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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#9251: Jan 31st 2015 at 3:11:53 PM

I expect to see a TON of Terminator references. Beyond that though, I'm not sure.

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#9252: Jan 31st 2015 at 3:41:39 PM

Kaiser has said they won't make Future Gohan a badass because they don't see him that way. Didn't even cross their minds until they were asked, apparently.

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#9253: Jan 31st 2015 at 3:46:37 PM

I'm guessing he'll be like younger Gohan but with more of his dad's stupid tendencies.

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#9254: Jan 31st 2015 at 4:53:34 PM

I'm not sure if that jives with Trunks's perception of him.

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GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#9255: Jan 31st 2015 at 9:43:46 PM

wild mass guessFuture Gohan will act exactly like Goku in every way.

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#9256: Jan 31st 2015 at 10:02:28 PM

Or he could just end up doing a real bad job trying to imitate Piccolo's mannerisms.

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#9257: Jan 31st 2015 at 10:20:39 PM

I can see Future Gohan going Crapbaskets, shoulda dodged. when he gets his arm shot off. And then Piccolo loses his sh*t in Heaven/Other World.

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#9258: Jan 31st 2015 at 10:44:02 PM

Future Gohan wasn't even a generic badass in the original. He was a pretty nice guy trying to do what was necessary.

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#9259: Jan 31st 2015 at 11:04:42 PM

Of course. It's just the common fan response is that he's a badass as he's "What Gohan SHOULD have been like". I don't agree, imo.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#9260: Feb 1st 2015 at 6:05:18 AM

I think it's combination "Future Badass" trope and "Gohan is always praised in-universe at being this incredibly strong fighter with all this potential and he does nothing with it but go to high school and crush on the pretty girl"

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#9261: Feb 1st 2015 at 9:20:46 AM

[up]The Gohan we did get ended up being a dork who doesn't do shit. tongue

That and Future Gohan had a scar, which makes him look more badass than he actually is, as Yamcha can attest.

edited 1st Feb '15 9:22:01 AM by Lionheart0

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#9262: Feb 1st 2015 at 10:02:55 AM

wild mass guessIt is, in fact, Yamcha's scar. An ancient and eldritch creature, the scar migrated to Gohan after the death of its previous host. It is imbued with ancient magic that condemns whoever wears it to a life of incompetence and failure.wild mass guess

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#9263: Feb 1st 2015 at 10:23:11 AM

Y'know, after watching it on Toonami, I'm starting to think it was the fight with the Nappa and Vegeta - and not necessarily Raditz as I first thought - might be the point where the tone of the series, the approach to characterization and the kind of threats the heroes fought really started to change.

Maybe even starting with Yamcha's death, even.

FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#9264: Feb 1st 2015 at 11:43:56 AM

I was going to post this in response to Gohan being called a dork but... that version of this scene is horrible.

Here we are:

Perhaps the series should have ended with this confrontation, with Buu turning the tables and Gohan having to 'Goku' his way through the problem.

I can't wait for Abridged!Buu. I'm 99 percent sure Mr. Popo will somehow be involved.

edited 1st Feb '15 11:50:46 AM by FOFD

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#9265: Feb 1st 2015 at 11:45:42 AM

Holy balls, Super Buu was tall.

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FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#9266: Feb 1st 2015 at 11:52:05 AM

wild mass guessAbridged!Gohan's first attack will be to throw a rock senzu bean at Buu with enough force to launch him off of the ground.

Gohan's excuse would be that Super Buu's been fighting non-stop since he came into being.

edited 1st Feb '15 11:53:15 AM by FOFD

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#9268: Feb 1st 2015 at 2:10:30 PM

Gohan's opening move: Dick punch!

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#9269: Feb 1st 2015 at 3:46:08 PM

History of Trunks Superbowl Teaser.

So it sounds like Gohan is going to be voiced by Taka.

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#9270: Feb 1st 2015 at 3:54:21 PM

The hype is real!!!

Oh, I am so excited for this.

[up]Might be a coincidence, but in the dub, Future Gohan is voiced by Dameon Clarke, who also does Cell. Could that be why they chose Taka?

EDIT: It's not Taka. It's someone called Apatheria. New guy! That's cool.

edited 1st Feb '15 5:40:30 PM by LOLypop1224

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#9271: Feb 1st 2015 at 4:27:42 PM

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Dragon_Ranger Since: Jan, 2010
#9272: Feb 1st 2015 at 4:34:29 PM

Wow, that was way more serious than I expected.

Interesting they're called cyborgs in this.

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#9273: Feb 1st 2015 at 4:40:15 PM

[up] Well, when Trunks first warns Goku about them, he DOES call them Cyborgs (in the Abridged version, I mean). Goku just decides to call them Androids, and everyone assumes he's right. So, I guess in Trunks's timeline, they were always called Cyborgs.

I love it when TFS keeps continuity.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#9274: Feb 1st 2015 at 5:00:09 PM

I feel like we're approaching the point where TFS is making the relatively well-crafted dramatic story and the anime from the 80s is the weird nonsensical parody.

We're not there yet.

And keep in mind that I'm not sure whether that says more about TFS or the original Dragon Ball.

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#9275: Feb 1st 2015 at 6:07:13 PM

This again?

The series is good, but it cannot hold up without or next to the original DBZ. It's just a parody. I hate having to downplay it because it's good, but I absolutely loathe this "It's better than the original!" mindset that typically comes from people that really don't know much about the source material beyond memes and in-jokes.

edited 1st Feb '15 6:07:31 PM by Cruherrx

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