The Escalation of Big Bads! A Necessary Evil or an Outdated Story Trope?
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Re: The Escalation of Big Bads! A Necessary Evil or an Outdated Story Trope?
Then I take it back, that is an answer. He puts in the work.
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Re: The Escalation of Big Bads! A Necessary Evil or an Outdated Story Trope?
I thought everyone except me hated non-fighting scenes.ABED wrote:I like quests like hunting for the DB's. It allows the story to move forward and gives room for plenty of reversals. It also allows the weaker characters to contribute to the story in a meaningful way.
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Where did you get this idea? Fans are always pointing to the Freeza arc as an example where Gohan and Kuririn contribute to the story and it's precisely for this reason whether they realize it or not.floofychan333 wrote:I thought everyone except me hated non-fighting scenes.ABED wrote:I like quests like hunting for the DB's. It allows the story to move forward and gives room for plenty of reversals. It also allows the weaker characters to contribute to the story in a meaningful way.
The biggest truths aren't original. The truth is ketchup. It's Jim Belushi. Its job isn't to blow our minds. It's to be within reach.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott
Happiness is climate, not weather.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott
Happiness is climate, not weather.
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Re: The Escalation of Big Bads! A Necessary Evil or an Outdated Story Trope?
Whenever I criticize fighting on this forum there's always someone who jumps in and tells me what a terrible person I am.ABED wrote:Where did you get this idea? Fans are always pointing to the Freeza arc as an example where Gohan and Kuririn contribute to the story and it's precisely for this reason whether they realize it or not.floofychan333 wrote:I thought everyone except me hated non-fighting scenes.ABED wrote:I like quests like hunting for the DB's. It allows the story to move forward and gives room for plenty of reversals. It also allows the weaker characters to contribute to the story in a meaningful way.
"All of you. All of you must have KILL all the SEASONS!" -Dough (Tenshinhan), Speedy Dub of Movie 9.
"My opinion of Norihito's Sumitomo's new score is... well, very mixed. The stuff that's good is pretty darn good, but the stuff that's bad makes elevator music sound like Jerry freaking Goldsmith." -Kenisu
"My opinion of Norihito's Sumitomo's new score is... well, very mixed. The stuff that's good is pretty darn good, but the stuff that's bad makes elevator music sound like Jerry freaking Goldsmith." -Kenisu
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Re: The Escalation of Big Bads! A Necessary Evil or an Outdated Story Trope?
I'm not sure what you're getting at.
The biggest truths aren't original. The truth is ketchup. It's Jim Belushi. Its job isn't to blow our minds. It's to be within reach.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott
Happiness is climate, not weather.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott
Happiness is climate, not weather.