we will discuss these things and related things, but more importantly i shall type out my very competent thoughts below.
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Alliance:
first of all, we have to think about whether or not universes will have the opportunity to scope each other out for a limited period of time before the actual battle begins. this will give universes the opportunity to size each other up, laugh at how weird other universes look, converse, or even form alliances (if allowed). if there is this brief period of time, universe 7 and universe 6 will definitely come into contact, and most likely form their alliance within that contact (if not, their alliance will be solidified soon after the battle begins). the reason u7 and u6 will form an early alliance together is not only because they are so similar, but they will realize that they need each other to survive early game (since goku is a wait for late game kind of guy).
the reason they will need each other on u7's side is because they will probably be able to tell that most or all other universes don't like them, which is very dangerous. for u6 it's because they really only have hit, and hit isn't stronger than goku anymore. below hit will most likely be either frost, kale, caulifla, or someone else on a similar level, but none of them will be able to match up to even gohan. u6 simply is not close to matching u7.
naturally, this also means there will be no serious battles between u6 saiyans vs u7 saiyans, frost vs frieza, etc (not early in the tournament at least). let's be honest, if frieza were to see frost for the first time on the battle field he'd stomp his ass out almost immediately. he might be intrigued for like 2 seconds, then 5 seconds later frost would be roadkill (assuming frieza knows he is stronger than frost). frieza and frost would never be friends or work together unless it's a temporary alliance, because they know that they are pieces of shit and would only agree to work together if they already planned how to dispose of each other afterwards.
if alliances are simply not allowed, they will most likely form an unspoken temporary non aggression pact.
Strategy:
it's obvious that u7 will receive dirty looks from at least some of the other universes. fortunately, gohan was at the exhibition match to watch his dad talk shit to the deities of other universes, and he was made the team leader, and he is somewhat smart. the best thing team u7 can do as soon as the battle begins is to avoid drawing attention as much as they can. all of the universes will likely be paying attention to the center of the arena, while at least some of them will try to acquire the center for their universe. it's also a safe bet to assume that some universes will be keeping a close eye on team u7 for as long as it's in their best interest. while that is happening, team u7 (and u6 if they are allies) will find the best compromise between the center, and the edge of the arena. this is because if they are too close the center then they will be pulled into the conflict. because of the tension between u7 and the other universes, they will probably just gang up and title wave u7 really quick. if they are too close to the edge, this may have a similar effect. not many teams will leave the center to try and crush u7, but most will be very tempted.
u7 will have to form a defensive figure with u6 (not including goku and vegeta since they will probably be off having their pissing contest). how that will look, i do not know. as long as they keep frost and frieza separated, they should be fine.
Climax:
i firmly believe that the tournament of power will end in a draw between 2 and 4 universes (universe 7 will be part of the draw, of course). instead of going into overtime, the tournament of power will switch to a classic tournament style (like 1v1s on a smaller arena). i'm not sure whether it will involve all 10 members of each team, 5 select members, or only surviving members from the first part of the tournament, etc.
the reason i believe this is because there's no way that the tournament of power will just be a 47 (or 48) minute battle royale and that's it. the dragon ball franchise has never had a cut and dry tournament since goku vs tien.
after this has concluded, the tournament will end in the way that i specified in one of my previous threads.
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what do you guys think? any thoughts to my predictions? any of your own?
