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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#15976: Dec 3rd 2015 at 9:39:53 AM

I mean, nobody at that tournament except Piccolo could keep up with Goku at that point.

Yeah Goku dodged everything she threw at him but the same would probably be true of Yamcha or Krillin.

...What I still don't get is why Chichi ends up hating martial arts.

Like, she's a princess because her dad learned how to beat people up. Like how most monarchies get started. Except the cop-outs that used magical wishes.

She met Goku because he liked beating people up. And learning martial arts techniques things.

I can understand wanting Gohan to get an education, and I can understand her not wanting him to fight deadly aliens.

But the fact that she seemingly doesn't like martial arts in and of themselves is weird and bizarre and I hate it.

Zennistrad from The Multiverse Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
#15977: Dec 3rd 2015 at 9:53:24 AM

Best explanation I can think of is that being married to Goku killed whatever interest she had left in fighting.

Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#15978: Dec 3rd 2015 at 10:03:32 AM

More importantly, what happened to her laser helmet?

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#15979: Dec 3rd 2015 at 10:50:19 AM

Did she ever say she hated martial arts? I mean, she was always all about Gohan studying, but that may just be because she wants Gohan to be a scholar instead of a bum like his dad. And she mentions not wanting Gohan to fight, but that could just be her maternal instinct making her overprotective.

In the first Broly movie Vegeta is temporarily crowned king of a bunch of people and its suggested he's going to rule over them as prince. Does Vegeta have any skill whatsoever as a monarch? Like would he not know what to do? Because he's never ruled anybody before. What if he doesn't know how to monarch? And by a similar token, who runs Capsule Corp? I've never seen Bulma or her dad do anything businesslike, they just invent crap. Although in GT I recall Trunks escaping from a meeting by flying. Would he know how to run a company? What if he's terrible at it?

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#15980: Dec 3rd 2015 at 11:56:57 AM

...What I still don't get is why Chichi ends up hating martial arts.

I know one theory that's floated around is that Goku almost getting killed by Piccolo may have turned her off of Martial Arts.

Personally, I'm going to just chalk it up to Toriyama finding the "Nagging Wife" shtick funny.

edited 3rd Dec '15 11:57:12 AM by Lionheart0

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#15981: Dec 3rd 2015 at 12:22:40 PM

[up][up]Saiyan Monarchy is just doing whatever you want,unless a bigger fish comes along.Also blasting smartasses,and checking lunar circles.Can't be that bad. tongue

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#15982: Dec 3rd 2015 at 12:25:09 PM

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This is my belief as well. I don't think he puts as much thought into his female characters as he does most other characters.

I mean, re-call the first female martial artist in the series fought by stripping.

That doesn't mean he can't create great female characters, but I don't think he puts much thought into them.

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BaffleBlend Hey there! Having fun? from Somewhere Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: LET'S HAVE A ZILLION BABIES
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#15983: Dec 3rd 2015 at 12:34:01 PM

Number 22.

I guarantee you it's not what you're expecting.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#15984: Dec 3rd 2015 at 12:36:50 PM

WHEN BROLY

now broly

wild mass guessBio-Broly is actually the best Broly moviewild mass guess

edited 3rd Dec '15 12:45:51 PM by unnoun

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#15985: Dec 3rd 2015 at 1:36:33 PM

Hm, yeah, the only thing I remember actually liking about that movie was Broly's face when Trunks took a leak on him.

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Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#15986: Dec 3rd 2015 at 1:39:59 PM

[up][up]That's like being the tallest midget. Not much of an accomplishment. tongue

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#15987: Dec 3rd 2015 at 1:42:20 PM

...I mean, frankly a lot of the Dragon Ball movies sucked. If we're being completely honest.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#15988: Dec 3rd 2015 at 1:42:37 PM

Bio-Broly is actually the best Broly movie

I actually went to look for reasons why anyone liked the movie, and these are what I found

  • It really satires the Broly character perfectly and quite literally, turns him into what he is.
  • It puts the spotlight on some secondary characters.
  • Gotenks wasn't in it. (Basically, Goten and Trunks have never really fought someone, and for once they got to.)
  • We get to see Kuririn, Eighteen, and Mr. Satan all play major roles.
  • A side plot based on 18 getting her money from Hercule is actually better than the typical 'I will rule the universe' theme the other movies have.
  • The ONLY one out of all 15 DBZ movies where Goku doesn't jump in and save everyone in some way, or even help. He just has his little cameo at the very end.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#15989: Dec 3rd 2015 at 1:44:58 PM

I mean, does the first Broly movie actually have anything going for it?

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#15990: Dec 3rd 2015 at 1:46:09 PM

[up][up]Yeah, every single one of those is why I like Bio-Broly.

Even if it was kind of boring, all of those reasons make it better than average IMO.

Wait, what do you mean it turns him into what he is?

[up]A few things.

Very few of those things being related to Broly.

edited 3rd Dec '15 1:47:16 PM by BaconManiac5000

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BaffleBlend Hey there! Having fun? from Somewhere Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: LET'S HAVE A ZILLION BABIES
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#15991: Dec 3rd 2015 at 1:46:50 PM

Speaking of which, it's almost time to abridge the first Broly movie. A lot of people agree that it takes place within the ten day wait before the Cell Games, and that's not far away.

I honestly can't wait to see what TFS does with him.

edited 3rd Dec '15 1:50:40 PM by BaffleBlend

"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — Ultimatepheer
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#15992: Dec 3rd 2015 at 1:48:04 PM

The point here is that Bio-Broly is liked for being "different" from the other films and for taking a dump on the Broly character.

Cross (Don’t ask)
#15993: Dec 3rd 2015 at 1:53:03 PM

[up][up]They somehow get Vic Mignogna to play him using his Edward voice?

edited 3rd Dec '15 1:53:30 PM by Cross

GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#15994: Dec 3rd 2015 at 1:58:15 PM

Brolly with Vic's normal voice? Weird.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#15995: Dec 3rd 2015 at 2:35:35 PM

The first Broly movie had Paragus, and as a result the Big Green dub gave us Shakespearian Paragus, so that earns it a point.

But yeah, Bio-Broly is better simply by virtue of being Broly in name only. tongue

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#15996: Dec 3rd 2015 at 2:43:22 PM

derp

edited 3rd Dec '15 2:43:35 PM by BaconManiac5000

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Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Face me now, bitch!
#15997: Dec 3rd 2015 at 3:30:50 PM

Asura is pretty much Broly done right, and truly epitomizes Sun Wukong in the way that Broly was supposed to (The bad temper aspect of said character).

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#15998: Dec 3rd 2015 at 3:43:13 PM

You know, this DB Cember is a cool idea, but so far, I kind of prefer last year's. Since it didn't have a limited number of items effectively making it a worst-to-best list, there was a lot more mirth from the start.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#15999: Dec 3rd 2015 at 3:49:32 PM

I see your point, but then again, I've also wondered how the movies rank on their favorites list.

Also, I like how they keep going "HA, you thought Bio-Broly was going to be in this spot!"

edited 3rd Dec '15 3:50:07 PM by BaconManiac5000

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