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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#12276: Jun 3rd 2015 at 7:55:23 PM

And why is a Saiyan's Oozaru form only 10x more powerful than their regular form?

It's far more than 10x as big.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#12277: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:00:15 PM

Cause getting bigger isn't the same as getting more powerful.

That's why Piccolo's giant mode sucks.

Anyway Yamcha didn't know that would happen. He knew the Saiyans tails drained their energy from Chi-Chi grabbing Goku earlier, but just told Pu'ar to cut the tail off because he thought it'd hurt Goku.

If the Ozaru wasn't dependant on the tail, cutting it off would remove the weakness as we've seen later with Goku vs Grandpa Gohan.

edited 3rd Jun '15 8:00:29 PM by Saiga

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#12278: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:02:02 PM

I need to actually read or watch Dragon Ball. I'm tempted to watch it but I have no idea which episodes are just filler.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#12279: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:03:56 PM

The first Dragon Ball isn't as plagued with padding as the Z anime, and the filler it has is mostly standalone episodes that are easily skipped. You could just look up a watching guide for it.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#12280: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:03:57 PM

But going Great Ape does make you more powerful. It's the difference between that and Piccolo's giant mode.

And Goku killed Gohan when Gohan was still stronger than Goku would have been as a Great Ape. So.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#12281: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:04:09 PM

[up][up][up][up]But if you become ten times as strong when you become 500 times as massive, you wouldn't be able to support your own body weight.

edited 3rd Jun '15 8:05:02 PM by BaconManiac5000

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#12282: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:05:23 PM

Well, it probably went on for a long while and I doubt he was really fighting him and more like trying to figure out how to turn him back or wait him out.

Guy was old, probably just succumbed to fatigue and age.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#12283: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:05:48 PM

[up][up][up] I'm not saying it doesn't make them stronger. But the size increase isn't proportional to the power boost.

[up][up] Ki is kung fu magic that laughs at your puny physics.

edited 3rd Jun '15 8:06:50 PM by Saiga

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#12284: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:09:13 PM

So the Square-Cube Law doesn't apply, then?

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#12285: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:10:50 PM

When I was younger, I didn't know what filler was, so I'd read the manga and be super confused as to why things were missing from the story.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#12286: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:12:22 PM

Being bigger and, more importantly, heavier is something of an advantage. Have more mass to hit with.

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#12287: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:14:15 PM

And having more mass to hit.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#12288: Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:47:26 PM

TFS Plays: Magicka 2

Didn't even know that there was a sequel.

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EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#12289: Jun 4th 2015 at 4:03:00 AM

I gotta finish up the original Dragon Ball and move onto Z sometime.

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#12290: Jun 4th 2015 at 5:57:14 AM

So I have to wonder, at the rate TFS is going with the episodes, they're going to have to do the Three Androids and Broly movies really soon.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#12291: Jun 4th 2015 at 6:01:11 AM

Well, the first Broly movie.

And Kaiser wanted to do World's Strongest.

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#12292: Jun 4th 2015 at 8:48:37 AM

As noted, Grandpa Gohan was old. He may have had mortal frailties that were not reflected in his post-mortem fight with Goku at Baba's tournament.

He may also have been trying to not kill his adopted son. Grandpa Gohan warned Goku never to look at the full moon, which suggests Gohan had to wrangle a giant monkey more than just the one time Goku killed him. He had to do it at least one time prior in order to figure out what causes it.

edited 4th Jun '15 8:51:20 AM by TobiasDrake

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#12293: Jun 4th 2015 at 11:21:50 AM

Unless we get World's Strongest next, next movie will be Super Android 13.

I'm actually really looking forward to seeing how they do that. Especially if 13 is anything like 17's impression of him.

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#12294: Jun 4th 2015 at 11:24:54 AM

I thought they already abridged The World's Strongest? Or is it getting remade like Dead Zone did?

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#12295: Jun 4th 2015 at 11:29:38 AM

I don't think they did.

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#12297: Jun 4th 2015 at 11:32:55 AM

It was the pre-TFS days, though, so they'll likely remake it like they did Dead Zone.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#12298: Jun 4th 2015 at 11:33:09 AM

That's not technically TFS though.

It was Lani, Masako and some guys.

I think they called themselves Neighborhood Cluck at the time.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#12299: Jun 4th 2015 at 11:34:56 AM

That's why I asked if you guys meant they were remaking it.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#12300: Jun 4th 2015 at 11:43:51 AM

You said TFS already did it.

TFS didn't.


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