569: Sep 10th 2013 at 10:15:04 PM

Not using it would shorten his life much more.

Because Cell would kill him.

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#4570: Sep 10th 2013 at 11:07:21 PM

I like how they've apparently stopped pretending that Chaotzu is relevant at this point.

/never watched this part of the series.

edited 10th Sep '13 11:07:29 PM by Gilphon

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#4571: Sep 11th 2013 at 3:33:28 AM

Trunks remembered him!

Sorta.

KBSL Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Forming Voltron
#4572: Sep 11th 2013 at 2:45:08 PM

Trunks shouldn't have remembered him, because they never should have meet, but it's all for the joke. It's too bad though, Chiaotzu would make a better buttmonkey, being by far the weakest of the Z warriors (seriously, he didn't even ever get more powerful than Raditz).

edited 11th Sep '13 7:58:18 PM by KBSL

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#4573: Sep 11th 2013 at 3:41:38 PM

Trunks knows of Chiaotzu.

Remember when Chiaotzu was a frightening villain who burned opponents alive with energy beams?

edited 11th Sep '13 3:42:12 PM by Enlong

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Robotnik Since: Aug, 2011
#4574: Sep 11th 2013 at 4:49:04 PM

[up] Yes, actually. Although IIRC they played up the creepy aspect of his character far more in the anime. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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#4575: Sep 11th 2013 at 7:22:01 PM

Didn't he have psychic powers or something non-combat special about him?


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