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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#10101: Mar 8th 2015 at 2:08:34 PM

When Daimao beat him down and his heart stopped.

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#10102: Mar 8th 2015 at 2:13:54 PM

He didn't get a zenkai off of that?

I mean, he went from there to climbing up to God's Lookout, meeting God, and drinking the special water that increased his battle power, so isn't it possible that some of his gains in his rematch with Piccolo Daimao were the result of zenkai?

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#10103: Mar 8th 2015 at 2:39:17 PM

Did he get a Zenkai off the water?

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
JonnasN from Porto, Portugal Since: Jul, 2012
#10105: Mar 8th 2015 at 4:33:57 PM

I think that, prior to Raditz's arrival, Goku was only almost-killed 3 times, right? And Piccolo was responsible for all 3.

Weirdly enough, Goku apparently must've got a Zenkai out of Tao Pai Pai's Dodonpa as well, so make that 4.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#10106: Mar 9th 2015 at 5:21:24 AM

Haha, whoops. I went off an old translation and got mixed up.

See, I was basing this off Goku's 22nd Tournament Battle Power (180) and Karin's Battle Power (190). Herms' over at Kanzenshuu translated a line of dialogue Karin says to Goku just before Goku drinks the water as "You’ve almost acquired enough power to surpass even me" showing that Goku was still inferior to Karin, leaving little to no room for a Zenkai. But Herms recently updated his translations to say that he made a mistake, the actual line translating to "You’ve already acquired enough power to surpass even me" which would support Goku getting a zenkai there.

My bad! No wait, I blame Herms. Blaming others is fun~

He could've also gotten a zenkai off the water since it is poison. But it doesn't matter so much as he was in the middle of a power up either way.

I don't think he would necessarily get one from Tao's beatdown because he didn't even need any medical treatment for that and was in good enough shape to climb Korin tower.

Where a character should have gotten a zenkai is hard to say if the story doesn't, because they weren't present for the entire story and the power ups gained in no way correspond to the visible damage.

There's also one example of Gohan getting beaten badly and not getting a zenkai. After spending near 30 minutes being beaten up by Gotenks-Boo, he gets healed by Dende and Boo notes his power didn't rise at all. And he was pretty fucked up from that.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#10107: Mar 9th 2015 at 6:20:03 AM

Isn't the reason Gohan didn't get a Zenkai from Super(Gotenks)Buu's beating because he'd just had all his hidden power unleashed by Old Kaioushin?

To say nothing of the fact that I thought that achieving Super Saiyan means you don't get Zenkais anymore.

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#10108: Mar 9th 2015 at 7:17:45 AM

maybe he just wasn't half dead enough?

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#10109: Mar 9th 2015 at 8:11:29 AM

  • VEGETA: Every time a Saiyan recovers from near-death, our power increases tremendously.
  • RADITZ: Wait, that's a thing we do?
  • VEGETA: Of course it is, you imbecile.
  • RADITZ: Nappa, quick! Break my neck!
  • NAPPA: What?
  • VEGETA: Oh, this is going to be hilarious.
  • RADITZ: It will increase my battle power! Break my neck!
  • NAPPA: I don't think I'm comfortable with this.
  • VEGETA: Oh, just do it. We either lose his offensive ignorance or his offensive battle power. It's win/win at this point.
  • NAPPA: *crack*
  • RADITZ: xkfdlgrflrbl
  • Much later
  • RADITZ: *steps out of the healing chamber* That sucked.
  • VEGETA: Want to go again?
  • Years later
  • VEGETA: *awed by the power of Frieza's Second Form, seeing Dende heal* ...how desperate have I become that I finally understand Raditz?

edited 9th Mar '15 8:12:04 AM by TobiasDrake

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Dragon_Ranger Since: Jan, 2010
#10110: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:22:20 AM

Something I've wondered about Xenoverse: is it possible to lose in the prologue while playing as Goku? If so, does anything special happen?

Dragon_Ranger Since: Jan, 2010
#10112: Mar 9th 2015 at 1:43:53 PM

I get the feeling they're going to use that exploit a lot.

Also, this next part is bound to be hell for the team.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#10113: Mar 9th 2015 at 8:08:50 PM

I gotta admit, them joking about Dumpling getting knocked into the path of Ginyu's body swap, and then seeing it actually happen was pretty funny, just for their reaction.

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theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#10114: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:41:58 PM

What the heck happened to them when they switched into Ginyu the first time? It looked like they weren't even trying to fight back or even block attacks.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#10115: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:44:42 PM

I assume they were just being silly, since that seems to be their default setting.

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#10116: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:49:15 PM

I thought they just assumed it was a story segment. Like, all they needed to do was survive for a while and then Ginyu would try to change again.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#10117: Mar 10th 2015 at 2:04:03 PM

Xenoverse part 8.

Also, they don't know what they're talking about, because Nappa and Raditz aren't mentors, they're parallel quest-givers.

edited 10th Mar '15 2:06:35 PM by unnoun

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#10118: Mar 10th 2015 at 5:08:32 PM

We should be able to have Omega Shenron as an instructor.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#10119: Mar 10th 2015 at 5:35:44 PM

Yeah, but having to sit through lectures on the science of negative energy would get old real quick.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#10120: Mar 10th 2015 at 5:39:31 PM

Now I'm imagining Omega Shenron with a lab coat, a wooden pointer and a distinguished looking pair of spectacles.

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#10121: Mar 10th 2015 at 5:45:05 PM

The spectacles are always getting caught on his horns.

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#10122: Mar 10th 2015 at 6:47:23 PM

  • OMEGA SHENRON: Explain why you're late.
  • PAPAYA: Sorry, I was using the Dragon Balls to dye my hair. I'm blonde now!
  • MUSTARD SHENRON: *explodes out of one of Omega's balls* I WILL PAINT THE UNIVERSE YELLOW!!! *flies away*
  • OMEGA SHENRON: Great. Now that's a thing.
  • PAPAYA: Oh, silly me. I could always turn blonde. But thanks anyway!

edited 10th Mar '15 6:48:09 PM by TobiasDrake

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#10123: Mar 10th 2015 at 6:55:37 PM

explodes out of one of Omega's balls

Oh my.

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OrionAurora Constellation from Andromeda Galaxy Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
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#10125: Mar 10th 2015 at 7:40:17 PM

edited 10th Mar '15 7:40:26 PM by OrionAurora

We are all made of star stuff. Very, very weird star stuff.

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