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nabaduco Since: Oct, 2010
#10276: Mar 19th 2015 at 6:43:35 PM

So History Of Trunks was really dark.

I loved it.

Ninjaxenomorph The best and the worst. from Texas, Texas, Texas Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#10277: Mar 19th 2015 at 7:07:53 PM

[up][up][up] I thought it was 'Dad dead'?

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GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#10278: Mar 19th 2015 at 7:14:01 PM

Could have been that too. I heard both.

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#10279: Mar 19th 2015 at 7:16:58 PM

It was "Dad dead! Dad dead!"

So I'm rewatching it, because it was funny, and I noticed that at 1:24, he refers to them as androids.

GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#10280: Mar 19th 2015 at 7:23:34 PM

I think there was some pinball sound effects near the end, when Trunks is being hit against the buildings in his last fight. Could just be me hearing things though.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#10281: Mar 19th 2015 at 8:35:20 PM

No, definitely there.

They love putting in subtle sound effects like that, like Frieza's hoverchair making The Jetsons spaceship noises.

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wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#10282: Mar 19th 2015 at 8:40:39 PM

Wouldn't even be the first time they used that particular sound effect for such a thing.

GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#10283: Mar 19th 2015 at 8:54:08 PM

I know this isn't the first time they've done that. I was just not fully sure they'd go for it because of the overall tone. Even with the gags, this was kind of a series piece.

Ninjaxenomorph The best and the worst. from Texas, Texas, Texas Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#10284: Mar 19th 2015 at 9:14:18 PM

If they didn't, I guess it just wouldn't sound like DBZA.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#10285: Mar 20th 2015 at 4:46:31 AM

Maybe he wasn't planning to challenge Cell at first, but then the people started cheering for him to do it, and he felt he couldn't back out with so many watching and depending on him, which is something he's done before.

Like what happened with Majin Boo? He acted completely different in that case. He showed no hesitation to fight Cell until Cell actually hit him.

edited 20th Mar '15 4:46:41 AM by Saiga

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#10286: Mar 20th 2015 at 5:22:33 AM

Maybe he thought Cell wasn't that skilled, used tricks, and Hercule could actually beat him?

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#10287: Mar 20th 2015 at 5:41:23 AM

Yeah, that just contradicts the whole "not challenging people he doesn't know" thing Toriyama said. He just doesn't know Cell, but it's made clear he honestly thinks he'll win.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#10288: Mar 20th 2015 at 6:35:07 AM

I mean, I don't know how you define "know".

Cell's been on TV a few times.

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#10289: Mar 20th 2015 at 6:37:24 AM

"Do you know him?" "I know of him."

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#10290: Mar 20th 2015 at 7:33:05 AM

This was a great special and I feel all the characters were in top form. The [[strike Cyborgs]] Androids were fantastic, Future Gohan struck the perfect blend of hilarious and tragic, Future Bulma was a delight any time she had screentime, and Trunks was pretty solidly...well, Trunks.

I also liked pretty much all the bits of Gohan emulating and hallucinating Piccolo. "Now we'll see what I can do to the Cyborgs with one arm." "Use the Makankosappo!" You can tell that's not actually Piccolo because he pronounces it correctly. The return of "Dodge!" training was also great.

edited 20th Mar '15 7:33:49 AM by TobiasDrake

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#10291: Mar 20th 2015 at 7:57:45 AM

Not because of Goku being a bad dad, but I'd like to see the return of the Clothes Beam. And the shit that Nail and Kami give him for it.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#10292: Mar 20th 2015 at 8:11:57 AM

Like what happened with Majin Boo? He acted completely different in that case. He showed no hesitation to fight Cell until Cell actually hit him.

.....

Yeah, you're right (DAMMMIT!!!!!).

Bah, fuck this new info Toriyama is giving out. I should just accept the fact that he's phoning it in.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#10293: Mar 20th 2015 at 8:29:06 AM

"Look at my headcanons! Look at them!"

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#10294: Mar 20th 2015 at 8:41:02 AM

Look at them!

But, I mean, yeah, how long ago did Toriyama write this stuff, again? One feels like there some be some kind of charter of limitations on this sort of thing- once 15+ years have passed, it could be argued that there's no really strong reason the original author should know the series any better than particularly dedicated fans. unnoun knows what I'm talking about.

edited 20th Mar '15 8:41:38 AM by Gilphon

zsax Since: Mar, 2015
#10295: Mar 20th 2015 at 8:53:49 AM

I liked the Trunks Special, it certainly kept some of the dark aspects of the original. Although I'm not sure of something, did they actually answered if the Future! Cyborgs were actually weaker? I got the impression they were.

edited 20th Mar '15 8:54:49 AM by zsax

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10296: Mar 20th 2015 at 8:56:56 AM

The future Androids tell Future Gohan they used less than half their power against him in the last fight they had. Future Trunks never hears this, so he never knew how strong they really were.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#10297: Mar 20th 2015 at 9:02:01 AM

Oh. That's right. I keep forgetting about that.

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zsax Since: Mar, 2015
#10298: Mar 20th 2015 at 9:03:57 AM

Yes, that is true in manga, but what about this Special? I don't think 17 & 18 said something like that. I know in the original Japanese Anime Special, they said were going to fight with all they got, and Gohan still held his own with one arm, even better than Trunks three years later. It's quite confusing, really.

edited 20th Mar '15 9:06:57 AM by zsax

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10299: Mar 20th 2015 at 9:05:17 AM

Nothing is ever said about it during History of Trunks Abridged.

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#10300: Mar 20th 2015 at 9:15:41 AM

As dark and depressing as it is, I love Trunks's Humiliation Conga in the third Cyborg fight. True to the spirit of the original, he was no match and just got curbstomped left and right. The reason I love it is because of how well it showcases that Trunks is a Saiyan, not just in his power, but in the fact that Saiyans die hard. Like Goku, Gohan, and his father before him at various points in the series, the Cyborgs killed him about three times over and he kept right on ticking.

EDIT: Also, it occurs to me that Gohan did not get to keep his body in the afterlife, because it was still there for Trunks to find. Gohan is a wisp now.

edited 20th Mar '15 9:17:40 AM by TobiasDrake

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