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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#11476: May 11th 2015 at 9:31:02 PM

So, in case anyone missed last page, Episode 47 is out. Yay!

Also, on the main page the progress bar has gone to writing 17%.

...Would have thought it'd be a bit more than that, considering they mentioned working on two at once now.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#11477: May 11th 2015 at 9:40:26 PM

Holy cow, Android 16 was awesome. The moment Cell mentioned killing Goku I knew that was going to be the instigator for 16 finally stepping in.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#11478: May 11th 2015 at 10:32:41 PM

...Still kinda wish the scene of him powering up with the souls had been kept, but.

Yeah, I think that would have given more omph to the "Enough." line.

Honestly it got a bit hard to take Cell as a threat seriously when I realized every other line out of his mouth was a sex joke.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#11479: May 11th 2015 at 10:34:51 PM

Everyone telling him to "stop it" this episode was pretty funny, though.

qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#11481: May 11th 2015 at 11:09:20 PM

I also liked "NAIL GU-"!

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
...what am I even DOING here?
#11482: May 11th 2015 at 11:13:04 PM

[up] Is that what he was trying to say? That makes it SO much more funny!

This episode was great. Cell seems to be taking the Memetic Molester and rolling with it. And Android 16's development was great, considering what's going to happen MUCH later on down the track.

Also, goddamn it they made an Alucard reference. We can die satisfied now.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#11483: May 11th 2015 at 11:33:44 PM

I wonder if they're going to somehow edit in in an appearance from 17 at the end of the saga, or if they're just going to roll with what they have and make a joke about how nobody actually knows where he ran off to after the wish (though that would make a great "cut to park ranger-ing" Brick Joke).

edited 11th May '15 11:37:15 PM by KnownUnknown

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#11484: May 12th 2015 at 2:06:17 AM

They could move his Boo arc cameo to this arc to show him as a park ranger.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#11485: May 12th 2015 at 3:39:43 AM

The "come again" joke got a bit overused.

Yeah, I think that would have given more omph to the "Enough." line.

Agreed!

I mean. Hell, I really like the implication that the people Cell absorbed couldn't just be wished back so long as Cell lived. The idea that they're still alive and conscious in a sense is one of the more depraved things in the saga and one of my favorite things in the anime.

It's really creepy. And that's cool. Dragon Ball doesn't try "horror" very often, and it's neat that it did.

[up] They could do what they did with Nappa the Executive Producer in Season 2.

On an unrelated note, it's weird that 16 says that Cell is comprised of 10.78% of Goku's DNA. Because the way it's described, it's more like the cells of the different warriors have fused together and Cell is more of a genetic chimera than the result of a gene splicing project. So technically he'd have 100% of Goku's DNA in different parts of himself.

Cell's DNA would vary depending on where you got the sample from. But, since they mentioned Cell's power feeling like Krillin's, the part of the anime that said Krillin was part of Cell also mentioned Gohan. And Gohan has like 50% of Goku's DNA. Not counting the mitochondrial DNA, which would functionally be 0%.

But anyway, wouldn't that mean 16 would want to kill Gohan in this series?

Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#11486: May 12th 2015 at 3:39:53 AM

I love pre-mortem one-liners, even when they turn out to be considerably more pre than the speaker intended.

"Wait, now I see a light."
"WALK TOWARDS IT!"

Edit

[up] I think 16 just really wanted to kill Cell, to protect 17 and 18, and used the "Goku's DNA" bit as an excuse to do so under his programming

edited 12th May '15 3:45:26 AM by Enlong

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#11487: May 12th 2015 at 3:59:06 AM

...I wonder if all of Cell's cells are multinucleated.

Like, every single cell has a nucleus from Goku, and from Vegeta, and from Frieza and Cold and Piccolo and Krillin and Tien and Gohan and Nappa and not-Yamcha.

I mean, granted, Cell is a bullshit abomination in defiance of all of actual science.

Also, I just noticed they cut the scene where Goku punched Gohan.

edited 12th May '15 3:59:59 AM by unnoun

LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
...what am I even DOING here?
#11488: May 12th 2015 at 4:00:17 AM

And it worked so well for 16 because he normally IS so literal. When he starts making badass one-liners, you KNOW shit is going to go down.

I realised the fight between Vegeta and Cell isn't probably going to happen until Episode 49. But that's going to be amazing. We're going to get Vegeta vs Semi-Perfect Cell AND Gohan going Super Saiyan. In the same episode.

EDIT: Oh, nevermind, Gohan doesn't go Super Saiyan until Cell reaches his perfect form. But we'll still get actual Goku/Gohan bonding, and that will be...interesting.

edited 12th May '15 4:09:09 AM by LOLypop1224

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
JonnasN from Porto, Portugal Since: Jul, 2012
#11489: May 12th 2015 at 4:10:49 AM

Oh wow, C-18 blushing caught me completely by surprise evil grin

Great episode smile I missed this series

Medigo03 Since: Sep, 2013
#11490: May 12th 2015 at 4:23:20 AM

Knowing their pace of 2 episodes/4 manga chapters for each Abridged episode

Vegeta will probably encounter Cell at the end of EP 4. He will step aside in the next. and Cell will show off his perfect form in 50.

though the anime did stretch out Semi-Cells screentime a lot, so who knows

edited 12th May '15 4:23:54 AM by Medigo03

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
...what am I even DOING here?
#11492: May 12th 2015 at 4:43:51 AM

[up] I was literally just about to link to that, haha. But, yeah, it would be a bit ooc for Abridged!Goku.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#11493: May 12th 2015 at 4:49:36 AM

"Walk towards it" is definitely one of the better lines the Abridged Android/Cell saga has delivered so far, even though it took some rather unnatural set-up.

Other than that, somewhat forgettable episode.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#11494: May 12th 2015 at 4:57:00 AM

"No, he wouldn't. And he's smarter than me" is a fantastic line.

So, next episode is Tien vs. Cell.

edited 12th May '15 5:02:59 AM by unnoun

GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#11495: May 12th 2015 at 5:34:54 AM

What was the Alucard reference? I must have missed it.

Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#11496: May 12th 2015 at 5:39:11 AM

"Bitch, I eat drink people."

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GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#11497: May 12th 2015 at 5:53:47 AM

Oh yea. Surprised I didn't think Hellsing.

940131 Since: Feb, 2014
#11498: May 12th 2015 at 6:04:58 AM

I remembered these fights being much longer. 16 was the best part of the episode and Yamcha still can't catch a break.tongue

edited 12th May '15 7:45:44 AM by 940131

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#11499: May 12th 2015 at 6:26:15 AM

I kinda like how Tien absolutely hates the idea of being a spectator, especially since its something I brought up in the main Dragon Ball thread the other day.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#11500: May 12th 2015 at 6:28:19 AM

Poor poor Tien. Thinking he's still relevant.

Oh really when?

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