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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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#13376: Aug 5th 2015 at 6:37:56 PM

The reason for it is because they're both voiced by the same person. It's a fourth wall gag.

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#13377: Aug 5th 2015 at 8:15:20 PM

Basically, I've noticed I prefer it when TFS isn't overly mean-spirited with their characters. They've even been treating Krillin with more respect from Season 3 onwards.

Perhaps that's why we're all annoyed at the Goku hate. Because I don't enjoy Adaptational Villainy that much.

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#13378: Aug 5th 2015 at 8:20:24 PM

"Oh God; natural LIIIIIIGHT!"

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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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#13379: Aug 5th 2015 at 8:21:56 PM

It's time for more Batman.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13380: Aug 5th 2015 at 8:42:40 PM

...Oh god it's worse than I thought it would be.

Man I dodged a bullet not buying that garbage.

edited 5th Aug '15 8:43:36 PM by unnoun

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#13381: Aug 5th 2015 at 8:48:12 PM

And in contrast, I find it more funny when they're more mean-spirited with the characters.

I'm not particularly attached or empathetic to fictional characters, so they make good punching bags. tongue

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#13383: Aug 5th 2015 at 10:37:59 PM

Well, there is a reason for it: Nail really doesn't like Krillin.

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#13384: Aug 6th 2015 at 5:36:52 AM

Why not? Big Green seemed like such a nice guy.

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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#13385: Aug 6th 2015 at 5:43:28 AM

Krillin causes rational hatred to rise in Namekians towards him. To the point that Dende told Frieza they were from earth because he wouldn't get his name right even though he told him every single time it was Dende.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#13386: Aug 6th 2015 at 5:56:39 AM

Also, in doing so, he put Gohan, the only one he liked in danger as well, since Gohan is also from Earth.

I'm actually hoping the first thing they do is have Krillin finally call him Dende and apologize for screwing up his name previously, just to screw with the latter's head.

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#13387: Aug 6th 2015 at 5:59:46 AM

Also, Krillin's looks like an albino namekian, who they believed were responsible for their near extinction up til that point.

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#13388: Aug 6th 2015 at 6:07:29 AM

[up]x2 If anything, I expect Krillin to call him Little Green, only for Dende to finally snap and yell at him that his name is Dended, only for Popo to interrupt and start calling him "Little Green" as well.

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#13389: Aug 6th 2015 at 6:13:16 AM

[up]I could see Popo callin him Lil' Kami. tongue

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#13390: Aug 6th 2015 at 6:48:21 AM

and that trying to explain Alucard's sexuality is opening Pandora's Box. His sexuality IS Pandora's Box (Pandora's dick-in-a-box?).

Suddenly I realize this is probably a reference to Pansexuality. God damn it.

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#13391: Aug 6th 2015 at 7:14:04 AM

Oh, I'm SURE Kaiser's headcanon is founded in reality and the portrayal of the characters in the original work, and has nothing to do at all with how they portray Goku. TOTAL CONFIDENCE.

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#13392: Aug 6th 2015 at 8:26:19 AM

What's Kaiser's headcanon?

I'm fine with the way they're playing Goku in the Cell Saga. This arc and the next are where his poor decision-making and needless boneheaded mistakes really start to ramp up. Vegeta's getting the same treatment, becoming even more boneheadedly aggressive and childish in comparison to his Namek arc self.

In the Namek arc, Vegeta knew to be afraid of Frieza and went out of his way to avoid his attention, even freaking out and panicking when he realized the Ginyus were coming. He was aggressive but he also knew his relative position in the power scale and went out of his way not to draw the ire of foes he knew he couldn't beat, only getting suicidally overconfident when his back was against the wall and there was nothing else he could do. He sought immortality because even though it was cheap, it was the only way he could prevail against Frieza. Winning was more important than doing it stylishly.

In the Cell arc, he deliberately picks a fight with the Androids despite knowing that they murdered him in the other timeline, just 'cause. Then he allows Cell to achieve his Perfect Form because he wants to beat him when he's at his strongest. He refused to acknowledge so much as the possibility that they could be stronger than him.

In the Buu arc, Vegeta ragequits the plot to fight Goku instead, deliberately helping revive Majin Buu because he just assumes Buu will be powerless compared to himself and Goku and that his rematch with Goku is the most important priority.

In the Namek arc, Goku allows Frieza to achieve his 100% Full Power. This is not as boneheaded as it looks, because Goku can sense ki and Frieza has kindly been providing a running tally on where his power is at a given moment. 10%, 50%, 70%, etc. He can easily estimate where Frieza's 100% is and knows it won't be enough. True to form, Even Full Power Frieza is powerless against Super Saiyan Goku.

In the Cell arc, Goku gives Cell a Senzu so that he can come at Gohan from full strength. He sets him up to fight his son and makes sure it is as hard as possible for Gohan to handle. One might argue the same thing that he did with Frieza: he knew how powerful Cell was and that Gohan could handle it. Even so, he fails to take Gohan's personality into account, and so this very nearly blows up in his face.

In the Buu arc, Goku refrains from destroying Majin Buu in his Super Saiyan 3 form because he wants the children to do it. He allows Buu to continue terrorizing the planet in the hopes that his and Vegeta's youngest sons can destroy the god-killing abomination in his place. This actually does blow up in his face because of course it does.

edited 6th Aug '15 8:30:51 AM by TobiasDrake

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#13393: Aug 6th 2015 at 9:03:53 AM

I'm indifferent to the "Goku is a bad dad" jokes.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#13394: Aug 6th 2015 at 11:05:43 AM

To be fair to Goku in regards to Gohan and Cell, Gohan was only afraid that he'd lose control and accidentally destroy the Earth which he could easily do. What Piccolo says to Goku is, by and large, completely wrong. Gohan wasn't afraid of Cell or didn't dislike fighting. Gohan's probably is a perfectly understandable one that Goku then helps deal with once he understands it. Android 16 only manages to make Gohan transform because he managed to convince him that it'll be fine if he goes all out in order to protect the world.

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#13395: Aug 6th 2015 at 11:50:22 AM

How soon does Dende become guardian in the regular series? I'd like to see where he sits on the Pecking Order.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#13396: Aug 6th 2015 at 11:58:32 AM

Shortly after Goku and Gohan exit the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

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#13397: Aug 6th 2015 at 12:01:25 PM

During the final 10 days to the Cell games.

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#13398: Aug 6th 2015 at 12:04:18 PM

So right after Cell becomes Perfect.

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#13399: Aug 6th 2015 at 1:08:52 PM

I get the feeling that, considering the comedy, Goku takes Dende against his will and Popo forces him to become the Guardian of Earth. tongue

edited 6th Aug '15 1:09:14 PM by Lionheart0

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13400: Aug 6th 2015 at 1:10:13 PM

I actually think that Dende won't become Guardian of Earth.

Kaiser said he's going to have to edit someone out when he does Super Buu attacking the lookout, and they've mentioned that King Kai won't come back until he dies.


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