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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#19776: Aug 23rd 2016 at 2:24:43 PM

Or a Zubat, or Sasuke's team.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#19777: Aug 23rd 2016 at 2:46:16 PM

Tobias summed up well why I don't find Chi-Chi's gags funny, it's kind of sad that TFS falls into the same trap with it.

Kuririn's strongest gag makes no sense for several reasons. The first is that he only knows Gohan's strength before entering the Room of Spirit and Time. At this point, Gohan was weaker than Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo and Goku. Plus all their enemies who I assume are excluded.

Even if he knew Gohan's current strength, right now he's still probably weaker than all of the above. Maybe he has surpassed Goku or Piccolo but it seems unlikely.

Even then Vegeta would know he's currently the strongest on their side. Trunks is slightly weaker than him and only thought he surpassed him with Grade III before it is revealed that Vegeta could do the same and chose not to.

It's a really bizarre gag and I'd like to know what TFS were thinking with it.

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#19778: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:13:02 PM

It's probably based on the assumption that Gohan has the most potential out of all of them. That or a simple call forward that looks extremely awkward.

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#19779: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:15:49 PM

Not all of their jokes are gonna hit, so *shrug* everything else was fine though.

I didn't even mind the Chi-Chi gag since its not something they really indulge in all that often, and it led to a funny comeback from Vegeta.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#19780: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:18:55 PM

They just sort of do them...Chi-Chi has to bee included, because why not?

edited 23rd Aug '16 3:19:14 PM by randomness4

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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#19781: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:23:29 PM

@Saiga: You're focusing too much on the actual power levels at the moment. Everyone's strength has been fluctuating so wildly around this time that it's probably based more off general impressions.

edited 23rd Aug '16 3:23:57 PM by Moth13

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#19782: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:28:27 PM

Krillin has no reason to consider Gohan the third strongest at the moment, even if he thinks he will be that strong when he's done training.

And it's the kind of joke where it making sense is a big part of why it works. Or, in this case, doesn't work.

edited 23rd Aug '16 3:29:20 PM by LSBK

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#19783: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:39:22 PM

It makes perfect sense for him to consider the four Saiyans the top dogs.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#19784: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:42:19 PM

Stream Four Star #Cell Games

I decide it's relative to this thread because they said it is as their post-episode celebration.

right now he's still probably weaker than all of the above. Maybe he has surpassed Goku or Piccolo but it seems unlikely

I thought Goku realized Gohan was stronger than all of the above at some point while they were in the Time Chamber.

edited 23rd Aug '16 3:43:31 PM by unnoun

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#19785: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:42:44 PM

But Krillin didn't refer to the saiyans specifically, he just said "the third strongest guy I know" which can be (mis)interpreted in many ways

edited 23rd Aug '16 3:43:01 PM by BlackYakuzu94

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#19786: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:48:16 PM

I choose to believe that Gohan wrote "All training and no play makes Gohan a dull boy" in blood.

Goku's blood.

At some point in the Time Chamber, Goku realizes that Gohan is ludicrously strong.

edited 23rd Aug '16 3:52:19 PM by unnoun

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#19787: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:52:52 PM

[up] Isn't that basically what happened in canon, albeit in filler.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#19788: Aug 23rd 2016 at 3:54:53 PM

Goku's plan after they leave the Time Chamber revolves around Gohan being the strongest thing Goku has ever seen up to that point. So not even just filler.

Like, there's several scenes where Goku says he's not as strong as Cell and has other people confirm that he's not as strong as Cell and Goku just. Doesn't care. In the slightest. Because he doesn't need to be as strong as Cell. They've got Gohan.

So yeah, I have to disagree with Saiga entirely about Gohan's strength "right now".

Not that Krillin would know about it, but.

EDIT: My favorite line:

BULMA: "No, the BIG baby!"

MRS. BRIEFS: "Well, Vegeta's right over there,"

Just. Mwah. Perfection.

edited 23rd Aug '16 4:06:55 PM by unnoun

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#19789: Aug 23rd 2016 at 4:09:22 PM

Stream Four Star #Cell Games

Gohan is stronger than Omega Shenron. That's canon now. #cellgames

edited 23rd Aug '16 4:09:56 PM by Moth13

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#19790: Aug 23rd 2016 at 4:12:16 PM

Poor penguin village....poor arale :p

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#19791: Aug 23rd 2016 at 4:16:01 PM

Cell starts off his tournament with a completely perfect not-at-all-embarrassing victory no sweat.

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#19792: Aug 23rd 2016 at 4:48:54 PM

All of this discussion about Chi-Chi makes me wonder how they'll play the Great Saiyaman arc. Because Gohan really ought to have a rebellious angsty teenage phase, but playing the Great Saiyaman arc that way would be the nerdiest angsty teenage phase possible.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#19793: Aug 23rd 2016 at 5:07:42 PM

Which is in character for Gohan, to be fair.

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#19795: Aug 23rd 2016 at 5:14:19 PM

Gohan; Mom, I'm gonna be a superhero and you can't stop me.

Chi-Chi: That's great honey.

I'm rather curious on how they're going to portray Goten tbh.

Hmm...we're actually near the end of the Cell/Android saga, go figure. We should be in the Buu saga, or at least the Other World tournament, by next year I guess.

edited 23rd Aug '16 5:15:12 PM by BlackYakuzu94

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#19796: Aug 23rd 2016 at 5:22:12 PM

I think they're going to get the multi-part season finale at episode 60, to match up with episode 10 for season 1 and episode 30 for season 2, so about 6 (counting the multi-part finale as one) until the end.

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#19797: Aug 23rd 2016 at 5:25:07 PM

Poor penguin village....poor arale :p

Shit. You beat me to it.

Ah well. Guess Arale is dead. Shame that.

Also, may I also say that I really like that remix of Cell's American theme they used for his announcement of the Cell Games.

These guys really knock it out of the park every time.

One Strip! One Strip!
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#19798: Aug 23rd 2016 at 5:26:56 PM

Assuming the Cell Saga ends on episode 60, how many episodes do you guys think the Buu Saga will be? It's shorter than the Cell or Freeza Sagas in the manga, so maybe 20 episodes, making a total of 80?

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#19799: Aug 23rd 2016 at 5:45:29 PM

Now that I remember it, there's actually a canon explanation for who are the three strongest people Krillin knows.

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#19800: Aug 23rd 2016 at 5:47:11 PM

Knew it before I even played the video.[lol]


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