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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#17251: Dec 27th 2015 at 4:27:56 PM

[up] In Toriyama's adaptation in the manga, yeah.

BaffleBlend Hey there! Having fun? from Somewhere Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: LET'S HAVE A ZILLION BABIES
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#17252: Dec 27th 2015 at 4:28:30 PM

At the very least in History of Trunks' case, anime >>> manga.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#17253: Dec 27th 2015 at 4:29:40 PM

[up][up]I thought so.

And yeah, I meant the manga.

[up]Will agree with that.

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wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#17254: Dec 27th 2015 at 4:30:14 PM

I'm curious about something 18 said. In the Abridged Series itself, did she, 17 or 16 kill any humans besides Gero? Or did they just do lots of property damage?

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#17255: Dec 27th 2015 at 4:34:08 PM

Not that I remember.

I think the show actually pointed out how not-dangerous they were when it had Trunks go on about how they're the greatest threat to humanity, and then it shows Vegeta killing many innocent drivers while trying to hit 18 in their "fight".

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#17256: Dec 27th 2015 at 4:36:24 PM

"I WILL KILL AS MANY PEOPLE AS I HAVE TO AS LONG AS YOU ARE ONE OF THEM!"

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#17257: Dec 27th 2015 at 4:38:55 PM

Did those people ever get wished back? I can't remember if they phrased the wish "bring back everyone who was killed by Cell" or not.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#17258: Dec 27th 2015 at 4:44:49 PM

Not to mention we never see fture Gohan's Super Saiyan transformation in either version. The anime special has Gohan talk about rage and whatnot but it's still the first time we ever see him have the form and he just transforms without it being dwelt on.

The anime special wins out because it was extended into a proper story, with an ongoing storyline that it developed. The manga version was a single chapter that just showed what Trunks' history was like, practically a cliff notes version.

I still prefer the manga not dramatising Trunks' Super Saiyan transformation. It fits better with the rest of the series.

Trunks' Super Saiyan plot works well for that movie when looking at an individual product but not in comparison with the rest of the series.

Even Goku's original transformation wasn't that special - he never specifically worked for it, and it mostly just came down to circumstance.

And making Super Saiyan out to be something much more grandoise than it is just creates future problems. Actually, I'm now wondering if Toei still held onto that ideal and that's why they didn't make Pan a Super Saiyan in GT.

[up] No. There was only one guy killed by Vegeta in the manga (the truck driver) and he never got wished back.

edited 27th Dec '15 4:46:03 PM by Saiga

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#17259: Dec 27th 2015 at 5:44:45 PM

Neither did the people Nappa killed when he nuked that city. Or the entire branch of the armed forces. Or the whales. Nobody ever wished them back.

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#17261: Dec 27th 2015 at 5:51:26 PM

Yeah, I can't really see that happening.

It's how it happened in the anime. Though in the anime, Gohan was the one who requested Goku goes all out, but given the Foreshadow at the end of the Super Saiyan song, it sounds like they are going to have Goku do it against Gohan's will.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#17262: Dec 27th 2015 at 6:01:55 PM

They might have him do it against Gohan's will, but I can't see them just cutting straight to that.

Especially, again, since they've already done that an episode ago.

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HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
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#17263: Dec 27th 2015 at 8:01:34 PM

I don't know if Gero at that point still counted as "human."

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Zennistrad from The Multiverse Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
#17265: Dec 27th 2015 at 9:03:18 PM

Calling it now: Gohan's Super Saiyan moment will be him flipping the fuck out and finally letting Goku have it with how terrible a dad he is.

edited 27th Dec '15 9:04:04 PM by Zennistrad

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#17266: Dec 27th 2015 at 9:07:41 PM

Ugh, I'd hate that which is why it's probably going to happen.

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#17267: Dec 27th 2015 at 9:11:35 PM

Does Gohan know how Icarus died?

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#17268: Dec 27th 2015 at 9:13:04 PM

Icarus is none canon so it doesn't matter.

edited 27th Dec '15 9:14:11 PM by LSBK

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#17269: Dec 27th 2015 at 9:47:38 PM

What song was Goku parodying in the beginning of the episode?

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God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#17270: Dec 27th 2015 at 9:49:23 PM

Steve Universe's "Giant Woman".

Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#17271: Dec 27th 2015 at 10:13:17 PM

Giant Woman on Youtube

The context is that the two women there can do a Fusion Dance to become a single, more powerful, bigger woman. Which, yes, is a Dragon Ball reference (Steven Universe likes its references).

edited 27th Dec '15 10:13:33 PM by Heatth

GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#17272: Dec 27th 2015 at 10:19:38 PM

wild mass guessThey will have Gohan go Super Sayain just as he did in the original show.

LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#17273: Dec 27th 2015 at 10:52:30 PM

I'd be alright if they had Gohan's father issues make him go Super Saiyan. Mostly because then that plot point can be resolved and they can make the Cell fight stick closer to canon.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#17274: Dec 27th 2015 at 10:54:13 PM

Like hell they're not using that to take another dig at Goku. That's about the only time when the complaints could be legitimate.

Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#17275: Dec 27th 2015 at 11:08:06 PM

during the Cell fight, yes. That being the big "what kind of father are you?" moment.

Not the turning into a super saiyan for the first time bit.

edited 27th Dec '15 11:08:40 PM by Enlong

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