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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#12526: Jun 16th 2015 at 9:44:19 PM

*Looks up Genki-Dama*

Why can't you just call it Spirit Bomb?

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#12527: Jun 16th 2015 at 9:50:41 PM

Because I like to make you work.

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#12528: Jun 17th 2015 at 4:43:21 AM

Because Tobias and I think Saiga have this odd affinity for sometimes misspelled Japanese names. I think the translation of the manga that they read kept the Japanese names for damn near everything.

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#12529: Jun 17th 2015 at 5:01:05 AM

Actually, the VIZ manga I've got uses "Genki Dama" as well. Except it was also translated as "Spirit Ball".

God, I HOPE Gohan will be relevant. I don't want him to get another half-assed powerup, but I want him to do SOMETHING. Even if it's hanging back on Mission Control and helping on the sidelines.

And the problem with making humans (that aren't Krillin) relevant again is...I mean...are they really that popular? I know Tenshinhan has some fans, but does anyone actually like Yamcha? Or Chiaotzu?

I think people who haven't read Dragon Ball really overestimate their relevance in the series. Z didn't do anything that Dragon Ball was already alluding to.

edited 17th Jun '15 5:04:40 AM by LOLypop1224

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#12530: Jun 17th 2015 at 7:55:01 AM

The best thing Gohan can do to contribute would be to fly around deflecting ki blasts from populated areas, shielding civilians from explosive harm, and carrying people out of harm's way.

He's a better protector than destroyer.

I think part of the reason people feel dejected about the humans' uselessness is that they were useless when we met them. Many fans came in at Raditz, which meant we were introduced to this huge cast of cool and interesting characters and nearly all of them proceeded to accomplish nothing and die pointlessly the first time they were even given a chance to do anything cool.

The fact is that Yamcha was never relevant and thus never obsoleted, while Tien had already completed his character arc and been well on his way to useless before Raditz ever arrived. But for fans whose first impression of these characters was watching them get slaughtered by Nappa, it felt like They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character.

That's the problem with jumping into a story in the middle.

edited 17th Jun '15 7:57:51 AM by TobiasDrake

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#12531: Jun 17th 2015 at 7:59:30 AM

I miss Raditz and his hair.

Oh really when?
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#12532: Jun 17th 2015 at 7:59:49 AM

Yamcha wasn't completely useless. He punched dogs away from Bulma back during the Pilaf Saga. That's something.

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#12533: Jun 17th 2015 at 8:03:59 AM

And he helped Turn Goku back to normal when he was a great ape. But yeah, he peaked relatively early. As did Tien and Chiaotzu when they were introduced. Krillin had it the best amongst them.

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#12534: Jun 17th 2015 at 8:06:37 AM

Right.

Point is, after writing several engaging stories with these characters, Toriyama got the idea to do a grandiose epic showdown bringing together nearly all of the non-Tenkaichi Earthling combatants he'd introduced versus insurmountable alien forces bent on annihilating them all.

And, unfortunately for Western audiences, that was the first goddamn story we ever saw which resulted in a lot of unfair opinions and expectations about the franchise. It also didn't help when the dub, needing to skim over the characters' backstories and origins, just presented these guys as "the Z Warriors," a badass team of superheroes who stand together to protect the Earth from anything that might threaten it.

edited 17th Jun '15 8:11:31 AM by TobiasDrake

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#12535: Jun 17th 2015 at 8:30:23 AM

Which is pretty funny because that's not what they are at all.

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#12536: Jun 17th 2015 at 8:52:07 AM

Just caught up (though I skipped most specials). Really great. I was not expecting to like it that much. Not only it is pretty hilarious, but the story telling is actually compelling on its own right. The characters a good too, many actually just as, if not more, interesting then the original.

Anyway, you guys can go back to your discussion now. Seems interesting.

PS:About the Androids names, I am wandering, do 17 and 18 actually call themselves by their numbers? I wasn't paying attention, but I just remember they using variations of "brother" and "sister".

edited 17th Jun '15 11:11:36 AM by Heatth

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#12537: Jun 17th 2015 at 1:34:59 PM

You know what would be amazing? What if Dumplin had to fight alongside Tien, and keep him alive... against a boosted Super Buu?

edited 17th Jun '15 8:20:24 PM by wanderlustwarrior

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#12538: Jun 17th 2015 at 2:55:19 PM

And what if his name was Buust?

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#12539: Jun 17th 2015 at 5:43:29 PM

[up][up]You are talking about the Xenoverse Let's Play, right? I've just started watching this one. At first I thought you were talking about Chaozu and I got supper confused.

edited 17th Jun '15 5:43:40 PM by Heatth

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#12540: Jun 17th 2015 at 5:58:12 PM

18 never directly adresses 17 at all after first being introduced.

17 calls her 18 quite a few times.

edited 17th Jun '15 5:58:34 PM by randomness4

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#12541: Jun 17th 2015 at 8:19:40 PM

[up][up]Yep. Dumplin is from their Xenoverse Let's Play. But regarding where Tien comes into things, you'd have to watch their Let's Play videos of Budokai 3, and note in Part 4 where things went very, very wrong. And very, very right.

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#12542: Jun 17th 2015 at 8:58:22 PM

[up]I will give a look latter. But the reason I thought you were talking about Chaozu was because "dumplin" is what his name actually mean(kinda). Different dubs gave different names for the characters, so I thought at last one of them could have gone with "Dumplin".

edited 17th Jun '15 9:00:17 PM by Heatth

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#12543: Jun 18th 2015 at 5:18:13 AM

They named him Dumplin because the shortest Fat Buu design in Xenoverse is round and very squat and kinda tapers at the top, giving him the appearance of "a freaking dumpling," which TFS found hilarious.

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#12544: Jun 18th 2015 at 8:36:23 AM

[up]I know. I watched the the video. What I was saying is that I read wanderlust's post before seeing the Xenoverse let's play and got confused.

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#12545: Jun 18th 2015 at 10:14:06 AM

But regarding where Tien comes into things, you'd have to watch their Let's Play videos of Budokai 3, and note in Part 4 where things went very, very wrong. And very, very right.

That was the video that finally got me consistently watching their Let's Plays.

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#12547: Jun 18th 2015 at 7:17:42 PM

What is "The Big Ghetto Star ain't no one's fool" a reference to?

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Guy01 Since: Mar, 2015
#12548: Jun 18th 2015 at 7:26:41 PM

[up]Cooler's Revenge Abridged 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8yC02d7UZY

Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?
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#12549: Jun 18th 2015 at 7:29:40 PM

No, what is it referencing?

I just watched that.

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#12550: Jun 18th 2015 at 7:31:13 PM

I don't think it's a reference, just Goku mangling the name yet again.

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