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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#11426: May 7th 2015 at 7:06:20 PM

So is Dende going to be really jealous over Gohan and mean to Videl in this series?

Because Abridged!Dende ended up kind of a jerk.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#11427: May 7th 2015 at 7:08:47 PM

Do they even have any scenes together in the Buu Saga, that aren't big group shots or something?

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#11428: May 7th 2015 at 7:09:20 PM

Dende basically becomes God, so. That's not actually a limitation.

Does Cell have Namekian hearing? He doesn't have ears, so I'm going to assume he doesn't.

Couldn't he have defeated Piccolo in Ginger Town by whistling?

edited 7th May '15 7:58:19 PM by unnoun

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#11429: May 7th 2015 at 8:37:14 PM

Do you really think Cell can whistle with that beak mouth and reptilian voice?

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Medigo03 Since: Sep, 2013
#11430: May 8th 2015 at 1:15:18 AM

By the way another thing to note is..

that apparently creating a Powerball lowers your energy levels as it takes a sizeable amount of power to create

Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#11432: May 10th 2015 at 8:53:47 AM

I'm not sure if that's a really good reason, or a rather lousy one.

I mean, why don't they just rub some Guile's Theme on it and call it a day?

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#11433: May 10th 2015 at 10:40:49 AM

Cross posted from the Dragonball thread in the anime:

I wonder how they will deal with the whole Goku chooses not to beat Buu because he want's Goten and Trunks to do it in Abridged?

He is Goku so it will probably be something silly and funny, but I'm also hoping there's some better logic to it than in the main series, just to surprise us.

Like maybe have him say he didn't expect Super Saiyan 3 to work in the living world and didn't want to rely on it, or something like that. Or just some really silly reason that also makes complete sense at the same time.

One Strip! One Strip!
TheWanderer Student of Story from Somewhere in New England (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Student of Story
#11434: May 10th 2015 at 11:28:10 AM

Muffin button?

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Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#11435: May 10th 2015 at 2:52:35 PM

[up][up][up]Kaiser's The Perfectionist.

I have to say, more power to him though.

edited 10th May '15 3:05:25 PM by Lionheart0

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#11436: May 10th 2015 at 2:55:55 PM

It's a good enough reason for me. A lot of people seem to not recognize just how powerful of a tool music is.

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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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#11437: May 10th 2015 at 3:15:01 PM

Agreed. It can really set the scene for ...a scene.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#11438: May 10th 2015 at 4:11:19 PM

To put it into terms Dragon Ball fans can understand, music isn't just some level of power, not entirely at least, it's more like a multiplier. If the music and the scene coincide perfectly and are harmonious then the result will be far greater than the sum.

What you basically have to do is take a song that can stand on its own and combine it with a scene that can stand on its own and make sure the two parts convey the same emotions.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#11440: May 10th 2015 at 4:21:59 PM

[up][up] I hate you so much right now for that analogy.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#11441: May 10th 2015 at 4:40:27 PM

[up] But you understood it, did you not?

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#11442: May 10th 2015 at 8:01:48 PM

So, that makes autotuning... Solar Flare?

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#11443: May 10th 2015 at 9:46:16 PM

Yeah, the Buu Saga of Kai has made me realise music in DBZ is REALLY important. If it's not right, it can take you out of the story completely.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#11444: May 11th 2015 at 5:59:20 AM

Also, DBZ Abridged doesn't have a composer to do original scoring for scenes - the same guy who does the visual editing also has to hunt for preexisting songs himself and then do their own additional editing to ensure that said songs actually work when remade as incidental accompaniment.

Or in short, yeah. Music is important.

edited 11th May '15 6:00:18 AM by KnownUnknown

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#11445: May 11th 2015 at 8:20:24 AM

Seriously, this is still an amazing theme.

[down]He can be wrong.

edited 11th May '15 8:28:40 AM by wanderlustwarrior

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#11446: May 11th 2015 at 8:24:18 AM

Isn't that from the score Kaiser hates?

Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#11447: May 11th 2015 at 9:39:41 AM

^^ Not can be, is. Super Buu's theme is awesome.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#11448: May 11th 2015 at 10:57:27 AM

He's used Cell's Bruce Falconer theme a few times now, but yeah, he prefers not to.

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Cruherrx I say things. from my own little world Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#11449: May 11th 2015 at 11:30:41 AM

Which is a shame, since when Faulconer made a good theme, Faulconer made a damn good theme. Super Vegeta, Regular Vegeta, all Cells, Ginyu, Future Trunks, and Super Buu had amazing themes. I'm pretty miffed with the "hardcore" DBZ fandom for not acknowledging Faulconer's work because "It's not like the Japanese".

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#11450: May 11th 2015 at 11:32:45 AM

Speaking of Japanese,i kinda wanna see that version of the SSJ 3 transformation.Should be fun.


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