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Who is the man??
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Goku 202 7.09%
Vegeta 279 9.79%
Krillin 208 7.30%
Piccolo or his nameks 212 7.44%
Gohan or Cool Gohan 135 4.74%
Yamcha 90 3.16%
Tien 120 4.21%
Muten Roshi 89 3.12%
Tao Pai Pai 71 2.49%
Frieza 69 2.42%
Cell or an android 86 3.02%
Buu 62 2.18%
Hercule "Mark" Satan 327 11.48%
Videl 90 3.16%
Bulma 104 3.65%
Yajirobe 99 3.47%
Ginyu or other Frieza squad guy 68 2.39%
King kai or another kai 53 1.86%
Chi-Chi 83 2.91%
Goten 43 1.51%
Trunks or Cool Trunks 112 3.93%
Bardock 48 1.68%
Other villain of DB,Z, or GT(please post about it!) 41 1.44%
Uub 42 1.47%
Oolong 90 3.16%
Zamasu 26 0.91%
Total: 1326 votes
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Kurui Reiten
Apr 24, 2010

dipwood posted:

In Super he admitted to Vegeta that he never kissed his wife.

Didn't the manga do this joke again, and the characters used made it clear it was them having a stupid misunderstanding over a term? Like Vegeta thought Goku had no idea what a kiss was, and Goku was talking about how Trunks is doing it so naturally to Mai out in the open, and they both have completely misunderstood the other because Japanese is a weird rear end language?

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Zwiebel
Feb 19, 2011

Hi!

Momomo posted:

Though the kissing thing is just too out there for me to really enjoy. That's alien in a way that doesn't really jive well.

It's just a joke. People are supposed to just laugh at Goku being an idiot and Vegeta being kinda baffled at the dumb poo poo Goku says. Meanwhile Vegeta is also being bashful about the fact that he's basically admitting to being kissy kissy with Bulma, despite his tendency to pretend that he doesn't care because he's tough proud Sayian Prince Man.
Goku probably canonically kissed his wife at some point, he just really doesn't get it because he's a naive airhead and doesn't have much of a comprehension for these things, except having learned at some point that Trunks, from his perspective, "kissing" the lady is kinda bold which is where his reaction and the dumb poo poo he says comes from.

I liked that joke, it made me chuckle and it really isn't as big a deal as some people want to think it is.

Josuke Higashikata posted:

It's just flanderisation.

Perfect summary

Zwiebel fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Jan 10, 2017

Ammat The Ankh
Sep 7, 2010

Now, attempt to defeat me!
And I shall become a living legend!
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HGH
Dec 20, 2011

Well Manicured Man posted:

Remember Ben Carson from the GOP primaries? You know how he was a brilliant neurosurgeon but dumb as a post when it came to pretty much anything outside of his field?

Goku is the Ben Carson of martial arts.

So what you're saying is he was an average politician, but a brilliant scientist?

Raxivace
Sep 9, 2014

Goku never would have lost his luggage like Ben Carson did.

a cartoon duck
Sep 5, 2011

Raxivace posted:

Goku never would have lost his luggage like Ben Carson did.

that's like half the plot of the Goku Black arc

Petiso
Apr 30, 2012



I find it hilarious that the first bit of personality Videl has shown in Super so far is that she's kinky.

Didn't expect the Saiyaman movie thing would take 2 episodes, nice. Love the new ending too.

Pollyanna posted:

What the hell was that music playing at the space ramen cart?

Pretty sure is the kind of music actual old-fashioned ramen carts play.

seiferguy
Jun 9, 2005

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Goku's continued flanderization of being a dumb idiot will probably be a little grating, except with the next arc being a massive martial arts tournament probably means that he'll have to be serious for awhile.

I myself, prefer the character developments of Vegeta becoming a cute ol' softy when it comes to his wife and kid(s), and Piccolo becoming the cool uncle everyone wants.

sassassin
Apr 3, 2010

by Azathoth
I preferred it when they were all punching each other.

This cloyingly-sweet happy family junk isn't for me.

sassassin fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Jan 10, 2017

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?

Kurui Reiten posted:

Didn't the manga do this joke again, and the characters used made it clear it was them having a stupid misunderstanding over a term? Like Vegeta thought Goku had no idea what a kiss was, and Goku was talking about how Trunks is doing it so naturally to Mai out in the open, and they both have completely misunderstood the other because Japanese is a weird rear end language?

That's basically it. The gag is that Vegeta (and the audience) think so little about Goku they actually believe it's the kiss when really it's bird-feeding a Zensu Bean since a) just shoving it down someone's throat always works b) birdfeeding kisses are actually super dumb and gross. Toriyama was so proud of that gag when writing the outline it became a crucial, consistent point in both versions of Super, being more important to put in than how many power ups Goku Black uses.

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

sassassin posted:

I preferred it when they were all punching each other.

This cloyingly-sweet happy family junk isn't for me.

Even when they were punching each other it was almost entirely about friendship and family and redeeming villains.

sassassin
Apr 3, 2010

by Azathoth

ImpAtom posted:

Even when they were punching each other it was almost entirely about friendship and family and redeeming villains.

The ratio was way different.

The three episodes Vegeta's Final Flash took involved very little friendship and his attitude towards family was one of neglect/active harm.

Andrast
Apr 21, 2010


sassassin posted:

The ratio was way different.

The three episodes Vegeta's Final Flash took involved very little friendship and his attitude towards family was one of neglect/active harm.

Fortunately the series got a lot better after that

WrathOfBlade
May 30, 2011

Super is an inescapably different show because it's filling in time between the Buu saga and the epilogue, and there's a status quo they can't stray too far from. They can't have the high stakes and the big changes and cool entrances/exits of the other shows, but they can go for broke on character development and that's pretty fun too.

I kinda wish they would throw a curveball and do some really crazy poo poo - kill off big chunks of the cast, blow up the galaxy/universe, etc. What's the point of having Super Dragonballs if you're not gonna use them to fix some really bad stuff?

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

WrathOfBlade posted:

Super is an inescapably different show because it's filling in time between the Buu saga and the epilogue, and there's a status quo they can't stray too far from. They can't have the high stakes and the big changes and cool entrances/exits of the other shows, but they can go for broke on character development and that's pretty fun too.

I kinda wish they would throw a curveball and do some really crazy poo poo - kill off big chunks of the cast, blow up the galaxy/universe, etc. What's the point of having Super Dragonballs if you're not gonna use them to fix some really bad stuff?

I mean we had Goku and Vegeta ascend to an entirely new level of power, battles against gods, and the destruction of an entire universe by a rampaging mad god who also murdered Goku and his family from another timeline.. They're not exactly low-scale.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!
They had an arc where a god tried to consume two universes. This ended with another God destroying the first universe to stop him.

Stakes can't get much higher.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

ASK ME ABOUT KISSING A GHOST
Trunks entire timeline was loving vaporized.

The current stakes is that pretty much all the universes in the main timeline are on the chopping block.

Like, seriously, stakes don't get much higher than this.

Andrast
Apr 21, 2010


WrathOfBlade posted:

Super is an inescapably different show because it's filling in time between the Buu saga and the epilogue, and there's a status quo they can't stray too far from.

They could easily just handwave that away

VanSandman
Feb 16, 2011
SWAP.AVI EXCHANGER
I've just been ignoring the epilogue. So we lost Uub. Who cares?

Sea Lily
Aug 5, 2007

Everything changes, Pit.
Even gods.

WrathOfBlade posted:

Super is an inescapably different show because it's filling in time between the Buu saga and the epilogue, and there's a status quo they can't stray too far from. They can't have the high stakes and the big changes and cool entrances/exits of the other shows, but they can go for broke on character development and that's pretty fun too.

I kinda wish they would throw a curveball and do some really crazy poo poo - kill off big chunks of the cast, blow up the galaxy/universe, etc. What's the point of having Super Dragonballs if you're not gonna use them to fix some really bad stuff?

the next arc is going to result in the destruction of multiple universes and tons of new characters dying off, probably some existing ones caught in the crossfire. its what you want, its about to get crazy

Gildiss
Aug 24, 2010

Grimey Drawer
Goku only gave his all in the next arc because he was told there was a lot of steak here.

Monaghan
Dec 29, 2006

Pureauthor posted:

Trunks entire timeline was loving vaporized.

The current stakes is that pretty much all the universes in the main timeline are on the chopping block.

Like, seriously, stakes don't get much higher than this.

It's pretty funny that Earth having good food is responsible for putting billions (trillions?) of lives at risk.

Mr.Acula
May 10, 2009

Billions and billions of fat clouds

I wonder when and why Goku changes from his orange Gi into his Blue

WrathOfBlade
May 30, 2011

I like Super and I liked the Zamasu arc but let's be real, popping in and out of an already-lovely timeline was way lower-tension than basically any other major pre-Super DB arc. You never really feel like the characters are stuck in the trenches.

I have high hopes for the Universal Tournament but I also kinda regret that they're blowing through the fun of discovering an unexplored multiverse all at once. Hopefully the gods of destruction will blow it and not bring every interesting character from their respective universe along.

Manatee Cannon
Aug 26, 2010



WrathOfBlade posted:

Super is an inescapably different show because it's filling in time between the Buu saga and the epilogue, and there's a status quo they can't stray too far from. They can't have the high stakes and the big changes and cool entrances/exits of the other shows, but they can go for broke on character development and that's pretty fun too.

I kinda wish they would throw a curveball and do some really crazy poo poo - kill off big chunks of the cast, blow up the galaxy/universe, etc. What's the point of having Super Dragonballs if you're not gonna use them to fix some really bad stuff?

they already killed a universe and tbh they broke the status quo as well. why would goku care about fighting uub after what happens in super? kid buu is nothing compared to him at this point and a bunch of other way stronger characters exist

Justin_Brett
Oct 23, 2012

GAMERDOME put down LOSER

Raxivace posted:

Goku never would have lost his luggage like Ben Carson did.

My Mafuba Seal! *runs away*

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

Manatee Cannon posted:

they already killed a universe and tbh they broke the status quo as well. why would goku care about fighting uub after what happens in super? kid buu is nothing compared to him at this point and a bunch of other way stronger characters exist

If you think Frieza was strong with training, just imagine how strong Majin Buu would be if he actually trained.

WrathOfBlade
May 30, 2011

Manatee Cannon posted:

why would goku care about fighting

You answered your own question

Mr.Acula
May 10, 2009

Billions and billions of fat clouds

Manatee Cannon posted:

they already killed a universe and tbh they broke the status quo as well. why would goku care about fighting uub after what happens in super? kid buu is nothing compared to him at this point and a bunch of other way stronger characters exist

I always got the vibe that he was excited to have someone with potential that he could train himself, transitioning into more of a Master Goku personality.

Manatee Cannon
Aug 26, 2010



ImpAtom posted:

If you think Frieza was strong with training, just imagine how strong Majin Buu would be if he actually trained.

hit was way stronger than buu and the concept of training was so foreign to him that it had never occurred to him to try. that ship has sailed

mabels big day
Feb 25, 2012

can buu actually gain more power through training?

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

mabels big day posted:

can buu actually gain more power through training?

I presume at minimum he can learn to use the abilities he has more effectively. He learns how to asexually reproduce from a porn magazine after all.

Rutibex
Sep 9, 2001

by Fluffdaddy

mabels big day posted:

can buu actually gain more power through training?

Buu can learn other peoples techniques by just watching them once. He is going to get a lot of training at the multiverse tournament!

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

mabels big day posted:

can buu actually gain more power through training?

Training is a magical thing that allows whatever the plot needs.

seiferguy
Jun 9, 2005

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Rutibex posted:

Buu can learn other peoples techniques by just watching them once. He is going to get a lot of training at the multiverse tournament!

That's assuming he doesn't sleep through it again. Which, that'd be really dumb if they made him do it a second time.

On the concept of training - it seems some people have kind of met their limit. Mainly the humans (Krillin & Tien) and Piccolo. I don't think they can get much stronger, unless Piccolo decides to head to New Namek and start absorbing a bunch of Namekians. For Buu, 17 and 18, I have no idea if they can get stronger.

Which brings me to my next point - why aren't Beerus and Whis training up all of the Z fighters in anticipation of this tournament?

WrathOfBlade
May 30, 2011

There are a million things they could do to make the humans relevant again! I am super curious about what's happening on Universe 6's recently revived Earth - huge potential for Earthling power boosts there, or at least a fun throwaway episode about defeating an evil bizarro Krillin.

notaspy
Mar 22, 2009

Because he is relying on goku and Vegeta to do the business. Everyone else is padding.

Mr.Acula
May 10, 2009

Billions and billions of fat clouds

Why doesnt Bulma use those old Android schematics to make some sweet rear end Capsule Corp. Cyborgs to help save the universe?

Sea Lily
Aug 5, 2007

Everything changes, Pit.
Even gods.

dr.acula posted:

Why doesnt Bulma use those old Android schematics to make some sweet rear end Capsule Corp. Cyborgs to help save the universe?

she prefers to create life the old fashioned way

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BizarroAzrael
Apr 6, 2006

"That must weigh heavily on your soul. Let me purge it for you."

Kelp Plankton posted:

she prefers to create life the old fashioned way

With angry space royalty?

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